DO we know which family this is? marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: Charlie [mailto:CPURVIS1@triad.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 9:31 AM To: PRIDGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PRIDGEN-L] D. M. Pridgen Sheriff in Mississippi This extract came from a book on Jones County, Mississippi Pages 67-91 March term of Court 1866 Davis County D. M. Pridgen, Sheriff Permellia Ann Sellers vs John J. Sellers, divorce They were married on June 5, 1859 and she left him on his request to return to her parents in Bogue Chitto. When she married she was the widow of John Easterling and 2 Easterling children. He had children by his first marriage. When they married he had 15 slaves, much land, large stock of cattle, horses, sheep and hogs. Worth about $25,000. He promised to give her land and 1 slave when they married. V. A. Mason, Solicitor for complainant. Steel and Welborn solicitors for defendant. Further motion inserts judgement in case of Ann Kelly and Abner Kelly vs John Sellars and P. A. Sellars vs John Sellars and P. A Sellars & John Sellars and Executors of Pool's Estate. Sellars is bankrupt. Depositions will be taken at the house of John M. Baylis from Josiah M. McLemore known as Saab McLemore, Joseph M. McLemore, Martha Sellers, Elizabeth Easterling, Noel Gandy, Hugh Gillander, [Source: Miscellaneous Records of Jones County, MS; Final Records of the Chancery Couty, Jones County, MS 1857-1890, Jean Strickland & Patricia N. Edwards. 1992. Page 58.] Charlie