Sharp/Lyon Bond & Return, 1828 BOND Know all men by these presents that we S Sharp Alex Murphy are held and firmly bound unto William B. Giles esq. Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia and his successors in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs & do Jointly with severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 19th day of March 1828 The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas a marriage is intended to be solemnized between the above bound Samuel Sharp and Fanny T. Lyon of Patrick County. Now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage then the above obligation is to be void else to remain in full force and virtue. Saml Sharp Seal Alex Murphy Seal Acknowledged before me A. Staples Clk MARRIAGE RETURN A list of marriages solemnized by Bird Lowe from the 19 of March 1828 To the 9 of March A.D. 1829, viz., Samuel Sharp and Frances T. Lyon, Edmund Collings and Eliza Tucker, William Joyce and Betsey Bosteck, Bartlett Greenwood and Polly Poore, Robert Glasgow and Polly Belcher, Allen Joyce and Sally Poore, Tyra Shelton and Rebecca Booker, Marlin Clifton and Susan Barrott and Jefferson Penninq and Eady Radford. (Transcribed by Mary C. Smith from certified copies of the marriage bond and return 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. ****************************************************************