Agatha Terrell

1759 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Agatha Terrell
  Birth	September 25th 1759	Bedford County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I104825	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Micajah Terrell,   b. Bef 1752   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah Lynch,   b. Bef 1752   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Nathan Dicks,   b. Bef 1787   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	February 7th, 1787	Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
  	Married at the New Garden Monthly Meeting
  Children	1. Achilles Dicks,   b. Abt 1790   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  A deed on 8 August 1814 refers to a Court of Chancery order from August of 1813 whereby Agatha Dix (Dicks) acquired what appears to be 73 1/2 acres on Fishing Creek from the estate and heirs of Achilles Douglas, her brother-in-law. Newby Johnson, Douglas's son-in-law, was the guardian of the heirs, and executor of the estate. Agatha Dicks purchased the property from the Achilles Douglas Estate for $1.00 (*Note: On October 12th, 1812, Elizabeth Douglas [wife of Achilles and sister of Agatha Dicks] was granted her dower from Achilles' estate, 76 3/4 acres "including the mansion house" on Lynch's Creek (also known as Fishing Creek). In 1813, she was taxed at a $.50 for the land valued at $61.32. Did Agatha, Elizabeth's Sister, sue her for the large majority of her dower in 1813-1814? It seems as if Elizabeth sold Agatha 73 1/2 acres out of her 76 3/4 acres [perhaps keeping the mansion house and surrounding land], as this land, with the same value, is shown in Agatha's possession in 1815 tax records [Agatha left for Ohio in the fall of 1814, and no record can be found that the Fishing Creek property was ever sold, however]) In 1811, Agatha and her son Achilles had come back to Lynchburg.