Butler County AlArchives Court.....Franklin, Mark 1877
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Source: Estate Record Volume 15 Pages 409-411
Written: 1877

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		Estate of Mark Franklin Decd 
The State of Alabama	}
Butler County		}  In the Probate Court of said County 
			}  To Hon Judge of Probate of said County 
The undersigned Administrator of the Estate of Mark Franklin decd 
respectfully represents unto your Honor that on the (left blank) day of (left 
blank) 
1876 he obtained an order and decree of your Honors Court as said 
administrator to sell the following described real Estate belonging 
to the Estate of said deceased to wit:  The SW ¼ of SE ¼ and 
SE ¼ of SW ¼ and SW ¼ of SW ¼ all in section one and the North 
West quarter of North West Section Twelve all in Township 8 
Range 12 containing 160 acres more or less.  That on the 18th day 
of December 1876 he sold the same on the premises of the deceased 
between the hours of 12 o clock m and 4 o clock PM and a 
credit of Twelve months with interest from the day of sale 
after having given more than three weeks notice of the terms 
time and place of sale Together with a description of the property 
in the Greenville Advocate a news paper published in Greenville 
in the County and State aforesaid that at said sale Bartilla 
Burkett became the purchaser of the SW ¼ of SW ¼ of Section 
1 and the NW ¼ of NW ¼ Section 12 all in Township 8 Range 
12 containing 80 acres more at 26 cts per acre amounting to 
Twenty 80/ Dollars and that at said sale John Hudson 
became the purchaser of the SW ¼ of SE ¼ and SE ¼ of 
SW ¼ Sec 1 Township 8 Range 12 containing 80 acres more 
or less at the price and sum of thirty cents per acre 
amounting to Twenty four & 80/100 Dollars that said land in 
the aggregate sold for forty five & 60/100 Dollars that said 
sale was fairly conducted and concluded and that said lands 
sold for a price not greatly less or disproportionate to their 
real values.  That the purchasers abovementioned have complied 
with the terms of said sale your petitioner therefore in consideration 
of the premises aforesaid prays your Honor to confirm 
said sale in all things and your petitioner will ever 
pray &c your petitioner further prays that this report 
may be over on file in your Honors Office that if 
any of the parties interested with to contest the



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sale they may do so on or before the expiration of thirty 
days from this date this January 29th 1877. 
Sworn & subscribed before	} 
me January 29th 1877		}	Twiggs Franklin 
	J L Powell		} 
	Judge of Probate	} 

Twiggs Franklin Admr in account current with the Estate of 
Mark Franklin decd an Annual settlement made on the 27th 
day of August 1877 
Dr 
To amt of sale Bill of personal property sold June 5th 1874 for case	
	$ 79.15 
“      “   of Inst on same						
	   14.23 
“      “   of sale of Real Estate sold on the 18th Dec 1876 on 
	a credit of 12 months interest from date			
	   45.60 
“     “   Inst on same up to 27th August 1877				
	     2.42 
									
	  141.40
									
	  120.70 
To amt to Balance							
	$ 20.70 

Cr 
By amt paid Court Costs No 1						   
21.35 
“     “    of Ints on same						
	     4.40 
“     “    paid Nancy Franklin No 2					
	   78.70 
“     “   of Inst on same						
	   16.25 
									
	$120.70 

This day came Twiggs Franklin admr of the Estate of Mark 
Franklin decd who being duly sworn accordingly to law deposeth 
and says that the within accounts are correct to the best of his 
knowledge and belief. 
Sworn to & subscribed before me	} 
August 27th 1877			}	Twiggs Franklin 
	J L Powell Judge of Probate	}

The following contains a correct list of all Heirs and destributies 
of the Estate of Mark Franklin deceased to wit:  
Nancy Franklin widow & relict of said deceased of full 
age Edmond Franklin Twiggs Franklin Cathrin Burkett 
wife of Evan Burkett Mary Burkett Relia Burkett wife of 


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Elias Burkett Fernetta Burkett wife of Bartilla Burkett all 
of whom are of full age and reside in Butler County Alabama.  
And Addella Riley wife of W C Riley of full age 
and Resides in Red River Parish State of Louisiana and the 
following named children of Kiziah Burkett decd to wit 
Hugh Burkett of full age and resides in Butler County Ala 
Viney Waller wife of John Waller of full age and resides 
in the state of Texas Post Office and County unknown 
to Admr   Netty Ann Burkett of full age and Moses 
Burkett a minor over the age of 14 years who resides in 
Monroe County Ala and Thomas Burkett of full age 
and resides in Monroe County Ala also Stephen Franklin 
son of Morris Franklin decd of full age and resides 


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in Conecuh County Ala that they and they alone are the heirs & 
destributies of the Estate of the said Mark Franklin decd. 
Sworn to & subscribed before me	} 
This 27th day of August 1877		}	Twiggs Franklin 
	J L Powell Judge of Probate	} 




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