I have an ancestor who was dismissed in 1825 and Mcd was written after it. What did that mean? Ginny in Texas **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://news.aol.com?ncid=emlcntusnews00000002)

"mcd." = "Marriage contrary to discipline." Quaker practice generally required a couple wishing to marry to first go before the meeting to request approval. The meeting would then establish a committee to verify the fitness of the couple for marriage, e.g.: - whether the bride and groom were both members of the Society, - whether they had the approval of both sets of parents, - whether--if one was a member of different monthly meeting--they had the approval of that meeting, - etc. The committee would then report back to the monthly meeting which would authorize (or not authorize) the marriage. "Marriage Contrary to Discipline" denoted the failure of the couple to comply with the prescribed procedure for any reason. It typically indicated a marriage service performed by a non-Quaker clergyman or civil official. It might also indicate a couple unwilling to wait through the time consuming process due to their hurry to marry due to a pregnancy. A subset of "Marriage Contrary to Discipline" was "Marriage Out of Unity" (or "mou."). Some abstractors would denote a case of Marriage Out of Unity as "mcd." rather than "mou". Jeff Palmer [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 8:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Q-R] dismissed member I have an ancestor who was dismissed in 1825 and Mcd was written after it. What did that mean? Ginny in Texas