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Marriage Records - Original Bonds and Licenses
1788-1837 The following information was transcribed from the original bonds and licenses. The page number on which the record can be found in Marriage Record Book I is also given. The folowing records are for 1818-1819.
Gr. Last Name Gr. First Name Br. First Name Br. Last Name Issue Date Bondsman Notes MB Pg. No. Anderson Hiram Susan Newsom 1/5/1818 Henry Marlin . 191 Atwood William Caroline Plummer 1/27/1818 Nicholas Hobson . 192 Baird Willis Sally Greer 1/6/1818 John Strong Minister spelled Groom's name Beard. 191 Barfield Daniel Nancy Grimes 9/21/1818 James Lovell . 199 Blurton John Elizabeth Tackett 12/30/1818 Thomas Rutherford . 204 Boon Bryant Martha Phipps 2/17/1818 Noah Walker . 193 Bosley Charles Eliza Childress 12/23/1818 Robert Goodlett . 203 Bosworth William Mary Ann Penn 5/4/1818 Robert Martin . 195 Boyt James Patsy Simmons 9/4/1818 Thomas W. Felin . 199 Brewer William Elizabeth Tait 4/25/1818 Joseph Brewer . 195 Brown Alexander Y. Rebecah N. Harris 10/9/1818 David G. Thompson . 200 Butterworth William Nancy Cartwright 8/24/1818 Zachariah Payne, Thomas N. Cartwright . 198 Chandler George Nancy Perkins 8/18/1818 John Brooks . 198 Childress Reps. O. Sally Frazier 3/30/1818 John Porter . 194 Clay Woody Orpha Kennedy 2/4/1818 Robert Thompson . 192 Clemons Isaac Elizabeth Mathes 11/24/1818 John Hinton . 202 Clopton Samuel H. Maria Harlow 5/7/1818 William Sullivant . 195 Cobbs James H. Elizabeth Hill 6/15/1818 Stephen C. McDaniel . 196 Cooper August Sally Armstrong 11/251818 Greenwood Payne . 202 Crabb Ralph Miriam Lewis 3/14/1818 Nathan Ewing . 194 Crocket Andrew Catherine Bell 4/1/1818 Samuel Bell . 194 Crutchfield Oliver Polly Burnett 12/18/1818 John Thomas . 203 Curtis Constantine Peggy Carter 1/24/1818 Woody Clay, Wm. Alexander . 192 Dacus William Cynthia Dodson 1/6/1818 Wilson Bryant, Alexander Dacus . 191 Daniel Edward Thenny Cartwright 12/12/1818 Andrew Dorton . 203 Davis John Susan Newton 12/5/1818 Samuel W. Hope . 203 Davis Joshua Polly Koen 9/30/1818 John Demoss, Edmund Edney . 200 Dean James Charlotte Horn 9/23/1818 Michael Gleaves . 199 Dillon James Elizabeth Moore 8/29/1818 Samuel Marlin . 198 Dilworth Thomas Susannah Williams 9/24/1818 James B. Houston . 200 Donaldson James Clarinda Richmond 8/18/1818 James McCombs . 198 Dotson Limech Sophia Williams 10/1/1818 William B. Dotson, Samuel Brown . 200 Downey William Sarah Harwood 11/10/1818 Lewis Joslin . 201 Downs William Peggy Wilcox 7/7/1818 William Chandler . 196 Drake John Jr. Charlotte R. Witt 9/1/1818 John Criddle . 198 Earl Ralph E. W. Jane Caffrey 5/21/1818 Andrew Hays . 195 Equals Silas Polly Vick 4/4/1818 Josiah League . 194 Fly Micajah Nancy Hardy 7/8/1818 Ambrose G. Lewis . 196 Fowlkes Samuel Elizabeth W. Moore 11/18/1818 John Hinton . 201 Foy James Mary Daniel 9/25/1818 Daniel Fraser . 200 Fuqua Jesse Narcissa Carter 4/2/1818 Thomas Fuqua . 194 Gaines William W. Sarah Bell 4/1/1818 Samuel Bell . 194 Gammill James Sally Whites 10/15/1818 John F. Blair . 200 Garrett Richard Rebecah Cannon 8/27/1818 Gilbert G. Washington . 198 Gilbert Wilson Nancy Kennedy 12/10/1818 Kendal Webb . 203 Goodlett Adam G. Charlotte P. Campbell 11/26/1818 G. B. McNeil . 202 Goodnough Isaiah Sarah Smith 3/18/1818 Samuel Williams . 194 Gower Elisha Sally Fowler 1/12/1818 . 192 Guess James Celia Stewart 2/16/1818 Robert McCain . 193 Hamblen Jno. M. A. Mary O'Donelson 2/24/1818 James Roan . 193 Hanks Joshua Amelia Rape 9/12/1818 Jarvis Jones . 199 Harris James Elizabeth Maddux 11/5/1818 John McGavock, Isaac Clemons . 201 Harris William Lucresy Barnes 7/14/1818 Moses Christianberry . 196 Harwell Frederick Nancy Black 9/2/1818 Isaiah Currey . 199 Houton Daniel Exit Randal 12/1/1818 Sabret Choat . 202 Howell James Peggy Hartman 1/17/1818 William Matlock . 192 Hubbs Bani Sally Harper 7/17/1818 James Joslin . 197 Hurt Henry Elizabeth Wright 8/17/1818 Charles Brown . 198 Johns William Sally Pugh 9/26/1818 Neal Hopkins . 200 Jones Benjamin B. Martha M. Haywood 12/31/1818 Samuel B. Marshall, Thomas Crutcher . 204 Keen Joseph Sarah B. Iredale 5/8/1818 Joseph Porter . 195 Key Tandy L. Delilah Beasley 11/4/1818 Nicholas T. Walker . 201 Lewis Ambrose G. Jane Watkins 9/1/1818 John Waters . 199 Little John Patsy Johns 9/28/1818 William Johns . 200 Lock John W. Eliza Clark 3/4/1818 Nicholas Hobson . 193 Lovell William Nancy Garland 8/12/1818 Robert Lovell . 198 Loyd James Matildy Morris 7/4/1818 Robert P. McFarland . 196 Mann David B. Mary Alexander 6/10/1818 George S. Hampton . 196 Marshall Samuel B. Jane Childress 12/31/1818 Thos. Washington . 204 Martin Peter H. Jane Bell 7/2/1818 D. H. Bosworth . 196 Mason Thomas Elenor Guthrie 2/21/1818 Thomas Pritchett . 193 Mays John Arrena Tucker 6/16/1818 James Grizzard . 195 Mays William W. Penina Fowler 12/15/1818 Thos. J. Thornton . 203 McGavock Randal Jr. Almira Haines 3/24/1818 J. Taylor . 194 McIntire Robert Polly Morton 7/21/1818 Jno Kennedy, David Kennedy . 197 McLaughlin James Mary Crawford Law 12/15/1818 Alexr. Richardson, William S. Fulton . 203 Miles Elisha Sally Lovell 12/5/1818 Thos. Boyett . 202 Miles Samuel Jr. Bede Lewis 10/19/1818 Thomas Krantz . 200 Montgomery Hamilton Elizabeth Morris 11/25/1818 Abraham Inman . 202 Murry John M. Polly Jackson 9/17/1818 William G. Evans . 199 Oldham Charles Judith Johnston 2/23/1818 Thomas Johnson, Richard Oldham . 193 Owen Edmond Jr. Polly Hope 2/16/1818 Thomas Hope 193 Palmer Anthony Nancy Paul 9/16/1818 Nicholas Page . 199 Parkman David Margaret Chism 11/25/1818 Philip Lemley . 202 Patterson Benjamin Fanny Weakley 12/21/1818 J. B. Marshall . 203 Peay George Nancy Johnston 11/3/1818 Enoch H. Jones . 201 Phipps Eldridge N. Senai Casselman 8/4/1818 William Downey . 197 Pickle Robert Catherine McCanless 5/22/1818 . 195 Pierson Isham Delilah Cross 12/29/1818 Francis Saunders . 203 Ralston George Elizabeth Marshall 12/1/1818 Matthew Patterson . 202 Rasberry George Ferribee Hooper 10/10/1818 Asahel Champ J.P. spelled bride's first name Pharaby 200 Reynolds George Sarah Reaves 7/21/1818 William Reeves . 197 Rhea william Sarah Bishop 2/5/1818 Jonathan Huggins . 