Maridel wrote: Does anyone know if people got divorced circa 1820-30 how they went about it, or if there are any divorce records for the REN/Troy/Berlin area from then existing in any archive ? I don't know much, but I do know that my gggm filed for divorce in 1866. She lived in Schodack, Renss Co, but filed for the divorce in Columbia Co - I don't know why she filed there. She died before the hearings on the divorce were completed. In fact, the only reason I know that the divorce was planned was that there were debts owed to her lawyer, so there is mention of the hearings in her estate papers. I checked at Hudson Court House in Columbia County, but they knew nothing of Divorce records from back then - they said to try at Albany because she didn't think there were any divorce records that far back in Columbia Co. I think I looked at the Albany Hall of Records - maybe even found divorce records there - but nothing for my ancestors. They might be a good place to look, especially if you are closer to the Troy/Albany area. Hope this helps a little. Good luck. Ned Schimminger, just outside Niagara Falls