This is not a consent of a guardian. Note the "she being of age." Ginsey/Jinse was over 21. I have often seen females over 21 write a note to the clerk giving permission for a license to be issued. In this case you have the note of the intended bride giving consent to the license being issued and the mother's testimony that her daughter was "of age" combined in one document by the scribe followed by both "signatures." The bond is standard text. The text of the permission reads: Where as there is an intention of a Marrge Betwin My Daughter Ginsey and John Adkins she Being of age this is to authorise you to grant a Licence for the same given under my hand This 22.nd day of Ja^ry 1796 Ann X [her mark] Lumpkin Jense X ^her [mark] Lumkin Witness [signed] William atkins To M^r W^m [illegible letter] Thompson [Added stamped text] A Copy Teste: Vickie Shelton, dep [signed] Clerk Circuit Court Halifax Co, Va. [There should have been a date, but it does not show on the copy.] Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FVGS PO Box 1273 Orange, VA 22960 540-832-3473 [email protected] CG, Certified Genealogist, is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board-certified genealogists after periodic evaluation; the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. On 12/24/2014 10:21 AM, LeRoy Atkins wrote: > Barbara, > > Thank you. This image has the marriage bond and the consent. The one I > am concerned with is the consent at the bottom of the image. My > biggest question is have I transcribed the names at the bottom of > consent correctly? > > Why would a daughter sign or place her mark on the consent for her own > marriage? > > Thank you for your thoughts. > > I acknowledge that I have not yet written a citation. A cousin had a > clerk pull this record. He emailed it to me, without knowing where it > was taken from. > > LeRoy Atkins > > -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Vines Little > Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 8:04 AM > To: LeRoy Atkins > Subject: Re: [TGF] 1796 Virginia Marriage Consent > > Send me a copy and I will look at it. > > Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FVGS > PO Box 1273 > Orange, VA 22960 > > 540-832-3473 > [email protected] > > CG, Certified Genealogist, is a service mark of the Board for > Certification of Genealogists, used > under license by board-certified genealogists after periodic > evaluation; the board name is > registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. > > On 12/22/2014 11:59 AM, LeRoy Atkins via wrote: >> Is there any condition in which a mother might give consent for the >> marriage >> of her daughter, in 1796 Virginia? >> >> Perhaps I am not transcribing the consent correctly. If you are >> willing to >> look at the consent, as well as my transcription, please email me at >> [email protected] >> >> I need your criticism. >> >> Thank you, >> >> LeRoy Atkins >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >> message >> >>