On 22 May 1839, Margaret H., Catharine, and Elizabeth Anne Minter, infant children of Josiah Minter, deceased, sued through John Minter, next friend, their mother Catharine Minter in chancery court. [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 49, page 359.]

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 67, enumerated 1 August 1850
Dwelling 17, Family 17
Acrey, Arthur T., 27, male, farmer, value of real estate $2,000, born in Virginia
Acrey, Thomas, 3, male, born in Virginia
Acrey, William, 2/12, male, born in Virginia
Minter, Catharine, 33, female, born in Virginia