First, Richard and Rachel Berry had 8 children, being Sarah, John, Joanna, Rachel, Richard Jr., Francis, James, and Edward. There is no legal document stating that Nancy Hanks was ever assigned any legal guardian, at any point in time, in Virginia, or Kentucky. She stayed at Richard Senoirs home, not Richard Jr., who signed the marriage bond. Kentucky Law, at that time required the signiture of kin, or an aquantance, that could verify that the woman, bride was of legal age to marry. And ther are guardianship bonds, in the Hanks family tree. Joseph's father, John Hanks, was under the legal guardianship of his oldest brother, William, when their father, also named William passed away. Ther were none for Nancy, or her cousin, Dennis Hanks, who was also a "baseborn child" of Lucy's sister Nancy Hanks Hall. I like to study the history surrounding each era of each family, as it rounds out what these families are doing, and why. I believe Joseph Hanks moved to that area, which was still considered part of Virginia at that time, because of the Quebec Acts, which were the stimulus for the American Revolution. Boy, there were just a huge bunch of illigetimate children, in this era. Kind of like the 70"s that we remember. It was like cononists gone wild. The Hanks family never moved, until then. No Hanks signed Lucy's marriage bond, either. Yes, who understands, as all of them could read and write. I hope this helps you out. if Thomas Hanks worked for them, and their wedding was there, and Sarah Hanks was born 8 months later, that's most likely how the two of them met, also. The Kentucky records are pretty much intact, not burned in fires, like some of the Virginia records. I hope this helps you. it deffinately would be in probate records, ilke the records of Lucy, her mother.