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Contributed to The USGenWeb Archives by: Effie Langford McDermott, Pismo Beach, CA 1989 ------------------------------------- LANGFORD, Henry, Estate of d. 5 April 1867 Greenville District, SC Location of original records: GREENVILLE CO COURTHOUSE, GREENVILLE, SC WILLS: FILE 27/41 Transcribed by Effie Langford McDermott, Pismo Beach, CA 1989 Submitted to Greenville Genealogical Society March 19, 1989 Indexed & Submitted to Greenville County, SC, USGENWEB November 11, 1996 See end of document for INDEX of surnames. © 1996 Effie McDermott Intended for personal use by family genealogists and historians. Not for commercial use. HENRY LANGFORD ESTATE, GREENVILLE DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA Death: 5 APRIL 1867. Records in file are dated 1867-1872 10 APRIL 1867 J. C. LANGFORD petitions Court to be named Administrator of the Estate, stating that HENRY LANGFORD died 5 APRIL 1867. (S. J. DOUTHIT, was the Ordinary of Greenville District Court and the Probate Judge, to whom petitions were addressed. The printed Court form used in one instance shows that ROBERT McKAY was or had been an Ordinary.) 24 APRIL 1867 Court makes J. C. LANGFORD Administrator, and orders him to dispose of the estate and record disposition with the Court by 24 JUNE 1867. (60 days hence) Court grants his 24 APRIL 1867 petition to conduct a sale of the personal property of the estate on Wednesday, 15 MAY 1867, to `save the same from waste and decay,' and to sell sums under $5 for cash, and $5 or more on six month's credit. Court instructs him to advertise in 3 public places 15 days previous to sale. 14 MAY 1867 Personal property of estate is appraised by STEVEN POWELL, Sen., A. C. BRIDGES, and L. C. REYNOLDS, Magistrate of Greenville District (M.G.D.). Personal property items total $365.69, notes/accounts receivable total $173.53 of which $54.92 are marked doubtful, old state money on hand is $10.00, and Green Backs on hand are $40.00, all totaling $589.11. The list of items sold contains 84 line items with names of purchasers, articles sold and amount of purchase. (My copy of this list is poor, but I will attach an appendix attempting to transcribe as much as I can. em) 15 MAY 1867 $470.78 is realized from sale. 26 NOVEMBER 1867 JOHN C. LANGFORD, Administrator, petitions the Court for authorization to hold a second sale. This time he asks permission to sell `rent corn, wheat & rye to save same from waste and decay,' to be sold for cash on 11 DECEMBER 1867. His petition is granted and he is instructed to advertise in 3 public places 15 days previous to sale. 17 DECEMBER 1867 J. C. LANGFORD submits a Sale Bill saying that on 11 DECEMBER 1867 he sold $47.50 worth of Side Leather, and bushels of Wheat, Rye and Corn. The purchasers are H. SPRINGFIELD, JNO. LANGFORD, and R.J.W. HITT. 22 APRIL 1868 J. C. LANGFORD submitted to the Court an accounting of the receipts and payments on behalf of the estate for the year of 1867. Receipts of $47.85 were from J. J. NORTON, H. SPRINGFIELD, and R.J.W. HITT. Payments were made totaling $32.45 to S.J. DOUTHIT, Ordinary; A.S. DUNCAN a/c; J.C. BAILEY, advertising citation; WM M GUEST, Auctioneer; STEPHEN POWELL, Appraiser; A. Robinson, clerking sale; A.C. BRIDGES, Appraiser; JOHN GUEST for Coffin; L.C. REYNOLDS, Magistrate & Appraiser; H. SPRINGFIELD a/c. 19 JANUARY 1869 J. C. LANGFORD submitted to the Court an accounting of the receipts and payments on behalf of the estate for the year 1868. Receipts of $209.59 were from J.E. WALDRIP, S.C. BOLING, A.C. WILLIAMS, P. BURNS, JAMES COUCH, JOHN CORNES ?, H. COLEMAN, M.D. COOPER, THOMAS