Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1681/2 Marriage of Samuel Axe and Ruth Pike in South Petherton, Somerset

It's Treasure Chest Thursday - an opportunity to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history research and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1681 Marriage record of Samuel Axe and Ruth Pike in the South Petherton, Somerset Church of England parish records.

The marriage entry for Samuel Axe and Ruth Pike is the second record for 1681 on the right-hand page:

"[1681]  January 24 Samuel Axe Ruth Pike in uxorem duxit."

The translation of "in uxorem duxit" to English is "he married."  

The source citation is:

South Petherton, Somerset, Church of England records, Samuel Axe and Ruth Pike marriage entry, 24 January 1681;  imaged, "Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriage and Burials, 1531-1812," Ancestry.com  (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60856/records/2621307 : accessed 3 December 2025), South Petherton > 1670-1737, image 22 of 45; Original records in Anglican Parish Registers. Somerset Archives & Local Studies, South West Heritage Trust, Taunton, England.

Samuel Axe was born about 1660, probably in South Petherton, Somerset to John Axe and Elizabeth Paull.  Ruth Pike was probably born about 1660 in South Petherton, Somerset to unknown parents. Samuel Axe and Ruth Pike were married on 24 January 1681/2 in South Petherton, Somerset.  Samuel Ax died before 31 July 1703 when he was buried in South Petherton. Ruth (Pike) Axe died before 9 March 1704 when she was buried in South Petherton.

Samuel Axe and Ruth Pike are my 8th great-grandparents, through their daughter Joanna Axe (1682-1748) who married John Lavor (1689-1755) in 1709 in South Petherton, Somerset, England.

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