McQueen Divorce: Part Six

Yay!  Part Six of the McQueen is divorce is the answers to the examination questions.  Just in case you forgot what the questions were, you can click here and go read them.  Go ahead, I will wait…

I promise this divorce is almost over.  It’s beginning to seem like a real divorce, huh?

So what we learn in these papers is that for some reason Robert w Lott was not involved in the examination.  Why?  I want to know.  We also learn that Thomas PC Lott may not have known the McQueen family very well, since he can’t really say to much about them other than Peter McQueen deserted his wife and took the two slaves.  We also learn that the examiner, Samuel B Boyd, had the most awesome of all seals.

The papers, once again, have been transcribed exactly.  Enjoy!

 

The State of Alabama

Sumter County

In obedience to the annexed writ or Dedimus issued from the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County in the State of Mississippi. I Samuel B. Boyd, the Commissioner named in said Dedimus have this 4^th day of April 1839 caused the said Robert W. Lott and Thomas P. C. Lott to appear beforeme and t he being first duly sworn have examined t him on oath touching the said Interrogatories annexed to said Commission in a case pending in said Court of Lauderdale County wherein Elizabeth McQueen is complainant and Peter McQueen is defendant and have reduced t his testimony to writing which is as follows to wit;

Thomas P.C. Lott answers-answer to Interrogatory 1^st I know them both

Answer to 2^nd Intgy. I can’t say that they were married legally. I don’t know

They lived together as man wife and acknowledged each other as such

Answer to 3^rd Inty. They did

Answer to 4^th Intgy. Yes they were

Intgy. 5^th Answer to I know they had two children and think they had three

Ans. To Intgy 6^th Peter McQueen left his wife and children 12 or 15 years ago and I believe he has not since returned since to live with her

Ans. To Intgy 7^th He left her almost pennyless. He carried off a couple of of negroes given her by her father.

Answer to Intgy 8^th I do not know

Ans. To Ingy 9^th She has lived a part of her time in Alabama and a part of her time in Mississippi

Ans. To Ingy 10^th Probably she has I can’t say certainly

Ans. To Ingy 11^th Yes he has

Ans. To Intgy 12^th As I stated before he took two negroes with him. I don’t know of anything more that would benefit Complaintant.

TPC Lott

Given under my hand and seal

the day and year above written

Samuel B. Boyd (seal)

Commissioner

 

 

Elizabeth McQueen

vs

Peter McQueen

Deposition

Opened in pursuance

of an order of court

in open court this 25^th

May 1839

James Keeton Clerk