Butler County AlArchives Court.....Franklin, Mark January 4, 1876
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Source: Estate Record Volume 15 Pages 262-263
Written: January 4, 1876

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The State of Alabama	}	The Honorable J L Powell Judge of the Court of 
Butler County		}	Probate for said County 
			Your petitioner Nancy Franklin respectfully represents 
unto your Honor that she is the widow and relict of Mark Franklin 
late of said County deceased:  that said deceased departed this life 
about the ninth of September 1873 that he made his last will and testament 
by which he did not provide for your petitioner as amply as the law 
provided for her and your petitioner filed her dissent in the Probate 
Court of said County on the 10th day of December 1873 dissenting 
from the provisions of the said last will and testament of said deceased 
and electing to take the provisions made for her under the law.  
Your petitioner further represents unto your Honor that said 
deceased died seized and possessed of the following described lands 
to which she never relinquished her dower to wit:  the NE ¼ of NE ¼ Section 11 
and the SE ¼ of SE ¼ Section 2 less five acres 
which had been previously disposed of to Bartilla Burkett in the last 
described forty acres also the W ½ of SW ¼ & SE ¼ of SW ¼ & SW ¼ of 
SE ¼ Section 1 & NW ¼ of NW ¼ Section 12 & SW ¼ of SE ¼ Section 2 
all in Township 8 Range 12 lying and being in the County & State 
aforesaid and containing 315 acres more or less that said deceased 
left surviving him the following named heirs and distributes to wit: 
your petitioner Nancy Franklin widow & relict of deceased of full 
age also the following named children to wit:  Edmond Franklin 
Twiggs Franklin Catherine Burkett wife of Evan Burkett Mary 
Burkett widow of Henry Burkett Relia Burkett wife of Elias 
Burkett Fernetta Burkett wife of Bartilla Burkett Adelia Riley 
wife of W C Riley all of whom are of full age and reside in 



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the County of Butler and State aforesaid and Hugh Vicey Nelly Ann Moses 
and Frances Burkett children of Keziah Burkett deceased all of whom 
are minors except Hugh Burkett who is of full age and resides in 
Butler County Ala the other four minors resides in Monroe County Ala 
and Stephen Franklin child of Morris Franklin Decd of full age and 
resides in Monroe County Alabama.  That Edmond Franklin Twiggs Franklin 
& Bartilla Burkett are the executors of the last will and testament of 
said deceased.  That the estate of said deceases is unencumbered and clear 
of debt your petitioner therefore prays that the property of said Estate which 
is not the subject of Administration shall be set a part to her under 
the statute laws of the State of Alabama.  That her dower interest or the 
proceeds 
thereof a portion of which has been sold in the real estate be set 
apart to her by meets and bonds, that a day be set apart to hear and 
determine upon this application that a Guardian at litum be appointed 
for said Minors & that such other and all proceedings may be 
herein as shall be necessary and proper so as to have your petitioners 
dower interest in said lands set apart to her.  And your petitioner 
will ever pray &c. 
	Sworn to and subscribed before me January 4th 1876. 
J L Powell	} 
Judge of Probate}				Nancy Franklin



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