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Subject:
qualifications to be witness or surety?
From:
"Carole D. Bryant" <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 5 Jun 2011 14:30:30 -0400
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In 1819, my great-great-grandfather was surety and witness for a Halifax  
County marriage bond, etc. Does this indicate that he was 21 or over? OR, was 
it  possible for a "minor" to serve as a surety and/or a witness?
 
Thank you very much,
    Carole

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