Orators and oratrices James Trible, Andrew Hundley and Nancy his wife, George M. Trible, Smith Young and Margaret K. his wife, Fielding D. Piggott and Eliza his wife, William R. G. Trible and John S. Trible complained to the Chancery Court. That John Trible the father of your orators and oratrices died on 20 September 1844 also leaving the following other children: Peter and Austin M. Trible, Emily Covington wife of Richard L. Covington, Eliza Kemper, John, Selah, Summerfield, Franklin & Frances Holbrook children of Frances Hollrook, the said Frances being a daughter of John Trible deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 40, item 40-I-6.]

On 8 January 1844, an inquisition was taken at the house of Wm. S. Croxton in Essex County before Jas: Wright a Justice of the Peace acting as Coroner, upon the view of the body of Sophronia Ann Croxton late of the said County then and there lying dead. Upon the oaths of James Semple, Leond Henley, Henry W L Temple, Amos Cauthorn, Richard L. Covington, William J. Clarkson, Walter G. Covington, James Durham Jr:, George W. Philips, John S. Trible, Richard D. Dunn and Jacob Durham, charged to inquire when, where, how and after what manner the said Sophronia Ann Croxton died, state that she died on the 6th day of January, that she had no marks of violence appearing on her body, and died by the visitation of God a natural way, and not otherwise. On 15 January 1844 ordered to record. (The name Sophronia is misspelled as Sophronai, and underlined, in the document, until correctly spelled on 15 January.) [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 25, page 181.]

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 94
Dwelling 498, Family 498
Trible, John, 35, male, physician, $5,000 real estate, born in Essex County
Trible, Emiline, 35, female, born in Virginia
Trible, Mary, 5, female, born in Virginia
Trible, Emiline, 2, female, born in Virginia
Trible, Magaret, 10/12, female, born in Virginia