Porch Swings, Fireflies, and Jelly Jars: John Lewis, Reference to McNairy Co., TN Estate in Tishomingo Co., MS

Sunday, December 30, 2018

John Lewis, Reference to McNairy Co., TN Estate in Tishomingo Co., MS

© Kathy Duncan, 2018

This morning I found a reference to John Lewis's estate in the Tishomingo County, Mississippi probate courts. John Lewis died in McNairy County, Tennessee in March of 1842. However, he had heirs living in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, and this was an attempt by his son Joel D. Lewis to settle the estate. Its value is that it points me to the Probate Court's March Term of 1844, maybe specifically 13 March 1844, for more research.

The notice was printed on 27 April 1844 in the Ripley Advertiser of Ripley, Mississippi in Tippah County, which does not even border Tishomingo County. It was to run for three weeks, but I only found one copy of it. Was the Ripley Advertiser one of several papers it was to run in? Were there no newspapers in Tishomingo County? Was it likely that the heirs in Tishomingo would read this??

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M CottenJune 3, 2024 at 6:36 AM
I'm not sure if this helps, but Tabitha A. (Cotten) Lewis's brother Peter J. Cotten lived in Tippah County in or near Ripley. She being the wife of William Henry Lewis, son of John D.
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