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State of
Oct. 30th 1865
Present L. M. Martin C. J.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Wm.
C. Hill Dept. Sheriff
Estate of J. M. & ELIZA
BOUNDS Decd.
Now at this day comes CHARLES
R. BREEDLOVE Administrator on the estate of J. M. & ELIZA BOUNDS Decd. by petition and prays the court to
be relieved from the Administration of said Estate and it being proven to the
Court that the Notices required by law has been given it is ordered by the
Court that said CHARLES R. BREEDLOVE
be and is hereby relieved of the administration of said Estate.
Estate
of DAVID WETSEL Deceased
Now at this day comes CHARLES
R. BREEDLOVE Administrator of the Estate of DAVID WETSEL Decd. by petition and prays the Court to be relieved
of the Administration of said Estate and the Court being satisfied that the
Notices required by law had been given it is ordered by the Court that the said
CHARLES R. BREEDLOVE be and is
hereby relieved of the Administration of said Estate and it further ordered by
the Court on the petition of ALEX BERRY
from (?) filed that said BERRY be
appointed Administrator pro tem on the Estate of DAVID WETSEL Decd. with power to collect and pay over to S. M. BANDY widow of said Deceased a
sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars of the assets of said Estate and to report his
actions herein to the next term of the court.
Estate
of M. W. COPE
Ordered by the Court that HARRISON BRUMMETT, MILES GRAVES & M. C. FRIZER be and are hereby appointed to appraise the Estate of M. W. COPE Decd. and make report to the
next term of the Court.
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Estate of R. C. WHISENANT
Decd.
Now at this day comes HUGH
WHISENANT by petition and prays the court for the appointment of Administrator
on the Estate of R. C. WHISENANT
Decd. and it appearing to the Court that proper Notice had been given, Ordered
by the Court that HUGH WHISENANT be
and is hereby appointed Administrator of said Estate and that Letters be issued
to him when he executes bond for the faithful
performance &c.
Estate
of A. B. PERRIN
At this day come the appraisers (?) appointed to appraise
the Estate of A. B. PERRIN and made
their report, ordered by the court that the report be received and that the
same be recorded by the clerk.
Estate
of A. B. PERRIN
Now comes ELLEN
THOMAS Administratrix of the Estate of A.
B. PERRIN Decd. and prays the court for an order of sale of sufficient
property of the Same Estate to pay off the indebtedness of the Estate, Ordered
by the Court that ELLEN THOMAS Admrx. Proceed to Sell Sufficient property belonging to
said Estate at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in hand for all
sums of Five dollars &c under and Sums over that amount on Three months
credit taking notes and good security.
Estate
of RICHARD GRAVES
Now at this day comes MARY
JANE GRAVES by petition and prays the court for the Probate of the last
will and Testament of RICHARD GRAVES
Decd. and prays to be appointed Executrix of the same, ordered by the court
that the last will and testament of RICHARD
T. GRAVES Decd. be probated, and that the said MARY JANE GRAVES be appointed as Executrix of the same and that
Letters be granted her after she executes Bond for seven Thousand Dollars for
her faithful performance of the same it is further ordered by the court that JOHN K. BUMPASS, JOHN McMINN
& CARNSON BRAND (?) be
appointed appraisers to appraise the property of the said Estate.
Estate
of WILLIAM DUNCAN
At this day comes PERMELIA
DUNCAN by petition and prays the court for the appointment of
administratrix on the Estate of WILLIAM…
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Estate
of WILLIAM DUNCAN
…DUNCAN Decd. and
it appearing to the court that Notice had been given as required by law it is
therefore ordered by the court that the said PERMELIA DUNCAN be and she is hereby appointed Administratrix of
the Said Estate and that Letters be granted her when she executes bond for Five
hundred Dollars for her faithful performance as administratrix.
Estate
of PETER E. ROBERTS Decd.
On this day comes DAVID
B. DAVIS & MANDADAY DAVID
Administrator & administratrix of the Estate of PETER E. ROBERTS Deceased by Petition praying the Court for an
order to sell the Property belonging to said Estate to pay the indebtedness of
and the expenses of Administration of said Estate and to have set apart certain
property for the support of the widow & children of said Deceased as a part
of her yearly allowance and to have set apart to the widow and children of said
Deceased the property exempt from forced sale or Execution.
Ordered by the court that all property belonging to the
Estate of PETER E. ROBERTS Decd.
exempt from forced sale or execution be set apart for the use and benefit of
the widow & children of said Deceased, also that the property prayed for by
the Petitions to wit One (1) 1 year old Pony mare one 2 year old Blaso (?) mare and 4 year old Bay mare one shot Gun muls (mules?) & amles of
wagon & one small set of wagon Irons br. (?) set apart for ino (?) support of the widow & children as a part of
her yearly allowance further ordered by the court that a sufficient amount of
Property belonging to said Estate be sold for cash in hand to public outcry to
the highest bidder to pay the Expenses of Administration.
Also a sufficient amount be sold at public outcry to the
highest bidder for a credit of 12 month to pay the indebtedness of said Estate
taking note and two good and sufficient Securities.
Estate
of VIRGINIA T. BOUNDS
At this day come into court VIRGINIA T. BOUNDS one of the minor heirs of J. M. & ELIZA BOUNDS Deceased being 14 years….
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…of age and prays the court that ANN S. HURT be appointed Guardian for her Person and Estate.
Ordered by the
court that M. S. BOUNDS former
Guardian set over and that ANN S. HURT
be appointed Guardian of the Person & Estate of VIRGINIA T. BOUNDS and that Letters be granted her when she
executes bond for her faithful performance.
Estate
of THOMPSON & ABIGAL HELMS
At this day comes JAMES
HELMS by petition one of the heirs of THOMPSON
& ABIGAIL HELMS Deceased, praying the court for an order for Partition
and Distribution of said Estate and the Court being satisfied that the citation
required by law has been given and no reason why same Estate should not be
distributed.
It is ordered by the Court that A. T. ROBINSON, GRANDERSON SHAWVER and J. S. NOBLES be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to
partition and distributed said Estate between JAMES HELMS, AXIA ANN HELMS, GEORGE W. HELMS, SARAH E. HELMS, FRANCES
M. HELMS, WILLIAM HELMS & JOHN HELMS, all the real and personal Estate
equally between such heirs consisting of Six Hundred & forty acres of land
and Fourteen Hundred & fifty Three dollars & Seventy five Cents
(special) now in the hands of W. W.
HERRON Guardian of the said minor heirs which amount to be equally divided
among such heirs after deducting all cost of Partition &c.
The said Commissioners will set apart the interest of the
deceased heirs to wit JOHN HELMS
& WILLIAM HELMS and then shall
proceed to distribute the shares given to the said deceased heirs equally among
the Surviving heirs.
The
court then proceeds to a certain the amount of advancement that has been made
to each heir and it appearing that that they have received as follows AXIA ANN HELMS has received one hundred
& thirty four Dollars & fifty nine cents ($134.59)
It is further
ordered by the court that W. H. HERRON
Guardian of the said minors (unreadable) represent their interest and receive
their shares.
The said
Commissioners will proceed to distribute said property according to that (?)…
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…foregoing order and make report to the next term of the
court.
C. J. C. C,
Estate
of JOHN W. PARKER Deceased
This day comes W. C.
PARKER administrator of the Estate of JOHN
W. PARKER Deceased and the Notice of application for final Settlement
having been given according to law the Court proceeded to consider the account
of the said administrator and after duly examining the vouchers produced It is
ordered by the court that the Said account be approved and allowed excepting the
sum of Six Dollars paid to (blank) LEAR/LED.
It is further ordered and adjudged by the Court that the said W. C. PARKER be allowed his
administration account to the amount of fifty one Dollars as commission and
compensation then comes on to be heard the application of the said W. C. PARKER for Partition and
distribution of the Estate intestate JOHN
W. PARKER Deceased and it appearing to the Court that all of the debts
against Said Estate have been paid and no reason appearing why said Estate
should not be distributed It is ordered by the Court that GEORGE WHITE, SAMUEL WILKINS and WILLIAM SACHSE proceed as Commissioners to partition and distribute
Said Estate between MARY E. PARKER
the surviving wife of said JNO. W.
PARKER and the following married (?) heirs to wit W. C. PARKER, MRS. M. J. PARKER in right of her husband Deceased to
wit THOMAS PARKER, SARAH WILSON
& heir of DAVID PARKER Deceased, ELIZA SIDWELL, SAMUEL PARKER, heirs of LOUISIANA (?) PARKER deceased, M.
E. PARKER JR., LAWRENCE PARKER,
LAURA B. PARKER and DESDEMONIA
PARKER as follows one half to be equally divided between the afore said
heirs and such property as may appear upon the Inventory as follows of all the
said Estate one third for (?) life to be given to MARY E. PARKER widow of…
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…of JNO. W. PARKER
deceased and of the person and Estate one third to be given to said widow and
the remainder of both real and personal property of the Separate Estate to be
divided equally among the aforesaid heirs the court then proceeded to a certain
the advancements and it appearing that they have received as follows: W. C. PARKER 157.50 THOMAS PARKINS [PARKER?] Widow M. G. PARKER
$145 Also amount due on Note to the Estate $111.
The said
commission will set apart the interest to the Two deceased heirs to wit DAVID PARKER and LOUISIANA PARKER and than shall proceed to distribute the Shares
given to the said Deceased as follows of the share of DAVID PARKER shall be given to W.
C. PARKER, SARAH WILSON, ELIZA SIDWELL and SAMUEL PARKER, Brothers and sisters of the full blood one full
Share each and to M. E. PARKER JR.,
LAWRENCE PARKER, LAURA B. PARKER and DESMONIA
PARKER Brothers and Sisters of the half blood an half share each, of the
share of LOUISIANA PARKER her mother
MARY E. PARKER shall receive one
half and the other half to be given as follows to her Brothers & Sisters of
the full blood, to wit M. E. PARKER JR.,
LAWRENCE PARKER, LAURA B. PARKER and DESDOMIA
PARKER one share each and to the brothers and sisters of the half blood to
wit W. C. PARKER, SARAH WILSON, ELIZA
SIDWELL and SAMUEL PARKER an
half share each.
The said commissioners will proceed
to divide said property as given so that inventory of said Estate in accordance
with the foregoing order and report that next term of the court.
And it is
further ordered by the court that W. C.
PARKER be appointed (unreadable) ad litem of SAMUEL PARKER minor.
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…also as agent to represent the interest of SARAH WILSON a non resident and also
that MARY E. PARKER be appointed
Guardian ad litem of her minor children to wit MARY E. PARKER JR., LAWRENCE PARKER, LAURA
B. PARKER & DESDEMONIA PARKER.
Estate
of J. B. LEE
Ordered by the Court that ZURITHA LEE Administratrix of the Estate of J. B. LEE Deceased be cited to appear and give her Bond by the 15
day of November 1865 PETER E. ROBERTS
one of the securities on her bond having departed this life.
Estate
of WM.
Ordered by the Court that the Letter pro tem granted PERMELIA DUNCAN as administratrix of
the Estate of WILLIAM DUNCAN
Deceased be and they are hereby revoked she having failed to give Bond and
security as required by law.
L.
M. Martin
Chief
Justice,
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State of
[Estate
of J. W. GRAVES Deceased]
On this day comes MARY
JANE GRAVES by petition and prays the court for (unreadable) of the last
will and testament of J. W. GRAVES
Deceased and to be appointed Executrix of the same.
Ordered by
the Court that the will of J. D. GRAVES
be probated and recorded by the clerk and that the said MARY JANE GRAVES be appointed Executrix and that Letters be issued
her when she gives bond and security f or her faithful performance &c.
Estate
of ELI W. WITT (?)
At this day come J.
R. H. PACO by petition and prays the court for the appointment for the
appointment as Administrator of the Estate of ELI W. WITT (?) Deceased.
Ordered by
the Court that the said J. K. H. PACO
be and he is hereby appointed Administrator of said Estate and that Letters be
granted him when he gives bond and security for his performance &c.
Estate
of JOHN UPSHAW Deceased
At this day comes MILES
GRAVES by petition and prays the Court for the appointment of Administrator
of the Estate of JOHN UPSHAW Decd.
Ordered by
the Court that MILES GRAVES be and
he is hereby appointed Administrator of the Estate of JOHN UPSHAW Deceased. (blank) Upshaw the Widow of said Deceased
having withdrawn her application and that Letters be issued to him when he
given bond & security.
Estate
of SAML. WALL
Ordered by the Court that MARTIN SNIDER administrator of the Estate of SAML. WALL Deceased be cited to appear and give new bond this (?)
the 15 day of Decr. 1865 A. J. GILLALAND [GILLILAND] one of his former security having
departed this life.
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[Estate
of VIRGINIA L. BOUNDS, minor]
On this day comes VIRGINIA
L. BOUNDS minor heir of JOS.
& ELIZA BOUNDS Deceased being 14
years over and prays the court for the appointment of ANN S. HURT for the Guardian of her person & Estate.
Ordered by
the court that the said ANN S. HURT
be and she is hereby appoint the Guardian of the person & Estate of VIRGINIA L. BOUNDS and that letters be
issued her when she given bond &c.
Estate
of PETER E. ROBERTS Decd.
On this day comes D.
B. DAVIS & MANDAY DAVIS Administrators of the Estate of PETER E. ROBERTS Deceased and prays the
Court for an order of sale of Lands belonging to said Estate.
Ordered
by the court that the said Administrator & administratrix proceed to sell
at public outcry to the highest bidder on a credit of 12 (months) at the Court
House Door in the Town of McKinney on the 1st Tuesday in January
1866 the following Real Estate belonging to said Estate to wit: Eighty (80)
acres of Land situated in Survey of JAMES
T. ROBERTS also Fifty 50 acres of land situated in Denton County being part
of the Bredgs (?) [Brazos/Bridges?] taking note &
good & sufficient security.
Estate of WILLIAM DUNCAN Decd.
Ordered by the court that NARCSON (?) BRUMMETT, A. J.
BRUMMETT, JAMES HUNTER be and they are hereby appointed appraisers to
appraise the Estate of WILLIAM DUNCAN
Deceased.
Estate
of J. D. GRAVES Deced.
Ordered by the Court that GRANVILLE T. TUCKER, J. D. NAYLOR & JAMES (unreadable) be and
they are hereby appointed appraisers in the estate (?) of J. D. GRAVES, Decd.
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Estate
of J. W. PARKER Deceased
At this day comes the Commissioners appointed by this court
to make partition & distribution in the Estate of JOHN W. PARKER Decd. and make their Report wherefore the court
proceeded to consider the same and it appearing to the court that said
partition & distribution has been fairly made It is therefore ordered by
the court that said partition & distribution be confirmed and that the same
be recorded by the court.
Estate
of JAMES and M. HENDRIX
On this day comes D.
D. GRAHAM by petition and prays the court for the appointment of
Administrator on the Estate of JAMES
& MARTINIA (?) HENDRIX Deceased.
