Wingo/Bracher Marriage Bond, 1794 - Prince Edward Co. VA Marriage Bond--from ORIGINAL in Farmville 6 March 1794 Thomas WINGO-Martha Bracher (sic) (Submitter note: Index reads WILSON. Clerk will not change it, though original is clear. Descendant says the bride's name is Bradshaw, misspelled from slurred pronunciation.) John Wingo and Thomas Wingo are held and firmly bound unto His Excellency Henry Lee Esq Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of fifty pounds Current money to which paymend well and truly to be made to our said governor and his successors for the use of the commonwealth we bind our selves & our Heirs Executors and administrators jointly (_____) by these presents sealed with our seals & dated this 6th day of March 1794 The condition of the above obligation is such that where as there is a Marriage shortly intended to be solemnized between the above bound John Wingo & Martha Bracher spinster daughter of John Bracher if therefore there is no Lawful cause to obstruct the (xxxxx) obligation to be else to remain of force & Virtue. Test. ?T Watkins John Wingo (seal) Thomas Wingo (seal) Submitted by Ann Mitchell Horne Wilson descendant **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************