Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-05-24

Mir. Edttr.--i came across q Iran iasi
week who is SIS gears old he has been
married three times; by his first wsle he
had eleven, by his second wife he had Ten,
and twelve by his las, wife, making thirty
three children. and MS wife now is in II
most interesting slatc. Twenty three Of
his children were hoys and ten gif!s: nine
teen boys aud six girls are living. lie mar
ried in hts 18th year. and remained III a
state Of widowhood three years.
MARRIAGES PROHIBITED BIZ STATE LAWS.
NJ. Editor,-.iccnrdinS 10 your request
| send you n statement Of the marriages
prohihiicd by tho laws Of twenty tw"
STATES and one Territory. | have no,
placed them 10 the order in which they
stand in those laws; but supposed they
would be more plainly seen. have rinced
together relations by consaneuinily a!iin-
iiy by the marriage OF Llood relations, ,and
ailiriiy by the wife.
Whsre The Same relations arc repeated.
rs ia;hcr's sister, mo,her's sister, sons
daughter. daughter ) daughter. have said
aunt und granddaughter and so in other
cascs--and where sistcr uu6 half sisie. ore
both rscuriuncd, have said sister. The
prohibitions are precisely the samo in the
States of Moine. Vermont. Massachusetts,,
New Jersey nnd Maryland. There are
Grandmother, mother, daughter, grand.
laughter. sister, aunt, niece, grardlatiier's
wife, fathers wife. seas wlic. srandson's
wife, wile's grandmother, wiic's mo'hcr.
wife, daughter. wife's granddaughter.
Dtlargre is the same. with the addition
nf sons wifc's sister, winch is n case oi
double ailiuiry, nnJ ia The only onc nnmcd
in ,hc In" Of any OF the S,ales.
Observation-Disclosures. granddaughter.
sister, aunt, niece, :randiarhrr's wife,
fa.hcr's wife. sons wife. grandson's wife.
hru,,lcr's aif., unc!e's wlir. ncphcw's
wife. wifc's grandmother, w;fr's mother.
wiius daughter. wif.'s granddaughter.
wirc's aunt. In this State aud Alassachu.
scrts, wii,:'s sister and wifc's niece were
once pnhihi,cd; hut the law rs TO wiIe's
niece was repealed in this State in 1850
auL 'o wifc's sister in 1893.
Yryiaia.-llothrr, daughter, grand
daughter. sister. auHr, niece fathers wife.
sons wife, brother, wife, unclc's wiic,
ncphew's wife. wile's daughter. wilc's
sranddaush'rr. witc's sister. This i the
only State 10 which wifc's sister i. named.
Pcnnsyiraai,-MctI!er, dansh'cr.srand
daughter. sister, aunt. fathers wife. sons
wife. wife's daughter, wifr's granddansh-
ter.
Ntv Hampshirc.-Daushlcr. grand
daughter. sister, aunt, niece. fa'hcr's wife.
sons wifc. wife's mother. wife's daushicr.
Ksntueky.-Sio'her. daughter. grand
daughter. sister, aunt. niece. fathers wife,
SIMS wilr's uncc's wife. wile's daughter,
wile's granddaughter. In this State wi:c's
sister was prohibited until lI0S when The
law was changed.
Tennessee The same as kentucky. with
the onlmission o: uuclc's wife.
alabama and Observation-Disclosures.
daughter, granddaughter, sis."r. nnn'.
ln,licr's wife. SON 3 wife. uncie's wife,
daughter. wife's granddaughter.
Ohio, Hithisan and E'iseonsm Tern
fory.-MaIe persons of the age of eish-
teen, and female persons of the age Of
fourteen years. not nearer Of kin than first
cousins, or no, having husband or wife
livins, may marry.
Missouri. arkansas and Lomsigau.-
Mo,her, daughter. grandparents and
grandchildren, in every degree. SISTER, aunt,
rcire.
Ntc York.-Grandmoiher. mother,
daughter. granddaughter sister.
South Carol;m-ill marriages are
lawful Which are not proiiIiled by the
laws Of God.
Indiana-Ma!e pcrscns of the age Of
eighteen, aud female, Of tho aec "f four
tcen years may. "whcrc they arc no, pro-
lihireL by Tho laws nl God from so doing"
hc lo;ncd in marriage.
haze r"r seen any law oi' he SIoics Of
Georgia. North Caro!ina. Rhode Island
aud Illinois. on the suhjcct.-Protssfant
QuI LerQM.