FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON

THE MARRIAGE OF JOHN AND ELIZABETH MORTON

MARRIAGE BOND:

 

The transcript of the Marriage Bond of John and Elizabeth Morton, Continued:
On the Twenty fifth Day of November in the Year
of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty six
The within-named John Morton ~ ~ ~
aged Twenty One Years and upwards appeared personally,
and alledged that he intended to marry with Elizabeth Singleton
~ ~ ~ within named, aged Twenty One 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 & her abode hath
been for four Weeks last past at Barnacre within mentioned
 
SWORN before me John Morton
J. Fisher, Surrogate

 

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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