Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in November, 2000.  Note:  [sic] in the content below was inserted by the Haywood County TNGenWeb Coordinator when revising the text in January, 2026.

Source:  Haywood Co., TN. Court Minutes; Vol. J
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Page 72: September Term 1869: M. J. Cox Adminx of M. P. Cox dec’d
On motion, M. J. Cox was this day appointed Administratrix of the estate of M. P. Cox, deceased. Whereupon, the said M. J. Cox came into Court, was duly qualified, and entered into and acknowledged her Bond, in the sum of $2000.00, with R. G. Cates and E. D. Norvelle as her securities.

Page 87: October Term 1869: To the Worshipful County Court, Haywood County, TN —
The undersigned, your committe [sic], pursuant to the annexed order did meet and proceed as directed to lay-off and set apart to Mrs. M. J. Cox, widow of Moses P. Cox, dec’d, in to what the law allows, and that she had not in hand as follows, to wit:

25 bbls. corn, 20 bushels wheat, 500 rundles fodder, 1000 lbs. pork, 10 head stock hogs, 10 lbs. lint cotton, 50 lbs. coffee, 100 lbs. sugar, 11 bbl. salt, 11 bbl. pep?, 1 bbl. ginger, 6 bbx ? soda, (pg 88).

We agree that above articles should be bought by Mrs. Cox, who is the Admirx. of the estate of M. P. Cox and that she pay for them out of the money due said estate. Thos. P. Cook R. W. Fleming W. A. Johnson Commissioners