Thanks, Joyce, that's what I'd always assumed, but I thought I'd check to make sure I wasn't off base. Thanks, Judy. I'm assuming it was August because it was 1765, more than a decade after when the Quakers were supposed to start using the Gregorian calendar. Jane On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 1:03 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > In a message dated 11/14/2008 12:48:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: >> Can anyone tell me how to interpret this entry in Hinshaw's? >> >> 1765, 8, 2 Rachel Gilbert rpd mou >> >> Was Rachel married on August 2, 1765 or was the out-of-unity marriage >> just reported on that date? >> > > My best guess was that Rachel was married prior to that date. That entry > translates as "Rachel Gilbert reported married out of unity". The wedding was > not "under the care of the Meeting"--it was just reported to them after the > fact. It does not say whether she was disowned or retained her membership. If > you can get someone to look up the original records it might have more detail in > them > > Joyce Overman Bowman > Indianapolis, IN > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >