Marriage Record Estate Records of R. S. Sanders (from Jeter Grimsley to R. S. Sanders) 1786 Buckingham County, Virginia Marriage Bond: Andrew Chaudoin--Mrs. Sarah Matthews, widow "Know all men by these presents that we Andrew Chaudoin and John Wheeler are held and firmly bound unto the Governor and Council of the Commonwealth of Virginia and their successors in the sum of fifty pounds current money, to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs [________] firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals and dated the 20th day of December 1786. Whenever a marriage is shortly intended to behad and solemnized between Andrew Chaudoin and Sarah Matthews (widow). Now the consideration of the above obligation is such that if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and value. s/ Andrew Chaudoin (seal) s/John Wheeler (seal) T/Copy Teste Rolfe Eldridge CBC [Clerk of Buckingham County]