On 10 December 1812, an inventory and appraisal of the estate of Mark Andrews, deceased, was made by William Noel, Spencer Noel, and James Hunter. Ordered recoded on 15 February 1813. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 17, pages 446–448.]

On 20 February 1815, James Andrews, Robt. Hill and Jno. Richeson were bound in the penalty of $8,000 for James Andrews’s administration de bonis non of the good, chattels and credits of Mark Andrews, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, page 116.]

On 10 March 1815, a sale of the property of the estate of Mark Andrews, deceased, was made, returned to court on 17 March 1817. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, page 365.]

The estate of Mark Andrews in account with James Andrews, administrator, from 1813 to 1820 was settled on 17 August 1820 by Thomas L. Oneale, James Hunter, and Wm. Garnett. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 19, pages 131–133.]

The estate of Mark Andrews in account with Thomas Andrews, adminsitrator, from 1813 to 1820 to settled on 25 November 1819 by Thos. L. O’neale, James Hunter, and Wm Garnett. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 19, pages 133–135.]

On 4 January 1842, orator James Andrews of Essex County complained that Leonard Andrews his brother died about ________ 1830 having written a last will and testament, leaving Ann Andrews, his mother and widow of Mark Andrews his father, your orator James Andrews and Edwin Andrews his only brothers, Elizabeth Clark wife of James Clark, Sarah Atkinson wife of Robert Atkinson his only two sisters, all of Essex County, and William Atkinson and Elizabeth Atkinson then residents of the state of Alabama the only children of Nancy Atkinson, a deceased sister of the testator (the said Elizabeth Atkinson now being the wife of Gabriel Edmonds). Your orator has learned that the said Edwin intends to contest the will when Ann Andrews dies. Filed as Andrews vs. Andrews. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 49, item 49-F-29.]