Ordered by
the court that the said D. D. GRAHAM
be and he is hereby appointed Admr. of said Estate and that letters be issued
him when he gives bond & security for his faithful performance as said
Admr.
Ordered by the Court that JOHN HENDRIX, STEPHEN BURKER & JOHN BOWER be and they are
hereby appointed appraisers to appraise the Estate of JAMES & MARTINIA HENDRIX Decd.
Estate
of DAVID WETSEL
On this day comes ALEX
BERRY (unreadable) and prays the court for the appointment of Admr. de bonis non of the Estate of DAVID WETSEL Deceased.
Ordered by
the court that the said ALEX BERRY
be and he is hereby appointed Administrator on said Estate and that Letters be
issued to him when he gives bond for his faithful performance as such.
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Estate
of J. W. PARKER Deceased
Ordered by the Court that W. C. PARKER Admr. of the Estate of J. W. PARKER Deceased proceed to sell at public outcry to the
highest bidder on a credit of Six (6) month at the Court House Door in the Town
of McKinney on the 1st Tuesday in Jannry
(sic) 1866 the following real Estate belonging to said Estate To wit: Lot No. 2
in Bloc No. 8 in the Town of Decater. Also Seven 7
acres of Land out of the MATTISON WALKER
Survey deeded to J. W. PARKER Decd.
by A. J. SEABOURNE, taking Note and
approved security.
Estate
of J. B. LEE
Ordered by the court that ZURITHEA LEE Administratrix of the Estate of J. B. LEE be allowed until the 10 day of December 1865 to file new
Bond.
Estate
of J. D. NELSON
Ordered by the court that JACOB MOORE, JOHN HENDRIX & EVANS (?) HIGGINS be and they are
hereby appointed appraisers to appraise the Estate of J. D. NELSON Deceased.
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State of
Pesent L.
C Vance C. J.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
V.
C. Hall Deputy Sheriff
[Estate
of JOHN UPSHAW, Decd.]
At this day comes MILES
GRAVES by petition and prays the court for appointment of commissioners to
make partition of the community property belonging to the Estates of JOHN UPSHAW Deceased.
Ordered by
the court that HARMON BRUMETT, JOHN M.
COPE, JAMES M. COPE be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to make
partition of the community property belonging to the Estate of JOHN UPSHAW Deceased said Commissioners
will (unreadable) to partition said
Estate and report to this court according to law.
Estate
of J. D. NELSON Deceased
At this day comes A.
H. NATHERLY Admr. of the Estate of J.
D. NELSON Deceased and by petition
prays for the appointment of Commissioners to Set apart to its (?) Surviving
wife of said Deceased her interest in said Estate that the remainder may be
sold for the payment of Debts.
And it
appearing to the court that the whole of said property is separate property and
consists entirely of land It is therefore ordered by the court that D. D. GRHAM, JACOB MOORE & J. O. SHEPPARD be and they are hereby
appointed Commissioners to set apart to the surviving wife of said Deceased a
life interest in one third of said Estate with exception of seventy five acres
of land that is under mortgage to J. W.
HAYNES (?) and for description of said lands, references is here made to
the Deed to LUCIE (?) NELSON
deceased and Inventory of said Estate the said (unreadable) to partition said
Estate in accordance with the order of court taking into consideration quality
and quantity and making report to the next term of this court.
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Estate
of JONAS DAWSON Deceased
At this day comes D.
D. DAWSON, J. D. DAWSON and NANCY
HUFF the only heirs at law of JONAS
DAWSON deceased by petition and pray the court for Partition &
Distribution of said Estate and it appearing to the Court that said heirs have
obtained the full and entire release from CHARITY
DAWSON the widow of said JONAS
DAWSON Deceased both separate and community.
It is
therefore ordered by the court that A.
T. ROBERSON, J. S. HELMS & W. J.
ROBERTS be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to make partition
and distribution of said Estate among the following heirs to wit: DANIEL
D. DAWSON, JAMES D. DAWSON & MARY
HUFF all the real and personal Estate equally between said heirs consisting
of 287 acres of land the Headright (?) of said Deceased also 276 acres of
timbered land part of the Headright survey of THOMAS LINDSEY Situated on the waters of East fork and all other
personal property belonging to said Estate for particular description of which
reference is (unreadable) made to Inventory
appraisement of said estate.
The said
commissioners will proceed to distribute said Estate in accordance with the
order of this court (unreadable) into consideration quality & quantity
& report[ing] to the [court] the next time
[term?] of the court.
Estate
of R. C. WHISENANT Deceased
At this day come HUGH
WHISENANT by petition and prays the court for an order of sale of
sufficient property belonging to said Estate to pay off the indebtedness of
said Estate.
Ordered
by the court that HUGH WHISENANT
Admr. of the Estate of R. C. WHISENANT proceed
to sell at public auction for cash in hand to the highest bidder the following
property belonging to said Estate to pay the cost of Administration amounting
to about fifty Dollars, also a sufficient amt of Personal property to pay off
the indebtedness of said Estate on a credit of six months to the highest bidder
taking Notes and good sufficient security.
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Estate
of R. T. GRAVES Deceased
At this day comes the appraisers appointed to appraise the
Estate of R. T.
Estate
of JOHN UPSHAW Deceased
At this day comes the Commissioners appointed to make
partition & distribution of the Community property of JOHN UPSHAW Deceased and to set aside to the surviving wife her
interest in said Estate and made their report ordered by the court that the
report be approved and recorded by the clerk.
Estate
of ELI W. WITT Decd.
At this day comes the appraisers appointed to appraise the
property belonging to the Estate of ELI
W. WITT deceased and made their report by Inventory & appraisement.
Ordered by
the court that the report be approved and recorded by the clerk.
Estate
of JAMES & M. C. HENDRIX Deceased
At this day come the appraisers appointed by this court to
appraisers the property belonging to the Estate of JAMES & M. C. HENRICK Decd. and made their report by Inventory
& appraisement.
Ordered by
the court that the same be approved and recorded by the clerk.
Estate
of R. D. BUMPASS Decd.
Ordered by the court that WM. P. BUMPASS, JAMES C. BUMPASS & J. K. BUMPASS be and they are appointed appraisers to appraise the
Estate of R. D. BUMPASS Deceased and
make report to the next term of this court.
Estate of A. P. PERRIN Deceased
Ordered by the Court that the Petition for Partition &
distribution of the Estate of A. B.
PERRIN Deceased be continued until the next term of the court and that
citation (?) be issued for CATHERINE (?)
PERRIN (?) one pf the distributees (?) of said
Estate.
F.
J. Vance C. J. C. C.
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State of
In
Vacation Jan 6 1866
[Estate
of ELI W. WITT Deceased]
At this day comes J.
K. H. PACE Admr. of the Estate of ELI
W. WITT Deceased in vacation and pray the Court for an order of sale for
Certain personal Property belonging to his intestate, Three Horses and all
other personal Property and it appearing to the court that since property is
wasteful & expensive (?) to said Estate.
It is
therefore ordered by the court that J.
K. H. PACE Admr. of the Estate of ELI
W. WITT proceed to sell at Public outcry to the highest bidder (3) Three
Horses and all other personal Property belonging to his intestate liable to
waste on a credit of Twelve months for all sums of Five Dollars and over and
for cash in hand for all sums under Five Dollars taking Note and approved
security from purchasers and report his action there at the next term of this
court.
F.
J. Vance
C.
J. C. C.
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State of
January
Term A. D. 1866
[Estate
of W. C. KENEDY (KENNEDY]
At this day comes E.
J. KENEDAY surviving wife of W. C.
KENDAY Deceased by petition and prays the court for the appointment of
appraisers to appraise the community property of said Deceased.
Ordered
by the court that JAMES FAIRIS, J. J.
FAIRIS & J. L. FAIRIS be and they are hereby appointed appraisers to
appraise the community property of the estate of W. C. KENEDY Deceased and report to the court at the next term.
Estate
of R. C. WHISENANT Deceased
At this day comes HUGH
WHISENANT Admr. of the Estate of R.
C. WHISENANT Deceased and Report the sale of certain personal property
belonging to said Estate, Ordered by the court that the same be approved and
recorded by the clerk.
Estate
of J. W. PARKER Deceased
At this day comes W.
C. PARKER Admr. of the Estate of J.
W. PARKER Deceased and makes his report of the selling of 7 acres of land
and one Town lot belonging to his intestate and the court proceeded to examine
said account of sale and it appearing to the court that said sale was fairly
made and in accordance with the order of this court and in conformity with law,
it is therefore ordered (unreadable) by this court that said account of sale be
and it is hereby confirmed and that the same be recorded by the clerk and that
conveyance be made to purchaser or purchasers of said lands as reported in said
account of sale vesting the right and title that the said J. W. PARKER Deceased had in and to said land at the time of his
Death.
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Estate
of PETER E. ROBERTS Deceased
At this day comes D.
B. DAVIS and MANDANY DAVIS
Administrators of the Estate of PETER E.
ROBERTS Deceased and who was (unreadable) an order from this court to sell
certain lands belonging to said Estate and described in said order and in
writing files in this court his account of sale of said lands, and the Court
proceeded to Examine said account of sale and it appearing to the court that
said sale was fairly made and in conformity with the order of this court and in
accordance with law, it is therefore ordered adjudged and Decreed by the court
that said account of said of said (sic) lands be, and it is hereby confirmed
and that the same be recorded by the clerk and that conveyance be made to the
purchaser or purchasers of said lands as reported in said account of sale
vesting all the rights and title that the said PETER E. ROBERTS Deceased had in and to said lands at the time of
his death.
Estate
of JAMES H. MILLER (Minor)
At this day comes S.
F. COOK by Petition and prays the court for Letters of Guardianship of the
Person and Estate of JAMES H. MILLER
Minor heir of HENRY B. MILLER Deceased
over the Age of 14 Years and it appearing that said minor has been (unreadable)
&c it is ordered by the court that S.
F. COOK be and he is hereby appointed Guardian of the person & Estate
of said minor and that Letters be granted him when he gives bond for his
faithful performance, as such Guardian.
Estate
of JOHN UPSHAW Deceased
At this day comes MILES
GRAVES Admr. of the Estate of JOHN
UPSAW Deceased who was (unreadable) by an order from this court to sell
certain personal property belonging to said Estate and described in said order
and in writing filed his account of sale of said Property and the court
proceeded to examine said…
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…account of sale and it appearing to the court that said
sale was fairly made and in conformity with the order of this court and in
accordance with law, It is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed by the court
that said account of sale be and it is hereby confirmed and that the same be
recorded by the clerk.
Estate
of ELI W. WITT Deceased
At this day come J.
R. H. PACE Administrator of the Estate of ELI W. WITT Deceased who was directed (?) by an order from this
court, to sell certain Personal property belonging to said Estate and described
in said order, and in writing filed his account of sale of said property and
the court proceeded to examine said account of sale, and it appearing to the
court that said sale was fairly made and in conformity with the order of this
court and in accordance with law, It is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed
by the court that said account of sale be and it is hereby confirmed and that
the same be Recorded by the clerk.
Estate
of Minor heirs of JAMES & M. C.
HENDRIX Decd.
At this day comes JOHN
HENDRIX by petition by Petition and prays the court for Letters of Guardianship
of the Person and Estate of ELISHA F.
(?) HENDRIX, MARY C. HENDRIX and HARVEY H. HENDRIX minor heirs of JAMES & M. C. HENDRIX Decd. and it
appearing to the Court that notice has been given in accordance with law, It is
ordered by the court that the said JOHN
HENDRIX be and he is hereby appointed Guardian of said minors and that
Letters be granted him when he executed bond for his faithful performance
&c
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Estate
of TENNESSE & DICEY (?) ANN HENRICK
[HENDRICKS] (Minors)
At this day comes E.
C. BOX by petition and prays the court for Letters of Guardianship of the
Persons & property of TENNESSEE
HENDRIX and DICY ANN HENDRIX
minor heirs of JAMES & M. C. HENDRIX Deceased and it appearing
to the court that Notice had been given in accordance with law it is therefore
ordered by the court that the said E. C.
BOX be and he is hereby appointed Guardian of said minors and that Letters
be granted him after he gives bond for his faithful performance as such
Guardian.
Estate
of JOHN D. NELSON Decd.
On this day comes A.
H. NEATHERLY Admr. of the estate of J.
D. NELSON Deceased by Petition and prays the court for an order of sale of
certain lands belonging to said Estate and it appearing that their (there) is a
necessity for selling said lands it is ordered by the court that A. H. NEATHERLY Administrator of said
Estate proceed to sell Fifty acres of land out of the Headright survey of SUSANNAH WALKER at Public outcry at the
court House door in the Town of McKinney on 1st Tuesday in March 1866 to the
highest [bidder] on a credit of 12 months taking note & security with lien
on land from purchaser.
Estate
of M. & C. MALLOW Decd.
At this day come O.
P. MALLOW Admr. of the Estate of M. &
C. MALLOW Deceased and filled his
Report in Writing showing the condition of said Estate, ordered by the court
that the same be approved.
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Estate
of M. & C. MALLOW Deceased
At this day come O.
P. MALLOW one of the Administrators of the Estate of M. & C. MALLOW Deceased by Petition and represents and shows to
the court that during the lifetimes of M.
MALLOW Deceased he was the Guardian of WILLIAM,
DAVID & GEORGE MALLOW and as such Guardian received a certain sum of
money, which he verily (?) believes was loaned to the following named persons
and that said named persons MALLOW Decd.
took the notes in his own name, and that such notes have been inventoried as
the property of the Estate of M. &
C. MALLOW Deceased To wit HIRAM
BRINLEE $150, WILLIAM FITZHUGH
$300, WM. BRIDUFF(?) $100, WM. FITZHUGH $31.50 & D. BLACK & BROS. $5.38.19 and
further Re______ and show to the court that since the death of M. MALLOW,
J. O. STRAUGHAN has been appointed Guardian of said minors and prays the
court for an order to turn over the said notes to the said J. O. STRAUGHAN Guardian as aforesaid and the Court proceeded to
investigate the prayer of the petitioner and it appearing to the court that the
same is true and correct, It is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed by the
court that O. P. MALLOW
Administrator of the Estate of M. &
C. MALLOW hand over to J. O. STRAUGHAN
Guardian of WILLIAM, DAVID &
GEORGE MALLOW the above described notes, taking his receipt for the same.
Estate
of NANCY E. SPEARS (Minor)
At this day comes LEOLAN
HANCOCK by Petition and prays the court for Letters of Guardianship of the
Estate of NANCY E. SPEARS minor heir
of BENJ. F. and NANCY W. SPEARS Deceased and it appearing to the court that notice
has been given in accordance with law, It is therefore ordered by the court
that LEOLAN HANCOCK be and he is
hereby appointed Guardian of the Estate of said minor and that Letters be
issued him when he gives bond for his faithful performance as such Guardian.
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[ABRAHAM JONES and MELVINA/MALVIRA TATUM
At the day come HESSA
JONES Guardian of the Person and property of ABRAHAM JONES and MELVINA/MALVIRA
TATUM by Petition and prays the court for an order to pay over to the said JONES & TATUM all the money and
property in her hand belonging to the said JONES
& TATUM they both being of
lawful age to receive the sum
Ordered by
the court that HESSA JONES Guardian
of the person & property of ABRAHAM
JONES & MELVINA/MALVIRA TATUM pay over all money and property now in his
hands belonging to said JONES & TATUM
it appearing to the court that they have arrived at the lawful age to receive
the same.
Estate
of JAMES & M. C. HENDRIX [HENDRICKS]
Deceased
At this day comes D.
D. GRAHAM by Petition & prays the court for an order of Sale of the
following property belonging to his intestate to wit corn, wheat, sheep, Hogs,
Horses, cattle, Household and Kitchen furniture and all other personal property
liable to waste and it appearing to the court that said property is liable to
waste and expensive to the Estate. It is therefore ordered by the court that D. D. GRAHAM admr.
of the Estate of JAMES & M. C.
HENDRIX proceed to sell at Public outcry to the highest bidder on a credit
of 6 months the above mentioned property belonging to said Estate taking Note
and good Security of purchaser.
Minor
Heirs of A. G. WILSON Deceased
At this day comes W.
A. WILLIAMS Guardian of the minor heirs of A. G. WILSON Deceased and makes his annual report for the year
1864. Ordered by the court that the same be approved &c.
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Estate
of W. & C. MALLOW Deceased
At this day comes O.
P. MALLOW one of the Administrators of the Estate of M. & C. MALLOW Deceased and prays the court for an order of
sale of the following property belonging to said Estate to wit Wheat, oats,
Barley & Grass and it appearing to the court that there is a necessity for
the same it is therefore ordered by the court that O. P. MALLOW one of the administrators of the Estate of M. & C. MALLOW Decd. proceed to
sell all the wheat, oats, Barley & Grass belonging to said Estate liable to
waste at his residence in Collin County at the earliest practicable time after
giving Ten days Notice to the Highest bidder on a credit of (blank) months
taking notes and good security of purchaser.
Estate
of JOSIAH JACKSON Minor
At this day comes THOMAS
S. BROWN Guardian of the Person and Estate of JOSIAH JACKSON minor and prays the court for an order of sale of
sufficient amount of Property belonging to his wards Estate to pay off the
indebtedness of (unreadable) in Estate.
Ordered
by the court that THOS. S. BROWN,
Guardian of the Person & Estate of JOSIAH
JACKSON proceed to sell at Public outcry to the highest bidder on a order
of 6 months a sufficient amount of the Personal Property of said Estate to pay
off the indebtedness and court fees against said Estate.
Estate
of GEORGE HOLT Deceased
At this day comes HESTER
HOLT surviving wife of GEORGE HOLT
Deceased and prays the court for Letters of Administration on said Estate.
Ordered
by the court that HESTER HOLT be and
she is hereby appointed Administratrix of the Estate of GEORGE HOLT Deceased and that Letters be granted her when she gives
Bond for Eight thousand Dollars for her faithful performance &c.
Estate
of G. H. CORPNING [COPENNY?]
Deceased
At this day comes I.
T. LARGENT Admr. of the Estate of G.
H. CORPNING Decd. and makes his annual report for 1865 ordered by the court
that the same be approved.
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Estate
of SAML. BOGART Deceased
At this day comes JOHN
NELSON Administrator of the Estate of SAML.
BOGART Deceased by Petition in Writing files and Represents and Shows to
the court that at the time of Partial Partition of the Estate of said SAML. BOGART Deceased RACHEL BOGART Surviving wife of said
Decd. was indebted to Said Estate by Note in the sum of (305) Three hundred and
five Dollars and that in said Partition of said Estate Said Note was not take
into consideration and that in making Said Partition the commissioners show
that thus (?) due said RACHEL BOGART
the sum of Two hundred Dollars not taking into consideration the said sum of
Three Hundred and five Dollars, and petitioner prays the court for an order of
court to credit said RACHEL BOGART’S Note
with the sum of Two hundred Dollars as above shown with Interest thereon from
the time of Partition and the court proceeded to investigate the same (?) and
it appearing to the court that the same is correct and true.
It
is therefore ordered adjudged & decreed by the court that the Prayer of
said Petitioner be granted and the said RACHEL
BOGART’S Note for Three hundred & five Dollars be credited with the
said sum of Two hundred Dollars as prayed by petitioner to take effect on the
21st day of July 1864 being the date of Partition of said Estate.
Estate
of J. T. VARDAMAN Deceased
At this day comes E.
P. VARDAMAN by Petition and prays the court for Letters of Administration
on the Estate of J. T. VARDAMAN
Deceased.
Ordered
by the Court that E. P. VARDAMAN be
and he is hereby appointed Administrator of the Estate of J. T. VARDAMAN Deceased and that Letters be granted him when he
executes bond &c.
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Estate
of JONAS DAWSON Deceased
At this day comes A.
T. ROBERTSON & J. S. HELMS coms.
[commissioners] appointed by this court to make partition and distribution of
the Estate of JONAS DAWSON Dec. and
in writing made their Report of Partition and distribution of said Estate and
the court examining said Partition and distribution of said Estate among the
legal heirs of said Estate and it appearing to the court that said partition
& distribution is fairly made among the heirs of said Deceased. It is ordered
adjudged and decreed by court that since Partition & distribution be and is
in all things confirmed and that the clerk Recorded the same.
Estate
of THOMPSON & ABIGAIL HELMS Decd.
At this day come A.
T. ROBERTSON & G. SHAWVER commissioners appointed by this court to make
partition & distribution of the Estate of THOMPSON & ABAGIL (sic) HELMS Deceased and in writing made
their Report of Partition and distribution of said Estate and the court
examined said Partition and distribution of said Estate among the legal heirs
of said Deceased and it appearing to the court that said partition &
distribution is fairly made among the heirs of said Deceased. It is ordered
adjudged and decreed by the court that since partition & distribution be
and is in all things confirmed and that the clerk record the same.
Minor
heirs of the Estate of J. & M. C.
HENDRIX [HENDRICKS] Decd.
Ordered by the Court that DYCY [DICEY] ANN, ELISHA F., MARTID [MARTHA?], MARY, HARVEY &
DERIHED [DURETTA?] E., TENNESSEE HENDRIX minor heirs of JAMES & M. C. HENDRIX deceased be
allowed for their support Fifty Dollars each yearly and that the Guardian of
said minors draw on the Administrator of said Estate for the amount.
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State of
February
(unreadable) A. D. 1866 (Feb 26 1866)
Estate
of Minor Heir of GEORGE F. BRADLY
[BRADLEY?]
At this day comes T.
L. BRADLY by petition and prays for Letters of Guardianship of the Person
and Estate of GEORGE F. BRADLY minor
heir of DANL. S.(?) BRADLY Deceased
and it appearing to the court that Notice has been given in accordance with law
it is therefore ordered by the court that Letters of Guardianship be issued to T. L. BRADLY who has given bond for his
faithful performance as such Guardian.
Estate
of the Minor Heirs of H. D. EAKLES Decd.
At this day comes J.
O. STRAUGHAN Administrator of the Estate of HENRY D. EAKLES and Guardian of the minor heirs of said Estate by
petition and prays the court for an order to take property on certain debts due
said Estate.
Ordered by
the Court that J. O. STRAUGHAN Admr.
of the Estate of H D. EAKLES be and
he is hereby authorized to receive good property at a fair valuation on the
debt due from JAMES L. REED &
others to said estate.
Estate
of JOHN GRAHAM Deceased
At this day comes J.
D. GRAHAM (?) and by petition and prays the court for Letters of
Administration on the Estate of JOHN
GRAHAM Deceased.
Ordered
by the Court that Letters be granted him when he gives bond for his faithful
performance &c.
Estate
of JAMES & M. C. HENDRIX [HENDRICKS]
At this day come D.
D. GRAHAM, Administrator of the Estate of JAMES
& M. C. HENDRIX Deceased who was directed by an order from this court
to sell certain personal property belonging to said Estate and in writing filed
his account of sale of said property and the court proceeded to examine the
same and it appearing that the said sale had been fairly made and in conformity
with law and the order of this court.
It is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed by the court
that the same be approved and (unreadable) by the court.
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Estate
of GEORGE MALLOW Deceased
At this day comes J.
O. STRAUGHAN by petition and prays the court for (unreadable) administrator
upon the Estate of GEORGE MALLOW
Deceased and it appearing to the court that Notice has been given as required
by law it is therefore ordered that Letters be granted [to] J. O. STRAUGHAN as Admr. of the Estate of GEORGE MALLOW deceased when he gives bond &c.
Estate
of ALFRED HERRINGTON & MARITHIA S.
MOORE Decd.
At this day comes B.
S. SHELBROUN, O. HEDGCOXE, O. E. BUSH and JOHN CROZIER Commissioners appointed by this court at a previous
(unreadable) to make (?) partition and distribution of the Estate of ALFRED HERRINGTON and MARITHIA S. MOORE Deceased and in
writing made their Report of partition and distribution of Said Estate and the
court proceed(ed) to examine said partition and distribution of said Estate and
it appearing to the court that said Partition and distribution was fairly made
among the heirs of said Deceased. It is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed
by the court that said partition and distribution be and all things confirmed
and that the same be recorded by the clerk.
Estate
of R. B. MAYS Deceased
At this day comes NANCY
MAYS surviving wife [of] R. B. MAYS
Deceased by Petition and prays the court for appointment of appraisers to
appraise the Community Property of Estate of said Deceased and herself.
Ordered
by the Court that MAJ. MOORE (?), GEORGE
HERNDON and B. S. SHELBOURN be and
they are hereby appointed appraisers to appraise said Estate and make report is
[at?] the next term of this court.