i am trying to do about 6 months to a year,every time i go to the library. we shall see: here's 1873 marriages kristina _www.nyvagenealogy.homeste_ (http://www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/virginiarecords.html) ad.com/virginiarecords.html FEB. 1. 1873 MARRIAGES FOR JANUARY IN PORTSMOUTH: RICHARD REED TO JOSEPHINE A. DAVIS JOSEPH H. ARCHER TO LYDIA ANN MEGGS JONATHAN POWELL TO MATILDA PINNER HENRY RIDDICK TO EDITH YOUNG THOMAS J. KILPATRICK TO BRIDGE FLAHERTY WILLIAM P.P. STURDIVANT, JR. TO LAURA HOWELL JOSEPH MCMILLER TO MARY E. MURRY E.W. MAUPIN TO EBBOLINE BROWN ROBERT W. MURDEN JR. TO MARY EL. MURRAY AUGUSTINE C. MOORE TO MARY ANN HARRIS MOSES GIBBS TO SARAH FENTRESS CHARLES E. CALBERT TO MOLLIE W. FRACTAS H. CLAY WOOD TO JULIA E. FORBES JONATHAN WOODWARD TO ANNIE JORDAN ALBERT WHITE TO SARAH WRIGHT GEORGE W. FULLER TO MARY JANE JACKSON ARMISTEAD CUFFEE TO JOSEPH CUFFEE LEMUEL BABB TO ALOPH CROPREW WILLIAM H. GIBSON TO MARY E. DEANES HENRY TURNER TO MARGARET GIBSON JONATHAN B. DREWRY TO MISSOURI A. IVEY ALEXANDER STOAKES TO MELISSA CUTHERELL CARY J. HAW TO HENRIETTA HALL GEORGE NEWTON TO SRAH BIZZLE JONATHAN WESLEY ROOKS TO GEORGEANNA SHEPPARD GEORGE JONES TO MARY TARLETON N.M.M. SMITH TO MARY E. OLD WILLOUGHBY M. LOCKHART TO ELIZABETH WOODWARD J.C. HEATH TO SARAH A. SCOTT JOHN W. BUNTING TO KATIE D. HAYNES JOSEPH A. STOUT TO LELIA F. HANBURY CHARLES FERREBEE JR. TO MARY BERNARD ABRAHAM BARNES TO MARTHA BURWELL GEORGE W. ANDERSON TO MARGARET A. WILKINS SCOTT WHITE TO FANNY HARPER FEB 8, 1873 WEDDING AT. SAINT IGNATIUS CHRUCH IN BALTIMORE ON FEB 5. 1873 BY REV. WILLIAM F. CLARK S.J. WALTER SHARP TO MARY E. DAUGHTER OF THE LATE HENRY B. REARDON OF NORFOLK. MARCH 1, 1873 NEWSPAPER DATE DR. JOHN BEOMON TO MISS ALIDA NORFLEET ON FEB. 26 1873. ARIL 1. 1873 NEWSPAPER DATE NORFOLK MARCH WEDDINGS: JOSEPH D. KNAPP TO MARY MAYO DAVID FREEMAN TO JENNIE SUTTON PETER JONES TO RACHEL CONNOR THOMAS PARKER TO TIMMER A. PERDY JOHN A. DOWDY TO JEANNETTE H. BUCHANAN C.C. DIGGS TO CARRIE A BROWNLEY WILLIAM HEDGEMAN TO PAULINE RIDDICK DAVID SPRATLEY TO LUCY ANN HALSTED MAIDSON WRIGHT ANN ELIZA WINSLOW ALLEN JONES TO ALICE BROWN JOHN R. WHITEHURST TO INEZ V. PEED THOMAS H. DAVIS TO ELLA A. HALL ARGULE KEELING TO SARAH A. E. WESLEY NATHAN HARRIS TO PENNY JOHNSON MOODY JARVIS TO ELELITH MARTIN CORNELIUS F. WHITE TO MARTHA E. DAVIS JOHN BRICKHOUSE TO PENNY WOOD HENRY DOUGHERTY TO MARY E. LALL TONY FENTRESS TO ANN SKINNER JOSIAH SMITH TO ADELINE KNIGHT BENJAMIN BERNARD TO ALIC E PARKER WILLIAM GRIFFIN TO CLARKE WHITE IRVING TARRELL TO ALEXINA RIDGEWEAY NOAH L. OVERTON TO L.E. ETHERIDGE SAMUAL WALKER TO SALLY GRIMES MARK FERCHER TO LOUISA CORPREW JAMES COLLEY TO JANE JACKSON MAY 1. 1873 (NEWSPAPER DATE) APRIL MARRIAGES IN PORTSMOUTH JOHN E. PIGGOTT TO MARY N. GRANT W.H. JOHNSON TO MARY C. CARNY JOHN B. WONNYCUTT TO C.A. BLANCHARD MOSES KING TO ANNIE BOADON ISAAC O. BAILEY AND MARY V. CUTHERILL BENJAMIN CURTIS TO EMMA JANE MORSE W.B. DAVIS TO CAROLINE E. WITHY JOHN A. MCDONALD TO EMMA A. WARREN W.B. WILLIAMS TO CHERRY MULLENTINE CHRISTOPHER WHITEHURST TO ELLEN MURDER JAMES A. MURDEN TO MARY A. MCPHERSON W.H.CARR TO MARY E. BROWN W.H. BROWN TO JENNIE E. LOVITT JAMES H. BRINKLY TO ROSANNA PARKER JOHN HUTCHINGSON TO ANNIE A. MARTIN SAMUEL COPELAND TO MAHALA BILLUPS ALONZA ELLIOTT TO MARY E. SAWYER GEORGE JOHNSON TO ELLA GODFREY W. D. WOODHOUSE TO MARY E. LOCKWOOD JOSEPH CONOVER JR. TO CHRISTIANA PAUL R.W. WILSON TO AFFIE TRUST THOMAS WRIGHT TO M.A. HOLLAND JORDAN ELLIOTT TO MAHALA BROWN APRIL MARRIAGES IN NORFOLK VICTOR MAHALER TO CATHARINE PORTMAN] SAMUEL WIASHINGTON DAVIS TO JENNIE GRANVILLE TABB ZACHARIAH ELISHA MUNDEN TO JOSEPHINE JOINS ELZEY DAVIS TO ELLA HAMPSHIRE WILLIAM BERRY FORBES TO JANE MITCHELL CLIFTON LEE TO MARTHA WADSWORTH GATCH JOHN HENDERSON TO MARY BALLENTINE ANDREW HARRISON FORREST TO GEORGIE JORDAN MARCUS BOWER TO MARY ELIZABETH PARR WILLIAM ALEXANDER TO NOTTINGHAM TO EMILY VIRGINIA DALBY B. WILLIS FOREMAN TO JUDY KEELING HENRY H. NEWMAN TO AMRTHA WAUSER JOHN BUTLER TO JANE ELIZABETH LANGLEY WILLIAM HENRY HUNTER TO MARY MCPHERSON JOHN NEWSOME TO THODA OLD WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON TO MARTHA GERTRUDE WATTS JOHN SISSELL TO FLORA SMITH PAUL WADDELL TO AUMICE WILLIAMS WILLIAM HEWITT TO ANNIE THOROUGHGOOD JUNE 2. 1873 NEWSPAPER DATE LISTING OF MAY MARRIAGES IN PORTSMOUTH VIRGINUS PRACY TO ANN S. RIDICK WILLIAM F. SMITH TO AMANDA WHITAKINS HARVEY JONES TO MARTHA LAWRENCE JOHN H. HALLODAY TO MARIA SMITH JAMES W. TYLER TO ELLEN HARRELL WILLIAM HOOKLEY TO FRANCES KNIGHT G.T. RIDDICK TO ANN J. ROBINS ANDREW GARRETT TO MARIA ROBERTS ALEXANDER WEST TO MARTHA MATHEWS STEPHN CARVER TO HANNAH FORD JOSEPH C. OVERMAN TO MARGARET SPARROW BENJAMIN FEREBEE TO LAURA ANN FEREBEE RICHARD WINNIS TO ADELIA M???