Individual Details

MARGARET Eaton

( - )



Gwynedd, Philadelphia County, Penns. July 10, 1717
" WHERAS Richard Williams of Gwyneds in ye County "of Phila & Province of Pensilvania Bachelor and Margaret "Eaton of ye Township County & Province affors. Widow Haveing "Declared Their Intention of Marriage to Each Other before "ye Present Monthly Meeting of ye People Called Quakers held at "Gwyned According to ye Good Order Used among Them Whose Proceedings "Therein after ye Deliberate Consideration Thereof and haveing "Consent of Parties and Relations Concerned now by ye Said meeting "Left to their Liberty to Accomplish Their Said Intentions This "Tenth Day of the Seventh Month In ye Year of our Lord "One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventeen They The "Said Richd William and Margaret Eaton Appeared in "A Publick meeting of the Said People at Gwynedd Affors- "And Ye Said Rich Williams Takeing the Said Margaret "Eatton by the Hand and in A Solemn Manner Openly "Declared He Took her to be his Wife promising Through "God's Acceptance To be Unto her a Faithfull and Loveing Husband "Till Death Should Seperate Them And then and There in ye "Said Assembly the Said Margarett Eatton did Likewise Declare "She Took ye Said Richard Williams to be her husband in Like "Manner Promising to be Unto him a Faithfull and Loveing "Wife Till Death Should Seperate Them And Moreover ye "Said Richard Williams and Margarett She According to ye "Custom of Marriage Assuming ye Name of Her Husband "As a Farther Confirmation Thereof Did Then & There to "These Presents Set Their Hands and We Whose Hands are "hereunder Written Among Others Present at ye "Solemnization of ye Said Marriage & Subscription in "manner attestd As Witnesseth Thereunto have allso to These "now Set Our Hands ye Day and Year Above Written Richard (W) Williams, Margaret (M) Williams
Jno Pugh Jno Williams Robt Evan Eliz Williams Thos Evan Cath Williams Owen Evan Ellin Robert Ewd Evan Jane Nailor Jno Humphrey Mary Loyd Jno Williams Edwd Woe Jane Evan Edwd Morgan Jno Wms Gwinett Humphrey Wm Morgan Edwd Robert Jno Morgan Evan Pugh Dann Morgan Thos Foulke Morgan Morgan Thos Evan Jno Robert Hugh Jones Hugh Evan

http://www.gwyneddmeeting.org/history/williams_marriage.html
Jno Williams who signed, is likely the brother of Richard Williams. We know his brother John is of Gwynedd because he leaves a will and names Richard as brother and an overseer in 1726.

Events

Marriage10 Jul 1717Gwynedd, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania - RICHARD Williams
Deathprob Gwynedd, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Families

SpouseRICHARD Williams (1690 - )
ChildSarah Williams (1718 - )
ChildWILLIAM Williams (1719 - 1773)
ChildJane Williams ( - )

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