Russell County AlArchives Court.....Crowell, John, Et Al March 1847
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Source: Russell Co Al Probate Court (lds 1295789) Vol 1, Pg 65
Written: March 1847

March Term 1847             JOHN CROWELL Estate

John R. Dawson & John C. Bacon, Executors of JOHN CROWELL, Sr. deceased VS The 
Heirs and Devisees of said Estate.
	Whereas heretofore to wit: on second day of November AD 1846, a 
petition was filed by John R. Dawson and John C. Bacon, Executors of the last 
will and testament of John Crowell Senior, deceased, setting forth that the 
said decedent died seized and possessed in fee simple of the following 
described land to wit:  the West half of Section twenty-six, the North East 
quarter of Section thirty-five, the East half and NE quarter of Section thirty-
four, and the East quarter of Section thirty four, all of Township Seventeen 
and Range Twenty-six, and North East quarter of Section three and all of East 
half and North West quarter of Township sixteen and Range Twenty six, lying 
and being in the County of Russell and State aforesaid; And the said petition 
further reciting that the above described Real Estate could not be 
beneficially divided among the heirs of said decedent without a sale of the 
above described Real Estate and it appearing by the petition so filed as 
aforesaid that Samuel C. Benton, Absalom Benton, Sarah Crowell, Ariadora 
Alexander, wife of William Alexander, Emma Whitaker, wife of James A. 
Whitaker, Evaline Belamy, wife of William Belamy, Mary (Jane?) Grant. Wife of 
McDonough Grant, Peggy Morton, wife of William Morton who are of full age and 
reside in the County of Russell.  Elizabeth Leonard, wife of Alexander K. 
Leonard, Martha W. Wright, wife of Edward W. Wright, Peggy Bryan, wife of 
William Bryan who are of full age and reside out of the State of Alabama.  
Florida P. Crowell and Sarah T. Crowell, minors who reside in the County of 
Russell are the heirs of said decedent.  And it appearing to the satisfaction 
of the Court that the necessary publication has been made to the heirs who are 
of full age and by citation in a public newspaper and that citations has been 
served on Samuel C. Benton, guardian ad litum for minor heirs requiring them 
to appear on the first Monday in March AD 1847, and contest said petition and 
now at this term of the Court, it appearing that there is no objection made 
why said order should not be granted and made final, it is therefore adjudged 
and decreed by the Court that John R. Dawson and  John E. Bacon, Executors of 
John Crowell, Sr, deceased, have leave to sell the above described real estate 
at public out-cry to the highest bidder upon giving forty days notice of said 
sale by posting up notices in three public places in said County previous to 
said day of sale and by publication in one of the public Gazettes in this 
State for three consecutive weeks before said day of sale, and that the said 
Executors make return of said sale to this Court as required by law.



Additional Comments:
Other names mentioned: John R. Dawson and  John E. Bacon, Executors. Heirs are 
Samuel C. Benton, Absalom Benton, Sarah Crowell, Ariadora Alexander, wife of 
William Alexander, Emma Whitaker, wife of James A. Whitaker, Evaline Belamy, 
wife of William Belamy, Mary (Jane?) Grant, Wife of McDonough Grant, Peggy 
Morton, wife of William Morton,Elizabeth Leonard, wife of Alexander K. 
Leonard, Martha W. Wright, wife of Edward W. Wright, Peggy Bryan, wife of 
William Bryan, Florida P. Crowell and Sarah T. Crowell 

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