A Collection of Marriages for the Davis Family & Their Connections
Transcribed by Patti Partin
DAVIS, James - QUISENBERRY, Sarah
BOND DATE: July 15, 1802
PLACE: Pulaski County Kentucky
SURETY: Thomas Richardson
CONSENT: Thomas Richardson
WITNESS: Aaron Lawson & Johnathan Richardson
(NOTE: James Sampson Davis the son of Baxter Davis)
SANDUSKY, Jacob- Elizabeth (Betsy) Burnett
BOND DATE:May 16, 1833
MARRIAGE DATE: February 24, 1834
MARRIED BY: Hiram Tuggle
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
(NOTE:Elizabeth is the daughter of Issac Burnett and Nancy Hurt born October 11,
1812)
BELL, John S- BELL, Anna
SURETY: James Bell
MARRIED: October 18, 1848 BY: John Burris JP
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
NOTE: Anna is the daughter of James & Margret "Peggy" (Troxell) Bell.
John S Bell is the son of William Bell and Nancy Burks.
BIG NOTE: William and James Bell were brother's, son's of Joseph Bell and Nancy
Davenport, making John S and Anna Bell, 1st cousin's.
BELL, Tarlton- DOLEN, Sarah
SURETY: Edward Dolen
MARRIAGE DATE: December 13, 1836
BY: Hiram Gregory
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
(NOTE: Tarlton Bell is the son of James & Margret "Peggy" (Troxell) Bell
BELL, Thomas- TROXELL, Sarah "Sally"
SURETY: William Troxall
BOND DATE: October 28, 1817
MARRIAGE DATE: February 9, 1819
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
NOTE: Thomas Bell is the son of Joseph Bell and Nancy Davenport
Sarah "Sally Troxell is the daughter of Jacob "Big Jake" Troxell & Princess
Cornblossom
DAVIS, Robert- BELL, Mary
SURETY: Thomas Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: July 6, 1837
BY: CL Higginbothan
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
NOTE: Mary "Polly" Bell could be the daughter of Thomas & Sarah "Sally" (Troxell)
Bell. OR Francis Bell of Otter Creek, Need to find the actual marriage bond or
records for further proof of who she may belong too.
BELL, David- BELL, Malinda
SURETY: Flemming Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: October 28, 1846
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: Richard Barrier
NOTE: "this is to sow, I am willing for my daughter to marry David Bell. BY:
Sarah (Her X Mark) Bell
WITNESS: William Bell and Flemming Bell
NOTE: David Bell was the son of John & Elizabeth (Lewis) Bell
Malinda Bell was the daughter of Thomas & Sarah "Sally" Troxell
BIG NOTE: Thomas Bell and John Bell were brother's, son's of Joseph Bell and
Nancy Davenport.
This would've made David Bell and Malinda Bell 1st cousin's.
BELL, David- ADAIR, Polly
SURETY: James Bell
BOND DATE: March 2, 1812
MARRIAGE DATE: May 4, 1812
BY: John Stephenson, JP
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
NOTE: David Bell is the son of Joseph and Nancy (Davenport) Bell
BELL, William- McGOWAN, Nancy
SURETY: Samuel McGowan
BOND DATED: October 4, 1836
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
NOTE: Minister Return, missing
NOTE: William Bell was the son of David and Mary "Polly" (Adair) Bell
CORDER, Gordon- BELL, Patsy- Bond Missing
MARRIAGE DATE: June 26, 1827
BY: Hiram Gregory
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
NOTE: Martha "Patsy" Bell is the daughter of Joseph and Nancy (Davenport) Bell.
LEWIS, William Jr- BELL, Nancy
SURETY: Benjermin Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: March 8, 1853
BY: Jacob Moulder
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
NOTE: Married at the house of Sally Bell in Wayne County Kentucky. Present was;
David Bell and Benjermin A Bell. Both born in this county, groom age 21 yrs of
age, and the bride is 19 yrs old.
NOTE: Nancy Bell is the daugther of Thomas Bell and Sarah "Sally" Troxell.
NOTE: William Lewis Jr is the son of William Lewis Sr and Ursula Bell.
BELL, Joseph- ANDERSON,Nancy
SURETY: Moses Anderson
MARRIAGE DATE: January 16, 1817
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: John Stephenson
NOTE: Joseph Bell is the son of Joseph & Nancy (Davenport) Bell
BELL, Harrison-FOSTER, Phoebe
SURETY: William Foster
MARRIAGE DATE: April 30, 1843
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: Richard Barrier
NOTE: Harrison Bell is the son of Joseph and Nancy (Anderson) Bell
BELL, Calvin- BLEVINS, Catherine J
SURETY: Lewis Dolen & Shadrick Blevins
MARRIAGE DATE: January 31, 1856
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: William P Gooding
NOTE: Married at the house of Johnathan Blevins, by Reverend William P Gooding,
Present were; Hiram Bell, Enoch Roberts and Moses Bell. Groom is 23 yrs old,
born and resides in Wayne County, bride is 19yrs of age born and resides in
Wayne County . NOTE: Catherine Jane Blevins is the daugther of Tarlton & Mary A
(Woods) Blevins
BLEVINS, Johnathan-TROXELL, Katy
SURETY: Elisha Blevins
BOND DATED: April 7, 1803
MARRIAGE DATE: January 16, 1804
BY: Reverend Elliott Jones
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
NOTE: Endorsement on the bond: Consent of the bride's father, Jacob Troxell,
proved by the oath of John Troxall.
NOTE: Catherine "Katy" Troxell was the daughter of Jacob "Big Jake"Troxell and
Princess Cornblossom
BLEVINS, Johnathan- ANDERSON, Lucinda
SURETY: John Williams
MARRIAGE DATE: November 14, 1853
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: Richard Barrier
NOTE: Widow Lucinda Roberts gave her consent
NOTE: Johnathan Blevins was the son of Johnathan and Katy (Troxell) Blevins
BLEVINS, Tarlton-WOODS, Polly
SURETY: Haden Burk
BOND DATE: July 6, 1831
MARRIAGE DATE: December 16, 1831
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: Hiram Gregory
NOTE: Tarlton Blevins is the son of Johnathan and Katy (Troxell) Blevins
BELL, William -DENNY, Elizabeth
SURETY: Tarlton Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: March 30, 1837
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: Hiram Gregory
NOTE: William Bell is the son of William and Nancy (Burks) Bell
GREGORY, Sidney-BELL, Sophronia Adaline
MARRIAGE DATE: May 22, 1860
BY: D Bell and B Benjermin Bell.
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
WITNESS: Thomas G Smith
NOTE: Groom age 26, Bride age 18
NOTE: Sophronia Adaline Bell is the daughter of William Jr & Elizabeth (Denny)
Bell.
BELL, William-JONES, Jane
SURETY: John Hanson
BOND DATE: August 7, 1821
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
NOTE: Minister Return Missing
JONES, Ephraim-GUFFEY(Coffey?), Anna
SURETY:William Blevins
MARRIAGE DATE: August 19, 1821
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: John Jones
JONES, George-CITY, Grace Ann Jeancy
SURETY: Jacob City
MARRIAGE DATE: February 10, 1838
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: John Jones
SANDUSKY, Jacob- HURT, Anna
SURETY: Joseph Hurt
MARRIAGE DATE: July 21, 1838
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: Henry Tuggle
BELL, William-CARSON, Sarah
SURETY: Tarlton Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: February 26, 1857
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: William P Gooding
NOTE: Married at the house of William Carson by William P Gooding. Present was;
Calvin Bell, Cirenous Carson and Peter Burke. The groom and his bondsman both
made their marks(X) in signing the bond. Groom resides & born in Wayne County,
age 19yrs of age, Bride resides and born in Wayne County, age 17 yrs of age.
NOTE: William Bell is the son of Tarlton and Sarah (Dolen) Bell
BELL, Edward-CORDER, Polly Ann
SURETY: Gordon C Corder
MARRIAGE DATE: November 13, 1850
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: John Burris
NOTES: Edward Bell was the son of William and Nancy (Burk) Bell
NOTE: Polly Ann Corder was the daughter of Gordon C and Martha "Patsy" (Bell)
Corder
BIG NOTE: Martha "Patsy" Bell was the daughter of Joseph and Nancy (Davenport)Bell.
William Bell was the son of Joseph and Nancy (Davenport) Bell. Martha "Patsy"
Bell and William Bell were siblings. Making Edward Bell and Polly Ann Corder,
1st cousin's.
CORDER, Gordon C-BARRIER, Jane
SURETY: William Simpson
MARRIAGE DATE: September 2, 1841
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
NOTE: Consent was given by Aaron Barrier, father of the Bride. NOTE: Gordon C
Corder was first married to Martha "Patsy" Bell, March 8, 1807 Wayne County
Kentucky
BELL, Joseph-DENNY, Loundry
SURETY: Thomas Bell & Flemming Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: December 29, 1842
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
NOTE: "The Clerk is hereby authorized to issue lisions to Joseph & Lamsey upon
application given under our hands, December 28, 1842 by Jacob Bell and Malinda
Bell.
