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| − | # {Samuel | + | # {Samuel Lorah} |
# At a Court of Common Pleas | # At a Court of Common Pleas | ||
# begun and held at the Court house | # begun and held at the Court house | ||
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# Lord one thousand eight hundred | # Lord one thousand eight hundred | ||
# and fourty seven Present the Hon. | # and fourty seven Present the Hon. | ||
| − | # P G | + | # P G Goode President Judge |
| − | # Wm | + | # Wm Rollen John Ewing and Mordecai |
| − | # | + | # Hammond Esq. Associate Judge of |
# said Court. | # said Court. | ||
# In the Record of the proceeding | # In the Record of the proceeding | ||
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# Court and is appearing | # Court and is appearing | ||
# to the satisfaction of the | # to the satisfaction of the | ||
| − | # Court that William H | + | # Court that William H Suly |
# is a regular ordained minister | # is a regular ordained minister | ||
# of the Gospel of the denomination | # of the Gospel of the denomination | ||
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# continue such Regular minister | # continue such Regular minister | ||
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } I William L Hen- | # The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } I William L Hen- | ||
| − | # Hancock County } | + | # Hancock County } Henderson|derson Clerk of |
# the Court of the Court of Common | # the Court of the Court of Common | ||
# Pleas of the County aforesaid certify | # Pleas of the County aforesaid certify | ||
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# ___ the year of our Lord one | # ___ the year of our Lord one | ||
# thousand eight hundred and | # thousand eight hundred and | ||
| − | # fourty seven Wm L | + | # fourty seven Wm L Henderson |
<div style="clear: both"> | <div style="clear: both"> | ||
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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS | ||
| − | # [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] } I Ellzey | + | # [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] } I Ellzey Hedges Clerk of the |
# Court of Common Pleas in and | # Court of Common Pleas in and | ||
# for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that at a | # for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that at a | ||
| − | # Court of Common Pleas, begun and held at Mansfield | + | # Court of Common Pleas, begun and held at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] |
# in and for the [[Richland County, Ohio|County of Richland]] aforesaid on the 1st | # in and for the [[Richland County, Ohio|County of Richland]] aforesaid on the 1st | ||
# day of January A.D. 1821, before the Honorable William | # day of January A.D. 1821, before the Honorable William | ||
| − | # | + | # Wilson President of our said Court and Robert Bentley, |
| − | # William | + | # William Patterson and Isaac Osbun Esquire Associate |
# Judges of said Court | # Judges of said Court | ||
| − | # True | + | # True Petty came into Court and made |
# application for a license to solemnize marriages, | # application for a license to solemnize marriages, | ||
# And it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court | # And it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court | ||
| − | # that the said True | + | # that the said True Petty is a regular ordained |
# Minister of the Gospel of the Methodist Church | # Minister of the Gospel of the Methodist Church | ||
# It is therefore Ordered by the Court that the said | # It is therefore Ordered by the Court that the said | ||
| − | # True | + | # True Petty be licensed to solemnize marriages in the |
# [[Richland County, Ohio|County of Richland]], agreeably to the laws of this State | # [[Richland County, Ohio|County of Richland]], agreeably to the laws of this State | ||
# In testimony whereof I have hereunto | # In testimony whereof I have hereunto | ||
# {Seal} set my hand & affix the seal of said Court | # {Seal} set my hand & affix the seal of said Court | ||
| − | # at Mansfield this 12th day of January 1821 | + | # at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] this 12th day of January 1821 |
| − | # (Signed) Ellsey | + | # (Signed) Ellsey Hedges Clk |
| − | # Recorded this 2nd day of Novem 1822, Wm | + | # Recorded this 2nd day of Novem 1822, Wm Larwill|LARWILL CLK |
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
# | # | ||
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# the County of Knox aforesaid on the twenty seventh day | # the County of Knox aforesaid on the twenty seventh day | ||
# of December in the year of our Lord 1816 _ before the Honorable | # of December in the year of our Lord 1816 _ before the Honorable | ||
| − | # William | + | # William Wilson Esquire President of our said Court, Jacob |
| − | # | + | # Young, Abraham Darling & John Trimble Esquire Associate |
# Judges It having appeared to the full satisfaction of | # Judges It having appeared to the full satisfaction of | ||
| − | # said Court that Shadrac | + | # said Court that Shadrac Ruark is in regular standing |
# in the Methodist Episcopal Church and by the rules of | # in the Methodist Episcopal Church and by the rules of | ||
# said Church duly authorised to celebrate marriages | # said Church duly authorised to celebrate marriages | ||
# These are therefore to authorise and fully empower him | # These are therefore to authorise and fully empower him | ||
| − | # the said Shadrack | + | # the said Shadrack Ruark to unite in the solemn bands |
# of Matrimony any persons to him legally applying and | # of Matrimony any persons to him legally applying and | ||
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# set my hand and seal of my Office at Mount Vernon | # set my hand and seal of my Office at Mount Vernon | ||
# the 30th day of December 1816 | # the 30th day of December 1816 | ||
| − | # Attest James | + | # Attest James Smith Clk K.C ples |
| − | # Recorded the above this 26th day of November 1822. Wm | + | # Recorded the above this 26th day of November 1822. Wm Larwill|LARWILL CLK |
# | # | ||
# | # | ||
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# Common Pleas October Term 1821 | # Common Pleas October Term 1821 | ||
# Be it remembered that on the 29th day of | # Be it remembered that on the 29th day of | ||
| − | # October A.D. 1821. William | + | # October A.D. 1821. William Pardy produced in Court |
# here his credentials showing that he is a regular ordained | # here his credentials showing that he is a regular ordained | ||
# Minister of the Baptist Church, and the Court being | # Minister of the Baptist Church, and the Court being | ||
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# authorising him to solemnize marriages according to law, | # authorising him to solemnize marriages according to law, | ||
# Therefore these are to authorise and empower the | # Therefore these are to authorise and empower the | ||
| − | # Rev'd William | + | # Rev'd William Pardy aforesaid to solemnize marriages |
# so long as he shall continue a regular Minister of the | # so long as he shall continue a regular Minister of the | ||
# Gospel in the Baptist Church between any persons | # Gospel in the Baptist Church between any persons | ||
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# State Given under my hand and the seal of said Court | # State Given under my hand and the seal of said Court | ||
# at [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton County]] the 29th day of October A.D. 1821. | # at [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton County]] the 29th day of October A.D. 1821. | ||
| − | # A. | + | # A. Johnston Clk |
| − | # Recorded the above this 21 March 1823. Wm | + | # Recorded the above this 21 March 1823. Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk |
# | # | ||
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS | ||
# [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas County]] } To all to whom it may concern | # [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas County]] } To all to whom it may concern | ||
# {Seal} Be it remembered that on the fifteenth | # {Seal} Be it remembered that on the fifteenth | ||
| − | # day of April A.D. 1823 Rev'd William | + | # day of April A.D. 1823 Rev'd William Rider |
# a resident of said County produced to the Court of Common | # a resident of said County produced to the Court of Common | ||
# Pleas then sitting at New Philadelphia within and for said | # Pleas then sitting at New Philadelphia within and for said | ||
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# of the Gospel of the German Presbyterian, Whereupon | # of the Gospel of the German Presbyterian, Whereupon | ||
# the Court do give and grant unto him the said William | # the Court do give and grant unto him the said William | ||
| − | # | + | # Rider full power and authority to solemnize Marriages |
# agreeably to law, so long as he shall continue a regular | # agreeably to law, so long as he shall continue a regular | ||
# Minister in said society between all persons legally | # Minister in said society between all persons legally | ||
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# Court at [[New Philadelphia, Ohio|New Philadelphia]] the 13th day of May | # Court at [[New Philadelphia, Ohio|New Philadelphia]] the 13th day of May | ||
# A.D. 1823 - | # A.D. 1823 - | ||
| − | # Geo. M. | + | # Geo. M. Canfield Clerk |
# Recorded the above this 25th July AD 1823 - | # Recorded the above this 25th July AD 1823 - | ||
| − | # Wm | + | # Wm Larwill|LARWILL CLK |
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
# { Seal of } The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]], [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]] SS | # { Seal of } The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]], [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]] SS | ||
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# {pleas [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]] } County held at [[Mount Vernon, Ohio|Mount Vernon]] the 14th day | # {pleas [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]] } County held at [[Mount Vernon, Ohio|Mount Vernon]] the 14th day | ||
# { Ohio } of August 1823, present the Honorable Alexander | # { Ohio } of August 1823, present the Honorable Alexander | ||
| − | # | + | # Harper Esquire President, Joseph Brown & Stephen Chapmen|Chapman |
# Esquires Associate Judges. On motion it is ordered that licence | # Esquires Associate Judges. On motion it is ordered that licence | ||
| − | # issue to Jacob | + | # issue to Jacob Fry to celebrate marriages in and within |
# the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] agreeably to law. Therefore be it known | # the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] agreeably to law. Therefore be it known | ||
# that by the authority of the Court aforesaid and the powers | # that by the authority of the Court aforesaid and the powers | ||
| − | # vested in us by law, the said Jacob | + | # vested in us by law, the said Jacob Fry is hereby fully |
# authorised and empowered to solemnize the marriages of all | # authorised and empowered to solemnize the marriages of all | ||
# such persons as may legally apply to him for the same so | # such persons as may legally apply to him for the same so | ||
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# of my Office at [[Mount Vernon, Ohio|Mount Vernon]] aforesaid the 6th day | # of my Office at [[Mount Vernon, Ohio|Mount Vernon]] aforesaid the 6th day | ||
# of September A.D. 1823 - | # of September A.D. 1823 - | ||
| − | # Attest, James | + | # Attest, James Smith Clk |
| − | # Recorded the above the 22nd October 1823 - Wm | + | # Recorded the above the 22nd October 1823 - Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk |
| − | |||
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] SS | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] SS | ||
# [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] At a Court of Common pleas | # [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] At a Court of Common pleas | ||
# { Seal } in and for said County held at | # { Seal } in and for said County held at | ||
# [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] on the 12th day of August 1819 | # [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] on the 12th day of August 1819 | ||
| − | # it was ordered by the Court that James | + | # it was ordered by the Court that James Haney be licenced |
# and authorized to solemnize marriage in [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] | # and authorized to solemnize marriage in [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] | ||
| − | # I Winn | + | # I Winn Winship Clerk of the Court of Common pleas |
# do certify the above order to be true. Witness my hand | # do certify the above order to be true. Witness my hand | ||
# and seal this 12th day of August 1819. | # and seal this 12th day of August 1819. | ||
| − | # Winn | + | # Winn Winship Clk |
| − | # Recorded the above this 31st Dec 1823 Wm | + | # Recorded the above this 31st Dec 1823 Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk |
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| − | # 4. Marriage Licence to Rev'd James | + | # 4. Marriage Licence to Rev'd James Johnson |
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS These are to authorise and | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS These are to authorise and | ||
| − | # [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas County]] } licence the Rev'd James | + | # [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas County]] } licence the Rev'd James Johnson |
# to solemnize Marriage within the | # to solemnize Marriage within the | ||
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]], agreeably to the law in such cases made | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]], agreeably to the law in such cases made | ||
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# eight hundred and twenty two - | # eight hundred and twenty two - | ||
# | # | ||
| − | # (Signed) Geo W. | + | # (Signed) Geo W. Canfield Clerk |
| − | # Recorded the above this 29th Dec. AD 1824. Wm | + | # Recorded the above this 29th Dec. AD 1824. Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk |
# | # | ||
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS | ||
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# pleas as begun and held at [[Cadiz, Ohio|Cadiz]] in said County on the fifth day | # pleas as begun and held at [[Cadiz, Ohio|Cadiz]] in said County on the fifth day | ||
# of July A.D. 1819 and adjourned from day to day until the 10th | # of July A.D. 1819 and adjourned from day to day until the 10th | ||
| − | # of the same month before the Honorable Benjamin | + | # of the same month before the Honorable Benjamin Tappan President |
| − | # and James | + | # and James Roberts, Samuel Boyd and Alexander Henderson |
# Esquires Associate Judges of said Court - July 7th AD 1819. | # Esquires Associate Judges of said Court - July 7th AD 1819. | ||
| − | # The Rev'd John | + | # The Rev'd John Crom, preacher of the gospel among the united |
# brethren in Christ this day made application to the Court for | # brethren in Christ this day made application to the Court for | ||
# a licence to solemnize marriages in the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] - | # a licence to solemnize marriages in the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] - | ||
# Whereupon the Court being satisfied of the ordination of the | # Whereupon the Court being satisfied of the ordination of the | ||
| − | # said John | + | # said John Crom by a certificate by him produced and shown to |
# the Court from the yearly Conference of said United Brethren in | # the Court from the yearly Conference of said United Brethren in | ||
# [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas County]] and State of Ohio on the first day of June A.D. | # [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas County]] and State of Ohio on the first day of June A.D. | ||
# 1819. And further being satisfied from testimony given that the said | # 1819. And further being satisfied from testimony given that the said | ||
| − | # John | + | # John Crom is a resident of [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison County]] Ohio and that the said |
| − | # John | + | # John Crom has the charge of a Society in said County, do thereupon |
| − | # grant to the said John | + | # grant to the said John Crom a licence to Solemnize Marriages accor= |
| − | # dingly so long as he the said John | + | # dingly so long as he the said John Crom shall remain a regular |
# Minister of said Society - | # Minister of said Society - | ||
| − | # State of Ohio } SS I William | + | # State of Ohio } SS I William Tingley Clerk of the Court of |
# [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison County]] } Common pleas in and for said County of | # [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison County]] } Common pleas in and for said County of | ||
# { Seal } [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison]] do hereby certify that the above is a | # { Seal } [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison]] do hereby certify that the above is a | ||
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# Court - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand | # Court - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand | ||
# and affixed the seal of said Court at [[Cadiz, Ohio|Cadiz]] this 7th day of | # and affixed the seal of said Court at [[Cadiz, Ohio|Cadiz]] this 7th day of | ||
| − | # July AD. 1819. - (Signed) William | + | # July AD. 1819. - (Signed) William Tingley Clerk |
| − | # Rec'd & recorded the above this 30th Dec. 1824. Wm | + | # Rec'd & recorded the above this 30th Dec. 1824. Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk |
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| − | # Marriage Licence to Henry | + | # Marriage Licence to Henry Hosler 5. |
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } | # The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } | ||
# [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]] } Whereas at a Court of Common Pleas | # [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]] } Whereas at a Court of Common Pleas | ||
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# { [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox Co.]] } at [[Mount Vernon, Ohio|Mount Vernon]] the 18th day of October | # { [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox Co.]] } at [[Mount Vernon, Ohio|Mount Vernon]] the 18th day of October | ||
# { Com pleas } in the year of our Lord A.D. 1820. Henry | # { Com pleas } in the year of our Lord A.D. 1820. Henry | ||
| − | # | + | # Hosler having produced in Court evidence |
# of his being a regular Minister of the Evangelical Church | # of his being a regular Minister of the Evangelical Church | ||
# And it is ordered by the Court that licence be granted and | # And it is ordered by the Court that licence be granted and | ||
| − | # issue to him the said Henry | + | # issue to him the said Henry Hosler, empowering him to |
# Solemnize Marriage between any persons legally applying | # Solemnize Marriage between any persons legally applying | ||
| − | # for the same. Therefore be it known that we Jacob | + | # for the same. Therefore be it known that we Jacob Young |
| − | # Joseph | + | # Joseph Brown & Stephen Chapman associate Judges of the |
# Court aforesaid do hereby by the power vested in us by | # Court aforesaid do hereby by the power vested in us by | ||
| − | # law, empower and authorize you the said Henry | + | # law, empower and authorize you the said Henry Hosler |
# to, solemnize the marriage of such persons legally applying | # to, solemnize the marriage of such persons legally applying | ||
# to you for the same as long as you Continue a Regular | # to you for the same as long as you Continue a Regular | ||
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# hereunto affixed at [[Mount Vernon, Ohio|Mount Vernon]] aforesaid and on | # hereunto affixed at [[Mount Vernon, Ohio|Mount Vernon]] aforesaid and on | ||
# the day and year aforesaid - | # the day and year aforesaid - | ||
| − | # Attest, James | + | # Attest, James Smith Clk K.C. pls |
| − | # Rec'd & recorded the above the 17th Feby 1825. Wm | + | # Rec'd & recorded the above the 17th Feby 1825. Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk W. Co. |
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
| − | # Licence to Solemnize Marriages to Abner | + | # Licence to Solemnize Marriages to Abner Goff |
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS | ||
# [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking County]] } Court of Common pleas October 7th 1817. - | # [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking County]] } Court of Common pleas October 7th 1817. - | ||
| − | # Upon the application of Abner | + | # Upon the application of Abner Goff and |
# he having produced satisfactory evidence to the Court of his | # he having produced satisfactory evidence to the Court of his | ||
| − | # being duly authorised by the Reverend Robert R. | + | # being duly authorised by the Reverend Robert R. Roberts Bishop |
# of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America, as a Deacon of said | # of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America, as a Deacon of said | ||
# Church to administer the ordinance of Baptism, Marriage etc. | # Church to administer the ordinance of Baptism, Marriage etc. | ||
| − | # Therefore ordered that the said Abner | + | # Therefore ordered that the said Abner Goff be and he hereby is licenced |
# to solemnize Marriages agreeable to the act of assembly in such case | # to solemnize Marriages agreeable to the act of assembly in such case | ||
| − | # made and provided - Witness the Honorable Willm | + | # made and provided - Witness the Honorable Willm Wilson President |
# { Seal of Com } Judge of said Court at the Court house | # { Seal of Com } Judge of said Court at the Court house | ||
# { pleas [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking Co]] } October 7th 1817 - | # { pleas [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking Co]] } October 7th 1817 - | ||
# { [[Ohio|Ohio]] } | # { [[Ohio|Ohio]] } | ||
| − | # (Signed) A.H. | + | # (Signed) A.H. Coffee Clk |
# Rec'd & Recorded the above this 21st February AD. 1825 - | # Rec'd & Recorded the above this 21st February AD. 1825 - | ||
| − | # Wm | + | # Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk |
# Horizontal Line | # Horizontal Line | ||
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| − | # 6. Licence to James | + | # 6. Licence to James Murray to Solemnize Marriages |
| − | # | + | # |
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS | ||
# [[Preble County, Ohio|Preble County]] } To all whom these presents shall | # [[Preble County, Ohio|Preble County]] } To all whom these presents shall | ||
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# the Court of Common pleas of the [[Preble County, Ohio|County of Preble]] | # the Court of Common pleas of the [[Preble County, Ohio|County of Preble]] | ||
# aforesaid licence and permission is hereby given unto | # aforesaid licence and permission is hereby given unto | ||
| − | # the Reverend James | + | # the Reverend James Murray a resident of the |
# said [[Preble County, Ohio|County of Preble]] aforesaid, and a regular | # said [[Preble County, Ohio|County of Preble]] aforesaid, and a regular | ||
# Ordained Minister of the gospel of the Methodist Episcopal | # Ordained Minister of the gospel of the Methodist Episcopal | ||
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# said Church, according to the form of the Statute | # said Church, according to the form of the Statute | ||
# in such case made and provided - | # in such case made and provided - | ||
| − | # { Seal } Witness the Honorable Joseph H. | + | # { Seal } Witness the Honorable Joseph H. Crane |
# Esq. President of said Court at [[Eaton, Ohio|Eaton]] | # Esq. President of said Court at [[Eaton, Ohio|Eaton]] | ||
# the eighth day of June A.D. 1824 - | # the eighth day of June A.D. 1824 - | ||
| − | # (Signed) Jas. C. | + | # (Signed) Jas. C. Hawkins Clk |
| − | # Recorded the above this 25 March A.D. 1825 Wm | + | # Recorded the above this 25 March A.D. 1825 Wm Larwill|LARWILL CLK |
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Perry County, Ohio|Perry County]] SS- | # The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Perry County, Ohio|Perry County]] SS- | ||
# To all whom there presents may come Greeting: | # To all whom there presents may come Greeting: | ||
# Whereas at a Court of Common please holden in and for | # Whereas at a Court of Common please holden in and for | ||
# said County on the 15th day of September 1823. The Rev'd. | # said County on the 15th day of September 1823. The Rev'd. | ||
| − | # Thomas | + | # Thomas Martin of said County having produced satisfactory |
# evidence of his being Ordained a Priest of the Roman Catholic | # evidence of his being Ordained a Priest of the Roman Catholic | ||
# Church. It was ordered by the Court that the said Thomas | # Church. It was ordered by the Court that the said Thomas | ||
| − | # | + | # Martin receive a licence to Solemnize Marriages in the |
# State aforesaid. Therefore know ye that the Rev'd. Thomas | # State aforesaid. Therefore know ye that the Rev'd. Thomas | ||
| − | # | + | # Martin aforesaid hath permission and by these presents is |
# fully authorised to Solemnize Marriages so long as he | # fully authorised to Solemnize Marriages so long as he | ||
# shall continue a regular Minister in said Church between | # shall continue a regular Minister in said Church between | ||
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# { Seal } hand and affixed the Seal of said Court | # { Seal } hand and affixed the Seal of said Court | ||
# at [[Somerset, Ohio|Sommerset]] this 18th day of September | # at [[Somerset, Ohio|Sommerset]] this 18th day of September | ||
| − | # A.D. 1823. - John | + | # A.D. 1823. - John Beckwith Clerk |
# Recorded the above this 16th day of November 1825. | # Recorded the above this 16th day of November 1825. | ||
| − | # Wm | + | # Wm Larwill|LARWILL CLK |
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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS Clerks Office 7. | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS Clerks Office 7. | ||
# [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron County]] } [[Norwalk, Ohio|Norwalk]] Nov 3rd 1824 | # [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron County]] } [[Norwalk, Ohio|Norwalk]] Nov 3rd 1824 | ||
| − | # { Seal of } I David | + | # { Seal of } I David Gibbs Clerk of the |
# { [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron Co]] Ohio } Court of Com. Pl. in & for said | # { [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron Co]] Ohio } Court of Com. Pl. in & for said | ||
| − | # County do certify that James | + | # County do certify that James McIntire Junior was |
# duly licenced to Solemnize Marriages by our __ | # duly licenced to Solemnize Marriages by our __ | ||
# Court of Com Pleas at their Term of Octr A.D. | # Court of Com Pleas at their Term of Octr A.D. | ||
# 1823 . as _______ of record – | # 1823 . as _______ of record – | ||
| − | # D. | + | # D. Gibbs Clerk |
| − | # Recorded the above 5 Dec 1825. Wm | + | # Recorded the above 5 Dec 1825. Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk |
# | # | ||
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } | # The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } | ||
# [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking County]] } SS Court of Common pleas October Term | # [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking County]] } SS Court of Common pleas October Term | ||
| − | # 1824 – John | + | # 1824 – John Crawford having |
# produced to the Court satisfactory credentials of his | # produced to the Court satisfactory credentials of his | ||
# being a regular ordained Minister of the Gospel of the | # being a regular ordained Minister of the Gospel of the | ||
# Methodist Episcopal Church. It is ordered by the Court | # Methodist Episcopal Church. It is ordered by the Court | ||
| − | # that the said John | + | # that the said John Crawford be authorized to solemnize |
# Marriages within this State agreeably to the Statute | # Marriages within this State agreeably to the Statute | ||
# in such case made and provided so long as he | # in such case made and provided so long as he | ||
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# set my hand and seal of said | # set my hand and seal of said | ||
# County this 5th day of October A.D. 1824 – | # County this 5th day of October A.D. 1824 – | ||
| − | # A.H. | + | # A.H. Coffee Clerk |
| − | # Recorded 21 Jany 1826. – Wm | + | # Recorded 21 Jany 1826. – Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk |
# | # | ||
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } At a Court of Common Pleas began | # The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } At a Court of Common Pleas began | ||
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# on Monday the 6th day of march A D 1826 then | # on Monday the 6th day of march A D 1826 then | ||
# and there being present Judges of said Court to | # and there being present Judges of said Court to | ||
| − | # wit George | + | # wit George Tod Noah N Brunson and John Fruse |
| − | # then and there came into Court James C | + | # then and there came into Court James C Taylor and |
# produced Satisfactory evidence of his being a regular | # produced Satisfactory evidence of his being a regular | ||
# ordained Minister of the Methodist Episcopal church | # ordained Minister of the Methodist Episcopal church | ||
# the court ordered that Licence be granted to the said | # the court ordered that Licence be granted to the said | ||
| − | # | + | # Taylor to Solemnize marriages in conformity to the |
# Statute in such cases made and provided – | # Statute in such cases made and provided – | ||
# Therefore by virtue of the above order the said | # Therefore by virtue of the above order the said | ||
| − | # James | + | # James Taylor is hereby authorized to solemnize |
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# affixed the seal of the Court of Common pleas of | # affixed the seal of the Court of Common pleas of | ||
# said County this 8th day of March 1826 – | # said County this 8th day of March 1826 – | ||
| − | # (signed) Timothy | + | # (signed) Timothy Hudson Clk |
| − | # Recorded this 2nd day of May 1826 Thomas | + | # Recorded this 2nd day of May 1826 Thomas Cox Clk __ |
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } Know ye that we Alexander | # The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } Know ye that we Alexander | ||
| − | # [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]] SS } | + | # [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]] SS } Harper, President Judge |
| − | # and Jacob | + | # and Jacob Young Joseph Brown and Stephen |
| − | # | + | # Chapman associate Judges of the Court |
# aforesaid do by these presents at the March | # aforesaid do by these presents at the March | ||
# term of 1826 in said County authorize John | # term of 1826 in said County authorize John | ||
| − | # H | + | # H Dehoff to celebrate marriages within |
# this State provided that he continues his | # this State provided that he continues his | ||
# present standing as Elder and minister in | # present standing as Elder and minister in | ||
# the Evangelical German Church (the said | # the Evangelical German Church (the said | ||
| − | # John H | + | # John H Dehoff having produced satisfactory |
# evidence of his being a regular elder and | # evidence of his being a regular elder and | ||
# Minister of said church) and that licens issue | # Minister of said church) and that licens issue | ||
# accordingly. These are therefore to authorize | # accordingly. These are therefore to authorize | ||
| − | # you the said John | + | # you the said John Dehoff to celebrate mar- |
# riages in this State so long as you continue | # riages in this State so long as you continue | ||
# your standing as an Elder and Minister in | # your standing as an Elder and Minister in | ||
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# the seal of my office at [[Mt. Vernon, Ohio|Mt. Vernon]] the | # the seal of my office at [[Mt. Vernon, Ohio|Mt. Vernon]] the | ||
# 27th day of April 1826 – Attest – | # 27th day of April 1826 – Attest – | ||
| − | # (signed) James | + | # (signed) James Smith Clk |
# Recorded the 8th day of May A.D. 1826 | # Recorded the 8th day of May A.D. 1826 | ||
| − | # Thomas | + | # Thomas Cox Clk __ |
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# on the fourteenth day of August | # on the fourteenth day of August | ||
# Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and | # Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and | ||
| − | # twenty six the Rev’d James | + | # twenty six the Rev’d James Hoskinson produced |
# satisfactory evidence that he is a regularly ordained | # satisfactory evidence that he is a regularly ordained | ||
# Minister of the Gospel of the denomination of Christians Stated | # Minister of the Gospel of the denomination of Christians Stated | ||
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# to solemnize Marriage, whereupon it was ordered by the | # to solemnize Marriage, whereupon it was ordered by the | ||
# Court that he receive Licence for that purpose where | # Court that he receive Licence for that purpose where | ||
| − | # -fore the said James | + | # -fore the said James Hoskinson is hereby Licenced |
# to solemnize Marriage between any persons legally applying | # to solemnize Marriage between any persons legally applying | ||
# to him, for and during the period he shall continue | # to him, for and during the period he shall continue | ||
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# whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the | # whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the | ||
# Seal of said County at [[new Lisbon, Ohio|New Lisbon]] this 28th day of | # Seal of said County at [[new Lisbon, Ohio|New Lisbon]] this 28th day of | ||
| − | # August A.D. 1826 (signed) Horace | + | # August A.D. 1826 (signed) Horace Potter Clerk |
| − | # Recorded this 7th day of June 1827. Thomas | + | # Recorded this 7th day of June 1827. Thomas Cose Clk |
# Horizontal Line | # Horizontal Line | ||
# At a Court of Common pleas begun and held at | # At a Court of Common pleas begun and held at | ||
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# day the eighth of August in the year of our Lord | # day the eighth of August in the year of our Lord | ||
# One thousand eight hundred and twenty six were | # One thousand eight hundred and twenty six were | ||
| − | # present Jeremiah H | + | # present Jeremiah H Hallock Esquire President |
| − | # Judge James | + | # Judge James Clark Thomas Hartford & George |
| − | # | + | # Stidger Esquires his associates Timothy Reed Esq Sheriff |
| − | # John | + | # John Myres Clerk. In the record of proceedings |
# of said Court among others were the following to | # of said Court among others were the following to | ||
| − | # wit. John Jacob | + | # wit. John Jacob Fast of this County of Stark |
# having produced to the Court here satisfactory evidence | # having produced to the Court here satisfactory evidence | ||
# of his being a regular ordained minister of the | # of his being a regular ordained minister of the | ||
# German Evangelical Lutheran Church It is ordered | # German Evangelical Lutheran Church It is ordered | ||
| − | # by the Court here that the said John Jacob | + | # by the Court here that the said John Jacob Fast |
# receive a licence to solemnize marriages within this | # receive a licence to solemnize marriages within this | ||
# state so long as he shall continue to be a regular ordained | # state so long as he shall continue to be a regular ordained | ||
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# and affix the seal of said Court | # and affix the seal of said Court | ||
# { Seal } at [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] the 8th day of August AD | # { Seal } at [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] the 8th day of August AD | ||
| − | # 1826. (Signed) Jno | + | # 1826. (Signed) Jno Myres Clk |
# Common Pleas [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark Co]] Ohio | # Common Pleas [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark Co]] Ohio | ||
| − | # Recorded this 19th day of February 1828. T. | + | # Recorded this 19th day of February 1828. T. Cox Ck |
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
| − | # The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } I Horace | + | # The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } I Horace Perry Clerk of the |
# [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga County]] } Court of Common pleas in | # [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga County]] } Court of Common pleas in | ||
# and for the said county having | # and for the said county having | ||
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# the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred | # the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred | ||
# and ten in the words and figures following to | # and ten in the words and figures following to | ||
| − | # wit. On motion made by Timothy | + | # wit. On motion made by Timothy Doan Esq. |
| − | # the Court ordered that the Rev'd Thomas | + | # the Court ordered that the Rev'd Thomas Barr |
# be licenced to perform the Ceremony of marriage | # be licenced to perform the Ceremony of marriage | ||
# In testimony whereof I have hereunto | # In testimony whereof I have hereunto | ||
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# of said Court at [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] this 7th | # of said Court at [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] this 7th | ||
# day of April A D 1825 - | # day of April A D 1825 - | ||
| − | # Horace | + | # Horace Perry Clk |
# Recorded the 15th day of April A D 1828 | # Recorded the 15th day of April A D 1828 | ||
# | # | ||
| − | # Thomas | + | # Thomas Cox Clk |
# | # | ||
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
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# [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana County]] } June Term A D 1825 | # [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana County]] } June Term A D 1825 | ||
# at the aforesaid Term of said | # at the aforesaid Term of said | ||
| − | # { Seal } came Isaiah | + | # { Seal } came Isaiah Paxon of said |
# County and made application | # County and made application | ||
# for licence to solemnize marriages & at the same | # for licence to solemnize marriages & at the same | ||
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# tian Church. Whereupon it was ordered by the | # tian Church. Whereupon it was ordered by the | ||
# Court that the Clerk issue a Licence to the said | # Court that the Clerk issue a Licence to the said | ||
| − | # Isaiah | + | # Isaiah Paxon accordingly. Now therefore be |
| − | # it known that the said Isaiah | + | # it known that the said Isaiah Paxon is licenced |
# and authorised to solemnize mariages agreeable to | # and authorised to solemnize mariages agreeable to | ||
# the laws of the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] in such cases made | # the laws of the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] in such cases made | ||
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# here unto set my name and affixed the seal of | # here unto set my name and affixed the seal of | ||
# said Court at [[New Lisbon, Ohio|New Lisbon]] in said County this | # said Court at [[New Lisbon, Ohio|New Lisbon]] in said County this | ||
| − | # 1st July AD 1825 - (signed) Horace | + | # 1st July AD 1825 - (signed) Horace Potter Clk |
| − | # Recorded the 16th June 1828 Thomas | + | # Recorded the 16th June 1828 Thomas Cox clk |
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } I hereby certify that | # The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } I hereby certify that | ||
| − | # [[Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne County]] SS } the Rev'd Rufus | + | # [[Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne County]] SS } the Rev'd Rufus Freeman |
# an Elder in the Baptist Communion | # an Elder in the Baptist Communion | ||
# { Seal } had licence allowed him by | # { Seal } had licence allowed him by | ||
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# said County at the term aforesaid commencing | # said County at the term aforesaid commencing | ||
# March 9th A D 1822 Which licence allowed | # March 9th A D 1822 Which licence allowed | ||
| − | # him the said Rufus | + | # him the said Rufus Freeman to Solemnize |
# Marriages agreeable to the statute laws in the | # Marriages agreeable to the statute laws in the | ||
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] in such case made provided. | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] in such case made provided. | ||
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# ferson in said County this 4th day of Novem | # ferson in said County this 4th day of Novem | ||
# ber A.D. 1822 - | # ber A.D. 1822 - | ||
| − | # (signed) TR | + | # (signed) TR Hawley Clerk P T |
| − | # Recorded August 2nd 1828 T | + | # Recorded August 2nd 1828 T Cox Clk |
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
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# [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron County]] } October Term AD 1827 | # [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron County]] } October Term AD 1827 | ||
# Upon the application of Henry | # Upon the application of Henry | ||
| − | # O | + | # O Sheldon & it appearing to the |
# satisfaction of the Court that he is | # satisfaction of the Court that he is | ||
# a regular Ordained Minister of the Gospel of the | # a regular Ordained Minister of the Gospel of the | ||
# Methodist Episcopal Church Licence is granted | # Methodist Episcopal Church Licence is granted | ||
| − | # to the said Henry O | + | # to the said Henry O Sheldon to solemnize |
# mariges - The foregoing is a true copy taken | # mariges - The foregoing is a true copy taken | ||
# from the minutes of the Court. In testimony where | # from the minutes of the Court. In testimony where | ||
# of I hereunto set my name and official seal | # of I hereunto set my name and official seal | ||
# at [[Norwalk, Ohio|Norwalk]] this 9th day of November A.D. 1827 | # at [[Norwalk, Ohio|Norwalk]] this 9th day of November A.D. 1827 | ||
| − | # (Signed) D | + | # (Signed) D Gibbs Clerk Huron Court |
# Blank line | # Blank line | ||
| − | # Recorded November 30th AD 1828 T | + | # Recorded November 30th AD 1828 T Cox clk |
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } Whereas at a Court of | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } Whereas at a Court of | ||
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# [[Lancaster, Ohio|Lancaster]] in and for said | # [[Lancaster, Ohio|Lancaster]] in and for said | ||
# County on the 17th day of | # County on the 17th day of | ||
| − | # October AD 1827 John C | + | # October AD 1827 John C Havins produced |
# in Court satisfactory evidence of his ordination | # in Court satisfactory evidence of his ordination | ||
# as a Deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church | # as a Deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church | ||
# It is ordered by the court that the said John | # It is ordered by the court that the said John | ||
| − | # C | + | # C Havins be licenced to solemnize marriages |
# between persons legally applying to him for that | # between persons legally applying to him for that | ||
# purpose in the State aforesaid during his con | # purpose in the State aforesaid during his con | ||
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# and seal of said court at [[Lancaster, Ohio|Lancaster]] in said | # and seal of said court at [[Lancaster, Ohio|Lancaster]] in said | ||
# county 17th day of Oct'r aforesaid | # county 17th day of Oct'r aforesaid | ||
| − | # (signed) Hugh | + | # (signed) Hugh Boyle clk |
| − | # Recorded December 11th 1828 T. | + | # Recorded December 11th 1828 T. Cox clk |
| Line 622: | Line 621: | ||
| − | # [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark County]] } I John | + | # [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark County]] } I John Myres Clerk of the Court |
# [[Ohio|Ohio]] SS } of Common Pleas of [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]] aforesaid | # [[Ohio|Ohio]] SS } of Common Pleas of [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]] aforesaid | ||
# do hereby certify that it appears of record | # do hereby certify that it appears of record | ||
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# and held at [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] on tuesday the first | # and held at [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] on tuesday the first | ||
# day of June eighteen hundred and twenty four John | # day of June eighteen hundred and twenty four John | ||
| − | # W | + | # W Harman having produced satisfactory proof to the |
# Court of his being a regular ordained preacher of the | # Court of his being a regular ordained preacher of the | ||
# Gospel is licenced to solemnize marriages within this | # Gospel is licenced to solemnize marriages within this | ||
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# name & affix the seal of said Court at [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] the | # name & affix the seal of said Court at [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] the | ||
# 18th day of November 1828 | # 18th day of November 1828 | ||
| − | # (signed) Jno | + | # (signed) Jno Myres |
| − | # Record December 17th AD. 1828. Thomas | + | # Record December 17th AD. 1828. Thomas Cox clerk |
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS To all whom it may concern | # The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } SS To all whom it may concern | ||
| Line 655: | Line 654: | ||
# this 2nd day of July in the year of | # this 2nd day of July in the year of | ||
# our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty | # our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty | ||
| − | # seven - (signed) Chas. S. | + | # seven - (signed) Chas. S. Frailey Clk P T. |
# Recorded June 1st 1829 - | # Recorded June 1st 1829 - | ||
| − | # Thos. | + | # Thos. Cox clk |
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# [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]] } Be it known that Licence | # [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]] } Be it known that Licence | ||
# and permission are hereby granted | # and permission are hereby granted | ||
| − | # unto the Rev John Martin | + | # unto the Rev John Martin Henry |
# { Seal } of the Catholic Denomination to | # { Seal } of the Catholic Denomination to | ||
# solemnize Marriges within this State | # solemnize Marriges within this State | ||
| Line 688: | Line 687: | ||
# February AD One thousand eight | # February AD One thousand eight | ||
# hundred and twenty nine | # hundred and twenty nine | ||
| − | # Danl | + | # Danl Gano Clk |
| − | # Record 2nd Nov'r 1829 T | + | # Record 2nd Nov'r 1829 T Cox Clk |
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } Be it remembered that | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } Be it remembered that | ||
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# of [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]] on Monday the 28th day of Septem | # of [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]] on Monday the 28th day of Septem | ||
# ber AD 1829. then and there came Ansel | # ber AD 1829. then and there came Ansel | ||
| − | # | + | # Brainard and produced to the said court |
# credentials of his being a regular decan of the | # credentials of his being a regular decan of the | ||
# Methodist Episcopal Church and made application | # Methodist Episcopal Church and made application | ||
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# cation is granted by the court | # cation is granted by the court | ||
# Now therefore know ye that the said | # Now therefore know ye that the said | ||
| − | # Ansel | + | # Ansel Brainard is hereby licenced |
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# of the said Court at [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]] this 29th | # of the said Court at [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]] this 29th | ||
# day of September AD 1829 - | # day of September AD 1829 - | ||
| − | # Timothy | + | # Timothy Hudson Clk |
# Recorded 7th February 1830 | # Recorded 7th February 1830 | ||
| − | # T | + | # T Cox Clk |
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } Be it remembered | # The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } Be it remembered | ||
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# [[Muskingum County, Ohio|Muskingom County]] aforesaid on the second day | # [[Muskingum County, Ohio|Muskingom County]] aforesaid on the second day | ||
# of Dec in the year of our lord 1829 | # of Dec in the year of our lord 1829 | ||
| − | # the Rev Wm | + | # the Rev Wm Cox haveing exhibited to the |
# said court satisfactory evidence of his | # said court satisfactory evidence of his | ||
# being a regular ordained minister of | # being a regular ordained minister of | ||
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# licensed to solemnize in the State of | # licensed to solemnize in the State of | ||
# [[Ohio|Ohio]] so long as he the said William | # [[Ohio|Ohio]] so long as he the said William | ||
| − | # | + | # Cox continued as such Minister in pur- |
# suance of the provisions of the statue in | # suance of the provisions of the statue in | ||
# such case made and provided, | # such case made and provided, | ||
| − | # { seal } in testimony where of I John | + | # { seal } in testimony where of I John Wilson |
# clerk of the said court of common | # clerk of the said court of common | ||
# Please hereunto set my hand and affix | # Please hereunto set my hand and affix | ||
# the seal of the same Court at [[Zanesville, Ohio|Zanes-]] | # the seal of the same Court at [[Zanesville, Ohio|Zanes-]] | ||
# ville the day and year herein afforesaid | # ville the day and year herein afforesaid | ||
| − | # Jno | + | # Jno Wilson Clerk |
# Recorded 8th December } | # Recorded 8th December } | ||
| − | # A.D. 1829 } Thomas | + | # A.D. 1829 } Thomas Cox Clk |
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# County of [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler]] aforesaid License and | # County of [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler]] aforesaid License and | ||
# permission hereby given unto the Rev.d Russel | # permission hereby given unto the Rev.d Russel | ||
| − | # | + | # Bigelow a residend of the county affore |
# said and a regular ordained Minister of | # said and a regular ordained Minister of | ||
# the Gospel of the Methodist Church | # the Gospel of the Methodist Church | ||
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# titled an act regulating mariages | # titled an act regulating mariages | ||
# { seal } Witness the honorable Joshua | # { seal } Witness the honorable Joshua | ||
| − | # | + | # Collett Esq President of our said |
# Court of common please at [[Hamilton, Ohio|Hamilton]] the | # Court of common please at [[Hamilton, Ohio|Hamilton]] the | ||
| − | # fifth day of September 1818. J | + | # fifth day of September 1818. J Richey Clk |
| − | # Rec'd 2nd March AD 1830 Thomas | + | # Rec'd 2nd March AD 1830 Thomas Cox clk |
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Pickaway County, Ohio|Pickaway County]] SS | # The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Pickaway County, Ohio|Pickaway County]] SS | ||
| − | # I Andrew | + | # I Andrew Huston Clerk of the Court of |
# Common Pleas for said County do hereby | # Common Pleas for said County do hereby | ||
| − | # certify that Jacob | + | # certify that Jacob Thorp was authorized |
# by an order of said Court at September term | # by an order of said Court at September term | ||
# last to Solemnize Marriages, so long as he shall | # last to Solemnize Marriages, so long as he shall | ||
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# of said Court this 27th day of Sept. 1817 | # of said Court this 27th day of Sept. 1817 | ||
# and in the 15th year of this State | # and in the 15th year of this State | ||
| − | # (signed) A | + | # (signed) A Huston Clerk |
# Recorded 22nd Nov. 1830 | # Recorded 22nd Nov. 1830 | ||
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# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } Tuesday the 17th instant | # The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } Tuesday the 17th instant | ||
| − | # [[Hocking County, Ohio|Hocking County]] SS } Jacob | + | # [[Hocking County, Ohio|Hocking County]] SS } Jacob Dixon produced his |
| − | # license signed by Enoch | + | # license signed by Enoch George |
# one of the Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal | # one of the Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal | ||
# Church America constituting him a Deacon | # Church America constituting him a Deacon | ||
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# order that license issue | # order that license issue | ||
# Therefore these are to license the said Jacob | # Therefore these are to license the said Jacob | ||
| − | # | + | # Dixon to Solemnize marriages in the |
# State agreeably to law and the rules and | # State agreeably to law and the rules and | ||
# regulations of said Church so long as | # regulations of said Church so long as | ||
# he remains a regular minister in the same | # he remains a regular minister in the same | ||
# In testimony whereof I Jacob W. | # In testimony whereof I Jacob W. | ||
| − | # { Seal } | + | # { Seal } Coffinberry Clerk of the Court of |
# Common Pleas for said County Do hereby | # Common Pleas for said County Do hereby | ||
# certify that foregoing to be correct coppy | # certify that foregoing to be correct coppy | ||
# of the order of Court and proceeds of the | # of the order of Court and proceeds of the | ||
# same at said term December 28th 1825 | # same at said term December 28th 1825 | ||
| − | # Jacob | + | # Jacob Coffinberry Clk |
# My fee 50 Cts | # My fee 50 Cts | ||
# Rec'd & Recorded 6th of December AD 1830 | # Rec'd & Recorded 6th of December AD 1830 | ||
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# Pleas held at the Court House in [[Hillsborough, Ohio|Hillsborough]] | # Pleas held at the Court House in [[Hillsborough, Ohio|Hillsborough]] | ||
# for the [[Highland County, Ohio|County of Highland]] in the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] | # for the [[Highland County, Ohio|County of Highland]] in the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] | ||
| − | # before the Honourable Joshua | + | # before the Honourable Joshua Coltett president |
# Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the Seventh | # Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the Seventh | ||
| − | # Judicial Circuit in said and John | + | # Judicial Circuit in said and John Boyd |
| − | # George W | + | # George W Barnes and Joseph Sweninger Esq. |
# his associates for said County on the 29th day | # his associates for said County on the 29th day | ||
# of October AD 1824 - This day the Rev'd | # of October AD 1824 - This day the Rev'd | ||
| − | # John | + | # John James produced in Court proof to the |
# satisfaction of the Court that he is a regular | # satisfaction of the Court that he is a regular | ||
# Ordained and licensed Minister of the Gospel | # Ordained and licensed Minister of the Gospel | ||
# of the Methodist Episcopal Church - | # of the Methodist Episcopal Church - | ||
# Therefore ordered that the said Rev'd John | # Therefore ordered that the said Rev'd John | ||
| − | # | + | # James be licensed to Solemnize marriages |
# within this state so long as he remains a | # within this state so long as he remains a | ||
# regular and licensed minister of said | # regular and licensed minister of said | ||
| − | # Church - I Samuel | + | # Church - I Samuel Bell Clerk of |
# said Court certify the foregoing | # said Court certify the foregoing | ||
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# hereunto set my hand and affix the seal | # hereunto set my hand and affix the seal | ||
# of said Court this 9th Day of November | # of said Court this 9th Day of November | ||
| − | # { Seal } AD 1824 Samuel | + | # { Seal } AD 1824 Samuel Bell Clk |
# H.C.O | # H.C.O | ||
# Rec'd & Recorded 15th Dec AD 1830 | # Rec'd & Recorded 15th Dec AD 1830 | ||
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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } In the Common Pleas | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } In the Common Pleas | ||
# [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron County]] } SS October Term AD 1829 | # [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron County]] } SS October Term AD 1829 | ||
| − | # { Seal } Ebenezer | + | # { Seal } Ebenezer Lane President Judge |
| − | # Timothy | + | # Timothy Baker |
| − | # Ezra | + | # Ezra Sprague } Associate Judges |
| − | # Roger _ | + | # Roger _ Southgate |
# Upon application and it appearing to the Court | # Upon application and it appearing to the Court | ||
| − | # that James | + | # that James Johnston is a minister of the refor- |
# med methodist Church in regular standing | # med methodist Church in regular standing | ||
# residing in this County The said James | # residing in this County The said James | ||
| − | # | + | # Johnston is authorized to Solemnize marriages |
# agreeably to the statute in such cases made | # agreeably to the statute in such cases made | ||
# and provided so long as he continues a | # and provided so long as he continues a | ||
# minister in said Connection | # minister in said Connection | ||
# Per Order of Court | # Per Order of Court | ||
| − | # Attest D | + | # Attest D Gibbs clerk |
# Rec'd & Recorded Dec 22nd AD 1830 | # Rec'd & Recorded Dec 22nd AD 1830 | ||
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# one thousand eight hundred and thirty | # one thousand eight hundred and thirty | ||
# one Present is Judges the Hon Alexander | # one Present is Judges the Hon Alexander | ||
| − | # | + | # Harper President Judge Peter Casey William |
| − | # | + | # Hutchison and George Lake Esqrs associates |
| − | # on motion Jacob | + | # on motion Jacob Bule produced to the |
# Court here credentials of his being as ordain- | # Court here credentials of his being as ordain- | ||
# ed preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ among | # ed preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ among | ||
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# society or Church | # society or Church | ||
# Know ye that in pursuance of this | # Know ye that in pursuance of this | ||
| − | # aforesaid __ __ the said Jacob | + | # aforesaid __ __ the said Jacob Bule is |
# duly licenced to solemnize marriages with | # duly licenced to solemnize marriages with | ||
# in this state conformably to the statutes | # in this state conformably to the statutes | ||
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# said Church | # said Church | ||
# { Seal } In testimony whereof I James S | # { Seal } In testimony whereof I James S | ||
| − | # | + | # Irvine clerk of said Court |
# have hereunto put my hand and the | # have hereunto put my hand and the | ||
# seal of said Court at [[Millersburg, Ohio|Millersburg]] the | # seal of said Court at [[Millersburg, Ohio|Millersburg]] the | ||
# 1st day of June AD 1831 | # 1st day of June AD 1831 | ||
| − | # James S | + | # James S Irvine Clerk |
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# of [[Medina, Ohio|Medina]] within and for the [[Medina County, Ohio|County of Medina]] | # of [[Medina, Ohio|Medina]] within and for the [[Medina County, Ohio|County of Medina]] | ||
# on Monday the seventh day of November 1831 by & | # on Monday the seventh day of November 1831 by & | ||
| − | # before the Hon Reuben | + | # before the Hon Reuben Wood president of the third |
# Judicial Circuit of the Courts of Common Pleas in | # Judicial Circuit of the Courts of Common Pleas in | ||
| − | # said state and the Hon Frederick | + | # said state and the Hon Frederick Brown |
| − | # and Reuben | + | # and Reuben Smith associate Judges of the said |
# county holding said court. Then and there came | # county holding said court. Then and there came | ||
| − | # the Rev. Varnum | + | # the Rev. Varnum Noyes and made application |
# for a license to solemnize marriages in said | # for a license to solemnize marriages in said | ||
| − | # State. And the said | + | # State. And the said Noyes having produced |
# credentials of his being a regular ordained | # credentials of his being a regular ordained | ||
# Minister of the Gospel he is hereby licensed | # Minister of the Gospel he is hereby licensed | ||
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# court at [[Medina, Ohio|Medina]] this 7th day of November | # court at [[Medina, Ohio|Medina]] this 7th day of November | ||
# A.D. 1831 | # A.D. 1831 | ||
| − | # Timothy | + | # Timothy Hudsons Clerk |
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton County]] SS | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton County]] SS | ||
# Court of Common Pleas November Term 1828 | # Court of Common Pleas November Term 1828 | ||
# On the application of the Rev'd. George W | # On the application of the Rev'd. George W | ||
| − | # | + | # Warner for license to solemnize marriages within this state. It |
# appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the said ap- | # appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the said ap- | ||
# plicant is a regular ordained minister of the Gospel in | # plicant is a regular ordained minister of the Gospel in | ||
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# Church to which he is attached. | # Church to which he is attached. | ||
# Therefore these are to license, authorize and Empower the | # Therefore these are to license, authorize and Empower the | ||
| − | # said George W | + | # said George W Warner to solemnize Marriages within |
# the said [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] according to the laws thereof, so | # the said [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] according to the laws thereof, so | ||
# long as he shall continue a regular Minister of the Gospel | # long as he shall continue a regular Minister of the Gospel | ||
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# In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed | # In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed | ||
# the seal of the court aforesaid at [[Coshocton, Ohio|Coshocton]] this 24th day of November 1825 | # the seal of the court aforesaid at [[Coshocton, Ohio|Coshocton]] this 24th day of November 1825 | ||
| − | # Recorded Sept. 1832 A. | + | # Recorded Sept. 1832 A. Johnston Clerk |
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# in the year of of our Lord one thousand eight | # in the year of of our Lord one thousand eight | ||
# and twenty six were | # and twenty six were | ||
| − | # Jeremiah H | + | # Jeremiah H Hallock Esquire President |
| − | # Judge James | + | # Judge James Clark Thomas Harford & George |
| − | # | + | # Stidger Esquire his associates - Timothy Reed |
| − | # Sheriff John | + | # Sheriff John Myers Clerk |
# In the record of proceedings of said Court | # In the record of proceedings of said Court | ||
# among others were the following to wit | # among others were the following to wit | ||
| − | # "The Rev. James B | + | # "The Rev. James B Morrow of this county of |
# [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]] having produced to the court here satis | # [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]] having produced to the court here satis | ||
# factory evidence of his being a regular ordain- | # factory evidence of his being a regular ordain- | ||
# ed minister of the Presbyterian Church; It is or- | # ed minister of the Presbyterian Church; It is or- | ||
# dered by the Court here that the said James B | # dered by the Court here that the said James B | ||
| − | # | + | # Morrow receive a License to solemnize |
# marriages within State so long as he shall | # marriages within State so long as he shall | ||
# remain to be a regular ordained minister | # remain to be a regular ordained minister | ||
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# my name and affix the seal of said court | # my name and affix the seal of said court | ||
# at [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] the ninth day of August A.D. | # at [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] the ninth day of August A.D. | ||
| − | # 1826 John | + | # 1826 John Myers Clerk |
# C.P.S.C. [[Ohio|Ohio]] | # C.P.S.C. [[Ohio|Ohio]] | ||
# Horizontal line | # Horizontal line | ||
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# began and held at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] in and for said | # began and held at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] in and for said | ||
# county and state on the 11th day of October AD 1830 | # county and state on the 11th day of October AD 1830 | ||
| − | # before the Honorable Ebenezer | + | # before the Honorable Ebenezer Lane president Judge |
| − | # of said court. William | + | # of said court. William Patterson Isaac Osborn |
| − | # and William | + | # and William Riddle associate Judges of said |
# court. It appearing to the satisfaction of said court | # court. It appearing to the satisfaction of said court | ||
| − | # that the Rev'd. William | + | # that the Rev'd. William Hughs is a regular ordained |
# Minister of the Gospel of the Presbyterian Church & | # Minister of the Gospel of the Presbyterian Church & | ||
# and resident of the said county of [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]], it | # and resident of the said county of [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]], it | ||
# was therefore ordered by the court that a license | # was therefore ordered by the court that a license | ||
| − | # issue to the said William | + | # issue to the said William Hughs authorizing him |
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| Line 1,041: | Line 1,040: | ||
# In testimony whereof I have hereunto set | # In testimony whereof I have hereunto set | ||
# my hand and affixed the seal of said | # my hand and affixed the seal of said | ||
| − | # court at Mansfield this 1st day of November | + | # court at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] this 1st day of November |
# A.D. 1830 Ellzey Hedges | # A.D. 1830 Ellzey Hedges | ||
# (recorded Nov 8th 1832 ) Clerk | # (recorded Nov 8th 1832 ) Clerk | ||
# | # | ||
| − | # State of Ohio } | + | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } |
| − | # Fairfield County SS } At a court of Common | + | # [[Fairfield County, Ohio|Fairfield County]] SS } At a court of Common |
| − | # { LS } Pleas holden at Lancaster | + | # { LS } Pleas holden at [[Lancaster, Ohio|Lancaster]] |
| − | # in and for the county aforesaid | + | # in and for the county aforesaid on the 9th day of |
# December AD 1816 William Swayze having pro | # December AD 1816 William Swayze having pro | ||
# duced in court satisfactory evidence of his having | # duced in court satisfactory evidence of his having | ||
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# in such cases made and provided | # in such cases made and provided | ||
# In testimony whereof I have hereunto set | # In testimony whereof I have hereunto set | ||
| − | # my hand and seal of said court at Lancaster | + | # my hand and seal of said court at [[Lancaster, Ohio|Lancaster]] |
# on the day aforesaid | # on the day aforesaid | ||
# Hugh Boyle Clerk | # Hugh Boyle Clerk | ||
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| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } | ||
| + | # [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull County]] SS } Court of Common Pleas | ||
| + | # May Term 1831. | ||
| + | # { Seal } Pursuant to the order of | ||
| + | # said Court License is here | ||
| + | # by granted to the Rev William Hayden a | ||
| + | # regular ordained minister of the gospel of the con | ||
| + | # gregation disciples to solemnize marriages agreea | ||
| + | # bly to the laws of said State so long as he con | ||
| + | # tinues such regular minister - | ||
| + | # In testimony whereof the Seal of said | ||
| + | # Court is hereunto affixed. Witness the Honorable | ||
| + | # Reuben Wood President of our said Court | ||
| + | # at [[Warren, Ohio|Warren]] this twenty eighth day of June | ||
| + | # Anno Domini 1831. George Parsons Clerk | ||
| + | # By Lyman Potter Dep | ||
| + | # | ||
| + | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Crawford County, Ohio|Crawford County]] SS | ||
| + | # At a court of common Pleas held at | ||
| + | # [[Bucyrus, Ohio|Bucyrus]] in and for the [[Crawford County, Ohio|county of Crawford]] | ||
| + | # [[Ohio|Ohio]] at the October Term of AD 1829 | ||
| + | # Thomas Thompson a regularly ordained | ||
| + | # minister of the Gospel of the Methodist | ||
| + | # Episcopal Church produced to the court | ||
| + | # his credentials as such, and the Court | ||
| + | # being satisfied thereof do order that the | ||
| + | # said Thompson receive a License under | ||
| + | # the seal of this Court authorizing him | ||
| + | # to solemnize marriages in this state so | ||
| + | # long as he shall continue a regular | ||
| + | # minister of said church | ||
| + | # In testimony whereof I have hereunto | ||
| + | # set my hand and the seal of said court | ||
| + | # at [[Bucyrus, Ohio|Bucyrus]] this 15th day Oct AD 1829 | ||
| + | # Z. Rouse Clerk | ||
| + | # C.C.O. | ||
| + | # (Recorded February 26th 1833) | ||
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| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | # At a court of Common Pleas continued and | ||
| + | # held at the Court House in the Town of [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] | ||
| + | # within and for the [[Stark County, Ohio|county of Stark]] in the state | ||
| + | # of [[Ohio|Ohio]] on Wednesday the nineth day of August | ||
| + | # 1826. The Rev'd. Henry E Mettzheimer of [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]] | ||
| + | # County having produced satisfactory evidence | ||
| + | # to the court here that he is a regular or- | ||
| + | # dained Minister of the German Evangelical | ||
| + | # Lutherean Church. It is ordered by the court | ||
| + | # here that the said Henry E. Mettzheimer | ||
| + | # receive a license to solemnize marriages | ||
| + | # within the [[Ohio|state of Ohio]] so long as he | ||
| + | # shall remain a regular ordained minister | ||
| + | # of said Church | ||
| + | # In testimony whereof I hereunto | ||
| + | # { Seal } sign my name and affix the seal | ||
| + | # of said court at [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] the 9th day | ||
| + | # of August AD. 1826 and of the Independence | ||
| + | # the 51st. John Myers Clerk | ||
| + | # Com. Pleas [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark Co. Ohio]] | ||
| + | # | ||
| + | # The [[Ohio|state of Ohio]] [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] SS | ||
| + | # Be it remembered that at a Court of | ||
| + | # Common Pleas begun and held at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] in and for | ||
| + | # the County and State aforesaid on the 11th day of October | ||
| + | # AD 1830 before the Hon Ebenozer Lane President Judge | ||
| + | # of said Court William Patterson Isaac Osburn and | ||
| + | # William Riddle Associate Judges of said Court it | ||
| + | # was ordered that John Adam Mohler an ordained | ||
| + | # minister of the Lutherian Church be license to So- | ||
| + | # lemnize Marriages within the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] as long | ||
| + | # as he continues a regular Minister of said Church | ||
| + | # Therefore the said John Adam Mohler is hereby | ||
| + | # authorized to solemnize the Marriage contract | ||
| + | # between any persons lawfully applying to him | ||
| + | # for that purpose within this state so long as he | ||
| + | # continues a regular minister of said Church | ||
| + | # { Seal } In testimony whereof I have hereunto | ||
| + | # set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court | ||
| + | # at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] this 13th day of October AD 1830 | ||
| + | # Ebzey Hedges | ||
| + | # Clerk | ||
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| + | |||
| + | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } Court of Common Pleas | ||
| + | # [[Muskingum County, Ohio|Muskingum County]] SS } April Term 1829 | ||
| + | # be it remembered that on | ||
| + | # the 13th day of April in the year of our | ||
| + | # Lord eighteen hundred and twenty nine, | ||
| + | # the Rev'd. William B. Christie having exhibi- | ||
| + | # ted to the court satisfactory evidence of his | ||
| + | # being a regularly ordained minister of the | ||
| + | # Methodist Episcopal Church, he is therefore | ||
| + | # authorized to solemnize Marriages in the | ||
| + | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] so long as he continues as | ||
| + | # such in pursuance of the provisions of | ||
| + | # the statute in such case made & provided. | ||
| + | # In testimony where of I here unto set my | ||
| + | # { Seal } hand and affix the seal of | ||
| + | # said court at [[Zanesville, Ohio|Zanesville]] this | ||
| + | # 13th day of April A.D. 1829 | ||
| + | # John Wilson Jun Clerk | ||
| + | # [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } | ||
| + | # [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] SS } I Elzey Hedges Clerk of the | ||
| + | # Court of Common Pleas | ||
| + | # for said [[Richland County, Ohio|county of Richland]], hereby certify | ||
| + | # that the above is a true copy of the | ||
| + | # Rev'd. William B. Christie|Christie's License to Solemnize | ||
| + | # Marriages within this state which was en- | ||
| + | # tered of Record in my office on the 29th | ||
| + | # day of November AD 1832. | ||
| + | # In testimony whereof I have here- | ||
| + | # { Seal } unto set my hand and affix | ||
| + | # the seal of said court at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] | ||
| + | # this second day of August AD. 1833 | ||
| + | # Elzey Hedges Clerk | ||
Latest revision as of 12:49, 4 February 2023
For more records, view Part 1 of Record of Religious Incorporated Societies.
