From: Bedford County Virginia Courthouse Marriage Bond of Henry Haynes, Jr. & Bershaba Hampton Dated: 22 March 1768 Know all men by these presents that We Henry Haynes & John Hampton are held & firmly bound unto our [taped here] [taped here] of God [tape] Britain [tape] and Ireland King defender of the fouth [tape] sum of fifty pounds Curt. Money of Virginia To the which payment will truely to be made unto our Sovrign Lord of the King his Heirs and [taped here] [taped here] by the Presents Sealed with our Seals & Dated this 22'd day of March 1768 The Condition of the above Obligation is such That if there be no Lawfull Casause to [tape] Whereas there is a Marriage [tape here] entinded to be had & Solimnized between Henry Haynes Jr. Batthelor & Bershaba Hampton, Spinster if there be no Lawfull Cause to Obstruct the said Marriage then the above Obligation to be Void [tape here] Witness Henry Haynes (Seal) Js: Talbor Jno Hampton (Seal) NOTE: This was a handwritten bond that had been taped with Scotch tape in several places. Copy is from the original bond. Square brackets [ ] added by typist. Spelling as found in the handwritten orginial document. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by bjbrke@worldnet.att.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.