- could not make out last name. MOSES BUTT TO SELEH SMITH HENRY JAMES TO LOUISA SH???? could not make out last name P.L. FORD TO ALICE M??? could not make out last name BENJAMIN FLOD TO CORDELIA WATTS NATHAN ASBURN TO FRANCES WRIGHT GRANDY PERKINS TO LUCINDA SEXTON LISTING OF MAY MARRIAGES IN NORFOLK JOHN THOMAS JENKINS TO MISS JULIA DUDLEY JAMES WILLIAM BARLOW TO MISS EMMA C. BLAKE JAMES EDWARD WRIGHT TO MISS ANNIE E. FACE CHARLES V. JORDAN TO MISS JOSEPHINE HENDERSON B. JONATHAN SAMPSON TO LOUISA DAVIS WILLIAM BARRETT TO MARY SMITH SMAUEL CARTER TO SARAH LEMMON JOHN HALEY TO EMILY READ ROBERT GARRISON TO MARIA WHITE HENRY POINDEXTER TO SUSAN WILSON JULY 1 1873 LISTING OF JUNE 1873 MARRIAGES IN PORTSMOUTH JOHN MILLER TO MARY KING JAMES RIDDICK TO ALEXANDER ASH EDWARD YOUNG TO ALICE A. MARTIN MATTHEW W. POWELL TO MARARET A. CARR JAMES O'DONNELL TO MARY CUNNINGHAM MELCHISIDEC SHRAGGINS TO LAURA G. FORBES HENRY W. BAKER TO LUNCINDA WHITE JOHN H. YATES TO SARAH ANN SHACKLEFORD WILLIAM WILLIAMS TO MARTHA WILLIAMS ALBERT MILLER TO LUCY REED HENRY COPELAND TO ALICE WILSON JOHN MCPHERSON TO MARY BARTEE NELSON GATLING TO LVY COX ABRAHAM BALLORD TO HARRIET BURKE JAMES MORRIS TO MARIANNE DENNY CHARLES RIDDICK TO MAHALA BESS JOHN Q. HUGES TO EMMA J. BURNELL DANIEL GOAFFREY TO CATHARINE EDWARDS R.C. ANDERSON TO HARRIETT S. BARTLETT THOMAS BANKS TO JENNIE HOLLAND REUBEN SMELLEY TO NANCY ROBERTS JAMES WILLIAMS TO MARCHER PRETLOW LISTING OF JUNE MARRIAGES IN NORFOLK THOMAS WILLIAMS TO MISS LIZZIE GRAVES THOMAS FITCHETT TO MISS SARAH R. GRAHAM AUGUSTUS W. TATEM TO MISS MARTHA L. BEASLEY WILLIAM H. KNIGHT TO MISS GEORGEANNA STRINGEE LEWIS FRIEDMAN TO MISS GERTRUDE PINCUS GEORGE MC INTOSH TO MISS MARY SAUNDERS JAMES M. MILLER TO MISS GEORGEANNA BELOTE OSCAR LEONARD MALBON TO MISS LUCIE L. BUSHEY LEVI NAPOLEON ETHEREDGE TO MISS LYDIA COX WILLIAM J. VESEY AND MISS LAURA VIRGINIA GREENWOOD B. GEORGE T. WRIGHT AND SELEY ANN GOLSTON WILLIAM ROBINSON AND LUNCINDA WHITE ROBERT BILLUPS TO SUSAN BIGGS STEPHEN PEIRCE AND RACHEL F. TYLER SAMUEL HUNT TO ELIZA CARTER ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

I would just like to say a great big THANK YOU to all of your people who are copying and indexing records and scanning in documents for the rest of us. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME! All of you have taught me so very much and I appreciate your efforts. This list is a treasure! Lindy ----- Original Message ----- From: <FRMRNYR@aol.com> To: <varoots-l@rootsweb.com> Cc: <VAPRINCESS-L@rootsweb.com>; <vanorfol-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 11:35 AM Subject: [VAROOTS] norfolk, ports, marriages 1873 per newspaper > > i am trying to do about 6 months to a year,every time i go to the > library. > we shall see: > > here's 1873 marriages > kristina > _www.nyvagenealogy.homeste_ > (http://www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/virginiarecords.html) > ad.com/virginiarecords.html > > > > FEB. 1. 