192 Richardson Booker Susannah Robertson 8/10/1818 Joel B. Taylor . 197 Richardson Henry Elizabeth Cox 11/13/1818 Robert Evans . 201 Roach Elsey Caty Still 2/24/1818 John McFarlin . 193 Roads Newton Sophia Johnston 7/21/1818 Abner Roads . 197 Robertson James R. Susan Oldham 8/11/1818 John Waters . 198 Rooker Caleb Dianah Joslin 5/15/1818 . 195 Sadler Jeremiah Mahaly Earhart 7/8/1818 William G. Evans . 196 Sanders Gabriel Jane Hail 7/20/1818 Samuel Miles . 197 Scott John T. Rebecca Exum 11/9/1818 William L. Carter . 201 Scott Larkin Peggy Russell 11/7/1818 William Scott . 201 Scruggs Theophelus Charlotte Perry 11/15/1818 Edward Phillips . 201 Small Samuel Cinthia Binkley 8/22/1818 Henry Binkley . 198 Stringfellow Richard Hannah Reaves 9/16/1818 Benjamin D. Pack . 199 Strong Thomas Jane Tibbs 11/18/1818 Samuel M. Perry . 201 Stull Samuel Rachael Mathias 1/1/1818 Isaac Clemons . 191 Sullivan Elisha Sarah M. Phipps 5/16/1818 Eldridge N. Phipps . 195 Sullivant Bennet M. Nancy Slavens 3/2/1818 John Warmuth . 193 Tait Waddy Julia Matilda Coleman 6/17/1818 Rueben A. Higginbotham . 196 Thomas William Precilla Cotton 11/24/1818 James Thomas . 202 Thornton Thomas J. Polly Mays 3/28/1818 Robert McGaugh . 194 Ursery Masten Elizabeth Fowler 9/19/1818 A. Y. Brown, Richard Brown . 199 Vaughan Edward Elizabeth Cagle 12/30/1818 Baldy Vaughan Clerk had bondsman first name as Archibald 204 Vick Joab Deley Vick 8/5/1818 William Hinson . 197 Wair George T. Julia Ann Branch 2/14/1818 Wallis Branch, Robert Taylor . 193 Walters George Susannah Taylor 1/22/1818 William R. Gibson, Robert Walters . 192 Webber John Nancy G. Moore 12/31/818 H. Terrass . 204 Westbrook Westley Susan Dunn 7/15/1818 Lewis Dunn . 197 White Jeremiah Nancy Hill 2/7/1818 Philip Hurt . 192 Whitsitt William D. Sarah C. Slaughter 1/14/1818 Thomas Wray . 192 Williams William Mary Dorris 4/2/1818 Isaac Drake . 194 Wilson Robert Lucinda Kee 7/1/1818 Matthew Patterson . 196 Winstead William C. Meddy Davis 1/3/1818 William Chapman . 191 Wood Robert Sarah B. West 5/19/1818 Joseph Porter . 195 Wright George Patsy Sawyers 8/1/1818 John Smith . 197 Wright John Judy Hurt 2/121818 Samuel Brown . 192 Abernathy Laban Elizabeth Drake 2/27/1819 Simon Everett . 206 Adams Thomas P. Ann Tennant 11/17/1819 Geo. Bell, Robt. Beveridge . 216 Allen (a man of colour) Richd. Sophia Molloy (a free woman of colour formerly the property of Thomas Molloy) 4/14/1819 Hugh Roland and Liston Temple Consent: I am of the opinion that the clerk of the court would not be liable to any ____ ___ ____ a license, provided he take bond & good security __ between two free persons of colour,..." person of color 208 Anderson Solomon Elizabeth Newsom 8/26/1819 Allen Cotton . 212 Arthur William Mary Ann Godsay 2/11/1819 James Condon . 205 Bailey William Jane Sutton 11/13/1819 John Bell . 215 Baker Gilbert Elizabeth Baker 2/23/1819 Darius C. Sherwin . 205 Baker Williamson Tabby Cravens 10/25/1819 John Earhart . 215 Barnes Benajmin Mary Cato 6/12/1819 Dempsey Barnes . 209 Barnes Benjamin Polly Whittendon 7/19/1819 William Parker . 210 Barton Burges Jane Scoggins 8/5/1819 William Warmack . 211 Bland Arthur Polly A. Feltz 12/14/1819 John Shelton, Thomas H. Cannon . 216 Boner Henry Margaret Huggins 9/11/1819 Mark Phillips . 212 Bournos Jos. Tausea Adele Gardette 1/1/1819 Peter Peyraux . 204 Boyles John Nancy Buie 4/1/1819 Edward Daniel . 207 Brown Bazzell Elizabeth Phillips 10/4/1819 Jonathan Phillips . 214 Buchanan Alexander Mary T. Ridley 3/24/1819 Williamson Adams . 207 Cain Joseph Parthenia Connell 4/1/1819 John K. Bell, Robert Stringfellow . 207 Caldwell Robert Jiney Brown 1/19/1819 Knowles Green . 205 Carmack Isaac Sally Banes 3/11/1819 William Alexander . 206 Carothers William Priscilla McBride 7/28/1819 James Cockrill . 211 Chadwell John Polly Thompson 12/23/1819 Joseph Scales . 217 Champ Richard Polly Livington 3/24/1819 William Champ J.P. added note to license...the groom is 77 years old the bride 25 or 30 years old. 207 Clinard John Polly Cammeron 4/17/1819 Henry Stobaugh . 208 Clinard John Polly Huggins 5/11/1819 Alexander Clinard . 208 Cloyd Joshua D. Frances Newsom 6/15/1819 Edwin Cloyd Consent - May 31st Sir this will certify that I do hereby consent that Joshua D. Cloyd shall join in the wholy state of Matrimony with my Daughter Frances Given under my hand Francis Newman J.P. gave bride's first name as Fanny. 210 Criddle John, Jr. Sally Drake 12/8/1819 Sevier Drake . 216 Cruse Samuel Harriet Maria Coleman 5/26/1819 Edwin Jones . 209 Davis Daniel Nancy Lester 12/28/1819 Wm. Arthur . 217 Dickson John M. Emeline M. Frazor 3/6/1819 D. Frazor . 206 Donelson Lemuel Eliza Whyte 7/13/1819 James G. Martin . 210 Dotson Harvey Sally Wilson 4/28/1819 James Write . 208 Drewery Richard Jemimah Adams 4/21/1819 Jno. Drury . 208 Duratt Timothy Sally Hunter 4/1/1819 Vincent Carney . 207 Earthman Isaac Martha Lanier 5/11/1819 David Wills . 208 Estes John Elizabeth Osmore 12/28/1819 Caleb McGraw . 217 Faulkner James W. Frances Tacket 2/22/1819 George Arthur . 205 Fitzhugh John Nancy Blackman 11/20/1819 Ezekial Fitzhugh . 216 Floyd Jones Esther Hays 5/13/1819 Charles McDade . 209 Fossett Alexander Martha Edmonds 7/27/1819 Balaam Edmonds . 211 Freeman James B. Eliza Denby 1/14/1819 Wm. H. Ferguson, Thomas Talbot . 204 Gainer Jesse Merina Cherry 12/23/1819 Henry Sligh . 217 George William Martha Ann Cox 12/14/1819 John Cox, Robert Duff . 217 Gibbs Thomas Susan Lester 8/30/1819 William Arthur . 212 Gibson John S. Patsy A. Vaughn 9/14/1819 Levi Gardner . 213 Graham Reuben P. Nancy S. Thomas 3/3/1819 Geo. Bell, Jacob Shall . 206 Grant George Sophia Bradford 11/1/1819 Jacob Shall, E. Pritchett . 215 Green Isaiah D. Margaret Castleman 10/20/1819 William Byant, Asa Green . 214 Green Robert W. Matilda Porter 10/14/1819 Francis McGavock, Thomas P. Adams . 214 Guy George Rebecca Yarbrough 10/23/1819 Daniel Brim . 214 Hamilton Thomas Sally Owen 7/1/1819 Eldridge B. Robertson . 210 Harmon Hardeman Edith Saddler 5/17/1819 William George, Ambrose Eubank . 209 Harrod Thomas Celia Campbell 5/1/1819 Robert Campbell . 208 Hews Champness Elizabeth Patton 9/16/1819 Benjamin Joslin . 