William Bacon was the County Clerk in Owen County for many years. Date forwarded: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 15:17:06 -0800 (PST) From: RootLines@aol.com Date sent: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 18:14:58 EST Subject: [KYOWEN-L] Chapman marriage Forwarded by: KYOWEN-L@rootsweb.com To: KYOWEN-L@rootsweb.com > Copy of original hand written permission to marry reads: > > Wm Bacon sir please to let the barer Joel S. Chapman have license to marry my > daughter Zelpha Clifton in so doing you will oblige your friend July 1, 1834 > Charlotte Clifton (by her mark X ) > Test Wm Chapman > > Note Charlotte is her mother and the widow of Noah Clifton > ---------------------- > Wm Bacon sir please to let my son Joel S. Chapman have license to marry Zelpha > Clifton in so doing you will oblige your friend July the 1 1834 > Wm Chapman > Test John D. Perkins (by his mark X) > > >From what I understand from the above the note was written by William Chapman > and not from someone at the court house as he did not "sign by his mark" but > signed his name. Also can anyone tell me who William was? Is he Joel's > father/brother/uncle? > Thanks Barbara > > > ==== KYOWEN Mailing List ==== > > > Steven E. Cull ----------------------------------------- cull@i.am cull@genealogy.org ----------------------------------------- http://i.am/cull http://www.pcs-inet.com/blueelf/index.htm http://cull.genealogy.org (Coming Soon) ----------------------------------------- Family History CULL: Moscoe,Breeden,Crawford,Ball,Morgan,Cockrell.... GADDIE: Duffer,Nelson,Skaggs,Sherron....