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JR., GABRIEL PHILLIPS, SR., HANNAH PHILLIPS.
Pkg. #61 Estate of ELIAS BROCK
Administrators Bond. Date: 1 June 1795. Administrator: CHARLES BROCK
Estate of : ELIAS BROCK. Securities : WILLIAM BOWMAN, RICHARD HUGHS
Pkg. #62 Estate of WILLIAM HUGHEY.
Administration Bond. Date: 6 Sep 1791, Executor: GEORGE HUGHEY.
Estate of : WILLIAM HUGHEY. Security: JOHN HUGHEY, JAMES TOWN- SEND
Pkg. #63 Estate of AARON JACKSON
Will of AARON JACKSON of Faisforest, Union County, 96th District. .
Written: 1 Sep 1789. Recorded: 29 Sep 1790. Wife:
AGNESS JACK- SON-livestock, furniture, saddle, profits and benefit of plantat- ion for life. Children: WILLIAM JACKSON, son-saddle, wearing ap- parel, etc. also ". . his noat unto ARTHUR CRAWFORD new in my possess- ion date May 24, 1784. .. Other heirs: AARON JACKSON, grandson, son of WILLIAM JACKSON-all of the estate that was given to AGNESS JACKSON to become his at her death. If he dies before AGNESS JACK- SON the estate is to pass to the next eldest son of WILLIAM JACKSON: AARON JACKSON, grandson-one two year old heffer to be delivered to AARON's father, WILLIAM JACKSON, for AARON's benefit one year after the decease of said AARON JACKSON (the testator)and ". . the first heffer calf that she shall have to be the property of my grandaugh- ter, AGNESS JACKSON, Sister to Said AARON .. ". Executors : ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM, friend, and AGNESS JACKSON, wife. Witnesses : JAMES MC MULLON, RICHARD THOMSON.
Pkg. #64 Estate of WILLIAM MASSEY
Inventory and appraisement of the estate of WILLIAM MASSEY, decd. Date: 14 Oct 1793 Appraisers : SAMUEL SELBY, WILLIAM ROGERS, NATHAN- IEL DAVIS
Administrators Bond. Date: 6 Sep 1791. Administrators : JAMES TOWN- SEND, SARAH MASSEY. Estate of : WILLIAM MASSEY. Security: JAMES
CALDWELL, WILLIAM TOWNSEND
Pkg. #65 Estate of JOHN PARKS HUGH MC BRIDE
Union County June Term, 1788 VS PARKS, Administrator Debit Referred to ANDREW THOMPSON and JOHN BIRD- SONG, Esqr. so far as a settlement of the said JOHN PARKS estate respects the said MC BRIDE in right of his wife, MARGARET, a Legatee of the said
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JOHN and if the Referees Disagree they are to choose a third person and their award to be the Judgement of the Court. "
A list of the Bonds and Notes of the Estate of JOHN PARKS, decd.
March, 1788 #1 MARK MITCHELL's Bond given to atty.
March 1, 1788 #2 DANIEL JACKSON's Bond given to atty.
Jan. 8, 1787
#3 MARK JACKSON, JR. Bond, pd. ptly.
July 19, 1785
#4 ALEXANDER MC DUGAL's Bond, pd. Ptly.
A Legatee
#5 JOHN PARK Bond
A Legatee #6 WILLIAM PARK Bond
Dec 2, 1783
#7 MARK JACKSON, SR. note pd. ptly.
Mar. 1785
#8 JOSEPH MEANS Note, pd. ptly.
Mar. 19, 1788
#9 DAVID CASH Note pd. ptly.
Mar. 15, 1788
#10 ARNOLD EDWARDS .note
Jan. 23, 1788
#11 THOMAS BLASSINGAME Note, pd.
Apr. 2, 1785
#12 JAMES STOREY Note, pd.
Mar. 28, 1785
#13 8ENAJAH TOMSON Note, pd.
Mar., 1785
Jan. 1787
#15 SAMUEL JACKSON Note paid
A Legatee
#17 EDWARD DENCY Note paid
Apr. 5, 1785
#18 ARTHUR CRAFORD Note paid
Jan. 23, 1788
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#19 JOHN DAVIDSON Note, pd. ptly.
Jan. 23, 1788
#20 SAMUEL PATTON Note, sued and pd.
Mar., 1785
#21 ROBERT HARRIS Note paid
A Legatee
#22 MARGARET PARK Note
Apr. 22, 1780
#23 JOHN MC CUTCHEN Note
"Total Amount Carried Over 371. 3.10
9. 1.11
Sum to be divided
362.11.11
JOSEPH DAVIDSON's Part by will
27.15. 6
334. 6. 5
Further to be divided into 5 parts
That is to say five Legatees to each
Part the Sum of t66.14.8 Each that is to say MARGARET PARK
JOHN PARK
SAMUEL PARK WILLIAM PARK
We the Subscribers thereof Being Appointed By the Parties to Set- tle the Estate of JOHN PARK, Decd. Do Certify that the above is a True and Just Settlement Witness our Hands this 23 Day Sep 1788."
"A Just Acount of Debts paid by us Administrators of the Estate of JOHN PARK, Decd.
Apr. 15, 1785 #1 JOHN THOMAS fees
Aug 3, 1785 #2 JOHN LEEPER Schooling
Aug 31, 1786 #3 JAMES MAYS, a sworn account, old currency.
Tax for 1783 #4 CAHRLES SIMS
Jan 13, 1786 #5 STEPHEN WHITE, a sworn account, old cur- Jan 21, 1786 #6 rency. PATRICK SHAW, a Legatee, old currency.
Apr 15, 1785 #7 ADRON JACKSON, a coffin -
Jan 16, 1786 #8 WILLIAM SIMMONS, proving the will
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334. 6. 5
JOSEPH PARKS Children's Money
Jan. 23, 1788
#14 JORDAN JACKSON Note paid
#16 JOSEPH DAVISON Note
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Mar. 26, 1788 #9 JOHN WILSON, sworn acct.
Jan 8, 1787 #10 HUGH MC BRIDE at sundarys, a legatee
Mar 1, 1784 #11 DAVID TRAIL Mar 17, 1784 to Paper, two Quire JOHN DAVIDSON Waving Widow PARK
Jan, 1784 Mar 1, 1784
ROBERT HARRIS, Clerk to Vandue PARK
"GEORGE PARK and JOHN PARK, Administrators received into their hands of Principal .... and payed the Debts and Legatees as follows:
To JOSEPH DAVIDSON, a legatee
To HUGH MC BRIDE, a legatee
To JOHN PARK, a legatee.
To SAMUEL PARK, a legatee To WILLIAM PARK, a legatee
This Settlement being made the 14 Jan 1795 the Legatees all Present at Settlement. "
Pkg. #66 Estate of EDMON ELLIS
Will of EDMON ELLIS. Written: 14 Oct 1800. : 12 Feb 1801. Wife: MARY ELLIS-benefits of plantation during her life.
Children: WILLIAM ELLIS, son-one-third " .. of my Land Whereon I now Live ad- joining his Plantation ... "; JONATHAN, son-one-third of above; ED- MON, son-one-third of above. There are other children but does not name them. Witnesses : JOSHUA ELLIS, PETER ELLIS, JONATHAN ELLIS HUGH COOK, ELLENDER HARVEY.
Pkg. #57 Estate of WILLIAM GREER
Appraisement of the Estate of WILLIAM GREER, decd.
Date: 17 Dec 1789. Appraisers: THOMAS VANCE, WILLIAM JUNKIN
Administrator Bond. Date: 29 Sep 1789. Administrators: REBECKA GREER,
THOMAS VANCE, ROBERT GREER. Estate of : WILLIAM GREER Security : Were their own securities.
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UNION COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
Some of the first settlements in the up-country (the western half of the state) were created from 1745 to 1760 by immigrants from the Rhine section of Germany, the northern colonies of the eastern seaboard, and the Ulster section of Ireland. However, it wasn't until 1753, 92 years later, after the settlement on the Ashley River (1671) that the Province became interested in attracting settlers into the up-country and a bounty was offered to stimulate immigration. This consisted of a 'headright' of a hundred acres for each man, with fifty acres for each woman and child. The government, moreover, supplied the arrivals with the "the most indis- pensable implements of agriculture". This offer from the government was just opportune for the Scotch-Irish from Pennsylvania and Virginia who had just reached the upper Piedmont valley by way of North Carolina.
About the year 1776 Fairforest Church became the center of activity for Union County. During the Revolutionary conflict the fairforest region of upper South Carolina was a hotbed of pro-British sentiment with the Loyalists outnumbering the Patriots. Open warfare broke out and Fairfor-
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est Church became the headquarters for the Loyalist group. This had some effect on the scattering of its membership. After thw war, it became known as Padgetts Creek Baptist Church.
By an Act ratified in 1769, the Province of South Carolina was divid- ed into seven judicial districts : Charleston, Georgetwon, Beaufort, Orangeburg, Ninety-Six, Camden and Cheraws, but it wasn't until 1795 that Pinckney and Washington Districts were established. Pinckney embraced the present counties of Union and York and a part of Cherokee. Washington embraced the present counties of Greenville, Pickens, Oconee and Anderson.
In 1798 the nine districts then existing were divided up into twenty-
four . From Ninety-Six District the districts of Abbeville, Edgefield, Newberry, Laurens and Spartanburg were formed; from Washington District, Pendleton and Greenville Districts were formed; from Pinckney District the districts of Union and York were formed; from Camden District, Chester, Lancaster, Fairfield, Kershaw and Sumter Districts were formed; from Cheraws District, Chesterfield, Darlington. and Marlborough Districts were formed. The district names of Ninety-Six, Washington, Pinckney, Camden and Cheraw were discarded.
From a genealogical standpoint it is important that the researcher understand the make-up of these judicial districts.
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UNION COUNTY, S O U T H CAROLINA WRITS OF PARTION, EQUITY COURT
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JEREMIAH FOSTER and wife VS Writ of Partition
HANNAH MAYBERY, widow of
JAMES MAYBERY, decd. et al
Date : 3rd Monday in March 1806
States: JAMES MAYBERY, decd. died intestate, at which time he was possessed of a plantation of 340 acres.
Heirs: HANNAH MAYBERY, widow and nine children, viz: BETSY
MAYBERY who married GEORGE FOSTER, PATSEY who has since the
death of said JAMES MAYBERY intermarried with JEREMIAH FOSTER, SARAH who has also married since death of her father to THOMAS WHITE, MARY, THOMAS, JESSE, SUSANAH, GEMIMI and LOUISA. Widow is entitled to 1/3 of the tract of land and children share and share alike. Commissioners : JESSE MAYBERRY, JOHN FOSTER, HENRY FENANDERS, CAPT.
.' JOHN PRIGMORE, JOHN SMITH +++
#2 JAMES GIBBS VS Writ of Partition
AMBROUSE GIBBS
Date: 17 October 1810
States : JAMES GIBBS, decd. had 370 acres land on waters of Fairforest Creek, bounded by lands of ALEXANDER HAYS, MR. BENSOM, MRS.
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RHODA BROWN, LITTLE. WHITLOCK and ANDREW TARRANCE. Gives three youngest sons, viz: JAMES, AMBROUSE and HYRAM GIBBS -- the 370 acres is to be divided when AMBROUSE and HYRAM have reached 21 years of age.
Commissioners : RALPH JACKSON, W. DARBY, RICHARD THOMSON, WILLIAM RICE, GEORGE GORDON
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JEFFRY PALMER, JR { Application to bring slaves into state.
Date: 10 January 1818
States : Slaves are property to him due to him marrying REBECCA PALMER of Halifax County, Virginia.
CHILSON PALMER of Halifax County, Va. Will. Written: 3 Feb. 1816.
