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Divorce petitions were brought to the Tennessee General
Assembly. Other petitions were brought before the Superior
Courts between 1799-1809, then from 1809-1835 in the Circuit
Courts, and since 1835, either in the Circuit or Chancery
Courts.
Petition sources were found at the Tennessee State
Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee: Microfilm,
Legislative Petitions, Reels #1 through #20.
The following entries were from Washington County, TN or
mentioned people from Washington County, TN:
- p. 15 Cardwell, Elizabeth 26 July 1822 Marion
Co.
- Elizabeth Ferguson, otherwise Elizabeth
Cardwell, was married to William E. Cardwell on
25 March 1819. Statement by John Rice of Washington
[Co.?] that Elizabeth Ferguson is the daughter of
Alexander Ferguson, Esq. Roswell Hall and
Easter Hall were acquainted with William E. Cardwell
while living in Washington. #113-1822
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- p. 40 Guthery, Alley 1 June 1820 Sullivan Co.
- Alley was married 13 September 1814 to William
Guthery of Sullivan County. Statements by Elihu
Embree and William Smith, acknowledged in Washington
Co., TN. #40-1820
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- p. 46 Hendry, Chloe 2 September 1813
Washington County
- Chloe was married in early life to William
Hendry. #28-1813
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- p. 55 Kelly, Rebecca 27 August 1833
- Rebecca Hamilton was married in 1806 to
Jessee Kelly. Petition is accompanied by the
signatures of 14 persons. #121-1833 Acts of TN, 1833,
p.65
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- p. 59 Loudermilk, Jacob 22 September 1831
Washington County
- Jacob was married in September 1825 to Darias
Borim. She returned to her father, Joshua
Borin. Petition is accompanied by the signatures
of 40 person, including Adam Loudermilk. #63-1831
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- p. 82 Sandlin, Elizabeth 10 November 1821
Washington County
- Elizabeth was married ca 1811 to Randolph
Sandlin. Letter mentions Randolph's brother John
Sandlin. #103-1822
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- p. 93 Tilley, Dianna November 1833 Washington
County
- Dianna Tilley, formerly Dianna Sellars was
married ca 1826 to Westly Telley. #194-1833
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- p. 103 Woods, Elizabeth Carson 1812 Sullivan
County/Washington County
- Ellizabeth was married 8 January 1807 to John
Woods. Agness Tarbut is mentioned. #36-1-1812
- Acts of TN, 1812, p.21
Source: Tennessee Divorces 1797-1858: Taken from
750 Legislative Petitions and Acts by Gale W.
Bamman, C.G. and Debbie W. Spero, c1985 by Gale W.
Bamman, Nashville, Tennessee. Reprinted by Van Volumes,
Ltd., Thorndike, Massachusetts, 1990. The introduction
explains early Tennessee divorce laws. Used with
permission from Gale W. Bamman.
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