AI-0019 – John Boling Intermarried with Lucy Clay, Patrick County, VA, 17 Sep 1814/15?
Record Summary
Summary
Document is a composite page of three early American marriage records from Patrick County, Virginia, dating to 1814 and 1815. MyHeritage Scribe AI determined the top fragment year dated to be 1814, which is different from 1815, which is found in ancestral trees.
Record Transcript
Fragment 1 (Marriage Returns):
- Abijah Booth & Lucy Hubbard: Married on August 24, 1814.
- Jno (John) Bowling & Lucy Clay: Married on September 17, 1814.
- Samuel Sneed & Easter Turner: Married on September 28, 1814.
- Stephen Hubbard: The officiant who solemnized these marriages.
Fragment 2 (Marriage Returns):
- William Dwyer & Lucy Latiell: Married on March 8, 1815.
- John Nobs & Mincy Bolling: Married on January 14, 1815.
- Jcob (Jacob) Hilton & Jency Mannon: Married on July 12, 1815.
Fragment 3 (Marriage License):
- Daniel Conner: Groom, obtained a license to marry Mary Nuck.
- Mary Nuck: Bride, resident of Patrick County.
- Sam Staples: Clerk (or Deputy Clerk, noted as ‘D C’) of the County Court of Patrick, who issued the license on February 10, 1815.
Asset
Source Citation
Marriage Record: Courthouse, Patrick County, Virginia, Book 3, Page 268, John Bowling and Lucy Clay, married 17 Sep 1814/15, Patrick County, VA; CFS Archive ID AI-0019
Historical Context
This 17 Sep 1814 or 1815 marriage record of John R Boling and Lucy Clay, which appears to have been submitted by a minister Stephen Hubbard, is the only contemporary vital marriage record of this long living couple. The submitter believes the date is 1815, but AI hand recognition of the period thinks the date is 1814.
Research Notes
This image contains three distinct document fragments related to marriages in early 19th-century Virginia, specifically Patrick County.
The top two fragments are handwritten ‘returns of marriages.’ Historically, ministers or justices of the peace were required to keep a log of the marriages they performed and periodically submit (or ‘return’) this list to the county court clerk to be officially recorded.
The bottom fragment is a partially pre-printed marriage license issued by the County Court of Patrick. It authorizes the marriage of Daniel Conner and Mary Nuck. You can note the historical dating method used at the bottom: ‘in the 39th year of the Commonwealth.’ Since the Commonwealth of Virginia was established in 1776, the 39th year corresponds to 1815, which matches the handwritten date of February 10, 1815.