MARRIAGE RECORD: HUGH TERPIN AND BETSEY ISON, 1795 (Contributed by Mary C. Smith Aug 5, 1999) Mercer Co., Ky., Marriage Bond Book, 1786-1795, p. 533 Marriage Book 1, p. 34 Name of Groom: Hugh Terpin Name of Bride: Betsey Ison Surety: Richard Yarbrough Consent by Father of the Bride: Charles Ison Witnesses to Consent: Stephen Perkins Edmund Perkins Date of Bond: 23 March 1795 Marriage by Tho. Scott: 26 March 1795 BOND Know all men by these presents that we Hugh Terpin & Richard Yarbrough are held & firmly bound unto his Excellency Isaac Shelby Esquire Governor of Kentucky in the sum of fifty pounds Current Money to which payment well & truly to be made unto the said Governor and his Successors we bind ourselves our Heirs & Jointly & Severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 23d day of March 1795 The Condition of the above Obligation is such that whereas there is a Marriage shortly intended to be Solemnized between the above bound Hugh Terpin and Betsey Ison for which a Licence has issue now if there be no Lawfull cause to obstruct the sd Marriage then this Obligation to void or Else to remain in full force and virtue. his Hugh X Terpin Seal Teste mark Wile Chapline Richard Yarbrough Seal ***************************************************** CONSENT BY FATHER This is to Certify that there is a purpose of Marriage between my Daughter Betsy Ison & Hugh Turpin Which I freely Give my Consent to and Shall take it Kind if you will Give a Lisens on the Occasion Given under my Hand this 23rd Day of March 1795 Test Charles Ison Seal Stephen Perkins Edmund Perkins ********************************************************* MARRIAGE REGISTER Date of Marriage Parties' Names By whom Married 1795 Hugh Turpin & Tho. Scott March 26th Betsey Isaam (Note: someone has written above "Turpin" the name "Terpin" and below "Isaam" the name "Ison.") (Transcribed by Mary C. Smith from photocopies, provided by Alma Ray Ison, from the Mercer County Court, Harrodsburg, Ky.) ******************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *******************************************************************