Janice, I agree. There is a marriage record for Sarah Wassum and Andrew Love. I have searched for a marriage record for a Sarah Bishop to a Wassum but haven't found any. I had the name Bishop many years ago from a family Bible and from older relatives so I am relatively sure that was her maiden name. I had not heard of the name Wassum until I found the marriage record. In 1860 (Lee County) Andrew and Sarah were living next door to Frances Bishop who was born in Claiborne County, TN. He was two years younger than Sarah and I have wondered if he was her brother. If anyone has a clue to this mystery, I sure would be interested. Sandra McBride sandym26@attbi.com > Can someone tell me what the evidence is for Andrew Love's marriage to Sarah > BISHOP, as opposed to Sarah WASSUM. The latter name was given in the records of > Smyth County marriages (1833). Is there an earlier record of a marriage for > Sarah to a Wassum (she would have been very young)? > > I'm curious because I'm descended from Bishops who moved to Washington/Smyth > County, VA ~1775. My branch moved on to Claiborne/Hancock County, TN (~1800), > then Lee County, VA (~1825). She could be connected to those Bishops, but I'm > not aware of any who were born in North Carolina, and in all the censuses she > consistently stated that was where she was born. Nevertheless, it's interesting > that Andrew and Sarah were living next to Bishops in several censuses. > > Janice Zengel > Ellicott City, MD