The following transcription of a marriage registration in Bucks County (1853) raises some questions for a neophyte researcher like me. 1. The response to "By what ceremony contracted" is "Friends." I understand that to mean Quaker, but were Quaker marriages usually performed by a Justice of the Peace (I am assuming that William Blakey, J P" indicates that he is a Justice of the Peace)? 2. Caroline Haddonfield had a child prior to this marriage. Haddonfield was her maiden name. If she had been married previously, wouldn't her married name have been used on this registration? 3.Edward Bushrod Johnson was raised in the Episcopal Curch (his father was a reverend). Is this an approved Quaker marriage, or one done outside the church? Thanks for your help! LDS Film #0927590 Registration of Marriages in the County of Bucks, folio 15 Marriage of Edward Johnson And Caroline Haddonfield 1. Full name of husband Edward Johnson 2. Name of the father of said husband William Johnson 3. Name of the mother of said husband Analiza Johnson 4. Occupation of husband Farmer 5. Residence of husband Middletown Twp., Bucks Co. 6. Birth place of husband [left blank] 7. Full name of wife previously to marriage Caroline Haddonfield 8. Name of the father of said wife Joseph Haddonfield 9. Name of the mother of said wife Hannah Haddonfield 10. The time when the marriage was contracted October 27th 1853 11. The place, town or township and county where contracted Middletown Twp, Bucks Co. 12. The color White 13. By what ceremony contracted Friends 14. Name of the person pronouncing marriage Wm. Blakey, J.P. 15. Date of certificate [left blank] 16. Date of registration Dec. 5, 1853 17. Signature of the register or his deputy Wm. Thompson [signed in the handwriting found in the rest of the record] Steve Balcom [email protected]