Hi List Group.. Does anyone have any information on the identification of George HOOVER, whose will is shown below. He died in Campbell County, Tn, but I suspect he was originally from LEE County, VA. Thanks Steve Smith -------------- > CAMPBELL County Courthouse > CAMPBELL County, TENNESSEE > Jacksboro, Tennessee > Will Book 6; 1807-1841 > March 14, 1817 > > ----------------------- > > This is My Last Will and Testament as follows: My Trusty friend, my wife > Nancy HOOVER, my lawful heir of Eighteen Hundred Dollars with full power > in the law as my lawful heir of Eighteen Hundred Dollars with full Power > in the law as my heir Nancy HOOVER and make use of the same Estate above > mentioned from any person or persons whatsoever to make use and dispose of > the same as my > lawful heir from the claim of any person whatsoever. > In Testimony of same I, George HOOVER, hath set my hand and affixed my > seal > this day and year above written. > (Signed) George (X) HOOVER > Witnesses Present: Test > (Signed) Joseph Morgan and Stephen (X) Martin > > 1817 Juse Session of the CAMPBELL County Court > The Last Will and Testament of George HOOVER, Deceased, was proved in open > court by the oaths of Joseph MORGAN and Stephen MARTIN, the subscribing > witnesses thereon and was thereupon ordered to be recorded at full length. > > NOTE: AFTER THE DEMISE OF George HOOVER, Nancy HOOVER married Frederick > SMITH in CAMPBELL County, TN. This marriage ended in DIVORCE: > > Divorce Proceedings > State Archives of Tennessee > > Petition for Divorce by Frederick SMITH: > > To the Honorable the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee now in > session. Your petitioner Fredrick SMITH a citizen of CAMPBELL County and > State of Tennessee humbly representing states to your honorable body that > about ten years the 24th of July last he was married to Nancy HOOVER who > at that time was a Widdow and had lived in CAMPBELL County for some years > previous to there intermariage. Your Petitioner states that at the time he > was married to said Nancy then HOOVER but now SMITH that he was young and > now much experienced in the affairs of the world that the motives which > induced him to marry were entirely honorable and such as does or ought to > govern all young men in making contracts of such importance your > petitioner states that he lived with his wife Nancy about three years > before the imoral practices of which he is now satisfied made themselves > to manifest as to induce your petitioner to think of leaving her, but > unwilling to expose the improprities of a person that was his lawful wife > before bore showing any more disatisfaction than he could well help, > believing she would eventually do better for the space of four years more > but contrary to the expectations > of your petioner in stead of his wife's reforming she dayly grew worse and > became bolder more hardened and less disposed to act with propiety that > she had bean so much so that your petitioner caught her in the woods with > another man twist before your petitioner concluded to leave her, but a few > daus after the last time he caught her with another man he resolved to > leave his said wife, believing from the languge she used to your > petitioner when > he caught her that there was no longer any reason to suppose she would > reform she stated to your petitioner "that he had caught her but htat she > had bean with the man with whom she was caught and would be again." Your > petitioner states that after the before mentioned conduct of his wfie he > left her for a few months and from her solicitations and professiones he > attempted again to live with her but before he had lived but a little > while > with her he caught her at the same improper conduct with other men, thus > was your petitioner harassed and bedeviled with his said wife for some > months, some times trying to live with her and sometimes apart, until he > concluded > to apply; to the correct court of CAMPBELL County for a divorce and when > his said wife understood that your petitioner had made application for a > divorce she came to your petitioner and pledged her self that she would do > better so strongly together with the entreaties of other persons that your > petitioner desisted from trying to get a divorce and concluded to try once > more to live > with her but by the time your petitoner had lived six or seven months with > her he discovered that she was farther gone in vice that before so much so > that the two last nites before your petitioner left her the last time his > said wife Nancy SMITH had the hardihood to lay all nite in the same bed > with a man of the name Samuel CRABTREE in the house of your petitioner and > in his presence your petitioner would beg leave further to state to your > honorable body that his said wife is now living in open and notorious > loodness in this county with the aforesaid Samuel CRABTREE is her own > sisters son and that on > indictment has bean found against them for so livng and they refuse to be > taken. The premises considered your petitioner prays your honorable body > to take into consideration the distressed situation of your petitioner and > relive him from his wife who has been such a severe scorge and aflictin to > him, for these ten years last past by passing a law divorcing him from the > aforesaid Nancy SMITH and as in duty bound he will ever pray, etc. > (signed ) > Frederick SMITH > > State of Tennessee - CAMPBELL County - September 11, 1827 > This day the above named Fredrick SMITH appeared before me John PHILLIPS > an Acting Justice of the Peace for CAMPBELL County and made oath on the > Holy Evangelist of Almight God that the facts stated in the foregoing > petition for a divorce of his own knowledge are true and those of the > knowledge of others he believes to be true. > (signed) John > Phillips > > Justice of the Peace > > Petition of Frederick SMITH for a Divorce. Committee on Divorce.Reported > Reasonable. > (signed) Gray > Garrett, Chairman of hte Commission on Divorces. > > 22 October, 1827 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNCLAIBO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >