Jack, I've seen the same petition you mention and I think it is either there or in the American State Papers collection. It was printed in the Tallahassee Floridian as well. Dale <jackvbutler@comcast.net> wrote: >It might also be noted that most of the residents of the newly created >Fayette County were less than thrilled to suddenly find themselves part of >the entity. I remember seeing at least one petition asking to be reinstated >as part of Jackson County. I won't swear, but I think that it was in the >Territorial Papers. > >Jack Butler > >-----Original Message----- >From: fljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:fljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com] >On Behalf Of DNDothan@cs.com >Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 9:19 AM >To: flcalhou@rootsweb.com; fljackso@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] [FLCALHOU] Fayette Co FL > >Deanna, > >Fayette County was created as sort of a sideshow during the controversy >between Marianna and Webbville over which would become county seat for >Jackson County.  There never was much to it, but there are a few records in >Tallahassee and lots of mentions in newspaper articles of the time. Most of >the records, however, were consolidated into Jackson County's early >documents, many of which have been destroyed due to the courthouse fires in >the 1840s and 1865. The county seat was at Ocheesee in what is now Calhoun >County. To the best of my knowledge, there never was an official courthouse >or anything like that. > >The lines of Fayette County originally extended far south into what is now >Calhoun County, but were later changed and the land area reduced quite a >bit. The whole thing was a political fiasco from the beginning. The logic >behind Fayette was that Marianna was winning the county seat battle due to >the large population in eastern Jackson County.  It was thought that carving >off those people into a new county would shift the balance of power and, >perhaps, placate them by giving them a county seat of their own. > > >Obviously it didn't work.  Webbville appealed to the U.S. Congress for >designation as county seat of Jackson County, and won.  The Florida >Territorial Legislature, however, threatened to fine any public official >refusing to do business from the new courthouse in Marianna. The result of >this was, of course, that Marianna became the de facto county seat, even >though Webbville (which no longer exists) retains the Congressionally >designated title to this day. > >Marianna's main street, now Lafayette, was originally called Fayette Street. > >Dale Cox >www.exploresouthernhistory.com >www.battleofmarianna.net > > > > > > >"Deanna Ramsey" <deannaramsey@comcast.net> wrote: > >>Has anyone heard of Fayette Co FL?  It appears to only have existed during >>1832-1833 and was part of what is now Jackson and Calhoun counties.  I >>wonder if any records exist from this county?  Any ideas? >> >>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/3010/fay-his.htm >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >FLCALHOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message >> > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FLCALHOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >