Johnston County, NC - John Wilson to Patty Davis, 1785

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State of North Carolina

Knw all men by these presents that we John Wilson & Jacob Davis
are held and firmly bound unto his Excelency Richard Caswell
Esquire Governor Captain General and Commander in chief of the
State aforesaid in the just and full sum of five hundred pounds
current money of the State aforesaid to be paid to his said
Excellency the Governor his successors or assigns to the which
payment will and truly to be made and done we bind ourselves our
selves our heirs executors administrators and assigns jointly
and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals
and dated this fourteenth day of September Anno Domini (1785)
seventeen hundred and eight five

The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the
above bound John Wilson hath made application for a license for
a marriage to be celebrated between him and Patty Davis of the
county aforesaid. Now in case it shall not appear hereafter
that there is any lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage
then the above obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in
full force and virtue

Signed Sealed and Delivered              John X Wilson {Seal}
in presence of                           Jacob X Davis {Seal}
Wm Ward

State of North Carolina }
        Johnston County }

I John H. Kennedy clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
for the county of Johnston in the aforesaid do certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of a marriage license bond now on file 
among the records of my office

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of said court the 23rd day of January AD 1854

John H. Kennedy  Clk

Source: HeritageQuest Online
        Abstracted from John Wilson Revolutionary War Pension

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