Newton L Andrews
in the Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002

Name: Newton L Andrews
[Newton Lucus Andrews]
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1855
Marriage Place: Williamson, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: Malinda A Brown

Married Malinda America Brown (b. August 29, 1837 in TN; d. September 15, 1916) on March 8, 1855 in Williamson County Tennessee.

They had the following children:

1. Lucy A. Andrews (abt. 1856 Williamson County – ____)

2. Martha Elizabeth "Betty" Andrews (b. March 24, 1858, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TN; d. 1929 Williamson County, TN)

3. Mary F. Andrews (b. December 29, 1860 in Williamson County, TN; d. September 25, 1940 in Williamson County, TN) married John R, White.

4. Mollie A. Andrews (b. September 1860 in Mississippi; d. 1910)

5. Samuel Jones Andrews (b. August 3, 1864 in TN; d. January 18, 1932 in Williamson County, TN) married Sophia Parthene Christman (11/21/1872-1/12/1935 Williamson County, TN) and has the following Children: Samuel Jones Andrews (1901–1975); John D Andrews (1905–____); Fannie Andrews (1907–____); and Nellie Bly Andrews (1910–1994).

6 Sarah Sallie L Andrews (1865 Williamson County –____)

7. William Andrews (b. 1867 in Mississippi).

The Bill of Complaint of Adam White and Mary Ann his wife, William V. Andrews, Drury A. Floyd and Lucy B, his wife, and Robert D. Andrews, all citizens of Williamson County in Page 26
Williamson County, TN Court Records
Filed August 23, 1866

Adam White & Wife )
vs. ) Bill for partition of land
America M. Andrews, et al)
the State of Tennessee bring this Bill of Complaint against America M. Andrews, Margaret E. Andrews and Lucy Andrews, Bettie Andrews, Mary Andrews, Sallie Andrews, Samuel L. Andrews and Horace Andrews, Jr., the last six being inquity and the age of twenty one years - and who are without any general guardians.

To the Honorable Robert S. Ballou, Judge vc haelling the County Court for the County of Williamson

Neunity complaining herewith unto your honor your orators and oratrixes above named that on the __ day of 1844 Jones Andrews being a resident of said county departed this life having first made and published his last will and testament which after his death was duly proven and recorded in and upon this court - a copy of this will marked as Exhibit (A) and is herewith filed and make a part of this Bill by reference to said will it will be seen that said Testator directed that after the payment of his just debts oc that the whole of his property real and personal was bequeathed to his wife for life with power in her from and to time to make advancements to his children not exceeding a child's interest in his estate and at her death the whole of said property real and personal then remaining on hand was to be expressly divided between the children share and share alike - That on the day of ________ 1860 the spouse of said testator departed this life and proceedings were initiated in this honorable court and all the personal estate of said testator left on hand was sold and the proceeds thereof divided among those entitled thereto by law and all advancements made to each child accounted for and left only the real estate of said testator to be equally divided between his children and their issue. The evidence of legates kept summary her at her death. the children of testator Mary Ann White, spouse of Adam White formerly, Mary Ann Andrews, William V. Andrews, Lucy B. Floyd wife of Drury Floyd, Robert D. Andrews, Newton L. Andrews and Horace G. Andrews, Sen. Since the death of said widow of Testator and after the distribution of the personal estate and the settlement of advancements oc on the ___ day of ______, 18__, Newton L. Andrews departed this life intestate leaving surviving him his widow the defendant America M. Andrews and his children and heirs at law and next of kin the minor defendants Lucy Andrews, Bettie Andrews, Mary Andrews, Sallie Andrews and Samuel J. Andrews who have as General Guardians - and on the ___ day of ____, 18__ and likewise after the death of said widow and after said distributions Horace Andrews departed this life intestate leaving surviving him his widow the defendant Margaret E. Andrews and his only son and heir the minor defendant Horace Andrews who is also without any General Guardian. All questions of advancements oc under said will if any were made by said widow of Testator in her lifetime were settled an adjusted in full when the personal estate was divided among the different owners thereof and the real estate f which said Testator died seized and possessed is now the only property bequeathed in a by said will and is all the property now left of said testator to be partitioned among his heirs at law and next of kin under said will. The testator died seized and possessed of a certain tract or parcel of land situated being and lying in the County of Williamson in the state o Tennessee containing four hundred acres more or less and in the 2nd Civil district of said County bounded on the South by the lands of William Busners, on the West by the lands of William Ruckers, on the South by the lands of Adam White, South and East by the lands of Neathus Wilson and East by the lands of William Lanier and William Deminder. The Complaintants and defendants except the chi defendants America M. Andrews and Margaret E. Andrews - as tenants in common of said tract of land that is to say generally Mary Ann White is entitled to the one sixth in value thereof and your orators and oratrixes William V. Andrews, Luck B. Floyd and Robert D. Andrews each to a one sixth part in value thereof and the minor defendants named in said will to the remaining two sixths thereof as the representatives of their deceased parents respectively - Your orators and oratrixes say that they are entitled to and are desirous of having their shares in said land allotted and set apart to them in severelty they say noueces that the same is so situated that partition thereof can not be made among the owners thereof in the mode now pointed out by law without a sale and that it manifestly for the interest of all said owners and more particularly of said minor defendants that said lands be sold for partition . They say that said land cusses have to be cut up into six different tracts of land if the same were partitioned only among the children of said testator but were the said lands divided among the grand children the minor defendants to cut that would greatly damage the interest of all concerned - They are of the opinion that no more than six separate tracts can be carved out of the said tract of land advantageously owing to the position and situation of the wood and oatio thereon and the location and qualities of the usable land - They are of the opinion that in the event of a sale it would be to the interest of all concerned to divide said land into three parcels before selling the same and make three separate tracts thereof. The premises considered your orators and oratrixes pray your honor that the persons named as such in the caption of the bill be made defendants thereto and be compelled to answer the same according to the practices of the Court. That upon the hearing of this cause your honor shall deone a sale of said land for the purpose of partition to the end that your orators may have their shares therein in severalty and not as tenants in common. May it please your honor to grant all necessary process to the end to and for all such other, further and different relief in the premises as they are entitled to and as in duty bound they will thus pray.

Ewing, Keouse & Leisley

We acknowledge ourselves security for the costs of this cause August 24the, 1866

Ewing House Leidy

Page 50

Adam White et al )
vs. )
America M. Andrews, et al)

The deposition of Jackson C. Bigger taken in the above cause -

QUESTION 1. Are you acquainted with the lands in the pleadings mentioned in the case?

ANSWER I am -

QUESTION 2. Can said lands be divided among those entitled thereto without a sale, and give your reasons for that opinion?

ANSWER The lands in my opinion cannot be divided among those in interest without a sale there being too many shares therein to give a settlement for all and the wood and valley and improvements therein being so situated as to render an equal division _____ impossible. I am of the opinion that no more than ___ settlements could account out ______ ____ law with accountings.

QUESTION 3. What is said land worth per acre?

ANSWER My opinion is that the lands are worth not less than ten dollars per care cash-

B.J. Wilson might examine in answer to questions says

I culipt the foregoing depositions of Jackson which was lean to Jay hearigh

C Biggers exaspte meant that nine dollars per acre cash for the land is what it is worth. B.T. Wilson

FATHER, JONES ANDREWS, PROBATE:

It is further decreed by the court that William Demumbrane, Wm N. Healy, Wm Petuay, Poud Dobson and Matthew Wilson, any three of whom may act in the premises, be and are appointed Commissioners to allot and distribute said slaves aforenamed between the persons aforementioned and to set aside as near as practicable to the said Mary Ann White, the one sixth in value of said slaves; to Newton L. Andrews the one sixth in value, to Horace B. Andrews the one sixth in value, to Lucy B. Floyd the one sixth in value, to William Andrews the one sixth in value, and to Robert Andrews the one sixth in value charging those persons receiving the more valuable shares of said slaves with the excess sp as to make said division of said slaves as nearly equal in value and share and share alike as practicable - That said commissioners before proceeding to make said division and allotment of said slaves among the persons aforementioned will be duly sworn as required by law and will make said division and will make their report of the same in executing signed by at least three of them to the next term of this court until the coming in of which all other matters are required true copy attest.