I have been given the following reference: William Claxton to Mary Ann Anderson, Granville County, NC Bond Date: 5 May 1772, Bond # 31551, Image # 3394 If any record of this marriage exists, it could make a tremendous difference in the genealogy of the Claxton family of Tennessee. I have written to the Granville County Register of Deeds and received a reply. She does not have this document. Where should I be looking? Thank you for any help-- (May I help you in Bedford Co, TN?) Carolyn Smotherman
Marriage Bonds can be found at the NC State Archives. You can either go there for copies, or use their website to request copies. This is the link to their Mail Requests page, which includes pricing info and a link to a downloadable Request form. When you request the bond, I would suggest you supply the info on the record you found because that includes the Bond & Image Numbers necessary for them to locate the document: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/mail.htm and here is what kinds of records are available: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/records.htm Deloris Williams ----- Original Message ----- From: <Carolyngenealogy@aol.com> To: <NCGRANVI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 9:33 AM Subject: [NCGRANVI] Marriage bonds, help please >I have been given the following reference: > > William Claxton to Mary Ann Anderson, Granville County, NC > Bond Date: 5 May 1772, Bond # 31551, Image # 3394 > > If any record of this marriage exists, it could make a tremendous > difference > in the genealogy of the Claxton family of Tennessee. > > I have written to the Granville County Register of Deeds and received a > reply. She does not have this document. Where should I be looking? > > Thank you for any help-- (May I help you in Bedford Co, TN?) > Carolyn Smotherman > > > ==== NCGRANVI Mailing List ==== > Granville County List Administrator > Debra McCann - chenae@ap.net > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >