On 18 March 1844, Zebulon M. P. Carter and Richard J. Muse were bound $2,000 for Zebulon M. P. Carter’s administration of the estate of Lewis Walden, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 25, page 226.]

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Page 68
Dwelling 49, Family 49
Muse, Richard J., 41, male, farmer, value of real estate $10,000, born in Virginia
Muse, Ann, 35, female, born in Virginia
Muse, Charles, 18, male, born in Virginia
Muse, Richard, 16, male, born in Virginia
Muse, Samuel, 9, male, born in Virginia
Muse, Lawrence, 5, male, born in Virginia
Muse, Robert, 1, male, born in Virginia
Muse, Anna, 13, female, born in Virginia
Muse, Caroline, 19, female, born in Virginia
Muse, Susan, 6, female, born in Virginia
Muse, Julia, 2, female, born in Virginia

On 17 November 1851, Iverson L Dunn, Richard J Muse, George F Ramsey, Evan Rice and Edward R Boughan were bound $8,000 for Iverson L Dunn’s execution of the estate of Richard D Dunn, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 27, page 120.]