' Probate: 26 Feb 1816. Wife: MARY-speaks of her as " .. my little MARY .. "-tract of land she now lives on, slaves, furniture, livestock for her lifetime and at her death to be divided as follows: Child-
ren: THOMAS, son-$500; LUKE, son-one negro girl which he now has in his possession and 2 other slaves; NANCY, dau. - negro girl which she now has in her possession and a negro boy; MARTIN, son-2 slaves; DABNEY, son-slaves, furniture and $70; STEPHEN, son-slaves and $70; DANIEL, son-horse, furniture, slaves, all the land lying north of Cawsons (?) Creek and at the death " .. of my wife, MARY .. " the tract of land whereon she now lives; SALLY, dau. - $1; REBECCA, dau. - slaves and furniture; ISAAC, son-slaves, furniture, livestock and land " .. belonging to me lying south of Lawsons Creek .. " and $70; Rest of est. not disposed of to heirs shall be shared and shared alike " .. be- . " tween my right children, viz. LUKE, NANCY, MARTIN, DABNEY, STEPHEN, ULDANIEL, REBECCA and ISAAC including the personal and perishable Estate loaned to my Wife, MARY, her lifetime. . " Mentions : That his mulatto girl, LUCY, shall live with Miss JANE CLARK until she arrives at. the age of 21 at which time she is to be freed and that she is not to be carried out of this county. Executors : THOMAS
EARLEY, friend and DANIEL PALMER, son. +++
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Heirs of JAMES GIBBS Petition for Partition
Date : 3rd Monday in Oct 1810
States: Said GIBBS owned 370 acres in Union County.
That said GIBBS died leaving a will.
Heirs: Three youngest sons, viz: JAMES, AMBROUSE, and HYRAM-
left them the land to be equally divided among them. +++
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JONATHAN MORGAN VS Summons in Partition
Heirs of WILLIAM MORGAN, decd. .
Date : 26 Dec 1811
States: Heirs: JEMIMA MORGAN, widow, MOSES MORGAN, THOMAS MORGAN, WILL- IAM PALMER and LETTICE, his wife, ELIZABETH POWELL, HETTA MORGAN, GEORGE BELEW and wife, MARY and HANNAH MORGAN by THOMAS MORGAN, her guardian. JONATHAN MORGAN is also a son of WILLIAM MORGAN, decd. WILLIAM MORGAN, at the time of his death, had a plantation on Rockey Creek, a branch of Fairforest, containing 220 acres.
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Land was bounded north by MOLLEY OELEW, East and Southeast by MOLLY FENCHER, South and Southwest by ZACHERIAH BELEW. Said MORGAN also had another plantation of 215 acres bounded on the North by ESTHER INSCO (?), South and Southwest by JOSEPH ROBINSON and MRS. POWELL's lands, Southeast by JINASURE (?) MILLER and Northeast by DANIEL COWEN.
WILLIAM MORGAN ". . lately departed this life intestate. . " Petitioner asks for partition of lands.
HANNAH MORGAN is a minor under 14 and a ward of her brother, THOMAS
NOTE : The following Plots are included in this packet. Plots of the division of the lands of DRURY GOYIN, decd.
Plot #1-107-1/3 ac. for MRS. GOYINS, widow (no given name mentioned) it being part of a tract of 251 ac. on which the decd. formerly lived. Includes dwelling house and spring. Dated: 20 Apr 1797. Plot #2-71-1/3 ac. for ISAC GOYIN, it being the middle tract. Date: 21 Apr 1797.
Plot #3-Missing.
Plot #4-259 ac. for JAMES GARNS. Dated: 21 Apr. 1797.
Plot #5-113 ac. for JAMES GOYINS situated on Laurel Br., waters of Fan- nings Cr. Dated: 11 Apr 1797. Plot #6-100 ac. for JOB GAINS situated in Chester Co. including ELHATTS old fields. Dated: 21 Apr. 1797. +++
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THOMAS WRIGHT Writ of Partition
Dated : 24 Jan 1811
States: THOMAS WRIGHT died possessed of a plantation lying on both sides of Thickotty Cr., being part of two tracts of land contain- ing 500 ac. in all.
THOMAS WRIGHT died intestate.
Heirs: DELILA WRIGHT, widow. Children: SARAH "SALLY", JOANNA M., ELIZABETH (who intermarried with WILLIAM THOMPSON), ABNER, DELILA, NANCY (who intermarried with ABRAM GOSSET), MATILDA (who intermarried with ANDREW GOSSET), MARY (who intermarried with MOSES WATERS) and WILLIAM.
MOSES WATERS and wife, MARY, have made application for division. MARY WATERS ". . had attained the age of 21 years ... "
Commissioners : DAVIS GOUDALOCK, WILLIAM FARNANDY, JNO. PRIDMORE, JAMES LAWRENCE, RICHARD THOMPSON.
Results : The widow, DELILA WRIGHT, recd. 187 ac. but commrs. decided the remaining land could not be distributed without injury to some of the parties therefore the land was to be sold and the proceeds divided among remaining heirs. +++
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Heirs of JACOB HOLMES Writ of Partition
States : JACOB HOLMES possessed at his death 3 tracts of land: #1-100 Date: 17 Oct 1812
ac. on Sugar Cr .; #2-332 ac. on Mill Cr., a br. of Fairforest; #3-50 ac. on branches of Shonelly (?) Cr. (This last descript- ion is crossed through but no other description was given). JACOB HOLMES died in the year 1800 intestate.
Heirs: MARY HOLMES, widow. Children: ZABUD HOLMES, MARY HOL-
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MES, NANCY HOLMES, JACOB HOLMES and AMOS HOLMES. Since the death of said deceased his widow has intermarried with WILLIAM THOMPSON and by him had a child, LUCINDA THOMP- SON, now living. At the birth of LUCINDA B. THOMPSON her mother, MARY THOMPSON ( late MARY HOLMES, widow) died intestate leaving at the time of her death her husband, WILLIAM THOMPSON, and her child, LUCINDA B. THOMPSON, and her children by her first husband, JACOB HOLMES.
No partition of the aforesaid lands had been made in the life- time of said MARY THOMPSON, whereupon WILLIAM THOMPSON and his daughter, LUCINDA B. THOMPSON became entitled to a distri- bution of 2 shares of the above lands with the children of JACOB HOLMES, decd.
ZEBUD HOLMES, who had attained the age of 21, made application for division of lands.
Commissioners: CHARLES JONES, ANDREW THOMPSON, NATHANIEL GRIST, JAMES PARK, RICHARD THOMPSON.
Results : Commrs. opinion is to sell land and divide profits.
Later Petition of ZEBUD HOLMES
Date:
None given
States :
His father died about 1801.
That AMOS HOLMES, one of the heirs, is a minor under the age of 14 and that he asks to be made guardian. Petition granted.
Petition of NANCY and JACOB HOLMES
Date: None given.
States: NANCY and JACOB are minors over the age of 14. Ask that ZEBUD HOLMES be appointed their guardian. Petition granted.
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Heirs of JAMES FORSTER Writ of Petition
Date : 20 July 1812
States: . JAMES FORSTER died possessed of 4 tracts of land containing in whole 700 ac. on both sides of Ready Branch of Pacolate R. Said JAMES FORSTER dind intestate on or about Sep 1806. Heirs: ELIZABETE FORSTER widow. Children : JOHN, ISAAC, JAMES, JOSIAH, WILLIAM, SINGLETON, ALLEN, ELIZABETH, SUSAN, SALLY and CLEMMENT.
On Aug. 1809 ELIZABETH FOSTER, widow, died intestate. Two of said children, SALLY and CLEMMENT, have died intestate since the death of their father, leaving only JOHN, ISAAC, JAMES, JOSIAH, WILLIAM, SINGLETON, ALLEN, ELIZABETH and SUSAN as heirs.
JOHN FOSTER, who has attained the age of 21, petitions for a division of the lands.
Commissioners: WILLIAM PALMER, JOSHUA PALMER, ISAAC GOINGS, JOSHUA FOS- TER and JOHN CUDD.
Results: 'Agreed land cannot be divided fairly, must be sold and proceeds divided among heirs.
Petition of ISAAC J. FOSTER Date: None given.
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States : ELIZABETH and SUSAN FOSTER are minors under age 14. Asked to be made their guardian. Petition granted.
Petition of JOS. RIED (?)
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Date: None given.
States : ALLEN and SINGLETON FOSTER are minors under age 14. Asks to be made their guardian. Petition granted 1 .
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GIDEON GLENN Writ of Partition
Date : 3rd Monday in Oct 1811
States: GIDEON GLENN of Chester District at his death possessed a per- sonal est. of a negro called BRISTER, two negro girls, DICY and SEAL. Said girls since death of said GIDEON have each . had a child. Also said GIDEON at time of his death had con- siderablo personal estate and died leaving a will.
Whole of his est. went to his wife, ANN SABELLA GLENN, for her lifetime or widowhood and upon her marriage half of his est. went to his dau., NANCY S. GLENN.
Said GLENN had no real est. at time of his death and as the widow was without a home the executors purchased a tract of land from ZORABABEL PATY and JOSHUA PATY for the use and benefit of the wife and daughter of said deceased.
Land contained two-hundred and ac. on southwest side of Broad River in Union District -- the plantation whereon JOHN BANKHEAD and ANN SEBELLA BANKHEAD, late wife of GIDEON GLENN, decd., now live.
ANN SABELLA GLENN, late wife of GIDEON GLENN, decd. intermarried with JOHN BANKHEAD on or about Mar 1809. ANN S. BANKHEAD and husband, JOHN, have made petition for divis- ion of est.
Commissioners: GEORGE BAILEY, WILLIAM F. GIST, JOHN LUSK, JOHN MC CULLOCK, JAMES ADAMS.
Petition of JOHN BANKHEAD and NANCY, his wife, (late NANCY GLENN, wife of GIDEON GLENN, decd. ) for themselves and also for NANCY S. GLENN (dau. of GIDEON GLENN, decd. ) an infant for whom they are guardian. Date: None given
States : GIDEON GLENN died on or about the year 1804.
Purchase of the land for the widow and child was prior to the marriage to JOHN BANKHEAD.
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GEORGE FANT and wife VS
Writ of Partition
MARGARET JINKINS
Date: 3 Monday in Oct 1813
States: AARON JINKINS, decd. possessed at his death 120 ac. in Union Dist.
Said AARON died intestate on 8 Sep 1812.
MARGARET JINKINS, widow. Children: JOHN JINKINS, CRA- Heirs: VEN JINKINS, AMOS JINKINS, ELIZABETH FANT, late ELIZ- ABETH JINKINS.
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Commissioners : JAMES DUGAN, Esqr., JOHN P. SARTON, Esqr., JOHN P. SAR- TON, Esqr., MAJOR SAMUEL OTTERSON, PRESLEY WILLIAMS, Esqr., CAPT. WILLIAM JETER.
· Result : Agreed land cannot be divided fairly without selling and divid- ing proceeds. +++
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NOTE : These are the returns of the commissioners on the partition of the lands of DRURY GOING, decd. (see#5)
Date: 13 July 1797
States : In Commissioners opinion the several tracts of land in said writ cannot equally and fairly be divided. To divide it will greatly reduce its value therefore the following persons in- terested in this estate should be given the following sums : 008 GOING 33.11.2
ELIJAH GOING 42. 3.2
ISAAC GOING
42. 3.2
JAMES GOING 1.15.18
To be pd. to: MARY GOING, SARAH GOING, REBECKAH GOING
(?) GOING the sum of 3.18.10 and THOMAS BOTLER
Another paper, which obviously is another commissioners' return but is undated.
States: Commissioners opinion is that it would be most advantagious to all if the estate were divided as follows:
SARAH GOING, widow Lot #4 107-1/3 ac.
ISAAC GOING Lot #2 71-1/3 ac.
ELIJAH GOING
Lot #3 71-1/3 ac.
JAMES GOING Lot +4 and 5 372 ac.
JOBE GOING Lot #6 100 ac.
One tract conveyed to UPSON KINDALL in lifetime of deceased appraised at ₺25. +++
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JESSE SANDLIN Petition for Habeas Corpus
Date: 18 Oct 1814
States : The petitioner, JESSEE SANDLIN, is now confined to the custody of SPARKS, a Lieutenant in the U. S. Army, as an en- listed man.
The petitioner never received the bounty money from the U.S. or any part thereof from Lt. SPARKS or any other person author- ized to give the bounty " .. when he was in his senses and cap- able of acting for himself and that he never was sworn in when at himself nor does he believe that he ever did either receive the bounty or was sworn in regularly as a soldier or enlist. .. "
Court demands Lt. SPARKS bring petitioner before the court on 18th of Oct and declare why he is detained.
Affidavit of JESSE SANDLIN
Date: 17 Oct 1814
States : That he never enlisted in U. S. Army as a soldier to his re- collection. That if he did he must have been intoxicated. When he became sober he found '$5 in his pocket, but didn't know how it got there.
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Affidavit of LT. CHARLES A SPARKS
Date: 22 Oct 1814
States: That JAMES V. THOMAS put money into the hands of said SANDLIN in consideration of his enlisting.
Said THOMAS has departed the District under the command of COL. MEANS.
SANDLIN is being held until testimony of said THOMAS is avail- able.
Affidavit of COL. WILLIAM JOHNSON
Date: 18 Oct 1814
States : He was present when JESSE SANDLIN enlisted by JAMES V. THOMAS and saw him give him the money which was the bounty money. That SANDLIN was so drunk that in his opinion he did not know what he was doing and believes SANDLIN was incapable of making any contract.
Believes SANDLIN, because of age and infirmity, would be un- able to perform the duties of a camp. :
Affidavit of WILLIAM HOBSON
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Date: 20 October 1814
States : He has known JESSE SANDLIN, JR. for 10 years.
That he has lived on HOBSON's plantation for about 7 years. That SANDLIN drinks a lot and when in that condition is not capable of making a contract.
That said SANDLIN is an infirm man with a withered hand and spits blood in great amounts.
That from his appearance said SANDLIN must be 50 years old or more.
Affidavit of JESSE BROWNING
Date: 20 October 1814
States:
He was present on the 1st day of this month at Lissy's old fields and saw JESSEE SANDERLIN and a "Listing" officer and NATHAN MANS request SANDERLIN to sign a paper. SANDERLIN refused and said he wanted to get off.
They told SANDERLIN that it wouldn't hinder him getting off so SANDERLIN signed.
After SANDERLIN had gone they said they had fixed him at last.
Affidavit of MAJOR D. THOMAS
Date : 20 Oct 1814
States :
He has known JESSE SANDLIN, SR. 12-14 years.
That SANDERLIN drinks a great deal and when in that condition is not capable to act for himself.
That he had seen him that same day he enlisted and he was drunk and not capable of making a contract.
That SANDLIN was 50 years old or older and infirm with rheumat- ism.
Affidavit of LITTLETON CONNELLY
Date: 21 Oct 1814
States : That 1 or 2 days before JAMES V. THOMAS enlisted JESSE SANDLIN he heard THOMAS say, " ... that he would go and get old SANDLIN drunk and swore he would enlist him and his son ... ".
Deponent tried to persuade him not to to which THOMAS said he
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. " .. was enlisted and he would be damned if he did not carry as many with him as he could ... "
Result of hearing: Court demands that JESSEE SANDLIN be discharged im- mediately.
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FRANCIS FINCHER and wife Writ of Partition
Date: 3rd Monday in Oct 1813
States: DAVID SMITH died on 6 Mar 1806 intestate.
At time of his death he was possessed of following tracts of ."land: 1)2015 ac. lying in Union District, S.C. between the Enoree and Tyger Rivers on waters of Tyger River; 2) 50 ac. between Enoree and Tyger River.
Heirs: SARAH SMITH, widow, now SARAH FINCHER (who since the "death of DAVID SMITH married FRANCIS FINCHER) and 4 children: MATTHEW, JOHN, HANNAH and ELIZABETH SMITH, minors under the age of 21 years.
Commissioners : FRANCIS F. GIST, ISAAC PEARSON, BIRD MURPHY, DANIEL WIL- BANKS, MICHAEL TROUTMAN.
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JEPTH A. HARRINGTON and Heirs VS Writ in Petition
Y. I. HARRINGTON, Exor. & c
Date: 3rd Monday in Mar 1815
Statès : JEPTHA HARRINGTON, HEZEKIAH HARRINGTON, BUT HARRINGTON,. GABRIEL MARTIN and DELILA, his wife, THOMAS LUSK and wife, BARSHABA, 1 'EZRA CATY and wife, RHODA, heirs and legatees of JOHN HARRING- : TON, decd.
.. JOHN HARRINGTON left a will of which Y. I. HARRINGTON, Esqr. is the executor of the will of DAVID SMITH, who was the executor of the will of JOHN HARRINGTON.
That JOHN HARRINGTON sized at the time of the death in his own right 600 acres on Gilkie (?) and Abbington Creek adjoining the lands of MORGAN, ABRAHAM GUYTON, NICHOLAS COREY, JOHN JEFFREY and others.
Commissioners: NICHOLAS COREY, Esqr., DRURY HARRINGTON, JAPTHA HARRING- TON, JOHN JEFFREY, Esqr., JOSEPH MOORHEAD.
Results : Commissioners decided land should be sold and the money divided among heirs.
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