Where would I send a letter to find out if there is a marriage license application in Surry Co. I have copy of the license (July 1828) but maybe application would have parents name on it. tks ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Names of parents didn't start appearing on the licenses until 1868 if I recall correctly. Bob Carter ----- Original Message ----- From: <Lt28Ret@aol.com> To: <NCSURRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 3:19 PM Subject: [NCSURRY] info needed > Where would I send a letter to find out if there is a marriage license > application in Surry Co. I have copy of the license (July 1828) but maybe > application would have parents name on it. > tks > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCSURRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

>Names of parents didn't start appearing on the licenses until 1868 if I >recall correctly. > Bob Carter Bob is correct - and in 1828 the document would have been a marriage bond, not a license. So far as I know, there wasn't any separate application filed; at least I've never seen one. Often the bondsman was a relative, but the relationship isn't specified, and you can't make any assumptions. -- Elizabeth Harris ncgen@mindspring.com Personal genealogy webpage: http://www.duke.edu/web/chlamy Winston-Salem NC area genealogy: http://www.fmoran.com/ HOLDER DNA project: http://www.mindspring.com/~holderdna/