Rockbridge County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Photo Document.....Cohenour - Dods Marriage Bond. June 14, 1821 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ralph W. Cokonougher rcokon@hotmail.com January 31, 2011, 11:21 pm Source: Clerk Of Courts, Rockbridge County, Virginia. Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/rockbridge/photos/documents/cohenour1083gph.jpg Image file size: 259.7 Kb The text of this document reads: "Know all men by these presents that we Christopher Cohenour and John Dods of Rockbridge county are held and firmly bound unto Thomas M Randolph Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia and to his successors in office for the use of the commonwealth in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars – to which payment well and truly to be made. We bind ourselves our heirs executor & administrator, jointly and severally firmly by there presents - witness our hands and seals this 14th day of June 1821 ----. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be solemnized between the above bound Christopher Cohenour and Betsy Dods – daughter of Alexander Dods decd. If therefore there shall be no lawful cause to obstruct the same then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force & virtue. his mark Christopher Cohenour/ LS John Dods/LV Teste Samsn D. Reid DC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clerks office – Rockbridge County Court This day John Dods personally appeared before me a deputy clerk for said county in said office & made oath that his sister Betsey Dods who is about to intermarry with a certain Christopher Cohenour is above the age of twenty one years – Given under my hand this 14th June 1821. Samson D. Reid DC -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1821 June 14th Cohenour & Dods } M L B Licensed 112 Affid. 36 1.48 pd." Additional Comments: Christopher and Betsy Cohenour moved to Adams County, Ohio. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/rockbridge/photos/documents/cohenour1083gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb