Marriage bond between Benjamin Dusenbery Rounsaville and Mary King: Electronic Edition.
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Publisher: The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2011
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Collection: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741–1868 (Wake County, Box 10), The North Carolina State Archives
Title: Marriage bond between Benjamin Dusenbery Rounsaville and Mary King
Author: No Author
Extent: 2 pages, 2 page images
Published: 1817
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STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA,
Wake County.
Know all men by these presents, That we
Benjamin D Rounsaville
and Charles
Manley —
are held and firmly bound unto Wm
Millar Governor, or his successors in office, in the full sum of five hundred pounds, current money, to be paid to the
said Governor, his successors or assigns, for which payment, well and truly to
be made and done, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators,
jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and
dated this 27th day of March
— Anno Domini, 1817
THE CONDITION of the above obligatiou is such, That whereas the above bounden Benj[n] D Rousaville hath made application for a licence for a marriage between him and Mary King — of the county aforesaid.—Now, in case it shall not appear hereafter that there is any lawful cause or impediment to obstruct said marriage, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of
B D.
Rounsaville
Chas
Manly
B. D. Rounsavlle
To M
B
Governor
1817
