1956-1867 Will Book Index

Shelby County, Alabama

Book "H"

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PAGE NO.  DATE      NAMES                           COMMENTS

557-558	1861-1863	Allen, Francis B., dec	Appointment of administrator; 
                                               Resignation of administrator
                                                        	
317-319	1856-1860	Allen, Rebecca, dec.	Settlement of estate	
460	1861	Bailey, Benjamin M.	Appointment of apprenticeship	
316	1861	Bailey, Moses P.	Last will and testament 	
576-577	1863	Bailey, Nancy	Appointment of apprenticeship	
323-325	1860	Bailey, U.J., Elizabeth Ann, T.N., J.C., Columbus H. & Lois H.	
                                                      Appointment as apprentices
                                                                	
322-323	1860	Bailey, William Joseph	
                          Appointment as apprentice to Thomas N. Bailey
                          	
379-380	1860	Baily, Benjaman Morgan	Appointment as apprentice	
691-692	1864-1864	Baker, Starling C., dec.	
                                   Appointment of administrator; 
                                   Inventory & appraisal of estate 
                                   	
310-313	1860	Baker, William, dec.	Administrator's bond; 
                                             Last will and testament; 
                                             Notice of reading of the will; 
                                             Statement from witness
                                             	
321-322	1860	Baker, William, dec.	List of personal property	
301	1860	Barnett, E.B., dec.	Administrator's bond	
327-338	1860	Barnett, Elenor B., dec.	Inventory of estate	
89-91	1859	Benton, Caroline; now Caroline Harrell, wife of John S. Harrell	
                                                     Final settlement of guardian
                                                                	
87-89	1848-1859	Benton, William, Evaline, Franklin, Columbus & Caroline, 
                                                     minors	Guardian's report
                                                          	
558-559	1862	Blackerby, Elijah, dec.	Appointment of administrator of estate; 
                                             Appraisal of property; Sale of property
                                                            	
565-567	1864	Blake, Caroline Virginia, dec.	Petition for probate of will; 
                                              Last Will & Testament; List of heirs
                                              	
203-204	1859	Bloxton, Aaron, dec. 	Appointment of guardian of estate	
204-205	1859	Bloxton, Bevell, dec.	Appointment of administrator	
690-691	1859-1861	Bloxton, Beverly, Edward, Leathly & Louisa, all dec.	
                                                Final settlement; List of heirs
                                                            	
77-83	1858-1859	Bloxton, Edward, dec.	List of heirs; 
                             Relinquishment of lands; Petition for sale of land
                                         	
319-321	1861	Bloxton, Francis A., dec.	Settlement of estate	
205	1859	Bloxton, Francis A., minor of Lucinda Gragg	
                                      Appointment of guardianship
                                      	
491-492	1861	Bloxton, Henry E.	Final settlement; List of heirs	
495-496	1861	Bloxton, Henry E.	Final settlement	
205	1859	Bloxton, Henry W.	Appointment of guardian of estate	
684-685	1864	Bloxton, James O., dec.	Final settlement	
661	1862	Bloxton, James O., minor	Final settlement	
204	1859	Bloxton, Lucinda J., dec.	Appointment of administrator	
83-84	1859	Booth, Richard, dec.	Notes due	
203	1859	Booth, Richard, dec.	Petition for sale of land	
339	1861	Bowden, Robert, minor	Annual settlement	
560-562	1863-1864	Bridges, Barnasse, dec.	Inventory of personal property; 
                                            Transfer of inventory to administrator
                                                  	
562-565	1864	Bridges, Barnasse, dec.	Appointment of adminisrator; 
                         Administrator report; Inventory & sale of personal property
                         	
656-657	1862	Bridges, Barnasse, Mrs., dec.	
                                         Partial settlement of estate; List of heirs
                                         	
562	1864	Bridges, James W., dec.	Appointment of administrator	
554-555	1862	Brock, Penkney L. & Parale	Sale of land	
202-203	1860	Burgess, Nancy	Apprentice bond to William Hayden	
567-574	1859-1863	Burnett, Lewis, dec.	List of heirs; Last Will & Testament; 
                                  Petition to file Will; Appointment of administrator; 
                                  Inventory & Appraisal of property
                                  	
689	1866	Burnett, Lewis, dec.	Final settlement; List of heirs	
206	1859	Burton, Robert, dec.	Administrator's bond	
155	1859	Busby, Michajah	Petition to revoke apprenticeship papers	
281-282	1860	Butter, James M., dec.	Transfer of land to heirs; 
                                       Final settlement of estate; List of heirs
                                       	
285-287	1860	Byrd, Hilliard, dec.	Administrator's report; 
                                          Final settlement of estate; List of heirs
                                          	
826-827	1864	Caldwell, Edward V., minor	
                             Appointment of administrator & guardian; 
                             Resignation of guardian; re-appointment of guardian
                                   	
84-85	1859	Caldwell, H.A.	Annual settlement	
340-341	1861	Caldwell, H.A.	Annual settlement	
597-599	1863	Cardin, Larkin, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                   Appraisal & Inventory of estate; Sale of estate
                                   	
200-201	1859	Cary, Robert E.	Appointment of guardian of person & estate; 
                                                     Petition for sale of property
                                                     	
489	1861	Castleberry, Sarah L.	Appointment of guardian	
543	1861	Castleberry, Sarah L.; minor heir to estate of Castleberry, David, dec.	
                                            Report of guardian of personal property
                                                  	
348-352	1860	Chandler, Joseph, dec.	Reliquishment of administrator rights by widow; 
                                      Appointment of new administrator; 
                                      Inventory and appraisal of personal property; 
                                      Request to sell personal property to pay debts
                                                 	
344-346	1861	Cobb, Edwin	Inventory of personal property; Administrator's bond	
806-808	1866	Cobb, James, dec.	Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                                                      Notes due; Final settlement
                                                      	
808-813	1865-1866	Cohill, John N., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                        Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                                        Notes due; Final settlement; List of heirs
                                            	
268-269	1860	Condon, Sarah L.C., now Mrs. Sarah L.C. Pitts	
                                      Request for final settlement of guardianship
                                           	
201-202	1860	Cost, Henry	Guardian's report	
341-342	1861	Cost, Henry H.	Guardian's bond; Final settlement 	
815-816	1864	Cost, Sarah E., minor	Final settlement; Resignation of guardian	
823-825	1864	Crawford, Washington, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                                Inventory & appraisal of property
                                                	
269	1860	Crim, Martha I., guardian	
                               Guardian's report for George A. Thrash
                               	
346-348	1860	Crim, Thomas, dec.	Administrator's bond; 
                                          Inventory and sale of estate
                                           	
577-579	1860-1863	Crim, Thomas, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                           Sale of estate; Inventory of estate; Final settlement
                                 	
828	1865	Cross, A.J., dec.	Appointment of administrator	
552-553	1861	Cross, Mary & A.J.	Selling of land; Assignment of conveyance	
457-458	1860	Cross, Mary G., dec.	Final Settlement; List of heirs	
202	1859	Cross, Mary Gilbert, dec.	Appointment of administrator	
433	1860	Cross, W.L, dec.	Resignation of administrator, Cross, A.J.	
813-815	1861-1864	Cross, William L., dec	Appointment of administrator; 
                                 Inventory & appraisal of property; List of heirs
                                       	
169	1860	Cross, William L., dec.	Partial settlement; List of heirs	
542	1861	Cross, William L., dec.	Appointment of administrator	
670-674	1861	Cross, William L., dec.	
                  Annual Settlement for Guardian, Mary Cross; List of heirs
                          	
342-343	1861	Cunningham, Benjamin	Annual settlement	
757-758	1861-1863	Cunningham, Benjamin	
                                 Appointment of administrator; Notes Due
                                 	
805-806	1861-1864	Cunningham, Benjamin	Appointment of guardian of estate	
825	1866	Cunningham, Columbus	Resignation of Coroner	
474-476	1861	Cunningham, Cornelia	Appointment of guardian of estate; 
                              Request for release of guardianship; Annual settlement
                              	
315	1859-1860	Cunningham, J.H., dec.	Guardian's request 	
533	1861	Cunningham, Joseph	Appointment of Guardian; Annual settlement	
828	1861	Cunningham, Joseph	Annual settlement; T.S Morrow Guardian	
461-463	1861	Cunningham, Joseph H, dec.	Appointment of executer of will;  
                                                    Inventory of personal property
                                                     	
309-310	1859-1860	Cunningham, Joseph H., dec.	
                                  Request for refund of money paid for estate land
                                  	
825-826	1861	Cunningham, Joseph H., dec.	Appointment of Executor; 
                                                  Petition for removal as Executor
                                                  	
296-298	1860	Cunningham, Joseph, dec.	Guardian's report	
190-199	1859	Cunningham, Joseph, Mary, Nancy, Lucretia A., Benjamin, 
                  minors of J.H. Cunningham
                  Guardian's bonds; Appointment of guardianship of person & estate; 
                  Sale of R.R. Stock; Partial settlement
                              
278-279	1860	Cunningham, Joseph, minor 	Annual settlement	
505	1860	Cunningham, Lucretia	Appointment of guardianship	
344	1861	Cunningham, Mary	Report & annual settlement	
829	1864	Cunningham, Mary, minor	Guardians report	
827-828	1866	Cunningham, Nancy, minor	
                   Appointment of Guardianship; Inventory of property
                   	
343	1861	Davis, B.M., dec.	Partial settlement of estate	
188-190	1859	Davis, B.M., dec.	
                    Appointment of guardianship of person & estate; List of heirs
                    	
719	1861	Davis, Ed	
                          Appointment of guardianship of David a freeman of color
                          	
853	1861	Davis, Edward	
                          Appointment of guardian for Suvis a free man of color
                          	
719-720	1862	Davis, George W.,dec.	Appointment of administrator	
187	1859	Davis, Joseph, dec.	Appointment of administrator	
720	1865	Davis, N.S., dec.	Appointment of administrator	
62-64	1859	Dumas, Benjamin F., dec.	Administrator's report; Notes due	
343-344	1861	Echols, O.S., dec.	Administrator's bond	
622-623	1860	Echols, Osborn S., Dr., dec.	Sale of personal property	
623-625	1863	Echols, Osborn S., Dr., dec.	Partial settlement of estate	
766-767	1863	Edmondson, Harris & Samuel, minors	Appointment of Guardianship	
758-761	1863	Edmondson, John, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                             nventory of property; Sale of property
                                                  	
486-487	1861	Edwards, Mary	Annual settlement; Final settlement	
905	1864	Elliot, Amos M.	Appointment to general guardian of Shelby County	
766	1862	Elliott, Eliza C., dec.	Appointment of Guardian of person & property	
767-770	1864	Elloitt, William, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                 Inventory & appraisal of property; List of heirs
                                       	
761-766	1864-1866	Evans, John S.,dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                 Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                                 Request for sale of property; Sale of property
                                          	
187	1859	Farr, David	Appointment of guardianship	
482-486	1861	Farr, Jacob, dec.	
                               Appointment of administrator; Appraisal of estate
                               	
367-375	1860-1861	Ferguson, Thomas P., dec.	Last will and testament; 
                              Witness statement; Administrator's bond; 
                              Administrator's petition to sell property; 
                              Inventory & appraisement of property; Sale of property
                                    	
490	1860	Field, Mary A.	Appointment of guardian of estate	
793-796	1862	Field, Mary A., minor	
                               Annual settlement; Final settlement of guardianship
                               	
773-774	1863-1865	Finley, James M.,dec.	
                           Appointment of administrator; Administrator resignation
                                    	
770-772	1863	Ford, Jane, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                            Inventory & appraisal of property; Sale of property
                                             	
360-366	1860	Foust, John E., dec.	Administrator's bond; Inventory of goods; 
                                    Appraisal of personal property; Bill of sale
                                                    	
796-797	1864	Foust, John S., dec.	Appointment of guardian of estate; 
                                      Petion for dower of land ; List of heirs
                                                 	
408-409	1861	Foust, John, Rev., dec.	Sale of personal property	
774	1864	Foust, John, Rev., dec.	Final settlement; List of heirs	
185-186	1860	Galloway, Miles Francis, minor	
                                          Guardian's bond and partial settlement
                                          	
909-910	1862	Gardner, B.B., dec.	Appointment of guaedianship; 
                                                     James W. & Henry A., minors
                                                     	
179-182	1859-1860	Gardner, Barney B., dec.	
                                      Appointment of administrator; Sale of land
                                      	
792-793	1864	Gardner, Barney B.,dec.	Notes due; List of heirs	
790-792	1862	Gardner, J.S., dec.	Appointment of administrator; Final settlement	
375-377	1860	Gardner, James L., dec.	Administrator's bond; 
                                                List of property; Final settlement
                                                	
797-798	1862	Gentry, Larkin, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                             Inventory & appraisal of property; Final settlement
                                             	
459-460	1861	Gilbert, Pickney J., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                                          Appraisal of property
                                                                   	
504-505	1861	Gilbert, Pinkney	Sale of property	
910	1860	Gilbert, William, dec.	
                     Reversal of Court decision of final settlement by Supreme Court
                                	
160-161	1860	Goodgame, Sarah, dec.	Final settlement; List of heirs	
173	1860	Goodgame, Sarah, dec.	Land sale	
325-327	1860	Goodgame, Sarah, dec.	Calahaula Parrish, LA.; Settlement of estate	
313-314	1860	Gragg, Hamilton, dec.	Guardian's bond	
174	1859	Green, Elijah, dec.; John, minor	Appointment of guardianship	
287	1860	Green, Jesse P., dec.	Petition and notification of dower	
179	1860	Green, Martha J., dec.	Appointment of guardianship; List of heirs	
905-907	1866	Griffin, Martha E., minor, dec.	Minor of Rubin S. Griffin; 
                                                       Final settlement; List of heirs
                                                                 	
525-529	1857	Griffin, Richard S., dec.	
                                   Annual settlements & inventory of personal property; 
                                   List of heirs; 
                                   final settlement; 
                                   Appointment of guardian of estate
                                                                         	
546-547	1861	Griffin, Richard S., dec.	Final settlement	
908-909	1862	Griffin, Richard S., dec.	
                             Petition for receipt of land titles by Horace Ware
                                     	
911	1866	Griffin, Richard S., dec.	Request for release as administrator	
907-908	1861	Griffin, Zacariah T., dec.	Final settlement	
925-930	1866	Haggard, Noah, Rev., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                                    Last Will & Testament; 
                                                    Petition for probate of Will
                                                                               	
931-932	1866	Haggard, Noah, Rev., dec.	Inventory & appraisal of property	
378	1860	Hannah, W.M.	Request for title to land	
542-543	1861	Harless, Charles P.	Appointment of guardian of estate	
282-283	1860	Harless, Henry, dec.	Notice of rent of lands	
355-356	1861	Harless, Henry, dec.	Partial sale of estate	
472-473	1861	Harless, Henry, dec.	
                            Petition for court appearance of John & George Harliss
                         	
123-155	1859-1860	Harless, John H., dec.	Last Will and Testament; 
                                             Codicil to Will; 
                                             Proof of Will; Contest of Will; 
                                             Appointment of administrators; 
                                             Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                                             List of heirs; Sale of property
                                                           	
913	1864	Harless, Letty F.	
                                 Appointment of guardian of estate
                                 	
914-925	1862-1865	Harless, Margaret	
               Last Will & Testament; List of heirs; 
               Petition for probate of Will; Request for sale of property; 
               Partial sale of property; Inventory of personal property
                             	
913	1864	Harless, Sharlett	Appointment of guardian of estate	
214	1858	Harmon, James, dec.	Administrator's report 	
377-378	1861	Harmon, James, dec.	Final settlement of estate, 
                                                Guardian's bond; List of heirs
                                                	
215	1859	Harmon, John, dec. 	Sarah Harmon widow of John Harmon; 
                      Wife of George W. Strudivant; Petition for sale of land
                                       	
65	1859	Harmon, John;,dec	Inventory& appraisal of property	
85-87	1858-1860	Harrell, Eli, dec.	Notes due; List of heirs	
885	1863	Harrell, Eli, dec.	Appointment of administrator	
725	1863	Harrell, James L.., dec.	Appointment of administrator	
156-160	1858-1860	Harris, William, dec; 
                                    Harris, Thomas, William, Mary & Joseph, minors	
                                    Guardian's report; Annual settlement
                                                              	
303	1859	Harry, I., dec.	Final settlement of estate	
717	1861	Hinderson, James, dec.	Appointment of administrator	
55-58	1858	Hinkle, Gabriel, minor; Hinkle, Jesse W.	
                                Guardianship papers issued in Jackson County, Arkansas
                                	
725	1863	Hinton, George W.	Appointment of administrator	
726-727	1863	Holcomb, Hosia A., dec.	Last Will & Testament; 
                   Appointment of administrator; Inventory & appraisal of property
                         	
728-737	1865	Holly, Jefferson, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                   Inventory & appraisal of property; Request for sale of property; 
                   Sale of property
            
380	1860	Holsemback, Adelia, minor	Annual settlement	
216-218	1859	Holsemback, Adelia, Roda, Derick, dec., 
                                              minors 	Robert Ooten; Guardian; 
                                              Last Annual settlement
                                                                     	
380-381	1860	Holsembeck, Derrick, minor	Guardian's bond	
381	1860	Holsembeck, Roda, minor	Guardian's bond	
849-853	1863-1865	Holsomback, Derick, dec.	Appointment of guardianship; 
                    List of heirs; Annual settlement; Resignation of guardian; 
                    Re-appointment of guardian;final settlement
                    	
930-931	1866	Holsomback, Derie, dec.	Request to sell property	
933	1866	Holsomback, Derie, dec.	
                           Appointment of administrator; Final settlement
                           	
654-656	1862-1863	Honeycutt, L.A., dec.	Inventory & appraisal of  property; 
                                                  Final settlement; List of heirs
                                                         	
353-355	1860	Honeycutt, Levi A., dec.	Administrator's bond; 
                                   Appraisal  of estate; Bill of sale of estate
                                        	
458-459	1861	Hood, Alexander, dec.	Appointment of administrator	
215	1860	Horton, Mile I., dec.	
                           Minor A. Horton appointed guardian of William H. Horton
                            	
218-219	1859	Horton, Mile I., dec.; Missouri E, Zarelda E., Laura G., minors	
                                                 Appointment of guardianship
                                                                	
941	1859-1866	Horton, Nanie C., guardian	
                    Annual & final settlement; Missouri & Laura Horton, minors
                            
692-698	1864	Hyde, W.B., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                   Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                                   Petition for sale of property; Sale of property
                                      	
553-554	1862	Inzer, N.L & Nancy	Sale of land	
674-676	1863	Jackson, Samuel, dec	Appointment of administrator; 
                                  Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                                  Request for sale of property at public auction.
                                       	
676-684	1861-1862	Johnson, Evan, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                     Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                                     Sale of personal property; List of heirs
                                        	
502-503	1861	Johnson, Isaac M., dec.	Request to sell personal property (cotton)	
501-502	1860	Johnson, Isaac, M.	Resignation of guardianship of Cost, Henry	
183-185	1860	Johnson, Jacob, dec.	
                   Appointment of administrator; Inventory & appraisal of property
                   	
356-360	1860	Johnson, Jacob, dec.	
                      Petition for sale of property; Contest of sale; Sale of land
                      	
284-285	1860	Johnson, James A., minor 	Appointment of apprenticeship	
92-112	1859	Johnson, Samuel H., dec.	Notes due; Sale of land; 
                                                      Final settlement; List of heirs
                                                      	
642-646	1862	Jones, Lawrence M., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                              Inventory & appraisal of property; Final settlement; 
                              Resignation of administrator
                              
182-183	1859	Jones, M.N., dec.	Final settlement	
209-214	1859	Kendrick, Eliza, dec.	Administrator's bond; 
                                             Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                                             Appointment of guardianship; heirs 
                                                                  	
704-705	1863	Kidd, Algernand G., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                          Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                                          Appointment of Guardian
                                          	
685-688	1865-1866	Kidd, John W., dec.	Last Will & Testament; Proof of Will	
699-700	1862	Kidd, Mary A.	Annual settlement from guardian to Ward; 
                                                               List of heirs
                                                               	
855-856	1863	Kidd, Mary A., guardian	Partial settlement; 
                                         Annual settlememt; Final settlement
                                         	
505-525	1856-1860	Kidd, Webb B., dec.	Macon Co.; 
                                     Appointment of administrator; 
                                     Notes due; Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                                     Petition for sale of real & human property; 
                                     List of heirs; Contest of petition; Depositions; 
                                     Sale of human property; Annual settlement; 
                                     Sale of human property; Final settlement; 
                                     Appointment of guardianship 
                                           	
857-883	1863	King, Edmond, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                              Inventory of property; Notes; Partial settlement; 
                              Appraisal of property; Request for sale of property; 
                              List of heirs; Last Will & Testament; Codicil
                                   	
700-704	1863-1864	King, Nathaniel R., dec.	Petition for probate of will; 
                          Last Will & Testament; Inventory & appraisal of property
                              	
883-884	1863	King, Nathaniel R., dec.	Request for summons; List of heirs	
209	1860	Lacey, William D., John M. & Mary Ann, minors	
                                             Appointment of Guardian of estate
                                             	
551-552	1862	Lacy, William	Last Will & Testament	
721-725	1861-1862	Large, John, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
           Notes Due; Inventory & appraisal of property; Sale of property by Sheriff
                    	
774	1862	Large, John, dec.	Administrator Bond	
854-855	1862	Large, John, dec.	Request for dower of land; List of heirs	
292-295	1860	Lawler, J.H.	Final settlement of estate	
295	1860	Lawler, J.H., dec.	Guardian's bond	
199-200	1860	Lawley, Jeremiah, dec.	
                          Decree against administrator by daughter Paralee West; 
                          List of heirs
                                                                                     	
382-383	1861	Lee, Stephen W.	Appraisal of property	
854	1862	Lee, William M., dec.	Appointment of administrator	
559	1864	Leeper, James	Petition for protection of property	
558	1863	Leeper, James l.	
                      Appointment of General Administrator for Shelby County
                      	
773	1863	Leeper, James T.	Appointment of administrator for county	
112-118	1857-1860	Lemley, Manus; dec.	Petition for sale of land; 
                                              Final settlement; 
                                              Notes due; list of heirs
                                                                   	
931	1864	Lemly, George, dec.	List of heirs	
799-803	1862	Lester, C.W., dec.	List of heirs; Petition for sale of land; 
                                                        Depositions; 
                                                        Final settlement
                                                                                    	
352-353	1860	Lester, Calvin W., dec.	Administrator's bond; 
                                               Appraisal of personal property
                                               	
207	1859	Lewis, Caroline 	Administrator's bond and relinquishment of dower	
931	1864	Lewis, Dr., dec.	Petition for release of guardianship; List of heirs	
853-854	1860	Lewis, J.W. dec.	Petition for sale of land; 
                                                       Caroline Lewis Reinhart wife
                                                       	
207	1859	Lewis, John W., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                                       Resignation of administrator
                                                       	
221	1859	Lewis, John W., dec.	Request by Savannah Lewis 
                          to be released as security council and guardian of minors
                                       	
208	1859-1860	Littleton, Elizabeth; 
                              John, Isaac, Lucy, Sarah, Mariah & James, minors
                              Annual settlement
                                                                               	
610-611	1863	Littleton, James, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                                 List of heirs; Final settlement
                                                 	
884	1864	Littleton, James, dec.	Final settlement	
609-610	1864	Littleton, John, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                             Guardianship bond; Final settlement
                                             	
711-715	1862-1863	Looney, Richmond D., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                  Inventory & appraisal of property; Sale of property; 
                  Appointment of guardianship
                  	
799	1863	Looney, Richmond D., dec.	Appointment of administrator	
490-491	1861	Lovett, Thomas R. & Missouri, minors of Lovett, Abel J.	
                                                    Appointment of guardianship
                                                    	
884-885	1865	Lowery, Newton R., dec.	Inventory of property; Sale of property	
231-239	1859	Maddox, Joseph, dec. 	Administrator's bond; 
                                            Settlement of estate; List of heirs
                                            	
430-432	1860	Maddox, Joseph, dec. 	Final Settlement & appraisal of property	
911	1866	Malloy, N.W.	Apprentice bond of Viney Malloy a person of color	
221	1859	Marcus, Elizabeth	Request of settlement for guardianship 	
219-220	1860	Mardis, Sally A., dec.	Final settlement	
548-549	1861	Mardis; John M., dec.; Sarah, minor heir	Guardian report	
429-430	1860	Mason, William, dec.	Final settlement	
453-455	1860	Mason, William, dec.	Appointment of Administrator; 
                                                  Inventory & Sale of estate
                                                  	
646-649	1861-1862	May, William, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                                 Inventory of estate; 
                                                 Sale of property; Final settlement	
                                                             
477	1860	McClellan, E.J.	Annual settlement	
433-443	1860-1861	McClellan, Robert, dec.	
               Request of division of personal property among heirs, including slaves; 
               Division of property; Sell of personal property; 
               Request for sell of land; Final Settlement 
                               	
476-477	1861	McClellan, Robert, dec.	Petition for assignment of dower; 
                                                               Annual settlement
                                                               	
257	1860	McClellan, Robert, dec.	Petition for retention of land	
630-634	1862	McClellan, Robert, dec.	
                            Final settlement & inventory of property; List of heirs
                                    	
220	1860	McClellen, Elias I., dec.	Final settlement 	
170-173	1859	McClellen, Robert, dec.; Mary, minor	Annual settlement	
65	1858	McClinton, Nancy, dec.	Inventory & appraisal of property	
496-499	1860-1861	McDonald, Alexander, dec.	Final settlement; List of heirs	
222-225	1859	McDonald, L.B., dec.	Final settlement	
443-447	1860	McDonald, L.B., dec.	Settlement of estate	
492-495	1861	McDonald, L.B., dec.	Inventory of personal property; 
                                                 List of heirs; Final settlement
                                                 	
499-501	1860-1861	McDonald, Levi dec.	Appointment of Guardianship of minors; 
                                                List of heirs; Giles Co. Tennessee
                                                              	
611-620	1863-1864	McDonald, Wilbur H.; Lavenia A.; Charles M.; 
                              minor children of McDonald L.B., dec.
                              Appointment of guardianship person & estate; 
                              Final settlement; Resignation of Guardianship
                              	
277-278	1859	McGinnis, D.R.	Appointment of guardian for Sarah Ann Williamson	
944	1866-1913	McGraw, James V.	Last Will & Testament; Proof of Will	
251	1860	McMath, J.T.	Annual settlement 	
450-453	1860-1861	McNabb, C.C., dec.	Appointment of Administrator; 
                                                Inventory & Appraisal of estate
                                                	
620-622	1862-1863	McNabb, C.C., Mrs, dec.	Inventory of personal property; 
                       Final settlement; Appointment of guardianship & administrator
                                  	
