Tom, The following is the best I can to clarify the marriage of Solomon and Mary Webb: *1786-1853 VA FRANKLIN/ MARRIAGE BONDS (SL0031523-IT.1) V.1 SOLOMON PICKLESIMER M: POLLY WEBB LIC:FEB1804, NO RETURN P77 3287 *1786-1853 VA FRANKLIN/ MARRIAGE BONDS (SL0031523-IT.1) V.1 LIC: FEB1804, NO RETURN, SURETY SAMUEL WEBB. *1786-1858 VA FRANKLIN/ MARRIAGE BONDS (SL0924473-IT.3, 975.568 V25W) SOLOMON PICKELSIMER M: POLLY WEBB, __FEB1804 Hope this is helpful! Rob Tom Robison wrote: > > Hi, all- > > I've searched through all my old records, even went to the attic to dig out > really old handwritten records I kept before the advent of the personal > confuser. > > Everywhere that I have the marriage of Solomon Behymer and Polly Webb > recorded, I have 2/2/1804. > > Alas, there is no provenance of same. > > Back in the late 1970s, when the first rumblings of genealogical interest > began to stir in my breast, I remember looking through some books of my > Grandmother. She had dabbled in the family history for a while, but never > really pursued it. (her mother was a Behymer, and thus my connection to > this list.) > > I remember copying some of her notes, and it's possible this is where I got > the date. > > (another alas: She died in 1982, and her notes and a bible that had other > info in it disappeared. Her son (my uncle) and her brother would have been > the only two folks who might have taken the stuff, but despite repeated > pleading to search again, they both insisted they've never seen it. I > suppose it got mixed in with some trash, or was sold amongst other stuff at > auction. I could just scream). > > Grandma's brother died about 6 months ago, and I've alerted his children to > keep an eye out for anything that might be related to family records. > > So, all I can say is, the date is recorded in my earliest genealogical > files, but I have no source to prove it. > > c'est la vie... > > Tom > > Tom Robison > Ossian, Indiana > tcrobi@adamswells.com > > Never forget the importance of history. To know nothing of > what happened before you took your place on earth, > is to remain a child forever. [unknown]