Succession of Timothy O'Brien 06-02-1873
Submitted by Kirk Redmann


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Succession of Timothy O'Brien  }	To the honorable, the Judge of the Parish Cort
					in and for the Parish of Plaquemines.

The Petitioner Margaret Collins, widow of
Timothy O'Brien who resides in the Parish
of Plaquemines

				Respectfully Shows


								That Timothy O'Brien
late a resident of this Parish departed this life at Petite Prairie on the 2nd day of
June 1873 leaving property both real and personal within this Parish and within the 
jurisdiction of this Honorable Court.

								That your petitioner 
was married to said Timothy O'Brien in the city of New York on the 28th October 1850
by which marriage the following children were born all of whom were living:  Ellen 
Maria O'Brien, wife of Joseph Redmann,  William James O'Brien aged 25 years, Abby Ann 
O'Brien wife of Joseph Cathcart, Mary Elizabeth O'Brien aged 21 years, Catherine Jane
O'Brien wife of Thomas Craig, Stephen Maurice O'Brien, no age listed, Annie Josephine
O'Brien aged 12 years, Johanna Margaret O'Brien aged 10 years, all living in the 
Parish.

								That all the property
acquired by said deceased Timothy O'Brien belonged to the Community of request and gains 
between petitioner and ...(Text unreadable for 2 lines).

That an inventory should be taken of the property, affects, belongings ...(Text unreadable 
for 2 lines)

Therefore petitioner knows the accused affidavit considered that Joseph Redmann be 
appointed guardian to said minors (Stephen Maurice, Annie Josephine and Johanna 
Margaret O'Brien).  That an inventory be taken of the property and effects belonging 
unto the Succession of Timothy O'Brien.


decreed by A. E. Livaudais, Esq. Recorder of this Parish that appraisers be appointed 
to value this same and that after said Inventory shall have been taken a certificate 
there of value that petitioner be confirmed Natural Titling to said Minors according 
to law.

					E. Howard McGabil
					Acting for Petitioner

Mrs. Margaret Collins widow of Timothy O'Brien
being duly sworn deposes and says that all the alleging statements in the foregoing
petition contained are tru and correct.

Sworn to & subscribed
before me this 9th 				(Signature) M. O'Brien
day of July 1877