Lygia, Concerning Wayne Co., AL - MS Territory, I have not heard of a Wayne County in AL, but there is one in Mississippi, right on the boarder. Mississippi did not become a State until 1817, but Wayne County was formed in 1809 from Washington County. Washington County was mostly in present day Alabama, but included a section in present Mississippi. When the petitions were being signed for new Counties before Mississippi Statehood, the exact boundary between it and Alabama had not been set. I suspect the petition you found was for Wayne County, MS. Rod Bush