In researching the above gentleman I am wondering about the marital status of the two women he married. According to the Sussex Marriage Index he married Mary Goffe, "Mrs." in 1702, and then in 1705 he married Mary Scrace," Mrs.". However when I search the index for the spouses names Mary Scrace is shown as a spinster of Westmeston, and Mary Goffe is Mrs. of Henfield. Is the" Mrs." an honourific because of their station or were both of these women widows? Thanks, Jack