In March 1802, a Virginian newspaper reported on a marriage in the county of New Kent, just east of Richmond. The details of this union speak for themselves. The capitalisation is the newspaper’s own:

“Lately married in New Kent, county, Michael Sherman, aged NINETY-SEVEN YEARS and FOUR DAYS, to the amiable and accomplished Miss Eliza Poindexter, aged FOURTEEN.”

In other reports, the bride was described as “the amiable and accomplished Miss Eliza Poindexter”. Nothing is recorded of either the length or success of their marriage.

Source: The Richmond Recorder, March 27th 1802. Content on this page is © Alpha History 2019-23. Content may not be republished without our express permission. For more information please refer to our Terms of Use or contact Alpha History.