Hertford County, NC - William Marsh Court Petition, 1847 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PETITION WILLIAM G. MARSH & WIFE William G. Marsh and wife & (?) Vs (?) "Petition to Account" John A. Anderson & L. Jenkins (Lodowick) Executors of Wright Nichols decd Cause (sole) for hearing upon this petition answer & exhibits Reports made and confirmed by this Court Clerk allowed Five dollars to be Taxed(?) in the Costs This Cause comeing in to be heard upon the pleading, order, exhibit, and report of the Clerk. The Court doth declare That John Nichols made a Last Will and Testament of which he appointed Wright Nichols the Executor and that the petitioner Lurenda and the intestate Nancy are two of the children of the said Wright and Grand Children of John Nichols & that the said Wright received as the Executor of said John the Sum of Thirty eight dollars & 32/100 due each the said Lurenda & Nancy which drawing interest from the 20th November 1830. That Wright Nichols is dead having a Will of which he appointed the defendants the executors who have Assets; & The Court doth (absolve?) Therefore order adjudge and decree that the petitioners recover of the assets the Sum of $75.70 which includes interest on $38.22 to Feby 22, 1847 & that the petitioner L. R. Jernigan record the later Sum of $75.70. Ordered that each pay half of the costs. __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Linda Gamel ___________________________________________________________________