Life History

Other facts

Notes

• Ignatious divorced his wife Mary Candler for infidelity, and there was a matter of financial irresponsibility, documented in records of Columbia County, Georgia.  Note also a reference in a newspaper in 1973 to the relinquishment of Mary's dowery.
  
  The folloiwng three documents are from genealogy researchers on Ancestry.com using pseudonymns, accessed and edited for readability 27 November 2017.
  
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  We recently examined the Ga divorce laws.  Now consider the aftermath of a divorce.  Under the current Georgia law, if the husband was the defendant in the divorce action, and the divorce was granted, he was to be able to contract another marriage after the death of his divorced wife.  This law in action brought about an unusual will and estate settlement.
  
  Mary Candler oldest child of Elizabeth Anthony and Col Wm Candler married Ignatious Sr and relinquished her dower Aug 10 , 1792 ...  which was recorded 31 Jan 1809
  --  Family Puzzlers #285, 5 April 1973, Frontcover, "Aftermath of a Divorce"
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  Relinquishment of Dower
  Mary Candler Few
  vs
  Ignatious Few
  
  On receiving the sum of $500 sterling, Mary Few relinquishes all dower rights.  "We are mutually agreed this day to make a final seperation as man and wife, and it is my sincere wish that the General Assembly may divorce me from said Ignatius Few"
  Signed Mary Few, 1792 Aug. 10
  Recorded 31 January 1809 Columbia Co Ga
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  AFFIDAVIT-Thomas Sandrick, for Ignatius Few.
  Swears that Mary Few signed renunciation of dower.
  
  Swears that he never heard Capt.  Few mention her name, or any circumstances relating to her, but on that day Capt.  Few called at his house to borrow his pistols, and Dr.  deYamport was with him.
  
  Deponent lent the pistols, but expecting they were about to be used in a duel, offered his services in concilating matters.  On their way to Wrightsborough, Capt.  Few stated that WIlliam Slatter had made his escape from justice, after having, in concert with said Mary Few, procured poison from said Dr.  deYamport, to administer to him, Few.  Hoped that deponent would help him.
  
  Procured new warrent at Wrightborough, on most positive deposition of deYamport as to the facts.  On the following day went out to a relative of said Slatter, where they stated that Slatter and Mary Few had slept the night before.  Slatter's brother reprobated the conduct of said Willian in living with Mary Few, promising he should leave the State in 14 days, Capt.  Few giving him that long to settle his affairs.
  
  Deponent then came to Mrs.  Few's and found her very violent, and denying the fact of procuring the poison, until she found that Capt.  Few had brought Dr.  deYamport with him.  She then burst into tears and said, "The doctor is just as bad as me..he told me to give it." On being ask how she and Slatter came to give a bond for 200 lbs to the said deYamport, she made no answer.  She continued to cry and begged forgiveness.  Said she would write to her sister over the mountains, and live virguous [virtuous?] in the future.  Capt.  Few reminded her of several deviations from virgue which she confessed, also to having taken two bonds for 120 pounds each.  She had been given 50 pounds as seperate maintainance and assurance of pecuniary relief if she returned to her sister, and left the connection with Slatter.
  
  But on Monday morning she had the audacity to tell the deponent she had altered her mind, and was determined to live with Slatter, because she was not yet 30 years of age, and peole would always say she lived with somebody.  She declared she once had had a consent from Capt.  Few to marry the said Slatter.  (At this point others came in...Flournoy, Atty; Weatherby, Preacher, etc.)
  
  It was proposed that an instrument of divorce should be drawn up, and deponent positively saith no threats were made.
  
  Capt.  Few has since proposed that if she would name a trustee to prevent her squandering away her property in the shameful manner lately practised, he would make any purchases she chose.
  
  Further deponent saith not.
  
  --  Columbia Co Court Records, 3 Dec 1794
  Recorded April  4 1806
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Sources

• 1. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
• 2. Family Puzzlers Magazine
• 3. Columbia County, Georgia, Court Records
• 4. Roster of Revoloutionary Soldiers in Georgia Vol. I
• 5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 6. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970