Documentation of the marriage between William Hiatt and Alice Lowden

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
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

1. ↑ Joint Committee of Hopewell Friends: Pages 51, 237, 238