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Marriage Record of Joseph Hinshaw and Ruth Marshall


Record of the marriage certificate of Joseph Hinshaw and Ruth Marshill
Cane Creek MM book of marriage records:
"Western Quarter Cane Creek Monthly Meeting Volume I", page 135; microfilm #0371251 in the LDS FHL.

Whereas Joseph Hinshaw son of Jacob & Rebeckah Hinshaw Randolph County & State of North Carolina & Ruth Marshill Daughter of John & Ruth Marshill of Chatham County & State abovesaid having declared their intentions of marriage with Each other before several monthly meetings of the people Called Quakers at Cane Creek in orange County & State afforesaid and according to the good order used amongst them they having Consent of parents & parties Concerned their sd proposals of of marriage was allowd by said meetings       Now these are to certify whom it may concern that for the full accomplishing their sd intentions of marriage this tenth day of the first month in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred Eighty & Eight they the sd Joseph Hinshaw and Ruth Marshill appeared in a publick meeting at Cane Creek as above and the said Joseph Hinshaw taking the sd Ruth Marshill by the hand did in solemn manner openly declare that he took her the said Ruth Marshill to be his wife promising with the Lords assistance to be unto her a true and faithful Husband untill Death should seperate them or words to the same effect & then and there in the same assembly she the sd Ruth Marshill did in like manner openly declare she took him the sd Joseph Hinshaw to be her husband promising with Divine assistance to be unto him a true and faithful wife untill Death should seperate them or words to the same purpose ---
And Moreover they the sd Joseph Hinshaw & Ruth Marshill she according to the Custom of marriage assuming the name of her husband as a further Confirmation thereof did then and there to these presents set their hands - - - -

And we whose names are underneath subscribed being present at the solemnization of said marriage do as witnesses hereunto also subscribe our names the day and year above written - -

Joseph Hinshaw
Ruth Hinshaw

Dinah Marshill
John Piggott
Mary Wheeller
Hannah Piggott
Elizabeth Ozbun
Ruth Dobbins
Peter Stout
Joshua Piggott
John Marshill
John Davies
Joseph
[...]
John Wheeller
Margery Buckingham
Jacob Hinshaw
Ruth Marshill
Jacob Marshill
Margret Marshill
William Hinshaw
Jacob Dobbins
Benjamin Piggott
Elizabeth Piggott
Jacob Hinshaw
William Hinshaw


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