1873 > > > > MARRIAGES FOR JANUARY IN PORTSMOUTH: > > > > RICHARD REED TO JOSEPHINE A. DAVIS > > JOSEPH H. ARCHER TO LYDIA ANN MEGGS > > JONATHAN POWELL TO MATILDA PINNER > > HENRY RIDDICK TO EDITH YOUNG > > THOMAS J. KILPATRICK TO BRIDGE FLAHERTY > > WILLIAM P.P. STURDIVANT, JR. TO LAURA HOWELL > > JOSEPH MCMILLER TO MARY E. MURRY > > E.W. MAUPIN TO EBBOLINE BROWN > > ROBERT W. MURDEN JR. TO MARY EL. MURRAY > > AUGUSTINE C. MOORE TO MARY ANN HARRIS > > MOSES GIBBS TO SARAH FENTRESS > > CHARLES E. CALBERT TO MOLLIE W. FRACTAS > > H. CLAY WOOD TO JULIA E. FORBES > > JONATHAN WOODWARD TO ANNIE JORDAN > > ALBERT WHITE TO SARAH WRIGHT > > GEORGE W. FULLER TO MARY JANE JACKSON > > ARMISTEAD CUFFEE TO JOSEPH CUFFEE > > LEMUEL BABB TO ALOPH CROPREW > > WILLIAM H. GIBSON TO MARY E. DEANES > > HENRY TURNER TO MARGARET GIBSON > > JONATHAN B. DREWRY TO MISSOURI A. IVEY > > ALEXANDER STOAKES TO MELISSA CUTHERELL > > CARY J. HAW TO HENRIETTA HALL > > GEORGE NEWTON TO SRAH BIZZLE > > JONATHAN WESLEY ROOKS TO GEORGEANNA SHEPPARD > > GEORGE JONES TO MARY TARLETON > > N.M.M. SMITH TO MARY E. OLD > > WILLOUGHBY M. LOCKHART TO ELIZABETH WOODWARD > > J.C. HEATH TO SARAH A. SCOTT > > JOHN W. BUNTING TO KATIE D. HAYNES > > JOSEPH A. STOUT TO LELIA F. HANBURY > > CHARLES FERREBEE JR. TO MARY BERNARD > > ABRAHAM BARNES TO MARTHA BURWELL > > GEORGE W. ANDERSON TO MARGARET A. WILKINS > > SCOTT WHITE TO FANNY HARPER > > > > > > > > FEB 8, 1873 > > > > WEDDING AT. SAINT IGNATIUS CHRUCH IN BALTIMORE ON FEB 5. 1873 BY REV. > WILLIAM F. CLARK S.J. > > WALTER SHARP TO MARY E. DAUGHTER OF THE LATE HENRY B. REARDON OF NORFOLK. > > > > MARCH 1, 1873 NEWSPAPER DATE > > > > DR. JOHN BEOMON TO MISS ALIDA NORFLEET ON FEB. 26 1873. > > > > ARIL 1. 1873 NEWSPAPER DATE > > > > NORFOLK MARCH WEDDINGS: > > > > JOSEPH D. KNAPP TO MARY MAYO > > DAVID FREEMAN TO JENNIE SUTTON > > PETER JONES TO RACHEL CONNOR > > THOMAS PARKER TO TIMMER A. PERDY > > JOHN A. DOWDY TO JEANNETTE H. BUCHANAN > > C.C. DIGGS TO CARRIE A BROWNLEY > > WILLIAM HEDGEMAN TO PAULINE RIDDICK > > DAVID SPRATLEY TO LUCY ANN HALSTED > > MAIDSON WRIGHT ANN ELIZA WINSLOW > > ALLEN JONES TO ALICE BROWN > > JOHN R. WHITEHURST TO INEZ V. PEED > > THOMAS H. DAVIS TO ELLA A. HALL > > ARGULE KEELING TO SARAH A. E. WESLEY > > NATHAN HARRIS TO PENNY JOHNSON > > MOODY JARVIS TO ELELITH MARTIN > > CORNELIUS F. WHITE TO MARTHA E. DAVIS > > JOHN BRICKHOUSE TO PENNY WOOD > > HENRY DOUGHERTY TO MARY E. LALL > > TONY FENTRESS TO ANN SKINNER > > JOSIAH SMITH TO ADELINE KNIGHT > > BENJAMIN BERNARD TO ALIC E PARKER > > WILLIAM GRIFFIN TO CLARKE WHITE > > IRVING TARRELL TO ALEXINA RIDGEWEAY > > NOAH L. OVERTON TO L.E. ETHERIDGE > > SAMUAL WALKER TO SALLY GRIMES > > MARK FERCHER TO LOUISA CORPREW > > JAMES COLLEY TO JANE JACKSON > > > > > > > > > > MAY 1. 1873 (NEWSPAPER DATE) > > > > APRIL MARRIAGES IN PORTSMOUTH > > > > JOHN E. PIGGOTT TO MARY N. GRANT > > W.H. JOHNSON TO MARY C. CARNY > > JOHN B. WONNYCUTT TO C.A. BLANCHARD > > MOSES KING TO ANNIE BOADON > > ISAAC O. BAILEY AND MARY V. CUTHERILL > > BENJAMIN CURTIS TO EMMA JANE MORSE > > W.B. DAVIS TO CAROLINE E. WITHY > > JOHN A. MCDONALD TO EMMA A. WARREN > > W.B. WILLIAMS TO CHERRY MULLENTINE > > CHRISTOPHER WHITEHURST TO ELLEN MURDER > > JAMES A. MURDEN TO MARY A. MCPHERSON > > W.H.CARR TO MARY E. BROWN > > W.H. BROWN TO JENNIE E. LOVITT > > JAMES H. BRINKLY TO ROSANNA PARKER > > JOHN HUTCHINGSON TO ANNIE A. MARTIN > > SAMUEL COPELAND TO MAHALA BILLUPS > > ALONZA ELLIOTT TO MARY E. SAWYER > > GEORGE JOHNSON TO ELLA GODFREY > > W. D. WOODHOUSE TO MARY E. LOCKWOOD > > JOSEPH CONOVER JR. TO CHRISTIANA PAUL > > R.W. WILSON TO AFFIE TRUST > > THOMAS WRIGHT TO M.A. HOLLAND > > JORDAN ELLIOTT TO MAHALA BROWN > > > > > > APRIL MARRIAGES IN NORFOLK > > > > > > VICTOR MAHALER TO CATHARINE PORTMAN] > > SAMUEL WIASHINGTON DAVIS TO JENNIE GRANVILLE TABB > > ZACHARIAH ELISHA MUNDEN TO JOSEPHINE JOINS > > ELZEY DAVIS TO ELLA HAMPSHIRE > > WILLIAM BERRY FORBES TO JANE MITCHELL > > CLIFTON LEE TO MARTHA WADSWORTH GATCH > > JOHN HENDERSON TO MARY BALLENTINE > > ANDREW HARRISON FORREST TO GEORGIE JORDAN > > MARCUS BOWER TO MARY ELIZABETH PARR > > WILLIAM ALEXANDER TO NOTTINGHAM TO EMILY VIRGINIA DALBY > > > > B. > > > > WILLIS FOREMAN TO JUDY KEELING > > HENRY H. NEWMAN TO AMRTHA WAUSER > > JOHN BUTLER TO JANE ELIZABETH LANGLEY > > WILLIAM HENRY HUNTER TO MARY MCPHERSON > > JOHN NEWSOME TO THODA OLD > > WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON TO MARTHA GERTRUDE WATTS > > JOHN SISSELL TO FLORA SMITH > > PAUL WADDELL TO AUMICE WILLIAMS > > WILLIAM HEWITT TO ANNIE THOROUGHGOOD > > > > > > > > > > > > > > JUNE 2. 1873 NEWSPAPER DATE > > > > LISTING OF MAY MARRIAGES IN PORTSMOUTH > > > > VIRGINUS PRACY TO ANN S. RIDICK > > WILLIAM F. SMITH TO AMANDA WHITAKINS > > HARVEY JONES TO MARTHA LAWRENCE > > JOHN H. HALLODAY TO MARIA SMITH > > JAMES W. TYLER TO ELLEN HARRELL > > WILLIAM HOOKLEY TO FRANCES KNIGHT > > G.T. RIDDICK TO ANN J. ROBINS > > ANDREW GARRETT TO MARIA ROBERTS > > ALEXANDER WEST TO MARTHA MATHEWS > > STEPHN CARVER TO HANNAH FORD > > JOSEPH C. OVERMAN TO MARGARET SPARROW > > BENJAMIN FEREBEE TO LAURA ANN FEREBEE > > RICHARD WINNIS TO ADELIA M???