>Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 13:56:20 -0600 >From: "Wanda Davis" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Does anyone have record of a marriage in North Carolina for: >Michael CUPP (1740 NC - 1821 GA) & >Barbara LAGLE/LAIL (1745 PA - 1820 GA) >Almost clueless but not without hope in Texas. >Wanda Bowlin Davis - Kerrville TX >[email protected] We have looked extensively but to date we have found no NC marriage records for any LAGLE/LAIL's before 1800. Marriages that took place* prior to the arrival of Arends & Nussman in the mid 1770's are undocumented. Given the bond amount I am fairly sure that these families posted banns but we are at a loss for who actually performed the ceremony. It is quite possible that the ceremony was simply an affirmation taken before the congregation (Lutheran). * We assume marriage because there were multiple children of these unions The fact that proof is not extant is not surprising in light of the fact that numerous Revolutionary widows were unable to prove they had been married to a soldier or sailor when the Federal Government finally got around to granting pensions 150-60 years ago. Finally, the information on Barbara's marriage came from a Cupp researcher. If I ever knew what the reference was I have long forgotten it. I do remember that the Cupps moved on to Georgia so the information source is there. (FWIW there are no Lagle/Lail's in GA before 1850) With Best Regards Don Lail