Petition #11681602
- Fauquier County, Virginia. November 16, 1816. - November 23, 1816.
- Court: Legislative
- Salutation: To the Hon'ble the Speaker of the Senate and house of Delegates
Abstract
Five months after her marriage to Abraham Newton, Nancy Gray gave birth to a mulatto child. She admitted that the baby was conceived by a black man in the neighborhood. Nancy has left her husband, and she, her mother, and the baby have left for Ohio. Abraham Newton, the husband, sues for divorce.
Result: Reasonable.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Certificate, Jean Smith, et al., 20 October 1816; Affidavit, Jane Smith, Molly Ford, Margaret Newton, 23 October 1816; Certificate, Abraham and Nancy Newton, 3 April 1816; Oath, John W. Smith and James Payne, 16 September 1816
- Pages of related documents: 4
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
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