Beth, the Clarke Co. Superior Court MINUTE books would have to be read to find this information - these books are not indexed, but contain a day-to-day log of the actions in the court. I don't know whether the loose papers pertaining to this trial may have survived, but there is a project starting after the first of the year, coordinated by the Athens-Clarke County Probate Judge's Office & the Athens-Clarke County LIbrary Heritage Room to catalog the probate records for the 1800s. Hope this might turn up some loose papers for other courts too! Have a wonderful holiday! Eve ----- Original Message ----- From: beth learn <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 3:24 PM Subject: [GACLARKE] deSha/Whitehead Divorce 1826 > George W. DESHA and Maria/Mariah/Mary Ann WHITEHEAD of SC were granted a > divorce 22 December 1826 by Act of General Assembly of GA -- filed from Superior > Court, Clarke Co GA. > > Possibly WHITEHEAD was spelled WHITTED at that time. deSha may have been > spelled deShay. > > George W. took the older of two sons, Isaac Robert Newton DESHA (b. about 1821 > off when he left Maria. Infant son Joseph Franklin DESHA was brought to north > Florida by Maria A. Hunter of SC who may have been Maria A. WHITEHEAD DESHA > prior to her divorce from George W. .... In which case HUNTER was her name by > remarriage. Some family members think Maria A. Whitehead was the daughter of a > Captain (ship captain) Ellat or Elliott WHITEHEAD or WHITTED. > > Does anyone know where exactly I would go to get a copy of this divorce > document. Apparently the Clarke Co courthouse doesn't go back that far. > > Thanks. > > Parents of George W. DESHA are unknown but he is thought to be related to the > DESHA families of PA and KY, TN, LA and TX. > >