On 21 June 1847 in the case of Cauthorn & wife vs. Dunn &c. (or sometimes referred to as Dunn vs. Dunn), the County Court of Essex issued a decree that ordered the division and sale of the land belonging to the heirs of Curtis Dunn, deceased. One third of the proceeds were to go to Mary, widow of Curtis: “dower of Mary Dunn widow of the said Curtis Dunn may be provided for the remaining two thirds shall then be added together and subdivided into seven equal shares.” The remaining seven shares were to be divided such that Thomas Cauthorn and Mildred his wife, William Dunn, Edmund Dunn, Lewis Dunn, and Curtis Johnson and Mary his wife were to receive equal parts; that one additional equal part was to be divided such that Dorothy, the widow of George Washington Dunn, was to receive one third, with the remaining two-thirds divided equally by the children of Washington Dunn (Mary E. Dunn, Dorothy Ann Dunn, Robert Henry Dunn, and George Washington Dunn, all of whom are infants under the age of 21 years); and finally one share valued at one-third of the size of the other shares was to be provided to Catharine Brooks, the widow of Alexander Dunn. On 15 January 1848, Mary Dunn released her dower interest in the land, signed Mary her x mark Dunn, witness John R. his + mark Brezendine. Eventually a final decree was issued on 15 August 1853, stating that Samuel C. Dunn had been issued a deed with special warranty for the land of Curtis Dunn adjoining the lands of Edmund Dunn. [Essex County, Virginia, loose papers, August 1853, Dunn vs. Dunn.]

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 72
Dwelling 103, Family 103
Dunn, Dorotha, 40, female, born in Virginia, cannot read or write
Dunn, Elizabeth, 18, female, born in Virginia
Dunn, Dorotha, 15, female, born in Virginia
Dunn, Robert, 12, male, born in Virginia

1900 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Central District, Enumeration District 24, Sheet 3
Dunn, Robert H., head, white, male, born March 1839, 61, married for 33 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, merchant, 0 months unemployed, can read and write, speaks English, owns farm free of mortgage, number 38 on farm schedule
Dunn, Sarah E., wife, white, female, born March 1844, 56, married for 33 years, mother of 0 children of whom 0 are living, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Dix, Lucie A., neice, white, female, born October 1877, 22, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Dix, Walter T., nephew, white, male, born July 1879, 5, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, attended school for 8 months in year, can read and write, speaks English
Baughan, Marian, neice, white, female, born May 1895, 5, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia

On 17 September 1900, Sarah E. Dunn was bound in the penalty of $2,000 for her execution of the last will and testament if R. H. Dunn, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Fiduciary Bonds, Volume 2, page 8.]

Name, birth data, marriage data, death data, burial data from William Irving Brooks, letter of 29 March 1993 to Thomas Moore. They had no issue, but he adopted Lucy Nora Brooks and Walter A. Dix, granddaughter and grandson of Beverly Brooks.