Others may answer Vic's lookup request (2 mid-morning EST posts) If re-addressed to LIST, that may help others, as may these thoughts: Victor C_?_'s last questions in lower case; my comments: CAPS + [ ]. ~ Ted Chadbourne http://www.chadbourne.org Pg. 161 under 93 (center of pg) pd [?] William Sargent and Susanna Allen both of York intend marriage Enter4 [<--ENTERED?] July 10th. 1779.[...erasure...] ? DATE ENTERED IN RECORD BOOK = DATE INTENT DECLARED? > What does erasure mean, does this says that it is known, but not documented? NO, PART OF THE ORIGINAL ENTRY IN THE RECORD BOOK HAD BEEN ERASED FROM THE BOOK, STARTING RIGHT AFTER "1779". > cancelled the wedding, or divorced?... thanks NOT DIVORCED ON THIS PAGE. THE MARRIAGE WAS TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY EITHER A MINISTER OR A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE TO THE TOWN CLERK WHO RECORDED THEIR INTENTION TO MARRY. IF NO RECORD OF A MARRIAGE CAN BE FOUND IN TOWN CLERK RECORDS OR THOSE OF THE CHURCH WHICH HER PARENTS ATTENDED, WE CAN GUESS VARIOUS SCENARIOS - ONE OF WHICH IS THAT THEY WERE MARRIED IN ANOTHER TOWN, ANOTHER THAT ONE DIED BEFORE A PLANNED WEDDING DATE, PLUS SOME MORE COMMON REASONS. WHETHER MARRIED OR NOT THE MOTHER'S CHILD SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECORDED BY THE TOWN CLERK WITH A BAPTISM RECORD AT A CHURCH. A "FAMILY RECORD" MAY HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE TOWN CLERK AT A LATER DATE. ASSUMING THE MALE REPORTS HIS OWN WIFE AND CHILDREN, THAT MAY BE THE FIRST INDICATION THAT HE'S THE FATHER, IF YOU CANNOT FIND A RECORD OF MARRIAGE IN ANY TOWN OR CHURCH RECORD. VICTOR AND HIS MOTHER MAY BE SURE OF THEIR MATRILINEAL LINE TO THE EXTENT VARIOUS RELATIVES HAVE THE SAME MITOCHONDRIAL DNA (MtDNA). ----- Original Message <--- A PORTION OF ONE OF TWO QUERIES From: <ItzVicc@aol.com> To: <MEYORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 9:20 AM Subject: [MEYORK] Book on Vital Records of York, Maine Help... > Pg. 114 NOTE APPARENT CONTRADICTION OF 2 DATES BELOW > > at the way bottom of the page it says > > Jotham Allen of wells & Tabitha Trafton of York Intended Marriage. > > (I would imagine that on pg 171 it says the date... please help me ) > > > Pg. 126 <SNIP>