Crum/Sharp Marriage Bond, 1813 - Patrick Co. VA Patrick County, Va., Marriage Bond Name of Groom: William Crum Name of Bride: Ruth Sharp Surety: John Sharp Date: 13 August 1813 Know all men by these presents that we Wm. Crum & John Sharp are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency Jas Barbour Govnor of the Commonwealth of Virginia & his successors in Office in the Just & full Sum of one hundred & fifty dollars to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs etc & firmly by these presents sealed with our Seals & dated this 13th day of Augt 1813 & 38th year of our foundation The Condition of the above Obligation is such that whereas the sd Wm Crum hath this day obtained from the clerk of Patrick a License for his intermarying with Ruth Sharp of the sd County of Patrick now if there should be no lawfull cause to obstruct or why the sd marriage for which sd License is granted, should or ought not to take Place, then this Obligation to be Void Acknowledged before me William Crum Seal A Staples DC John Sharp Seal (Transcribed by Mary C. Smith from a photocopy provided by the Patrick County Circuit Court, Stuart, Va.) Submitted by Mary C. Smith **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************