In the back of Will Book I for Stanly County, NC I noticed something that I believe may be of help to some people. In an endpiece that has no page number are listed sixteen names where a marriage fee was collected.

Robert S. SNUGGS marriage fee $1 Jno SMITH $1 William COLEY 14 Sep $1 George HINSON Oct 29 $1 John D. HINSON Novr 3rd $1 Enoch POPLIN Decr. 12th 1855 $1 Burton SMITH $1 W. S. SOLOMON $1 Oliver WHITLEY $1 Tax fee indictment AUg. Term 1855 $1 $10 Settled in full February 23rd 1856

B. H. CARTER marriage fee July 5? 1856 $1 Giles BOWERS " " July 15th 1856 $1 James G. BROOKS " " Octr 25th 1856 $1 Settled in fulll Novr 22 1856 $3

H. A. HUNTER marriage fee Decr 16, 1856 $1 L. M. McLESTER " " Jany 5, 1857 $1 Wm. DICK " " June 4, 1857 $1 Thos A. LOWDER " " July 7, 1857 $1 Settled in full $5

I know that the marriage for B. H. CARTER is not recorded, but I haven't checked any of the rest to see if they are or not. I have typed this just as the book I have listed it. If there is no date by the name, none was given. Lina Boyd, Dover, Arkansas

-- Lina Boyd (linajaneboyd@hotmail.com), August 24, 2003