Marriage Bonds of Franklin County, Virginia


Book Description

This book contains a list of bonds and marriage dates. One section is listed by the husbands name and the other section is listed by the wife. These are the bonds that are in the Franklin County Courthouse in Franklin County, Virginia between 1787 and 1853.










Marriage Bonds of Franklin County, Virginia 1786-1858


Book Description

Approximately 9,500 brides and grooms listed. Franklin County was originally formed in 1786 from adjoining lands of Bedford and Henry counties. The bonds documented in this work begin shortly after the county formation in 1786, and are arranged alphabetically by the prospective groom's surname. Information included with each entry is the name of the prospective groom, the name of the bride-to-be, the date of the bond, and, when available, the names of parents, sureties, and officiating ministers. Paperback, (1939), repr. 2011, 256 pp.