Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Robbins, Jacob - Estate 1861 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tommy Colbert clycolbert@aol.com June 23, 2011, 2:14 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1861 Robbins, Jacob, 1861. Feb. CT. 1861, petition of Patrick H. Robbins, Benjamin F. Robbins, Nancy J. Robbins, (Perlisha) E. Robbins, (Mascilles) Robbins, A.R. Robbins, Sally A. Robbins, ( ) B. Robbins, all of whom are infants except the first & sue by their guardian the said Patrick H. and of William Adams and wife, Mary vs. Richard H. Gattling, Jacob Robbins, late of said county died on Saturday before the last term of this court leaving a will in which the defendant Richard H. Gattling is named executor. None of the petitioners were aware of a will or that it had been entered for probate until after it was entered for probate and Gattling named executor. Mary, wife of William Adams is a daughter of said deceased, Jacob Robbins and the other petitioners are grandchildren of said Jacob Robbins by his deceased son, Jacob D. Robbins. Petitioners further state that the will entered for probate was not the last will of Jacob Robbins, because at the time the will was signed the said Jacob did not have sufficient mind to make a will. Petitioners further state that petitioners Patrick H. & Wm. Adams and wife are ignorant & illiterate persons & reside 17 to 20 miles from courthouse and that the other petitioners are infants without guardian. Petitioners ask that will be declared invalid. Signed Bunn Dortch, atty. for petitioners and P.H. Robbins on Feb. 1861. Edgecombe Co. Estates, NC State Archives CR.037.508,104. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/edgecombe/wills/robbins2758wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb