REES.
1783,11,29.Solomon
dis mou *disowned because married out of
unity to a non-quaker
1785, 2,26.Elizabeth
dis.
1786, 3.25.John dis
mou.
of course I didn't take the time to read first then search, the following is recommended:
Your first Quaker reference books should always be the "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy" by William Wade Hinshaw or Willard Heiss's Abstracts from the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana. These volumes are available at most Genealogy libraries and LDS Family History Centers.
Quaker records are sometimes difficult to interpret unless you
are familiar with some frequently used abbreviations, such as:
are familiar with some frequently used abbreviations, such as:
- altm = at liberty to marry
- apd = attending places of diversion
- apd = appointed, appealed
- apt = appointed
- att = attached to, attended
- b = born
- BG = burial grounds
- btw = between
- bur = buried
- bef = before
- c = circa, about
- cem = cemetery
- cert = certificate
- cd = contrary to the Discipline
- ch = child, children, church
- chm = condemned his/her misconduct
- chr = charter
- co = chosen overseer (s), county
- com = complained, complained of
- comm = committee
- comp = complained, complained of
- con = condemned
- ct = certificate, certificate to
- d = died, day
- dau = daughter
- dec = deceased
- dis = disowned, disowned for
- div = divorced
- dp = dropped plain dress and/or speech
- dr = drinking spiritous liquor to excess
- drpd = dropped
- dt = daughter, daughters
- dtd = dated
- e = east
- end = endorsed
- FBG = Friends burial grounds
- fam = family
- form = formerly
- fr = from
- Frds = Friends
- gc = granted certificate
- gct = granted certificate to
- gl = granted letter
- glt = granted letter to
- gr dau = grand daughter
- gr s = grand son
- Gr Yd = grave yard
- h or hus = husband
- j = joined
- jas = joined another society
- JP = justice of the peace
- ltm = liberated to marry, left at liberty to marry
- lvd = lived
- lvg = living
- m = marry, married, marrying, marriage, month
- mbr = member
- mbrp = membership
- mcd = married contrary to Discipline
- MG = minister of the Gospel
- MH = meeting house, church
- mi = miles
- MM = monthly meeting
- mos = married out of society
- mou = married out of unity
- mt = married to
- mtg = meeting
- mvd = moved
- n = north
- na = not attending meeting
- neg att = neglecting attendance
- nmn = no middle name
- NW Terr = Northwest Territory
- O = Orthodox, Ohio
- ou = out of unity
- PM = preparative meeting
- PO = post office address
- prc = produced a certificate
- prcf = produced a certificate from
- prob = probably
- Qkr = Quaker
- QM = quarterly meeting
- rcd = recorded
- rec/rcd = receive, received
- recrq = received by request
- relfc = released from care for
- relrq = released by request
- rem = remove, removed
- ret = returned, retired (rarely used)
- ret mbrp = retained membership
- rev = reversed
- rm = reported married
- rmt = reported married to
- roc = received on certificate
- rocf = received on certificate from
- rol = received on letter
- rolf = received on letter from
- rpd = reported
- rrq = request, requests, requested
- rqc = requested certificate
- rqct = requested certificate to
- rqcuc = requested to come under care (of mtg.)
- rst = reinstate, reinstated
- s = son, south
- sep = separated
- sis = sister
- temp = temporarily
- transfrd = transferred
- twp = township
- uc = under care (of mtg)
- unm = unmarried
- upl = using profane language
- w = wife, west
- w/c = with consent of
- wid = widow
- w/pwr = with power
- wrkd = worked
- y = year
- YM = yearly meeting
Disciplinary complaints consisted of: fiddling, dancing, drinking intoxicating liquor to excess, serving in the militia or other armed forces, using profane language, fighting, failure to meet financial obligations, marrying contrary to the order used by Friends, deviation from plainness in apparel or speech, joining another religious society, etc. Unless the offending member expressed sorrow for his misconduct and brought a signed paper condemning the same, he was usually disowned.
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