Thank you Gail but I doubt that there was a death cert. in the 1830s. Eldon mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com Researching: WADE, HAMES -----Original Message----- From: Gail Moore [mailto:embracer@strato.net] Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 3:17 AM To: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SC] Help with marriage in 1778-1787? Well that always helps us a lot. I had the same thing with a few of mine. The only other thing is to see if perhaps by some slim chance if the State had been sent a copy of the death cert. prior to the Courthouse fire but I sort of doubt it. However it never hurts to try. Then at least you can put that sourse to bed so to speak. Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eldon Wade" <ewade@cfl.rr.com> To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 8:09 AM Subject: RE: [SC] Help with marriage in 1778-1787? > Hello Gail, > Thank you for responding. > His wife Nancy Ann did sign her dower rights when they sold some land > in 1804 but the deed does not give her maiden name but rather her > married name. Her maiden name is what I would like to find. Edward > died in DeKalb Co GA in the 1830s and the DeKalb Co courthouse burned > in 1842 and destroyed all the pre-1840 records. > > Eldon > mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com > Researching: WADE, HAMES > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gail Moore [mailto:embracer@strato.net] > Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 1:40 PM > To: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SC] Help with marriage in 1778-1787? > > > What happened to his land. If he sold this land at any time it would > be that his wife would have to sign away dower rights with him. That > would stand as your proof of marriage. Or he may have listed her in > his will which would stand to prove that union. There is not much in > SC in way of marraige records as they were not required back then. Or > you may have to find her listed in so and so's will as that persons > then married daughter. > > All of these work I hope this helps you out some in where to look next > at least. > > Gail > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eldon Wade" <ewade@cfl.rr.com> > To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 7:22 AM > Subject: [SC] Help with marriage in 1778-1787? > > > > I have looked for this before (without success) and would like to > > make > > > another shot at it. Does anyone know if there are marriage records > > (express or implied) for the 1778-1787 period? I am looking for a > > marriage for an Edward WADE and Nancy Ann (surname unknown, maybe > > BURFORD). I suspect this marriage was in the old Ninety-Six District > > but Edward appears on the 1790 Pendleton Dist census and owned land > > in what is > now > > Anderson Co. > > > > Thank you. > > Eldon > > mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com > > Researching: WADE, HAMES > > > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > > If you are leaving your current ISP, please unsubscribe! Digest > > SC-Genealogy-D-request@rootsweb.com > > List SC-Genealogy-L-request@rootsweb.com > > only one word in body of message UNSUBSCRIBE > > No signature/No nothing! > > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Thank you RootsWeb for all the genealogy resources you have given us! > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? > Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/ > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== South Carolina GenForum Page http://genforum.genealogy.com/sc/

Hello If this took place in South Carolina, I would look for the book series, "Implied Marriages through Land Deeds". If it is Georgia, I would look at Guardian and Administration records, Land deeds and even look at other counties, as in this era it might be registered in more than one county. People often brought their deeds back to the courthouse after it was rebuilt and re-registered their documents. Always put the names into your queries, in case someone else has information, I don't see which surname you are looking for. Good luck, Gaila snip> > Thank you for responding. > > His wife Nancy Ann did sign her dower rights when they sold some land > > in 1804 but the deed does not give her maiden name but rather her > > married name. Her maiden name is what I would like to find. Edward > > died in DeKalb Co GA in the 1830s and the DeKalb Co courthouse burned > > in 1842 and destroyed all the pre-1840 records. > > > > Eldon > > mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com > > Researching: WADE, HAMES