I'm posting the NJ Marriage Bonds in batches of 50 to the NJGenWeb Archives Page under "Marriage Records" (the last batch from each volume usually has closer to 75). When I finally complete the project (which is going to take quite a while!), I'm going to post the ones with Pennsylvania and those with New York connections to the appropriate GenWeb pages for those states. I've just started Vol. D (which is grooms' surnames beginning with 'D'), the time frame covered by these bonds is GENERALLY 1735-1797. I started researching them because I was looking for more info. than just a list of the brides and grooms with marriage dates. I was particularly interested in the fellow bondsmen! And to find the fellow bondsmen, I have to read each and every one of the bonds because the bondsmen aren't included in the indexes that had been done previously, neither were the witnesses. And because I have been helped so much by cemetery records that have been posted to the Saratoga Co, and Herkimer Co. pages of NYGenWeb, I decided to "return" the favor by posting the marriage bonds. These extracts from the marriage bonds are from microfilm copies of original records at the NJ State Archives, and so the bonds themselves are not subject to copyright laws (nor are the microfilms). I am not using any indexes produced by any private individuals to double check names or dates, but am posting them as I have interpreted the handwriting, so there is no copyright infringement there either! (I'm emphasising this because I have been "flamed" about "stealing" these - turns out the guy who was so upset does look-ups and charges $12.50 per marriage record) I have just sent the first four batches of Vol. D to the person who is in charge of the NJGenWeb site. There are many surnames that would not be found under the expected spelling in a surname search, so be VERY creative in your searches. The address for the NJ GenWeb Archives is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nj/njfiles.htm To access the Marriage Bonds, go to the middle of the page, under "State-Wide Archives", click on "Marriage Records" or click on "search engine" to search ALL of the records (this will allow you to search for surnames in the different states). Pat B