Wheras
Francis Harvy
of Ballyhackett in the County of Carlow and Sarah Stephens
of Coleydine in the County of Wexford haveing Declared Their
Intentions of Taking Each Other in Marriage before Several
publick meetings of the people called Quakers in the said
County of Wexford, According to the good order used amongst
them whose proceedings therein after a Deliberate
consideration thereof with regard unto the righteous Law of
God and Example of his people Recorded in the Scriptures of
truth in that Case: were approved of by Said Meetings they
appearing clear from all others in relation to marriage and
haveing parents and relations consent, And also due
publication being made of their said intended marriage in
the respective meetings unto which they do belong, Now these
are to certifie all whom it may concern that for the full
Accomplishing of their Said Intentions this the Twefth Day
of the fifth month Called July in the Year According to the
English Account One Thousand Seven hundred twenty and Eight,
the said Francis Harvey and Sarah Stephens Appeared in A
publick Assembly of the aforesaid people and Others met
together to worship god in their publick meeting place at
Coleydine aforesaid – And in a Solemn Manner he the Said
Francis Harvy taking the Said Sarah Stephens by the hand did
openly Declare as Followeth VIZ: Friends You are my
Witnesses that I take Sarah Stephens to be my wife promising
through the Lords Assistance to be unto her A loving and
Faithful Husband until by death we are Seperated
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And then and there
in the Said Assembly ye Said Sarah Stephens did in Like
Manner Declare as Followeth, Friends you are my witnesses
y-?: I Take Francis Harvy to be my Husband promising through
the Lord's Assistance to be unto him a Loving and Faithfull
Wife until by death we are Seperated
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And the Said Francis
and Sarah as a further Confirmation thereof did then and
there to these presents set their hands as Husband and Wife
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And we Whose Names
are hereunto Subscribed being Present among others at the
Sollemnizing of their Said Marriage and Subscription in
Manner afore Said as Wittnesses hereunto have also to these
Presents Subscribed our Names the Day and Year above
Written.
|
William Sandwith |
Andrew Browne |
Marcy Stephens |
|
Joseph Waring |
Thomas Wright |
Henry Harvey |
|
Nicholas Barrington |
John
Wright |
Henry Stevens |
|
Nicholas Lock |
Thomas Bordman |
Thomas Stephens |
|
Robert Webster |
Stan
Paol? |
Samuel Stephens |
|
Frances Leary |
Suzanne Reed? |
Samuel Woodcock |
|
Ann
Wheeler |
Jane
Stephens |
Grace Stephens (signature smudged) |
|
John
Wheeler |
Elizabeth Hillary |
William Stephens |
|
William Goff |
Hannah Sandwith |
Walter Green |
|
George Lecky |
Sarah Williams |
Grace Stephens |
|
Henry Donves |
Ann
Boles |
Joseph Williams |
|
Francis? Wheeler |
Elizabeth Chamberlin |
John
Chamberlin |
|
Joseph Williamson |
Mary
Stephens |
Francis Harvey |
|
Henry Paslow |
Dorothy Stephens |
Sarah Harvey |
|
Joseph Smithson |
William Harvey |
|
|
Cabel Sanders |
John
Russell |
|
- The above is a true and
accurate transcript of the original document.
- Source: Michael Purcell
c2008
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