MARRIAGE RECORD: Malachai Staten & Margaret White, 1833 - Pike Co.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. http://www.usgwarchives.net Submitted by Russell L. Lawrence May 2001 ********************************************************************* This Marriage Record was transcribed from an "original" copy of the record from the County Clerks office for Pike County, KY. without any attempt to correct obvious errors in spelling. Marriage Record of Malachai Staten & Margaret White - 1833 (Pike County KY. - File Number 373) This is Certify to Clerke of Pike County Court that I am willing for Malchi Staten to obtain Licens and marry unto Margaret White who is our daughter given under our hands this first day of August 1833. Benjamin(his+marke)White Anna(her+marke)White Adam Runyons Charles Staten ---------------------------------------------------------- Know all men by these presents that we Malchi Staten and Charles Staten are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of fifty pounds good and Lawfull money of Kentucky for the true payment thereof we bind our selves, our heirs etc severally firmly and jointly by these presen__ Sealed with our Seals and dated the 8th day of August 1833. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marrage shortly intended to be had and Solemnized between Malchai Staton and Margrate White if therefore there shall be no lawfull cause to obstruct said marrage then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue at Law Given under our hands this day and date above written. Malchi Staten (Seal) Charles Staten (Seal) Att John D.Mims Clk ----------------------------------------------------------- State of Kentucky Pike County (Sct) These shall license and permit you to join in marrage according to the rites and Ceremonies of the Church to which you belong Malchi Staten and Margrate White and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant Given under my hand this 8th day of August 1833. Att - John D.Mims Clk I John D.Mims Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that the said Malchi Staten hath produced the necessary Certificate from Benjamin White the father of the said Margrate White authorising me to issue these License and that bond with security is given in my office according to Law. To any person legally authorised to Solemnize Matrimony. John D.Mims Clk ----------------------------------------------------------- Pike County State of KY to wit: I Hamon Williamson Minister of the Gospel in the Bapts Church do here by Certify that on the 8th day of August 1833 joind and Marred Malchi Staton and Marget White Given under my hand. Hamon Williamson ----------------------------------------------------------- Transcribed by Russell L. Lawrence ruslaw@techcom.net