Reuben & Nancy Locke Guardianship

January 15, 1806

Know all men by these presents that we Samuel Locke, Gent., Joseph Lawrence, husbandman, and Thomas Babb, Gent., all of Epsom and the County of Rockingham, are holden and bound unto Nathaniel Rogers Esq., Judge of probate for said county in the sum of one thousand dollars to be paid to the said Nathaniel Rogers his successor or successors in the said office or to his or her assigns to the which payment well and truly to be made we bond ourselves, our heirs, Executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals, dated the 15th day of January Anno Domini 1806 -
The condition of the above obligation is that if the above bounden Samuel Locke who is chosen and allowed to be guardian unto Reuben Locke, a minor upwards of fourteen years of age and appointed Guardian unto Nancy Locke a minor under the age of fourteen years, children of Abraham Locke late of said Epsom, yeoman, deceased shall well and truly perform and discharge the __ and trust of Guardian unto the said minors and that in and by all things according to and shall record a plain and true account of his Guardianship upon oath of all and singular the estate of the said minors that shall come to his hands by virtue thereof and of the profits and improvements thereof so far as the law will charge him therewith when he shall be thereunto lawfully required and shall pay and deliver what and so much of said estate as shall be found upon his account remaining in his hands the same being first examined and allowed by the judge or judges of probate for said county for the time being unto the said minors when things shall ___ arrive at full age or otherwise as the said judge or judges by his or their reference or decree pursuant to law shall limit and appoint then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remaining full force.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Nathl Parker, Saml Locke, Thomas Babb, Joseph Lawrence.


	EPSOM PROBATE RECORDS GUARDIANSHIP of REUBEN & NANCY LOCKE January 15, 1806 Know all men by these presents that we Samuel Locke, Gent., Joseph Lawrence, husbandman, and Thomas Babb, Gent., all of Epsom and the County of Rockingham, are holden and bound unto Nathaniel Rogers Esq., Judge of probate for said county in the sum of one thousand dollars to be paid to the said Nathaniel Rogers his successor or successors in the said office or to his or her assigns to the which payment well and truly to be made we bond ourselves, our heirs, Executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals, dated the 15th day of January Anno Domini 1806 - The condition of the above obligation is that if the above bounden Samuel Locke who is chosen and allowed to be guardian unto Reuben Locke, a minor upwards of fourteen years of age and appointed Guardian unto Nancy Locke a minor under the age of fourteen years, children of Abraham Locke late of said Epsom, yeoman, deceased shall well and truly perform and discharge the __ and trust of Guardian unto the said minors and that in and by all things according to and shall record a plain and true account of his Guardianship upon oath of all and singular the estate of the said minors that shall come to his hands by virtue thereof and of the profits and improvements thereof so far as the law will charge him therewith when he shall be thereunto lawfully required and shall pay and deliver what and so much of said estate as shall be found upon his account remaining in his hands the same being first examined and allowed by the judge or judges of probate for said county for the time being unto the said minors when things shall ___ arrive at full age or otherwise as the said judge or judges by his or their reference or decree pursuant to law shall limit and appoint then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remaining full force. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Nathl Parker, Saml Locke, Thomas Babb, Joseph Lawrence.