Family:David Terrell and Patty Johnson (1)

Marriage Bond of David Terrell and Patty Johnson

Whereas, David Terrell, of Campbell County, and Patty Johnson (daughter Ashley and Martha Johnson), of Louisa County, having declared their intentions of marriage with each other before several Monthly Meetings of the people called Quakers at Cedar Creek, in the County of Hanover, according to the good order used among them, they appearing clear of all other marriage engagements, were approved by said meeting.

These are to certify all whom it may concern, that for the accomplishment of their said intention, they, the said David Terrell and Patty Johnson, appearing in a Publick Meeting of the aforesaid people, at Cedar Creek Meeting House in Hanover County aforesaid, this twenty-fifth day of the Second month, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-three; and in a solemn manner he, the said David Terrell, taking the said Patty Johnson by 'the hand, did openly declare as followeth: "In the presence of the Lord and this assembly, I take Patty Johnson to be my wife, promising, with Divine assistance, to be unto her a true and faithful husband until death shall separate us," or words to the same effect, and then and there in the said assembly the said Patty Johnson did in like manner declare as followeth: "In the presence of the Lord and this assembly, I take David Terrell to be my husband, promising, with Divine assistance, to be unto him a true and faithful wife until death shall separate us," or words to that effect. And the said David Terrell and Patty, now his wife, as a further confirmation of their said marriage did then and there to these presents set their names, and we whose names are hereunto subscribed, being present at the solemnization of the above said marriage and subscription in the manner aforesaid as witnesses thereto, have also to these presents subscribed our names the day and year above written.

(signed)David Terrell (signed) Patty Terrell.

Witnesses:—Henry Terrell, Samuel Parsons, Micajah Crew, Clark T. Moorman, William Johnson, Benjamin Bates, Jr., Thomas Harris, John Harris, Jonathan Terrell, Mathew Terrell, Thomas Ladd, William Stabler, Nathan Bell, Joshua Stanley, Waddy Stanley, Gerard Johnson, Ann Jones, Sarah Bell, Marv Brooks, Nancy Hunnicutt, Thomas Hatton, Samuel Terrell, John Crew, Jr.. Rachel Harris, Mar}, Ladd, Rachel Ladd, Betsy Watkins, Thomas Doswell, Lemuel Crew, Judith Crew, Edith Harris, Tace Crew, Sarah Harris, Salley Watkins, Cattlet Jones, Robert H. Crew, Rachel Moorman, Margaret Crew, Mary Hatton, Susannah Harris, Sallev Ladd.

[Source: "Our Quaker Friends of Ye Olden Time", By James Pinkney, Pleasant Bell, 1918]