This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: FKBrown Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.lawrence/3859.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The only William Martin I could find in a similiar time was William Martin-Nancy Watts marriage Sept. 14, 1820 by Henry Spears, J.P. The book I have was transcribed from original records but the writing may have caused transcription errors...here is the other Martin /Johnsons that I found which may or may not belong to you. (1) Oty Martin-Elizabeth Earls Aug. 4, 1822 Peter Wakefield JP (2) Welcome Martin-Margaret Johnston Aug. 29, 1833 John Layne JP (3)Julie Ann Martin - Thomas L. Saddler May 25, 1834 James Mayo JP (4) Mary Ann Martin-George H. Burcham march 15, 1835 Jacob Ward Minister of Gospel (5) Madison Johnson-Maria Kimball March 9, 1828 Silas Hughes, JP (6) Matilda Johnson-Nathaniel Burcham April 8, 1827 Silas Hughes JP (7)Joseph Martin-Nancy Palmer April 10, 1842 Daniel Brubaker, JP (8) Elizabeth Martin-Andrew Seitmore Nov. 19, 1823 Curtis Scovell JP (9) Nancy Martin -John Neal Feb. 15, 1826 Silas Hughes, JP (10) Nancy Martin -David P. Freeman July 20, 1829 John McKee, jp **this is my g-g-grandparents and I have never been able to connect her to a particular Martin family. (11) James Johnson-Mary McGinnis Sept. 26, 1822 Luther Doolittle, JP (12) Lewis Johnson-Polly French July 24, 1823 Jacob Powell, JP (13) John Johnson-Mary Campbell Jan. 29, 1824 Thomas Kerr MG (14) William Johnson-Mary Crank May 1, 1824 John Kelley MG Also note that Jackson, Scioto and Gallia Counties Ohio are neighboring counties and depending upon where they lived in Lawrence County they may have travelled to one of these counties to be married. Also they could have gone to Greenup County, KY or Cabell County VA (WV now)which borders Lawrence County. Hope this helps you some. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.