RECORDS: Westerfield, David to Moseley, Elizabeth; 1838 - Daviess Co., KY, part 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by Barbara Westerfield Hilyerd bwhilyerd@hcc-uky.campus.mci.net 29 Jun 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------- MAR.LIC:WESTERFIELD, David to MOSELEY, Elizabeth, Daviess Co., Ky, 1838 Submission # 22 by Barbara Westerfield Hilyerd--June 29, 1998 The following information is from photocopies made approximately 30 years ago by Annas B. Westerfield at the Daviess Co., KY. courthouse. Although some county records have recently been moved to the state archives at Frankfort, KY, I believe that the marriage books and the file boxes containing the original marriage records are still in the storage room in the basement of the county courthouse. >From Mar Bk. A, p. 85 which is a chronological listing of marriages with horizontal lines separating the couples' listings. At the left is a column which contains the *bond* dates for each couple, then a second column contains the names of the couples, and a third column contains the minister's statement which usually gives the actual marriage date. Apparently,the first two columns were filled in when the license was obtained, then the third column was filled in when the minister returned the license to the clerk's office. It appears to be in the handwriting of the deputy clerk. "19th Feby 1838"/"David Westerfield to Elizabeth Moseley"/"On the 20th [underlined] of Feby 1838 I joined in wedlock the within named couple John Pinkston M. M. E. C." >From a photocopy of the original marriage record. The file box is not identified, but I believe the boxes have the years listed on the front.[The copy shows the foldlines and holes of the original.] On the outside fold: "David Westerfield To/License Miss Moseley 19th Feby 1838" Then, written sideways, immediately under the above date: "on the 20th of Feb 1838 I Joined in wedlock the within named Couple John Pinkston M. M.E.C." Inside is the following: "Kentucky Daviess County Sct i John S McFarland Clerk of the Count Court for the County of Daviess certify that bond and security has been executed in my office agreeably to Law for a License to issue for the mariage of David Westerfield and Elizabeth Moseley this is therefore to authorize and permit you to join in the holy state o matrimony the siad David Westerfield and Elizabeth Moseley agreeably to the rules of the Church of which you are a member and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant. Given under my hand the 19th day of February 1838 To any minister(hole) of the Gospel (John S. McFarland CK or justice of the peace duly au= ( thorized to execute (a hole?by? James Johnson ?DC?" ***************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.