Newell asked: > My understanding is that marriage intentions had to be filed in both the > town of residence of the bride and of the groom (if different). The marriage > could occur in either of these towns,or in yet a 3rd town. ________________ I have dealt with hundreds of marriages & intentions in the 1700's in New England while doing research for my next book and during this time, if a couple resided in different towns, marriage intentions were almost always filed in the groom's hometown, with the marriage ocurring in the bride's hometown. Sometimes the marriage ocurred in his hometown, or with intentions filed in both towns - but these were the exceptions and filing intentions in both towns was in no way mandatory. And, quite often only intentions can be found, the marriage record has either disappeared, or for some unknown reason, has been recorded in a third town we haven't thought of looking into. S.Roser