William M. Jones, having "but recently, attained the age of 21 years," charges that his interests "have been either overlooked, or disregarded" in a suit that "has been pending in this court" for several years. The said suit regards the division of the estate of his late father, John M. Jones, who "died intestate in the year 1826 seized and possessed of a considerable estate, real & personal." William asserts that his father's administrator, John B. Epperson, submitted an incomplete account of the estate's assets. He alleges that "there were nine negroes, valuable, left by the intestate, and no credit is given for their hires or the proceeds of their labour, from the year 1826 to 1829." He also cites that the tobacco crops were not credited for the years 1827 and 1828 and that the estimated value of the personal estate inventory is not accurate. Of the opinion that he "is entitled to an equal fourth part of certain negroes, assigned his mother as dower," the petitioner now prays "to be allowed to file his answer" to the aforementioned pending bill.
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Repository: Circuit Court Building, Rustburg, Virginia
