In a message dated 12/9/2003 12:28:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, alley@tampabay.rr.com writes: > I also have a record that Nancy Oglevie m. William Bushong in 1821 (Not my > George's dau.) and the Bondsman was James Oglevie. Was a Bondsman always a > father, if there is a father in the area? > I know nothing about your familes but a bondsman was usually a male family member. Later on, it was more formality than substance and many of the bondsmen were men at the courthouse - you can check some marriage record pages and see the same name over and over. Bev