Dorothy Chamberlain Jones

I was born October 1, 1783 in Amelia County, Virginia to Richard B. Jones and Martha Ward. My birth is recorded in the family bible and other records in the family memorabilia that has been passed down in the family. My father died before I married John Hamlin Camp in Davidson County, Tennessee in 1808. Our family had moved to Robertson County, Tennessee shortly before my father died.

John Hamlin and I had 10 children together. Only 5 lived to adulthood, married and had children. When he died in 1829 I still had small children to raise and protect. John Hamlin's brother, James, and I tried to obtain for my children bounty land for service rendered in the Revolutionary War by John, their father. (1,2) This petition was rejected.

After my daughter Maria married Albert Yerger, they took me to court to obtain 'her' portion of her fathers estate in 1833. They then left Tennessee for Louisiana where Maria died in 1848.

I managed our already extensive holdings and accumulated more for our children. My daughters and their families were provided for, but the bulk of the property and stock was for my only surviving son James Thomas.

Before I died I wrote a will empowering my daughters and granddaughters with their birth right and a large estate to my youngest child and son, yet unmarried.

Last Will of Dorotha C Camp Decd

Recorded in Book A pages 455-458 Reprobated 19 June 1867

I Dorothy C Camp of the county of Giles and state of Tennessee do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me,

Item 1 I give to my daughter Martha C Marchbanks the following negro slaves to wit: Levina, John Henry, Cornelia, Becky, Washington, Ann & her child Reuben and little Selma also my house and lot in Tulaski also my marble top tables & parlor chairs unless my daughter Elizabeth moves here in which event I want her to have them.

Item 2 I give to my grandson William Flournoy my girl Amy and boy Alexander

Item 3 I give to my grand daughter Julia Flournoy the following negroes viz Kiziah & Julia

Item 4 I give to the children of my deceased daughter of Maria Flournoy from her marriage with Doctor Flournoy all the money that I have in the hands of Capt Thomas B. Jones, also my negro woman Franky & her four children.

Item 5 I Give to my daughter Elizabeth Flournoy all my interest in the tract of land on which I now live including all my interest in lands that have been bought and added to this original tract, also the following negores viz: John, William, Selina, Bob, Flordia, Mary Ann, Jim Suis & his wife, Watkins & Woodley, also my gold watch & my two new rocking chairs,

Item 6 I give to my grandson Silas Flournoy the following negroes viz Thomas & Susan Ann

Item 7 I give my grandson Lucious Flournoy the following negroes viz Figunet & Aggy

Item 8 I give to my grand daughter Mary Flournoy the following negroes viz Squire & Mary Frances

Item 9 I give and bequeath to my grandson Camp Flournoy the negroes Thomas Louis & June

Item 10 I give to my granddaughter Lizzie Flournoy the negroes Arthur & Indiana

Item 11 I give to my friend Major John Bass my new carriage

Item 12 I give to my daughter Indiana Turner the following negroes viz Melinda, Nelaon, Easter, Judy, Luke & Amanda, Melvina, Prudence, Ann Old Doll, also the family of negroes I purchased of Dr Turner viz Jem Margaret & her child & John James & Catherine & their two children Jo & Cornia also my large glass bowl and one half of my interest in the stock of sheep. I also give to her seven hundred and fifty dollars in the hands of P. B. Wilson, also the money I have now on hand between four and six hundred dollars also tow hundred dollars to be ? from my cash assets

Item 13 I give to my grand son Thomas Turner the following negroes William & Jo

Item 14 I give to my grand daughter Betsy Turner my negroes Bob & Sue

Item 15 I give to my son James T Camp all my interest in town lots in town of Elkton also all my Steam Boat Stock and my Turnpike stock, also the negroes Betty & her child and also sixteen hundred and twenty six dollars money loaned to him at Sundry times since our settlement; the whole amount so loaned or advanced him is intended to be embraced in this bequest also one half of my interest in the stock farming utensils provisions on hand household & kitchen furniture not otherwise specially bequested he being already the owner of one half thereof also a not I hold him for $30

Item 16 I give to my grandson John C Yerger my negro Sophia & her three children and also my negro Sicely – also half of my interest in the stock farming interests provisions on hand – household and kitchen furniture not otherwise especially bequested

Item 17 I desire & will that my son in law James Turner be paid the sum of three thousand dollars for a family of negroes which I have bargained with him for and which I have embraced in the bequest to his wife & children. I also wish him the have a credit on the debts I hold against him for one thousand & forty dollars which sum I received from him a few week since

Item 18 It is my will & desire that all the property money & effects herein devised and bequeathed to my daughters Martha C Marchbanks, Indiana Turner, Elizabeth Flournoy and to my grand daughters Julia Flournoy, Lizzie Flournoy, Mary Flournoy, and Pollt Turner and Mary Camp Flournoy and Patty Ward Flournoy two of the children of my deceased daughter Maria Flournoy and whose bequest is embraced in the bequest to the children of Mary Flournoy mentioned in the Item 4 shall be for them respectively to their sole and separate use & estate, and shall be free from the debts & control of the husbands of such of them as are now married or of their future husbands should have such—and should my daughter who is now unmarried and my grand daughters before named or any of them hereafter marry, then the property money & effects herein divided and bequeathed to them respectively shall never be subject to the debts or control of their husbands but shall remain to their sole and separate & estate and for their desire & will that the property money & effects devised & bequeathed to my daughters & granddaughters and restricted to their sole & separate use as aforesaid shall when their death go th children respectively if they should have children or the issue of such and in the event any of them should die without children or the issue of such then to the nearest kin of such deceased daughter or grand daughters on the maternal side.

Item 19 I give to my sister in law Eliza E Jones & her four children my negro man Ned & his wife.

Item 20 I give to my daughter Elizabeth Flournoy four hundred & fifty dollars owing me in a note on Doctor Hoge

Item 21 I give to my daughter Martha C Marchbanks two hundred dollars owing me by Benj Bass

Item 22 The residue of my estate after paying all my just debts, I will to be equally divided between my three daughters Martha C Marchbanks, Elizabeth & Indiana, and my son James T

Item 23 I hereby nominate & appoint my friend John Bass executor of this my last will & testament D. C. Camp (seal)

Signed sealed and delivered in our presence 9 March 1851

Geo T Phelps Jurat

James McCallum Jurat

March 10 1851

I have made my last will and testament

It is now my wish and desire that If any of the legatees of y will should make an attempt to break my will It is then my wish that They shall be entirely cut off from any part or interest in my estate DC Camp

GeoT Phelps Jurat

James Kirkland

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