Lowndes County AlArchives Court.....Browning, Albert Gallatin January 1857 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Golowka http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002972 September 6, 2006, 2:17 pm Source: Lowndes County Court House, Loose Papers (on Microfilm From The LDS Family History Library) Written: January 1857 State of Alabama Lowndes County In the Probate Court Lowndes County Ala. In the matter of sale of Land of the estate of Albert G. Browning, decd. In the application of George Walker Administrator of said Estate preparatory to making final settlement. Inventories to be propounded to A. B. Howard & Robert Rives, of Lowndes County, material witnesses for the said Administrator, in the matter above. To both witnesses, ______ ______ Interrogatory. 1st: Do you Know George Walker \& did you know Albert G. Browning, decd, in his lifetime. And do you Know Emily, wife of Jno D. F. Williams, formerly Emily Browning, and Eliza Walker, wife of Geo Walker, formerly Eliza Browning and John J. Steel a minor living with David A Steel. And Alonzo L. Haralson. If you know all the above persons herein state the ages of all or near as you can except George Walker, and say which are minors. Interrogatory 1st Do you Know the West ½ of northeast ¼ of section 21, Township 15 of Range 13, lands of the estate of said Albert G. Browning, and are you well acquainted with said Lands if so please state whether in your opinion said lands can be equally & beneficially divided or distributed without a sale of the same, state their value & _____ character. And state also who are the heirs & distributes of said A. G. Browning Estate, if you Know them and if not state who they are on informative & belief & state if it would not be best for said _____ to be _____ it. George Walker by Cook Gilchrist & Fox, his attorneys The State of Alabama Lowndes County To: Emily & John D. F. Williams, her husband, Alonzo L. Haralson, the age of twenty one years, and John J. Street a minor, under lawful age, James F. Clements his Guardian Ad Litem duly appointed by the said Probate court _____ take notice that the foregoing Interrogatives to said witnesses are on file with the proper office & that where you have had due & lawful notice there of a _______ will ____ to take the testimony of said witnesses. Geo Walker by Cook, Gilchrist & Fox, his attorneys January 14th, 1857. Crop (?) Interrogatories to be propounded to said witnesses on the part of the minors 1..State anything you Know who will benefit the minor heirs in this proceeding J. F. Clements, Guardian Other papers: Received of George Walker, Adm. Of A. G. Browning, decd four hundred and four 15/100 dollars in part of Alonzo L. Haralson's interest in said A. G. Browning's estate, a balance still remaining of said estate consisting of Lands undividable 1st January 1838. W. B. Haralson, Guardian of Alonzo L. Haralson $27 Hayneville 12nd April 1834 On day after date I promise to pay to Joel Tatum or bearer the sum of twenty seven dollars for value recd. A. Gallatin Browning On or before the first day of January next I promise to pay John L. Bickley or bearer Thirty four Dollars & 21 cents for value received ________----- church file 13th Febrary 1834 A Gallatin Browning Additional Comments: Albert Gallatin Browning was a son of William & Elizabeth Atkinson Browning. According to his tombstone, he was born November 22, 1807 (in Greene County, Georgia) and died October 24, 1834, the same day as his sister, Henrietta. He was also a brother of Emily Browning Williams, wife of John D. F. WIlliams, Eliza Browning Walker, wife of George Walker, and Julia Ann Browning Steel, wife of David A. Steel and mother of John James Steel (Albert's nephew). Albert was also the uncle of Alonzo L. Haralson, son of William Browning Haralson (Albert's first cousin and brother-in-law, and son of Jonathan & Clara Browning Haralson) and Pemelia Browning (Albert's sister). See Albert's tombstone at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/lowndes/photos/tombstones/mtgilead/browning1945gph.jpg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/lowndes/court/estates/browning30nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 4.6 Kb