One account, from Theodosia’s close relation, stated that (having turned down her father’s previous suggested suitor) Theodosia was given no choice but to accept Ivie. The couple married in October 1649, before a marriage settlement had been agreed, and there were problems in the marriage from the start. Years of fighting, litigating against each other and separation culminated in Thomas appealing to the highest authority in the land (the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell) to overturn an alimony award which had been made to his wife.
Theodosia’s close relative claimed that she had no choice but to accept Ivie after her father rejected other suitors. They married without a formal agreement in October 1649 and encountered issues immediately. Years of conflict, legal battles, and separations eventually led Thomas to appeal to the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell for an alimony reversal.