Marriage bonds executed by persons obtaining marriage licenses, 1753-1783.

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Marriage bonds executed by persons obtaining marriage licenses, 1753-1783.

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Each marriage bond provides name(s) of person(s) to whom the bond was issued; names and residence (usually county) of persons to whom the marriage license was issued; date (both in monarch's years of reign and conventional); and name (signature) of witness to execution of the bond. These records do not prove that individuals were married, but only the intention to be married.

2.7 cu. ft.

New York State Archives

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New York (State). Dept. of State.

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Early commissions were recorded by the secretary of the Colony of New York. Chapter 12 of the Laws of 1778 appointed the secretary of state the clerk of the Council of Appointment. The 1821 state constitution abolished the council, and its powers were transferred to the governor. From the description of Record of commissions, dedimus potestatem, supersedeas, pardons, and other executive actions, 1770-1827. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 82062017 The register ...

New York (Colony). Secretary.

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Under Dutch colonial rule, marriage licenses were issued as a dispensation from the proclamation of Banns. This practice continued under British rule (Laws of 1684, Chapter 10). Those to whom the Secretary of the Province issued a marriage license executed in return a penal band worth 500 pounds stating that there was no other obligation or blood relationship which would prevent the marriage. The licenses were no longer issued after the British evacuation of New York in 1783. From th...