These dates, taken from Quaker meeting records, are likely incorrect, for she is listed as age 89 in the 1850 census (suggesting a 1761 birth year), she would have been only 14 when she was married in 1781 if 1767 is the correct birth year, the 1850 census information was taken after her supposed May, 1850 death date, and a great-granddaughter Elizabeth Pearson wrote that she was born in 1761 and died at age 96, suggesting 1857 as the year of death. This needs to be investigated.

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Wayne County, NC - Nathan Pike & Rachel Maudlen Marriage Bond, 1781

Eight Month, Fifteenth, 1781, Contentnea Meeting House

Whereas Nathan Pike son of Samuel Pike, and Rachel Maudlen daughter of Edmund Maudlen both of the County of Dobbs in North Carolina having laid their intentions to marriage with each other before several Monthly Meetings of the people called Quakers in the county aforesaid whose proceedings therein after a deliberate consideration with regard to the Righteous Law of God and example of his people recorded in the Scriptures of Truth were approved by said meeting and being found clear of other marriage engagements and having consent of parents

Now these are to certify whom it may concern that for the full accomplishment of said marriage the said Nathan Pike and Rachel Maudlen appeared in a public meeting of the aforesaid people met together at Contentney in the county aforesaid and then and there the said Nathan Pike taking the said Rachel Maudlen by the hand declared as follows: "Friends you are my witnesses that I take Rachel Maudlen to be my wife promising through Divine assistance to be unto her a true and loving husband until death separate us" and the said Rachel Maudlen did in like manner openly declare as follows: "Friends you are my witnesses that I take Nathan Pike to be my husband promising through Divine assistance to be unto him a true and loving wife until death separate us" ?(or words to that effect)?

And for further confirmation hereof the said Nathan Pike and Rachel Pike
his wife, she according to custom assuming the name of her husband, have to these presents set their hands

Nathan Pike
Rachel Pike

And we whose names are under written being present at the solemnization of said marriage and subscription have as witnesses there unto subscribed our names this 15th day of 8th Mo. 1781

Thomas Saint Edmund Maudlin
Joseph Dew Samuel Pike
Robert Bogue Josiah Peele
Mary Perisho Isaac Hall
Reuben Peele Jesse Bogue
Ann Hastings Anna Pearson
Jane Saint