Possibly a women of independent means with no male relative close enough to sponsor her? Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "G W Coppock" <gwcoppock@cablelynx.com> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 11:41 PM Subject: [OEL] 17th Century marriage bonds > While there is traffic concerning marriage bonds, I thought I would ask > about the marriage bond of my 7Great Grandparents. > > In my caes the bride to be was the one required to post the bond. She > was named as a spinster and was 29 years old, he was 26. Is there any > significance to the bride being required to post the bond? Thanks > > GW > > > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > OLD-ENGLISH Web Page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ > >