Vitals: Marriage of Henry Bell and Sarah Rumford 12 Oct 1720 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

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Radnor Meeting Records
Marriage of Henry Bell and Sarah Rumford 10-12-1720

Whereas Henry Bell son of Henry Bell of Monokosy in the County of Philadelphia 
in the Province of Pennsylvania and Sarah Rumford daughter of Jno Rumsford of 
Maloran in the aforesaid County of Philadelphia in ye aforesaid Province having 
declared their Intentions of Marriage with each other before severall Monthly 
Meetings of the People of God called Quakers at the Welsh Tract in the Province 
aforesaid according to the Good Order used amongst them, and having consent of 
parents concerned their proposall of Marriage was allowed of by ye said 
Meetings, how these are to certify all whom it may concern that for the full 
accomplishing of their Intentions this Thirteenth day of ye Tenth Month in ye 
year of our Lord One Thousand and Twenty, they ye said Henry Bell taking ye said 
Sarah Rumford by the hand did in solemn manner openly declare that he tooke her 
ye said Sarah Rumford to be his wife promising to be unto her a loving & 
faithfull husband till death should separate and their & there in the same 
Assembly the said Sarah Rumford did in like manner declare that she tooke ye 
said Henry Bell to be her husband promising to be unto him a faithfull & loving 
wife untill death should separate them and moreover ye said Henry Bell and Sarah 
Rumford )she according to ye custom of marriage assuming ye name of her 
husband,) as further confirmation thereof did their and there to these presents 
sett their hands and we whose names are hereunder also subscribed being present 
at the solemnization of ye said marriage & subscriptions have as wittnesses, 
thereunto set our hands the day and year above written.
Henry (his mark) Bell
Sarah Bell


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Thos Evan
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Geo George
James Moore
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Deborah Hood
Mary Hood
Ann Jones Jr
Catherine Jones Jr
Sarah Moore
Jane Evans
Mary Warner
Susannah Jones
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Jos Walker
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Ellin Jones
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Eleanor Williams
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Sarah Evans
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