Petition #11684005

• Richmond City, Virginia. filing started January 8, 1840.
• Court: Legislative
• Salutation: House of Delegates of Virginia

Abstract

Mary W. Lawson seeks a divorce from her husband Fabius Lawson because, she argues, he married her for her property. At the time of her 1837 marriage to Fabius Lawson, Mary owned 10 slaves, who by a prenuptial agreement were placed in a life estate for her benefit and separate from her husband's liabilities.

Result: Referred to committee for courts of justice.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: Statement of Mary W. Lawson, 23 February 1839; Copy of Indenture, Henrico County, Fabius Lawson, Fabius M. Lawson, John P. Burton, and Mary W. Lawson, 26 September 1837
• Pages of related documents: 8

10 people are documented within petition 11684005

• 8 Enslaved
• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

• Legislative Petitions

Subjects

• Divorce
• Domestic violence
• Prenuptial agreement