One of my Quaker ancestors, Ann Beeson, married a David Lewis who was not a Quaker resulting in her dismissal from fellowship. Did this mean that she was shunned by her family? How would have a family reacted back in 1768? Thank you in advance, Jack Pittman

Jack, Quaker families were not obliged to shun those who lost their Quaker membership. Quaker worship services were open to the public, and disowned members often continued to attend worship. Non-members were excluded from the various sorts of Quaker business meetings. -- Dan Treadway P O Box 72 Gilbert IA 50105 treadway@netins.net http://showcase.netins.net/web/treadway/ -----Original Message----- From: Jack Pittman [mailto:JPittman@cott.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 4:32 PM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Q-R] Ann Beeson One of my Quaker ancestors, Ann Beeson, married a David Lewis who was not a Quaker resulting in her dismissal from fellowship. Did this mean that she was shunned by her family? How would have a family reacted back in 1768? Thank you in advance, Jack Pittman ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST: Send an email to: QUAKER-ROOTS-L-REQUEST@RootsWeb.com The ONLY word in your message should be UNSUBSCRIBE.