#183; Levey (Levy) HART of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth, Gent., and Cornelius VANDIVEER (V d VEER) of Mideltown* of the same county, Esq'r... [bound to]... Jonathan BELCHER, Governor... 500 pounds... 29 Dec 1757. ... Levey HART... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Catherine APPELGATE of Mideltown* in the County of Monmouth... [w] Sam'l LEONARD, Sarah LEONARD #319; Joseph HART of the County of Hunterdon, and Theophilus MOORE of the same place... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 March 1764. ... Joseph HART... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Franky PHILLIPS of the same place, spinster... [w] Micajah HOW #332; Noah HART & Andrew WILLSON (WILSON), both of the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Gov'r... 500 pounds... 17 Aug 1764. ... Noah HART... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Rachel McKNIGHT of Monmouth County... [w] Jasp'r SMITH #391; Henry HART of the Town and County of Salem, shoemaker, and Henry WOODWITT of the same place, yeoman... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 29 Sept 1767. ... Henry HART... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth RUSSELL of the same place, widow... [w] R. BROWNE #449; Jesse HART and Moses HART, both of the Township of Hopewell, County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 Jan 1770. ... Jesse HART... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Martha MATTISON... [w] William DRAKE, Gershom CRAVEN #462; Nathaniel HART and John HART, both of the Township of Hopewell, County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Captain General and Commander in Chief... 500 pounds... 2 May 1770. ... Nathaniel HART and John HART... obtained license of marriage for the said Nathaniel HART... and for Elisabeth STOUT... [w] Gershom CRAVEN, Joseph EATON #466; Ralph HART and Samuel HART, both of the Township of Hopewell, County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 Sept 1770. ... Ralph HART and Samuel HART... obtained license of marriage for the said Ralph HART... and for Penelope ANDERSON... [w] Benjamin HART, William HART #573; Andrew HART and Samuel EGE, both of the Township of (Amwell - lined thru) Hopewell and County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 19 Nov 1774. ... Andrew HART... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth EGE of said Hopewell... [w] William FRAZER #643; Nathaniel HART and Andrew SMITH Jr of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 Nov 1778. ... contract of marriage between Nathaniel HART... and Abigail SCUDDER... [w] Jared SEXTON, Benj'n SEXTON #650; Titus HART & Stephen TITUS of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 11 Jan 1779. ... contract of marriage between Titus HART... and Rebekkah SCUDDER... [w] Jared SEXTON, Jerusha SMITH #687; Phillip HART & Rich'd (Richard) HUNT of Hopewell, Hunterdon County... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 April 1780. ... Contract of Marriage between Phillip HART... and Hannah PALMER... [w] William READ, Ja's PAXTON #768; Timothy HART and William Sackitt MOORE of the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 Dec 1784. ... Contract of Marriage between Timothy HART... and Sarah HART... [w] Agur T. FURMAN, Ja's MONTGOMERY Best, Bob Smith Port Murray, NJ
Does "bound to" mean these folks came here with an agreement to some number of years "servitude" for a certain person? Does anyone know how many years that was, or anything else about that? Thanks, Karen Hart Anthony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert H. Smith" <hawkridge@worldnet.att.net> To: <HART-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 9:59 AM Subject: [HART-L] Early New Jersey HART Marriages > > #183; Levey (Levy) HART of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth, Gent., and Cornelius > VANDIVEER (V d VEER) of Mideltown* of the same county, Esq'r... [bound to]... Jonathan BELCHER, > Governor... 500 pounds... 29 Dec 1757. ... Levey HART... obtained license of marriage for > himself and for Catherine APPELGATE of Mideltown* in the County of Monmouth... [w] Sam'l > LEONARD, Sarah LEONARD > > #319; Joseph HART of the County of Hunterdon, and Theophilus MOORE of the same place... > [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 28 March 1764. ... Joseph HART... > obtained license of marriage for himself and for Franky PHILLIPS of the same place, spinster... > [w] Micajah HOW > > #332; Noah HART & Andrew WILLSON (WILSON), both of the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... > William FRANKLIN, Gov'r... 500 pounds... 17 Aug 1764. ... Noah HART... obtained license of > marriage for himself and for Rachel McKNIGHT of Monmouth County... [w] Jasp'r SMITH > > #391; Henry HART of the Town and County of Salem, shoemaker, and Henry WOODWITT of the same > place, yeoman... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 29 Sept 1767. ... > Henry HART... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth RUSSELL of the same > place, widow... [w] R. BROWNE > > #449; Jesse HART and Moses HART, both of the Township of Hopewell, County of Hunterdon... > [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 13 Jan 1770. ... Jesse HART... > obtained license of marriage for himself and for Martha MATTISON... [w] William DRAKE, Gershom > CRAVEN > > #462; Nathaniel HART and John HART, both of the Township of Hopewell, County of Hunterdon... > [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Captain General and Commander in Chief... 500 pounds... 2 May > 1770. ... Nathaniel HART and John HART... obtained license of marriage for the said Nathaniel > HART... and for Elisabeth STOUT... [w] Gershom CRAVEN, Joseph EATON > > #466; Ralph HART and Samuel HART, both of the Township of Hopewell, County of Hunterdon... > [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 5 Sept 1770. ... Ralph HART and > Samuel HART... obtained license of marriage for the said Ralph HART... and for Penelope > ANDERSON... [w] Benjamin HART, William HART > > #573; Andrew HART and Samuel EGE, both of the Township of (Amwell - lined thru) Hopewell > and County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... William FRANKLIN, Governor... 500 pounds... 19 Nov > 1774. ... Andrew HART... obtained license of marriage for himself and for Elizabeth EGE of > said Hopewell... [w] William FRAZER > > > #643; Nathaniel HART and Andrew SMITH Jr of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon... [bound > to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 Nov 1778. ... contract of marriage > between Nathaniel HART... and Abigail SCUDDER... [w] Jared SEXTON, Benj'n SEXTON > > #650; Titus HART & Stephen TITUS of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... > William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 11 Jan 1779. ... contract of marriage between > Titus HART... and Rebekkah SCUDDER... [w] Jared SEXTON, Jerusha SMITH > > #687; Phillip HART & Rich'd (Richard) HUNT of Hopewell, Hunterdon County... [bound to]... > William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 16 April 1780. ... Contract of Marriage between > Phillip HART... and Hannah PALMER... [w] William READ, Ja's PAXTON > > #768; Timothy HART and William Sackitt MOORE of the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]... > William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 14 Dec 1784. ... Contract of Marriage between > Timothy HART... and Sarah HART... [w] Agur T. FURMAN, Ja's MONTGOMERY > > > Best, Bob Smith Port Murray, NJ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >