More information about the descendents of Richard Pruett, Wilson Co. TN. I am a direct descendent of his grandaughter Martha E. Pruett who married John R. Davenport. WILSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE CHANCERY COURT LOOSE RECORDS 1947 - 1891 March 10 - (O.B.) John DAVENPORT and wife Martha DAVENPORT, B.H. MOSIER and wife Frances L. and John DAVENPORT and S.M. ALEXANDER exors. of the last will & testament of Wm. PRUITT dec'd. Against Parthenia COCOA and husband Frank COCOA, Alex MOSS & wife Mattie MOSS, Cora PRUITT, Richard PRUITT, and Ovit PRUIT. Complts. show that William PRUITT died in Wilson Co., TN in Oct. 1883 testate ... John DAVENPORT and S.M. ALEXANDER, exors. ... testator left land designated as his home place the one he lived upon to his widow for life with remainder to his dau. Martha E. DAVENPORT ... the widow is now 78 years old ... land in Civil District 16 bounded by John DAVENPORT, O.R. YOUNG, Calvin JONES, S. PHILLIPS, and ALEXANDER ... 117a more or less. Martha has been in possession of 12a for 25 years.... Mrs. F.L. MOSIER has had possession of the land N. of the Turnpike given her under the will since the death of the testator. W.A. PRUITT owned 1/2 of 66a known as the SMITH tract being 33a and R.O. PRUITT owned 4a of land in the 117a.... 1883 June 15 - (Will of W.A. PRUITT) ... to wife Amelia ... dau. Martha E. DAVENPORT ... dau. Frances L. MOSIER.... Wits.: Bennie (?) PHILLIPS; Harden PHILLIPS. 1891 Mar. 18 - J.N. MCKENZIE gdn. ad litem for Mattie, Cora, Richard, and Ovit PREWETT heirs of R.O. PREWETT.... 1891 Nov. 9 - (I. Decree) Mrs. Amelia PRUITT has died since the last term of this court ... H.W. WILLIAMS became purchaser of land.... 1892 March 21 - (Answer) Names Parthenia and Frank as COKER. 1898 May 30 - ... the defdt. Parthenia COCO is dead.... Daisy, Ezra, May and Minnie CAMPBELL are the only children and heirs at law of said dec'd. defdt.... 1898 Nov. 5 - John DAVENPORT et als VS Parthenia CAMPBELL et als ... Sci F. had been served upon: Ezra & Daisy CAMPBELL by shff. of Wilson Co., TN ... Mary CAMPBELL by shff. of Davidson Co., TN ... Minnie CAMPBELL by shff. of Roberson Co., TN ... all minors without gdn.... 1900 Nov. 20 - ... Smith Co. is the nearest county where there is a competent court to sit ... Rufus and Sam DOAK Deputy C&M of Chancery. Stokely BLACK C&M. W.M. HARKREADER Clerk of the County Court. 1904: W.A. HOBBS, gdn. ad litem. 1908 Oct. 12 - Deposition of W.J. MOSER says W.A. PREWETT was his grandfather. He says, "The original heirs, Frances MOSER, Martha DAVANPORT and Richard PREWITT, are all dead. The heirs of Frances MOSER are W.J. MOSER, Eugene MOSER, is dead and left heirs Mary and Dallas MOSER, ages about 14 and 9 respectively, Berry MOSER, June MOSER, all adults save the two above named minors. Martha DAVENPORTS heirs are Wm., Jim, and Robert DAVENPORT all are 21 years. Richard PREWETT'S heirs are Parthenia COCO is dead and left heirs May and Minnie who are the children by her first husband Jim CAMPBELL, and she had two other children by her second husband, whose names or whereabouts are unknown to me. Mattie, who married a MOSS, and she is living, Cora, who married Tom PREWETT, Richard is the next child, Ovie PREWETT is another. That is all." Robert Miles rmiles@bloomingdaletel.com