I found out awhile ago, not too sure if this is the reason back in the 1800's or earlier. But it is illegal to marry your first cousin in the states surrounding Maryland but LEGAL to do so in the state of Maryland. Many from West Virginia and Virginia would migrate across the border into Maryland to get married because of this reason. -----Original Message----- From: JRay38s@aol.com [mailto:JRay38s@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:00 PM To: MD-FRED-GEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDFred] Migration to Frederick County <PRE>Just a thought, try Virginia. My family was from Loudoun Co. (Middleburg) Virginia and one couple married in Frederick Co. MD. I was told that some people would come from Virginia to marry there. ==== MD-FRED-GEN Mailing List ==== Have you tried looking at the Washington County, Maryland site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwashin/ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237