Samuel Pettibone & wife, Elizabeth M. Pettibone v. Jesse M. Lyons
Order:
Supreme Court Case Name:
Samuel Pettibone & wife, Elizabeth M. Pettibone v. Jesse M. Lyons
Case Date:
1859
Court Origin:
Chancery
Cause/Crime:
Land and Title Dispute
Database - TN Research:
County:
- Hawkins
Division:
East
Number of Pages:
49
Notes / Description:
Elizabeth was daughter of Rachel & Arthur Armstrong (dec) & granddaughter of William Armstrong Sr (dec). Elizabeth had 4 siblings: Joseph R., Alice G., Louisiana & William P. Wm outlived Arthur. Before Wm died, he gifted Rachel & her 5 children 3 tracts of land aka the old Egypt place, on south bank of Holston River, in such gift deed consolidating all 3 tracts into 1 tract comprising 345 acres & providing for division of tract into 6 undivided shares, 3 of which Lyons came to buy. This dispute followed.