Dorothy/Dolly Graves, widow of William Graves, of Middletown, CT, is my most difficult brick wall. I descend from Dolly and her second husband. I am seeking her maiden name and parentage. I have found no record of marriage for anyone named Dolly or Dorothy to any William Graves in New England. There is only one record of such a marriage anywhere in America during the right time, in the 1760s or 1770s – the marriage of a William Graves and a Dolly Barker – which took place on 20 September 1770 in Swedes’ Church, Philadelphia. The “son of William and Dolly,” a second William Graves, was born on 1 August 1776 in Middletown (Barbour index). On 7 October 1782 Dolly was named administratrix of William Graves’ estate. On 6 July 1783 Dolly married John David Arent (aka Arnd and Arndt, a Hessian soldier who had deserted his regiment) in Christ Church (Episcopal), Middletown. The Middletown Vital Records call her "Dolly Graves," widow of William Graves, and they date the marriage on 1 June 1783, probably the date of their “intention” to marry. The records of Christ Church, Middletown, show that "David Arnd" and "Mrs. Dorothy Graves" were married 6 July 1783. (The church records are now held by Holy Trinity (Episcopal) Church, Middletown, which absorbed Christ Church.) I'd appreciate any research ideas and would jump for joy for anyone's recognition of Dolly or William. Thanks, David Sisson