RESPONSE: Elihue or Elisha PAYNE, b. abt. 1825 in KY (s/o Elijah PAYNE and Rachel MILLER) mar. in Knox Co. on November 16, 1844. Knox co. Marriage Book A dated 11-16-1844 by W. P. READ; Alexander VANNOY, Bondsman; Elijah PAYNE, father Elihue PAYNE died at some point aft. 1900 (don't have the exact date). Mary /Polly Elizabeth VANNOY died bef. 1895. On September 9, 1895, Elihue/Elisha PAYNE married a 2nd time to the older sister of my g-grandfather, Harrison TAYLOR, who was Mahala TAYLOR GAMBREL MEREDITH SMITH. Knox Co. KY Marriage Bond Book N, Page 100 dated Sept 29, 1895 Groom - 2nd marriage Bride - 3rd marriage (she forgot one) at; Allen MESSER's PAYNE, Elihue, age 70, b. Knox Co.; father: Elijah PAYNE; Mother: Rachel PAYNE to: SMITH, Mahala, age 65, b. Knox Co.; no other information provided. Mahala TAYLOR was a dau. of Cornelius Alexander TAYLOR and Sarah Ann WALKER. She mar. lst abt. age 16 and had a 3 mo. marriage to William "Bill G. " GAMBREL, then she married Bradley MERIDA-MEREDITH with whom she lived until he died. Then she had a abt. 5 year marriage to Elijah SMITH. Joyce Taylor Collins La Palma, CA Message text written by INTERNET:KYKNOX-L@rootsweb.com >Could someone do a marriage look-up for me? Elihu Payne to Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Vannoy in the mid 1840's? Thanks, Bev ==============================<