The first marriage book is missing and before 1850 only 1830-36 are extant. Also, just as with Harlan, even when the books are available lots of early marriages never got recorded. The people just wouldn't travel to the county seat for a license and the ministers often didn't record them either. You will have to try to prove the marriage by land or estate records if the woman was an heiress after getting married. So I would suggest checking for same for the Upton and (E)step families. Mike -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Barbara Turner" <turner.barbara@gmail.com> > > Sampson Wilder married either Ann Upton or Ann Estep or Stepp, possibly > Nancy Ann Upton or Estep about 1820 and I can't find a marriage record in > Harlan County, KY so I am thinking they could have gone to Lee County, VA to > get married. If anyone has those early marriages I would appreciate a > lookup. > Thanks in advance. > Barbara Turner > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALEE-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message

Thanks. Good suggestions. I doubt if she was an heiress. Barbara On Jan 8, 2008 7:05 PM, Mike Ferguson <mikef333@bellsouth.net> wrote: > The first marriage book is missing and before 1850 only 1830-36 are > extant. Also, just as with Harlan, even when the books are available lots > of early marriages never got recorded. The people just wouldn't travel to > the county seat for a license and the ministers often didn't record them > either. > > You will have to try to prove the marriage by land or estate records if > the woman was an heiress after getting married. So I would suggest checking > for same for the Upton and (E)step families. > > Mike > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Barbara Turner" <turner.barbara@gmail.com> > > > > Sampson Wilder married either Ann Upton or Ann Estep or Stepp, possibly > > Nancy Ann Upton or Estep about 1820 and I can't find a marriage record > in > > Harlan County, KY so I am thinking they could have gone to Lee County, > VA to > > get married. If anyone has those early marriages I would appreciate a > > lookup. > > Thanks in advance. > > Barbara Turner > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALEE-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of > > the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >