Gainor Jones

Jonathan Jones married at the Merion Meeting Gainor Owen, b. 26th. 8 mo. 1688, daughter of Robert Owen, of Merion.This union of scions of two of the most important families of the Welsh Tract, natm-ally brought to the weddinga great concourse of English and Welsh Friends, as may be judged by the signers of their extant marriage certificate, which is of longer form than now used, beginning:—
"Whereas, Jonathan Jones, son of Edward Jones, of Merion, in ye Welsh Tract, Chyrgeon, and Gainor Owen,daughter of Robert Owen, late of ye same place, yeoman,deceased, having declared their intention of mairiage witheach other before several Monthly Meetings of ye people of God called 'Quakers, in ye Welsh Tract aforsayd," etc., "Now these are to certifie to all whom it may concern, that
for ye full accomplishment of their sai 1 intentions this 4thday of ye 8th mo in ye year 1705, they ye sayd JonathanJones & Gainor Owen appeared in the publick meeting of the said People, and others met together, at the public
meeting place at Merion aforsayd & ye Jonathan 'Jones tak- ing ye sayd Gainor Owen by ye hand did in solemn manneropenly declare that he took her to be his wife, promisingto be unto her a faithful and loving husband until deathseparate them & then and there in ye sayd assembly ye saydGainor Owen did in like manner declare that she took yesayd Jonathan Jones to be her husband & promising," etc.,
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