I'm suggesting that you also need to find out the religious denomination of the people who were getting "hitched" and see what churches were on the "circuit" in that area during that timeperiod and then turn to trying to track down the records for the pastors who were on those "circuits". At that time the "records" were usually "owned" by the pastor and he carried them from one church to another. Another source could be the religious denomination archives or holding facilities. Happy Hunting! Donna Heller Zinn of Newville, Cumberland Co., PA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "susi c pentico" <[email protected]> Subject: [MDWashin] Dyer Dewar situation > Many years ago I was told that marriages did not always happen legally until the minister road in and performed the service. If the lay of the land and area was remote, they may have had the blessing of the local people and were declared married, then when a chance arose they would be formally married. Your time frame is prone for that type of thing to happen. > > I am sure others will tell you the same. > > Susi > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > > Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:29:17 -0400 > > From: Marilee Cunningham <[email protected]> > > Subject: [MDWashin] Alexander Dyer and Rachel/Rachael Mobley > > > > Does anyone know about a Rachael (Rachel) Mobley who married Alexander Dyer > > in Frederick, MD in Jan, 1821? I am trying to determine if Alexander was > > actually Alexander Dewar (the name was often misspelled). Alexander and > > Rachael lived in Loudon County, VA, and also had two children before 1821 so > > it's a mystery. I have looked everywhere for their marriage with no results > > in VA. I also looked for any Alexander Dyer in Frederick after 1821 to no > > avail, which makes me think it's possible they crossed over to MD to get > > married, for some reason two years after they had children -don't know how > > likely that would be. Thanks!