Louisa Ann Perry, the daughter of Noah Perry Jr. & Mildred Jane Sewell, was the second wife of Benjamin F. Riddick. He married 1st to Sophia Cherry
Alamo, Tuesday September 5th 1876
L. A. RIDDICK
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I. A. NUNN
On petition of the plaintiff it appearing that B. F. RIDDICK decd on the 8th day of November 1874 seized and possessed in fee of a tract of seventy six Acres of Land situated in Crockett Co. Tenn. It appearing further that the plaintiff was his lawful wife and is entitled to homestead and Dower in said land. It appearing after that the plaintiff had given the defendant I. L.? NUNN Admr and A. S. RIDDICK, O. C. RIDDICK, C. A. RIDDICK, H. J. RIDDICK, E. P. RIDDICK, G. W. RIDDICK, J. M. RIDDICK, B. F. RIDDICK, F. M RIDDICK, W. B. RIDDICK, T. Y. RIDDICK, N. E. RIDDICK, T. M. RIDDICK, AMANDA RIDDICK, CAROLINE RIDDICK and JOSAPHINE RIDDICK five days notice of this application. It is therefore ordered by the Court that J. H. PARKER and ROBT. BROWN freeholders of said County be appointed Commissioners in conjunction with N. J. LAMBERT the County surveyor of said County to allott and set off the plaintiff a homestead of one thousand Dollars in value out of said Land and one third part in value of the remainder if any of said land for her Dower and report at the next term of this Court.
Alamo, Wednesday 4th October 1876
L. A. RIDDICK
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I. A. NUNN
This cause coming onto be heard before the Court upon the following report of Commissioners appointed at the last term of this Court which is in words and figures as follows
To the Worshipful County Court October Term 1876
In obedience to an order of the County Court at the September Term 1876 the undersigned freeholders having been appointed & duly sworn to allot and set apart to L. A. RIDDICK a Homestead and Dower out of the Real Estate of B. F. RIDDICK her decd Husband being unconnected with the parties and entirely disinterested after having examined the said lands and improvements theron we assign to L. A. RIDDICK for her Homestead fifty 50 acres of land beleiving the same to be worth one thousand $1000 dollars lying and being in Civil district No 10 & 13 Crockett County Tennessee bounded as follows beginning at a stake and pointers runs north 45 poles to the original line dividing Haywood from Dyer County thence west 21 1/4 poles to a stake Elm pointers thence N 91 poles to a stake White oak pointers thence East 65 poles to a stake MILES FLOYD WB line thence South 91 poles to old County line before —–? thence East 8 1/2 P to a stake thence south 48 poles to a stake & pointers thence West 50 poles to the beginning. After laying off said Homestead there being twenty four 24 acres of land remaining we assign to and set apart for Dower for the said L. A. RIDDICK one third part Eight 8 acres bounded as follows beginning at NW Corner Homestead runs East 63 poles to WB line of MILES FLOYD then W 20 1/3 poles to a stake in WB line of J. M. RIDDICK thence W 63 poles to a stake ash Ironwood and red oak pointers thence south 20 1/3 poles to the beginning the following is plats of said Homestead and Dower [map showing property]
In our opinion the lands allotted for Homestead is worth Twenty $20 dollars per acre and that the eight 8 acres allotted for Dower constitutes one third in value of the remainder Given under our hands this 21 day of September 1876.
JAMES H. PARKER
R. T.? BROWN
W. J. LAMBERT
Which report is in all things confirmed by the Court and it is further ordered that the petitioner L. A. RIDDICK pay the cost in this behalf accrued
Transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley.