From the Hamblen County Court records

 

FamilySearch. Hamblen County, Tennessee. 24 Feb 1897.

While running a search for records mentioning my 3rd-great-grandfather Joseph Jones I stumbled onto a new-to-me record from Hamblen County, Tennessee which provides a substantial amount of information on the descendants of my 4th-great-grandfather Thomas Green. In 1897, Roena Green, daughter of Thomas, and her husband Henry Skeen, filed suit against her sister Lizzie Green, in order to clear the title to sell two tracts of land inherited from their father Thomas. The case documents the descendants of Thomas. I am descended through his daughter, Mary Catherine Green Jones. Each of the daughters was entitled to a 1/7th interest in the lands.

FamilySearch. Hamblen County. 

The description of Mary Catherine's children tracks with what I've shared previously. Martha (here Mattie) married Joshua Barker, Thomas (my 2nd-great-grandfather), Mary Jane married Edward Scott, Marion Columbus Jones, and Nancy Cornelia Jones married Robert Snoddy. From the deposition in the case, as survivor of Mary Catherine, Joseph Jones was entitled to her 1/7th interest. Through Joseph, the children received each a 1/35th interest. The case mentions that Thomas Green's widow, Sallie Hickey Green, died in December 1896. I previously did not know her date of death, so this case is really important.

In April 1897, the Hamblen County Court had a further hearing on the lands formerly belonging to Thomas and Sallie Green. Because the parcels were not adjoining, and there were back taxes owed on the land, it was recommended that the land be sold. One parcel was 63 acres, while the other was 40 acres. The court adjourned on 20 April 1897, with the recommendation that the lands be advertised for auction, with the proceeds covering the back taxes, court costs, and the remaining funds distributed to the identified parties.

In July 1897, the Court reconvened following the sale of the land. The children of Mary Catherine Green were awarded 61 cents each from the sale.