Sarah Barnycastle married John Emerson
A marriage record in Mecklenburg Co., NC list my ancestor's name as Sarah Barnycastle married to John S. Emerson 1 Aug l822.The day after, 2 Aug l822 a John Barnycastle married Sarah Atkinson with John Emerson as his bondsman.The Barny was dropped from Sarah's name and family stories listed her as Sarah Castle.Has anyone else seen this family of Barnycastle?Was it meant to be a hyphenated name?