Tammy kindly posted some Bartlett marriage records from early-day Texas that included these three marriages: >Bartlett, Louisa married Neil, Jno. C. on 06 Sep 1838 in Washington County, >Texas >Bartlett, Nancy married Crawford, Jos. W. on 26 Sep 1838 in Washington >County, Texas >Bartlett, Joseph married Estes, Amanda M. on 15 Apr 1839 in Washington >County, Texas Nancy's contains an error. She married Joseph W. Crawford on 6 Sep 1838 in a double wedding with her sister, Louisa (whose entry is just above Nancy's). The cite for both their records is Washington County, Texas Marriage Records, book 1, page 3. As for the marriage of Joseph Callaway Bartlett and Amanda Monroe Estes, the Washington County Marriage Records, at book 1, page 4, does not give the marriage date but states that the license was issued on the 15th and was returned on 16 Apr 1839. We have two family bibles that record this marriage (one was owned by Joe's parents, Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway Bartlett, the other by one of Joe's sons, Jesse Marshall Bartlett (J.M.), and J.M.'s wife, Mary Hester Clopton Bartlett (Mollie)), and both give 18 Apr 1839 as the marriage date. In the county marriage book, Amanda's name appears to be spelled Estis, but we believe it was usually spelled Estes, and "Estes" appears on one or two occasions as a middle name for descendants. Joseph Callaway Bartlett and Amanda Monroe Estes were my g-g-grandparents. Nancy and Louisa were two of Joe's sisters. Nancy died in a yellow fever epidemic in Galveston and apparently had only the one husband. Louisa was married three times. I would like to hear from anyone connected to or having an interest in this family. Some of you may be interested to know that Texas was not a state or territory of the U.S. at that time but was the Republic of Texas (from 1836 to 1845). Thanks for posting this information, Tammy. Roger Bartlett Austin, Texas