bolling jones' widow, henrietta edwards jones, was left in control of walnut valley, with the provision that after her death the property would be conveyed to bolling's two younger siblings. minerva and william, however, felt that if they waited out the rest of their sister-in-law's natural life, their inheritance would depreciate in value. for this reason, the two petitioned the court of surry county to allow them to take ownership of henrietta's property, and in 1858 they were successful. minerva and her husband, blair pegram, bought out william's share, and the pegrams took up residence at walnut valley. nothing is known of what became of henrietta jones.