Alamo, Tennessee, Monday January 7th A.D.1884
MRS. V. C. BURROW
Administratrix of
P. N. BURROW Decd
On motion MRS. V. C. BURROW was this day appointed Administratrix of P. N. BURROW Deceased.
Thereupon the said V. C. BURROW came into open Court and entered into bond in the sum of Two hundred Dolars with A. P. SELPH and W. N. SPAN as her securities…
Alamo, Tennessee, Monday January 7th A.D.1884
Ordered by the Court that A. P. SELPH, J. R. BOALS and JOHN STEWARD be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to lay off and set apart one years support for MRS. V. C. BURROW and family out of the effects of her deceased husband P. N. BURROW and report to the next term of this court.
Alamo, Tennessee, Monday June 2nd 1884
State of Tennessee
Crockett County
To the worshipful County Court of Crockett County Tennessee.
V. C. BURROW Admx of P. N. BURROW decd would report, that after my years support was set aside, there was nothing left for me to report as Admx of said estate.
All of which is repectfully submitted
V. C. BURROW
Sworn and subscribed to before me this June 2nd 1884
W. N. BROWN Clk
Alamo Tenn., Monday the 4th day of Aug. 1884
MRS. V. C. BURROW
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MARY BURROW et als
In this cause, it is ordered by the Court, that SAML S. WATKINS and F. P. DRINKARD freeholders of said County and unconnected with the parties, in connection with W. J. LAMBERT County Surveyor be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to lay off and set apart to MRS. V. C. BURROW Homestead and Dower out of the lands of her deceased husband P. N. BURROW and report their action at the next term of this Court.
Alamo Tennessee, Tuesday September 2nd 1884
MRS. V. C. BURROW
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Heirs of P. N. BURROW
This cause came on to be heard on this the 2nd day of Sept. 1884 before T. G. JOHNSON Chairman of the Court upon the report of commissioners heretofore appointed whish report is in thewords and figures as follows, viz.
State of Tennessee
Crockett County
To the Worshipful County Court, September Term 1884.
The undersigned freeholders usconnected with the parties and entirely disinterested having been appointed at the lat Term of your Court to lay off and set apart to MRS. V. C. BURROW Homestead and Dower, out of the real estate of P. N. BURROW decd, husband, being satisfied that the lands of said estate is not worth exceeding one thousand dollars we do hereby assign to MRS. BURROW for Homestead the entire tract, upon which she now lives and which P. N. BURROW was living at the time of his death and is described in deed as follows [description of land in the 4th Civil District, bounded by M. M. LAYMAN, MRS. SCREWS, TATUM and DR. FLEMMING] containing by estimation, 130 acres, this includes all lands owned by the deceased P. N. BURROW…
[Phillip Nicolas Burrow, the son of Phillip Burrow and Rosie Ann Nipper, was born 13 Mar 1852, died 20 Dec 1883, and is buried in the Center Cemetery. His wife was Mrs. Viola C. Burrow]
Transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley.