Whereas Wm Elyson son of Gar Robt Elysone of New Kent County and Agnes Johnson daughter of Johnson of Hanover County having declared their intentions of taking each other in marriage before severall publick meetings of the people called Quakers in Virginia according to the good order held amongst them whose professing therein after a deliberate consideration with regard to the righteous law of God were approved by the Weekly Meeting. They appearing cleare of all other in relation to marriage and having consent of parents and friends consent. Now they are to certify all in whome it may concern that for the full accomplishment of their sd intentions this 5th day this 11th mo 1722 they the sd Wm Elyson and Agnis Johnson appearing in a publick meeting of the aforesd people & others met together on that occasion at the publick meeting hous of the aforesd people and in a solemn manner he the sd Wm Elyson taking the sd Agnis Johnson by the hand did openly declare as followeth In the presence of God and this meeting I take Agnis Johnson to be my wife promising with God's assistance to be a faithful & loving husband till deth and then and their in the sd meeting the sd Agnis Johnson did in like maner declare as followeth in the presence and God and this meeting I take William Elyson to be my husband promising with God's assistance to be a faithful and loving wife till deth. And the sd Wm Elyson and Agnis his now wife as a further confirmation thereof did then and their set these presents set their hands and we whose names are hereunto suffered being present among others at the solemnizing their sd marriage & prescription in manner aforesaid as witness hereunto have also to these presents subscribed our names the sd day and year above written.
Willm Elyson
Agnis Elyson
Sarah Elyson
Elizabeth Elyson
Margary Johnson
Anne Anderson
Massey Johnson
John Johnson Jnr
Benjamin Johnson
John Lead
James Woodey
Robert Crew
Charles Masey
G. Robt Elyson
John Johnson
Robt Elyson
Thos Pleasants