Marriage Bond for George Routledge and Grace Routledge

From the Carlisle Marriage Bonds:

1 Feb 1763        George Routledge, Raw, Bc Yeo and Grace Routledge, Oakshaw, Bc.  At Bc

Bond:  Thomas Armstrong, Lowgrains., Bc.  Page 4  [at Bc:  George & Grace, license 16 Jun 1763]

I had forgotten about this record that shows Grace Routledge was of Oakshaw.  Talking to the correspondent re the Will abstract of Archibald Forrester I realized that Grace was buried before Archibald. The will is undated as far as I know but it would appear that he likely knew of the death of Grace. The abstract which was provided by the correspondent:

"Will proved 1767:- Archibald Forrester of Cleughside, Bewcastle.

my friend Arthur Kennedie

my relation Sibilla wife of Alexander Kennedie of Cleughside

Helenor wife of Robert Henderson

Catherine daughter of Robert Henderson

rest of Robert Hendersons children

John Kennedie, son of Alexander Kennedie

Thomas son of Alexander Kennedie

Catherine, daughter of Alexander Kennedie

Elizabeth Kennedie of Cleughside

Mary Routledge, widow of Crossgreens or Strandheads

Mary Routledge’s daughters Grace and Mary

Mary Routledge’s sons Adam, John, and Henry

Catherine wife of Thomas Dowglas of Ash

William son of late William Routledge of Oakshaw

late Henry Routledge of Borderigg’s 3 children

George Routledge and his 2 children of Oakshaw

Leonard Routledge of Oakshaw

John Routledge, my sisters son.

Witnesses to will:- John Forrester and Francis Armstrong."

Reading through this abstract gives you a slightly different impression of the will. Was Archibald Forrester's wife a Routledge or was it that his sister had married a Routledge or both? He mentions that Sibilla Routledge is a relation to him.

Perhaps even more information will be forthcoming. I shall go back and search through some more of my documents as well to see what I can find.

Also the statement that there was only one Archibald Forrester buried at Stapleton in this time period and that was in 1767. So I have perhaps misread the abstract in the long run.

There are two baptisms for Grace Routledge in the 1740s and I will have to look at both of them once again.