Hugh's second marriage was not happy. Dorcas Blackleach's first husband had deserted her, disappeared, and was presumed dead. In 1678, two years after the wedding, Hugh, his sons Hugh and John, and his friends Thomas Woodbridge and John Taylor submitted affidavits in an action in the General Court stating that Blackleach was not dead but living in Virginia when Dorcas married Hugh and that she was fully aware of the fact, but concealed it. Dorcas denied the accusation and said that the scandalous report originated from the malice of Hugh's children. Apparently the court believed her for the decision was that Hugh March should retain Dorcas as his wife. Quite naturally this did not make for domestic tranquility.