912	1866	Merdith, David, dec.	Resignation of administrator	
903-904	1865	Merdith, John B.	Final settlement of guardianship	
118-123	1860	Meredith, David, dec.	Partial settlement; list of heirs	
296	1860	Meredith, David, dec.	Guardian's report 	
409	1860	Meredith, David, dec.	Appointment of guardian of estate to Wyatt, Susan	
378-379	1859	Meredith, I.N., guardian; Henderson, Mary, Christina, 
                                           James, & Holly, minors   Annual settlements
                                                                             	
580-594	1861-1863	Meredith, Jasper, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
         Inventory of property; Appraisal; Seizure of property (negroes); Sale of land
                	
226-227	1860	Meredith, John	Appointment of guardian of estate	
225-226	1860	Meredith, Mary P., dec.	Appointment of administrator	
479	1860	Meredith, Mary P., dec.	Appointment of guardian of estate	
479-481	1860-1861	Meredith, Mary P., dec.	Petition to resign as administor; 
                                           Final settlement; Partial sale of estate
                                                   	
629-630	1863	Merideth, David	Appointment of Guardian	
625-629	1861-1863	Merideth, Mrs. Mary, dec.	Request to sell property; 
                                   Final settlement; Sale of human property; 
                                   Division of property among heirs	
                                   
933-941	1851-1852	Mills, Franklin M.. dec.	Sale of personal property; 
                 List of heirs; Notes due; 
                 Citation against Benjamin Randall (administrator) 
                 for non final settlement; 
                 Notes due;	
                 
221	1859	Mills, Thomas 	Request of removal of Charles G. Samuel as guardian 
                                              and appointing John P. West as guardian
                                                       	
463-464	1860	Mink, Jacob, dec.	Partial settlement of estate; List of heirs	
464-465	1861	Mink, Martha, dec.	Administrators report	
220	1860	Mink, Patsy, dec. 	Report of estate	
634-642	1862	Mitchell, Mary J., dec.	Last Will & Testament; 
                                              Inventory & Appraisal of property; 
                                              Partial settlement
                                                                                      	
214-215	1859	Moore, Alexander	Powell Holcomb & Mary Holcomb, judgement	
662-668	1863-1865	Moore, George, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                          Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                          Final settlement; List of heirs; Appointment of Guardianship
                                      	
660-661	1862	Morgon, John M., dec.	
                             Inventory & Appraisal of property; Final settlement
                             	
533-536	1861	Moseley, P.C., dec.; David & Nancy L., minors	
                                               Annual settlement; Guardian report
                                               	
458	1860	Mosely, R.A., guardian	
          Report that he has rented his son's land, hired a negro & death report; 
          A.B.S. Mosely, minor	
                   
227-228	1860	Mosley, A.B.S., dec.	Appointment of guardian of estate; 
                                                             Appraisal of property
                                                             	
550	1861	Mosley, David A.; Mosley, Nancy L.	
                                  Appointment of guardian of person & estate
                                   	
228-231	1859-1860	Mosley, P.O., dec.	Request for sale of property; 
                      Sale of property; Appointment of guardianship; List of heirs
                               	
304-309	1858-1860	Mosley, P.O., dec.	Final settlement of estate	
314-315	1860	Mosley, P.O., dec.	Receipt of slaves from estate	
549-550	1861	Nabors, Abraham & Mary; Mardis, Sally A., ward of	
                            Inventory & appraisal of property; Annual settlement
                                            	
399	1860	Nabors, D.A.	Appointment of guardian of estate 	
397-398	1860	Nabors, David, minor	Guardian's bond, final settlement	
401	1860	Nabors, E.J., dec.	Request to sell personal property of deceased	
383	1860	Nabors, French	Administrator's bond	
721	1862	Nabors, French, guardian	Annual settlement	
398-399	1860	Nabors, Hugh	Guardian's bond, final settlement	
401	1860	Nabors, J,M., dec. 	Appointment of administrator's to estate	
537-541	1860	Nabors, James M., dec.	Final settlement; List of heirs	
545-546	1861	Nabors, James M., dec.	Petition for sale of property	
399-400	1860	Nabors, Laura & Nabors, James, minor children of Nabors, James M., dec.	
                                   Appointment of guardianship to Nabors, French
                                                   	
474	1860	Nabors, P.R.	Appointment of guardian of estate	
402	1860	Nabors, T.M., dec.	Sale of land	
398	1860	Nabors, William, minor	Guardian's bond, final settlement	
403-404	1861	Nevins, Samuel L.; , Mary Ann; Jesse B., minor children of Nevins, Jesse	
                                         Appointment of guardianship to Walden, Daniel	
                                                  
400	1860	Nichols, Joseph, dec.	Appointment of administrator (Pitts, William)	
283-284	1860	Nivins, G., dec.	Administrator's bond	
737-757	1864-1866	Nunnally, Aaran E., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                               Notes Due; Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                               List of heirs; Petition for Sale of property
                               	
594-597	1863	Overton, Jesse, dec.	Appraisal of estate; 
                                         Request for release of administrator; 
                                         Appointment of administrator; Inventory of estate
                                            	
649-654	1862	Page, B.W., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                          Inventory & appraisal of property; Final settlement; List of heirs
                          	
789-790	1863	Page, William R., dec.	Last Will & Testament; 
                                             Proof of Will; Final settlement
                                             	
265-266	1859	Pardue, Nancy, dec.	Appraisal of property; List of heirs; Sale of property	
788-789	1862	Pardue, Nancy, dec.	Final settlement	
455-457	1860	Perry, Jacob, guardian	Final Settlement; 
                                     Thomas, William, Mary, & Joseph Harris, minors
                                      	
388-389	1861	Peters, Sarah	Appointment of guardianship of 
                                               estate to Goodgame, John
                                               	
885-886	1865-1866	Pitts, Sarah S.C., Mrs, dec.	Appointment of administrator	
251-257	1860	Pitts, Silas, dec.	Petition for probate of will; List of heirs; Will; 
                                                       Contest of will; Final settlement
                                                            	
901-903	1866	Pitts, William, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                                    Inventory & appraisal of property
                                                    	
266-267	1858	Pledger, Leonard, dec.	Heir requesting estate from guardian	
772-773	1865	Post, David N.	Appointment of administrator for county	
607	1862	Powell, E.W., dec.	Sale of land; Final settlement	
66-73	1858-1859	Powell, Edward W.; dec. 	Appointment of administrator; 
                       List of heirs; Petition for sale of property; Final settlement
                       	
775-788	1862-1865	Powell, James H., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                       Sale of personal property; Notes due; Partial settlement; 
                       Petition for sale of property; Depositions; List of heirs
                                      	
267-268	1859	Prentice, Travis, dec.	Appointment of administrators of estate 
                                              and guardianship of minor; 
                                              Request to sell lands belonging to estate
                                                                 	
599-601	1864	Price, Mary A.M., minor child of Price, William M., dec.	
                                  Appointment of guardianship; Guardianship bond
                                                            	
601-605	1864-1865	Price, William M., dec.	Appraisal & inventory of estate; 
                   Sale of personal property; Appraisal of negroes; Final settlement
                                 	
389-394	1860	Randall, Benjamin F., dec.	Appointment of administrator (West, John); 
                          Appraisal of estate; Request to sell property; Sale of property	
                                    
705-711	1862	Randall, Benjamin F., dec.	
                                Appointment of administrator; Annual Settlement; Notes Due
                                 	
258-265	1859-1860	Ray, John, dec.	Reliquishment of land; List of heirs; 
                                                      Contest of reliquishment; Sale of land
                                                      	
388	1861	Ray, John, dec.	Sale of land	
76-77	1857	Reeves, William P., dec.	Petition for sale of land	
174-178	1859	Reeves, William P., dec.	Land sale, notes due; 
                                                   Final settlement; List of heirs
                                                   	
899-900	1863	Richards, A.R., guardian	Final settlement for Susan Richards	
387	1860	Richards, Susan	Guardianship of estate; 
                           Guardians: Richards, A.R; McClellan, John; Coop, A.J.
                           	
387	1861	Richards, Susan	Change of administrator of estate of McClellan, Robert	
803-805	1863-1864	Robertson, Elijah, dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                   Inventory & appraisal of property; Partial settlement; List of heirs
                         	
460-461	1860	Robertson, H.B., dec.	Inventory of personal property	
162	1859	Robertson, John, dec.	Final settlement; List of heirs	
387-388	1860	Robertson, Rebecca	
                       Appointment of guardianship of estate to Robertson, Percella	
                       
530-533	1860	Robertson, Thomas M., dec.	Final settlement	
898	1865	Robertson, William E.	Appointment of guardian of person & estate	
465-472	1853	Roper, John, W., dec.	Inventory of estate & final settlement of estate	
886-898	1865-1867	Roper, Joseph, dec.	Appointment of executors of Will; 
                                    Last Will & Testament; Petition for probate of Will;
                                    Appointment of administrator; Notes due
                                    	
798-799	1864	Roper, Samuel B.	Appointment of administrator for county; 
                                                       Resignation of administrator
                                                       	
717-718	1862	Rushing, Robert R.	Petition for release of guardianship; 
                                                       Release of guardianship
                                                       	
898-899	1865-1866	Rushing, Robert R.	Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                               Notes due; Request for sale of property; Sale of property
                                        	
900	1862	Rushing, Robert R.	Accounts paid	
489	1861	Rushing, William C.	Appointment of guardian of estate	
720	1861	Saber, E., dec.	Appointment of guardianship	
384-387	1860	Salser, Ezekial, dec.	Administrator's bond; 
                                           List of property; Sale of property
                                           	
488	1861	Salser, Sila, dec.	Appointment of administrator	
543-545	1861	Saulser, Seala, dec.	Inventory & appraisal of personal property	
302-303	1859-1860	Seal, Charles W., dec.	Final settlement of estate	
60-62	1858-1859	Shrader, Francis, dec.	Sale of property; 
                                          Appointment of administrator
                                          
478	1860	Smith, Antennessa	Annual settlement	
478	1860	Smith, Francis	Annual settlement	
478	1860	Smith, Margaret A.	Annual settlement	
478	1860	Smith, Mary J.	Annual settlement	
274-275	1859	Smith, Mary J., Margaret A., & Francis, dec.	
                                 Jane Smith, Guardian, Settlement of debt 
                                         	
169-170	1859	Stedman, J.J., minor	Annual settlement	
381-382	1860	Steelman, T.T., minor	Annual settlement	
555-557	1862	Storrs, John S.	Last Will & Testament	
503-504	1860-1861	Stripling, William, dec.	 
                                 Notes due; Inventory of property
                                 	
886	1865	Strong, Titus	Appointment of administrator for Shelby County	
458	1861	Swett, Thomas R. & Missouri	Receipt of moneys 
                            from Vandergrief, John of St. Clair County
                                       	
298-300	1856-1860	Sykes, Sarah J., now Sarah J. McClinton	
                                                 Settlement of estate
                                                 
278	1859	Teague, J.W. 	Statement of land rental	
73-76	1857-1859	Teague, J.W., dec.	Final settlement	
301	1860	Teague, J.W., dec.	
                       Report of advertising & renting of estate land
                       	
59-60	1858	Terrell, Levi	Guardians report	
53-55	1856-1858	Terrell, Levi; James W. & Nancy J., minors	
                          Guardianship papers issued in Jackson County, Arkansas
                          	
829-834	1865-1866	Thomas, Benjamin, dec.	
                    Inventory & appraisal of property; Sale of personal property
                    	
551	1861	Thomas, G.T., dec.	Appointment of administrator	
394-397	1860	Thompson, R.H., dec.	Appraisal of estate	
605-606	1862	Thompson, R.H., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                                   Appraisal of personal property
                                                   	
834-849	1864-1866	Threatt, Daniel, dec.; William C. Threatt, dec.	
                          Appointment of administrator; Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                          Partial sale of property; Request for sale of human property; 
                          Contest of Will; List of heirs; Appointment of guardian of minors; 
                          Depositions; Order to sell property
                                    	
547-548	1861	Threatt, Darrel, dec.	Partial final settlement	
163	1858	Thweatt, Daniel, dec.	 Final settlement 	
343	1861	Thweatt, Daniel, dec.	Widow's request for sale of property	
269-270	1859	Thweatt, David	Petition for settlement of estate	
657-659	1861	Walker, Thomas J., dec.	Resignation of administrator; 
                                            Final settlement; Administrator bond
                                            	
270	1860	Wallace, R.B., dec.	Guardian's bond	
283	1860	Wallace, R.B., dec.	Report of sale of cotton belonging to estate	
404-405	1860	Wallace, R.B., dec.	Inventory of Property	
164-169	1859	Wallace, Robert B. dec.	Partial settlement; List of heirs	
409-412	1860	Walton, John G., dec.	Appointment of administrator of estate; 
                                                                   Appraisal of property
                                                                   	
405	1860	Ward, Sally B, dec.	Appointment of executer of will	
405-406	1860	Webb, John, dec.	Appointment of administrator; Request to sell property	
502	1861	West, Jefferson P.	Resignation of executor of will of  West, Joshua	
275	1859	West, Joshua H.	Receipt of payment by guardian 	
271-274	1860	West, Joshua, dec.	Petition for probate of will; Will; 
                                                            Administrator's bond
                                                            	
423	1860	Wheeler, R.J.	Order to appear in court	
423-429	1860	White, Mary E, Thomas R., Laura S., William H., Sarah C., 
                            minor children of White, Rubin H., dec.
                            Order to sale land; Certification of Depositions; Depositions	
                                                      
403	1860	White, Mary E., Thomas Rawlen, Laura S., William H., Sarah, 
                          minor heirs of White, Rubin H., dec.
                          Appointment of guardianship to White, Mary Louiza	
                                                                  
423	1860	White, Mary E.; minor child of White, R.H., dec.	
                                             Appointment of Guardianship
                                                     	
482	1860	White, T.R; Womack, T.B	Appointment of apprenticeship 	
816-823	1862-1863	Whitfield, Abram H.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                        Inventory & appraisal of property; 
                                        Petition for sale of property; 
                                        Sale of property; List of heirs	
                                        
413-417	1860	Whitfield, David N, dec.	Seizure and sale of land; 
                       Petition for sale of land; 
                       Deposition of Administrator, McRae, J.W.
                                 	
716-717	1862	Williams, Henry T., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                               Inventory & appraisal of property
                                                         	
422	1860	Williamson, Sarah A.	Annual Settlement	
279	1853	Wilson, Benjaman, dec.	Request for administrator to sell land	
279-280	1856-1860	Wilson, Benjaman, dec.	
                         Request for appearance in court; Statement of payment
                         	
488	1860	Wilson, Eugene G.	Settlement with Ivey, Mary	
402	1860	Wilson, Henry, dec.	
                   Appointment of administrator, Harrison, Thomas
                   	
447-450	1860	Wilson, Martha 	Annual Settlement	
287-292	1860	Wilson, Martha J.	
                   Guardian's bond; Petition to be released from bond; 
                   Settlement of estate
                                                                             	
547-576	1863	Wood, Lewis, dec.	Inventory & appraisal of  property; 
                                                    Petition for sell of property
                                                    	
275-277	1860	Wood, Sally B., dec.	List of heirs, 
                            Last Will & Testament; Witness' statement 
                            	
91-92	1859	Worthy, James	Final settlement	
412-413	1860	Worthy, Sarah, dec.	Appointment of administrator of estate; 
                                                           Appraisal of property
                                                           	
418-422	1860-1861	Worthy, Sarah, dec.	Inventory and Sale of estate; 
                                     Request for sale of land; Dispute over land sale 
                                          	
501	1861	Wyatt, Lidea J.; now wife of Harrell, George E.	Final settlement; 
                                                             Release of guardianship
                                                                   	
406-407	1860	Wyatt, Lydia J.	Appointment of guardian of estate 	
407	1861	Wyatt, Mary, Fountain, Martha & George, minors	Appointment of guardianship	
536-537	1861	Wyatt, Parmilea, dec.	Appointment of administrator; Notes due; 
                                                       Inventory & appraisal of property
                                                       	
668-670	1863-1864	Wyatt, W.J., dec.	Appointment of administrator; 
                                        Inventory & appraisal of property; Final settlement
                                        	
239	1859	Wyatt, William J.	Bill of sale of estate land	
407-408	1860	Wyatt, William J.	Annual Settlement	
240-250	1859	Wyatt, William, dec.	Notice of petition of sale of land & property; 
                                                  List of heirs; Contest of said petition
                                                       	
295-296	1860	Wyatt, William, dec.	Report on the sale of estate property	
607-609	1861	Wyatt, William, dec.	Final settlement
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