Petition #21584911
- Brazoria County, Texas. March 9, 1849. - May 19, 1849.
- Court: District
- Salutation: To the Honorable Joseph C. Megginson, Judge of the District Court in and for the First Judicial District of the State of Texas
Abstract
Mary Prewitt seeks a divorce from John Prewitt and the control of her personal property, which includes the slave Mary Ann. The petitioner confesses that her husband "beat, wounded and ill treated Your Petitioner, so that her life was endangered." She further laments that his conduct "has been outrageous, from the violence of his temper, and that ... [he] is constantly guilty of such violence, excesses, cruel treatment and outrages of and towards her, as to render their being or living together insupportable."
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Amended Petition, 19 May 1849; Affidavit, Mary Pruit, ca. 1849; Schedule of Separate Property, Mary Prewitt, ca. 19 May 1849; Schedule of Community Property, John and Mary Pruitt, ca. 19 May 1849; Schedule of Community Property, John and Mary Pruitt, n. d.; Amended Answer, John Prewitt, Spring Term 1849; Partial Jury Verdict and Judgment, 19 May 1849
- Pages of related documents: 11
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Citation information
Repository: Brazoria County Courthouse, Angleton, Texas
- Records of the District Court
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