<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/199337">A&amp;M 4350</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>William Joseph and Sarah Stafford, Marriage Certificate <num>A&amp;M 4350</num></titleproper><author>Laureen Wilson</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-08-30 08:11:46 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">.01 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1766/1766">1766</unitdate>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Joseph and Sarah Stafford, Marriage Certificate, A&amp;M 4350, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Photocopy of the marriage certificate of William Joseph and Sarah Stafford dated 1766. At the time of their marriage, the couple lived in Sussex County, Delaware. The couple moved to Monongalia County about 1770 and lived the rest of their lives in Morgantown.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="ingest">Marriage certificate.</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Pioneer families - Monongalia County.</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Monongalia County, WV - early settlers.</subject>
    <geogname source="local_LC">Monongalia County (W. Va.) -- History</geogname>
    <persname source="local">Stafford, William Joseph</persname>
    <persname source="local">Stafford, Sarah</persname>
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