Onslow County, NC - Susan Henderson vs Alfred Simmons, 1850

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Susan Henderson Widow
vs.
Alfred E. Simmons &
Benjamin R. Henderson
Admin, of Josiah Henderson deceased

Petition for Years Allowance

David Marshall
Aretus Summersill
Bryan Kellum                (Commissioners)
Green Hatchell

Filed December Term 1850

Signed: Service Accepted
Alfred E. Simmons
Benjamin R. Henderson

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Onslow County.  Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
December Term, A.D., 1850

To the Worshipful, the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
of the County of Onslow

    The petition of Susan Henderson widow of Josiah Henderson deceased, of
the County of Onslow humbly complaining, sheweth unto your worships, that
the said Josiah Henderson departed this life on the ___ day of December A.D,
1850 intestate, leaving him surviving, your petitioner, his widow.  Your
petitioner further sheweth, that the said intestate died possed and well
entitled to, a considerable personal estate, and that at the present term of
this Worshipful Court Alfred E. Simmons & B. R. Henderson have obtained
letters of Administration of the goods and chattles, rights and credits of
the said intestate, Josiah Henderson to be granted to them and hath by
virtue thereof possessed himself, of the personal estate and effects of the
said intestate, to a large amount, and much more than sufficient to pay his
funeral expenses.  Your petitioner further sheweth, that by virtue of the
statute in such cases, made and provided, she is entitiled as the widow of
said intestate, to an adeqyate support for herself and family, for the space
of one year, out of the crop, stock and provisions that may be on hand
beloning to the estate of the said intestate, and if there should be no
crop, stock or provisions on hand, or not a sufficency to afford such
allowance, to have the value of a years' provisions for herself and family
estimated, and the same alloted and set apart to her, to be paid to your
petitioner or allowed by the said Alfred E. Simmons & B.R. Henderson
administrators of the said intestate, and in addition to said years support,
your petitioner is also entitled to one bed and its necessary furniture, and
one whell and one pair of cards, if such articles be among her Goods of her
said deceased husband, as her absolute property, and to be put in the
possession of the same.

    Your petitioner therefore prays your worships to appoint one Justice of
the Peace, and three freeholders unconnected with your petitioner, to view
the estate of her said deceased husband, and to give allot and apportion to
your petitioner and family, so much or such part, thereof as they may deem
necessary for the support of your petitioner and family, for one year, and
no more; and that your worships would confirm the same, by the order and
decree of this worshipful court, and grant unto your petitioner, such and
further relief, according to the act of the General Assemby of this State,
in such cases, made and provided, as the nature and circumstances of this
case may require, and to your worships shall deem meet.  And your petitioner
will ever pray, &c.

Signed: John N. Washington (Solicitor)


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