Marriage Bond of Eben Havens & Drusilla Lockhart -Gonzales County, TX
EBEN HAVENS
&
DRUSILLA LOCKHART
Feby 1831
Know all men by these presents that we EBEN HAVENS of the state of Cohulia
and of Texas Dewitt Colony who was born in the state of New York in the year
1805 and DRUSILLA LOCKHART of the state of Cohulia and Texas Dewitt Colony
and ___ born in the state of Virginia in the year 1802 are ____ and firmly
bound to the Governor of the state of Cohulia and Texas his successor in
office in the final sum of ten thousand dollars lawful money of the united
mexican states for the payment of which ___ and truly to be made we and each
of us bind ourselves our heirs and _____and firmly by these presents- the
condition of the above obligation is such that where as the above names
EBEN HAVAENS and DRUSILLA LOCKHART having mutually agreed to enter in to the
solemn bonds of Matrimony and there being as yet no Church or Legal
established Eclesstical authority established in this Colony by which means
matrimony may be legally solemied and therefore it is understood that as
soon as the said authority be legally established the said parties agree to
be legally married and if either party should then fail or refuse to comply
the above obligation to be in full force against the party as failing or
refusing as aforesaid other wise if by complying with the above condition
the above obligation to be forever null and void. Given under our hand at
the town of Gonzales on the ___ day of February 1831
BYRD LOCKHART EBEN HAVENS (seal)
J.B. PATRICK DRUSILLA LOCKHART (seal)
Submitted & transcribed by: Carla Ratcliff (pratclif@swbell.net)