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Subject: Re: [BRE] SOME WILLIAM STOVER MARRIAGES
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 17:56:34 EDT

In a message dated 9/3/2002 2:26:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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> SOME WILLIAM STOVER MARRIAGES
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> Today I received (unsolicited) through the mail a copy of a "copy teste"
> from the Clerk of the Botetourt County Circuit Court, signed Shirley
> Chamblin, Deputy Clerk, which is entitled:
>
> "A List of Marriages Celebrated by Me"
>
> The six marriages on the list are as follows:
>
> "1st Michael Hawbert, to Hannah Peffley. 4th August 1818"
>
> "2nd Jonathan Brubaker, to Barbara Crist. 25th August 1818"
>
> "3rd Henry Fulhart, to Anne France. 4th November 1818"
>
> "4th Samuel Frantz, to Mary Fisher. 29 November 1818"
>
> "5th Michael Peter, to Elizabeth Dillman. 18th February 1819"
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> "6th Nicholas France, to Cathrine Crist. 2nd March 1819"
>
> The marriages are written in the hand of William Stover, and his signature
> "Wm Stover" follows the sixth marriage to end the document.
>
> I presume that I received the document copy because Jonathan Brubaker and
> Barbara Crist were my great,great,great,grandparents, so I am happy to have
> received it. I also am familiar with the France/Frantz names, and
> Catherine
> Crist, and Mary Fisher.
>
> What I do not know is the context that brings these six marriages together
> other than that they were celebrated by William Stover in 1818-1819. Can
> someone please embellish upon and/or explain the context for this list?
>
> Dwayne Wrightsman
> Lee, NH
>
>
>

I too am happy to see it, and would like a scan if possible, for the Peffley
marriage.

Normally this would be a report made to either a county recorder, or to a
church re which lawful marriages were conmducted, and would get recorded.
(Usually in a ledger, by teh County recorder.)


Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG, (<A HREF="http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com">http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com</A>;)
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