Talladega County AlArchives Court.....Worthington, Robert August 3, 1867
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Source: Book D P 456 Probate Court
Written: August 3, 1867

State of Alabama, Probate Court,Talladega Co., Special Term 8/3/1867
estate of Robert Worthington, dec'd:
This day came T R Burns and filed in court his petition as follows, to wit:
To Wm C Thornton, Judge of the Probate court of our county:
Theodore R Burns, an inhabitant of said County and over the age of 21 years, 
respectfully showest that Robert Worthington, who at the time of his death, 
was an inhabitant of said County, departed this life, intestate, in the year 
1864 in the state of Georgia: was killed in Battle, leaving an estate of 
personal property of the probate value of $700 dollars in said county.  That 
said decedent left his widow, Mrs. Lucinda Worthington of full age, and one 
child, Mary A Worthington, a minor under fourteen years, residing in said 
county.
Undersigned being a brother-in-law of said deceased, asks that letters of 
administration on said decedent's estate be granted and issued to him, and he 
will ever, etc.
August 3, 1867  signed T R Burns
Sworn to subscribed before me this 3rd August 1867....Wm C Thornton, Judge of 
Probate.

And now comes the said T R Burns and filed in court his bond conditioned 
according to law in the penal sum of $1400 with two approved securities, and 
also took upon himself the Oath in such cases made and provided; and it 
appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, et. al that the said Robert 
Worthington dec'd at the time of his death was an inhabitant of this county, 
that he departed this life in the year 1864 intestate, in the State of Georgia 
leaving his estate in this county; and that said petitioner T R Burns is an 
inhabitant of this county of full age and a suitable and proper person.
It is therefore orderd by the court that said petition be granted, and that 
letters of administration on the estate of said Robert Worthington, dec'd 
issue to said T R Burns this date.
Book D p 456.



Additional Comments:
Robert Worthington, who died in the CW in 1864, was my gr2grandfather, and son 
of Samuel Worthington and Terissa/Theresa Gorman.  His wife was Lucinda C. 
Sisson, dau of Lemuel and Mary Miranda Donaldson who lived in Blue Eye area of 
Talladega County.  The administrator of his estate, Theodore R Burns, was a 
brother-in-law and married to Elizabeth Worthington, a sister of the deceased.

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