The marriage took place at the home of Nathaniel Farrar in Mecklenburg
Co., NC.
John Farrar was bondsman.
Many researchers mistakenly name Mecklenburg County, Virginia as the
place of marriage, but the North Carolina marriage bond proves that the
marriage between John Butch RANKIN and Sarah FARRAR took place in
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
is adjacent to what is now Gaston County, North Carolina, where John and
Sarah lived. In 1814, Gaston County was part of Lincoln County, North
Carolina.