Posted on: Ottawa Co., Michigan Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mi/Ottawa/769 Surname: Van Hargen, Ver Hage, Tanis ------------------------- Vriesland: 6 Mei, 1855 were married by me Jan Danage(?) 26 years and Johanna Tanis age 27 years in the presence of Stoffle Kaslander en Gerrit de Groot. (Signed) C vd Meulen Minister of the Gospel & This is the certify that Bastiaan Verhage age 36 years and Johanna Tanis age 30 years were married by me on the 6th day of February, A.D., 1858, in the presence of Henderik W. Brandt en Jakob ??jgel. I saw your post and thought about this reference I saw on LuAnn DeVries site for early marriages. Having deciphered a number of handwritten documents, it's easy to mangle a name. I see Jan Danage? as Van Hargen, with no first name listed. This is just a HUGE guess on my part, but may be of interest to you to look into further. The age & the dates are about right for what you are looking. BUT, Please note . . . this is just my guess Link: Early Marriages Vriesland URL: <http://www.macatawa.org/~devries/ZeelandChurchMarr_02.html>