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Location: Frederick Co., Virginia
Surnames/tags: Hiatt Lowden
Marriage Documentation
William Hiatt and Alice Lowden, both of Quaker heritage, appeared before the Hopewell Monthly Meeting in Frederick County, Virginia on 4 Feb 1748 to declare their intention of marriage.
First declaration of marriage intentions between William Hiatt and Alice Lowden |
A month later, on 2 Mar 1748, they declared their intention of marriage a second time.
Second declaration of intention of Marriage for William Hiatt and Alice Lowden |
With no objection having been found the marriage of the couple received the meeting's blessing.
This is recorded on two loose sleeve sheets found in a minute book images of which are shown above.[1] This appears to be the earliest recorded marriage at this monthly meeting.
Sources
- Joint Committee of Hopewell Friends, Hopewell Friends History, 1734-1934, Frederick County, Virginia: Records of Hopewell Monthly Meetings And Meetings Reporting to Hopewell; Two Hundred Years of History And Genealogy.. (Strasburg, Va.: Printed by Shenandoah publishing house, inc, 1936.)
- Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935" [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
- Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1759-1776; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/H671 1.2
- ↑ Joint Committee of Hopewell Friends: Pages 51, 237, 238
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