Marriage bonds executed by persons obtaining marriage licenses
Series Number
A1893
Summary
Each marriage bond provides name(s) of person(s) to whom the bond was issued; names and residence 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 only document the intention of individuals to be married and do not prove that marriages actually took place.
Creator
New York (Colony). Secretary
Access Restrictions
Original records are closed to use because of extensive burn damage sustained in the New York State Capitol building fire of 1911. Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through inter-library loan.