213 Hogan Robert Jane Edge 10/21/1819 Christopher Elmore . 214 Hood James Mary A. Chalmers 11/17/1819 Ephraim Pritchett, R. T. Walker . 216 Howsley Alexander Wilmoth Bishop 2/24/1819 Colin S. Hobbs . 205 Jefferson Thomas Nancy Dawson 6/12/1819 Daniel McIntosh . 209 Jewell Joseph Mary E. Wills 6/14/1819 Laban Warfield . 210 Johnson John Mary Anderson 9/20/1819 James Boon . 213 Johnson Richard Sarah W. Oldham 11/25/1819 Charles H. Davis CHECK DATE BOND AND LICENSE * 216 Kent William Polly Sidebottom 8/4/1819 Fleming P. Wood . 211 Lane Owen Polly Fly 5/31/1819 John M. Wright . 209 Lane Thomas Rebecah McFadden 6/24/1819 . 211 Laswell Henry Sally Smith 7/5/1819 Joseph Smith . 210 LeCoq Francis Henry Rebecca Chapman 6/15/1819 Henry Terrass . 210 Lemley Philip Eliza Hall 7/21/1819 Waller O. Carter . 211 Manchester Willard Mary S. Taylor 5/31/1819 Tarrant P. Flint . 209 Mathews Elisha Nancy Reaves 11/3/1819 J.P. spelled bride's surname as Revis . 215 McGavock Jacob Louisa C. Grundy 5/11/1819 Francis McGavock, James P. Clark . 208 McIllwain John Abba Greer 10/25/1819 Daniel Martin . 215 McIntosh Daniel Mary M. Charlton 3/24/1819 Donald Fraser . 206 Miles Hardy Polly Lovell 6/2/1819 Gabriel Sanders . 209 Miller, Jr. Thomas Clarissa P. Craddock 9/22/1819 ThomasHardeman . 213 Moore Nathan W. Mary H. Crenshaw 8/31/1819 William Hope . 212 Morefield Thomas Polly W. Clay 2/16/1819 Jno. Drury . 205 Murrell James D. Mary Searcy 10/29/1819 C. D. McLean . 215 Neil Turner Jane Blair 3/1/1819 Thomas W. Shelton . 206 Nix James Nancy Caton 12/30/1819 Wm. Cayton . 217 O'Donely James Polly Lee 6/7/1819 John Criddle, Jr. . 209 Orr William Sally Hedgepath 9/4/1819 Samuel Seay . 212 Owen James Elizabeth Wray 7/21/1819 James Wray, Joel R. Smith . 211 Owens Marshall Mary Lewallen 8/17/1819 Frances Owens . 212 Page Absolom Patsy Woodfork 6/24/1819 William Wallace . 210 Page Robert Julia Wilks 12/20/1819 Giles H. Page . 217 Parker John C. Fanny Crutcher 11/4/1819 John Lanier . 215 Perkins James W. Eliza T. Edmiston 12/14/1819 J. H. Maury . 216 Phillips David Sally Phillips 9/17/1819 Nathaniel Bell . 213 Phillips Mark Elizabeth Huggins 8/26/1819 Henry Boner . 212 Pickett William Matildy Holder 3/11/1819 Simon Mothershed On back of license - I certify that I married the within named persons at the house of Dudly Kingston on the evening of the 11th March 1819 being the evening after the steam boat arrived and while I was marrying the couple there was two fights in the yard 206 Platts John Elizabeth Barefoot 7/1/1819 Solomon L. Holder . 210 Ramsey William Jr. Elizabeth L. Lapsley 11/5/1819 Joseph Vaulx . 215 Raymer Henry Elizabeth Smith 8/2/1819 Joel Smith The clerk wrote the date as July 2nd on front of license and August 2nd on back of license, August 2nd on front of bond. 211 Reding Iredale Patsy Hallums 10/7/1819 Thomas Kirkman . 214 Roach Needham Fanny B. McNeilly 4/9/1819 Seth McNeely, George Hamilton . 208 Rutherford Robert H. Evelina Mathis 3/9/1819 Thomas Rutherford . 206 Sadler Thomas Partheny Smith 1/16/1819 David Curtis On back of license - I certify that on the Evening of the 16th January I married the within named man & his wife at the upper ferry at Nashville - no person present but a drunken stone mason whose name I do not know. W. Barrow 205 Scharp Ambrose Sarah Cain 10/2/1819 Simon Glenn . 213 Scudder Philip J. Elizabeth Sims 1/20/1819 ____Green, ____ Thompson . 205 Seratt Joseph Finey Harvey 11/11/1819 John Harvey . 215 Shane Andrew Martha Green 10/10/1819 William Briant, Isaiah D. Green . 214 Shelton William Jane Gower 7/20/1819 Thomas M. Fielding . 210 Sherley David Nancy Tackett 4/6/1819 David Taylor . 207 Smith Andrew Patsy Smith 8/14/1819 Thomas Sadler . 212 Smith James Catherine Farmer 1/18/1819 Francis Farmer . 205 Smith Joel Polly Booten 3/9/1819 George Smith . 206 Smith Thomas C. Patsy Vick 9/20/1819 John H. Cruthcer . 213 Soto Anthony Ellen Claxton 9/11/1819 Johnston Vaughan, Meshack Pinkerton . 212 Squires Robert Fanny White 9/21/1819 Tulle Williams . 213 Strambler George Rebecah Jones 11/24/1819 Thomas T.Harper, Nathaniel Gilliam . 216 Strong Thomas Rhody Shain 12/22/1819 Braddock Richmond . 217 Stump Jacob Casia Hooper 11/24/1819 Nicholas Pryor, James Reynolds . 216 Taylor William Priscilla King 7/31/1819 Bignal Crook . 211 Thomas John Sally Bradberry 12/30/1819 Philip Thomas . 218 Thomas U. M. Nancy Marland 1/9/1819 Thomas L. Speice . 204 Thompson William W. Avelina Jordon 3/31/1819 Laban Abernathy . 207 Troop William Christine Youngblood 3/17/1819 Turner Williams, Daniel Carmack . 206 Twigg Timothy Elizabeth Roberts 4/1/1819 James Taylor . 207 Vaughan Samuel Polly Greer 10/13/1819 Johnson Vaughan . 214 Watkins William E. Matildy R. Hewitt 10/18/1819 C. H. P. Marr . 214 Whitaker William H. Maria L. Whyte 4/8/1819 G. A. Bedford . 207 Whites Joshua Sally Cunningham 9/21/1819 Peter C. Johnson . 213 Wilcox James Polly Kernell 2/10/1819 Thomas Speice . 205 Williams Thomas Patsy Strong 12/18/1819 James S. Williams MB has name as Williamson 217 Williams William Martha Hall 1/12/1819 J. Hoggatt Consent - Davidson Cty January 12th 1819 Sir This is to certify that I have given my concent to a contract of marriage between my daughter Martha Hall and mr. William Williams boath of this county Pleas to issue a lisens for that Purpus - - Charles M. H 204 Williamson George Lucy Baxter 1/4/1819 Benjamin T. Wyatt . 204 Wills Benjamin Margaret O. Harney 12/15/1819 Andrew G. Hudson . 217 Wills David Polly Morris 8/5/1819 Nicholas Gordon . 211 Wilson James Jane Tate 4/24/1819 David Cloyd, John R. Wilson . 208 Winters William Elizabeth Bishop 10/9/1819 Daniel Carmack . 214 Wood Fleming P. Tabitha W. Moore 12/2/1819 John Webber . 216 Woods Edward Sally Trimble 3/27/1819 James R. Watson . 207 Wray William Levina Harris 9/6/1819 Cader Harrold . 212 Wright Thornton Juliet Tennison 9/29/1819 Sam Brown . 213 Wright William Jane H. Wright 5/12/1819 Peter Wright, Hiram A. Hunter . 209 Yarbrough William Jane Coffman 11/16/1819 Isaac Coffman . 215 For more information on marriage records and for ordering information click here.
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