The following declarations are recorded in Negro Marriage Book 1
(1866—1873).
HUSBANDS name, WIFES name No. of years mar. Date of declaration
BENJAMIN BARNETT JUDA ANN 12 -1 Oct 1866
GEORGE TURK MARY JANE 8- 1 Oct 1866
PLEASANT KNIFLEY PAULINA ANN 5- 2 Oct 1866
GEORGE NELSON SMITH MILDRED FRANCES 27- 6 Oct 1866
JERRY WINFREY MARIAH ELIZABETH 3- 6 Oct 1866
GEORGE SMITH SUSAN A. 9- 6 Oct 1866
EDMUND GUNN MALINDA 35- 8 Oct 1866
REUBEN KNIFLEY SARAH 40- 8 Oct 1866
LEWIS SMITH MARGARET P. 13- 9 Oct 1866
GENERAL JACKSON SMITH MARANDA ELIZABETH 7- 10 Oct. 1866
C. PERRY MILLS CISLEY MARION 11- 12 Oct 1866
HENRY HANDLEY RACHEL JANE 6- 13 Oct 1866
RICHARD TAYLOR MATILDA JANE 2- 13 Oct 1866
DAVID WALKER LUVINA J. 8- 13 Oct 1866
HENRY McWHORTER PAMELIA 22- 13 Oct 1866
SHEDRICK CHEATHAM ELIZA W. 34- 13 Oct 1866
GEORGE TAYLOR FANNY 4- 13 Oct 1866
ISAAC BOTTOI4 PATSEY JANE 9- 13 Oct 1866
JACOB WILLIS AGGA 30- 13 Oct 1866
JORDAN TAYLOR PAMELIA ANN 7- 13 Oct 1866
CALVIN MORRISON ELIZA JANE 6- 13 Oct 1866
ANDERSON MASSIE MATILDA 19- 13 Oct 1866
CHARLES MORGAN SOPHA 19- 13 Oct 1866
ANDREW JOHNSTON MARY 13- 13 Oct 1866
HENRY TAYLOR HARRIETT 5- 13 Oct 1866
JERRY TAYLOR ELIZABETH 2- 13 Oct 1866
THOMAS INGRAM ANN 10- 13 Oct 1866
PETER A. MOTLEY JUDA 6- 13 Oct 1866
WILSON JOHNSTON SARAH JANE 12- 15 Oct 1866
ROBERT SMITH MARIAH F. 6- 15 Oct 1866
SAMUEL WATSON CAROLINE TELETHA 20- 16 Oct 1866
REUBEN MALONE CHARLOTTA 8- 17 Oct 1866
AQUILLA GARNETT CHARLOTTA 20- 20 Oct 1866
ABRAM THOMPSON ELIZABETH 4- 20 Oct 1866
ALFRED TEBBS JUDA 15- 20 Oct 1866
NELSON FITZPATRICK HILLY A. 7- 20 Oct 1866
SAMUEL TAYLOR SALVISA 1- 20 Oct 1866
ELIJAH HASKINS AGNESS 9- 20 Oct 1866
DANIEL SMITH MARIAH 21- 20 Oct 1866
WILLIAM SMITH HARRIETT 1- 20 Oct 1866
EDWARD HANCOCK AMANDA 12- 20 Oct 1866
GREEN GARNETT KESSIAH 9- 20 Oct 1866
GEORGE CALDWELL MALINDA 35- 20 Oct 1866
REUBEN FRAZER FRANCES 20- 20 Oct 1866
BENJAMIN SMITH MAHALEY 21- 22 Oct 1866
THOMAS HUNTER MARY EMILY 6- 22 Oct 1866
FRANK SPEARMAN RACHEL 13- 22 Oct 1866
MARTIN WAGGENER ELIZABETH A. 5- 23 Oct 1866
GEORGE WAGGENER ANN E. 4- 23 Oct 1866
JOHN WILLIAMS MARY 17- 25 Oct 1866
EDMUND HARDEN AMIE (?) 38- 26 Oct 1866
THOMAS GARNETT ELIZA 13- 26 Oct 1866
MANUEL WILMORE MALINDA 19 26 Oct 1866
JAMES HUGHES MARY 24 26 Oct 1866
JOHN WALKER CYNTHIA ANN 30 27 Oct 1866
HENRY HARRISON SMITH ANN MARIAH 1 27 Oct 1866
JOHN HENRY SIMS SARAH JANE 2 27 Oct 1866
JOHN JOHNSTON CHANY 2 27 Oct 1866
ThOMAS J. BAKER JULY ANN 3 27 Oct 1866
ADAM MOTLEY MARTHA JANE 5 27 Oct 1866
SILAS GILMER ELIZA 14 27 Oct 1866
SAWNEY GILMER ELIZABETH 2 27 Oct 1866
ALFRED BURBRIDGE MARY 1 27 Oct 1866
HENRY BURBRIDGE CATHARINE 25 27 Oct 1866
STEPNEY WILLIAMS LIDDY ANN 16 27 Oct 1866
