Tallapoosa County AlArchives Court.....Morgan, Jesse September 18, 1847
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Source: Tallapoosa Court House Records
Written: September 18, 1847

John J. Holley adm.
& Elizabeth Morgan adm.
Vs.
The Heirs of Jesse Morgan
Petition to Sell Land
Filed in Office this 18th Sept. 1847
J A Jordan clk.

State of Alabama
Tallapoosa County
To the Honorable the Judge of the County Court of Tallapoosa County

The petition of John J. Holley administrator & Elizabeth Morgan administrator, of
all and singular the goods and Chattel rights and Credits of Jesse Morgan late of said county deceased
respectfully herewith. That said deceased seized and possessed a certain tract or parcel of land
situate in the County of Tallapoosa and known as section thirty six (36) in Township twenty two
(22) of Range (23) also one hundred and seventy five acres of the East half of section thirty five (35)
in Township twenty two (22) of range twenty three (23) out of which lands dower has been allotted to
the widow Elizabeth Morgan, also an undivided half (1/2) of the east half (1/2) of the south west
quarter of section five (5) in the Township twenty four (24) of range twenty two (22) all lying the county and
state aforesaid. That it is necessary to divide the before mentioned tracts of land between the heirs of
the said Jesse Morgan and that the said land cannot be equally, fairly and beneficially divided among the
heirs without a sale thereof ---- That said Jesse Morgan left seven daughters, all of full age who are
the heirs of said estate, that is to say Mary wife of Greenlee Holley, Sara wife of Bartholomew
Turner, Francis wife of  Williamson DuBerry, Elizabeth a wife of Petitioner Holley, Susan widow of Drewry
Brewer late of said county, Caroline late wife of Harry Gillam all of the county and state aforesaid,
and Sarah wife of John Honners of Coosa County & state aforesaid. The said Caroline late wife of Harry
Gillam left four minor children and heirs to wit, Robert, Jesse M, William and James
(page break) Petitioner prays therefore that said proceedings may be had in the premises as the
Law directs & that a sale of the before mentioned land may be ordered for the purposes aforesaid to the
statue in such cases made and provided .
Sept. 18th 1847

J.J. Holley Administrator
Elizabeth Morgan Administrator


Additional Comments:
Another document that I did not copy (or date) but I assume is sometime later.
Has the following heirs:
Mary (Polly) wife of Greenlee Holley (Tallapoosa)
Sara A. Barnett (Tallapoosa)
Nancy wife of John Honners (resides in Russell Co.) note: I am not sure about the
spelling. I could not 
find them in either the Coosa or Russell Co. census.

Children of Elzabeth Ann Holley, deceased
Parmalia Slaughter wife of Alfred Slaughter
Matilda Burney, wife of William Burney of Limeston Co. Texas
James M. Holley
Susan Holley

There is a note on the index card that Jesse Morgan died in February 1847.


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