Re: Jane Bedsole m. Peter Salts Wash Co. TN 7 April 1830
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Re: Jane Bedsole m. Peter Salts Wash Co. TN 7 April 1830
Sam Matthews 4/10/06
Well, after about 6 hours today, I found most of what you already have in Tennessee, including the marriage of Peter and Jane, on April 7, 1830.
The only new thing I came across in Tennessee anyway, was Andrew, Jesse, Daniel and John Salts, Sr., all of whom are likely brothers, and all of whom you likely already have. I have not yet looked in Indiana. It was also interesting to me to find a "Bedsal" on the 1830 Washington County, Tennessee Census, which became "Bedsall" on the 1840 Census. Those are both common misspellings of Bedsole by the Scribes back then, in view of the fact that the vast majority of the early settlers could neither read, write, nor spell. I also found Travis Bedsoles last name spelled as Bidsole, Bedsall, and Betsowl. Also quite common misspellngs.
I know what you are talking about on those names. People had a very bad habit of going by their middle name, first name, and a variety of nickames, as their first name. In addition, all the Bledsoes are mingled in, with many Bedsoles also spelling their own last name as Bledsoe, Bledso, Bletso, Blatso, and etc.
Then I came across a Cotton Bedsole, James Calvin Bedsole, Calton Bedsole, Cotton Bledsoe, Monroe Bedsole, and Calton Bledsoe. To make a 3-year story very short, Cotton, James, Calton, Bedsole and Bledsoe, were all one and the same. Monroe Bedsole turned out to be Daniel Monroe Bedsole. I would have gladly dug them all up and killed them again, by the time I learned all that. Imagine coming across a "Scooter" Bedsole in 1770 and having to figure out who he is, who his parents, siblings, wife and children were and etc.
Anyway, if I come across anything else of value, I'll post it here. Meantime, many thanks to you for the info you gave me. I'll add Peter and Janes children to my 2006 version of the Bedsole Ancestors And Descendants List, which I update annually or bi-annually, on the internet. If you come across anything new, please let me know. My email address is:[email protected]
....................JD ( Check that first name) Bedsole.