Rockbridge County, VA Marriage Bonds 1799

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Jonathan Paxton & Agnes Gilmore Marriage Bond
5 February 1799

Know all men by these presents that we Jonathan Paxton & Joseph
Gilmore are held and firmly bound to James Wood Governor of the
Commonwealth of Virginia or to his successor in the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars to which payment well and truly to be made
we bind ourselves our heirs Executors jointly and severally firmly
by these presents.  Witness our hands & seals this fifth day of
February 1799.  
	The condition of the above obligation is such that wheras there
is a marriage shortly intended to be solemnized between the above
bound Jonathan Paxton & Agnes Gilmore-- daughter of William Gilmore
of Rockbridge County if therefore there shall be no lawful cause to
obstruct the same then this obligation to be void or else to remain
in force.

Signed: Jonathan Paxton
        Joseph Gilmore
        
       
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        Rockbridge County, VA 
Marriage Bond of George Goode & Jean Rhodes, 23 December 1799.
   (Transcription)

    Know all men that we George Goode William Hillis & Christopher Rhodes are
held and firmly bound to James Monroe Govenor of the Commonwealth of Virginia
or his successor in sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars for which payment well
and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs Exors & c jointly & severally
firmly by these presents.    Witness our hands and seals this 23rd Day of
December 1799.

    The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a
marriage shortly intended to be solemnized between the above bound George Goode
& Jean Rhodes daughter of daughter of  Christopher Rhodes of Rockbridge County

    If therefore there shall be no lawful Cause to obstruct the same then this
obligation to be void or else to remain in full force.  

                                George goode (seal)
                                Wm Hillis (seal)
                                Christopher Rhodes (seal)
Attest
    A Reid Cl



Rockbridge County to wit

        Christopher Rhodes appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for said
County & made Oath that from the information of his parents his sister Jean
Rhodes who is about to intermarry with George Good is above the age of Twenty
one years, and also from his own knowledge- That said marriage is with the
consent of Christopher Rhodes his father that said Jean is and has been a
resident of said County for upwards of one year, and that no fraud or collusion
is about to be practised for obtaining a Marriage License therefor-- given
under my hand this 24 day of Decemr 1799
                            Alex Shields


This 23 day of December 
    Sir this to let you know that I have giv my Consent that [& attest] george
goode may have my Dauter and tharefor no man may be afraid to giv them lisens
for or stand betwise them and Damaige

Christopher Rhodes his (test)
            X
Christp [          ]  a Col Rhods (test)
Philip [S]yles
John Adkison

Sworn to by Christopher Rodes this 23rd Dec 99

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The records for this work have been submitted by Angela M. Ruley,
Rt. #1, Box 311, Natural Bridge, VA  24578, unless otherwise
indicated.  [© All rights reserved.]
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