Person:Herbert Tatum (1)

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xxxx: Birth of Herbert Tatum

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1829: Two Days before Dying, Herbert Tatum Gives Two Slaves to His Son, Dudley Tatum

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1829: Death of Herbert Tatum

• Announced in the newspaper: Greensboro Patriot¹.

1829: Problems with Probate

• According to court records, "Herbert Tatum died intestate" ².
• Following his death, his lands were seized, including 279 acres on Haw River and an additional 629 acres elsewhere [where?]. The Sheriff was required by a jury to put Elizabeth Tatum, widow, in possession of 209 of the acres, including the dwelling house of "said Harture [sic] Tatum, deceased." (Deed Book 18, p 514) [is this Brunswick or Guilford???]

1835-1838: Court Case Surrounding Heirs of Herbert Tatum

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1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Herbert Tatum, in The Greensboro patriot. (Raleigh).

   5 Sep 1829 - DIED, in Guilford, on the 2nd inst., MR. HERBERT TATUM

2.   Herbert Tatum, in Iredell, James. Reports of cases in equity argued and determined in the Supreme Court of North Carolina, Volume 1. (Raleigh: Turner and Huges, 1841).

   - see Transcript:Iredell, James. Reports of cases in equity argued and determined in the Supreme Court of North Carolina, Volume 1

3.   LZ28-VKY (FamilySearch Family Tree), in FamilySearch Family Tree
   includes sources, last accessed Aug 2024.