Maryland
Whereas Richard Richardson
Son of W"m Richardson and Marg"tt his Wife,
and Marg"tt Coale Daughter of W"m Coale and Eliz"a his
Wife, Deceased, both of Ann arundel County in
the Province Afs"d Having publickly declared
their Intentions of Marriage with each other
in two Several monthly Meatings of the people
called Quakers which after Just deliberation
thereon no Impedement being found to their
Said Intentions they were approved of by the
Said Meatings and Left to their liberty to
Appoint Convenient time and place for the
Consumation thereof ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Now these are therefore to Certifie whome it
may Concern, that on the twenty sixth day of
the third month Commonly Called May, Anno
one thousand Seven hundred and thirty____
Appeared the Afore Said Richd Richardson and
Marg"tt Coale, at the publick Meating house of
the people Called Quakers at West River in the
County afs"d and in a free and open Assembly
of the Said people and others there meet together
did take Each other in Marriage mutually and
Solemnly, promising in the presence of God
and the Afsd Assembly true and faithful fidelity
Each to other as Husband and Wife till Death
Should Seperate, and as a further Confirmation
thereof they the Said Rich"d and Marg"tt She
according to the Custome of marriage assuming
the Name of her Husband have hereunto
Subscribed their names and wee who were
present at the above Said Solemnization
as Wittnesses thereto the day and
year above Said
[Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.]
Ann Thomas Natn Rigbie
Margaret Thomas Casandra Rigbie
Elizabeth Galloway Gerrard Hopkins Wm Richardson
Anna Thomas Margaret Hopkins Margaret Richardson
Eliza Richardson Solomon Sparrow Richard Galloway
Mary Galloway Sarah Coale Joseph Richardson Junr
Samuel Galloway Rebecca Richardson Thomas Richardson
Ann Galloway Henery Child Sarah Galloway
Samuel Smith Elizabeth Galloway Junr William Coale
Philip Hopkins Elizabeth Wooden Daniel Richardson
Joseph Yates Hannah Foard Richard Galloway Junr
J Richardson Junr Mary Richardson Joseph Richardson
John Coulston Mary Thomas Joseph Hill
Sophia Galloway Allridge Frankling Sarah Hill
James Elderton Peter Galloway Nathan Richardson
Joseph Cowman W"m Richardson
Richard Richardson's parents' marriage record from 1689 also survives and I'll be sharing it next time.
*Here's a 19th century description of location of the West River Meeting House:
Source: The Internet Archive]
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