Regina Barry provided the text of a marriage bond between Amos Dye and Mary Chamberlin:
[ All of these marriage bonds may be seen on FHC film 0802937. NJ Marriage Bonds. Vol. C & D are on the film. It is individual marriage bonds (not clerks copies), signed and/or marked by the parties so named. The numbers correspond to a stamped number in the upper right corner of each bond. The bonds are either completely hand-writen (or in the case of Amos Dye) pre-printed, with names and amounts filled in by hand. (Note: date of bond generally does not indicate date of marriage)]
The condition of this obligation is such that whereas the above bounden Vincent Die hath obtained license of marriage for himself of the one party and for Sarah Artepe of ye County of Somerset Spinster of the other Party. Now if it shall not hereafter appear that they or either of them the said Vincent Die and Sarah Artepe --- have any lawfull Lett or Impediment of pre-Contract, affinity or consanguinity to hinder their being joined in the holy bond of matrimony & afterwards their living together as Man and Wife then this obligation to be void & of no effect or else to stand & remain in full force and virtue.
Sealed & delivered in the presence of
Joseph Dye
Vin
Wm Mad (inkblot)k
cen Dy
L(inkblot)nce
Dey
An image of this Marriage Bond is also available.
"Vincent and his family moved to Prince William County, Virginia (red
on the map above) around 1782 as he appears on a tax
list for that year."
Vincent Dye appears on the Prince William County, Virginia, Personal Property Tax 1787 - List "A"
(Arnold Hovey - 2/10/98).
Vincent and Sarah had 14-15 children:
The name Dussoway (or another of a variety of spellings fascinates me. Kathy Smith sent me a copy of part of a brochure on the Du Sachoy family that makes for interesting reading.
A copy of the will of Vincent Dye is given in Dye Data, Special Edition 3.
Item I give to my beloved wide Sarah and to my three youngest sons namely Duzosway, Joseph
and William the _____ of Land I now live on to be equally divided in three parcels
and my beloved wife Sarah and my son William to have the third part, which
includes the dwelling house I noe live in after the aforesaid _______ of sons paying
each of my other sons, namely Daniel, John, Vincent, Enoch, Brown, David and Reuben.
The sons of ____ also to pay each of my five daughters namely Eunecs, Rachel, Sarah,
Nancy the sum of eight pounds specie that is to ____ at two differing payments.
Eight pounds to be paid to each of my sons and four pounds to be paid unto each of
my five daughters on the first day of January one thousand sevenhundred & ninety seven
and to each aforesaid the second payment to be made on January the first one thousand
and seven hundred and ninety eight.
Item I give unto my daughter Caty ___ feather bed and _____
I give unto my sons all of the rest of my estate to be ____ used ____
divided after paying one third part of the amount thereof to my five daughters
aforesaid and to ____ my sons John, Dusaway, Reuben and William _____
To this my last Will and Testament .......
The will was signed by:
______ Dye
"In the name of God, Amen. Vincent dye of the County of Prince William and Sate of Virginia being
_____ and weak of body but sound mind an memory, and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die.
It is in ____ my last will and testament. First I recommend my Soul to God who gave it and my
body to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter
___________ my wordly property which it hath pleased God to bless me with I ____ and
dispose of in this following manner.
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______
Amos Dey (his nephew?)
Henry Chamberlin (related to Amos' wife Mary Chamberlin - married Jenny Dye, John Dey's daughter?)
______ Hamilton