Mothershead Marriages in Virginia and Kentucky, 1700 - 1800s

County abbreviations: Culp=Culpepper; Oran=Orange; Rich=Richmond; West=Westmoreland; Bour=Bourbon; Fran=Franklin; Shel=Shelby; Spen=Spencer; Warr=Warren; Wood=Woodford

Src	Groom, Bride	Date	Co., ST	Comments
1,2	Nathaniel Mothershead, Mary MINOR..........	18 Dec 1761	Oran., VA	in fee book of J.W. Browning, St. Thomas Parish
1,2	Nathaniel Mothershead, Ruthy BIRT................	11 Aug 1781	Oran., VA	Consent of bride's father, Moses BIRT
4,1	John Mothershead, Milly CONNALLY.............	5 Dec 1785	Rich., VA	Nicholas Stowers, bondsman
1	William Mothershead, Lucy LONG.....................	11 Mar 1788	Culp., VA	Nathaniel Sanders, minister (Baptist)
1	John Mothershead, Suky BURRUS.....................	8 Dec 1789	Oran., VA
1,2	George DEATLEY, Sally Mothershead..............	22 Sep 1789	West., VA	Humphrey Pope, sec.
1,2	Thomas ANNADALE, Penny Mothershead.....	23 Jan 1790	West., VA	David Annadale, sec.
FTM	Charles Mothershead, Elizabeth NEALE...........	20 Oct 1792	Bour., KY
1,2	Richard Mothershead, Margaret MUSE...........	29 Dec 1792	West., VA	Newman Hall, sec.
1,2	Campbell TEET, Elizabeth Mothershead..........	12 Dec 1796	West., VA	Richard Johnson, sec.
1,2	Hudson PURCELL, Fanny Mothershead.........	3 Jun 1796	West., VA	Fanny is 24 years old; James Adkins, sec.
1,2	John MORTON, Caty Mothershead................	28 Nov 1798	West., VA	Nathaniel Mothershead, sec.
1,2	George Mothershead, Susey GREEN..............	26 Oct 1799	West., VA	George Deatley, sec.
1,2	James Mothershead, Elizabeth RILEY.............	30 Dec 1799	West., VA	Campbell Teet, sec.
1,2	John WHITE, Elisha Mothershead..................	25 Mar 1799	West., VA	Nathaniel Mothershead, sec.
FTM	John LEWIS, Peggy Mothershead..................	9 Sep 1800	Bull., KY
FTM	William MORRIS, Alice Mothershead............	7 Sep 1801	Rich., VA	Nathaniel Mothershead, bond
2	John Mothershead, Celia MASSEY................	19 Aug 1801	Rich., VA	Thomas Massey, sec.
2	Brooks Mothershead, Matilda FIGGET............	14 Oct 1802	West., VA
4	Samuel Mothershead, Elizabeth ASBURY......	7 Feb 1803	Rich., VA	William Bragg, bond.
5	George Mothershead, Elizabeth HOLMES......	25 Dec 1805	Shel., KY
2	James Mothershead, Sally RILEY......................	12 Feb 1805	West., VA	Campbell Teet, sec.
FTM,5	Charles Mothershead, Elizabeth FREEMAN (Mrs.)	1 Jan 1806	Shel., KY
2	Charles M., Keziah PENDERGRASS...................	22 Dec 1807	West., VA	Richard Efford, sec.
2	Samuel Mothershead, Margaret KENDALL......	19 Apr 1808	West., VA	William Brennan, sec.
2	William Mothershead, Alice Mothershead.......	7 Jan 1809	West., VA	James Mothershead, sec.
2	James Mothershead, Jane SPILLMAN..............	10 Apr 1809	West., VA	William Dolman, sec.
FTM,5	Simon HALL, Polly Mothershead......................	30 Jan 1810	Warr., KY	consent by bride's father William
2	Charles Mothershead, Winnifred JENKINS.....	27 Nov 1811	West., VA	William Dolman, sec.
2	Thomas BARBER, Lucy Mothershead............	6 Nov 1811	West., VA	daughter of Isabella Mothershead
5	George Shingler, Susanna Mothershead..........	5 May 1812	Shel., KY
MB	Orson BAKER, Elizabeth Mothershead........... note: there is a lot of confusion between Austin Baker and Orson Baker...are they the same man, or different? If you can help clear up this mystery please email!	18 Jul 1812	Warr., KY
FTM	Abednego NOWLIN, Mary Mothershead......	18 Apr 1813	Spen., KY
2	George Mothershead, Catherine CRASK........	16 Jun 1814	West., VA	Samuel Mothershead, sec.
2	Samuel Mothershead, Eliza RICHARDSON....	16 Dec 1814	West., VA
FTM	Joseph DODD, Elizabeth Mothershead............	8 Nov 1815	West., VA	George Mothershead, sec.
FTM,5	Benjamin Mothershead, Lucy MORTON.........	1 Jun 1815	Wood. KY
2	George Mothershead, Polly HOWE..................	7 Feb 1815	West., VA	John Sandy, sec.
2	Thomas BARTLETT, Polly Mothershead........	4 Jan 1815	West., VA	dau of John Mothershead; Wm MH. sec
FTM,3	Miner Mothershead, Celia HALL......................	8 Aug 1816	Bullitt, KY
2	George Mothershead, Hannah BABER.............	15 Jun 1816	West., VA	William Sturman, sec.
5	John SARVER, Margaret Mothershead............	13 Dec 1816	Allen, KY	J. L. Hickman, minister
5	Salomon VANCE, Mary Mothershead..............	8 Aug 1816	Fran., KY
FTM	Thomas LONG, Susanah BAKER........................	14 Dec 1816	Allen, KY
2	Henry Mothershead, Sally WELDON................	29 Jan 1816	West., VA	Reuben Bryant, sec.
2	Reuben BRIANT, Sally Mothershead.................	11 Mar 1816	West., VA	Nathaniel Mothershead, sec.
2	Thomas Mothershead, Fanny BEDDO................	6 Feb 1817	West., VA	Samuel Mothershead, sec.
FTM	Brumfield LONG, Margaret Mothershead...........	1 Jan 1817	Allen, KY
	John BARTLETT, Elizabeth Mothershead..........	13 Jan 1819	Rich., VA	consent by bride's father John
	Marriages from Wills & Sources Other than Marriage Bonds & Licenses: 1. Ann Mothershead to Willam MORTON prior to 1740 [source: Genealogies of Virginia Families From The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume IV Healy - Pryor; indexed by Toby Drews; Genealogical Publishing Co; 1981; Chapter: "The Morton Patriarchs of Virginia" by Daniel Morton, M.D. of St. Joseph MO] It should also be noted that Alvin MOTHERSHEAD, had extensive land transactions with William MORTON and in Alvin MOTHERSHEAD's Will of 1734 filed in Richmond County VA, he left land to William MORTON's children.) Please Note: It is my personal opinion is that the Ann MOTHERSHEAD referred to above was NOT born a Mothershead, but was actually Ann BATCHELOR, daughter of Mary and Thomas BATCHELOR/BATCHELDER. I can find nothing yet to prove that William MORTON married into the MOTHERSHEAD family. My personal opinion is that many years ago another researcher jumped to the conclusion that Ann "must" have been born a Mothershead simply because Alvin MOTHERSHEAD, in his Will of 1734, left land to Ann and William Morton's children, including Alvin's GODSON, George MORTON. However, I believe that if there was an actual blood relationship to Ann, then that familial relationship would have been mentioned in Alvin's Will, not just the term "Godson".  If you can prove what Alvin's relationship really was to Ann and William MORTON, I'd really appreciate it if you'd email me! :) 2. Sarah Mothershead to Thomas JAMES prior to 1746 [source: 1746 Will of William Mothershead , Westmoreland County VA and 1756 Will of her brother, Charles MOTHERSHEAD, West. Co. VA] 3. Sarah BERKLEY to __?__ Mothershead prior to 1750 [source: 1750 Will of John BERKLEY, King George County VA] 4. Mary Mothershead to _?_ WILKERSON prior to 1756 [source: 1756 Will of her brother, Charles MOTHERSHEAD, Westmoreland County VA] 5. Margaret Smith to __?__ Mothershead prior to 1761 [source: 1761 Will of her mother, Sarah White, Westmoreland County VA ] 6. Mary Weaver to __?__ Mothershead prior to 1770 [source: 1770 Will of her father, Adam WEAVER, Westmoreland County VA] 7. Elizabeth JETT to __?__ Mothershead prior to 1771 [source: 1771 Will of her mother, Gladis JETT, Westmoreland County VA] 8. Ann ____ to Nathaniel Mothershead prior to 1793 [source: p. 23, Lunenberg Parish Record, VA;  The Registers of North Farnham Parish 1663 - 1814 and Lunenberg Parish 1783 - 1800 Richmond County Virginia by George Harrison Sanford King, 1966] 9. Sarah Mothershead to Milton BAKER prior to 1830 10. Elizabeth Mothershead to Orson BAKER prior to 1830 11. Lucy Mothershead to Samuel THURMAN prior to 1830 12. Laury Mothershead to John Williamson prior to 1830 13. Clifton Mothershead to Martha "Patsy" _____ prior to 1830 [sources for #9-13:  (A) Land Deed to Clifton Mothershead, Jefferson County, Missouri,Deed Book G, p. 33, filed Oct 20, 1830 (B) Heir Receipts for the estate of William Mothershead (Jefferson County, Missouri, Probate Records) (C) Federal Census Records, Jefferson County MO

Source Legend::

FTM: Family Tree Maker CD ROM of Selected Marriage Records MB: Record received from Mabry Benson 1 "Virginia Marriages Early to 1800" by Jordon R. Dodd, 1990 2 "Marriage License Bonds of Westmoreland County Virginia 1786 - 1850" by Stratton Nottingham, 1928 3 "Index to Marriages of Old Rappahanock and Essex Counties Virginia 1655 - 1900" by Eva Wilkerson 4 "Marriages of Richmond County Virginia 1668 - 1853" by George Harrison Sanford King, 1964 5 "Kentucky Marriages 1801 - 1825" by Liahona Research, Heritage Quest, 1999

This page updated 04 Aug 2002

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