GRUNDY WHITE CLARA 30 27 Oct 1866
ROBERT WhITE MARIAH C. 12 27 Oct 1866
THOMAS MURRELL JANE 4 27 Oct 1866
EDMUND JOHNSTON ROSA 13 27 Oct 1866
CLAIBORN MOTLEY ERMINE 8 27 Oct 1866
RESON EWING EMLY 3 27 Oct 1866
EDMUND TODD MARY 15 27 Oct 1866
RICHARD MASSIE MYRA 12 27 Oct 1866
WILLIAM DAVIS MAHALA 8 months 27 Oct 1866
JOSEPH WHEAT MALINDA 18 27 Oct 1866
ANDREW JACKSON JONES JUDA 2 27 Oct 1866
JOHN HENRY HARRISON DUDGEON ZELPHA ANN 12 27 Oct 1866
TOLBERT MILLER POLLY 4 27 Oct 1866
FRANK GARNETT NELLY 7 27 Oct 1866
MILTON TURK MARY 4 27 Oct 1866
BIRD STOTTS ELIZABETH 22 29 Oct 1866
JOSEPHUS PAGE MARGARETT 10 29 Oct 1866
POMPY JOHNSTON DARCUS 7 30 Oct 1866
HARRY JOHNSTON SARAH 34 30 Oct 1866
HENRY FLOWERS SYLVIA 5 30 Oct 1866
REZIN DOHONEY SOPHIRE 20 30 Oct 1866
HENRY JOHNSTON MARTHA JANE 5 30 Oct 1866
RICHARD MOSS ANNY 7 30 Oct 1866
WATT STONE SARAH 5 30 Oct 1866
J. C. TAYLOR ANNIE 10 30 Oct 1866
BENJAMIN WALKUP ELIZABETH 11 months 30 Oct 1866
DUDLEY WINSTON COWNOVER ANN MARIAH 5 31 Oct 1866
GEORGE AIKIN ELIZABETH 3 31 Oct 1866
GEORGE STONE DARCUS 19 1 Nov 1866
PETER ROW HANNAH 10 1 Nov 1866
GEORGE MURRELL FRANKY 13 1 Nov 1866
REUBEN HARDEN MARY 5 1 Nov 1866
MADISON TURK RACHEL 2 1 Nov 1866
PASCHAL MOTLEY ELIZABETH 22 2 Nov 1866
CLARK DOHONEY LUVINA 14 2 Nov 1866
GORIEN GRADY MALVINA 13 2 Nov 1866
TIMOLEON MILLER LINNY 2 2 Nov 1866
CABSER BRIDGEWATER MARY ANN 6 2 Nov 1866
LEWIS STRANGE NANCY 13 3 Nov 1866
CHARLES H. STONE CATHARINE 20 3 Nov 1866
WILLIAM MONTGOMERY BETSEY ANN 25 3 Nov 1866
DAVID WILLIS CAROLINE 2 3 Nov 1866
NELSON BREEDING SALLY 23 3 Nov 1866
JOHN MOTLEY CEALIA ANN 2 3 Nov 1866
MILTON MILLER ELIZA JANE 10- 3 Nov 1866
JAMES STONE MINER VA 3- 3 Nov 1866
HENRY MASSIE MALINDA JANE 3- 3 Nov 1866
HENRY MORRISON MARGARET 16- 3 Nov 1866
THOMAS TURK LEANN 8- 3 Nov 1866
PETER WHEAT CATHARINE 19- 3 Nov 1866
HENRY SMITH JULIA ANN 8- 3 Nov 1866
WESLEY SMITH VIOLET 2- 3 Nov 1866
FONTAINE COWNOVER MARIAH 1- 3 Nov 1866
ARCHIBALD STONE SARAH JANE 13- 3 Nov 1866
SIMON TAYLOR TABITHA 30- 3 Nov 1866
ROBERT HUNTER VICTORIA 10 months- 3 Nov 1866
WILLIAM LEWIS MURRAY ERMINE 3- 3 Nov 1866
CHARLES HENRY RICE MARY 2- 3 Nov 1866
ROBERT K ING FANNY 20- 3 Nov 1866
BEVERLY KING MINERVA ANN 17- 3 Nov 1866
HENRY WATKINS ANN ELIZABETH 2 -3 Nov 1866
-Known commonly by the name of Henry Brown
CYRUS MONTGOMERY SALLY 19- 5 Nov 1866
JACOB STOTIS SALLY 13- 5 Nov 1866
HARRY MILLER NELLY 30- 10 Nov 1866
JOHN MURRAH CAROLINE 26- 24 Nov 1866
-Commonly called Jack
JAMES BOTTS MARGARET 2- 3 Dec 1866
SAMUEL DUDLEY JULIA ANN 25- 22 Dec 1866
EDMUND BREEDING CELIA 22- 29 Jan 1867
SAMUEL EPPERSON NANCY 30- 31 Jan 1867
GREEN ERIDGEWATER ANN 10- 22 Feb 1867
