Eaton/Sayers Marriage Bond, 1832 - Patrick Co. VA Marriage Bond of Newell Eaton and Matilda Sayers, Patrick County, Virginia, September 15, 1832 Know all men by these presents that we NEWELL EATON and ALEXANDER AYERS are held and formally bound unto His Excellency John Floyd, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia and his successors in office in the just and full sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to which payment well and hereby to be made we bind ourselves our heirs to firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 15th day of September 1832 and in the 56th year of the Commonwealth. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the said NEWELL EATON hath this day obtained from the Clerk of the County of Patrick license for his intermarrying with MATILDER SAYERS of the said County of Patrick, now if there should or ought not to take place, then this obligation to be void. Acknowledged before me Newell Eaton Alexander Ayers Note: Though the bride's name is spelled "Matilder" in the document, she is Matilda Sayers. Note: The groom is the son of John and Nancy Eaton. He was the Bondsman on the Marriage Bond for Elijah Harrold and Catherine Scott in Surry County, North Carolina, on March 15, 1838. Submitted by William E. Harrold **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************