Wayne County NcArchives Court.....Hollowell, William 1858
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Source: N C Archives
Written: 1858

William Hollowell Estate, 1857
Wayne County, NC Estates
N C Archives
CR 103.508.79

State of North Carolina
Wayne County

We the undersigned having been appointed at the Nov'r term 1857 of the Court 
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Wayne to divide the Negroes 
belonging to the estate of William Hollowell deceased amoung the lawful heirs 
of said Hollowell met in compliance of said appointment valued and divided the 
following named Negroes as follows

Prince Valued at           $  00.00
Isabella Do                  400.00
Alfred Do                    900.00
Rose & child Do              900.00
Amy Valued                   350.00
Alfred ---                   250.00
Thomas ---                   900.00
Venice ---                   400.00
Thomas ---                  1050.00
Eli ---                     1000.00
Charity ---                  400.00
Nathan ---                   500.00
Richmond ---                 800.00
Hardy ---                    700.00
Mariah & child ---          1000.00
Philis & child ---           850.00
Amanda ---                   450.00
Green ---                    400.00
Kedar ---                    300.00
                          _________
                          $11550.00

Whole valuation of said Negroes being eleven thousand five hundred & fifty 
dollars. There being four heirs each share would be twenty eight hundred and 
eighty seven dollars & fifty cents. Mary B. Hollowell the widow of said 
Hollowell drew of said Negroes Eli, Charity, Isabella, Green, Nathan and 
Prince valued at two thousand seven hundred dollars and receives from the 
other three heirs the sum of one hundred and eighty seven dollars & fifty 
cents to match her amount equal. The Negroes belonging to the other heirs were 
thrown in common stock they all being minors.

We the undersigned respectfully submit the above report to your worshipful 
Court.
Dec 8th 1857
D. B. Everitt {Seal}
D. F. McKinnie {Seal}

Report of Commissioners to divide the Negroes belonging to estate of Wm. 
Hollowell dec'd
Recorded
May Cr 1858

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State of North Carolina County of Wayne
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May Term 1858

To the worshipful the Justices of the court aforesaid.
The petition of Mary B Hollowell widow of the last William Hollowell of the 
county aforesaid of Augustus B Hollowell, William Hollowell and Catharine B
Hollowell being infants of tender years and exhibit this petition of their
next friend and mother the said Mary B Hollowell respectfully represents -
that William Hollowell late of the county of Wayne departed this life in 
the month of June 1854, having first duly published his last will and testament
wherein and whereby he duly nominated and appointed John C Slocumb of said
county sole executor of the same that the said John C Slocumb as executor of
said last will of said testator duly propounded the same for probate at the 
August Term 1854 of this worshipful court when the same was admitted to probate
and the said John C Slocumb duly qualified as executor of the same and hath
possessed himself of all the estate and effects of said testator, to an amount
much more than sufficient for the payment of his just debts, funeral and
testamentary expenses and legacies.
Your petitioner further shew unto your petitioners Augustus B, William and
Catharine B his children the general residue of his entire estate remaining
after the payment of his just debts excepting however a certain specific devise
of a house and lot in Everittsville to your petitioner Mary B during her life,
and certain specific legacies to your said petitioner Mary B, together with a 
comfortable years support for your said petitioners Mary B and her family.....


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