James N. Spratt would have been the bondsman for the marriage and B. Oates was the Clerk of the court at that time that would have issued the bond. This was the only information on a marriage record of that time. Parents names were not given until about 1870. (By the way, that date is not the date of marriage but the date the bond was issued.) Linda Blackwelder ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 5:27 PM Subject: [NCMECKLE] Mecklenburg Co Marriage bonds-Smith/Rea > In the Mecklenburg Co Marriage Bonds on page 228 (or could be 226) there is a > reference to the marriage of Benjamin R Smith to Nancy S Rea, 7 Feb 1832 with > James N Spratt and (w) B. Oates. I'm guessing that these would have been the > witnesses. Is anyone familiar with this book? I would like to know if this is > the full record or was this a book of abstracts. I need the parents of both > Benjamin and Nancy and don't know where else to look. Any guidance would be > greatly appreciated. > > Debbie S >