Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
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Dear Dady, I am now taken very Ill with I believe the sickness that has killeed all my neighbours, & knowing myself to be mortal Expect to shear with them in mortallity I men to hasten to the brown shads of Elison whear the dead are Quickly forgot. And as I have no will by me pray Dady let this letter be my will & fulfill it in yours, in Regard to my land in Caroline which is as follows Vizt First I will that my whole Estate Real & personal be lent to my wife Sarah Dunn so long ashe Remains my widdow and at her death or marriage in case of the latter only wt the law alow her, then I will that my lands be Equally divided amongst my three sons namely Larkin Dunn Tolla Dunn, & Dabney Dunn to them & their Heirs lawfully begotten; but in case either Die without such Heir then will is that his part go to the other Two as above mentioned but in case either of them Die without such heir then my will is that my Daughter Mary Dunn own one Part & her Heirs lawfully begotten in case they all die without such heir then my will is my three Daughters namely Mary Dunn Faney Dunn & Jaley Dunn should share an Equal Division in the whole mention as above but in case my sons live & Possess my land then my will is that my Daughters Shear the rest of my estate as may make them as near Equal as it will allow & as the old Partriarks Bought them a certain Buriing place for them all to be together & as I should be glad to lie near you the times are difficul I must leave it to Pore Distressed family to make the Best shift they can which I am afraid will be very bad I add no more by sincear love to you & all my Realations as well knowing I am to meet in Eternity may God in mercy Preserve you all in unity is the lastest[?] wish of Sir your ever Dutifull & Loving son. Amen
Signed James Dunn. Witnesses: John Dowles, C. Cook. 21 April 1781
To Mr. John Dunn Senr. in Essex County.
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the 20th Day of August 1781 This Instrument of writing purporting the last will & testament of James Dunn Decd was Proved to be the proper Hand writing of the Said James Dunn by John Dunn his Father and admitted to record.
[Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 13, pages 354–355.]
On 10 March 1784, an inventory and appraisal of the estate of James Dunn was made by John Broaddus, Gray Samuel, and Wm Sanders, and was ordered to be recorded 15 March 1784. Includes Negro man named Ben, Negro woman named Sarah, Negro Boy named Mencer, Negro Girl named Hannah. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 13, pages 413–414.]
On 30 December 1784, that part of the estate of James Dunn, deceased, in Caroline County was divided by James Upshaw, W. Sthreshly, William Saunders, and John Broaddus. Includes equal payments to Sarah Ledford (widow of said Dunn); George Page, the Executor, for his wife’s 1/3, and Jailey Dunn. Mentions enslaved individuals Sarah, Mincer, Hannah, and Ben. Ordered to recorded on 21 February 1785. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 13, pages 453–454.]
James Dunn was mentioned as deceased in the 21 December 1789 will of his father John Dunn, proved on 15 February 1790. “I giv to my Grand Children the Children of my son Jomes Dunn Desease one hundread and forty fore acros of Land liing in Caryline County and Twenty pound Cash to Be Equally Devidead among them…” [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 14, pages 178–179.]
On 17 August 1793, commissioners appointed by Essex County court divided the Caroline County lands of John Dunn the Elder of Essex. This action was the result of a suit in which orators and oratrices were William Dunn, James Dunn an infant under the age of twenty one years by Ann Dunn his guardian, Joshua Dunn, Henry Dunn, Thomas Dunn & Godfrey Dunn, the two last infants under the age of twenty one years by George Martin their next friend, George Martin & Joanna his wife, Charles Bennett and Patty his wife, Patsey Dunn & Tolly Dunn & Dabney Dunn the two last infants under the age of twenty one years by George Page their next friend, and George Page & Molly his wife & Jaily Dunn, and defendants were John Dunn and Larkin Dunn. The complainants alleged that John Dunn senr. late of the county of Essex made his last will & testament bearing date the 21st day of december 1789, bequeathing to your orator James Dunn one hundred & forty four acres of land lying in Caroline County (the said testator being at that time seized of a tract of land in that county), and in case he died without heir, that it was his desire that the sd. testator’s son John Dunn should have his part, that he willed 144 acres of land to his grandchildren the son of John Dunn decd., which said children are orators and oratrices Joshua Dunn, Henry Dunn, Thomas Dunn, Godfrey Dunn, Joanna the wife of your orator George Martin, Patty the wife of your orator Charles Bennett & Patsey Dunn & John Dunn, and the said testator gave to his grandchildren the children of his son James Dunn decd. 144 acres, which said children are Larkin Dunn and your orators Tolly Dunn and Dabney Dunn & oratrices Molly the wife of George Page & Jaily Dunn, and also gave to your orator Wm. Dunn by the style of his son Wm. Dunn 66 acres, all of which was part of one tract of land in Caroline County. That a decree is necessary to divide the land, and to the end therefore that John Dunn, who was one of the children of John Dunn decd. in the said testator’s will and testament mentioned, and Larkin Dunn, who is one of the children of the said James Dunn decd. may be made defendants, to which the defendants answered in agreement for a division of the land. The division provided lots to the children of John Dunn, deceased (Joannah Martin (15-1/4 acres), Patsey Dunn (15-1/4 acres), Godfrey Dunn (15-1/4 acres), John Dunn (15-1/4 acres), Pattey Bennet (15-1/4 acres), Joshua Dunn (15-1/4 acres), Henry Dunn (21 acres), and Thomas Dunn (21 acres)); to James Dunn, an infant (133 acres)); to the children of James Dunn, deceased (Tolley Dunn (28-1/2 acres), Mary Page (28-1/2 acres), Larkin Dunn (39 acres), Dabney Dunn (39 acres), and Jaley Dunn (39 acres)); and to William Dunn Elder (62 acres); with one lot of 10 acres unassigned and not included in the will. [Essex County, Virginia, Chancery Papers, Dunn vs. Dunn, 1793.]
On 17 November 1828, orators and oratrices Samuel Johnson and Catharine his wife, Henry Dunn, George Martin and Joanna his wife, Dabney Dunn, Thomas Harper and Eliza his wife, Reuben Ware and Sally his wife, Polly Hardy, John Hardy, Mary Dunn, John Dunn, Patsy Dunn, William Dunn, Alexander Dunn, Lewis Dunn, Washington Dunn, Edmund Dunn, Mary Dunn, Fanny Moore, Jane Moore, George Moore, Samuel Broocks, Polly Newbill, William Cox and Lilly his wife, John Cooper and Constant his wife filed a complaint with the chancery court in Essex County, Virginia. “That John Dunn the father of your oratrice Catharine Johnson & of John Dunn who is deac’sd left the said Henry Dunn & Joanna Dunn, his only children & heirs at law, of James Dunn who is also decd & left your orator Dabney Dunn & Tolla Dunn decd, the father of Eliza Harper his only children & heirs at law, of Ann Dunn, who married Joseph Hardy, who is decd & left an only son, Joseph who is also decd & left your oratrice & orators Sally Ware, Polly Hardy & John Hardy his only children & heirs at Law, of Wm Dunn who is also decd & left your oratrices & orators, Mary Dunn, John Dunn & Curtis Dunn who is since decd, & left your orators & oratrices Patsy, William, Alexander, Lewis, Washington, Edmund & Mary his only children & heirs at Law, of Fanny, who married George Moore, both of whom are now decd & left your oratrices & orator Fanny, Jane [June?], & George Moore their only children & heirs at Law, of Mary Brooks, who afterwards married Rice Cauthorn, the mother of your orator & oratrice named Broocks, Polly Newbill, & Sally Cox, who are entitled to distribution as heirs at Law of said Mary Brooks; of Polly Broocks, who left your oratrice Constant Cooper her heir at Law and now residing of Va. who have not been heard from for the last five years also heirs”. That John Dunn “departed this life some time in the year [blank] having made his last Will & Testament, dated 21st December 1789 & duly recorded…He devised to his wife during her widowhood all the land whereon he resided, and after her death, he gave the same to John Dunn his son, who was a brother of the whole blood to the said Catharine Johnson, your oratrice, & of the whole blood to James Dunn, who the said complainants pray may be made deft: hereto & of the whole blood to Henry Dunn, who is decd and left James H. & Roberta his only children & heirs at Law & of the half blood to his other brothers & sisters herein before mentioned, that the said John Dunn afterwards died intestate, an infant under twenty one years of age & without issue…That the said James Dunn & James H. Dunn & Roberta Dunn may be made defendants…” [Essex County, Virginia, Box 146, Deeds and Wills, 1828–1829, loose paper.]
Signed James Dunn. Witnesses: John Dowles, C. Cook. 21 April 1781
To Mr. John Dunn Senr. in Essex County.
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the 20th Day of August 1781 This Instrument of writing purporting the last will & testament of James Dunn Decd was Proved to be the proper Hand writing of the Said James Dunn by John Dunn his Father and admitted to record.
[Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 13, pages 354–355.]
On 10 March 1784, an inventory and appraisal of the estate of James Dunn was made by John Broaddus, Gray Samuel, and Wm Sanders, and was ordered to be recorded 15 March 1784. Includes Negro man named Ben, Negro woman named Sarah, Negro Boy named Mencer, Negro Girl named Hannah. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 13, pages 413–414.]
On 30 December 1784, that part of the estate of James Dunn, deceased, in Caroline County was divided by James Upshaw, W. Sthreshly, William Saunders, and John Broaddus. Includes equal payments to Sarah Ledford (widow of said Dunn); George Page, the Executor, for his wife’s 1/3, and Jailey Dunn. Mentions enslaved individuals Sarah, Mincer, Hannah, and Ben. Ordered to recorded on 21 February 1785. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 13, pages 453–454.]
James Dunn was mentioned as deceased in the 21 December 1789 will of his father John Dunn, proved on 15 February 1790. “I giv to my Grand Children the Children of my son Jomes Dunn Desease one hundread and forty fore acros of Land liing in Caryline County and Twenty pound Cash to Be Equally Devidead among them…” [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 14, pages 178–179.]
On 17 August 1793, commissioners appointed by Essex County court divided the Caroline County lands of John Dunn the Elder of Essex. This action was the result of a suit in which orators and oratrices were William Dunn, James Dunn an infant under the age of twenty one years by Ann Dunn his guardian, Joshua Dunn, Henry Dunn, Thomas Dunn & Godfrey Dunn, the two last infants under the age of twenty one years by George Martin their next friend, George Martin & Joanna his wife, Charles Bennett and Patty his wife, Patsey Dunn & Tolly Dunn & Dabney Dunn the two last infants under the age of twenty one years by George Page their next friend, and George Page & Molly his wife & Jaily Dunn, and defendants were John Dunn and Larkin Dunn. The complainants alleged that John Dunn senr. late of the county of Essex made his last will & testament bearing date the 21st day of december 1789, bequeathing to your orator James Dunn one hundred & forty four acres of land lying in Caroline County (the said testator being at that time seized of a tract of land in that county), and in case he died without heir, that it was his desire that the sd. testator’s son John Dunn should have his part, that he willed 144 acres of land to his grandchildren the son of John Dunn decd., which said children are orators and oratrices Joshua Dunn, Henry Dunn, Thomas Dunn, Godfrey Dunn, Joanna the wife of your orator George Martin, Patty the wife of your orator Charles Bennett & Patsey Dunn & John Dunn, and the said testator gave to his grandchildren the children of his son James Dunn decd. 144 acres, which said children are Larkin Dunn and your orators Tolly Dunn and Dabney Dunn & oratrices Molly the wife of George Page & Jaily Dunn, and also gave to your orator Wm. Dunn by the style of his son Wm. Dunn 66 acres, all of which was part of one tract of land in Caroline County. That a decree is necessary to divide the land, and to the end therefore that John Dunn, who was one of the children of John Dunn decd. in the said testator’s will and testament mentioned, and Larkin Dunn, who is one of the children of the said James Dunn decd. may be made defendants, to which the defendants answered in agreement for a division of the land. The division provided lots to the children of John Dunn, deceased (Joannah Martin (15-1/4 acres), Patsey Dunn (15-1/4 acres), Godfrey Dunn (15-1/4 acres), John Dunn (15-1/4 acres), Pattey Bennet (15-1/4 acres), Joshua Dunn (15-1/4 acres), Henry Dunn (21 acres), and Thomas Dunn (21 acres)); to James Dunn, an infant (133 acres)); to the children of James Dunn, deceased (Tolley Dunn (28-1/2 acres), Mary Page (28-1/2 acres), Larkin Dunn (39 acres), Dabney Dunn (39 acres), and Jaley Dunn (39 acres)); and to William Dunn Elder (62 acres); with one lot of 10 acres unassigned and not included in the will. [Essex County, Virginia, Chancery Papers, Dunn vs. Dunn, 1793.]
On 17 November 1828, orators and oratrices Samuel Johnson and Catharine his wife, Henry Dunn, George Martin and Joanna his wife, Dabney Dunn, Thomas Harper and Eliza his wife, Reuben Ware and Sally his wife, Polly Hardy, John Hardy, Mary Dunn, John Dunn, Patsy Dunn, William Dunn, Alexander Dunn, Lewis Dunn, Washington Dunn, Edmund Dunn, Mary Dunn, Fanny Moore, Jane Moore, George Moore, Samuel Broocks, Polly Newbill, William Cox and Lilly his wife, John Cooper and Constant his wife filed a complaint with the chancery court in Essex County, Virginia. “That John Dunn the father of your oratrice Catharine Johnson & of John Dunn who is deac’sd left the said Henry Dunn & Joanna Dunn, his only children & heirs at law, of James Dunn who is also decd & left your orator Dabney Dunn & Tolla Dunn decd, the father of Eliza Harper his only children & heirs at law, of Ann Dunn, who married Joseph Hardy, who is decd & left an only son, Joseph who is also decd & left your oratrice & orators Sally Ware, Polly Hardy & John Hardy his only children & heirs at Law, of Wm Dunn who is also decd & left your oratrices & orators, Mary Dunn, John Dunn & Curtis Dunn who is since decd, & left your orators & oratrices Patsy, William, Alexander, Lewis, Washington, Edmund & Mary his only children & heirs at Law, of Fanny, who married George Moore, both of whom are now decd & left your oratrices & orator Fanny, Jane [June?], & George Moore their only children & heirs at Law, of Mary Brooks, who afterwards married Rice Cauthorn, the mother of your orator & oratrice named Broocks, Polly Newbill, & Sally Cox, who are entitled to distribution as heirs at Law of said Mary Brooks; of Polly Broocks, who left your oratrice Constant Cooper her heir at Law and now residing of Va. who have not been heard from for the last five years also heirs”. That John Dunn “departed this life some time in the year [blank] having made his last Will & Testament, dated 21st December 1789 & duly recorded…He devised to his wife during her widowhood all the land whereon he resided, and after her death, he gave the same to John Dunn his son, who was a brother of the whole blood to the said Catharine Johnson, your oratrice, & of the whole blood to James Dunn, who the said complainants pray may be made deft: hereto & of the whole blood to Henry Dunn, who is decd and left James H. & Roberta his only children & heirs at Law & of the half blood to his other brothers & sisters herein before mentioned, that the said John Dunn afterwards died intestate, an infant under twenty one years of age & without issue…That the said James Dunn & James H. Dunn & Roberta Dunn may be made defendants…” [Essex County, Virginia, Box 146, Deeds and Wills, 1828–1829, loose paper.]
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