This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: John_lewis50 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13623.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have people in my tree who married brothers and sisters of there spouses. One woman married three brothers from the same family. I suspect most were mariages of convenience to retain conrol fo the family lands. Under old english law wives had few property rights. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>