Dear John L., This is interesting. Anything you supply will be placed in notes with a credit tag for you, as always. The historical picture of divorce really has changed, hasn't it? John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA regarding: INDIVIDUAL DATA RIN:19409 - --------------------------------------------------------- Name:Greenwood CARPENTER Sex:M ID No: Birth:31 Mar 1733 Place:Rehoboth,Bristol,MA Chr: Place: Marr:10 Feb 1753 Spouse:Sarah OR Sally LEATHERS-19450 Marr:Abt 1773 Spouse:Susanna HAMMOND-19324 Marr: Spouse: Death: 3 Feb 1809 Place:Swansey,,NH Burial: Place: Father:Ezra CARPENTER-12843 Mother:Elizabeth GREENWOOD-12850 Notes ------------------------------------------------- !Number 488 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 101. Greenwood married twice. (1753 & by 1773) His first residence was in Charlestown, MA. First child born in 1752. Then they moved to Swansey, NH. His estate was taxed in Charlestown, MA in 1756. About 1756 he moved to Sawansey. Four of his children were born in Charlestown and the remainder in Swansey, NH. ... end. **************************************************** John L. Carpenter wrote: > > In the Carpenter Memorial page 101 Greenwood Carpenter ( #488) son of Ezra > Carpenter of Swanzey,Cheshire NH It stated he moved to Swanzey NH prob ably > " After the Death of his first wife Sarah ( Sally) Leathers of Charlestown > ,Mass. > The truth is she walked out on him and the children ,Married with someone > and had a child with him .In 1771 ,Greenwood ,Petitioned the General > Assembly of NH for a > a Divorce and on April 5th was granted . " The said Greenwood Carpenter, > is hereby Declared to be at liberty to Marry again as tho' the said Sarah > was Deceased . " Must been passed on that sally had died. further text > avail if anyone interested. This was the 2 nd such divorcee in the colonial > colony of New Hampshire the other was in 1703 Not a Carpenter. > > John in NH > Breaking up Was hard to do then > > John L. Carpenter > Searching for Carpenter family decendants > of William Carpenter of Providence, RI > check my home pages at the following URL's > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/a/r/John-L-Carpenter/index.html > > http://expage.com/page/carpenterlinks