Orlando Scott Jones

Will, opening: "The last Will and Testament of me Orlando S Jones, of the County of Sevier in the State of Arkansas, being of sound mind at the time of making and publishing this my last will and Testament." Signed, 14 Feb 1861: "O S Jones (Seal)". Probate order, 3 Oct 1865: "a paper writing perporting to be the last will and testament of Orlando S Jones, late of said County, deceased, dated the 14th day of February, A D 1861". NOTE: this record names him only as "Orlando S Jones" and he signs "O S Jones". It does NOT support the middle name "Scott" carried in the tree; that comes from somewhere else and is uncited.

Clerk's office of the Probate Court, Sevier Co., Ark., in vacation, 3 Oct 1865: "This day was presented to me ... a paper writing perporting to be the last will and testament of Orlando S Jones, late of said County, deceased, dated the 14th day of February, A D 1861". Renunciation endorsed at Paraclifta, Sevier Co., 2 Oct 1865: "I hereby renounce my right as executor of the last will and testament of Orlando S Jones, deceased ... Isaac C P McLendon." Estate value sworn by the administrator: "the probate value of such estate will amount to about the sum of Seventy Five Thousand Dollars". EVIDENCE SCOPE: this record establishes only that he was ALIVE on 14 Feb 1861 (date of the will) and DEAD by 2 Oct 1865 (the renunciation) / 3 Oct 1865 (probate). It does not state a date of death, and it does not by itself establish the year 1865 now on this fact.

"State of Arkansas / County of Sevier. Clerks office of the court of Probate for said county in the vacation of said court on the 3rd day of Oct. A D 1865; This day was presented to me [Frances / Marcus] M Miller as Clerk of the said court, a paper writing perporting to be the last will and testament of Orlando S Jones, late of said County, deceased, dated the 14th day of February, A D 1861, and witnessed by Jesse McLendon and J J Prementer and Isaac McLendon for Probate by Thompson L Jones whereupon the execution of such paper within was fully proven as the last will and testament of the said Orlando S Jones by the testimony of said Jesse McLendon and Isaac C P McLendon two of such subscribing witnesses ..." "And it further appearing to me as such clerk that Isaac C P McLendon one of the executors of said will is a resident of the State of Arkansas, And that Henry W L Temple and E Lawrence ________ are non-residents of said state the former being a resident of Vriginia and the latter having died in the State previous to the death of the said Orlando S Jones, whereupon the said Isaac C P _____ filed his renunciation and refused in writing to execute said will ... it is ordered that letters of administration with said will annexed be granted ... whereupon the said Thompson L Jones made application for such letters ... bond of the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ... he presented such bond with John T Jones and Ezikel Kinsworthy as his securities". Granted by "M M Miller, Clerk", to be presented to the next court term for confirmation. NOTE 1: the typescript names the clerk "Frances M Miller" in the opening line and "Marcus M Miller" in the order, signing "M M Miller" -- an internal inconsistency in the 1910 typescript, recorded as found and not resolved. NOTE 2: the court states that E. Lawrence [Wright] "hav[ing] died in the State previous to the death of the said Orlando S Jones" -- i.e. Wright PREDECEASED Jones. This is stated by the court and was absent from the project's own earlier reading (documents-read-index.md B5).

"Jones, Orlando | Virginia | 1" -- University of Pennsylvania matriculant catalogue, JANUARY 1831, first course of medical lectures; and "Jones, Orlando S. | Virginia | 1832 | Rheumatism" in the Catalogue of the Medical Graduates. A man beginning medical lectures in Jan 1831 was born about 1806-1813; under the tree's former 'abt 1820' he would have been TEN years old at first enrollment. ⛔ RECORDED AS A WINDOW, NOT A POINT, ON PURPOSE: no record gives his birth year, and replacing a generated estimate with another generated estimate is the exact defect being repaired across this family. The 1850 and 1860 censuses BOTH give his age as 40 and cannot both be right; there is no third witness.