- could not make out last name. > > MOSES BUTT TO SELEH SMITH > > HENRY JAMES TO LOUISA SH???? could not make out last name > > P.L. FORD TO ALICE M??? could not make out last name > > BENJAMIN FLOD TO CORDELIA WATTS > > NATHAN ASBURN TO FRANCES WRIGHT > > GRANDY PERKINS TO LUCINDA SEXTON > > > > > > LISTING OF MAY MARRIAGES IN NORFOLK > > > > JOHN THOMAS JENKINS TO MISS JULIA DUDLEY > > JAMES WILLIAM BARLOW TO MISS EMMA C. BLAKE > > JAMES EDWARD WRIGHT TO MISS ANNIE E. FACE > > CHARLES V. JORDAN TO MISS JOSEPHINE HENDERSON > > > > B. > > > > JONATHAN SAMPSON TO LOUISA DAVIS > > WILLIAM BARRETT TO MARY SMITH > > SMAUEL CARTER TO SARAH LEMMON > > JOHN HALEY TO EMILY READ > > ROBERT GARRISON TO MARIA WHITE > > HENRY POINDEXTER TO SUSAN WILSON > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > JULY 1 1873 > > > > LISTING OF JUNE 1873 MARRIAGES IN PORTSMOUTH > > > > JOHN MILLER TO MARY KING > > JAMES RIDDICK TO ALEXANDER ASH > > EDWARD YOUNG TO ALICE A. MARTIN > > MATTHEW W. POWELL TO MARARET A. CARR > > JAMES O'DONNELL TO MARY CUNNINGHAM > > MELCHISIDEC SHRAGGINS TO LAURA G. FORBES > > HENRY W. BAKER TO LUNCINDA WHITE > > JOHN H. YATES TO SARAH ANN SHACKLEFORD > > WILLIAM WILLIAMS TO MARTHA WILLIAMS > > ALBERT MILLER TO LUCY REED > > HENRY COPELAND TO ALICE WILSON > > JOHN MCPHERSON TO MARY BARTEE > > NELSON GATLING TO LVY COX > > ABRAHAM BALLORD TO HARRIET BURKE > > JAMES MORRIS TO MARIANNE DENNY > > CHARLES RIDDICK TO MAHALA BESS > > JOHN Q. HUGES TO EMMA J. BURNELL > > DANIEL GOAFFREY TO CATHARINE EDWARDS > > R.C. ANDERSON TO HARRIETT S. BARTLETT > > THOMAS BANKS TO JENNIE HOLLAND > > REUBEN SMELLEY TO NANCY ROBERTS > > JAMES WILLIAMS TO MARCHER PRETLOW > > > > > > LISTING OF JUNE MARRIAGES IN NORFOLK > > > > THOMAS WILLIAMS TO MISS LIZZIE GRAVES > > THOMAS FITCHETT TO MISS SARAH R. GRAHAM > > AUGUSTUS W. TATEM TO MISS MARTHA L. BEASLEY > > WILLIAM H. KNIGHT TO MISS GEORGEANNA STRINGEE > > LEWIS FRIEDMAN TO MISS GERTRUDE PINCUS > > GEORGE MC INTOSH TO MISS MARY SAUNDERS > > JAMES M. MILLER TO MISS GEORGEANNA BELOTE > > OSCAR LEONARD MALBON TO MISS LUCIE L. BUSHEY > > LEVI NAPOLEON ETHEREDGE TO MISS LYDIA COX > > WILLIAM J. VESEY AND MISS LAURA VIRGINIA GREENWOOD > > > > B. > > GEORGE T. WRIGHT AND SELEY ANN GOLSTON > > WILLIAM ROBINSON AND LUNCINDA WHITE > > ROBERT BILLUPS TO SUSAN BIGGS > > STEPHEN PEIRCE AND RACHEL F. 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