Aliff Virginia and West Virginia Marriage Records

 

Bedford County VA

Bedford County Marriage Bonds

Extracted from the appendix in Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol VI, Virginia. (Marriages are NOT Quaker)

ALIFF

  • Feb. 21, 1803; Thomas Aliff & Jane Hunt; Wm. Franklin, Surety; Consent of Elizabeth Hunt; Married by Joseph Dunn, Feb. 24, 1803.
  • Apr. 19, 1804; Jesse Freeman & Sarah Aliff; Married by Alderson Weeks.
  • Mar. 25, 1805; William Aliff & Sophia Edwards, dt Nancy; Littleberry Leftwich, Surety; Married by John Ayers, April 7, 1805.
  • Dec. 28, 1807; Isaac Kent & Alicia Aliff; James Aliff, Surety; Married by Alderson Weeks, Jan. 1808
  • Mar. 27, 1809; David Aliff & Betsey Smith; John Dobyns, Surety; Married by James Scott, March 27, 1809.
  • Aug. 23, 1813; James Aliff & Nancy White; William Aliff, Surety.
  • Mar. 27, 1826; David Aliff & Nancy Aliff, dt William; Wm. Edwards, Surety; Married by William Leftwich, April 20, 1826.
  • Oct. 27, 1828; James Aliff & Polly Freeman, dt Sally; David Aliff, Surety; Married by John Ayers, Oct. 30, 1828.
  • Aug. 23, 1843; William Lawhorne & Lucinda Aliff, dt William; John Cunningham, Surety.

 

 

Floyd County VA

  • Aliff, Josiah to Richards, Sara C. 1864

  • Aliff, Percy to Guthery, Susan 1865

  • Aliff, Thomas to Likens, Eliza 1898

 

 

Frederick County Marriages 

  • Aliff, John to Allison, Catherine November 20, 1822

  • Source: Frederick County VA Marriages 1771-1825 Edited and Complied by Eliza Timberlake Davis 

 

 

Roanoke County Marriage Records 1843

  • Aliff, Jonas to Reynolds, Margaret Oct 26 1843 

 

 

Marriage Bond Definition

Definition: In earlier times, a marriage bond was given to the court by the intended groom prior to his marriage. It affirmed that there was no moral or legal reason why the couple could not be married and it also affirmed that the groom would not change his mind. If he did, and did not marry the intended bride, he would forfeit the bond. The bondsman, or surety, was often a brother or uncle to the bride, not necessarily a parent. The bondsman could also be related to the groom, or even be a neighbor or friend, but those situations occurred less often.

Source: http://genealogy.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-marriagebond.htm

 

 

 

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