<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.6003" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=777012117-03102010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In 1856 the standard amount was $1000 (penalty) for a NC marriage bond.  I just answered a similar question on another list a couple days ago.  The original bond penalty in 1741 was 50 pounds, raised to 500 pounds in 1778, and $1000 in statutes of  1836-1837.  Here are a couple sites that discuss NC marriage bonds:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=777012117-03102010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=777012117-03102010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A href="http://ajlambert.com/history/hst_mrlr.pdf">http://ajlambert.com/history/hst_mrlr.pdf</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=777012117-03102010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A href="http://www.ncgenweb.us/catawba/marriagebonds.htm">http://www.ncgenweb.us/catawba/marriagebonds.htm</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=777012117-03102010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=777012117-03102010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Rick Saunders</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> apgpubliclist-bounces+fzsaund=ix.netcom.com@apgen.org [mailto:apgpubliclist-bounces+fzsaund=ix.netcom.com@apgen.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Patti Hobbs<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 03, 2010 11:01 AM<BR><B>To:</B> apgpubliclist@apgen.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [APG Public List] Question about a marriage bond<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Ok, you both have addressed the purpose of the marriage bond, but I did not think that was the question.  What is the significance of a large bond being required when all (at least many) are much, much less. <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV>Patti<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>