Record of the marriage certificate of
Benjamin Hinshaw
and
Deborah Marshill
Cane Creek MM book of marriage records:
"Western Quarter Cane Creek Monthly Meeting Volume I", page 61;
microfilm #0371251 in the LDS FHL.
Wheras
Benjamin Hinshaw
son of
Jesse and Abigail Hinshaw
&
Deborah Marshill
daughter of
William & Rebeckah Marshill
all of Chatham County & province of North Carolina
Having declared
their Intentions of marriage with Each other before several monthly meetings
of the people called Quakers at Cane Creek meeting house in the
County of orange and province aforesaid according to the good order
used amongst them and having
Consent of parents & relations Concerned their
said proposals of marriage was allowed by said meetings
Now these are to Certify whom it may Concern [that] for the full accomplishing their said intention this fifteenth day of ye ninth month in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy four they the sd Benjamin Hinshaw & Deborah Marshill apeared in a publick meeting of sd people and others at their meeting house at Cane Creek aforesaid and the sd Benjamin Hinshaw taking the said Deborah Marshill by the hand did in solemn manner openly declare [that] he took her ye said Deborah Marshill to be his wife promising with the Lords assistance to be unto her a true and faithful husband untill Death should seperate them or words to [that] Effect - and then and there in the same assembly ye said Deborah Marshill did in like manner openly declare [that] she took him the said Benjamin Hinshaw to be her Husband promising with the Lords assistance to be unto him a true and faithful wife untill death should seperate them or words [that] purpose And Moreover they ye said Benjamin Hinshaw and Deborah Marshill she according to ye custom of marriage assuming the name of her husband as a further Confirmation thereof did then and there to these Presents set their hands -- And we being present at ye solemnization of the said marriage do as witnesses hereunto also subscribe our names the day and year above Written -- Benjamin Hinshaw Twelve Names inserted
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