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Mason County, Kentucky. This day came before me a Justice of the Peace for the County and made Oath that Sarah WEAVER has been a widow for four years last past. Given under my hand
this 14th day of Sept 1805. John MCKEE" and "Know all men by these presents that John GROVER and Robert HILL are held and firmly carried unto Christopher GREENUP esquire Governor in the just and full sum of fifty pounds current money to the which payment will and truly to be made we find (unreadable) our heirs executors amd administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents (????) with aureals(?) and dated the 14th day of October 1805. The condition of the above obligation us such that whereas a marriage is intended to be had and solemnized between the said John GROVER and Sarah WEAVER. Now if there be no legal cause to obstruct the same then the above obligation to be said else to remain in full force and virtue.

Land-shared

The following was copied from the Skardon papers on William
WEAVER-173, Box 22, Folder 24D on 18 SEP 1991:

"For value received I do acknowledge my selfe justly indebted to John GROVER thirty two dollars and seventy five cents to paid in three payments as the income Due to the Officer of the Land Office for Congress at Cincinnati and it is understood it is designed By me to pay for the Land or lot now ocupypyed By me witness my hand and sealed this 17th day of August 1807.
Attest - James MONTGOMERY Henry (x his mark) MILLER

On the back of the note is written: I Do Agree to Discharge
the within note August the 31 1807 Addan (x his mark)Allen
test Elijah WEAVER, Christopher (x his mark) WEAVER"

Compiler's remark: The three signatures by Adam ALLEN who farmed in Mason County with Henry WEAVER, Elijah WEAVER, oldest son of William WEAVER, Henry's brother, and Christopher WEAVER, Henry's other brother signing for the new husband of Sarah WEAVER point to the proposition that Sarah was, indeed, Henry's widow and considered by them as part of the family..

The document further indicates that Sarah WEAVER who married John GROVER in Mason County KY was the widow of Henry WEAVER, brother of Christopher and William WEAVER i.e. the document was attested by Christopher WEAVER, by Elijah WEAVER, William's son, and endorsed by Addan (Adam) Allen, who with William WEAVER took over the Ralph plantation lease in Mason County from the original signers - Henry WEAVER, William WEAVER and Henry STORM.

(Compiled by Laurence A. Weaver, Jr.)

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