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    1. [HARRIS-HUNTERS] Madison Co., KY Marriage 1796 - Williams & Searcy
    2. EVELYN WALLACE
    3. I am interested in the family history of this couple who are reported to have been married in Madison Co., KY on are about 20 Mar 1796 (bond). I have collected a goodly amount of information on Joseph's father, Henry Williams of early Caswell Co.,NC and on Joseph's paternal grandfather Daniel Williams, who died testate 1759 in Granville Co. NC.  (In fact Daniel and his son Henry are both my ancestors.) I will exchange info, including sources and I hope you have some info from Madison Co.  The widowed mother of this bride, Lucy Searcy, appears frequently in Madison Co. deeds as she gave land to her children as they came of age.  Refer to Madison Co. deed indexes as filmed Lucy Searcy [believed to be daughter of deceased Bartlett Searcy, orig of Granville Co. NC] and Joseph Williams.  Named for her mother Lucy, whose maiden name cannot be confirmed.] Joseph Williams is believed to be son of Henry Williams, who died testate in Caswell Co., NC 1786 (Record Book B-92)  As stated, Joseph's paternal grandfather was Daniel Williams, who lived for a time in Hanover Co. VA (a burned county)and later acquired much land in Southside Virginia.  Shortly before his death, about 1756 or so Daniel moved to Granville Co. NC. Source Information from Ancestry.com Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. IMPORTANT  Lucy's widowed mother, Lucy Searcy, was reportedly a Williams, but I am unable to verify that statement.  The groom named above, Joseph Williams, is believed, based on research of abstracted records of Caswell Co., NC to be the sibling of Ursley Duke Williams, the widow Peoples, who married in Caswell Co. NC Richard *Ready-Money* Oldham, later settlers on Otter Creek in Madison Co. Ursley Duke, whose first husband was Reuben (?) Peoples, was a childless widow when she married R/M Oldham.  She bore him about five Oldham children but died after the birth of the 5th child.  Later, R/M Oldham married Patsy Reid, dau. of Alexander Reid.  She was mother of most of his children.  R/M Oldham received a Rev. War pension, and his widow Patsy (who later moved to Missouri)received a widow's pension. To Harris-Hunters:  Ursley Duke Williams (Peoples) Oldham was the mother of Nancy Oldham, whose first marriage was to Overton Harris, son of Christopher Harris.  About ten years after Overton Harris's death, Nancy Oldham remarried to Anderson Chenault, a widower.  She had drawn up a pre-nuptial agreement, as her first husband had a very restrictive will concerning property.  However, the pre-nup agreement was not recorded until about a year after the Chenault-Harris wedding. Bartlett Searcy's 1784 will is recorded in Granville Co., North Carolina, but I confess I have not read it.  Since he owned property in Madison Co., KY, there is probably a probate there. Your guidance is appreciated. Evelyn W. Wallace E.W.Wallace

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