Marriage of Josesph Kirkbride to Sarah Stacey, 1702: Bucks County PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Robert Derber. bderber@firstvisionmedia.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Falls Records, Marriage Certificates, pp. 17-8. Josesph Kirkbride to Sarah Stacey, 1702 Whereas Joseph Kirkbride of the Falls township in ye County of Bucks and Province of Pencilvania Yeoman and Sarah Stacey Daughter of Mahlon Stacy in ye County of Burlington and province of west new jersey Spinster having intentions of takeing Each other in marryage did publish ye same before Severall publick meetings of ye people of god Called Quakers & also made publication thereof according to Law Now these are to certifie all whome it may Concern that after Deleberate Consideration and Consent of ye Said meetings and parties Concerned upon ye Seventeenth Day of ye Fourth month in ye Year One thousand seven Hundred and two They ye said Joseph Kirkbride and Sarah Stacy appd in a publick and Solemn assembly of ye aforesaid people mett together for that End and purpose at ye house of Mahlon Stacy aforesaid and then and there ye Said Joseph Kirkbride takeing ye Said Sarah Stacy by ye hand did openly Declare as followeth My friends in ye fear of ye God and in ye presence of you his people who are my Witnesses do I take yt my Dear friend Sarah Stacy to be my wife promising by ye Lords apertance to be unto her a faithful and loveing husband until it shall please the Lord by death to Separate us and then and there ye said Sarah Stacy did Declare as followeth Friends in ye fear of ye Lord and in ye presence of you his people I take this my friend Joseph Kirkbride to be my husband promissing to be unto him a Loveing and obedient wife by Devine assistance until it please the Lord by death to Separate us ~~~~~~ Moreover ye Said Joseph Kirkbride and Sarah Stacy (according to ye custome of marriage assuming her husbands name) as a further Confirmation thereof at ye aforesaid time and place to these presents set their hands and we whose names are hereunder subscribed being present amongst others at the Solemnization of ye said marryage and Subscription as witnesses thereunto have set our hands ye day and Year above written ~~~~~ Samuel Beaks William Yardley Joseph Kirkbride Samuel Burges Thomas Yardley Sarah Kirkbride Richard Easter Samull Baker Mahlon Stacy James Paxton Jos: Wood Rebeckah Stacy Wm Atkinson Jo: Adams Matthew Kirkbride Samll Dark Jn: Tantum Jane Kirkbride Wm Biles Jho Songhurst Thomas Kirkbride Edward Lucas Jane Biles George Biles John Rowland Abigle Pemberton Samuell Fretwell Thomas Dark Mary Yardley Nehemiah Blackshaw Elias Bingham Abagail Sedcook Peter Trebrook John Snowden Martha Dark Thomas Lambert Enoch Yardley Mary Yardley Elizabeth Janney Thomas Janney Phebe Baker Sarah Kirkbride