... [Albert's parents] divorced after [Gov.] Poindexter publicly accused his wife of infidelity and claimed that their second child [Albert], whom he disavowed, was the product of an extramarital affair between his wife and their neighbor. In 1820 Lydia Carter Poindexter married Reverend Lewis Williams and moved to Brimfield, Massachusetts. Her sons remained with her; Poindexter provided for the support of George, but disavowed Albert and refused to provide for him. ...