Estate of Elizabeth Wilkins, Chambers Co. AL Submitted by Glenda Brack UCMEGEEBEE@aol.com Have extracted some old documents for Elizabeth Wilkins. They also have information on the Quattlebaum, Bishop and Allen Families and others in Chambers County circa late 1840s and 1850s. If you think them adequate, please feel free to add them to the Chamber County page. Thank you for all your hard work... Glenda B. MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTATION - ESTATE OF ELIZABETH WILKINS Important to see the document on file for the settlement of the estate for Sarah Quattlebaum. These abstracts are done showing the spelling and grammar used in the original documents as closely as possible. (23 December 1848) The State of Alabama, Chambers County. Know all men by these presents that I William A. Allen do hereby bargain sell and relinquish all my interest and claim of a certain parcel of negroes to wit Nelly a negro woman slave Esther a negro woman Slave Nicy a negro girl slave Charles a negro boy slave which was deeded To Sarah Faralise Quattlebum and her bodily heirs. Sarah Faralise was wife of George Quattlebum deeded to her by Elizabeth Stedman/ the one baring date from the twelfth day of October AD one thousand eight hundred and forty of which I have become an heir of the Same by the intermarriage with Mary Ann Quattlebum I the said William A. Allen to transfer all my right and claim to William W. Quattlebum for the sum of one hundred Seven Dollars and a half to me in hand paid for which I bind myself my heirs executors and assigns for ever against all lawful claims Signed Sealed and delivered in presents of us This the twenty third of December one thousand Eight hundred and forty eight Test Philip Quattlebum William A. (his mark) Allen Joseph Bishop Benjamin (his mark) Bishop --- (22 June 1849) (Note: This is a difficult copy to read) A. Allen to - Deed of Trust Wm. W. Quattlebum Rights 1 - 2- 3 Filed for Record June25th, 1849 S. Pearson, Clk Recorded, Bol 9, Pages 220 & 221 Fa 659 The State of Alabama Before me, John McKnight as acting Chambers County Justice of the Peace in and for said county Personally appeared Phillip Quattlebum and after being duly Sworn deposeth and saith on oath that he saw William A. Allen sign seal and deliver the within Deed and instrument to William W. Quattlebum on the day of Its date and for the purposes therein mentioned and subscribed the same as a witness in the Presence of the said William A. Allen and that he saw the other subscribing Witnesses sign the same and In the Presence of Each other and In the Presence of the said William A. Allen Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd June 1849 John McKnight J.P. Phillip Quattlebum The state of Alabama I John McKnight as a acting Chambers County Justice of the Peace in and for said County do hereby Certify that on the 22nd June 1849 Phillip Quattlebum Personally appeared before me and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith on oath that he saw William A. Allen sign seal and deliver the Within Instrument to William W. Quattlebum his heirs and assigns as his own Free act and deed___________under my hand and seal this 22nd June 1849 John McKnight J.P. The State of Alabama S.S. Chambers County Clerk's office Be it remembered, that on the 25th day of June A.D. 1849 the foregoing Deed was deposited in the office for Record Certified to as above; and on the 26th day of June the Same month, was duly recorded in Record of Deeds Vol. 9 Pages 220 & 221 Sam'l Pearson, Clk (Written on the back of this document) --- James Quattlebun is hereby de______ to Execute the within _____ Renfro, Sheff 7/21/56 Rec'd in Office July 26th 1856 T. P. (?) Renfro Sheriff Executed the 6th day of August 1856 by serving _________ in East of the _______ T. P. Renfro Shff by James Quattlebaum & s On the other side of document. Citation. THE STATE OF ALABAMA, CHAMBERS COUNTY. To any Sheriff of the State of Alabama: You are hereby Commanded, without delay, to summon William W. Quattlebum & Andrew J. Quattlebum personally to be and appear before the Honorable the Judge of Probate of Chambers county, at the Court House thereof, on the 2 Monday day of August term of the 11___ then and there to To share