In his “True Story” of the Hatfield and McCoy feud, wherein he promised in his Author’s Note to “deflate the legends and restore accurate historical detail,” (pp. xii-xiii) Dean King says that the marriage of Johnse Hatfield and Nancy McCoy was opposed by Nancy’s Uncle, Perry Cline, and “firmly opposed” by Nancy’s Mother, Martha (Patty) Cline McCoy, who actually “forbade her daughter to marry Johnse.”
King then says, “Nancy, who was known for her strong will, did it anyway, in Pikeville on May 14.”[i]
The two documents posted here show plainly that each of King’s statements is false.
This essay, in its entirety, can be read in my book, “Lies, Damned Lies, and Feud Tales.” https://www.amazon.com/dp/1977716814/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511238586&sr=1-1&keywords=Lies%2C+Damned+Lies%2C+and+Feud+Tales