The marriage bonds of Clark County, according to the County clerk in records of the Kentucky Historical Society,2137 show that Benjamin Yates (brother of the groom) and James Higgins (relationship to bride unidentified) attested to the consent of the bride’s parents. This implies that she was under 21 years of age, matching undocumented reports that she was born in 1774 to Jonathan HIggins and Nancy Woodruff,2112 and calling to mind other reports that the groom’s name was William Woodruff Yates.2117

Aaron and William HIggins, two brothers of Susannah,2111 were enumerated on the same day in the same militia district of Fayette County as Joshua and William Yates, suggesting close proximity.2138