Sale of Hendricks slaves, 1849, Davie Co. NC

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North Carolina                                        Court of Pleas and Quarter 
Davie County                                          Sessions August term 1849



The petition of Lydia Hendricks and Tennison Cheshire, respectfully petitioning 
shew unto your worships your petrs. that David W. Hendricks hath lately departed 
this life intestate - that he owned at the time of his death 3 negro slaves to 
wit, George, Bill and Cindy - that your petr. Lydia and her children Catharine, 
Lydia, Francis Munroe and Henry Harrison, who are the wards of yr. petr. 
Tennison are his next of kin and that at the present term of this court Yr. 
Petr. Tennison was appointed admn. of the said intestate David.  They therefore 
pray your worships, that inasmuch as said slaves cannot be divided, that the 
admrs. be authorized and directed to expose the said slaves at public sale after 
20 days notice, to the highest bidder on a credit of six months, with int. from 
date, at the late residence of the deceased & that he make report to the next 
term of this court.  And they will ever pray & c.

                                                        Jno. A. Lillington
                                                        for Petrs.


[transcriber's note: Lydia Ann (Garner) Hendricks (1800-1864) was the widow of 
John Hendricks who died in Davie County 8 Dec 1845.  She had five children, as 
follows:

David W. Hendricks 1826-1849
Catherine Camilla Hendricks 1829-1856, m. Caleb Bohannon in 1851
Lydia Louisa Hendricks 1832-1864 m. Gideon Howell in 1851
Francis Monroe Hendricks 1838-1920 m. Martha Redman in 1858
Henry Harrison Hendricks 1841-1856

At the time of the petition transcribed above, Francis and Henry were still 
under age, and Tennison Cheshire had been named as their guardian.]