But how does one discover - except by trial and lookinnnng - whether a divorce occurred? I have found the record of a marriage in 1819 between one Peregrine Ensey and and Elizabeth Staley, with I believe four children from the marriage. Then one Peregrine Ensey marries Rachel Hobbs in 1829 - the latter being my gggrandparents. I find it difficult to believe that there were two individuals with the same name in the same area of MD at the same time - but what happened to Elizabethe and the kids? I have not as yet researched the possible divorce material but that thought has occurred to me since "my" Peregrine was an alcoholic and apparently couldn't hold a job - gggrandmother applied for a pension based on one of her children's military service (he was killed at Antietam at the age of 19 - what a waste of hundreds of thousands of lives!) and a deposition stated that Peregrine had "dissipated habits" for 15 years prior to his death in 1860. PS so far haven't found him in the mortality schedules for 1860. Any suggestions beyond what Frank suggested would be welcome. Joan Bretz >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <md-request@rootsweb.com> To: <md@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 3:04 AM Subject: MD Digest, Vol 2, Issue 59 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Maryland Divorce Records (Suzanne Weise) > 2. Re: Maryland Divorce Records (Frank Collins) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >