Henry County, TN deaths from the court minutes 1825-1827
Transcribed by Sandra Wanamaker
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Decedent
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Administrator
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Executor |
Widow |
Children
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1825 |
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Samuel Piper |
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Mabry F. Cox |
John P. Newland
guardian |
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Susan,
Charles W., Elizabeth Jane, and Sarah Mabry Cox |
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Reuben Searcey
Heirs, according to division of estate: James, Richard, Reuben,
William, Penelope (who married William Brackin), Harriet (who married John B. Howard), Jane
(who married William C. Rogers), Susanna (who married James Greer, had 9 children, and is
deceased), Polly, Elizabeth, Asa (deceased, leaving one daughter Elizabeth who married Joshua
Smith), and Bennett (deceased, leaving one daughter Martie who married Charles P. McLean,. She
was deceased, leaving two children) Final division of estate into 17 parts of approximately 50 acres
each, to 17 heirs which included
all the above heirs plus Stephen White and
the heirs of Francis Richardson. |
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Seth Wade
1826- $130.75for
year’s provisions for widow and family Estate owed debts, court ordered sale of negroes Widow petitioned court for her dower rights from estate’s 1000
acres Later courts ordered she be given 1/3 of 517 ½ acres (172 2/3
acres) |
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James &
Robert
Wade |
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Several
small children |
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Frances Richardon |
Joseph
Tarkington
guardian |
Asa |
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Adam Beard |
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Samson Sikes |
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Charles Purvis
1826-year’s provisions -1500 lb pork, 30 barrels corn, 2 cows & calves,1 heifer with calf, 400 bb seed cotton, 25 bb coffee, 100 bb sugar, leather she now has in her possession
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Dempsey
Turner & Jane Purvis |
Jane Purvis |
Family |
Joseph Smith
Later guardian:
Lewis McKorkle |
Willie Taylor, guardian |
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Zachariah,
Polly, Elizabeth, Absolom |
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Zadok McLester |
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1826 |
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James Garland, Sr |
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Joseph Sewall |
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William
Sewall |
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Joseph Gibson |
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Benjamin Davis |
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Richard Manley, Sr. |
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James Spence
Suicide (coroner) |
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Isaac Beachem |
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Winey
Beacham |
Son |
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Wife of John A. Randle |
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John A.
Randle |
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Elizabeth &
Charles W. |
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Peter Liggin |
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Robert
Brown & Martha Liggin |
Martha Liggin |
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Walter Martin |
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William
Martin |
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Isabella, Eleanor, Rachel |
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Luke Thomas |
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Alexander
Thomas |
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1827 |
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Alfred Smith |
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Nancy
Smith |
Nancy
Smith |
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Jesse Turpin
James Turpin witness to signing of will |
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Sarah ____ |
Seaburn, Vina, Polly (wife of Andrew Shaw) |
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William Stevenson |
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Irene (wife
of Matthew Irwin) |
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Richard Bradford |
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Margaret |
Family |
Oran Watson
George Oliver guardian |
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Cullen Brittain |
Lucretia |
Heirs |
Caswell Powell
Late of Wake County, NC |
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James
Morphis |
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Benjamin &
Caswell |
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Andrew
Willoughby |
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John
Landis |
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Heirs |
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Lucian Kennedy |
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Mary Kennedy & Samuel
Hankins |
Mary Kennedy |
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Jacob Meek
Jacob, W, Jeremiah,
John K, Henry E, Isaac, Polly (who married Matthew Tate),
Elizabeth, Delilah, (who married Bartlett Fry), Eleanor (who married Hiram Langston), Sally (who
married first John Hickey, and then John Elder), Nancy (who married John Jones), and Rachel
(who married John Witt) Isaac disappeared about 9 years before, and by 1827 Nancy and
her husband had died, as
had Rachel. Widow asked for dower rights out of 508 acres, mansion house
standing on that land. In court
heirs attested that 200 acres were sold by Jacob before his
death, and so the estate included only 308 acres,. The widow was awarded 1/3 of the total
Jacob Meek died intestate |
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Abner
Pearce & Henry Meek |
Mary
Meek |
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Benjamin Davis |
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Benjamin
Peeples & Hamblin Manley |
Ann |
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Unknown |
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Nathan
Carter
guardian |
Patsy
Carter |
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Aaron Cosy |
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William
Rowlett & Lydda Cosey |
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William,
Gabriel, Minta, John, Mary |
Joseph Smith
Estate received $209 from
North Carolina |
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Lewis
McKorkle |
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Deveraux Dunlap |
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John, Hugh
and Hugh W
Dunlap |
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James McClure |
James
McClure |
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Gideon R Allen |
William Simmons |
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Thomas Watson |
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Peter R
Young & Foster Watson |
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Marshall French |
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Mary French & Edward
Lindsy |
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William G Blount
will proved in court |
Richard
Blount |
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Joseph Hodge |
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William
Henry |
Sarah |
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Jacob C Hendershot |
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Kindred
Rose |
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George Hodge |
Francis Poindexter |
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John Thomas |
Charles
Crutchfield |
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Alfred Lovels |
Jacob Hoover |
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Ona Davis |
Benjamn
Peeples |
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Henry O’Daniel |
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Dolly O’Daniel |
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John Martin |
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Johnson Martin |
Judith |
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Harris Pope |
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Mannican Howard |
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John Babb
Heirs : Anne (married William Walters), Martha (married
Varner Caldwell), Medira (married
James Davis), Mordice Babb, Thomas Babb,
William W. Babb, J. P. Babb, and John
Hassell
Covenant between above heirs of John Babb to abide by a will written, but not signed sealed or attested, which appears to be the last will and testament of said John Babb deceased, which was proven in open (September 3rd 1827) court by
the oaths of George W Mix & William Stofle the subscribing witnesses. |
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