Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 Case #69 File #3386 JAMES WOOD, deceased WILLIAM WRIGHT, administrator 1842 Page 1 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 Appraisement Bill of the estate of JAMES WOOD, deceased Returned to me on oath the 18th 1842 ??? BC OYD Recorded in book of inventories & C Pages 323 & 324 Case No. 69 No. 3386 Page 2 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 Inventory of appraisement of the goods & chattles, rights & credits of the estate of JAMES WOOD deceased, made this 25th day of February AD 1842 [Negroes] SAM, MOSS, JERRY, AMOS [Inventory] [Notes] JOHN W. YOUNGBLOOD JOEL MCCARTER JOHN C. WOOD South Carolina York District We the undersigned subscribers being sworn appraisers do hereby certify that the foregoing inventory is a true appraisement of the goods & chattles, rights & credits of the personal estate of JAMES WOOD, deceased as shown us for appraisement by WILLIAM WRIGHT the administrator of said deceased’s estate, appraised by us this 25th day of February 1842. JAMES BRIAN DAVID JACKSON SAMUEL HEMPHILL J. H. HEMPHILL Page 3 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 We the appraisers of the estate of JAMES WOOD, deceased, finding that the estate has but about seventy five bushels of corn, twenty five pounds of pork, we therefore believe it is little enough for the support of the widow for this year and do set apart the above for her use and we also set apart one hundred pounds of picked cotton that is in a co-partnership bale to be applied for to procure sugar, coffee and salt for her use for this year. March 9th 1842 DAVID JACKSON SAMUEL HEMPHILL JAMES BRIAN J. H. HEMPHILL Page 4 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 Sale bill of the estate of JAMES WOOD deceased’s Returned to me on oath by the administrator April 18th 1842 BC OYD Recorded in book of inventories & c Pages 330, 331, & 332 69 3386 Page 5 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 Sale Bill of the personal property the estate of JAMES WOOD, deceased, made this 9th day of March 1842. JOHN BARNWELL WILLIAM C. BEATTY JAMES BRIAN JOHN CRAIG D. C. DUFF A. GARDNER WILSON GARDNER SAMUEL GRAHAM SAMUEL HEMPHILL A. M. JACKSON DAVID JACKSON J. L. JACKSON JOHN KERR WILLIAM LOVE BENJAMIN NEELEY HANCE NEELEY W. N. PARISH MASTINS PARRINS A. RAIRFIELD SAMUEL SMITH D. A. THOMASSON H. C. THOMASSON J. C. THOMASSON N. G. THOMASSON P. A. THOMASSON WILLIAM P. THOMASSON JOHN WALKER M. WHITICAR JOHN WOOD RACHEL WOOD WIDOW WOOD WILLIAM S. WOOD Page 6 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 South Carolina York District To the judges of the court of Ordinary in and for the district and state aforesaid. The petition of WILLIAM WRIGHT, administrator of the estate of JAMES WOOD, deceased, showeth that the estate of said deceased is considerable in debt and that it is desirous to pay the debts and settle up the same. Your petitioner therefore prays that you would make an order for the sale of the person atty & also make distribution among the heirs at law. Your petitioner in duty bound will ever pray & c. WILLIAM WRIGHT February 22nd 1841 Page 7 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 South Carolina York District To B. CHAMBERS, Esquire, ordinary of York district. The petition of WILLIAM WRIGHT showeth that JAMES WOODS of the district aforesaid lately departed this life intestate, leaving a personal estate and that your petitioner, a creditor of the said estate, is desirous of administrating on the same. He therefore prays for a citation directed to the kindred & creditors of the said JAMES WOODS, requiring them to show cause, if any they can, why administration should not be granted to your petitioner and that you would so appoint him administrator and as in duty bound & c. February 8th 1842 WILLIAM WRIGHT Page 8 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 State of South Carolina York District Letters of Administration By BENJAMIN CHAMBERS Esquire, ordinary of York District, to WILLIAM WRIGHT. WHEREAS, JAMES WOOD, late of York District, deceased, lately died intestate, having whilst he lived, and at the time of his death, divers goods, rights and credits within the district aforesaid; by means whereof the full disposition and power of granting the administrating of all and singular the goods, rights and credits of the said deceased, and also auditing the accounts, calculations and reckonings of the said administration, and a final dismission of the same, to me is manifestly known to belong. I desiring that the goods, rights and credits of the said deceased may be will and truly administered, converted and disposed of, do hereby grant unto the said WILLIAM WRIGHT in whose fidelity, in this behalf, I very much confide, full power by the tenor of these presents, to administer the good, rights and credits of the said deceased which to him in his lifetime, and at the time of his death, did belong; and to ask, levy, recover and receive the same, and to pay the debts in which the deceased stood obliged, so far forth as his goods, rights and credits will extend, according to their rate and order of law; being first sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, to make a true and perfect inventory thereof, and to exhibit the same into the ordinary’s office, in York Court House in order to be recorded, on or before the twentieth day of May now next ensuing; and to render a just and true account, calculation and reckoning of the said administration, when thereunto required: and I ordain, depute and constitute you, the said WILLIAM WRIGHT administrator of all and singular the goods, rights and credits of the said deceased. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the twenty second day of February Anno Domini 1842 and in the sixty sixth year of American Independence. Ordinary’s Office BENJAMIN CHAMBERS, OYD Record Book, Page Page 9 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 State of South Carolina York District Warrant of Appraisement By BENJAMIN CHAMBERS Esquire, Ordinary of York District. THESE are to authorize and empower you, or an three or four of you, whose names are hereunder written, to repair to all such parts and places within this State as you shall be directed unto by WILLIAM WRIGHT administrator of the goods and chattels, rights and credits of JAMES WOOD deceased, wheresoever any of the said goods and chattels are or do remain within the said parts and places, and which shall be shown unto you by the said WILLIAM WRIGHT and there view and appraise all and every the said goods and chattels, first being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, to make a true and perfect inventory and appraisement thereof, and to cause the same to be returned under your hands, or any three or four of you, unto the said WILLIAM WRIGHT on or before the twentieth day of April next. WITNESS, BENJAMIN CHAMBERS Esquire, Ordinary of the said District, the twenty seconds day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two and in the sixty sixth year of American Independence. To Messrs. JAMES BRIAN, DAVID JACKSON, SAMUEL HEMPHILL, JAMES C. THOMASSON, JAMES HEMPHILL ??? BENJAMIN CHAMBERS, OYD Memorandum. That on the 25th day of February in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and forty two personally appeared before me, JAMES C. THOMASSON, one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace in York District DAVID JACKSON, SAMUEL HEMPHILL, JAMES BRIAN, JAMES HEMPHILL being four of the appraisers appointed to appraise the goods and chattels of JAMES WOOD late of York District, deceased, who being duly sworn, made oath that they would make a just and true appraisement of all and singular, the goods and chattels of the said James Wood deceased, as shall be produced by WILLIAM WRIGHT, administrator of the estate of the said deceased, and that they would return the same, certified under their hands, unto the said WILLIAM WRIGHT on or before the twentieth day of April next. DAVID JACKSON SAMUEL HEMPHILL JAMES BRIAN J. H. HEMPHILL Sworn, the day and year above written JAMES C. THOMASSON, JP Page 10 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 State of South Carolina York District Order for Sale By BENJAMIN CHAMBERS, Esquire, Ordinary of York District. WHEREAS, WILLIAM WRIGHT administrator of the goods and chattels of JAMES WOOD of York District, deceased, has petitioned the court for liberty to sell the personal property of said estate; and it appearing proper, upon due investigation, to grant the payer of the said petition: THESE are therefore to permit and empower the said WILLIAM WRIGHT to expose to sale at public outcry at the deceased’s late residence on the ninth day of March next, the property of said estate, which may have come into your hands, to the highest bidder, on a credit of ten months with interest from the date for all sums above two dollars, taking bond with sufficient security; for two dollars, and all sums under, cash on delivery, fifteen days previous notice to be given by public advertisement, and a return of the proceedings of said sale, to be by you made to the Ordinary’s Office aforesaid, within the time prescribed by law. Given under my hand and seal this 22nd day of February Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty two and of American Independence the sixty sixth. BENJAMIN CHAMBERS, OYD Page 11 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 State of South Carolina York District KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, WILLIAM WRIGHT, WILLIAM S. WOOD & MARGARET WOOD are holden and firmly bound unto BENJAMIN CHAMBERS, Esquire, Ordinary for the district of York, in the full and just sum of five thousand dollars lawful money of this State, to be paid to the said BENJAMIN CHAMBERS, or his successors, Ordinaries of this District, or their certain Attorney or assigns. To which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, and every of us, our and every of our heirs, executors and administrators, for the whole, and in the whole, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated the twenty second day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty two. The condition of the above obligation is such; that if the above bound WILLIAM WRIGHT administrator of the goods, chattels and credits of JAMES WOOD deceased, do make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, possession, or knowledge of the said WILLIAM WRIGHT or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him and the same so made, do exhibit into the said Court of Ordinary, when he shall be thereunto required, and such goods, chattels, and credits, do well and truly administer according to law, and do make a just and true account of his actings and doings therein, when required by he said Court, and all the rest of the said goods, chattels and credits, which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said administration, the same being first allowed by the said Court, shall deliver and pay unto such persons respectively as are entitled to the same by law; and if it shall hereafter appear, that any last Will and Testament was made by the said deceased and the same be proved in Court, and the executors obtain a certificate of probate thereof, and the said WILLIAM WRIGHT do in such case, if required, render and deliver up the said Letters of Administration, then this obligation to be void, or else to remain in full force. WILLIAM WRIGHT {seal} WILLIAM S. WOOD {seal} MARGARET WOOD {seal, her mark} Sealed and delivered in presence of JOHN H. ADAMS Page 12 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 Case #10 File #447 JAMES WOOD, deceased WILLIAM WRIGHT, applicant 1848 Page 13 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 South Carolina York District Personally appeared WILLIAM HORTON & COL. WILLIAM WRIGHT who made oath that they know the land belonging to the estate of JAMES WOOD, deceased, and believe the same not worth one thousand dollars and that it would be to the benefit of the parties interested that the same should be sold for partition. WILLIAM WRIGHT WILLIAM HORTON Sworn to before me December 9th, 1847 J. M. ROSS, OYD Page 14 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 JOHN H. ADAMS, applicant vs REBECCA WOOD & et. Al Summons in partition On due examination it is ordered and decreed that the lands described in the summons in partition in this case lying in York District: On the waters of ALLISON’S CREEK bounded on lands of JAMES C. THOMASSON, JAMES HEMPHILL, MARY BARNWELL, & others containing about one hundred and forty seven acres Also another tract on FISHING CREEK bounded by lands of JAMES BRIAN, H. C. THOMASSON & others containing ninety four acres more or less Be sold by the sheriff of York District on the first Monday in January next or on such other sale day as will prove more advantageous for the parties in interest on a credit of one and two years with interest from the day of sale, purchasers giving bonds with good security & a mortgage of the premises if deemed necessary to the Ordinary for the payment of the purchase money. Costs to be paid in cash. December 11th 1847 J. M. ROSS, OYD Page 15 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 Received of J. M. ROSS, OYD, five dollars, my fees for surveying in this case. ROBERT MCCLELLEN Received of J. M. ROSS, OYD, one dollar for carrying chain. A. W. BRIAN JAMES BRIAN Received of J. M. ROSS, OYD, one dollar for carrying chain in this case. WILLIAM S. WOOD JAMES BRIAN 12th December 1847 This day advertised the land described in this order. JAMES BRIAN, SYD 3rd day of January 1848 Sold the plantation whereon JAMES WOOD resided to D. F. HALL for $1.25 per acre. Same day sold the JOHN WOOD plantation to D. F. HALL for $1.81 per acre which was the best and … JAMES BRIAN, SYD Page 16 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 South Carolina York District To: J. M. ROSS, OYD The petition of JOHN H. ADAMS showeth: That JAMES WOOD, deceased, intestate seized and possessed of a tract of land lying in the district aforesaid on waters of Allison’s Creek adjoining lands of JAMES C. THOMASSON, JAMES HEMPHILL, MARY BARNWELL, JOHN W. YOUNGBLOOD, WILLIAM HESTON & DAVID WALLACE containing about one hundred & forty acres, more or less, also another tract of land lying the waters of Fishing Creek adjoining lands of JAMES BRIAN, HIRAM C. THOMASSON, JAMES C. THOMASSON, HANCE NEELY, and WILLIAM S. WOOD containing ninety acres, more or less. That the said JAMES WOOD at the time of his death left the following heirs at law, viz. MARGARET WOOD, his widow and the following children: REBECCA WOOD, RACHEL WOOD, WILLIAM S. WOOD and the following grand-children ADALINE WOOD, MARGARET Wood, children of his deceased son JOHN WOOD and also JOHN W. YOUNGBLOOD, late husband, & FRANKLIN YOUNGBLOOD, child of his deceased daughter SARAH YOUNGBLOOD. Your petitioner further shows that the said WILLIAM S. WOOD was advanced in lands by the said JAMES WOOD, his father, to the full value of his share of the estate of said JAMES WOOD. That the shares of MARGARET WOOD, the widow, and RACHEL WOOD were levied on by virtue of a fifa by the sheriff and sold and purchased by your petitioners. Your petitioners and division of the said land should be made he therefore prays you to institute such proceedings as may be necessary therefore. December 9th, 1847 JOHN H. ADAMS Page 17 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 I hereby appoint JOHN W. YOUNGBLOOD guardian ad litem of FRANKLIN YOUNGBLOOD, one of the within named minors. December 9th 1847 J. M. ROSS, OYD I accept the above appointment. December 9th 1847 J. W. YOUNGBLOOD, guardian I hereby appoint JOHN ADAMS guardian ad litem of ADALINE WOOD & MARGARET WOOD, two of the within named minors. December 9th, 1847 J. M. ROSS I accept the appointment as guardian ad litem of ADALINE WOOD & MARGARET WOOD, two of the within named minors. December 9th, 1847 J. H. ADAMS, guardian. Recorded in book “real estate” page 116. J. M. ROSS, OYD Page 18 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 We accept the service of this summons in partition December 10th, 1847. J. W. YOUNGBLOOD J. W. YOUNGBLOOD, guardian J. H. ADAMS, guardian REBECCA WOOD {her mark} Page 19 of 20 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, James Wood 1842 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. 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