This is Betty Wages and we have a lot of relatives in and from Clay County, Ky.Your information is very interesting. I am sure you may know some of our relatives. I am thinking my Grandfather or GGrandfather was William Jones from Harlan, Ky. I read about him also that his last name may have been Gibson. Did you ever know Martha Belle Gregory that married Jasper Wages. I think she was born is Clay Co. Ky. and maybe lived in Laurel County, Ky. after they were married. This Martha Belle Gregory is My Husand's Grandmother. Her Father and Mother was Elisha and Lou Ann Jones Gregory. I would love to hear from you. All information would be appreciated. Please use our e-mail address: jasperwages@kih.net. Thanks Jasper and Betty Wages I am thinking that Martha Belle may have died around 1901 or close to that. Her Son's name were Highy Wages born 1899 and Elisha Wages born 1900. I am sure about Elisha date.He is My Jasper's Fahter. > [Original Message] > From: Mary Sue <marysuehubbard@murray-ky.net> > To: <KYCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 7/2/2006 10:03:53 AM > Subject: [KYCLAY] Similiar Discrepencies on 2 Hubbard marriage bonds > > I would appreciate your help investigating a mystery. While reviewing my files to reply to a query on this list, I discovered a similiar discrepency that was made twice. I had known about the discrepancy on Vardaman (Hubbard/Jones) marriage bond, but thought it was a mistake made by the Court Clerk. Now that I've discovered a similiar discrepancy in the body of Benjamin Hubbard's (Jones) marriage bond, which was written 23 years before Vardaman's and by a different court clerk, I'm not so sure. Benjamin Hubbard is thought to be the father of Vardaman Hubbard. > > #1 Marriage bond Clay County, April 15, 1824, for Benjamin Hubbard & Sally May. > > Discrepency: Throughout the bond, which can be easily read, it refers to Benjamin as a "Hubbard," except the sentence "to authorise a marriage intended between the sd Benjamin Jones & Sally May." The bond was signed by Benjamin Hubbard & Samuel Jones > > All other records I have seen in 20 years of researching this family list Benjamin "Hubbard." This includes census and legal records from Ashe Co NC where he lived with his (father & brothers?) before coming to Madison County KY ca 1810. Benjamin also gave a deposition to help a Wm. Henson's widow obtain a Revolutionary War pension. In the depositon he gave his name as Benjamin Hubbard and said he was partly raised in Wilkes Co NC near Wm Henson. (Ashe was split from Wilkes) > > #2 Marriage bond Clay County, March 19, 1847, for Vardaman Jones Sally Smallwood*. > > Discrepency: Throughout the bond, which can be easily read, it refers to Vardaman as a "Jones." All other references I discovered about Vardaman have listed him as "Hubbard." > > About 15 years ago I met Vardaman's granddaughter, who was in her 90's. When I asked her if "Grandpa Varde" was a Hubbard or a Jones, she became aggitated and stated emphatically that he was a "Hubbard!" She said she remembered him well. I stopped researching the Jones matter after that. > > In "The Ebersole Families In America - 1727-1937," p103: > "Sally Eversole; m. William Smallwood; d; m(2) William Dennis; d.; m(3) Vardman (no last name listed).... > Sally had "13 sons; 10 served under u. S. Grant. Four were killed in battle" > Sally May Smallwood & Wm. Smallwood's Children: > 1. Thomas S. m. Kit May: [issue: Server S. m. Nancy Hubbard; Suner S. > 2. Suner S. > Sally May Smallwood Dennis and Wm. Dennis's Children: > 3. Levy D., a Union soldier killed in war. > 4. James Dennis., killed in Civil War. > Sally May Smallwood Dennis Hubbard & Vardaman's Children: > 5. Esquire H. m. Zilly Ann Smith; 5 children; > 6. Fred; m. Pebby Gray; 11 children; > 7. May; m. Amanda Jones; > 8. Isaac; m. Julia Ann Gray; 7 children; - this is my husband's great grandparents, through his son, Thomas Hubbard > 9. John, moved to Knox Co., KY. > 10. William, Killed in Civil War. > 11. Lewis, killed in Civil War; > 12. Joe, went to VA. > 13. Larkin, went west. > Thomas Hubbard and his large family lived near the Vincent Jones family in Ashe Co. NC before both families came to KY, according to the 1800 census. > > In Clay Co. Court records, June 15, 1816, William Jones of Clay Co deeded to > "Daniel Steward, Isaac Jones, and John Beley, trustees to the intended establishment, all of Clay Co......Jones grants a tract of land in Clay Co on Goose Creek (bounded by the land William Jones lives on) for "purpose of erecting a Meeting House which is to be free and open to all religious societies and their preachers being in full fellowship with their own societies, reserving for the Baptist the preferance on their monthly meeting days. > Wt. Benjamin Hurrbard, Vincent Jones. Clerk: Abner Baker > > > ==== KYCLAY Mailing List ==== > Don't miss out! Check out the Clay County GenWeb page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyclay2/ > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.0/368 - Release Date: 6/16/2006