Orange County Indexed

Purify marriages

2 marriages in which the groom or the bride bears the name, oldest first.

George W Purify and Lucy C Merrett

Marriage bond, 30 December 1834

Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60008, “Marriage Bonds, 1752–1868, Pa–Rob”.
The 1936 State Archives abstract of the bonds, image 343 on FamilySearch, or the one before or after it: the bondsman and witness are there.
Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

Marriage bond, 13 September 1866

Bond dated: 13 September 1866
Married: 13 September 1866
In the books: Orange Marriage Book N-R, pages 776-777, at the Register of Deeds

Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60008, “Marriage Bonds, 1752–1868, Pa–Rob” (the name falls near a reel’s first or last bond; check both).
Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60001, “Marriage Record, 1851–66, and Marriage Registers, 1867–72”.
The 1936 State Archives abstract of the bonds, image 343 on FamilySearch, or the one before or after it: the bondsman and witness are there.
Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

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