Folks, Another reason that Cecily was so 'desirable' is many men had motherless children and yes, almost any woman was ok to marry to provide homes for the widower and children. As we know, that does also apply to newly widowed women who maybe have no means of support as well. [email protected] wrote:Yes, Cecily has been regarded as a femme fatale by many who find this story. But I was thinking about that and I wonder if it was not just a case of scarcity of women to marry, and one of her suitors was so in earnest that he would sue to get a wife? Maybe she was something special, and then again maybe she was just female? Carleen PS, You know she was married before to Bailey, so whatever she was she was snapped up pretty quick, three times in a row, without much time in between! ==== JORDAN Mailing List ==== JORDAN list website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/JORDAN.htm Sheri P. Kelly [email protected] ' Genealogy is Perpetual ' SC & AL Searches are McCOOL-MILLS-SEGREST-THRASHER-WOOD & VA, NC, TN, & KY Searches are BRYANT-COFFEY-COLLINS-GREEN-HICKS-JONES-JORDAN-PERRY-RUSSELL............ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now