iI CANNOT SEE THIS WOULD BE ANY INFORMATION I AM LOOKING FOR, WHAT ABOUT THE COURT RECORD FOR SAMUEL R. JAMES OF CANNON CO.,TN. ANYTHING ON IT? ANN ----- From: "Teresa Walker" <twalker@iland.net> To: "cgrove01" <cgrove01@msn.com>; <TNWILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 10:59 PM Subject: Re: [TNWILSON] WALDEN-JAMES > Ann, > > Here is an interesting entry from Thomas E. Partlow's WILSON COUNTY, > TENNESSEE, CHANCERY COURT RECORDS 1842-1892: > > Elizabeth Jones versus Thomas P. Jones of Smith County. The said Elizabeth > Jones intermarried on 21 October 1843 Thomas P. Jones. They lived together > until April last. At the time of the marriage, Elizabeth was a widow, > having been married to a gentleman named Paint by whom she had one living > daughter who is the wife of Fielding Walding (sic). By the last marriage, > she has two children, to wit, a son John M., born 20 May 1845, and a > daughter Amanda, born 21 March last. She has suffered cruel treatment at > the hands of her husband. He has charged her with being intimate with a > young man, named Charles Simpson. He has also charged her with being > intimate with his brother John P. Jones. He has stated that the last child > is not his. His only proof is that the does not have the same color eyes as > the mother or father. She is seeking a divorce. January 1853 (Chancery > Court 1850-1854, Pp. 354-364.) > > These records are on microfilm at the Archives in Nashville, and probably > are available at the County Archives in Lebanon, Tennessee. These are not > my family. Just did a lookup for you. > > Teresa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "cgrove01" <cgrove01@msn.com> > To: <TNWILSON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 8:11 PM > Subject: [TNWILSON] WALDEN-JAMES > > > > I AM SEARCHING FOR THE PARENTS OF WILLIAM D. JAMES OR MARY WALDEN JAMES > WHO WAS MARRIED IN HAMILTON CO. TN. IN 1872. I HAVE THE PARENTS OF WILLIAM > AS SAMUEL R. AND LUCY JAMES. ON MARY I HAVE FIELDING WALDEN AND MARY PAYNE > WALDEN. > > > > WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT FAMILY MEMBERS OF BOTH OR EITHER OF THESE. WILLIAM > D. JAMES WAS MY GRANDDAD. > > > > THANKS, > > ANN > > > >