John White and Lucy Stone of Henrico County Virginia
On August 10, 1784, the below bond for marriage between John White and Lucy Stone was posted in Henrico County. The books containing information on Henrico County marriages had variations on Lucy's first and last name. So, I asked my research friend, Welford Jones, to retrieve a copy of the original bond during his next visit to the Library of Virginia. Welford came through! The bond tells us that a marriage between John White and Lucy Stone was planned, but not that one actually took place. In addition, the bond identifies a Jacob Lockett as being close to the couple, as he was willing to sign the obligation and post money for their marriage license. Unfortunately, the date of the bond is only provided one time and as you can see, it is at the location of a fold, blurred over time. This helps explain why some of the transcriptions for this bond listed the marriage in 1784 and others in 1786. Assuming that John White and Lucy Stone did ...