Succession of William DEMPSEY, Carroll Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Anis Martin Kashani  AUG 2001


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Succession Book B


Succession of William DEMPSEY, Jan 2, 1840, East Carroll Parish, 
Louisiana

Submitted by Anis Martin Kashani

Source: East Carroll Parish Clerk of Court; Succession Book B, pp. 
83-87

Date: July 27, 2001

Succession of William DEMPSEY, dec'd

State of Louisiana}
Parish of Carroll }  Court of Probate, January 2, 1840

To the honorable Felix Bosworth Parish Judge ex officio Judge of the
Court of Probate, sitting in and for the Parish of Carroll in the State
of Louisiana.

The petition of William W. Beeler would represent to your honorable 
Court that William Dempsey late of the said Parish of Carroll, died on 
or about the 25th of December AD 1839 abinstate and leaving 
considerable property in your said Parish. Consisting of a pre- 
exemption claim of Land-a small crop of cotton & so forth & some stock
of horses & horned cattle & hogs and other property to a small amount. 
Said decedent has left children of age and three minor children, also
as his heirs to wit namely Mary Dempsey Lorenzo Dow Dempsey and Meahala
Dempsey.  Your petitioner prays that an inventory be made according to 
law; that tutor & undertutor be appointed to the aforesaid minors and 
further prays that he your petitioner (who is the son-in-law) be 
appointed Administrator of the succession of the said decedent and also
for such other & further decrees of your honorable court as the
premises may legally require & demand & as in duty bound will ever 
pray-
William W. Beeler
January 2, 1840
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State of Louisiana}
Parish of Carroll }  Court of Probate

Let the prayer of the Petitioner be granted-Let an inventory be made by
Eli Harris, Notary-let be appointed Tutor, and William Bladers, and 
undertutor to said minors, upon their complying with all the 
requisitions of the law.
Felix Bosworth, Parish Judge
January 4, 1840
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Notice-William W. Beeler has applied for the administration of the 
succession of William Dempsey, deceased, if no opposition be made in
ten days he will be appointed
Felix Bosworth
Providence, Louisiana Jan 4, 1840
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State of Louisiana}
Parish of Carroll }  Court of Probate, January 17, 1840

By reason of the law & the evidence in this case being in favor of the 
petitioner, and by further reason of the regular public notices having
been given, and no opposition having been made it is therefore ordered,
adjudged & decreed that the within named William Beeler be appointed 
administrator of the succession of William Dempsey, deceased.
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State of Louisiana}
Parish of Carroll }  

We the undersigned do solemnly swear that we will well & faithfully
appraise the effects belonging to the succession of William Dempsey, 
late of said Parish deceased to the best of our knowledge & 
obligation-so help us God-C.B. Richardson, James Dempsey
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State of Louisiana}
Parish of Carroll }  

Be it remembered that on this 21st day of January AD 1840 I Eli Harris,
Notary Public of said Parish, proceeded to the Inventory of the effects
belonging to the succession of William Dempsey dec'd late of said 
parish and state, in compliance with an order from the Probate Court in
& for the said parish & state dated the fourth of January 1840 after 
appointing Charles B. Richardson and James Dempsey appraisers & 
administering the oath required by law the said appraisers being 
citizens & free holders in said parish and state here follows the 
Inventory in the words & figures to wit:

1 improvement on the West Bank of Bayou Macon in the Parish of Carroll
where William Dempsey lived at the time of his death, with two rights
of pre-emption thereon - worth ---------- $2,000.00
5 cows and calves -- $80.00
4 three-year old steers - 80.00
9 two-year old steers - 108.00
2 bulls $40.00 = 3 heifers 2 years @ $8 ----- 64.00
10 large meat hogs @ $10.00 ea ------- 100.00
40 head stock hogs - 100.00
1 yellow sorrel mare - 60.00
1 ball' bright sorrel mare - 80.00
1 sorrel mare 3 years old - 40.00
1 colt $20.00 - 1 dun horse $75.00 ------ 95.00
1 bureau $20.00 - 1 clock $ 25.00 ------ 45.00
farming utensils - 15.00
kitchen furniture - 25.00
-------------------------------------------------------  $2,892.00

Inventory commenced and closed on this twenty-first day of January 
1840-The whole amounting in re-capitulation to the sum of $2,892.00. 
All done in the presence of William W. Beeler and Felix Bosworth-


NOTE FROM TRANSCRIBER:
There was further data on this succession concerning the sale of the 
effects (Sept 28, 1840) and the appointment of tutors for the minor 
children.  William Bladen became tutor of Lorenzo & Mary Ann.  Malaica 
Lefever (nee Dempsey) became tutor of minor Mahala Dempsey.