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Monday, April 9, 2012

They Are Legal to Get Hitched

Who are the names of the bondsmen on this early 19th century Tennessee marriage?

9 comments:

  1. Benjamin Copps & William Lawrence ?????

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  2. Gee.. they had gay marriage back then? Looks like Benjamin Capps and William Lance?

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  3. Women rarely signed marriage bonds in the early 19th century given the limited legal rights they had at that point in time.

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  4. Benjamin Capps and William Lerner

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  5. I think Lorraine is correct about the names - but it asked for the names of the bondsmen and not the names of the bride and groom.

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  6. Benjamin Capps & William Lorner or Horner

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  7. Men had all the rights, especially in the 1800's, and the bondsmen signed.

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  8. Benjamin Cupps

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    William Lane is it.

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