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From: Javan Michael DeLoach <>
Subject: Re: [NCBERTIE] Meaning of term "intermarried"
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 11:12:11 -0500


At 11/8/00 09:46 AM, Oby McGlaun wrote:
>Virginia,
>This is a copy of the will of John Howell' In it is mentioned his
>daughter, Elizabeth, being "intermarried" with William Fleetwood.
>Can you shed any light on this term as it was used in that period? Did
>it mean that they were kin or what?
>Thanks for your help.


Hi Oby,

The following is from "The Concise Genealogical Distionary":

intermarriage - The condition of a marriage contract being a reciprocal and
mutual engagement by which each of the parties was married to the other.
This has nothing to do with the parties being related to each other.

Mike

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