ANDREW HENSON ESTATE - Martin Co. IN Zimri Henson and Thomas Shirley administrators of estate - sale of items: 15 May 1850 1 pr. drawing chains to Jesse Henson, pd. .50 1 iron wedge & 1 axe to Charles A. Marshall for .50 each on note 1 peacock plow to William Henson for $6.50 1 rifle to Dosnell Holt for $10.75 2 horse wagon to Barnabus Payne for $35.25 1 lot of hogs to John Payne for $3.75 1 yoke of steers to Charles H. Marshall for $55.05 1 set of shingles to   "        "        "        "  for $1.00 1 razor to John Henson for .55 1 lot of lumber to M. A. Purdy for 4.15 1 lot fo clothes to John Henson for $1.00 1 lot of clothes to Jesse Henson for $2.50 Andrew Henson late of Martin County departed this life intestate and being at the time of his death, siezed of certian real estate and of a large amount of personal property of about the sum of $600.00, lying and being in the sd. county of Martin. After paying the debts and charges against the estate amounting to the probable sum of $200.00 will remain for distribution amongst the next of kin and heirs at law of deceased.  Said Andrew Henson at the time of his death was of mature years, that is to say, was over the age of 21 years but was sole and unmarried and died without children or issue of his body or any lineal descendants surviving him.  And that he also left neither father nor mother surviving him, his father Joel Henson and his mother Nancy Henson being both dead at the time of and previous to the death of him the said Andrew Henson, dec'd.  Surviving him in the right line ascending is his paternal grandmother being the mother of the said Joel Henson, deceased, who is expected to be still living and a resident of the state of Iowa and that the said Andrew Henson at the time of his death, left no brothers or sisters of the whole blood or their descendants surviving him.     At the time of his death, Andrew Henson left the petitioner and Sarah Hyslop formerly Sarah Ott intermarried with one James Hyslop; Polly Summers, formerly Polly Ott and Nancy McKinney formerly Nancy Ott, married to Turner McKinney as his 1/2 brothers and sisters, being also children of the said Nancy Henson, the mother of the said Andrew Henson, deceased by a former marriage with Frederick Ott who died previous to her intermarriage with Joel Henson.  Petitioners then being Stewart Ott, Sarah Hislop, Polly Summers, Malachi Ott and Nancy McKinney, the nearest of kin and they demand the remaining portion of the estate.  William Niblack, Lawyer     November term 1851, Comes Jemima Henson and files petition in this cause praying to be admitted a party to said proceedings and process issue against Jesse Coneley on purchase of the land. Jan Term 1852 all parties and their attorneys agree to continue until next term. July 1852 came said Ott by his attorney and comes the said administrator by Baker & Simpson, his attorney and comes also by J. Baker, his attorney and files his answer; also comes Jemima Henson by Simpson, her attorney to order and decree that John Baker Esq. be appointed a commissioner to prepare and execute a good and sufficient deed of conveyance for the lands - NE quarter of NW quarter  also the NW quarter of the NW quarter of section 29 in Twp. 4, n range 3 west to the said Jesse Conerly for the purpose of being delivered to him on the payment of the purchase money . Nov term 1853 stayed until decision from Supreme Court is made - Aug term 1854; Jesse Conely has made full payment for land.....for deed see pages 162 & 163 in order book #1 Com Pleas Probate May Term 1856 - the decision of the Supreme Court is filed ..under the statue of descents governing this case, the petitioners and the brothers and sisters of the half blood are the only heirs of sd. Andrew Henson and are entitled to share of 2/5 each.  That the land had been sold in the lifetime of Andrew Henson to Conerly  - the land having been inherited by Andrew Henson from his father Joel Henson and it is claimed the Jemima Henson the mother of Joel and grandmother of Andrew is under the statue the sole distributies and not the other.     Thus by rules of distribution of personal estate goes to the Ott's as brother & sister whether of the whole or 1/2 blood and is preferred to the grandmother.  Had the land not been sold, it would have went to the grandmother. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Pat Saupe (© 2001 Pat Saupe )