cause if any they have or can why letters of Administration should not be granted to Benjamin Bishop of the estate of Elizabeth Wilkins dec'd and have you then and there this Writ, with your endorsement thereon Witness, Samuel Pearson, William L. Crayton, Judge of Probate, at Office, this 21 day of July A. D. 1856. Wm. L. Crayton Judge of Probate --- (22 July 1856) Original 7/22/56 Citation Wm. A. Allen & Mary A. Allen 2nd Monday of August Executed H. L. Wilkinson Sherive (Sheriff) (on the reverse side of the document) CITATION THE STATE OF ALABAMA, CHAMBERS COUNTY. To any Sheriff of the State of Alabama: You are hereby commanded, without delay, to summon Wm. A. Allen and Mary A. Allen personally to be and appear before the Honorable the Judge of Probate for Chambers county, at the Court House thereof, on the 2nd Mon day of August 11th day then and there to show cause if any they have or can why letters of administration should not be granted to Benjamin Bishop in the Estate of Elizabeth Wilkins, dec'd. and have you then and there this Writ, with your endorsement thereon. Witness, Samuel Pearson, Judge of Probate, at Office, this 22nd day of July A. D. 1856 Wm. L. Crayton Judge of Probate --- (22 July 1856) 7/22/56 Citation Jefferson Bishop & Sarah F. Bishop Original Executed by ____ J. D. Phillips Shff (Sheriff) (On the reverse side) CITATION THE STATE OF ALABAMA, CHAMBERS COUNTY. To any Sheriff of the State of Alabama: YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED, WITHOUT DELAY, TO SUMMON Jefferson Bishop & his wife Sarah F. Bishop personally to be and appear before the Honorable the Judge of Probate for Chambers county, at the Court House thereof, on the 11th day of August next then and there to show cause if any they have or can why letters of Administration should not be granted to Benjm Bishop, in the Estate of Elizabeth Wilkins, dec'd. and have you then and there this Writ, with your endorsement thereon. Witness, Samuel Pearson, Judge of Probate, at Office, this 22nd day of July A. D. 1856. Wm. L. Crayton Judge of Probate --- (12 December 1856) Estate of Eliz Wilkins Dec'd Filed 12th Dec 1856 Recorded Vol 6, Page 160 Certificate of appraisement 40 (reverse side) The State of Alabama We the undersigned appraisers Chambers County who was appointed by the probate Court of Chambers county to appraise the personal property of Elisabeth Wilkins Dec'd meet on 31st day of October 1856 and after being Duly sworn proceed to the/ appraisement as follows One Negro woman by the Name of Easter appraised to be worth Two hundred dollars $200 One Negro woman by the Name of Nelly appraised to be worth Three hundred dollars $300 John E. King Zinni G. Boezeman Eli Bibby Appraisers The State of Alabama I Lewis S. Sims an acting Justice of Chambers County peace within and for said county do hear by certify that the above assigned John E. King and Zinni C. Boezeman and Eli Bibby the appointed appraisement on The day the same bears date and was sworn by me and That The above is the appraised value of Said property maid by Them and signed in my presents on the day the same bears date given under my hand this 11th Novr 1856 Lewis S. Sims J.P. --- (20 December 1856) 12/20/56 Eliz Wilkins, Dec'd Bond Recorded, Vol 36, Pages 16 & 17 ADMINISTRATOR'S BOND THE STATE OF ALABAMA, CHAMBERS COUNTY. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That We, Philip Quattlebum, Benjamin Bishop, Wm. A. Allen, Jefferson Bishop, Andrew J. Quattlebum of the County and Said aforesaid, are held and firmly bound unto Wm S. Crayton Judge of Probate for said County, and his successors in office, in the penal sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars; for which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our Heirs, Executors and Administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this 20th day of December A.D. 1856 The condition of the above Obligation is such, that whereas the above bound Philip Quattlebum has been appointed administrator of the Estate of Elizabeth Wilkins deceased; Now, if the said Philip Quattlebum shall well and truly perform all the duties which are or may be by law required of him as such Administrator - then the above obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force. Taken, approved and ordered to be recorded. Philip Quattlebum Benj (his mark) Bishop Wm A. (his mark) Allen Wm. J. Crayton Jefferson Bishop Judge of Probate A. J. Quattlebum --- (20 December 1856) Estate of Elizabeth Wilkins Dec'd Application to sell negros (reverse side) The State of Alabama Chambers County Personally appeared before me William C. Crayton Judge of Probate for said county Phillip Quattle bum amd'r of the estate of Elizabeth Wilkins deceased who being duly Sworn States on oath that the negro property belonging to said estate cannot be divided among the heirs of said estate without a sale of the same that there are but two negroes belonging to said Estate named Ester & Nelly and there are seven heirs to said estate & he asks an order to Sell the same for a division Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 20th Dec 1856 Philip Quattlebum Wm. Crayton Judge of Probate --- (16 February 1857) The State of Alabama February 16th 1857 Tallapoosa County A contract entered into between Jefferson Bishop & Sarah F. Bishop of one part & Silas Moore on the other part of Said Bishop & wife to relinquish the claim & title to certain Negro property which was sold by the Act Phillip Quattle/baum for & in the same & consideration of seventy seven 71/100 dollars in hand paid by the said Moore to the said Bishop & wife for which we defend this _______Against any other claim that may be brought against it Jefferson Bishop Sarah F. Bishop Test: John Brewster --- (25 Feb. 1858) Rec'd of Phillip Quattlebum Sixty Three dollars & thirteencents in full for the distributive share which Mary Ann Allen late Mary Ann Quattlebum was entitled as one of the heirs at law of Elizabeth Wilkins deceased in the negroes named Ester & Nelly named in the forgoing transfer this 25th February 1858 W. W. Quattlebum Rec'd of Phillip Quattlebum administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Wilkins dec'd Sixty three dollars & thirteen cents in full of my distributive share of the within named negroes Esther & Nelly as one of the heirs at law of said Elizabeth Wilkins this 26th February 1858 W. W. Quattlebum --- (26 February 1858) The State of Alabama Talladega County Know all men by these presents that I Andrew Jackson Quattlebum do hereby bargain sell and relinquish all my interest and claim to a certain parsal of Negroes to wit Esther a negro woman slave Holly (?) a negro woman slave ____ a negro girl slave and Charles a negro Boy slave to William W. Quattlebum of The state and county aforesaid which was deeded to Sarah Faralise Quattlebum and her bodily heirs Sarah Faralise Quattlebum was wife of Quattlebum the above named property was deeded by Elizabeth Stedman to said Sarah Faralise Quattlebum of which I am one of the lawful heirs the deed baring date from the 12th day of October A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and forty and I the said Andrew Jackson Quattlebaum Do transfer all my right and claim to William Quattlebum for the sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars to me in hand paid for which I bind myself my heirs executors and assigns for ever to Defend all claims against him Signed Sealed and delivered in presents of us this the _____ day of March A. D. One thousand Eight Hundred and fifty two Test Signed in sealed and A. J. Quattlebum delivered in presents of R. B. Abercrombie Justice of the peace (on the reverse) Rec'd of Phillip Quattlebum administrator of the Estate of Elizabeth Wilkins deceased Seventy three dollars & thirteen cents in full of the distributive share of Andrew J. Quattlebum in the negroes Nelly & Easter named in the written conveyance to which he was entitled as one of the heirs at Law of Elizabeth Wilkins dec'd this the 26th February 1858. W. W. Quattlebum --- (24 February 1858) Elizabeth Wilkins, dec'd to John Lee Wilkins Dr Medical acct A.D. 1851 $3.75 Interest to 24th Feb 1858 1.68 Medical acct A.D. 1855 5.25 Interest to 24th Feb 1858 .98 Medical acct. A.D. 1856 7.75 Interest to 24th Feby 1858 .73 $20.13 The State of Alabama before me George Chambers County S. Turner, an acting Justice of the peace personally appeared John L Wilkins and after being duly Sworn, deposeth & sayeth that the above acts of 1851, 1855 & 1856 as it stands stated and ordered is just & true to the best of his knowledge after all just accounts Sworn to & subscribed John Lee Wilkins before me this the 24th Feb 1858 George S. Turner, J. P. --- (12 April 1858) Rec'd of Phillip Quattlebum adm of the estate of Elizabeth Wilkins deceased Sixty Three dollars & eighty two cents in full of the distributive share of said estate to which my wife Margarett A. late Margarett A. Quattlebum was entitled as one of the heirs at law of said estate this the 12th April 1858 Thomas McManis ___Test by Benjamin (his mark) Bishop Ely Richards --- (12 April 1858) Rec'd of Phillip Quattlebum administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Wilkins deceased Sixty three dollars & eighty two cents in full consideration of the distributive share of said estate due to Sarah F. Bishop wife of Jefferson Bishop late Sarah A. Quattlebum to which she is entitled as one of the heirs at law of said Elizabeth Wilkins deceased this 12 April 1858 Silas Moore --- (Undated and obviously partial) The State of Alabama Chambers County we (blank) agree to pay the State of Alabama hundred dollars unless the said (blank) appear at the next term of the circuit court of Chambers County and from term to term --- (12 April 1858) 1113 Estate of Eliz. Wilkins Reports for statement, 2nd May day in April 1858/ Publication in "Tribune" for three weeks - March 2, 1858 Recorded 92 (reverse) Recpt 6 Thos McManus 63.82 12 April 1858 Recpt 7 Oliver Quattlebum 12 April 1858 63.82 (Page 2) Elizabeth Wilkins Phillip Quattlebum administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Wilkins dec'd presents this his account for the final settlement of Said Estate and charges himself as follows/ To amount of Sale of negroes Easter & Nelly done on the 25th day of December 1856 as per return made on the 19th January 1857. 544.00 Said administrator has allowance for the following sums paid out/ by him for said estate No 1 paid Wm. L. Crayton 10 Feby 1858 9.00 " 2 " Phillips & Prather 8 Jany 1857 8.50 " 3 " John L. Wilkins 20.13 " 4 " Wm. H. Smith 1855 " .66 " 5 " A. Ferguerson 1856 " .66 " 6 " Cost of final settlement 7.l0 Commissions 27.20 " 7 " Richard & Halkins 20.00 8 Phillips & Prather 4.00 1 Receipt of Mary Ann Allen by W. W. Quattlebaum 26 Feb 1858 63.13 2 Receipt of a. J. Quattlebum 26 Feby 1858 63.13 3 Receipt of W. W. Quattlebum 26 February 1858 63.13 The State of Alabama Before me, Wm. L. Crayton Chambers County Judge of Probate in & for said County, personally appeared Philip Quattlebum who being sworn disposeth and saith that the foregoing account for final settlement of his administration of the Estate of Elizabeth Wilkins, dec'd is true and correct and that the following is a correct statement of the names, residence and age and condition of the heirs of the said Elizabeth Wilkins dec'd viz: Wm W Quattlebum over the age of twenty one years of Talladega County Ala., Elizabeth Bishop wife of Benjamin Bishop over the age of Twenty one years, Mary Allen wife of Wm Allen, of Tallapoosa County Ala., Andrew J. Quattlebum of the State of Arkansas, the two last over the age of Twenty One years Sarah Bishop wife of Jefferson Bishop over the age of Twenty one years of Coosa County Ala. Oliver M. Quattlebum over the age of Twenty one years, of Tallapoosa County Ala. Margarett McManus (minor) wife of Thomas McManus who is over the age of Twenty one years of the state of South Carolina Sworn to & subscribed before me this 12th day of April 1858 Philip Quattlebum Wm. L. Crayton Judge of Probate Right of Benj. Bishop in right of his 4. wife Elizabeth 12 April 1858 63.82 Right of Sarah F. Bishop by 5. Silas Moon 63.82 END OF PAPERS TO SETTLE THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH WILKINS. This was extracted from microfilm copies of the originals obtained many years ago from Chambers County Alabama through the kind assistance of Mrs. Ruth Crump. It is she that taught me the importance of documentation and gave me, like a lovely gift, an enthusiasm for using the old documents to see into the lives and times of long ago. I owe Mrs. Crump more gratitude than I could ever adequately express. 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