Petition #21283511

• Macon County, North Carolina. filing started April 10, 1835.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honourable the Judge of the Superior Court of law for said County

Abstract

Married in 1825, Polly Pearson complains that her husband Noah has become a drunkard and "destroyed his whole living consisting of three likely negros and other property." She asks for alimony and the right to acquire and hold property.

• Number of petition pages: 4
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 21283511

• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina

• County Court Divorce Records

Subjects

• Alimony
• Drunkenness
• Property owners (women)