Marriage of Henery Starr and Mary Exton


1681

att A Meetting holden att Buntingford on the Eleuenth day of the Eight month Commonley Called October in the yeare of our Lord God 1681 Wheareas Henery Starr of Litlebery in the Countey of Esixe wheelWright & Mary Exton of Cotterred in the Countey of Hartford spinster haue att some former meettings of the people of God Called quakers propounded theire intention of mariage in a Large & puplicke Mannor that upon enquierey being made Consearneing the Cleareness of the matter nothing is found to hinder theire proseeding in the said Ententions of mariage butt that also theaire frindes & relations are Wiling on both sides that the same may proseed These are thearefore to certefie all whom itt doth or may Consearne that for the full accomplisement of theire said intentions the said Hen' Starr & Mary Exton did Come into our publicke meetting place in ??ntingford aforesaid in Hartfordshere the day & yeare Aboue written & in a puplicke Assembley then & theare meett In our p[re]sents did signifie theire then taking each other in mariage Pronouncing these words Following Viz the said Hen: Stare takeing the said Mary by the hand said I Henery Star in the feare of the Lord take mary Exton to by ^my^ wife promiseing to be vnto her a faithfull loueing huseband vntill itt please God by death the seperatt us: Alsoe the said Mary Exton takeing the said Henery Star by the hand said I Mary Exton in the feare of the Lord before whom I stand take Henery ^Stare^ to be my huseband vntill death wittnesed by us whose names are heare vnto subscribed the 11th day of the 8th month Commonley Called october in the yeare of our lord God as Abouesaid 1681 Henery Stare mary Star
John Rallett George Edridge Elizibeth Rampilton John Parbox the marke of ??? Parkoe Samuel dunn the marke of Ann cornish John charles Elizabeth Browne Edward Broune Srah [sic] Dunn George Robins Margarrett Woatten Clemence Niskealls Edward Bardelfe Mary Exton Humphey [sic] Smith the marke of Susana Ederidge Jo: Ext?n Prudence Burmdge the marke of An: B??? Signe + Thoms Trigg An: West the marke of Hanah ? ?ardes Susananna Exton the marke of Ann Bond
Source: Marriages in celebrated in Buntingford Meeting. RG6/1572 National Archive