Probate Estate of John STEWART, Macoupin County Illinois 20 June 1998 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives ©1998 Mary Ann Kaylor PROBATE OF ESTATE, Macoupin CO IL for JOHN STEWART Petition for Letters of Administration: Petition of SAMUEL STEWART in the matter of the estate of JOHN STEWART, deceased, for Letters of Administration. To the Hon. Thaddeus L. Loomis, Judge of the County Court of Macoupin County, in the State of Illinois......The Petition of the undersigned SAMUEL STEWART respectfully represents that JOHN STEWART late of the County of Macoupin aforesaid, departed this life at the resident of petitioner in said County on or about the 2 day of March A. D. 1868, leaving no last will and testament as far as your petitioner know or believe. And this Petition further shows that the said JOHN STEWART died, seized and possessed of Real and Personal Estate, consisting chiefly of land in Macoupin County, sheep clothing and notes of hand worth in all about five thousand dollars. All of said personal estate being estimated to be worth about two thousand dollars. That said deceased left surving him....no widow, and CHARLES STEWART; JOHN STEWART, PETER C. STEWART; SAMUEL STEWART; ELIZABETH CRUMP; JANE CHERRY, his children and ELIZABETH WALDRUP; JANE DARROW; JOHN W. HAYS; MARTHA H. STEVENS; LOUISA HAYS, JOHN T. TAYLOR and _____TAYLOR, heirs of NANCY TAYLOR, his daughter, deceased. And JAMES B. PRUNTY, M. G. OWENBY and MARY CHEEK(?) heirs of SARAH OWENBY, his daughter, deceased. And the unknown heirs of ZACHARIAH STEWART, his son deceased and LETHA JANE MCPETERS, MARTHA TAYLOR, AGNES McPETERS, MARY McPETERS, JOHN S. McPETERS and SUSAN M. McPETERS. NANCY TAYLOR McPETERS and _____McPETERS, heirs of CHARITY McPETERS his daughter deceased, as heirs. That your petitioner (being a son of said deceased, and) believing that the said estate should be immediately administered, as well for the proper management of said ________ as for the prompt collection of the assets, by virtue of ______right under the Statue_________therefore pray that your honor will grant Letters of Administration to ____________in the premises, upon_________taking the oath prescribed by the Statue and entering into Bond in such sum, and with securities, as may be approved by your honor. STATE OF ILLINOIS Macoupin County SAMUEL STEWART being duly sworn, deposes and says, the the facts averred in the above petition are true, according to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. Sworn and subsribed before me G. C. HOLLIDAY (?) Clerk of the County Court of Macoupin County this 20 day of March, A. D. 1868 G. C. Holliday, Clerk (Signed) SAMUEL STEWART MACOUPIN COUNTY ILLINOIS COURTHOUSE RECORD: COUNTY COURT RECORD 11 Nov 1872 (4 Dec 18__) TWELFTH DAY, Thursday, December 5th, 1872 JOHN STEWART - No. 49, Estate of JOHN STEWART Came into Court SAMUEL STEWART Administrator of the estate of JOHN STEWART and presented to the Court a report-__owing the condition of his account with said Estate which was examined approved and ordered to be recorded. And the Court being so advised by satisfactory evidence of the correctness of each of the credits taken in said report, it is ordered that the same be allowed and Said Administrator be credited by the several Sums therein claimed -- And it appearing to the Court that this is yet in the hands of said Administrator, the further Sums of Two hundred and Fifteen dollars Seventy one cents, he is ordered to pay the same out, as follows: Charles STEWART, share Twenty one dollars fifty seven cents / $21.57 Heirs of Sarah OWENBY, vis- James P. OWENBY Seven dollars nineteen cents $ 7.19 Marcus G. OWENBY, Seven dollars nineteen cents $ 7.19 Mary CHUCK (?), Seven dollars nineteen cents $ 7.19 Heirs of Zacariah STEWART, vis Wesley STEWART, two dollars sixty nine cents $ 2.69 Levi STEWART, two dollars sixty nine cents $ 2.69 Lewis STEWART, two dollars sixty nine cents $ 2.69 Louisa STEWART, two dollar sixty nine cents $ 2.69 Dennis STEWART, two dollars sixty nine cents $ 2.69 Betsey STEWART, two dollars sixty nine cents $ 2.69 Heirs of Agnes DAVIS, two dollars sixty nine cents $ 2.69 Heirs of James STEWART, two dollars sixt;y nine cents $ 2.69 Heirs of Charity McPETERS, twenty one dollars fifty seven cents $21.57 Heris of Nancy TAYLOR, twenty one dollars fifty seven cents $21.57 Heirs of John STEWART twenty one dollars fifty seven cents $21.57 Peter C. STEWART, twenty one dollars fifty seven cents $21.57 Samuel STEWART, twenty one dollars fifty seven cents $21.57 Elizabeth CRUMP, twenty one dollars fifty seven cents $21.57 Jane CHERRY, twenty one dollars fifty seven cents $21.57 and retain balance subject to further orders (there a a few lines cut off at the bottom of this HUGE page) USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mary Ann Kaylor. (© 1998 Mary Ann Kaylor)