iv. Joseph Newby Born 10 Aug 1741, Joseph married his first cousin, Huldah Newby. This was, and remains, a no-no for most people including Quakers, and he was disowned in 1769 for marrying “a near relation.” Usually when a Quaker was disowned, the meeting no longer had to look after you, but Joseph Newby received some special consideration. With the Revolutionary War in full swing in 1778, Joseph found himself in a predicament. He was still a Quaker (disowned Quakers could still attend meeting) but as a disowned member of the sect, he could not get a certificate that would prevent him from having to serve in the militia. As a result, the Perquimans meeting wrote to Colonel Thomas Harvey admitting that Joseph was “not in Unity with the Society therefore could not obtain a Certificate,” but appealed to the colonel to excuse Joseph from military service. They explained that Joseph “fell in love with a young woman so nearly Related to him, that our Discipline would not admit them a marriage... Yet he Marryed her before a Magistrate for which according to our Disipline we were obliged to disown him.” But, the letter explained, “we believe his principles are not Altered as to bearing arms.”
http://family.beacondeacon.com/the-history-of-the-hunt-family-by-roger-d-hunt-2011-at-www-k7mex-com-books-HuntBookComplete.pdf
