The following is hand written and from: _/Austin and Reed Papers, Manuscript Department, Duke University, Durham. North Carolina/_ State of North Carolina Burke County To any regular licensed minister of the gospel having care of souls or some Justice of the __________ Peace for said county. I do by the authority in me vested by law authorise and impower you or either of you to celebrate and Solemnise the rites of Marriage between John Johnson and Lucy Payne and Join them together in holy marriage as man and wife. Given under my hand at office the 15th day of January 1805 J Erwin Ck This couple later went to Giles County TN ---I would like to correspond with anyone with knowledge of their ancestors and descendants. I find a lot of information on Giles County Johnson's, but having a hard time separating them. I am descended from John Wilson Johnson and Frances L Sellers. John Wilson Johnson first married Rebecca Johnson. Bill Trott Pasadena, TX WTROTT@comcast.net