I'm going to add to the thread and it is directed at no one. My ancestor, Rev. Peter Hobart of Hingham married his sister-in-law after the death of his first wife. He stayed in the pulpit. Also: There were five Parker brothers in Groton and Chelmsford, MA early. The brothers were featured in a story in TEG (the Essex Genealogist)James Parker, son of Capt. James Parker, militia captain, town officer, married Mary Parker, daughter of Abraham Parker of Chelmsford. The couple were killed during a massacre in the late 1600s at Groton. James Jr. and Mary were my ancestors. This is all detailed in the history of Groton, MA. The marriage was allowed and there was no problem. Abraham, the father of the bride had one charge against him, from memory it had to do with the sale of alcohol. Also; I'm descended from Henry Rolfe of Newbury, MA. Henry was a member of the original company that settled there. There were so many intermarriages in his family that I gave up trying to figure it out. While I'm at it. My 5th g-grandfather and a son appear to have married sisters, or at least they were from the same family. Charles