FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON

THE MARRIAGE OF JOHN AND MARGERY MORTON

MARRIAGE BOND:

 

The transcript of the Marriage Bond of John and Margery Morton, Continued:
On the Eighth Day of May in the Year of our Lord
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy four The within-named John
Morton of Claughton in the Parish of Garstang
aged Twenty Eight Years and upwards appeared personally, and
alledged that he intended to marry with Margery Ibison, spinster
within named aged nineteen Years, and that he knoweth of no lawful
Let or Impediment, by Reason of any Pre-contract, Consanguinity, Affinity or
any other Lawful Cause whatsoever to hinder the said intended Marriage, of
the Truth of which he made Oath, and also that the usual Place of her
abode hath been for four Weeks last past at Bonds in the Parish of
Garstang in the County of Lancaster & archdeaconry
of Richmond
The same day & year appeared personally
George Ibison & being sworn upon holy
Evangelists made Oath that Robert Ibison
lawful father of the said Margery Ibison a
minor is consenting to her marriage with
the abovesaid John Morton
SWORN before me John Morton

George Ibison
G. Lomax, Surr't

 

NOTE: In the above transcript, the sections in italics represent the portions written by hand. The remainder of the document was pre-printed.
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