Petition Record of James Brown Estate, 1837, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Submitted by Inita Brown Segura

Date submitted: September 1, 1998

Source: East Feliciana Court Records, Clinton, La.





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Petition Record of James Brown Estate, 1837, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Submitted by Inita Brown Segura

Date submitted: September 1, 1998

Source:  East Feliciana Court Records, Clinton, La.





Notice:



To the Honorable L. Saunders Parish Judge in and for the parish



of East Feliciana and State of Louisiana and Ex-officio Judge of



this Court of Probate in and for the same...



This petition of Robert Taylor and his wife Nancy Brown, she



being herein aided appointed(?) and authorized by her said



husband, residing in your said parish of East Feliciana, most



respectfully represents that this petitioner Nancy is one of the



legal forced heirs of James Brown late deceased that said



deceased died leaving land, negroes and personal property in said



parish and the following children towit:  Sally, wife of Abel



Taylor, Lurana, wife of Blandan Barnett, Thomas Brown, James



Brown, Zachariah Brown, Shepherd Brown, Sylvester Brown, Alverson



Brown, Manson Brown, Elisabeth Brown, and petitioner Nancy



Taylor.  Also left the following grand children of three pre



deceased children, Towit:  Nelson, Ann, and Rebecca Brown



children of Jeremiah Brown and representing him in this estate of



his father, who are all minors and have a mother as their natural



Tutrine.  Towit: Jerusha Brown, widow of Jeremiah Brown.  Daniel



Brown, Mary, wife of Charles Bohannon, Nancy, wife of Baseter



Pool, and Martha, wife of Roderich Tilghman, all of age and



present.  Also Sarah Patterson, a minor child of William



Patterson of the marriage with Martha Brown's daughter Elizabeth



who was the daughter of James Brown, who has for her Tutor her



father, represent that three of the surviving children of the



said James Brown, dec. are minors Towit:  Sylvester, Alverson,



and Elisabeth Brown and have no Tutor further represents that it



is desirable that a partition of this estate be made among the



heirs and for that purpose the inception will have to be sold if



not being inacceptable of partition, wherefore petitioners pray



that experts(?) be appointed to report whether or not said estate



can be partaken in kind and if it cannot that this whole be sold



and that this land & negroes belonging to said inception so far



as the major heirs are interested be sold on one two & three



years credit and their share of the personal property be sold on



twelve months credit and that a family meeting be assembled (?)



of the relatives of said minors to be composed of Shepherd Brown,



Manson Brown, Able Taylor, Thomas Brown, Zachariah Brown, James



Brown, William Patterson, Joseph Brown, and William (?) who are



the proper persons to compose said meeting for the purpose of



fixing the terms of sale for that portion coming to the minors,



and that a Curator adhoc be appointed for Sylvester, Alverson,



and Elisabeth Brown to represent them in this suit for a



partition, they having no Tutor nor under(?) Tutor and that the



said Sally together with her husband Abel Taylor, Lurana together



with her husband, Blandon Barnett, Thomas Brown, James Brown,



Zachariah Brown, Shepherd Brown, Manson Brown & Joseph Brown,



Curator Adhoc for Sylvester, Alverson, and Elisabeth Brown;



Jerusha Brown, Tutrine for Nelson, Ann, and Rebecca Brown, her



children, and that Daniel Brown, Mary, the wife of Charles



Bohannon together with her husband, Nancy, the wife of Baseter



Pool, together with her said husband, and Martha, the wife of



Roderick Tilghman, together with her said husband, and William



Patterson, Tutor for Sarah Patterson, be cited to appear in your



honorable Court of Probate to show cause if any they can why a



partition should not be made as prayed for and that said



appointments be made and inceptions(?) be sold and the proceeds



thereof be divided among the heirs according to law and that all



such others and further proceeding be had as law of equity



requires and as in duty petitioners will even pray.



                                   Robert Taylor

                                   Nancy Taylor



We the undersigned accept service of the foregoing petition and



agree with petitioners for a sale & partition on the terms



mentioned in this petition for the portion coming to the heirs of



age.



Sally (X her mark) Taylor          Daniel (X his mark) Brown

Abel Taylor                        Nancy (X her mark) Pool

Charles Bohannan                   Abel Taylor

Mary (X her mark) Bohannan         Basesten Pool

James Brown                        Thomas C Brown

Blanding Barnett                   Shepherd Brown

Lurana Barnett                     William Patterson

Zachariah Brown                    Jerusha Brown

                                   Rodrick Tilghman

                                   Manson Brown

                                   Martha Tilghman

                                   Joseph Brown



We the undersigned accept advice of the foregoing petition and



agree to attend at the parish Judges office on Saturday, the 29th



of April, 1837 at 12 O'clock to set in family council



April 10th 1837



James Brown

Zachariah Brown

Abel Taylor

Thomas C Brown

Shepherd Brown

William  (?)

Joseph Brown

Manson Brown

William Patterson