The following Boone County marriage bond, license and return for Jeremiah C. Garrett and Sarah E. Willis, is interesting in that everything is contained in this one piece of evidence – the bond, the license and return. Usually these are in separate books in the clerk’s office. It […]
Know all men by these presents, that we, James Crawford and John Graham, are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in the just and full sum of fifty pounds, for the payment whereof, well and truly to be made to the said Commonwealth, we bind […]
Know all men by these presents that we, Harvey Wyatt and Joshua Huckabee, are held and bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of fifty pounds current money, which payment well and truly to be made. We bind ourselves and heirs by these presents, sealed and […]
Know all men by these presents that we, Deliques Vessels and Basil Mattingly, are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency, the Governor of Kentucky, in the sum of fifty pounds current money, to the payment of which well and truly to be made to the said Governor […]
Know all men by these presents that we, John Robinson and William Robinson, are held, firmly bound unto his Excellency, the Governor of Kentucky, in the full and just sum of fifty pounds current money, to the payment of which well and truly to be made. We and […]
Another beautifully written marriage bond and return from Washington County. Know all men by these presents that we, Austin Thompson and William Hays, are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency the Governor of Kentucky, in the the sum of fifty pounds current money, to the payment of […]
H. H. Haviland, 1849-1927. Sarah P. Haviland, 1849-1918. Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. In the old Evergreen Cemetery in the town of Greenville, Muhlenberg County, is the gravestone for Hugh H. Haviland and his wife, Sarah P. Drake Haviland. Hugh’s death certificate lists his date of birth […]
This is a very interesting marriage bond. Not only are the couple from neighboring Mercer County, but it gives proof of questions asked by the deputy clerk – their age, relationship, and that Margaret wanted to marry John Tucker. Anderson County, Kentucky Know all men by these presents […]
Know all men by these presents that we, George Hagan and James Thompson, are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in the just and full sum of fifty pounds, current money, the payment of which well and truly to be made to the said Commonwealth, […]
There is nothing like a golden wedding – an anniversary of fifty years – to bring out the sweetness of youth in an older couple. Two hundred years ago it was a feat since death was always close – illness, child birth, fevers, etc. Today it is almost […]
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