Description
Heirs of Robert B. Hayes petitioned the Probate Court for partition and assignment of dower to widow Martha Hayes of the slaves of the estate "…to wit, Tom, Ellen Elizabeth, Jacob, Anderson, Joseph, Wilson, Lucy, Caroline, Kate and Julia." Court appoints John J. Arnold, Wallace Jackson, and John T. Murdock as Commissioners to allocate slaves to Martha Hayes and to report their partition the remainder of the slaves amongst the heirs by the December 1857 term.Date(s) of Creation
10/9/1857