MANUEL WALKER ELIZA 3- 23 Feb 1867
SILAS EPPERSON JEMIMA 30- 26 Feb 1867
LOGAN RUSSELL MILLER MINERVA JANE 11- 1 Mar 1867
ROBERT BOWLING MILLER RACHEL 30- 1 Mar 1867
MILTON TAYLOR CHRISTENA 25- 9 Mar 1867
ALFRED HURT LOUCILLA 12- 23 Mar 1867
BENJAMIN DUDLEY SARAH ANN 15- 1 May 1867
BALLEY NELSON ELIZABETH 50- 2 May 1867
FRANK KEEN ELIZA JANE 14- 2 May 1867
THOMAS LASLIE AMICA (?) 54- 28 June 1867
LEWIS WILLIAMS LOUESA JANE 27- 28 June 1867
PAUL ALEXANDER PALINA 22- 7 Sept 1867
JOEL B. RICE ELIZA M. 13- 26 Oct 1867
BIRD ELLIS HANNAH 50- 26 Oct 1867
ALEXANDER ELLIS ELIZABETH 8- 26 Oct 1867
THOMAS POWELL LETTIE 2- 2 Nov 1867
PlEASANT PELLY ELVIRA 8- 2 Nov 1867
YARRICK GARNETT MARY 3- 1 Apr 1868
HENRY HUNTER KISSIAH 8- 29 Apr 1868
JACKSON WILLIS LYDIA ANN 4- 1 Jan 1869
SWEDEN BRADSHAW THIRZA 15- 16 Feb 1870
HENRY WEBB MALINDA 14 or 15- 31 Aug 1870
JOHN PERRY JUDIA 6- 23 Sept 1870
HENRY WILLIAMS MARTHA 15- 8 Feb 1872
DANIEL FOX CLARA 7- 13 Dec 1873
Marriages from NEGRO MARRIAGE BOOK 2, Adair County, Ky. 1869-1875.
Note: I have copied only the marriages that were recorded between the
beginning of this book and January 1, 1870. Bonds only.
HUNTER, SAMUEL, of Adair, 31, second mar, born Adair, father born Virginia,
mother born U.S., to MARTHA BLAKEMAN, of Adair, 26, second mar, born Green
Co., parents both born U.S., to be married on 3 Oct 1869 at Lewis
Williams's, surety Samuel Walkup.
SMITH, JOHN, of Adair, 21, first mar, born Adair, father born Ky. "I
think", mother born Taylor Co., to FRANCES H. MOTLEY, of Adair, 18, first
mar., born Adair, parents born Va., dau of Paschal Motley, to be married on
21 Oct 1869 at Paschal Motley's, surety Paschal Motley.
JOHNSTON, HENRY W., of Adair, 24, second mar, born Adair, father born US,
mother born Adair, to EMILY BRIDGEWATER, of Adair, 26, second mar, she and
parents born Adair, to be married on 14 Nov 1869 at Wm. Watson's, surety
Edmund Hancock.
HURT, CURREN, of Adair, 22, first mar, born Adair, father born Va. mother
born Adair, to SYNTHA ANN JOHNSTON, of Adair, 17, first mar, born Adair,
father and mother born Va., to be married on 28 Nov 1869 at Zion Baptist
Church at Glensfork, surety Thomas Caldwell, bride was the daughter of
Thomas Caldwell.
ANDERSON, JOHN, of Green Co., 24, first mar, he and parents born Green Co.,
to EMILY MASSIE, of Adair, 22, first mar, she and parents born Adair, to be
married on 28 Dec 1869 at Anderson Massie' s, surety William Morgan.
MOTLEY, STOKES, of Adair, 21, first mar, born Adair, parents born Va., to
SALLY MILDRED WHEAT, of Adair, 19, first mar, born Adair, parents born Va.,
her father present, to be married on 29 Dec 1869 at John James's, surety
Peter Wheat.