"Notice and Opportunity"... Marriage is more than marriage, it is a merger of estates. When property ownership was the defining factor in social status, such a merger needed to be open to public opportunity for objection in order to prevent fraud in an effort to gain property. The vows to this day still end with "Is there anyone present here who knows any reason why these two should not be joined..." The marriage license places the burden of verification that no such reason exists on the state, and is a license to violate the notice and opportunity laws, not a "license to marry". I have a friend who married legally without "license" by fulfilling the notice and opportunity laws of his jurisdiction, but that is a discussion for another forum. Knowing it exists helps interpret what seem to be obscure abbreviations in old documents. - Stuart Perkins stuartperkins@usa.net On Sat, 2008-07-19 at 19:28 -0400, Dale H. Cook wrote: > At 06:25 PM 7/19/2008, John wrote: > > >m. int. Rochester, MA ; Int 30 Nov 1755; Rochester VR 2: 268 > > > >Anyone know what "int" means? > > Ii stands for "intention of marriage." Massachusetts couples have > always had to declare their intent to marry in advance of the > wedding. In early times that was done by having it announced from the > pulpit three Sundays in a row, or by posting written notice in a > public place such as the town common, or by recording the intention > with the Town Clerk as was undoubtedly done in this case. Nowadays > the intention is accomplished by both prospective spouses filling out > a marriage intention form and paying a fee at the City or Town Hall > of the municipality where they intend to wed. The marriage license > can be issued on the fourth day after the intention is executed. > > >are Rochester Vital Records published in available volumes 1, 2, etc.? > > Rochester VR was published in two volumes, births in the first, > marriages and deaths in the second. > > >What about: Tingley 434. I assume page 434 of something. > > Here are some possibilities: > > Marian McCauley Frye, "The Tingley Family Revised: Being a Record of > the Descendants of Samuel Tingley of Malden, Mass. In Both the Male > and Female Lines (-1666)," 6 Vols. (Ann Arbor, MI: The Author, 1970-1988) > > Raymon Meyers Tingley, "The Tingley Family: Being a Record of the > Descendants of Samuel Tingley of Malden, Mass. in Both the Male and > Female Lines" (Rutland, VT.: Tuttle Publishing Co., 1910). > > Raymon Meyers Tingley, "Some Ancestral Lines: Being a Record of Some > of the Ancestors of Guilford Solon Tingley and His Wife, Martha > Pamelia Meyers" (Rutland, VT.: Tuttle Publishing Co., 1935). > > George A. Tingley and Orval C. Tingley, "The Tingley Genealogy Dated > from 1666" (No location or publisher, 1938?) > > Witter Kinney Tingley, "Obituaries: George Robert Harris, M.D., > Norwich" (New Haven, CT: S. Converse, 1910) > > Witter Kinney Tingley, "Obituaries: Patrick Henry Harriman, M.D., > Norwich" (New Haven, CT: S. Converse, 1912) > > The context of the citation might indicate which of those it is. > > >Burlington Co., NJ PR w/#51196. > > Burlington County, New Jersey, Probate File #51196. > > >Will the society provide the full references upon request? > > I expect that the HG might clarify the obscure ones, such as > "Tingley." Experienced researchers have no problems resolving most of > the reference abbreviations in applications. > > Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; > Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project > Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net > > ____________________________________________________________ > Give your kids a head start with a great educational toy. Click now. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nczdmLdP7HUk2QKsTD5fnjj5DlanrxMvHTA17WplVHP9vdT/ > Frequently-asked questions may often be answered by visiting the FAQ page for this list at: http://www.craigrich.net/mayfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAYFLOWER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >