CHRISTIAN, Francis Humphrey & SHEARMAN, Ann; 16 Dec 1768; bride was a dau. of Martin (d. LC 1771) & Ann (d. LC 1793) (CHINN) SHEARMAN of LC who gave their cons.; she was the 2nd wife of Francis CHRISTIAN; Francis & Ann (SHERMAN) CHRISTIAN moved to Frederick Co., Va. where Francis d. in 1788; MLB LC4 gives the bond incorrectly as 16 Dec 1769, Martin SHEARMAN in his will written on 15 Dec 1769 calls his dau. "Ann CHRISTIAN"; MLB LC2 and MLB LC3, MRC and Chinn:260 give the date of the bond as 16 Dec 1768; (LC WB 20:15, WB 22:399, MLB LC3: RC DB 12:298; DB 15:213; MRC:36, 37; Chinn:260)
[where LC DW = Lancaster County Deeds and Wills.]
[where DW = deeds and wills.]
[where MLB LC = Nottingham, Stratton. 1927, 1996. The Marriage License Bonds of Lancaster County, Virginia From 1701 to 1848. Baltimore: Clearfield Co., Inc. (N.B. There are considerable differences between the five transcriptions of Lancaster County marriage bonds, and in many cases one source will include some information from the bond which other sources have omitted.)]
[where MLB LC2 = 1897. Marriage Bonds in Lancaster County, WMQ, 1st Ser., 6:103-108.]
[where MLB LC3 = 1903/4. Marriage Bonds in Lancaster County, WMQ, 1st Ser., 12:96-103, 175-183.]
[where MLB LC4 = Crozier, William A. 1973. Virginia County Records, Vol. IV, Early Virginia Marriages. Baltimore, Md.:Genealogical Publishing Company [Lancaster county pp. 48-58].]
[where MRC = King, George H.S. 1964 Marriages of Richmond County Virginia 1668-1853, Fredericksburg, Virginia (King provided several pages of corrections to this in 1969; a copy is in the James Lewis col., NCHS.]
[where NCHS = Northumberland County Historical Society, Heathsville.]
[where Chinn = Dillon, Ruth Wilson and Marguerite Relyea Lewis. 1972. The Chinn Book. cottonport: Polyanthus (This book containes much useful material on Northern Neck families, but it must be used with caution. The dates are often transposed or otherwise incorrect.]
[where LC WB = Lancaster County Will Book.]
[where RC DB = Richmond County Deed Book.]
