I have severl preacher "John Ayres" over in Buckingham County. I also have seen the John Ayres doing marriages in Bedford and wonder if a preacher would rove that far back then. Any ideas? I have John (Parson Jack) Ayres b 1772 - between 1851 &1860 was Methidist I think there is another preacher John in there somewhere. Rob Ayres -----Original Message----- From: Dan/Marilyn Garrison <dmgarrison@stlnet.com> To: VABEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com <VABEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, November 01, 1998 6:06 AM Subject: John Ayres >I notice that in records of Bedford Co., early marriages were sometimes >performed by JOHN AYRES. Does anyone know if he was a pastor of a >church or a someone in the court system (as a Justice of the Peace) >authorized to perform marriages? I am trying to pull out information I >can on the Morgan name to help in my search. Thanks. Marilyn Garrison > >______________________________