BELL, David- BELL, Leana
SURETY: Tarlton Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: May 22, 1838
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BELL, Flemming-DENNY, Anna
SURETY: William Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: December 27, 1839
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BELL, Silas- MORRIS,Anna
SURETY: David Morris
MARRIAGE DATE: October 22, 1846
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BELL, William-LORTON, Catherine
SURETY: Jacob Lorton
MARRIAGE DATE: November 29, 1846
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
TROXELL, Jacob-ABBOTT, Sally
SURETY: Thomas Abbott
MARRIAGE DATE: March 27, 1821
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: John Stephenson
NOTE: Consent with marriage Bond, "Sir, this is to certify that Jacob Troxell's
mother is willing that he shall marry Sally Abbott given under my hand, signed
by Jane (Troxell) Gregory, wife of Hiram Gregory.
NOTE:Jacob Troxell was the son of Peter and Jane (Stephenson) (Troxell) Gregory.
NOTE: CONSENT with the bond for the bride, "Sir this is to sartify that Joseph
Abbit is willing that Jacob Troxell shall marry my daughter Sally, given under
my hand (signed) Joseph Abbit, witness: Hiram Gregory
VAUGN, James-TROXELL, Elizabeth
SURETY: Tarlton Blevins
MARRIAGE DATE: October 1, 1812
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: John Stephenson
NOTE: Elizabeth Troxell is the daughter of Jacob "Big Jake" Troxell and Princess
Cornblossom
GREGORY, William-VAUGHN,Polly
MARRIAGE DATE: August 24, 1843
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
DAVIS, Baxter-JONES, Mary
MARRIAGE DATE: December 11, 1828
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BELL, John S-SIMPSON, Ruth
SURETY: William Simpson
MARRIAGE DATE: May 3, 1838
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY:Garner Parmley
BELL, Chrisman-CLARK, Aramintis
SURETY: Benjermin Denny
MARRIAGE DATE: June 29, 1854
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: Reverend Martin Back
NOTE: Married at Jesse Clark's House in Wayne County Kentucky by Rev. Martin
Back. Present were; William Brammer, Lindsey Denny, and James Clark. Groom age
23, Bride is 18 yrs of age
NOTE: Chrisman Bell is the son of Francis Sr and Elizabeth (unk) Bell.
BELL,William-HOVEY, Milley
MARRIAGE DATE: January 6, 1852
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: William P Gooding
NOTE: Groom resides in Clinton County,age 21 yrs, born in Wayne County, Bride
resides in Clinton County, age 17yrs, first marriage for both parties.
BELL, Jerimiah-WAID, Polly
MARRIAGE DATE: January 30, 1827
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: Thomas Collins
HIGGINBOTHAM, William Oglesby-NEAL, Elizabeth
SURETY: Josiah Neal
DATE: January 21, 1840
BY: Charles L Higginbotham
WITNESSED BY: Jerimiah Bell & Jesse Neal
HIGGINBOTHAM, Andrew- BELL, Sally
SURETY: John Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: March 17, 1816
PLACE: Wayne County
BY: Thomas Woverton
NOTE: John Bell personally appeared before me and made oath that his father &
mother did consent & were willing for Andrew to marry their daughter Sally,
given under my hand this 29 March 1816.
CLARK, Jesse-HIGGINBOTHAM, Sarah "Sally"
SURETY: William Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: March 30, 1823
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: Thomas Collins
CLARK, James W-BELL, Margret J
MARRIAGE DATE: May 2, 1854
PLACE: Wayne County
BY: William Simpson
NOTE: Groom resides and born in Wayne County, age 25, single, Bride resides and
born in Wayne County, age 19, a maiden.
BELL, Charles-HUGHES, Marrietta
SURETY: Henry Guffey
BOND DATE: May 28, 1836
MARRIAGE DATE: March 31,1836
PLACE: Wayne County
BY: CL Higginbotham
NOTE: Mr Simpson, I hereby authorize you to issue lisons to Charles and my
darter Mariette, by Hardy Hughes
BELL, John-HANSON, Martha
SURETY: Francis Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: February 5, 1817
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: James Lear
NOTE: Sir this is to certify that I am willin for John to hav my dauter Marthy
Hanson (no signature)
BELL, John-PIERCE, Peggy
MARRIAGE DATE: December 18, 1825
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: J. Jones
WRIGHT, Charles B-BELL, Genetta
SURETY: James B Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: August 7, 1856
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: William Dowell
NOTE: Groom resides and born in Clinton County,age 19yrs, 1st marriage, Bride
resides and born in Wayne County, age 20 yrs, a maiden
REMARK:by Clerk: John R Dick- Genetta Bell is the daughter of John and Margret
Bell and Charles Wright is the son of Simon Wright and thats all I know!!!
BELL, Jerimiah-DAVIS,Nancy
SURETY: Linsey Bell
BOND DATED: June 1, 1837
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
NOTE: No Minister Return
BOND DATE: June 1, 1837
BELL< Linsey-HALL, Permalia
SURETY: John Hall
BOND DATED: February 9, 1831
MARRIAGE DATE: February 31, 1831
BY: Thomas Brooks
NOTE: There is no such date as February 31st
ABSTON,John-BELL, Martha
SURETY: Linsey Bell
MARRIED: October 31, 1850
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: James Abston
BELL,James-BARNES, Aramintus
SURETY: Jesse Gray
MARRIAGE DATE: December 7, 1817
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: William Scott
NOTE: Mr Chrisman, Sir, this is to certify to you that I am willing you should
grant James a maridge bond for himself and mi daughter Arimintus given under my
hand, December 6, 1817, by Nicodemus
BELL, Francis-WILLIAMS,Peggy
SURETY:Owen Altins
BOND DATE:: April 23, 1840
NOTE: Minister Return missing, daughter of Norris Williams
BELL, William E-RAMSEY, Evaline Matilda
SURETY: Chrisman Bell
MARRIAGE DATE:April 22, 1858
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY:William A Cooper
NOTE: Married at John Ramsey's House in the presence of; James A Poe, S Morgan,
and Jacob M Cooper- This will show I am willin for my daughter Avaline to be
married to William this 22nd April 1858, by John Ramsey. Groom resides and born
on Otter Creek in Wayne County, age not known, Bride resides and born on Otter
Creek in Wayne, age 21 yrs. (Groom made hisXMark on bond)
RAMSEY, John S-BELL, Elizabeth
SURETY: Chrisman Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: August 12, 1858
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: JH Austin
NOTE: Married at teh house of Charles Bell in Wayne County, Present was EE Baker
and Richard Ramsey. Groom age 22 yrs, 1st marriage, born in Wayne County, son of
John and Sally Ramsey. Bride, age 18yrs,born on Otter Creek in Wayne County,
daughter of Charles and Marietta Bell, a maiden, resides on Otter Creek
BELL, Silas-WALKER, Lucretia
SURETY: James Walker
MARRIAGE DATE: August 31, 1811
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: Elliott Jones
BELL, Silas-MORRIS, Anabel "Anna"
SURETY: David Morris
MARRIAGE DATE: October 22, 1846
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: Richard Barrier
SHOAT, John-HIGGINBOTHAM, Susannah
SURETY: James M Sheffield
MARRIAGE DATE: June 12, 1859
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
NOTE: Married at the house of SL Higginbotham, witnessed by; James Sheffield,
Groom age 29, bride age 40
DAVIS, Charles-BELL, Nancy Jane
SURETY: James B Bell
MARRIAGE DATE: January 14, 1857
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: William Dowell
NOTE: Married at the house of John Bell, her father, by William Dowell. Groom
resides and born in Wayne County, age 19yrs, Bride resides and born in Wayne
County, age 17yrs, a maiden
BY: Martin Back
DAVIS, Baxter--JONES, Mary
SURETY: Wesley Branscomb
MARRIAGE DATE: December 11, 1828
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: Richard Barrier
NOTE: "I doe herby autheris u John Chrisman to give boxter davis maridge licens
for the purpose pf maring my daughter, Mary Jones, by James Jones.
WITNESS: William Dolebs
DAVIS, Baxter-SMITH, Amelia
MARRIAGE DATE: April3, 1860
PLACE: Wayne County Kentucky
BY: William P Gooding
NOTE: Married at the house of Samuel (Emanuel?) Davis, by William P Gooding.
Present was; Robert Smith, John M Gooding & Rufus Gooding. Groom resides in
Wayne, age 51,born in the house of James Davis, born in Wayne, 2nd marriage,
Bride resides in Wayne, age 44, born in the house of Gregory Smith
