Elizabeth Halhead was married to the much travelled, much imprisoned Friend Miles Halhead (1614?-pre 1681). Before she too became a Quaker she is reputed to have said, I would to God I had married a drunkard, I might have found him at the alehouse; but I cannot tell where to find my husband. Faithfulness to God's call was not convenient, and the cost was often borne by families.
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