Bedford County Marriage Bonds: Mar. 1, 1786; Adam Carnes, son of Michael Kern, marries Mary McClanahan; Absalom McClanahan, Surety; Married by Jeremiah Hatcher, March 4.
A list of Capt. Buford's Company of Volunteers from Bedford Co. Thomas Dooley, Lieut. Nicholas Mead, Sergeant John Fields, Sergeant Abraham Sharp, on Comd. Jonathan Cundiff, Ensign Wm. Kenedy, Sergeant Thomas Fliping, Sergeant Absalom McClanhan on Comd. Also includes: John McClanahan [others omitted]