Marriage Records

Early Mercer County Marriages – 1797

Scan150As you can see this list of marriages by one of the ministers/justice of the peace was extremely delicate and brittle.  I have tried to the best of my ability to read the names of the brides and grooms.  The page was torn, there were other marriages listed – and the name of the officiator. 

This is my return of the persons whom I have joined together in matrimony by the public authority in Mercer County in the year 1797 and 1798 part of [probably were on the bottom section of the paper].

John Boling and Elizabeth Woodhead – August 10, 1797

Jesse Butler and Nancy Decker – August 24, 1797

Hineh Adkins and Sally Ricket – September 7, 1797

Andrew Cassidy and Ann Rasor – September 21, 1797

James Hamilton and Sally Jones – October 5, 1797

David Vincent and Peggy Hall – October 5, 1797

Henry Blackgrave and ? Sutton – November 2, 1797

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