Thursday, October 15, 2015

Treasure Chest Thursday~Marriage License, Marcus Honeycut and Charity Dry, 1822


Marcus Honeycut and Charity Dry were married on 18 March 1822 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Marcus and Charity are my 3rd Great Grandparents.

Marriage-Marcus Honeycut
                                                                     
                                            STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA}
                                            CABARRUS COUNTY}

KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that we, Marcus Honeycut & Peter Misenhimer in the State aforesaid, are held and firmly bound unto the Governor of the State of North-Carolina for the time being, in the just and full sum of five hundred pounds, current money of this State, to be paid to the said Governor, or his successors or assigns: To the which payment well and truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and Administrators. Sealed with our seals and dated this 18 day of March Anno Domini 1822

The Condition of the above Obligation is such, That whereas the above bounden Marcus Honeycut --- hath made application for a License for a MARRIAGE, to be celebrated between him and Charity Dry ---- of the county aforesaid: Now in case it shall not appears hereafter that there is any lawful cause to obstruct the said Marriage, then the above obligation to be void…..otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
SEALED AND DELIVERED
IN THE PRESENCE OF     Marcus +his mark Honeycut {Seal}
John Travis                                           illegible
 
 
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[1] Marcus Honeycut - Charity Dry, (18 March 1822), North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868; Raleigh, North Carolina, North Carolina: Bond #: 000008471; Ancestry.com ; viewed 4 September 2015.








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