Petition #21283804

• Lincoln County, North Carolina. filing started November 26, 1838.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Judge of the Superior Court of Law for the County of Lincoln

Abstract

Married in 1821, Unicy Martin claims that during their marriage she received a "likely and valuable negro." Her husband, however, has "abandoned himself" to liquor, and reduced the family to "poverty and want." She seeks a divorce and alimony.

• Number of petition pages: 4
• Related documents: Order, ca. 1838
• Pages of related documents: 2

2 people are documented within petition 21283804

• 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
• Gambling
• Property owners (women)