Digging Up Your Family

Marriage of Joseph Bondurant and Sarah “Sally” Hunt, 1829

I haven’t been on here much in the past couple of weeks.  I have been busy finishing up my Spring cleaning, finishing up some projects around the house and getting ready for my great-aunt’s visit.  Now that things are settled (and my great-aunt is here for the next week!) I can work on a few interesting tidbits of information that I found, and some that were sent to me.

Going back to the Bondurant Family, I was sent a packet of information dating back to 1797.  One of the records contained in the packet is dated March 16, 1829 and is the marriage record for Joseph Bondurant and Sarah “Sally” Hunt. 

I thought that I had already posted this record, but while searching for it to make sure before placing copies from my general Bondurant file into separate personal files I realized that I had not, in fact, posted it (though if I did and I am just not seeing it I apologize!).

Again, I have to thank the Bondurant family Association and it’s members for helping me obtain this information.  I am forever grateful to them!

 

 Know to all men by these presents that we Joseph Bondurant and Daniel B Hunt are held and firmly bound unto William B Giles Esquire Governor of Virginia in the sum of $150 Dollars to the payment of which we bind ourselves and each of us, our Heirs be jointly and severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals and dated this 16^th day March 1829.

The Condition of the above Obligation is such that whereas the above bound Joseph Bondurant hath this day obtained from the Clerk of the County Court of Franklin a license for his intermarriage with Sally Hunt of said County Now if there shall be no lawful excuse to Obstruct the said Marriage then this Obligation to be void else remains in full force & Virtue.

(illegible)

JC

Joseph Bondurant (Seal)

Daniel B Hunt (Seal)

Joseph M Bondurant

My relationship to Joseph M Bondurant:

Me

Virginia Marie Stalls (my mom)

James Paul Stalls, Jr (granddaddy)

James Paul Stalls, Sr (g-grandfather)

Mary J “Annie” Bondurant (2nd g-grandmother)

Joseph M Bondurant (3rd g-grandfather)

 

Joseph M Bondurant was born June 20, 1843 in Kentucky (most likely Marshall County) to parents Joseph Bondurant and Sarah A “Sally” Hunt.

The 1850 census is the first time Joseph shows on the census.  The family is living in Marshall County, Kentucky.  He is listed as Joseph Bondurant, age 8 years.  The others in the household were:  his parents Joseph (merchant, age 42 years) and Sally (age 42 years); brothers William M (farmer, age 15 years), James KP (age 12 years) and John M (age 10 years); Elacia P (age 4 years) is also listed, but I haven’t seen her on any other records after this census.

 

By 1860 Joseph’s father had passed away and his mother had remarried to Abram Cross.  The family is found living in Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky.  Joseph is listed as J Bondurant (farmer, age 17 years).  The others in the house are: A Cross (Abram, farmer, age 62 years), S Cross (Sally, age 47 years), JM Bondurant (John M, farmer, age 18 years) an GW Bondurant (George Washington, age 9 years).

 

On August 11, 1862 Joseph M Bondurant enrolled in the Union Army, Company A, 15th Kentucky Calvary. Something I don’t understand about it is the image below.  It’s the only card for him in the file and it says Rejected.  *Name, age, and date of enrollment cancelled by line drawn through them.  I’m not actually sure what that means. 

 

In 1863 Joseph’s name appears on a Civil War Draft Registration (seen below).  This says that his name is Joseph Bondurant, age 20 years.  He is listed as white, a farmer and born in Kentucky.  When it asks about previous military service he is listed as discharged U.S.A. I just don’t understand this.

 

Joseph M Bondurant married Francis Elizabeth Brewer on November 17, 1863 in Marshall County, Kentucky.

 

In 1870 Joseph and family appear on the census living in District 5, Brewer’s Mill, Marshall County, Kentucky.  Joseph is shown as Joseph Bondurant, a merchant, age 28 years.  Frances is listed as Elizabeth, age 24 years).  Their children are: Thomas M (age 6 years), Mary J (Annie, age 4 years) and John W (age 2 years).  Joseph’s mother is living with them listed as Sarah Cross (age 50 years) and his brother George W Bondurant (farmer, age 20 years) is, too.  Daniel Hunt, Joseph’s grandfather (Sally’s father, farmer, age 87 years) is living in the house and so is someone I haven’t yet connected:  Andrew J Hunt (farmer, age 19 years).

 

The last census that Joseph appears on is the 1880 census.  The family is found living in Precinct 8, Smiths, Marshall County, Kentucky.  Joseph is shown as 37 years of age and a trader and buyer of stocks.  Francis is shown as Francis, age 35 years.  Their children listed are:  Thomas (works on farm, age 15 years), Annie (age 14 years), John W (age 13 years) and Clifton M (age 4 years).  There is also a boarder living with the family named Rosa Kline (age 21 years).  She doesn’t appear to have a job due to “spasms”.

 

Due to census records for Francis in the 1900s we know that at least three more children were born to Joseph M Bondurant.  We also know that after the 1880 census sometime Joseph moved his family to Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.

Joseph M Bondurant passed away on December 21, 1886 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.  I cannot find anything concerning his death (yet), but I am still hoping to find an obituary.  He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.