Simeon JUSTICE

                   "Simeon Justice, son of John and Mary Hogue died in 1783, in PittsyvaniaCo., leaving his wife and three minor sons.  John, Simeon Jr. and Thomas.John and Simeon Jr. Justice, "came of age to choose," orphans of Simeon,came to court and made choice of William Justice, their uncle, as theirguardian, said William and John entered into and acknowledged bond inpenalty of 1000 L.  (See Book 9 -- page 230  -- Feb. Court 1800).  OnFeb. 20 1792, Elizabeth Justice, widow of Simeon Justice, filed forrecording in Pittsylvania Co., VA., a relinquishment of her dowerinterest in her husband's estate to Abisha Watson my thirds of landformerly belonging to Simeon Justice, dead, lying in Harepin Creek inPittsylvannia Co."  (See Deed Book 9 -- Page 112 -- Feb. 20, 1792).

Her husband's brother, Thomas, had earlier moved to Rutherford Co., NorthCarolina so she and her other son Thomas went to Rutherford Co., N.C., inorder to join the members of the Justice family.  Apparently she diedsoon after making this long and hazardous journey, because the followingwas recorded in 1796 on page 65 of the records of the court of Pleas andQuarter Sessions the following:  "Thomas Justice, a minor, son of SimeonJustice dec'd, came of proper age to choose, and chose his uncle ThomasJustice, Sr., his guardian, who was approved by the court and enteredinto bond with Wm. Edwards, Surety."  Soon thereafter, Thomas joined hiscousins, John and Simeon, sons of his uncle John (1725 - 1801) andtravelled back to Pike County, Kentucky.  (See footnote page 16-A).  Hiscousins John and Simeon had only recently been discharged from the armyin south Carolina.  In Pike Co., KY., Thomas met and married ElizabethBlackburn in 1805 (See Kozie History of eastern Kentucky, Page 42).(actually was it was in 1812).  They were married by Matt Spurlock.  Tothis marriage were born four sons and two daughters.  The sons wereThomas, James, Simeon and Ned."