Heirs of Jonas Webber
March 23, 1858

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Contributed to the Estill Co., KY Archives by:
Jen Bawden
Originally published in the ECHGS Newsletter & used with their permission
Date: 05/16/1999
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Willis Hisle, Statutory Guardian for Edith Hisle, Mary Hisle, Simpson
Hisle and Frances Hisle, and B.T. Crouch, Statutory Guardian for
Benjamin Webber, Plantiffs

vs.

Sarah Webber, William Webb and his wife Edith Webb, John Finnell and his
wife Susan Finnell, Hezekiah Bowman and his wife Elizabeth Bowman, Sanford
Webber, Jones Webber Jr., Isaac Baker and his wife naoma Baker, Fountain
Finnell and his wife Polly Finnell, Augustine Webber, William Webber,
James Wood and his wife Manerva Wood, Absalom Webber, Edith Webber,
Jones Webber, Martha Webber and Thomas Webber - Defendants

The plaintiffs Willis Hisle, Statutory Guardian for Edith Hisle, Mary Hisle,
Simpson Hisle and Frances Hisle, infants under the age of 21 years, and B.T.
Crouch, Statutory Guardian for Benjamin Webber an infant under the age of 21
years, and said infants by their said Statutory Guardian respectively state
that on the 22nd. day of February 1856 one Jones Webber so departed this
life in Estill County, and left the defendant Sarah Webber his wife and
widow, and the infant plaintiffs and the following defendants his heirs at
law: to-wit: William Webb and his wife Edith Webb, formerly Edith Webber;
John Finnell and his wife Susan Finnell, former Susan Webber; Hezekiah
Bowman and his wife Elizabeth Bowman, formerly Elizabeth Webber, Sanford
Webber, Jones Webber Jr.; Isaac Baker and his wife Naoma Baker, formerly
Naoma Webber; Fountain Finnell and his wife Polly Finnell, formerly Polly
Webber. (The five latter are now residents of the State of Kentucky) Phillip
Webber who is dead and left the following as his only heirs at law:  to-wit:
Augustin Webber, William Webber, manerva Wood, formerly Manerva Webber who
intermarried with the defendant James Wood, Absolam Webber, Edith Webber,
jones Webber, Martha Webber and Thomas Webber, the four latter are infants
under the age of 21 years.

The plaintiff Willis Hisle states that he intermarried with Sarilda Webber,
one of the children of said Jones Webber deceased, and that she is dead and
left the following children and heirs at law: to-wit: Edith Hisle, Mary Hisle,
Simpson Hisle, and Frances Hisle. that each of said children are infants
under the age of 21 years. He was appointed their statutory guardian and has
taken the oath and given bond for the faithful performances of his duties.

The plaintiff B.G. Crouch states that one Simpson Webber was also a child
and heir of said Jones Webber deceased, and that said Simpson Webber
departed this life and left the infant plaintiff Benjamin Webber, his only
child and heir at law, and that at the? term of the Oldham county Court
this plaintiff was duly appointed statutory guardian for said Benjamin
Webber. The plaintiff further state the said Jones Webber Sr. deceased
at the time of his death was the owner in fee simple and in the possession
of about ? acres of land in Estill County on the waters of the kentucky
River, whereupon the said Webber resided at the time of his death, which
tract of land is worth about $2,000 and as said Webber had ten children
or representatives, each child's part is worth about $200.  They state that
the defendant Sarah Webber, the widow of said decedent, is entitled to dower
in said tract of land, that the same has never been assigned or allotted to
her.  That it is to the interest of the widow and the heirs that her dower
in said land should be allotted to her, and for the purpose of effecting
said allotment, and that a summons issued against all the defendants to
this petition and that the court appointed commissioners for that purpose
according to the provisions of the law in such cases.

John M. Price
Attorney for Plaintiff

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