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/ > >