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| Adam Tapley and Anne Brannen Marriage Bond February 16, 1786 Johnston County, North Carolina, USA |
"We Adam Tapley & William Hobbs are held and firm bound unto Richard Caswell Esq Governor & or his successor in office in the sum of Five hundred Pounds Current money to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs Exors and admrs jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 16th day of Febry 1786
The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Adam Tapley hath on the Day and Date of these presents obtained a licence for a marriage to be celebrated between him and Anne Brannan Now if there doth not hereafter appear any just cause to obstruct the said marriage then the above obligation to be void else remain in full force and virtue
Deliverd in presence of
- Transcribed by Google Gemini who offered the following insights:
This document is a North Carolina marriage bond.
In colonial and early American legal practice, a marriage bond served as a financial guarantee posted by the prospective groom and a surety/co-signer to the state governor. It legally certified that there was no lawful impediment - such as an existing marriage or close kinship - preventing the marriage between Adam Tapley and the bride, Anne Brannen.
In many historical marriage bonds, a relative, close neighbor, or local landowner acted as a surety alongside the groom to guarantee the legitimacy of the marriage, though the exact familial or social relationship between Adam Tapley and William Hobbs is unknown at this time.
I was going to switch things up this week and do a Marriage Monday post, but I got the bonus of also having a marriage bond transcribed.
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