Page 0
- {Samuel Lorah}
- At a Court of Common Pleas
- begun and held at the Court house
- in the town of Finley within and
- for the county of Hancock and
- State of Ohio on this second day
- of November in the year of our
- Lord one thousand eight hundred
- and fourty seven Present the Hon.
- P G Goode President Judge
- Wm Rollen John Ewing and Mordecai
- Hammond Esq. Associate Judge of
- said Court.
- In the Record of the proceeding
- of said court among other things
- the following order to wit
- License to marry
- on motion to the
- Court and is appearing
- to the satisfaction of the
- Court that William H Suly
- is a regular ordained minister
- of the Gospel of the denomination
- usually called Methodist Episcopal
- Church. It is ordered that a
- License be granted to him to
- solemnize marriages within
- this state solong as he shall
- continue such Regular minister
- The State of Ohio } I William L Hen-
- Hancock County } Henderson|derson Clerk of
- the Court of the Court of Common
- Pleas of the County aforesaid certify
- that the foregoing order is truly copied
- from the minutes as recorded on the
- of the Journal of said Court of the
- term thereof in testimony whereof
- I have hereunto set my hand &
- seal of said Court ______
- ___ the year of our Lord one
- thousand eight hundred and
- fourty seven Wm L Henderson
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- State of Ohio } SS
- Richland County } I Ellzey Hedges Clerk of the
- Court of Common Pleas in and
- for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that at a
- Court of Common Pleas, begun and held at Mansfield
- in and for the County of Richland aforesaid on the 1st
- day of January A.D. 1821, before the Honorable William
- Wilson President of our said Court and Robert Bentley,
- William Patterson and Isaac Osbun Esquire Associate
- Judges of said Court
- True Petty came into Court and made
- application for a license to solemnize marriages,
- And it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court
- that the said True Petty is a regular ordained
- Minister of the Gospel of the Methodist Church
- It is therefore Ordered by the Court that the said
- True Petty be licensed to solemnize marriages in the
- County of Richland, agreeably to the laws of this State
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto
- {Seal} set my hand & affix the seal of said Court
- at Mansfield this 12th day of January 1821
- (Signed) Ellsey Hedges Clk
- Recorded this 2nd day of Novem 1822, Wm Larwill|LARWILL CLK
- Horizontal line
- The State of Ohio, Knox County SS
- At a Court of Common Pleas holden in and for
- the County of Knox aforesaid on the twenty seventh day
- of December in the year of our Lord 1816 _ before the Honorable
- William Wilson Esquire President of our said Court, Jacob
- Young, Abraham Darling & John Trimble Esquire Associate
- Judges It having appeared to the full satisfaction of
- said Court that Shadrac Ruark is in regular standing
- in the Methodist Episcopal Church and by the rules of
- said Church duly authorised to celebrate marriages
- These are therefore to authorise and fully empower him
- the said Shadrack Ruark to unite in the solemn bands
- of Matrimony any persons to him legally applying and
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- 2.
- and agreeable to the Statute faithfully observing the
- restrictions in such cases made and provided, so long
- as he shall continue a regular Minister of said Church
- {Seal} In testimony whereof I have hereunto
- set my hand and seal of my Office at Mount Vernon
- the 30th day of December 1816
- Attest James Smith Clk K.C ples
- Recorded the above this 26th day of November 1822. Wm Larwill|LARWILL CLK
- State of Ohio, Coshocton County SS Court of
- Common Pleas October Term 1821
- Be it remembered that on the 29th day of
- October A.D. 1821. William Pardy produced in Court
- here his credentials showing that he is a regular ordained
- Minister of the Baptist Church, and the Court being
- satisfied thereof do order that he receive a license
- authorising him to solemnize marriages according to law,
- Therefore these are to authorise and empower the
- Rev'd William Pardy aforesaid to solemnize marriages
- so long as he shall continue a regular Minister of the
- Gospel in the Baptist Church between any persons
- legally applying to him for that purpose within this
- State Given under my hand and the seal of said Court
- at Coshocton County the 29th day of October A.D. 1821.
- A. Johnston Clk
- Recorded the above this 21 March 1823. Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk
- State of Ohio } SS
- Tuscarawas County } To all to whom it may concern
- {Seal} Be it remembered that on the fifteenth
- day of April A.D. 1823 Rev'd William Rider
- a resident of said County produced to the Court of Common
- Pleas then sitting at New Philadelphia within and for said
- County credentials of his being a regular Ordained Minister
- of the Gospel of the German Presbyterian, Whereupon
- the Court do give and grant unto him the said William
- Rider full power and authority to solemnize Marriages
- agreeably to law, so long as he shall continue a regular
- Minister in said society between all persons legally
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- applying to him within this State - 3.
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto
- set my hand and affixed the seal of said
- Court at New Philadelphia the 13th day of May
- A.D. 1823 -
- Geo. M. Canfield Clerk
- Recorded the above this 25th July AD 1823 -
- Wm Larwill|LARWILL CLK
- Horizontal line
- { Seal of } The State of Ohio, Knox County SS
- { Court of Common } At a Court of Common pleas for said
- {pleas Knox County } County held at Mount Vernon the 14th day
- { Ohio } of August 1823, present the Honorable Alexander
- Harper Esquire President, Joseph Brown & Stephen Chapmen|Chapman
- Esquires Associate Judges. On motion it is ordered that licence
- issue to Jacob Fry to celebrate marriages in and within
- the State of Ohio agreeably to law. Therefore be it known
- that by the authority of the Court aforesaid and the powers
- vested in us by law, the said Jacob Fry is hereby fully
- authorised and empowered to solemnize the marriages of all
- such persons as may legally apply to him for the same so
- long as he continues a regular member of Minister
- of the Evangelical Church in North America -
- In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal
- of my Office at Mount Vernon aforesaid the 6th day
- of September A.D. 1823 -
- Attest, James Smith Clk
- Recorded the above the 22nd October 1823 - Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk
- State of Ohio SS
- Richland County At a Court of Common pleas
- { Seal } in and for said County held at
- Mansfield on the 12th day of August 1819
- it was ordered by the Court that James Haney be licenced
- and authorized to solemnize marriage in Richland County
- I Winn Winship Clerk of the Court of Common pleas
- do certify the above order to be true. Witness my hand
- and seal this 12th day of August 1819.
- Winn Winship Clk
- Recorded the above this 31st Dec 1823 Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk
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- 4. Marriage Licence to Rev'd James Johnson
- Horizontal line
- State of Ohio } SS These are to authorise and
- Tuscarawas County } licence the Rev'd James Johnson
- to solemnize Marriage within the
- State of Ohio, agreeably to the law in such cases made
- and provided so long as he remains in Communion with
- the United Brethren to which denomination of Christians
- he is now attached to - In testimony whereof
- I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
- of my Office at New Philadelphia the fourteenth
- day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand
- eight hundred and twenty two -
- (Signed) Geo W. Canfield Clerk
- Recorded the above this 29th Dec. AD 1824. Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk
- State of Ohio } SS
- Harrison County } Be it remembered that at a Court of Common
- pleas as begun and held at Cadiz in said County on the fifth day
- of July A.D. 1819 and adjourned from day to day until the 10th
- of the same month before the Honorable Benjamin Tappan President
- and James Roberts, Samuel Boyd and Alexander Henderson
- Esquires Associate Judges of said Court - July 7th AD 1819.
- The Rev'd John Crom, preacher of the gospel among the united
- brethren in Christ this day made application to the Court for
- a licence to solemnize marriages in the State of Ohio -
- Whereupon the Court being satisfied of the ordination of the
- said John Crom by a certificate by him produced and shown to
- the Court from the yearly Conference of said United Brethren in
- Tuscarawas County and State of Ohio on the first day of June A.D.
- 1819. And further being satisfied from testimony given that the said
- John Crom is a resident of Harrison County Ohio and that the said
- John Crom has the charge of a Society in said County, do thereupon
- grant to the said John Crom a licence to Solemnize Marriages accor=
- dingly so long as he the said John Crom shall remain a regular
- Minister of said Society -
- State of Ohio } SS I William Tingley Clerk of the Court of
- Harrison County } Common pleas in and for said County of
- { Seal } Harrison do hereby certify that the above is a
- ( of Com pleas }
- (Harrison Co.} true copy or transcript from the Journals of said
- Court - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
- and affixed the seal of said Court at Cadiz this 7th day of
- July AD. 1819. - (Signed) William Tingley Clerk
- Rec'd & recorded the above this 30th Dec. 1824. Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk
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- Marriage Licence to Henry Hosler 5.
- The State of Ohio }
- Knox County } Whereas at a Court of Common Pleas
- { Seal of } holden within and for the County aforesaid
- { Knox Co. } at Mount Vernon the 18th day of October
- { Com pleas } in the year of our Lord A.D. 1820. Henry
- Hosler having produced in Court evidence
- of his being a regular Minister of the Evangelical Church
- And it is ordered by the Court that licence be granted and
- issue to him the said Henry Hosler, empowering him to
- Solemnize Marriage between any persons legally applying
- for the same. Therefore be it known that we Jacob Young
- Joseph Brown & Stephen Chapman associate Judges of the
- Court aforesaid do hereby by the power vested in us by
- law, empower and authorize you the said Henry Hosler
- to, solemnize the marriage of such persons legally applying
- to you for the same as long as you Continue a Regular
- Member of the Church aforesaid. In testimony whereof
- we have caused the Seal of our said Court to be
- hereunto affixed at Mount Vernon aforesaid and on
- the day and year aforesaid -
- Attest, James Smith Clk K.C. pls
- Rec'd & recorded the above the 17th Feby 1825. Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk W. Co.
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- Licence to Solemnize Marriages to Abner Goff
- State of Ohio } SS
- Licking County } Court of Common pleas October 7th 1817. -
- Upon the application of Abner Goff and
- he having produced satisfactory evidence to the Court of his
- being duly authorised by the Reverend Robert R. Roberts Bishop
- of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America, as a Deacon of said
- Church to administer the ordinance of Baptism, Marriage etc.
- Therefore ordered that the said Abner Goff be and he hereby is licenced
- to solemnize Marriages agreeable to the act of assembly in such case
- made and provided - Witness the Honorable Willm Wilson President
- { Seal of Com } Judge of said Court at the Court house
- { pleas Licking Co } October 7th 1817 -
- { Ohio }
- (Signed) A.H. Coffee Clk
- Rec'd & Recorded the above this 21st February AD. 1825 -
- Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk
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- 6. Licence to James Murray to Solemnize Marriages
- State of Ohio } SS
- Preble County } To all whom these presents shall
- Come Greeting: Be it known that by
- the Court of Common pleas of the County of Preble
- aforesaid licence and permission is hereby given unto
- the Reverend James Murray a resident of the
- said County of Preble aforesaid, and a regular
- Ordained Minister of the gospel of the Methodist Episcopal
- Church to Solemnize Marriages in the State of Ohio
- so long as he continues to be a regular Minister in
- said Church, according to the form of the Statute
- in such case made and provided -
- { Seal } Witness the Honorable Joseph H. Crane
- Esq. President of said Court at Eaton
- the eighth day of June A.D. 1824 -
- (Signed) Jas. C. Hawkins Clk
- Recorded the above this 25 March A.D. 1825 Wm Larwill|LARWILL CLK
- The State of Ohio Perry County SS-
- To all whom there presents may come Greeting:
- Whereas at a Court of Common please holden in and for
- said County on the 15th day of September 1823. The Rev'd.
- Thomas Martin of said County having produced satisfactory
- evidence of his being Ordained a Priest of the Roman Catholic
- Church. It was ordered by the Court that the said Thomas
- Martin receive a licence to Solemnize Marriages in the
- State aforesaid. Therefore know ye that the Rev'd. Thomas
- Martin aforesaid hath permission and by these presents is
- fully authorised to Solemnize Marriages so long as he
- shall continue a regular Minister in said Church between
- any persons legally applying to him within this State-
- In testimony where of I have hereto set my
- { Seal } hand and affixed the Seal of said Court
- at Sommerset this 18th day of September
- A.D. 1823. - John Beckwith Clerk
- Recorded the above this 16th day of November 1825.
- Wm Larwill|LARWILL CLK
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- State of Ohio } SS Clerks Office 7.
- Huron County } Norwalk Nov 3rd 1824
- { Seal of } I David Gibbs Clerk of the
- { Huron Co Ohio } Court of Com. Pl. in & for said
- County do certify that James McIntire Junior was
- duly licenced to Solemnize Marriages by our __
- Court of Com Pleas at their Term of Octr A.D.
