Craig, The following is from "Culpeper County, Virginia Marriages 1780-1853" Compiled by John Vogt & T. William Kethley, Jr., at page 62: Thomas Piner & Elizabeth Swindler 22 Dec 1791; min - Isham Tatum You can write to the Culpeper County Courthouse requesting a copy of the marriage documents; but, please be patient. They are very short handed. 135 W. Cameron St. Culpeper, VA 22701 Phone: 540-825-3035 Regards, Lillie Dodson Marshall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Schenk" <murple@murple.net> To: <VACULPEP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 2:16 PM Subject: [VACULPEP] Piner/Swindle marriage > Hello all... I'm trying to locate anyone with a copy of the marriage record of > Thomas Piner and Elizabeth Swindle, married 22 Dec 1791 in Culpeper. I've seen > numerous citations of the marriage record but would like to find a copy of the > actual record or at least get a more exact wording of the record. > > Elizabeth was daughter of John Swindle and Hannah Weaver (of Germanna descent). > Thomas Piner was son of Thomas Sr. and Margaret Walker. I'd also be curious if > anyone knows anything about either Thomas Sr. or Margaret Walker. All I really > know is that they existed, were Thomas Jr's parents, and that Thomas Sr. died > in 1777. I don't know if the Piners were of Germanna descent or were English, > and I know nothing at all of the Walkers. > > Also curious if anyone knows how Daniel Boone may have been connected to this > area. My ancestry goes through Columbus Piner, son of Presley Piner, son of > Thomas Piner and Elizabeth Swindle. Old family tradition claims that Columbus > head west to Missouri by way of Kentucky with Daniel Boone. It seems many > Culpeper folks (especially of Germanna descent) ended up going the same route. > It would be an interesting connection to history if true, but unfortunately I > don't know all that much about Boone (yet).