Another bond

FamilySearch. Kentucky Marriage Bonds. 1807.

Combing through the records on FamilySearch mentioning my 5th-great-grandfather William McKinley, I uncovered another gem. The record above is a marriage bond from Shelby County, Kentucky for William, dated 17 January 1807. The reverse side names the bride Polly Beadle, and shows the consent was given by her father, my 6th-great-grandfather, Jonathan Beadle (also spelled Bedle). Spencer County was created out of Bullitt, Nelson and Shelby County in 1824.

FamilySearch. 17 Jan 1807.

Mary (Polly) Beadle McKinley appears in the 1850 US Census in Spencer County, Kentucky, living next to the family of her daughter Sarah. According to the census, she was 57 in 1850, putting her birth year at 1793. If correct, she was 14 at marriage in 1807.

Ancestry. 1850 US Census. Spencer County, KY.