BJ wrote: > Someone recently posted some about Whitehead, and I found an old message I > had saved -- so am forwarding as a "resubmit" in case this might help the > "new" Whitehead researcher. > > BJ in Texas > > >Resent-Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 13:59:51 -0800 (PST) > >Reply-To: "Eve Weeks" <eweeks@excelonline.com> > >From: "Eve Weeks" <eweeks@excelonline.com> > >Old-To: "beth learn" <beth.learn@utoronto.ca>, <GACLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> > >Subject: Re: [GACLARKE] deSha/Whitehead Divorce 1826 > >Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 16:59:38 -0500 > >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 > >To: GACLARKE-L@rootsweb.com > >Resent-From: GACLARKE-L@rootsweb.com > >X-Mailing-List: <GACLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/137 > >X-Loop: GACLARKE-L@rootsweb.com > >Resent-Sender: GACLARKE-L-request@rootsweb.com > >X-RCPT-TO: <bjniemeyer@argolink.net> > > > >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 <beth.learn@utoronto.ca> > >To: <GACLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> > >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. > > > > > >