Jean Scarlott wrote: > > ---"Janice G. Donley" <jdonley@bellatlantic.net> wrote: > > Does any body know what a "Break of Promise" (marriage)" is? I found it on a D.A.R. application showing there was one between Wm. McLennan and Martha Saltsman. The application says it exists in Jefferson County but when I called the Jefferson County Courthouse they didn't seem to know what it was. I wonder if it is different than a "divorce" or if it was just the words they used at the time to avoid using "divorce." hanks, Janice > > Janice > Sounds like they didn't get married. Break of Promise,to me sounds > like he ask, then backed out. Sometimes you can find lawsuits filed > over this and they mostly are called breach of promise. > js The break of promise would be found in Common Pleas records, which is indexed by each Volume. If you can give me a year to look in, I will look in index for the record, If I find it, I have it copied and send it to you. JS is correct it is a broken engagement.