- 1823 . as _______ of record –
- D. Gibbs Clerk
- Recorded the above 5 Dec 1825. Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk
- The State of Ohio }
- Licking County } SS Court of Common pleas October Term
- 1824 – John Crawford having
- produced to the Court satisfactory credentials of his
- being a regular ordained Minister of the Gospel of the
- Methodist Episcopal Church. It is ordered by the Court
- that the said John Crawford be authorized to solemnize
- Marriages within this State agreeably to the Statute
- in such case made and provided so long as he
- shall continue a regular minister in said Church
- A true copy from the minutes
- { Seal } In testimony whereof I hereto
- set my hand and seal of said
- County this 5th day of October A.D. 1824 –
- A.H. Coffee Clerk
- Recorded 21 Jany 1826. – Wm Larwill|LARWILL Clk
- The State of Ohio } At a Court of Common Pleas began
- Wayne County SS } and held at Medina within
- and for said County of Medina and State of Ohio
- on Monday the 6th day of march A D 1826 then
- and there being present Judges of said Court to
- wit George Tod Noah N Brunson and John Fruse
- then and there came into Court James C Taylor and
- produced Satisfactory evidence of his being a regular
- ordained Minister of the Methodist Episcopal church
- the court ordered that Licence be granted to the said
- Taylor to Solemnize marriages in conformity to the
- Statute in such cases made and provided –
- Therefore by virtue of the above order the said
- James Taylor is hereby authorized to solemnize
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- marriage contracts in the said State agreeably
- to the act regulating Marriages – In testimony
- whereof I have hereunto affixed my name and
- affixed the seal of the Court of Common pleas of
- said County this 8th day of March 1826 –
- (signed) Timothy Hudson Clk
- Recorded this 2nd day of May 1826 Thomas Cox Clk __
- The State of Ohio } Know ye that we Alexander
- Knox County SS } Harper, President Judge
- and Jacob Young Joseph Brown and Stephen
- Chapman associate Judges of the Court
- aforesaid do by these presents at the March
- term of 1826 in said County authorize John
- H Dehoff to celebrate marriages within
- this State provided that he continues his
- present standing as Elder and minister in
- the Evangelical German Church (the said
- John H Dehoff having produced satisfactory
- evidence of his being a regular elder and
- Minister of said church) and that licens issue
- accordingly. These are therefore to authorize
- you the said John Dehoff to celebrate mar-
- riages in this State so long as you continue
- your standing as an Elder and Minister in
- said church And agreeably to the Law in
- such case made and provided In testimony
- whereof I here unto set my hand and affix
- the seal of my office at Mt. Vernon the
- 27th day of April 1826 – Attest –
- (signed) James Smith Clk
- Recorded the 8th day of May A.D. 1826
- Thomas Cox Clk __
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- State of Ohio } At a court of Common pleas
- Columbiana County } holden within and for said County
- on the fourteenth day of August
- Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and
- twenty six the Rev’d James Hoskinson produced
- satisfactory evidence that he is a regularly ordained
- Minister of the Gospel of the denomination of Christians Stated
- the Christian Church and made application for licence
- to solemnize Marriage, whereupon it was ordered by the
- Court that he receive Licence for that purpose where
- -fore the said James Hoskinson is hereby Licenced
- to solemnize Marriage between any persons legally applying
- to him, for and during the period he shall continue
- such Minister within the State of Ohio. In testimony
- whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the
- Seal of said County at New Lisbon this 28th day of
- August A.D. 1826 (signed) Horace Potter Clerk
- Recorded this 7th day of June 1827. Thomas Cose Clk
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- At a Court of Common pleas begun and held at
- the Court house in the Town of Canton within and
- for the County of Stark in the State of Ohio on Tues
- day the eighth of August in the year of our Lord
- One thousand eight hundred and twenty six were
- present Jeremiah H Hallock Esquire President
- Judge James Clark Thomas Hartford & George
- Stidger Esquires his associates Timothy Reed Esq Sheriff
- John Myres Clerk. In the record of proceedings
- of said Court among others were the following to
- wit. John Jacob Fast of this County of Stark
- having produced to the Court here satisfactory evidence
- of his being a regular ordained minister of the
- German Evangelical Lutheran Church It is ordered
- by the Court here that the said John Jacob Fast
- receive a licence to solemnize marriages within this
- state so long as he shall continue to be a regular ordained
- minister of said church. In testimony of which
- I have hereunto signed my name and
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- and affix the seal of said Court
- { Seal } at Canton the 8th day of August AD
- 1826. (Signed) Jno Myres Clk
- Common Pleas Stark Co Ohio
- Recorded this 19th day of February 1828. T. Cox Ck
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- The State of Ohio } I Horace Perry Clerk of the
- Cuyahoga County } Court of Common pleas in
- and for the said county having
- inspected the records of said Court I find therein
- a record made on the 7th day of November in
- the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
- and ten in the words and figures following to
- wit. On motion made by Timothy Doan Esq.
- the Court ordered that the Rev'd Thomas Barr
- be licenced to perform the Ceremony of marriage
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto
- { Seal } set my hand and affixed the seal
- of said Court at Cleveland this 7th
- day of April A D 1825 -
- Horace Perry Clk
- Recorded the 15th day of April A D 1828
- Thomas Cox Clk
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- The State of Ohio SS } Court of Common pleas of
- Columbiana County } June Term A D 1825
- at the aforesaid Term of said
- { Seal } came Isaiah Paxon of said
- County and made application
- for licence to solemnize marriages & at the same
- time produced satisfactory credentials of his
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- being a regularly ordained Minister of the Gospel
- of the denomination of Christians stiled the Chris
- tian Church. Whereupon it was ordered by the
- Court that the Clerk issue a Licence to the said
- Isaiah Paxon accordingly. Now therefore be
- it known that the said Isaiah Paxon is licenced
- and authorised to solemnize mariages agreeable to
- the laws of the State of Ohio in such cases made
- and provided. In testimony of whereof I have
- here unto set my name and affixed the seal of
- said Court at New Lisbon in said County this
- 1st July AD 1825 - (signed) Horace Potter Clk
- Recorded the 16th June 1828 Thomas Cox clk
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- The State of Ohio } I hereby certify that
- Wayne County SS } the Rev'd Rufus Freeman
- an Elder in the Baptist Communion
- { Seal } had licence allowed him by
- the Court of Common Pleas for
- said County at the term aforesaid commencing
- March 9th A D 1822 Which licence allowed
- him the said Rufus Freeman to Solemnize
- Marriages agreeable to the statute laws in the
- State of Ohio in such case made provided.
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
- hand and affixed my Official Seal at Jef
- ferson in said County this 4th day of Novem
- ber A.D. 1822 -
- (signed) TR Hawley Clerk P T
- Recorded August 2nd 1828 T Cox Clk
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- State of Ohio } Court of Common Pleas
- Huron County } October Term AD 1827
- Upon the application of Henry
- O Sheldon & it appearing to the
- satisfaction of the Court that he is
- a regular Ordained Minister of the Gospel of the
- Methodist Episcopal Church Licence is granted
- to the said Henry O Sheldon to solemnize
- mariges - The foregoing is a true copy taken
- from the minutes of the Court. In testimony where
- of I hereunto set my name and official seal
- at Norwalk this 9th day of November A.D. 1827
- (Signed) D Gibbs Clerk Huron Court
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- Recorded November 30th AD 1828 T Cox clk
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- State of Ohio } Whereas at a Court of
- Wayne County } Common Pleas held in at
- Lancaster in and for said
- County on the 17th day of
- October AD 1827 John C Havins produced
- in Court satisfactory evidence of his ordination
- as a Deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church
- It is ordered by the court that the said John
- C Havins be licenced to solemnize marriages
- between persons legally applying to him for that
- purpose in the State aforesaid during his con
- tinuance as a minister in the Church aforesaid
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
- and seal of said court at Lancaster in said
- county 17th day of Oct'r aforesaid
- (signed) Hugh Boyle clk
- Recorded December 11th 1828 T. Cox clk
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- Stark County } I John Myres Clerk of the Court
- Ohio SS } of Common Pleas of Stark aforesaid
- do hereby certify that it appears of record
- in said Court that at a Court begun
- and held at Canton on tuesday the first
- day of June eighteen hundred and twenty four John
- W Harman having produced satisfactory proof to the
- Court of his being a regular ordained preacher of the
- Gospel is licenced to solemnize marriages within this
- State. In testimony whereof I hereto sign my
- name & affix the seal of said Court at Canton the
- 18th day of November 1828
- (signed) Jno Myres
- Record December 17th AD. 1828. Thomas Cox clerk
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- The State of Ohio } SS To all whom it may concern
- Tuscarawas County } Greeting: -
- Know Ye: that agreeable to an
- order of the Honourable the Court of Common Pleas
- of the County of Tuscarawas made at their April
- Term in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
- hundred and twenty six License is hereby given
- to William S. __tt a regularly ordained Dea=
- con of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
- America " to Solemnize Marriages pursuant to the
- Statute Laws of the State of Ohio in such case
- made and provided, so long as he shall remain
- in good standing in said Society
- { Seal of } In testimony whereof I have hereunto
- { Common Pleas } set my hand and affixed the seal
- { Court of Tuscarawas } of said Court at New Philadelphia
- this 2nd day of July in the year of
- our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty
- seven - (signed) Chas. S. Frailey Clk P T.
- Recorded June 1st 1829 -
- Thos. Cox clk
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- The State of Ohio } Sct
- Hamilton County } Be it known that Licence
- and permission are hereby granted
- unto the Rev John Martin Henry
- { Seal } of the Catholic Denomination to
- solemnize Marriges within this State
- between any persons legally applying
- to him so long as he shall continue to be
- a regular Minister of the Society or Con
- gregation to which he now belongs in
- pursuance of the Statute of this State in
- such case made and provided and
- the grant of the Court of Common Pleas
- of said County this day made and
- entered of record. In testimony
- whereof I have hereunto set my hand
- and affixed the seal of said Court
- at Cincinnatti this sixteenth day of
- February AD One thousand eight
- hundred and twenty nine
- Danl Gano Clk
- Record 2nd Nov'r 1829 T Cox Clk
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- State of Ohio } Be it remembered that
- Medina County SS } at a term of the Court of
- Common pleas begun
- and held at the court house
- in Medina County within and for the County
- of Medina on Monday the 28th day of Septem
- ber AD 1829. then and there came Ansel
- Brainard and produced to the said court
- credentials of his being a regular decan of the
- Methodist Episcopal Church and made application
- to the said Court for a licence to solemnize
- Marriages in said state which said appli
- cation is granted by the court
- Now therefore know ye that the said
- Ansel Brainard is hereby licenced
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- to Solemnize marriages within said State in
- conformity with the Statute in such case made
- and provided. In testimony whereof
- I hereunto set my name and affix the seal
- of the said Court at Medina this 29th
- day of September AD 1829 -
- Timothy Hudson Clk
- Recorded 7th February 1830
- T Cox Clk
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- The State of Ohio } Be it remembered
- Muskingdom County SS } that at a court of
- Common Please held
- at Zanesville in and for the County of
- Muskingom County aforesaid on the second day
- of Dec in the year of our lord 1829
- the Rev Wm Cox haveing exhibited to the
- said court satisfactory evidence of his
- being a regular ordained minister of
- the Presbyterian Church was thereupon
- licensed to solemnize in the State of
- Ohio so long as he the said William
- Cox continued as such Minister in pur-
- suance of the provisions of the statue in
- such case made and provided,
- { seal } in testimony where of I John Wilson
- clerk of the said court of common
- Please hereunto set my hand and affix
- the seal of the same Court at Zanes-
- ville the day and year herein afforesaid
- Jno Wilson Clerk
- Recorded 8th December }
- A.D. 1829 } Thomas Cox Clk
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- State of Ohio } To all to whom these pres
- Butler County SS } ents shall come Greeting
- Be it known that by
- the court of common Please of the
- County of Butler aforesaid License and
- permission hereby given unto the Rev.d Russel
- Bigelow a residend of the county affore
- said and a regular ordained Minister of
- the Gospel of the Methodist Church
- to solemnize Marriages throghout the
- State of Ohio so long as he shall continue
- to be a regular Minister of the said church
- according to the form of the statute en
- titled an act regulating mariages
- { seal } Witness the honorable Joshua
- Collett Esq President of our said
- Court of common please at Hamilton the
- fifth day of September 1818. J Richey Clk
- Rec'd 2nd March AD 1830 Thomas Cox clk
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- The State of Ohio Pickaway County SS
- I Andrew Huston Clerk of the Court of
- Common Pleas for said County do hereby
- certify that Jacob Thorp was authorized
- by an order of said Court at September term
- last to Solemnize Marriages, so long as he shall
- continue a regular minister of the Baptist
- Society between any persons legally applying
- applying to him within the state aforesaid
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto
- { seal } set my hand and affixed the seal
- of said Court this 27th day of Sept. 1817
- and in the 15th year of this State
- (signed) A Huston Clerk
- Recorded 22nd Nov. 1830
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- The State of Ohio } Tuesday the 17th instant
- Hocking County SS } Jacob Dixon produced his
- license signed by Enoch George
- one of the Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
- Church America constituting him a Deacon
- of said church and the Court of Common
- Pleas of said County being satisfied that
- he is a regular ordained minister of the
- Gospel and has Congregations in a circuit
- order that license issue
- Therefore these are to license the said Jacob
- Dixon to Solemnize marriages in the
- State agreeably to law and the rules and
- regulations of said Church so long as
- he remains a regular minister in the same
- In testimony whereof I Jacob W.
