Wayne County NcArchives Court.....John McKinne Estate, 1839-1842
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To the Worshipful the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the
county of Wayne

The Petition of Wilbert J Futrell and wife Hepsey, Robert McKinne and Sarah,
Mary and David McKine, infants under age, by their Guardian Mary McKinne
respectfully sheweth unto your Worships that they are the heirs at law of
John McKinne who died in 1838 without a last will and testament, seized and 
possessed of a tract of land lying in the county of Wayne on Carraway Creek,
containing about 300 acres adjoining the lands of Geo Collier, Wm Cobb and
Wm Carraway.

They plea to state that the widow of said John had had dower allotted to her
by your Worships and they now pray that a partition of said land may be made 
among them, the heirs of said John, according to act of Assembly in such cases 
made and provided and that commissioners may be appointed by your Worships to 
divide the same amongst your petitioners and they will ever pray as in duty bound.

[John and Mary had a son Bryant who was of lawful age]

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Mary McKinne Petition for Division of Slaves

To the Worshipful the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the
county of Wayne

The Petition of Mary Mckinney, widow of John McKinney, Wilbert J Futrell and
wife Hepsey, Robert McKinney and Mary McKinney guardian of Sarah, Mary and 
David McKinney infants under age respectfully sheweth to your Worships that 
John McKinney late of the county of Wayne died without his last will and 
testament and that John Everett administered on the estate of the said John
McKinney sometime in the year 1839. They further state that they are distributees
according to law of the estate of said John and now parties in lands, tenants
in common of certain slaves viz:
Kitty and her children
Penny
Grip
Leylla
Jack
Junius
Oli or Olivia and her children
Lewis
Cheny

They pray your worships to order a division of the said slaves among them in
severalty and that commissioners may be appointed according to the act of Assembly
to divide the same and they will ever pray as in duty bound.

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Nov Term 1842 

Ordered that Jno Everett, Jno C Slocumb and Jno WS West be appointed a committee
to divide the Negroes belonging to the estate of Jno McKinne dec'd among the 
lawful heirs of said deceased and make report to next court.

Division of Negroes

Agreeable to an order of Court and at to us directed to divide the Negroes 
belonging to the estate of John McKinne dec'd your committee make the following 
report that they proceeded to value the Negroes and valued them at $1,702.50.

Lot No 1 - Drawn by Robert McKinne girl Olive valued at $325.
Lot No 2 - Drawn by widow Mary McKinne girl Kitty valued at $325.
Lot No 3 - Drawn by Heysey Futrall wife of Wilbert J. Futrall boy Kedur and girl 
           Channy valued at $305.
Lot No 4 - Drawn by David McKinne boys Grip and James valued at $225.
Lot No 4 - Drawn by Sarah McKinne girl Sella and Jack valued at $242.
Lot No 6 - Drawn by Mary McKinne girl Moriah valued at $225.

Which your committee respectfully submits.
John Everit and J WS West
Recorded Feby Court 1843