Compiled by Linda Carpenter
© 1998 - 2006
Source: Transcribed from copies of the original Sumner County marriage bonds & licenses.
| Groom | Bride | Date of Marriage | Bondsman |
| Racine, O. L. | Night, Elizabeth | 4 August 1836 | Drew, James C. |
| Raciner, David Leander | Phelps, Elizabeth | 1 June 1848 | Kirby, Hensley |
| Ragan, James W. | Barns, Arminter | 4 May 1843 | |
| Ragan, James W. | Simpson, Betsy | 7 September 1808 | Simpson, John |
| Ragan, Jesse | Stratton, Cherry E. | 19 December 1850 | Wise, M. |
| Ragan, John | Neill, Nancy | 22 January 1800 | |
| Ragland, Andrew J. | McGown, Virginia | 15 March 1850 | Cox, Coleman |
| Ragland, Benjamin | Dotson, Nancy | 9 September 1822 | Alderson, James |
| Ragland, John | Parker, Susanah | 17 February 1829 | |
| Ragland, Robert P. | Chism, Sarah | 23 May 1843 | |
| Rainey, Benjamin | Towell, Catharine | 30 October 1827 | Towell, Samuel |
| Rainey, Mark | Smith, Betsey | 8 November 1817 | McDonald, Allen |
| Rainey, William | Eliff, Sibella | 16 September 1806 | Eliss, Edward |
| Rains, Jesse | Izzard, Keziah | 12 June 1821 | Izzard, Lewis |
| Ralph, Alexander | Kizer, Sarah A. | 14 October 1848 | Martin, George W. |
| Ralph, James | Barton, Dosha | 30 December 1823 | Smith, Caswell |
| Ralph, Thomas | Powel, Charity | 23 May 1821 | Eliss, J. G. |
| Ralph, William | Fairless, Charity | 13 July 1821 | |
| Ralston, Samuel | Shaw, Elisabeth | 28 January 1806 | McBride, Hugh & Shaw, Hugh father of bride |
| Ralston, William | Montgomery, Elizabeth | 30 September 1831 | Morris, James S. |
| Rame, William | McDaniel, Jane | 11 June 1812 | McAdams, William |
| Ramsey, Edmond A. | McNeil, Sarah N. | 15 December 1849 | Johnson, David L. |
| Ramsey, Pleasant | Renfro, Elizabeth | 30 March 1850 | Heath, Richmond R. |
| Ramsey, Samuel | Snow, Mary J. | 18 October 1855 | |
| Ramsey, Throbridge | Brackin, Margaret | 5 February 1817 | Barker, Israel & Prince, Nathaniel |
| Ramsey, William | Austin, Diana | 30 April 1826 | Dickenson, John R. |
| Randall, G. W. | Turpin, Mary | 7 April 1857 | Dorris, R. B. & Cobb, S. L. |
| Randall, Greenberry | Adams, Betsey | 19 September 1810 | Galbreath, John S. |
| Randel, Amos | Finn, Rebeckah | 6 November 1817 | Marcum, George |
| Randel, William | McReynolds, Nancy | 24 October 1816 | Byrd, Abraham S. |
| Randle, Joseph | Colquit, Rebeca | 16 August 1827 | Davis, Wade |
| Raney, James | Etheridge, Mary | 21 October 1849 | |
| Raney, William | Watson, Mary | 21 March 1843 | |
| Rankin, James | Pennington, Catharine | 25 June 1810 | Young, Henry |
| Rankin, John | Forguson, Mary C. | 29 September 1840 | Towson, Jacob |
| Rasco, Payton | Rice, Nancy C. | 14 September 1824 | Anderson, Mebane |
| Rasco, Thomas H. | Combs, Sally | 29 December 1824 | Douglass, Harry C. |
| Rascoe, Alexander | Odom, Mary | 19 October 1844 | |
| Rawlings, Rhodam | Seawell, Aley | 3 November 1808 | Hamilton, John C. |
| Rawlings, Rhodam | Lucus, Sally E. | 31 August 1812 | Howard, Chichester |
| Ray, Clayton | Justice, Rebecca | 11 December 1830 | |
| Ray, George W. | Gregory, Frances | 1 October 1833 | |
| Ray, James | Graham, Eliza | 2 September 1825 | Ray, Stephen |
| Ray, John H. | Cage, Martha T. | 18 May 1825 | Cage, John Overton |
| Raymer, Philip | White, Susannah | 30 January 1808 | Sims, Julius |
| Raymon, James Coleman | Lasiter, Mary E. | 6 February 1857 | Ramer, James A. MG & Hall, Joseph M. |
| Raymond, Nelson T. | Lewton, Providence | 9 November 1840 | Morris, Henry B. |
| Read, Anthony B. | Sanford, Henrietta | 24 December 1824 | Lauderdale, David |
| Read, Beverly | Dolton, Aceny | 25 May 1824 | Vance, David |
| Read, Hugh T. | Edwards, Matilda | 15 January 1841 | |
| Read, Ivin T. | Oliver, Sarah Ann | 1 October 1846 | Griffin, Thomas S. |
| Read, Jno. | Strother, Mary G. | 13 December 1842 | Warner, J. T. |
| Read, William H. | Duffy, Mary C. | 3 January 1842 | Averitt, Richard |
| Read, William H. | Bledsoe, Polly | 27 November 1794 | Fisher, Peter |
| Ready, Robert H. | James, Angeline B. | 27 December 1849 | Heath, Richmond R. |
| Rease, William J. | Evits, Frances M. | 6 December 1841 | Talley, Charles N. & Turner, John B. |
| Reason, James | Bryant, Charlotte | 11 April 1804 | Reason, John |
| Reason, John | Impson, Salley | 13 September 1800 | Douglass, Ezekiel & Shelby, Elinor |
| Reason, John | Hereford, Anny | 1 May 1804 | Barrott, Thomas |
| Reddick, James | Gaines, Nancy | 21 September 1821 | Stone, William |
| Reddick, James E. | Robertson, Armin A. | 19 July 1842 | Durham, W. G. |
| Reddick, John A. | Hodges, Sarah | 25 July 1835 | |
| Reddit, William | Padgett, Fanny | 20 February 1821 | |
| Redditt, David | Moore, Milley | 13 August 1816 | Barry, James & Landers, Nathaniel |
| Redditt, David | Moore, Elizabeth M. | 2 March 1829 | Padgett, David |
| Redmon, James | Hodges, Mary | 18 April 1842 | |
| Reed, Gardner | Morrow, Rebecca | 26 February 1810 | Morrow, William |
| Reed, James | Crawford, Elender | 2 November 1805 | Simpson, Elijah & Orr, Greenberry |
| Reed, John | Dixon, Sarah | 7 May 1796 | Mastin, Thomas |
| Reed, Peter | Hudson, Elizabeth | 30 May 1812 | Keen, Edmond |
| Reed, Samuel | Overby, Levisa | 27 April 1810 | Reed, Joseph |
| Reed, T. G. | Edmonds, Margaret E. | 2 October 1850 | Davis, Daniel P. |
| Reed, William | Rule, Peggy | 16 August 1791 | Harpool, Martin |
| Reeder, William | Johnson, Nancy | 11 November 1811 | Hodges, Ashford |
| Reese, James M. | Easly, Lethe | 6 April 183__ | Wright, John W. |
| Reese, Joel | Ramsey, Sarah | 14 August 1805 | Ramsey, Joshua |
| Reese, Thomas | Thompson, Margret | 5 April 1794 | Patterson, Andrew |
| Reeves, ------- | Cooper, Hannah | 28 September 1808 | Cooper, John |
| Reeves, Abner | Nipper, Polley | 27 June 1805 | McAdams, William |
| Reid, Beverly G. | Wood, Elizabeth | 27 May 1828 | Robinson, Robert |
| Reid, Hezekiah | Robertson, Malvina F. | 18 January 1842 | Robertson, Henry B. |
| Reid, Horatio M. | Haywood, Eliza Jane | 19 November 1841 | Turpin, William M. |
| Reid, Thomas | Shaw, Susannah | 8 April 1803 | Shaw, Robert |
| Reid, William | Turner, Polly | 11 February 1803 | Turner, John |
| Reins, Elias | Gray, Jane | 3 September 1830 | Harrison, William |
| Renfro, Bartlett | Parker, Cloe | 14 November 1803 | Parker, John |
| Revian, Daniel | Hudgins, Sarah | 27 February 1844 | |
| Revean, William | Yeates, Mary E. A. | 3 December 1846 | Revean, Daniel |
| Reves, Robert C. | Cox, Rebecca Ann | 27 December 1843 | |
| Reyley, Barney | McKinsey, Peggy | 12 October 1818 | Turner, Adam |
| Reynolds, Chapman | Hendricks, Marriann | 22 January 1850 | Butler, James |
| Reynolds, E. R. M. | Dinkins, Lucy | 6 September 1836 | Spradlin, Joseph |
| Reynolds, Elijah | Taylor, Nancy M. | 26 December 1849 | Taylor, Benjamin |
| Reynolds, Jacob | Black, Polly | 3 February 1821 | Troutt, John |
| Reynolds, James | Wilkins, Nancy | 29 November 1809 | Exum, William |
| Rhoads, Moses | Noris, Polly | 22 December 1806 | Ragen, James |
| Rhodes, James | Snoddy, Sally | 7 January 1818 | McElwrath, Joseph |
| Rhodes, Solomon | Miligin, Prudence | 21 October 1849 | Harrell, Joseph W. |
| Rice, King | Pond, Polly | 18 January 1817 | Moore, Francis |
| Rice, Granderson | Jenkins, Jane M. | 15 October 1849 | Walker, R. K. |
| Rice, James | Bryson, Lucinda | 25 October 1841 | Munday, William S. |
| Rice, James | Barnard, Mary | 7 January 1831 | McDaniel, C. P. & Mabry, Randel |
| Rice, James C. | Allen, Polly | 8 August 1818 | Sholders, Solomon & Shelby, A. B. |
| Rice, Jeremiah | Bandy, Mossy | 19 July 1824 | Spiller, John |
| Rice, John | Love, Margaret | 9 December 1834 | |
| Rice, Joseph | Ambrose, Molissa | 22 January 1827 | Rutherford, Benjamin L. |
| Rice, Joshua | Kirby, Judith | 20 July 1841 | |
| Rice, Matthew | Ponds, Sally | 10 February 1823 | Smith, Levi |
| Rice, Thomas J. | Payne, Jane C. | 1 February 1848 | Barr, Green |
| Rice, William | Ruyle, Franky | 19 March 1809 | Ruyle, Henry |
| Rice, William, Jr. | Cotton, Centhia | 31 October 1827 | Gambling, Jesse |
| Richards, Hiram C. | Dobbs, Samantha | 12 February 1845 | Wyatt, John K. |
| Richardson, David | Harbert, Nancy | 4 January 1831 | Sanders, D. M. & Twopence, David |
| Richardson, Nathaniel | Knight, Betsey | 12 May 1810 | Knight, Thomas |
| Richardson, William | Jones, Cinthy | 30 July 1824 | Jones, William B. |
| Richardson, William | Ganes, Lavina | 8 February 1832 | Durham, Henry |
| Richardson, William T. | Mahan, Nancy | 11 September 1849 | Lewis, Charles |
| Richman, John | Adcock, Elizabeth | 14 December 1842 | Munday, William S. |
| Richmond, A. | Key, Nancy | 24 August 1837 | |
| Richmond, James | Henry, Elizabeth | 22 November 1821 | Sewell, Bengamin & Carr, James |
| Richmond, John | Mandrell, Sally | 29 October 1827 | Mandrell, Solomon & Baker, Z. W. |
| Richmond, John | Carter, Matha | 4 June 1835 | |
| Rickman, David H. | Henry, Peggy | 8 September 1818 | Henry, Samuel |
| Rickman, David H. | Tucker, Mary | 10 October 1836 | Tucker, Jesse |
| Rickman, J. A. | Seawell, M. T. | 28 August 1837 | |
| Rickman, James N. | Tucker, Perliney | 28 October 1844 | Rickman, Marcus |
| Rickman, James N. | Henry, Nancy E. | 20 March 1849 | Stovall, A. F. |
| Rickman, John S. | Meador, Malvina | 12 September 1830 | Meador, Thomas |
| Rickman, Robert | Reid, Catharine | 2 February 1818 | White, Robert & Shelby, A. B. |
| Rickman, Thomas | Henry, Polly | 2 November 1811 | Henry, William |
| Rickmon, Samuel H. | Henry, Frances E. | 31 October 1846 | Carter, John W. |
| Riden, William | Rankin, Jane | 6 March 1848 | Shaver, J. M. |
| Rider, George | Bush, Also | 3 July 1824 | Rider, John |
| Rider, John | Morris, Nancy | 15 April 1821 | Morriss, Claiborn |
| Ridley, George | Hall, Thankfull | 10 October 1787 | Nealey, William |
| Reaves, John C. | Laswell, Lurena | 7 June 1842 | Culwell, David |
| Rieff, Joseph | Burton, Lydia | 20 July 1818 | Brown, John |
| Riggs, Green B. | Dobbs, Catharine | 10 August 1849 | Riggs, James |
| Riggs, James R. | Anglea, L. | 19 September 1839 | Swaney, James M. |
| Right, Berry | Nemo, Nancy | 23 December 1837 | |
| Rigsby, Daniel | Dill, Salley | 12 March 1822 | Gregory, Jacob |
| Rigsby, Garland W. | Rigsby, Elizabeth | 18 February 1850 | Martin, W. H. |
| Rigsby, Henry | Brooks, Judy | 28 October 1825 | Cowgill, Martin |
| Rigsby, James | Brooks, Parky M. | 5 May 1826 | Brooks, Thomas |
| Rigsby, John T. | Taber, Phebe | 7 November 1844 | House, Henry B. |
| Riley, James W. | Rhodes, Sarah | 20 September 1842 | Bentley, James M. |
| Ring, William | Cunningham, Polly | 27 April 1803 | Bledsoe, Isaac M. |
| Rippy, Addison | Dorris, Delila | 20 December 1849 | Dorris, Francis S. |
| Rippy, Anderson | Black, Eliza | 21 September 1835 | |
| Rippy, Eli | Murrell, Maria | 4 November 1826 | Foster, John W. |
| Rippy, Henry | Hicks, Mary H. | 8 August 1831 | Hodges, Rowland T. |
| Rippy, James | Potts, Mary | 7 November 1839 | Graves, James |
| Rippy, James | Potts, Mary | 11 July 1850 | Dorris, Robert |
| Rippy, James B. | Troutt, Elizabeth | 15 September 1850 | Brackin, Calvin |
| Rippy, Jesse | Black, Mary Ann | 21 July 1829 | Gregory, Roper & Rippy, James |
| Rippy, John | Robinson, Betsey | 23 March 1822 | Rippy, Josiah |
| Rippy, John | Bell, Betsey | 25 March 1825 | Browning, John |
| Rippy, Josiah | Bell, Margaret | 21 July 1827 | Rippy, William |
| Rippy, Josiah | Brown, Elizabeth | 8 October 1840 | Dorris, James R. |
| Rippy, Michel | Shelton, Elizabeth T. | 25 January 1849 | Rippy, James & Test By: Turner |
| Rippy, Samuel | Mattocks, S. E. | 21 September 1836 | West, Joseph |
| Rippy, Wiley | Richman, Delila | 12 April 1840 | Phillips, Noah |
| Ritchey, L. H. | Stark, Mariah D. | 13 October 1836 | Mears, M. L. |
| Rives, Henry H. | Starks, Catharine | 12 December 1848 | Blakemore, Thomas F. |