I'm trying to identify the parents of the Joseph PERRY who married (probably as this third wife) Abigail FORD of Marshfield (int. 1757). I believe them to be Joseph PERRY and Mercy LEACH, who m. in Scituate in 1714. They had a son Joseph in 1719, who would be about the right age to have had three wives and several children--all recorded in Scituate/Marshfield--by 1757. It's impossible, so far, to say that in each instance, it's the same Joseph Perry marrying, but all the marriages, wives' deaths, births and deaths of children, fit beautifully date- and location-wise, so it's quite possible that the data refer to the same man. However, there are also at least two "competing" Joseph Perrys to consider: Joseph Perry (twin of Benjamin), born 13 Oct 1733 in Plymouth to Abner and Josanah Perry AND Joseph Perry, "ch. W[illia]m dec'd 'Late' of Freetown, bp. June 11, 1732. C.R.2." (Scituate Births) Does anyone know of any facts that would eliminate any of these Josephs from being Abigail Ford's husband? Both of the latter two would seem too young to have had two wives already--and I'm pretty sure that Abigail was the third wife, although the evidence is not absolute. Elimination of these other Josephs would be a big plus. Does anyone know of any OTHER Joseph Perry of the right age and place that I've missed? I'd be most grateful for any help/advice. Kendall Mellem jimell@swbell.net