None whatsoever. -----Bob H----- ----- Original Message ----- From: "V Bergmann" <ginnybergmann@hotmail.com> To: <nova-scotia-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 10:49 AM Subject: [NS-L] Witnesses who signed the 'marriage bond' > When I looked up the marriage of my gr gr grandmother, Rebecca BERRY on > the Nova Scotia 'marriage bonds' database, it says this: > Note: James Cochran of Windsor, Hants County., farmer, also signed > marriage bond. Licence directed to Rev. John L. Murdoch at Windsor. Eliza > A. Underwood witnessed signatures > > What relationship would these other signers likely have to the bride and > groom? > Thanks! Virginia (Ward) Bergmann Researching Hants County surnames: WARD, > MOSHER, CALDWELL, LOWTHERS, BERRY > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/780 - Release Date: 4/29/2007 > 6:30 AM > >

It is my understanding that when someone signed a marriage bond, that someone was guaranteeing that there was no impediment to the marriage. This would imply that the couple were well known to the signer(s) and might be kin (but not necessarily). At 11:04 AM 4/30/2007, Bob Hegerich wrote: >None whatsoever. > >-----Bob H----- > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "V Bergmann" <ginnybergmann@hotmail.com> >To: <nova-scotia-l@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 10:49 AM >Subject: [NS-L] Witnesses who signed the 'marriage bond' > > > > When I looked up the marriage of my gr gr grandmother, Rebecca BERRY on > > the Nova Scotia 'marriage bonds' database, it says this: > > Note: James Cochran of Windsor, Hants County., farmer, also signed > > marriage bond. Licence directed to Rev. John L. Murdoch at Windsor. Eliza > > A. Underwood witnessed signatures > > > > What relationship would these other signers likely have to the bride and > > groom? > > Thanks! Virginia (Ward) Bergmann Researching Hants County surnames: WARD, > > MOSHER, CALDWELL, LOWTHERS, BERRY > > ---------------------------------------- > > Basic List Commands: > > > > 1. To post to the list > > Send a message to: > > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > > > 2. How to unsubscribe > > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > > unsubscribe > > > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > > unsubscribe > > > > 3. How to subscribe > > Send an email containing only the word > > subscribe > > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > > Send an email containing only the word > > subscribe > > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/780 - Release Date: 4/29/2007 > > 6:30 AM > > > > > >---------------------------------------- >Basic List Commands: > >1. To post to the list >Send a message to: >NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > >2. How to unsubscribe >a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- >request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >unsubscribe > >b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- >request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word >unsubscribe > >3. How to subscribe >Send an email containing only the word >subscribe >to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > >4. How to change to Digest mode >a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) >b. Subscribe to Digest mode >Send an email containing only the word >subscribe >to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message David Reed (dreed@ca.inter.net) Toronto, Ontario, Canada