Botetourt County, VA Marriage Bonds, 1773.

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Submitted by: Clyde F. Conner, Sr." <connercj@.cfw.com>

"Know all men by these presents that Dennis Conner and Nathaniel Evans [?]
are held and firmly bound unto our Sovereign King George the Third, by
the grace of God, in the sum of Fifty Pounds, current money of Virginia,
for the payment whereof well and truly to be made to our said Lord the
King, his heirs and survivors, we bind ourselves, our family, our joint
and several heirs, testators and administrators, firmly by these
presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this 11th day of November,
1773.
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a
marriage shortly intended to be had and solemnized between the above
bound Dennis Conner and Sarah Fanning, both of this parish.
If therefore there be no lawful cause to obstruct said marriage, then
the above obligation to be void."
Sealed in the presence of:              Dennis (x his mark) Conner
John Barenger [?]                          Nathaniel (x his mark) Evans?
D. May

[Transcribed from a certified copy obtained from the Botetourt County
Courthouse, Fincastle, VA.]  

{Note:  This marriage took place in what was then Botetourt County, VA, and is
now Rockbridge County, VA.  The actual marriage bond is found in Botetourt
County, VA records.}

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