(click on it to open)The Falls Meeting recorded their
intentions to marry in this document.
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On September 28, 1710 at Buckingham, Pennsylvania, George Haworth married Sarah Scarborough, daughter of John and Mary Scarborough. Their marriage certificate is recorded in the Friends' Library, 142 W 16th Street, Philadelphia.
It reads:
"Whereas George Haworth of ye Township of Makefield in ye County of Bucks & Province of Pennsylvania, Weaver, and Sarah Scarborough, daughter of John Scarborough of ye township Solebury in ye county and province aforesaid, spinster, having intentions of taking each other in marriage did publish ye same before several monthly meetings of ye people called Quakers in ye county aforesaid according to ye good order used amongst ye, whose proceedings therein after a deliberate consideration thereof & having consent of relations and parties concerned nothing appearing to obstruct were approved of by ye at meetings."
"Now these are to certify all whome it may concern yt for ye full accomplishment of their said intentions this 28th day of 9 mo/anno 1710 they ye sd George Haworth and Sarah Scarborough appeared in a publick meeting of ye said people and other matt together at their usual meeting house in ye township of Buckingham and County aforesaid and ye ad George Haworth taking ye ad Sarah Scarborough by ye hand did in a solemn manner openly declare yt he took her to be his wife and did likewise promise to be to her a true and loving and faithfull husband untill death should seperate ym & yn and there in the said assembly she ye ad Sarah Scarborough did likewise declare yt she took ye ad George Haworth to be her husband promising to be unto him a loving and faithfull and true wife untill death should seperate them and moreover ye ad George-Haworth & Sarah Scarborough, (she according to ye custom of marriage assuming ye name of her husband) as a further confirmation thereof did then and there to those present sett their hands & we whose names are hereunder subscribed being amongst others psent at ye solemnization of their ad marriage and subscription in manner aforesaid as witnesses thereunto have also to these psents set our hands ye day & year above written."
GEORGE HAWORTH SARAH HAWORTH
JOHN SCARBOROUGH
MARY SCARBOROUGH
SUSANNAH SCARBOROUGH
ANN STREATER
MARY LACY
JANE LUNDY
ELIX. MARGERUM
WILLIAM SCARBOROUGH
MARY SCARBOROUGH
THOMAS BLYE
RICHARD LUNDY
THOMAS ROUTLEDGE
JOHN JACKSON
JAMES (STREATER)?
HENRY MARGERUM
RUBEN PENNALL
JOSEPH (FELL)?
THOMAS WATSON
JACOB HOLCOME
JOHN (PIDOCOKE)?JUNR.
NEHEMIAH BLACKSHAW
JOHN (PIDCOKE)?
WM. DERRICK
SAMLL. BALDWIN
JOHN BYE
THOMAS KNIGHT
HENRY HARKLEY
WM. MEAD
THO. POPE
MARY HART
GRACE (BEAKES)?
MARY MILLNER
SARAH PRYE
REBEKAH LINTON
ROBERT MARGERUM
NATHANIELL BYE
RICHARD LUNDY JUNR.