Van Dorn, Peter (ca. 1773-1837), Briggs, Joseph (ca. 1780-1830). Historically Significant 1823 Writ of Dower Issued by Judge Peter Van Dorn, Ordering the Allotment of a 360-Acre Tract in Claiborne County, Mississippi, to Margaret Lyon, Widow of Peter Lyon. Claiborne County, Mississippi: 30 July & 22 October 1823.