Hi all, Sorry to be late with this. I ran across an article by Harry Macy that may be of interest re. our recent discussion here: “Focus on New Netherland -- Pre-1673 dates in the New Amsterdam Marriage Register: Are they dates of intention or dates of marriage?”, New York Researcher, Spring 2012 (vol 23, no. 1), p. 17. He mentions that some in the past have thought the single dates shown in the early records were marriage dates. And then he shows some evidence that these single dates are in fact the dates the intention was recorded and not the marriage dates. (Which agrees with what has been stated in the discussion here.) Regards, Howard hswain@ix.netcom.com