If one man was a witness on a marriage bond in 1798 in VA, and 
another man provided surety on that same marriage bond, from that 
information alone, can one determine which man was the father of the 
bride (assuming that one of the men was, in fact, the bride's father)?  I 
have a case where a widowed woman was getting married for the 
second time (and the last name used on the marriage bond was her 
married name versus her maiden name...and her maiden name has not 
been proven).  One man served as a witness and another man provided 
surety (and these two men had different surnames).  Which one was 
likely the father of the bride (again...assuming that one of them really 
was her father...which I suspect)?  Thanks.

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