Quite a few years ago I requested and was sent photocopies of pages 248, 249, and 250 in the Surry County Marriage Bonds book. This was in the early 1980s, and I no longer have the name of the exact entity that sent the photocopies to me - it was either the county clerk or the county registrar in Dobson, NC. The copies that I was sent are typewritten, so they aren't the originals, but must be a transcription of the orginals. According to _The Handy Book for Genealogists: United States of America - Eighth Edition, published by The Everton Publishers Inc., P.O. Box 368, Logan, Utah 84321 ; copyright 1991, Sixth Printing, 1997; pages 179 and 180, "after 1741, prior to marriage, one had the choice of publishing banns or buying a license which required posting of a bond. Surviving marriage bonds, except for Granville and Davie counties, are in the North Carolina State Archives. They contain the names of the groom, the bride, the other bondsman, and the witness." The information on these pages is arranged in four columns, with the following headings: GROOM, BRIDE, DATE OF BOND, BONDSMAN. I'm assuming in this case that the "other bondsman" and the "witness" were the same. I will send the information in three installments, in the interest of space. Page 248 - Surry County Marriage Bonds GROOM BRIDE DATE OF BOND BONDSMAN Willard, William Nancy Brown 27 Sept. 1848 Samuel Irvin Willey, Christley Margaret Snow 8 Jan. 1827 Job Southard Willey, Westley Nancy P. Isaacks 17 Feb. 1858 Willie Willey Willey, Wiley Charity Cockerham 10 Feb. 1849 Deep Snow Williams, Azel Phebe Hodges 22 Feb. 1847 Plesant Hodges Williams, Benjamin Catharine James 14 Dec. 1788 James James Williams, C.W. Nancy Johnson 20 Dec. 1834 Isaac. W. Hutchins Williams, Cade M. Sarah Matthews 31 Aug. 1833 Joshua L. Williams Williams, Elisha Rhoda Thomson 20 Sept. 1806 Jno. Thompson Williams, Ephraim Mary Ann Doulling 23 May 1799 John Williams Williams, Ephraim Harriet J. Michael 22 Sept. 1849 Nicholas Williams Williams, George Mary Milraney 3 Mar. 1808 Joseph Milraney Williams, Geroge H. Martha E. Baily 25 Dec. 1854 Elias H. Baily md. 25 Dec. 1854 by A. Simmons, J.P. Williams or Davis, Julina Bedsoue 21 June 1866 md. 21 June 1866 by Wm. Golding, J.P. Williams, Henry E. Elizabeth White 30 July 1855 James P. White Williams, Henry H. Judith Parker 10 Feb. 1859 Martin V. Barker Williams, Henry H. Sarah McGraw 7 Nov. 1862 Geo. W. McGraw H.M. md. 8 Nov. 1862 by Wm. Golden, J.P. Williams, Henry J (ames) ---------------- 13 Feb. 1804 James Williams Williams, Hiram Jane Brown 9 Apr. 1866 md. 12 Apr. 1866 by T.J. Lawson, M.C. Williams, Ira Mary McKenny 11 Oct. 1860 Hiram Williams Williams, Isaac Dice Ridings 24 Aug. 1812 Wm. D. Kelly Williams, Isaac Nancy Jetter or 15 Nov. 1827 James Adams Jester