ack

acknowledged, acknowledgement

ami

announced marriage intentions

b

born

bur

buried

cert

certificate

A statement issued by a monthly meeting to a person (or persons) transferring their membership to another monthly meeting. Also a marriage certificate.

ch

child, children

co

chosen overseer(s)

com

complained, complained of

A person could be complained of for an act which was contrary to the rules as outlined in the Discipline.

d

died

dec

deceased

dis

disowned, disowned for

"Such are to be treated with, as are guilty of lying, drunkenness, swearing, cursing; together with every other immoral or scandalous practice: and when persons are guilty in these respects, or any of them, after being treated with by the overseers or other concerned Friends, if they be brought to a sense of the iniquity thereof, such offenders are without improper delay, to remove the candal, and clear, as much as possible, our holy profession therefrom, by acknowledging and condemning the offense, in writing, under their hands, to the satisfaction of the Monthly Meetings, to which they belong. And if any such offenders refuse so to acknowledge and condemn their faults, the said meetings ought speedily to testify against them."- Discipline (1819)

dt

daughter, daughters

fam

family

gc

[see gct]

gct

granted certificate to

"All members removing beyond the limits of their Monthly Meetings...are to apply to their respective meetings for certificates [of memberships] directed to [the monthly meeting] within the limits of which they propose to sojourn or settle. But if any shall remove without so applying, the Monthly Meeting of which they are members, after making the usual inquiry, and finding no obstruction, without improper delay, send certificates for them...but if their previous conduct require that they be treated with, and the distance be such as to render it inconvenient for the meetings they removed from, the Monthly Meetings, within the verge of which they are, should be requested to treat with them, and report the effect of their care: on which, if it prove satisfactory, certificates of removal may be directed; but if otherwise...- Discipline (1819)

h

husband

jas

joined another society

That is, another religious group or another branch of Friends, i.e. Orthodox to Hicksite

m

marry, married, marrying, marriage

mbr

member

mbrp

membership

mcd

married contrary to discipline

Both parties were members of the Society of Friends and were married by a civil ceremony or by a member of another denomination (i.e. "by a priest").

MM

monthly meeting

mos

married out of society [see mou]

mou

married out of unity

One of the parties was not a member of the Society of Friends, or was a member of another branch of Friends.

PM

preparative meeting

prc

[see prcf]

prcf

produced a certificate from

QM

quarterly meeting

rec

receive, received

recrq

received by request

A "convinced" Friend was accepted as a member by request.

relrq

released by request

Voluntary termination of one's membership in the Society.

rmt

reported married to

roc

see "rocf"

rocf

received on certificate from

A certificate of membership was received from another monthly meeting.

rpd

reported

When a member was found to have acted contrary to the rules as outlined in the Discipline, he was reported to (or complained of) the monthly meeting. The meeting then appointed a committee to treat with him and report their finding. Usually they reported "treated with satisfaction," and he condemned his misconduct. If not, it was reported "treated without satisfaction," and he was disowned. Any one disowned had the right of appeal to the Quarterly Meeting and the Yearly Meeting.

rq

request, requests, requested

rqct

requested certificate to

rqcuc

requested to come under care [of meeting]

rst

reinstate, reinstated

After a disownment the member could still condemn his misconduct and be re-instated in membership.

s

son, sons

w

wife