Joyce, Here is the entry as it appears in the source I used. I suggested you find the original document since that would verify if the source was correct. Always a chance of mistakes in these old book sources. "Old Tenth Legion Marriages" Marriages in Rockingham County, Virginia From 1778 to 1816 Taken from the marriage bonds. Compiled by Harry M. Strickler Originally Published: Dayton, Virginia, 1928. Page 23 & 24 "Abbreviations" Quite a few notes of consent and other notes are filed with the bonds. The substance of these are given in footnotes as well as other interesting matter. The following abbreviations are used in the footnotes as well as in the body of the page. g.-the party whose name it follows signed in German. wt.-witness or witnesses. Page 63 97-HANEY, Jeremiah; Becky PAINTER; Geo.; same. 97-HANEY, Jno.; Margt. MILLER; Peter; Jer. HANEY (30) 95-HENEY (HEINI-G), Geo.; Eliz. WINANT; David; same, g. 07-HEINY, Geo. g.; -HEICE (HICE); Mary CAMPBELL; James; same Gamel, g. 30-wt. Henry & Barb. MILLER, g. HAINEY. The above entries all show German signatures with the exception of Jeremiah and Becky PAINTER HANEY. The PAINTER family are married into my family and it is a German name and family. The spelling of PAINTER can also be found as BENDER among many other spellings which is usually what happens to most German names written in the records. The scribes were usually English and they wrote what they thought they heard. Chocy