Could you please tell us what type of book you found this in, i. e. courthouse record deed book, order book, etc, or published abstracted records, or internet file. This would help us know where to look for such marriage records. I had no idea that something like this might be found. Thank you. Cpzb4@aol.com wrote: > Wow!! Our ancestors had marriage contracts back then. > > November 3, 1783. Marriage Contract. Between Capt. John Ashby and Catherine > Hufman...Hufman promises not to ask, demand, ect. any part .. of sd. Ashby's > real or personal estate in right of Dower as his widow, except 1/3rd. part > of the land and plantation in Fauquier Co. where on he now lives ... unless > he wills more to her ... 1/3rd of slaves (named) Signed: Catherine (X) > Hufman Witness: Jeremiah Darnall, Tilman Weaver, Original Young, Edward > Ashby. Proved by oath of Darnall, Weaver and Edward Ashby. Recorded on > November 24, 1783. > > ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl