Kinchen Smith Hervey 1817 NC
Hervey-Harvey Surry County, NC
Joyce P. Hervey responded last year that the Hervey's of Halifax county, VA and the Hervey/Harvey connection to Surry county, NC, and Knox, TN was a likely fit.
To Joyce: I have the marriage bond and marriage license for Kinchen Smith Harvey signed by Thomas Harvey (spelled Hervey in both cases) if you would care to see it.
The name change seems to occur on the Greene county TN census in the 1840s, even though the spelling was wrong (It is misnotated as R.S. Harvy, but if you look at original it is clearly a K.).
The name appeared on the earlier marriage bond in 1817 as Hervey correctly spelled and clearly legible and educated handwriting. It is signed by Thomas Hervey.
In the 1850 Kaufman county, TX census it was spelled Harvey.
So, we thought we were Hervey 20 something years before the Tennessee census.
I thought I would put this out there for anyone interested in Kinchen Smith Harvey/Hervey.
Chuck Harvey