Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 State of Tennessee Hardin County Know all men by these presents that we LOUISA GREEN, MADISON GREEN, SARAH M. GILBERT, WILLIAM C. GILBERT, JAMES MATTHEWS, ELEANOR MATTHEWS, and POLLY PARKER all of the county of Hardin and state of Tennessee have made, ordained, authorized, and appointed and by these presents to make, ordained, authorized, and appoint WILLIAM H. FRANKS of said Hardin County our true and lawful attorney for, and in, our names and for our own proper use, benefit, and behoof to act, demand, sue for, recover and receive of and from one KIMBRELL [KIMBREL] JONES administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of which were of DAVID MATTHEWS, deceased, late of the county of Cumberland and state of North Carolina or any other person having possession of or liable for the same our distributive shares which shares descended to us from said DAVID MATTHEWS and all necessary bonds, receipts and acquittance as for us and in our names to execute for and about the same. And also to recover, demand, sue for and receive all such Securities of money debts and demands whatsoever which are now due and owing to us buy and from all persons in the state of North Carolina and to have take and use all lawful ways, means in our names or otherwise and to ??? and agree for the same and acquaintances or other sufficient discharge for us and in our names to make and seal and to do all other acts and things whatsoever concerning the premises as fully as we ourselves might or could do were we personally present at the doing thereof attorneys one or more under him to make for the purpose for said and again at his pleasure to revoke, hereby ratifying and confirming whatever our said attorney shall in our names lawfully do it was caused to be done in, about the premises by virtue of these presents. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this first day of May 1848 LOUISA GREEN SARAH M. GILBERT {her mark} ELEANOR MATTHEWS {her mark} POLLY PARKER {her mark} W. C. GILBERT J. M. GREEN JAMES MATTHEWS Page 1 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 State of sent Tennessee Hardin County Personally appeared before me, JAMES SCOTT, Judge & c. of the 14th Judicial Circuit of the state of Tennessee, ELEANOR MATTHEWS, POLLY PARKER, W. C. GILBERT, J. M. GREEN, JAMES MATTHEWS, the within makers, with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged the execution of the within power of attorney for the purposes therein contained on the day it bears date. And also appeared LOUISA GREEN and SARAH M. GILBERT before me, privately and depart from their husbands, the said J. M. GREEN and W. C. GILBERT, and acknowledged the execution of the said power of attorney to have been done buy them freely, voluntarily, and understandingly without compulsion or restrained from their said husbands and for the purposes there in expressed. Witness my hand and private seal the first day of May 1848 JAMES SCOTT {seal} Page 2 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 NEIL S. BROWN Governor of the state of Tennessee, to all who shall see these presents greeting, it is hereby certified, that JAMES SCOTT whose name appears to the above certificate, is and was at the time of signing the same the presiding judge of the 14th judicial circuit in said state. And that his said certificate is in due form and by the proper office and the full faith and credit should be given to his official attestations as such. And testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the state to be a fixed, at Nashville, on the 20th day of May A. D. 1848 and of American independence the [blank]. by the governor N. S. BROWN and W. B. A. RAMSEY Secretary of State Your letter enclosing the above power of attorney although mailed on the 3rd and not reach me until today May 20th 1848 W. B. A. RAMSEY Page 3 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 J. M. GREEN, et. al. Power of Atty W. H. FRANKS Page 4 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 In pursuance to an order of court at September term of Cumberland County court and 1845 we the undersigned committee have much at have meet at the premises and have proceeded to a portion support to the widow SARAH MATTHEWS out of the estate of DAVID MATTHEWS deceased for one year as follows. [Inventory list] We the above undersigned committee allow to the widow as support for 1 year. Given under our hands and seals November 20th 1845 NATHANIEL G JONES WILLIAM BLALOCK JOHN WILBORN JOHN GREEN Page 5 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 State of North Carolina Cumberland County Court of pleas and quarter sessions September term 1845 Choosy worshipful the justices of the court of pleas and quarter sessions of the said County. The petition of SARAH MATTHEWS of said County show with to your worships that she is the Widow of DAVID MATTHEWS, deceased, late of said County who departed this life since the last term of this court leaving a considerable estate. Your petitioner humbly prays that your worships well freeholders and a Justice of the Peace unconnected with her be appointed to a lot to your petitioner or Year's allowance from set estate according to law to make search further order or decree as may be right in the premises and your petitioner will ever pray. ATKINS attorney for petitioner Page 6 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 South Carolina Cumberland County Count of pleas and quarter sessions September term 1845 It is ordered by the court that NATHANIEL G. JONES, WILLIAM BLALOCK, JOHN WILBORN, and JOHN GREEN Esquire be and are hereby appointed to set apart and a lot to SARAH MATTHEWS, widow of DAVID MATTHEWS, deceased, her years allowance out of the crop and Provisions belonging to set DAVID MATTHEWS estate and also such other articles as she may be entitled by law and report to the next term of this court. From the minutes J. MCLAURIN Clerk Page 7 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 SARAH MATTHEWS To the court Petition for years allowance Copy and order for commissioners To December term 1845 Page 8 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 State of North Carolina Cumberland County Is the worshipful the justices of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Cumberland The petition of ETHELDRED MATTHEWS and KIMBOROUGH JONES of your county humbly show us to your worships that at this term of your court your petitioners have received letters of administration on the estate of DAVID MATTHEWS deceased, and that in order to settle the set of state so as to make an equitable division of the property of their intestate among his ears and is necessary for them to sell the slaves belonging to the said estate. And your petitioners therefore ask your worships that they be empowered to sell said slaves and that your worships make such order as or decree as may be right in the premises and your petitioners will ever pray. BENJAMIN F. ATKINS, attorney Who have all attained the age of 21 years and three of them to wit: ALSEY [MATTHEWS], DAVID [MATTHEWS], and MARY MATTHEWS are not residents of the state. Page 9 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 E. MATTHEWS KIMBREL JONES administrators of DAVID MATTHEWS heirs at law of DAVID MATTHWES Petition for sale of slaves Page 10 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 State of North Carolina To the sheriff of Cumberland County greeting. We command you that of the goods and chattels of DAVID MATTHEWS in the hands of KIMBREL JONES and ETHELDRED MATTHEWS, is administrators, if to be found in your county, you cause to be made the sum of $7.30 which was lately in our court of pleas and quarter sessions held for the county of Cumberland at the courthouse in Fayetteville adjudged in the petition of Mrs. SARAH MATTHEWS for a years allowance for cost and charges in said suit expended, where of the said administrators are liable as appears to us of record. And you have the said money, besides your fees for this service, before our said court, at Fayetteville aforesaid, on the first Monday in September next, then in there to render the set cost and charges aforesaid. Herein fail not and have you then and there this writ. Witness, JOHN MCLAURIN Clerk of our said Court, the first Monday of June A. D. 1846 and in the 70th year of American independence It should the 7th Day of July 1846 J. MCLAURIN Page 11 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 SARAH MATTHEWS to the court Administrators of DAVID MATTHEWS for costs $7.30 To September term 1846 To hand July 7th 1846 ALEXANDER JOHNSON Sheriff Page 12 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 State of North Carolina Cumberland County Know all men by these presents, that we, ETHELDRED MATTHEWS, KIMBOROUGH JONES, JAMES BETTS, WILLIE SEXTON, are held and firmly bound unto the state of North Carolina, and the sum of $10,000, two for each payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with are seals, and dated this first day of September A. D. 1845 The condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above bounden ETHELDRED MATTHEWS and KIMBOROUGH JONES administrators of all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of DAVID MATTHEWS deceased, do make or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, knowledge or possession of the said ETHELDRED MATTHEWS and KIMBOROUGH JONES or into the hands or possession of any person or persons for them and the same so made, do exhibit or cause to be exhibited, one attested copy thereof, to the county court, where orders for administration passed, within 90 days after the date of these presents, and the same goods, chattels and credits, and all other goods, chattels and credits of the deceased, at the time of his death, or which will come into the hands or possession of the said ETHELDRED MATTHEWS and KIMBOROUGH JONES or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for them, do well and truly administer according to law, and further do make or cause to be made, a true and just account of their said administration, within two years after the date of these presents, and all the rest and residue of the said goods, chattels and credits, which shall be found remaining upon the set administrator account, the same being first examined and allowed by the court, shall deliver and pay on to such person or persons respectively, as the same shall become due, pursuant to the true intent and meaning of the act and that case made provided. And if it shall appear that any will or Testament was made by the deceased, and the executor or executor is there in name do exhibit same into court, making the request to have it allowed and approved accordingly, if the said ETHELDRED MATTHEWS and KIMBOROUGH JONES above bounden, being thereunto required, do render and deliver the said letters of administration, probate of such Testament being first had and made in the said Court, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. ETHELDRED MATTHEWS KIMBOROUGH JONES WILLIE SEXTON JAMES BETTS J. MCLAURIN, clerk Page 13 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Cumberland, David Matthews 1845 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 14 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK **