Onslow County, NC - Susan Henderson vs. Daniel R. Henderson, 1848 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Susan Henderson vs. Daniel R. Henderson Admin. D. Henderson Pet for years Prov. Filed Sept. 1848 Onslow Signed: D. Marshall JP. A. Murril Geo. J. Ward Aretus Somersill STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Onslow County September Term, A.D. 1848 To the Worshipful, the Justices of the Court of Please and Quarter Sessions, of Onslow County: The petition of Susan Henderson widow of Daniel Henderson deceased, of the County of Onslow humbly complaining, sheweth unto your worships, that the said deceased departed this life on the ___ day of ____ A.D. 1848 intestate, leaving him surviving, your petitioner, his widow. Your petitioner further sheweth, that the said intestate died possessed of and well intitled to, a considerable personal estate and that at the present term of this worshipful Court Daniel R. Henderson hath obtained letters of Administration of the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the said intestate, Daniel to be granted to him and hath by virtue thereof possessed himself, of the personal estate and effects of the said intestate, to a large amount, and much more sufficient to pay his funeral expenses. Your petitioner further sheweth, that by virtue of the statute in such cases, made and provided, she is entitled as the widow of said intestate, to an adequate support for herself and family, for the space of one year, out of the crop, stock and provisions that may be on hand belonging to the estate of the said intestate, and if there shold be no crop, stock or provisions on hand, or not a sufficiency 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 Daniel R. administrator 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 wheel 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 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 other and further relief, according to the act of the General Assembly of this State, in such cases, made and provided, as the nature and circumstances of this case may require, and to your worships shall seem meet. And your petitioner will ever pray, &c. Signed: Attamore (Solicitor) Written in at bottom of page: Sate of North Carolina Court of Please and Quarter Sessions, Onslow County September Term 1848 Ordered that David Marshall as a Justice of the Peace A.J. Murril George J. Ward & Aretus Somersil free holders be and are hereby appointed a committie to lay off to Susan Henderson widow of Daniel Henderson Deceased one years support for herself and family as preyed for in the above & foregoing Petition and the same to return at the neaxt session of this Court Signed: Jasper Etheridge Susan Henderson's Years Support 1848 Sate of North Carolina Onslow County In pursuance of an order of Court wherein at September Term 1848 It was Ordered; that we the undersigned. We allot and lay off to Susan Henderson the widow of Daniel Henderson Sr. deceased her years support. We not finding the necessary artilces on the plantation for her support we agree to give her: Ten barrels corn $30.00 600 Lbs. bacon 60.00 2 Bbl. flour 16.00 50 Lbs. lard 5.00 50 Lbs. sugar 5.00 50 Lbs. coffee 5.00 5 Gal. Molasis 2.00 2 Bushel salt .80 2 Lbs. pepper .40 1 Lb. spice .20 1 Wheel & card 4.00 1 Cow & calf 10.00 1 Bed bedsted & furniture 20.00 1 Loom 6.00 Cash 10.00 _________ $174.40 This ammount to be paid over by the Admin. given under our hand & seal this 19th day of Sept. 1848 Signed: David Marshall JP A.J. Murril Geo. J. Ward Aretus Somersill Under this is written: G.J. Ward charges 10.00 A. Somersill 10.00 A.J. Murril 10.00 END: ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Samuel Henderson - hendersonrecovery@atlantic.net ___________________________________________________________________