- { Seal } Coffinberry Clerk of the Court of
- Common Pleas for said County Do hereby
- certify that foregoing to be correct coppy
- of the order of Court and proceeds of the
- same at said term December 28th 1825
- Jacob Coffinberry Clk
- My fee 50 Cts
- Rec'd & Recorded 6th of December AD 1830
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- Pleas held at the Court House in Hillsborough
- for the County of Highland in the State of Ohio
- before the Honourable Joshua Coltett president
- Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the Seventh
- Judicial Circuit in said and John Boyd
- George W Barnes and Joseph Sweninger Esq.
- his associates for said County on the 29th day
- of October AD 1824 - This day the Rev'd
- John James produced in Court proof to the
- satisfaction of the Court that he is a regular
- Ordained and licensed Minister of the Gospel
- of the Methodist Episcopal Church -
- Therefore ordered that the said Rev'd John
- James be licensed to Solemnize marriages
- within this state so long as he remains a
- regular and licensed minister of said
- Church - I Samuel Bell Clerk of
- said Court certify the foregoing
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- to be truly coppied from the Records
- of said Court In testimony whereof I
- hereunto set my hand and affix the seal
- of said Court this 9th Day of November
- { Seal } AD 1824 Samuel Bell Clk
- H.C.O
- Rec'd & Recorded 15th Dec AD 1830
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- State of Ohio } In the Common Pleas
- Huron County } SS October Term AD 1829
- { Seal } Ebenezer Lane President Judge
- Timothy Baker
- Ezra Sprague } Associate Judges
- Roger _ Southgate
- Upon application and it appearing to the Court
- that James Johnston is a minister of the refor-
- med methodist Church in regular standing
- residing in this County The said James
- Johnston is authorized to Solemnize marriages
- agreeably to the statute in such cases made
- and provided so long as he continues a
- minister in said Connection
- Per Order of Court
- Attest D Gibbs clerk
- Rec'd & Recorded Dec 22nd AD 1830
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- The State of Ohio }
- Holmes County } SS
- Be it remembered that of
- a Court of Common Pleas begun and holden
- at the Court house in the town of Millersburg
- within and for said County on Monday the
- thirtieth day of May in the year of our Lord
- one thousand eight hundred and thirty
- one Present is Judges the Hon Alexander
- Harper President Judge Peter Casey William
- Hutchison and George Lake Esqrs associates
- on motion Jacob Bule produced to the
- Court here credentials of his being as ordain-
- ed preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ among
- the United Brethren in Christ and this Court
- being satisfied of the fact do order that he
- receives a licence authorizing him to solemn
- ize marriages within this state so long as he
- shall continue a regular minister of such
- society or Church
- Know ye that in pursuance of this
- aforesaid __ __ the said Jacob Bule is
- duly licenced to solemnize marriages with
- in this state conformably to the statutes
- laws thereof that now are or hereafter
- may be in force so long as he shall ---
- remain a regular a regular minister in
- said Church
- { Seal } In testimony whereof I James S
- Irvine clerk of said Court
- have hereunto put my hand and the
- seal of said Court at Millersburg the
- 1st day of June AD 1831
- James S Irvine Clerk
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- State of Ohio } Be it remembered that a term
- Medina County SS } of the Court of Common Pleas
- { Seal } began and held at the Court house in the Town
- of Medina within and for the County of Medina
- on Monday the seventh day of November 1831 by &
- before the Hon Reuben Wood president of the third
- Judicial Circuit of the Courts of Common Pleas in
- said state and the Hon Frederick Brown
- and Reuben Smith associate Judges of the said
- county holding said court. Then and there came
- the Rev. Varnum Noyes and made application
- for a license to solemnize marriages in said
- State. And the said Noyes having produced
- credentials of his being a regular ordained
- Minister of the Gospel he is hereby licensed
- to solemnize marriages in said State in
- conformity with the statute in such case made
- and provided
- In testimony whereof I hereunto
- sign my name and affix the seal of said
- court at Medina this 7th day of November
- A.D. 1831
- Timothy Hudsons Clerk
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- State of Ohio Coshocton County SS
- Court of Common Pleas November Term 1828
- On the application of the Rev'd. George W
- Warner for license to solemnize marriages within this state. It
- appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the said ap-
- plicant is a regular ordained minister of the Gospel in
- the Presbyterian Church. Do order and Direct the he
- receive from said Court a License authorizing him to
- Solemnize Marriages within this state so long as he
- continues a minister of the Gospel in the Presbyterian
- Church to which he is attached.
- Therefore these are to license, authorize and Empower the
- said George W Warner to solemnize Marriages within
- the said State of Ohio according to the laws thereof, so
- long as he shall continue a regular Minister of the Gospel
- in the Presbyterian Church to which he belongs
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed
- the seal of the court aforesaid at Coshocton this 24th day of November 1825
- Recorded Sept. 1832 A. Johnston Clerk
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- At a Court of Common Pleas continued and
- held at the court House in the Town of Canton
- within and for the county of Stark in the state
- of Ohio on Wednesday the ninth day of August
- in the year of of our Lord one thousand eight
- and twenty six were
- Jeremiah H Hallock Esquire President
- Judge James Clark Thomas Harford & George
- Stidger Esquire his associates - Timothy Reed
- Sheriff John Myers Clerk
- In the record of proceedings of said Court
- among others were the following to wit
- "The Rev. James B Morrow of this county of
- Stark having produced to the court here satis
- factory evidence of his being a regular ordain-
- ed minister of the Presbyterian Church; It is or-
- dered by the Court here that the said James B
- Morrow receive a License to solemnize
- marriages within State so long as he shall
- remain to be a regular ordained minister
- of said church.
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto sign
- my name and affix the seal of said court
- at Canton the ninth day of August A.D.
- 1826 John Myers Clerk
- C.P.S.C. Ohio
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- State of Ohio } Be it remembered that at
- Richland County SS } a Court of Common Pleas
- began and held at Mansfield in and for said
- county and state on the 11th day of October AD 1830
- before the Honorable Ebenezer Lane president Judge
- of said court. William Patterson Isaac Osborn
- and William Riddle associate Judges of said
- court. It appearing to the satisfaction of said court
- that the Rev'd. William Hughs is a regular ordained
- Minister of the Gospel of the Presbyterian Church &
- and resident of the said county of Richland, it
- was therefore ordered by the court that a license
- issue to the said William Hughs authorizing him
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- to solemnize Marriages within this state so
- long as he continues a Minister of said Church
- Therefore these are to License the said William
- Hughs to solemnize the marriage contract be
- tween any persons legally applying to him for
- that purpose within this state agreeable to the
- laws thereof
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
- my hand and affixed the seal of said
- court at Mansfield this 1st day of November
- A.D. 1830 Ellzey Hedges
- (recorded Nov 8th 1832 ) Clerk
- State of Ohio }
- Fairfield County SS } At a court of Common
- { LS } Pleas holden at Lancaster
- in and for the county aforesaid on the 9th day of
- December AD 1816 William Swayze having pro
- duced in court satisfactory evidence of his having
- been duly ordained a minister in the Methodist
- Episcopal Church - It is ordered by the Court
- that the said William Swayze be licensed
- to solemnize marriage between persons legally
- applying to him according to the statute law
- in such cases made and provided
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
- my hand and seal of said court at Lancaster
- on the day aforesaid
- Hugh Boyle Clerk
- (Recorded the 27th day Dec. 1832 at 10 O'clock)
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- State of Ohio }
- Trumbull County SS } Court of Common Pleas
- May Term 1831.
- { Seal } Pursuant to the order of
- said Court License is here
- by granted to the Rev William Hayden a
- regular ordained minister of the gospel of the con
- gregation disciples to solemnize marriages agreea
- bly to the laws of said State so long as he con
- tinues such regular minister -
- In testimony whereof the Seal of said
- Court is hereunto affixed. Witness the Honorable
- Reuben Wood President of our said Court
- at Warren this twenty eighth day of June
- Anno Domini 1831. George Parsons Clerk
- By Lyman Potter Dep
- State of Ohio Crawford County SS
- At a court of common Pleas held at
- Bucyrus in and for the county of Crawford
- Ohio at the October Term of AD 1829
- Thomas Thompson a regularly ordained
- minister of the Gospel of the Methodist
- Episcopal Church produced to the court
- his credentials as such, and the Court
- being satisfied thereof do order that the
- said Thompson receive a License under
- the seal of this Court authorizing him
- to solemnize marriages in this state so
- long as he shall continue a regular
- minister of said church
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto
- set my hand and the seal of said court
- at Bucyrus this 15th day Oct AD 1829
- Z. Rouse Clerk
- C.C.O.
- (Recorded February 26th 1833)
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- At a court of Common Pleas continued and
- held at the Court House in the Town of Canton
- within and for the county of Stark in the state
- of Ohio on Wednesday the nineth day of August
- 1826. The Rev'd. Henry E Mettzheimer of Stark
- County having produced satisfactory evidence
- to the court here that he is a regular or-
- dained Minister of the German Evangelical
- Lutherean Church. It is ordered by the court
- here that the said Henry E. Mettzheimer
- receive a license to solemnize marriages
- within the state of Ohio so long as he
- shall remain a regular ordained minister
- of said Church
- In testimony whereof I hereunto
- { Seal } sign my name and affix the seal
- of said court at Canton the 9th day
- of August AD. 1826 and of the Independence
- the 51st. John Myers Clerk
- Com. Pleas Stark Co. Ohio
- The state of Ohio Richland County SS
- Be it remembered that at a Court of
- Common Pleas begun and held at Mansfield in and for
- the County and State aforesaid on the 11th day of October
- AD 1830 before the Hon Ebenozer Lane President Judge
- of said Court William Patterson Isaac Osburn and
- William Riddle Associate Judges of said Court it
- was ordered that John Adam Mohler an ordained
- minister of the Lutherian Church be license to So-
- lemnize Marriages within the State of Ohio as long
- as he continues a regular Minister of said Church
- Therefore the said John Adam Mohler is hereby
- authorized to solemnize the Marriage contract
- between any persons lawfully applying to him
- for that purpose within this state so long as he
- continues a regular minister of said Church
- { Seal } In testimony whereof I have hereunto
- set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court
- at Mansfield this 13th day of October AD 1830
- Ebzey Hedges
- Clerk
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- State of Ohio } Court of Common Pleas
- Muskingum County SS } April Term 1829
- be it remembered that on
- the 13th day of April in the year of our
- Lord eighteen hundred and twenty nine,
- the Rev'd. William B. Christie having exhibi-
- ted to the court satisfactory evidence of his
- being a regularly ordained minister of the
- Methodist Episcopal Church, he is therefore
- authorized to solemnize Marriages in the
- State of Ohio so long as he continues as
- such in pursuance of the provisions of
- the statute in such case made & provided.
- In testimony where of I here unto set my
- { Seal } hand and affix the seal of
- said court at Zanesville this
- 13th day of April A.D. 1829
- John Wilson Jun Clerk
- State of Ohio }
- Richland County SS } I Elzey Hedges Clerk of the
- Court of Common Pleas
- for said county of Richland, hereby certify
- that the above is a true copy of the
- Rev'd. William B. Christie|Christie's License to Solemnize
- Marriages within this state which was en-
- tered of Record in my office on the 29th
- day of November AD 1832.
- In testimony whereof I have here-
- { Seal } unto set my hand and affix
- the seal of said court at Mansfield
- this second day of August AD. 1833
- Elzey Hedges Clerk
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