And just to head off this comment: I realize that the bond may have been abstracted incorrectly. Patti<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Patti Hobbs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:plhgenealogy@gmail.com">plhgenealogy@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">No, I'm not sure of anything with the bond that Mag has asked about. I only know that in the bond abstract book that the patron at the library showed me, it was very obvious that this one particular bond was much, much higher than all the others abstracted in that same time period. <div> <br></div><div><font color="#888888">Patti</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Michael Hait <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael.hait@hotmail.com" target="_blank">michael.hait@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div style="padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px" name="Compose message area"> <div>Are you sure that this bond is higher than the average for that county in that state in that year? Bond amounts changed relatively often.</div><div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Michael Hait<br><a href="mailto:michael.hait@hotmail.com" target="_blank">michael.hait@hotmail.com</a><br><a href="http://www.haitfamilyresearch.com" target="_blank">http://www.haitfamilyresearch.com</a></div> </div><div style="font:10pt Tahoma"> <div><br></div> <div style="background:#f5f5f5"> <div><b>From:</b> <a title="plhgenealogy@gmail.com" href="mailto:plhgenealogy@gmail.com" target="_blank">Patti Hobbs</a> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 03, 2010 1:04 PM</div> <div><b>To:</b> <a title="apgpubliclist@apgen.org" href="mailto:apgpubliclist@apgen.org" target="_blank">apgpubliclist@apgen.org</a> </div> <div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [APG Public List] Question about a marriage bond</div></div></div><div><div></div><div> <div><br></div>I'm sorry. I guess I zeroed in on what I wanted to know. She also did ask the question about why it would be required. I don't have that particular question, so I zoned out on it. I only want to know why a bond for a particular couple would be so much higher than that of the others in that time period. <div><br></div> <div>Patti<br><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Patti Hobbs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:plhgenealogy@gmail.com" target="_blank">plhgenealogy@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote style="border-left:#ccc 1px solid;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote">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><br></div> <div>Patti <div> <div></div> <div><br><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Kathy Gunter Sullivan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sully1@carolina.rr.com" target="_blank">sully1@carolina.rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote style="border-left:#ccc 1px solid;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">A marriage bond is simply a pledge that there is no legal impediment to the couple's marriage (impediments would be underage, already married, so forth). The official issuing (writing and witnessing) the bond charges a fee, but the amount of the bond (the penalty) is not payable unless some irregularity is later discovered (underage, already married, so forth). The bondsman (Joseph S. Taylor in this instance) is simply standing as security that if the marriage is later determined to be irregular and, therefore the penalty ($1,000) becomes payable, he (Joseph) will pay the penalty if Samuel Taylor does not. Advise your friend to read all the language of the marriage bond.<br><br>Kathy Gunter Sullivan<br><br>MFP wrote: <blockquote type="cite"> <div> <div></div> <div><br> <div class="gmail_quote">A friend has a question about a marriage bond (posted below). I know nothing about marriage bonds and am turning to this list for help. I will send .pdf copy of the bond if needed. <div lang="EN-US" bgcolor="white" link="#1F86FF" vlink="#005DC9"> <div> <p> TIA</p> <p> Mag</p> <p> Is there any significance to the amount on this marriage bond??? It seems very unusual. Samuel and Joseph were brothers. Why do they have to pay the state $1000 for a marriage bond? Other marriage bonds that I copied did not have this extra information attached.</p> <p> "Samuel Taylor enters into bond with Joseph S. Taylor to the state of NC for the sum of $1000. Joseph S. Taylor made an application for marriage to Jemima Walters. The marriage was performed on 30 July, 1856 by Noah Mercer, J.P."</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div><br></div></div><pre><hr size="4" width="90%"> No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com" target="_blank">www.avg.com</a> Version: 8.5.445 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3174 - Release Date: 10/03/10 06:34:00 </pre></blockquote><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br>