Greene County, NC - Court - Lassiter vs Williams, 1837

2625 – LASSITER vs WILLIAMS – 1837

Supreme Court Case found at the NC Archives, Raleigh, NC

Uzzell Lassiter vs John Williams, Adm of Benj Reddick – filed 
Dec 18 1837

Greene Co
Fall term 1837 – Uzzel Lassiter by his attorneys, Wright C. Stanly and 
William D. Mosely Esq, came into Court in Greene Co with a bill against 
John Williams adm of Benjamin Riddick dec – Henry Miller, Chairman of 
the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions – plea of debt for $25,000 – 
John H. Bryan attorney for def
Action of debt brought on the administrator bond given by the def as 
adm of Benjamin Riddick – John Riddick had a will in 1820 – copy 
annexed -  the executor named renounced her right – after all the debts 
were paid the adm delivered to the widow, Martha Riddick, all the 
personal and perishable estate which was given to her by the will – 
Williams sold the personal estate except the Negroes mentioned in the 
will – what was left after the debts were paid remained in the hands of 
said Williams which was $1665.55 on 16 Oct 1822 – later Benjamin 
Riddick, son of John Riddick, mentioned in the will died intestate and 
without issue and under 21 years of age – said Benjamin Riddick left 
surviving his mother, Martha, and Martha Ann a half sister, the wife of 
Uzzell Lassiter, as his next of kin – Uzzell Lassister and his wife 
entitled to the sum of $1665.55

The case was whether the estate of Benjamin Riddick, which he received 
from his father, belonged to his next of kin or to his mother.

Decision was the next of kin not entitled to any part of the estate

Will of John Riddick attached – see Will under Wills as found in the 
John Heritage Bryan Collection

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