Thomas Edward JUSTICE

                   This source lists birth year as 1766?

This Will was found in the Powhaten Museum, Lawrence County, AR. in thefile for CHARLES HATCHER. The community in which Amos lived wasDAVIDSONVILLE (now Old Davidsonville, in Randolph County, AR).

On Page 130: 10 March 1829:
Charles HATCHER appointed administrator of the estate of Amos JUSTICE,dec'd.

On Page 134-135: 15 August 1829 - Last Will & Testament of Amus JUSTICE

In the name of God Amen. I, Amos JUSTICE, now an inhabitant of the Countyof Lawrence and Territory of Arkansas, being in my right mind, yetconsidering the frailities of human nature and the uncertainty of lifeand the certainty of death, do, in the presence of Almighty God, makethis my Last Will and Testament. I will and bequeath unto my wife,Margaret JUSTICE, all the improvement on which I now dwell and my stockof hogs now in my possession. Also all of the balance of my cattle overand above and remaining after the just payment of all of my debts, andall of my household furniture and kitchen furniture. I choose and appointmy son, John D. JUSTICE, to be executor of this my Last Will andTestament to receive all my papers in my possession, all debts coming tome and execute to collection and make an equal distribution of allbalances between the several heirs. Given under my hand the day and dateabove written.

(Signed) Amus JUSTICE

Witnesses:
David ORR
John MARTIN

P.S. In addition to the above, I will and bequeath unto my wife onehorse, one mare and one colt. The two year old colts to my twostep-daughters, Matilda and Darky.

(Signed) Amus JUSTICE

Same witnesses

Proved in open court during the April 1829 term by the oath of David ORR.The Will was recorded on 5 May 1829 by Thomas S. DREW, Clerk.

On Page 140-141: 7 May 1829
John D. JUSTICE appointed executor of the estate of his father, AmusJUSTICE, dec'd

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Information from JoMMarch@aol.com from Justis, Justus, Justice for All,reports that he bought land from Thomas, Sr. on July 16, 1798--100 acreson McDowell Creek, Rutherford Co., NC. (From Norma Mize Justus, LawrenceCounty, Ark, Historical Society: A Thomas Justus was summoned to testifyin a court case.  His signature was on this document, Lebanon Twp.,lawrence Co., 23 Oct. 1818 and also on some loose circuit records in1823.  An Amos J. Justus was in Lawrence County by 1826.  (Arkansas wasan area of free land at this time.)
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Information from a brief prepared by Laurence Anson Justice, found inHenderson County Historical Society files.  Copy on file with Bob & MikeJustice.

"The Life of Amos Justice -- After leaving North Carolina, by LauerenceAnson Justice:

Three present day descendants of Amos Justice have done research on hislife and the lives of his descendants.  Mr. Joe Cowart of 829 IndianRiver Drive, Cocoa, Florida 32922 has evidently attempted to identify andwrite brief biographical sketches on every descendant of Amos Justicethat he can find.  I have worked mainly with my own direct ancestors backto Amos and have especially concerned with Amos' grandson, Amos Jeffersonand with Amos' great great grandson Amos Josiah who was my grandfather.I have publish biographical booklets on both.  I was introduced to myinterest in the Justice genealogy in 1975 by the master Justicegenealogist, Mr. Neil Justice of 3110 Cliffoak Drive in Dallas, Texas75233.  Neil has spent over forty years ransacking libraries andcemeteries, sleuthing out otherwise forgotten items of historicalinformation concerning our Justice ancestors clear back to the Jamestowncolony in 1651.  Credit for much of the material in this article goes toNeil.

In the spring of 1812 Amos Justice left Buncombe County North Carolinafor some unknown destination in Tennessee.  The first time he emerges inhistorical records is in the fall of 1817 when he arrived by flatboat inthe first permanent settlement in Missouri Territory, St. GenevieveCounty.  He soon moved on to St. Michael ( now Fredricktown) thirty milesto the southwest of St. Genevieve.  He was now fifty one years old.

In St. Michael Amos signed a petition asking for a change in the mailroute to St. Michael from the east.  This petition was dated March 18,1818.  A copy of this petition is found in the U.S. government records"Louisiana-Missouri Territory 1815-1821" vol XV page 360.  The countyrecords of Madison County Missouri book I page 4 show that Amos wasappointed constable of the Township of St. Michael while he was there.

About the spring of 1825 Amos and his family moved again, this timesouth-westward into Arkansas Territory (Lawrence Co.).  they located inDavidson Township near present day Dalton.  Indians still lived in thisarea at the time.

It is believed that Amos had with him at this time his second wifeMargaret Nettles (his first wife having been Mary McBreyor), his son JohnD., John's wife Sarah Nettles Justice, John and Sarah's daughter andAmos' adopted children Shadrack and Matilda Nettles.  Other children andpossible children of Amos Justice include Daniel D. Justice (named inAmos' will), Amos Jr., Thomas, and Dorcas Nettles.

This was to be the last move for Amos.  He settled down here and becamefor a short while a solid and somewhat important citizen.  The"Territorial Papers of the United States" vol XIX 1819-1825 Territory ofArkansas, page 806 lists Amos Justice Sr. as a county magistrate (Justiceof the Peace) commissioned in 1827.  Her Amos died at the age of sixtythree half a continent away from where he had been born.

Neil Justice has summarized the life of this Justice ancestor with thesewords "He died as he had lived, on the frontier.  Here in the southwestended the life of a man who was born in Virginia, a British subject, grewto manhood in North Carolina, and served in the Continental Militiaduring the Revolutionary War.  He was at one time or another a landspeculator, business man, farmer, constable and judge."

I have in my possession a copy fo Amos' will which I obtained from theold courthouse in Powhatan, Arkansas in 1976.  It is from "Probates andWills 1817-1834" Lawrence County Arkansas page 134.

On several trips to Lawrence Co. Arkansas my wife Lyndy and I havesearched over thirty cemeteries for the grave of Amos Justice.  We havefound the graves of some of the Nettles, but not that of Amos, nor of hiswife Margaret."

The brief then lists on page three descendants of Amos Justice who werein the direct line of the author.
                  

                   Information from JoMMarch@aol.com from Justis, Justus, Justice for All.and from Mrs. Wilma Smotherman, Rt. 1, Box 190, Birch Tree, Missouri65438.

Information provided by Ged Hardy Justice, Spring, TX, as found in theHenderson County Historical Society Files April, 2002, which listed abirth date of 1765.
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Information from JoMMarch@aol.com from Mrs. Wilma Smotherman, Rt. 1, Box190, Birch Tree, Missouri, 65438.  Her records show that Thomas Justice,Jr. was born 11 Jan. 1765 in Halifax, VA.
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Information provided by Ged Hardy Justice, Spring, TX, as found in theHenderson County Historical Society Files April, 2002.

Information from JoMMarch@aol.com from Justis, Justus, Justice for All.:

Revolutionary Pension Papers for Thomas Justice, number NC-S1842,National Archives, Washington, D.C., "7220-West Tennessee, Thomas Justiceof Bedford County, in the state of West Tennessee, who was a private inthe Company commanded by Captain Nevel of the Regt. commanded by Col.Earl in the North Carolina line for 2 years."

He was given 80 dollares to commence on the 4th day of May 1837., Isued18 March 1833, Book E. Vol. 7, p 85.

The "Brief" stated he appeared before a court and was 67 years and 10months.  He state that he was in no battles, and that he resided when heentered the service in Rutherford County, N.C.  The statement wassupported by "traditionary evidence".  Thomas Justice aged sixty sevenyears and ten months who being first duly sworn according to the law--onthis oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefitsof the act of _____7 June 1832.  That he entered the service of theUnited States under the following named officers and served as hereinstated that on the twenty first day of January 1781 he entered theservice of the United States and went into William Nevel's company as avolunteer----Marched through different parts of Rutherford County in N.C.and in fact he served all the time aforesaid in Rutherford County exceptas follows in the statement of 1781, he believes that in July 17881 hemarched from Rutherford County in N.C. into Spartenburg County, S.C.---"signature looks like k.Thos. Justes.

He stated he was born in Halifax Couny in the state of Virginia 14January 1765.  He said his age was "In a large Bible which formerlybelonged to my father."  He said he lived in Rutherford County six yearsafter the endo of the Revolution, then removed to Buncombe County, N.C.,and lived there twenty-five years then removed to Bedford County.  Hestate that he volunteered.
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Thomas Justice, Jr., who lived on the head waters of Shaws Creek not farfrom Laurel Park, was actively identified with the French Broad RiverBaptist Church, the first denominational body ever organized west of theBlue Ridge in North Carolina.  The church's report to Bethel BaptistAssociation, of South Carolina, in 1799, showed that he was its ministerthat year.

The following was in a typed brief, author unknown, regarding thedocuments available regarding the Revolutionary War Declaration of ThomasJustice:

Title Page:
Thomas Justice:
b. 14 Jan. 1765, Halifax Co., Virginia
Rutherford County; N. Car.; 1 Jan 1781 Military Service
Captain Nevels Company; Discharged 21 Jan. 1782
6 years later moved to Buncombe Co., N. Car. 1788
Lived 25 yrs. - cir. 1813
1825 Bedford County, Tennessee. (A short time in Rutherford County,Tennessee).
Pensioned 15 Mar. 1833
Pension invalid 1842 - (Died)

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West Tennessee 7220
Thomas Justice of Bedford co. in State of West Tennessee who was aprivate in the company commanded by Captain Nevil of the Regimentcommanded by Col. Earl in the North Caroline line for two years

Inscribed on the roll of West Tennessee at the rate of -80-Dollars nocents per annum to commence on the Last day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of March 1833 and sent to JohnBruce Shelbyville Tenn

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833                 160.00
Semi-annual allowance ending to Sept       40.00
200.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk
Book E  Vol. 7  Page 83

18812
The Justice Sen.
from Jany 1780 private
2 years
$80
John Bruce Esq
Shelbyville t.

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Brief in the case of Thomas Justice of Bedford Co. in the State ofTennessee (West) (Act 7th June,1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Court
2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled bybodily infirmity?
3.  How old is he?  67   10 mos.
4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period: Col in 1781, 21 Jany.
Duration of Service: 2 Years
Rank:  As a ?
Names of General and Field Officer under whom he served:  Gen Miller,Col. Earl, Capt. Nevil, No Ca. ma:
5.  In what battles was he engaged? None
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  No. Ca. RutherfordCo.
7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof,by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?Trady.
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, inwhat respect?  Correct.

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with theevidence in the case above mentioned.
W. L. Williams, Examining Clerk

Thomas Justice
18812
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7thJune, 1832 the State of Tennessee, Bedford County, on this 23rd day ofNovember, 1832 personally appeared in the Open Court of the Pleas andQuarter Session of Bedford County in the State aforesaid.

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before Daniel Phillips, John L. Neil and James B. Armstrong, Esquires,Justice of the Peace appointed to hold said court now setting ThomasJustice age 67 yrs. and 10 months who being first duly sworn according tolaw doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtainthe benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7 June, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the followingnamed officers and served first day of January 1781  He entered theservice of the United States and went into Captain William Nevels Companyas a vounteer as a mounted horseman in the North Carolina line.

That John Earl was his Colonel and he believes his General was JamesMiller  That he joined Captain Nevels at the White-Oak Ford in RutherfordCounty in North Carolina and that he believes he served during the wholetime he marched through different parts of Rutherford County, NorthCarolina and in fact he served all the tour aforesaid in RutherfordCounty as follows:  In the spring of 1781 he believes in July 1781 hemarched from Rutherford Co., N. Carolina into Spartanburg County, inSouth Carolina and continued there a few weeks against the Tories  At theend of the few weeks aforesaid he marched back to Rutherford County,North Carolina and continued in Rutherford County to the end of the twoyears aforesaid.

That he served two years about 1 yr and 9 days of which time he servedduring the Revolutionary War  The Revolutionary War having as he recallsended about the last of January or first of Febuary 1782, but the actioncontinued to be troublesome for several months after the RevolutionaryWar ended  That during the 2 years aforesaid he was acquainted withGeneral James Miller, Colonel John Earl, Majors Washington and Wood,Captains Nevel and Coulter  That at the end of the 2 years aforesaid ashe believes about the 21st of January, 1782 he was verbally discharged byhis Colonel John Earl  That he has no documentary evidence nor does heknow of any person

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who can testify as to his service he thereby relinquishes every claimwhatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares thathis name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State orTerritory in the United States,  Sworn to and subscribed the day and yearaforesaid
Thos Justes
James L. McKisick  Clerk

Questions to be asked Thomas Justice
1.  Where and in what year were you born?
Ans. I was born in Halifax County in the State of Virginia on the 14thday of January 1765.
2.  Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Ans. I have in a large Bible which formerly belonged to my father.
3.  Where were you living when called into service, where have you livedsince the Revolutionary War and where are you now living?
Ans.  I lived in Rutherford County, North Carolina when called intoservice and lived there 6 years after the end of the Revolutionary War,then moved to Buncombe County, North Carolina.  I believe I lived there25 years then moved to Bedford county, Tennessee (except I lived inRutherford County, Tennessee about 1831)
4.  How were you called into service?  Were you drafted, did youvolunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute, for whom?
Ans.  I volunteered
5.  State the names of some of the regular officers who were with thetroops where you served such as Continental and Militia Regiments as youcan recall and the general circumstances of your service.
Ans.  General James Miller, Colonel John Earl, Major Washington, MagorMiller and Wood, Captain William Nevel, Captain Coulter, Captain McClain,and the general circumstances of my service above stated.
6.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so by whomwas it given and what has become of it?
Ans.  I only received a verbal discharge from Colonel John Earl
7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your presentneighborhood and who can testify to your character for veracity and theirbelief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Ans.  Thomas Smith, Esquire, Nicholas Woodfin, Samuel Woodfin, JamesMcClain, John Nailer

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Sworn to and subscried the 13th day of November 1832, Thos. Justes
James L. McKisick, Clerk

We Thomas Smith and Nicholas Woodfin residents in Bedford County in theState of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with ThomasJustice who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that webelieve him to be 67 years and 10 months old and that he is respected andbelieved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier ofthe Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to in open court the 1st day of November, 1832
Thomas Smith, N. Woodfin
James L. McKisick, Clerk

And the said Court does hereby declare their opinion after theinvestigation of the matter and after putting the interrogationsprescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was aRevolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court furthercertifies that it appears that Nicholas Woodfin and Thomas Smith who hassigned the above proceedings certify that they are residents of BedfordCounty, Tennessee and are (Thomas Smith is a resident of RutherfordCounty, Tennessee) both credible persons and that their statement isentitled to credit.
John B. Armstrong
Samuel Phillips
J.L. Neill

I James McKisick, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions ofBedford County in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matterof the application of Thomas Justice for a Pension in testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 13th day of November1832
J.L. McKisick, Clerk
Shelbyville  November 13, 1832

Sir:  I have sent you the Declaration of Thomas Justice enclosed in thisletter, and it was not convenient for him to get a Clergyman to certifyfor him but he obtained the certificate of Thomas Smith, Esquire andNicholas Woodfin  I have the pleasure of being acquainted with both ofthose gentlemen and know them to be very respectable  You will please putWm Justice on the Pension Roll and write to me as soon as you can.
The Honorable Lewis Case, Secretary of War
My dear sir with the highest esteem, your friend and humble servant, JohnBruce

"Thomas Edward Justice, Jr., second son of Thomas Sr. was born January14, 1765.  His wife was perhaps Abybeth, as noted earlier on deeds inBuncombe Co.  Thomas Jr. was, we believe, an early Preacher, which he nodoubt became after the Rev. War.  One known son of Thomas E. Jr. has beenproven through records in several counties.  This is Thomas E. Justice,III.,  but one that may or may not be a son, yet is on the 1850 Census inRutherford Co., N.C. (where the father lived) is John Justice.  He wasborn in 1807 in Tenn. and perhaps is a brother to George Justice.  Thelatter was born in Henderson County (then Buncombe) and died in Tennesseealso.  To preserve this 1850 record for what might prove important later,we list the data for John Justice and his wife.

John Justice, b. 1807, is, we believe, of the 6th generation.  His wifeis listed as being born 1816, and her name was Sarah Keeter.  Children ofJohn and Sarah K. Justice:
1.  Isaac Justice, b. 1837
2.  Martha Justice, b. 1838
3.  Mary Justice, b. 1840
4.  Susan Justice, b. 1842
5.  Abigail Justice, b. 1844
6.  Nancy Justice, b. 1846
7.  Elizabeth Justice and James Justice, twins, b. 1848"

Note: Information provided by Ged Hardy Justice, Spring, TX, as found in the Henderson County Historical Society Files April, 2002. Information provided by Ged Hardy Justice, Spring, TX, as found in the Henderson County Historical Society Files April, 2002.
                  

                   Information from JoMMarch@aol.com from Justis, Justus, Justice for All.

Information from JoMMarch@aol.com from Justis, Justus, Justice for All.:

Rutherford County resident.
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                   Also reported as born in 1788.

James Dyer Justice was a surveyor and is reported as having "laid out"the town of Hendersonville, NC.

Buried in Mud Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Hendersonville, NC.

Middle name also spelled "Dyar".

His portrait used to hang in the old Henderson County Court House.Apparently put in storage, location unknown.

James Dyer Justice, grand father of Elder Amos Isaac Justice, was amember of the Mud Creek Baptist Church in its early history, and isburied there beside his wife, who died in 1828.

"After the father's death (Thomas E. Justice) in 1805, the young man, age18, married Miss Anthroit Thomas, and soon became involved in the futureof the community where they lived.  To both friends and relative hebecame one of the important men of the times...both in growth of thecommunity and in his own personal worth to the people. We quote anexcerpt from one of the speeches made by another descendant at a familyreunion held in Asheville, many years ago, wherein Thomas E's grandsonhad already begun to carry on, where we feel the elder man had left off.Who can discredit the influence old Thomas must have had on this youngman...and we quote..."He helped with the surveying of the town ofHendersonville, this James Dyar Justice.. and produced sons and daughterswho also helped in the betterment of the small village and rightfully so,he earned the name of "well beloved citizen'.  He was mourned by all thatknew him when he died at the age of nearly 70."

"Perhaps of all the sons of Thomas E. Justice, Sr., the one in thischapter is to whom most lines in present day research refer back to as"their source of roots."  If ony a story about James Dyer Jutice was allone had, it would indeed show much of the history of the area and thepeople, for he was indeed a giant of man when giants were needed.

James Dyer Justice settled near Dana, N.C. and there married Miss Thomaswhose father owned much land.  Perhaps through her father's  influenceyoung James acquired a great interest in surveying.  He was a natural anddid this work for many years.  It culminated in his being appointed, in1820, to the Speculation Land Co. of New York, as a Commissioner andSales Agent.  The land involved covered 1/2 million acres in Mecklenberg,Rutherford and Buncombe Counties; this now includes Henderson, Polk, andMcDowell. In time this work was turned over to his son, the Rev. ThomasButler Justice, a Minister, at the First Baptist Church in Rutherford Co.from 1857 to 1870.  Following his time as Sales Agent this work wascarried out by others of the family, until the company was dissolved in1920.

One thing that hampers the task of tracing our Thomas Justice line is thefact that certain names were used in every generation in each branch ofthe family with little (at this late period) to distinguish between thelines.  We will find many James Dyar Justices, as well as many with theaforementioned name of Thomas Justice.

With so many becoming ministers, both in the Methodist and Baptistdenominations, we find additional information from the Baptistsettlements by reading in The Colonial and State Records, collected andedited in 1887 by William L. Saunders, Secretary of State.  We feel oneexcerpt should be incorporated in this part of our story.  In Vol. 5,pag. 1191 it states the Baptist Church really began under the FrenchBroad Association in 1807.  The Colonial Records say - "this small bodyin the county of Buncombe, in the mountainous region in the western partof the state, was first composed of six churches - Little Ivy, Locust,Old Fields, Newfound, Coney River, French Broad, and Cane Creek.  Thefirst three were dismissed from the Holston Association in Tenn. and theothers from the Broad River Association in S.C."  We note that a ThomasJustice was the minister at its beginning.

With the date of death of James Dyer's father, Thomas established, wemust assume the "Thomas Justice, Minister at French Broad" is the olderbrother of James Dyer.  This one man inspired later men of the family toalso enter the ministry.  A descendant of the Edney family, that camefrom eastern N.C. with the Justice family, praised James Dyar and hissons, at a family reunion in 1921 in Asheville.  C. J. Edney spoke inloving terms of the influence these men had on others in this area.Quoting further - "He, James Dyar was one of the first settlers in whatis now Henderson County.  Edney family and Justice family werecontemporaries in the settling of the county.  They have always been veryclose friends - James Dyar Justice settled here and raised his family.  Iwas only four years old when he died so I don't remember Esquire Justice,but my mother told me what happened.

"He lived here, I don't know just how long, but raised his family - andthere was no more honorable man than James D. Justice.  He was know allover the country.  His evidence, self-submitted in court, would be good Ihave heard it said.  My grandfather said 'he was the best business man Iever saw in my life', and he, grandpa, was always commending somethingJames D. did.  He was also public spirited - he was looking for gettingmore roads.  He and Amos Edney (my ancestor) and Amos Green, made theroad at Pool Creek.  There was no one else to do it.  They had started tothe ends of the earth - they were Englishmen, the proudest race on earth.

"He could draw up legal papers.  Where did he get his education?  Therewere no more schools in Virginia, (where he was born), than we have here.Then what sort of man was James D.?  We have just heard that he had 14children - he believed in replenishing the earth  Everyone liked JamesJustice.  He was a sane business man for everybody.  When we went toschool, we had a Blue Backed Speller and Fowler's Arithmetic. I would notbe surprised if James Justice did not study the Blue Backed Speller.What else do you suppose he studied?  We read in our spellers.. do yousuppose he learned to read in that book?  Did he know anything aboutarithmetic?  He was employed as an engineer becaused he had ability andwas educated.  He was a surveyor.  When people bought land around him, hewould survey it, and write the deed.  So let us agree, that he as indeedan educated man."  A footnote added to the above: "The tradition in thefamily was that it's members usually became preachers, lawyers orsurveyors.  In the family of James Dyar Justice, who was a surveyor, wefind at least one preacher (there were many others) and one surveyor.One son had two sons, one a preacher and one a lawyer."

In more detail we list the children of James Dyar Justice who came fromEastern N.C. with the Edneys and settled in a place a little below them,near the French Boad River in present day Henderson County."

Descendants of James Dyar Justice appear in all walks of life and havebeen joined in marriage to dozens of the first settlers of Henderson Co.From a journal written by a second great granddaughter of James Dyar,Ruth Brookshire Welch, we glean much data, many loving thoughts and somelocal history.  At one of the early family reunions we quote - "JamesDyar Justice, a son of Thomas, settled near the top of the Blue Ridge.He seems to have been a man who was recognized as a leader among thepeople of this day;  he served as a member of the first county court thatwas held in Buncombe Co. and was a Justice of the Peace from the time hewas twenty-one, until his death.  The first wife, Anthroit Thomas, was adaughter of John, who seems to have been a wealthy man of real estate,owning most of the land where the City of Hendersonville is nowestablished.  This marriage occured when he was 18 years of age.  (Note:to list his birth as 1788 would coincide with this statement, while somerecords do show he was born 1777) (Further note by Mike Justice is thathis birth is listed on his gravestone as July 27, 1787)

"A picture of the Justice Coat of Arms has been turned over to me - itwas probably given to that family back in the days of the English barons.It is a description of the Justice arms, the coat is a golden sword on ablue field.  On the point of the sword is a pair of balances representingjustice.  Around the blue field is a border of gold.  Beneath is thephrase -
"Non sine causa"  written across a scoll and beneath it the name ofJustice is written in Old English"

The descendants of these 14 children could well have comprised a mountainvillage of considerable size.  We shall list each branch of this limb ofthe tree with as much as has been found, and would hope search for stillothers would continue.  Even those who were not "of professionalpersuasion" left a rich heritage for their descendants, and the richestby far is the right to call this man, Jame Dyar, their ancestor.

James Dyar was laid to rest in his beloved Henderson County next to hiswife, Anthroit, in Mud Creek Cemetery.  His family today carries on thespirit of that long ago youn man who married at age 18.

In the papers of his eldest son, Thomas Butler Justice, we find perhapshis last legal action.  This is in the form of an agreement, dulywitnessed and signed by himself, in his own handwriting.  It establishesthat his fine mind was still clear and strong to the last, for in theAgreement, quoted below, the date of the transaction was August 28, 1857and we know he died barely a month later, on September 21, 1857.  Onewitness was John H. Justice, his second eldest son, and who knows,perhaps John H's wife, Dr. Polly (King) Justice, was in attendance at hisdemise.  It is at least comforting to think she helped.

Agreement
Know all men by these presence that I, James D Justice, for and inconsideration of the sum of one dollar to me in hand paid by T.B.Justice, further for the consideration that the said T.B. Justice hathfrom time to time and at diverse times advanced money to me and on myaccount and rendered various other services to me, and further that thesaid T.B. Justice agrees to provide for me as comfortably as his meansand ability will justify during my natural life and to decently inter myremains (body) after my decease, I hereby sell, transfer and convey tothe aforesaid T.B. Justice, the following effects, to wit -

one brown horse
one buggy and harness
one prized no-horned cow and calf
all my stock of hogs, three in number
all the household and kitchen furniture except that portion that I haveheretofore given to my wife, and
one bed and furniture now at Robert Justice's, and
one clock

all of which I do absolutely sell and convey as aforesaid, witness myhand and seal this 28 day of August A. D. 1857

J.D. Justice (seal)

John Gray
John H. Justice

This agreement establishes that his sons were nearby at the close of hisfull life.

It is therefore only appropriate that we record in more detail, the lifeand lives of his sons and daughters where information has been found."

(Mike Justice note - information from this source is with each child inthis database.)
                  

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William Justice, is, we believe the fourth son of Thomas E Sr., who wentto Tenn....and family members say died there.  he could well be a son ofthe elusive James (as mentioned in the History of Henderson Co. by SadiePatton).  We also find a George Justice (b. 1796, who died in Tenn.  Hetoo could be a son of this William (or James) and therefore a grandson ofThomas E. Justice, Sr.  George died June 30, 1838 Maryville, Tenn.