George Harlan and Elizabeth Duck Marriage Certificate – 1678

George Harlan Marriage1678

George Harland in the parish of Donnahlong in ye County of Down
and Elizabeth Duck of Lurgan in ye parish of Shankill and County of Armagh,
having intentions of marriage (according to God’s ordinance) did lay their
said intentions before ye men and womens meetings who taking it into
their considerations, desired they waite a time in which time several
Friends were appointed to make enquiry in ye several places where their
residences are or of later years have been wheather ye man is free of all
other women, and ye woman free from all other men and wheather their
relations and parents are satisfied with their said intentions.

And they presenting themselves the second time before ye men and|
womens meeting and an account being brought to ye meeting, where all
things being found clear and their intentions of marriage being several
times published in ye meeting to which they do belong, and nothing
appearing against it.

 A meeting of ye people of God was appointed at the house of Marke
Wright in ye parish of Shankill on the twenty seventh day of ye ninth
month anno 1678, where they being contracted the said George Harland
declared publickly and solemnly in the presence of God, and of his people
in these vows, I take Elizabeth Duck to be my wife, and said Elizabeth
Duck declared in like manner, I give myselfe to George Harland to be his
wife and I take him to be my husband, as witness our hands.

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Daniel Stamper
George Bullock
John Wright
Henry Hollingsworth
John Calvart
Francis Hillary
Alexander Noble
George Lowder
Roger Kirk

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Timothy Kirk
GeorgeHodghson
Alphonsus Kirk
William Crook
Deborah Kirk
Elinor Hoope
Robert Hoope
Thomas Harland
Bridgett Harland
Marke Wright
Ezekell Bullock

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Wm. Porter
Michel Scaife
Ann Hodghson
Ann Peirson
Thomas Atkinson
Mary Walker
Mary Rea
Elinor Greer

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George Harland
Elizabeth Harland

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