SPRINGFIELD, BARKER & SINGLETON, STROUD & TINSLEY, and JERRY TINSLEY. Payments were made to A.C. BRIDGES, a/c; B.F. FEW, a/c; WM E EARLE, Magistrate Fee; T.Q. DONALDSON, Atty Fee; S.J. DOUTHIT, Fee. 1 JULY 1869 (J. C. LANGFORD petitioned the Court): South Carolina Greenville County To S.J. DOUTHIT, Probate Judge of said County The humble Petition of JOHN C. LANGFORD respectfully showeth, that he is the Administrator of the estate of HENRY LANGFORD, deceased, that as such he sold the personal property on a credit of six months in the spring of 1868, and took as he considered good and sufficient personal security, according to the terms of the sale, that since then he has collected the greater portion of the Sale Notes, but that there is some of them that he has not collected, nor does he think he will be able to collect them at all. He further shows that he is desirous of making a Final Settlement of said Estate as soon as practicable, and prays that you will cite the Legatees of said estate to appear before you on some stated day to show cause if any they can why a Final Settlement should not be had, and at the same time make each of them account for any advancements made to them by the said HENRY LANGFORD during his life. And He will ever pray &C This 1st day of July AD 1869. J. C. LANGFORD The following is a List of the Legatees (viz) 1 WILLIS W LANGFORD Miss 2 JOAB LANGFORD Ga 3 FANNY Y JOHNSON do. 4 ELIZABETH J TINSLEY & her husband SAMUEL TINSLEY 5 MARTHA WHITMIRE & " " MICHAEL WHITMIRE 6 JOHN C LANGFORD Your Petitioner (written on reverse side): On hearing the the within Petition, It is Ordered that citations do issue requiring the Legatees of the Estate of HENRY LANGFORD, dec'd, to appear at a court of Probate to be holden on the 28th of August next AD 1869, to show cause if any they can why a Final of Said Estate should not be had, and that JOHN C LANGFORD Admr publish a notice of thirty days in one of the Greenville papers that he will apply for a Final discharge on said day. July 1st 1869. S. J. DOUTHIT P.J.G.C. (file title block): Petition for a Final Settlement &C HENRY LANGFORDs Estate - - - JOHN C LANGFORD, Admr vs SAMUEL TINSLEY, et al - - - Filed 1st July 1869 S J DOUTHIT 27/41 PJGC The Judge orders the summons: State of South Carolina, Greenville County, in the Court of Probate. In the Matter of a Final Settlement of the Estate of HENRY LANGFORD, deceased, To ELIZABETH J. TINSLEY, SAMUEL TINSLEY, MARTHA WHITMIRE and MICHAEL WHITMIRE. You are hereby required to appear at a Court of Probate to be holden for Greenville County, at Greenville Court House, on the 28th day of August next, A.D. 1869 to shew cause, if any you have, why a Final Settlement of the Estate of HENRY LANGFORD deceased, should not be had, and a Decree given thereon; or your consent, in failing to attend, will be entered of record. WITNESS S. J. DOUTHIT Probate Judge for the County aforesaid, this 1st day of July A.D. 1869 and in the Ninety third year of American Independence. S. J. DOUTHIT, PJGC The above citations were `entered' 2 AUGUST 1869, and were served by A.B. VICKERS: "I have by Virtue of this `Citation' and in my own person served M WHITMIRE & E J TINSLEY personally and left copies for M WHITMIRE and S TINSLEY at their usual place of residence. 5th AUG 1869, A B VICKERS." 1 JULY 1869 (J. C. LANGFORD sent JOAB LANGFORD and FANNY JOHNSON a form to sign and included this note): Dear Brother You will please date the above, and you and Sister Fanny sign it, and send it back to me, together with your affidavits of all you know about the land which SAML TINSLEY claims, as I am going to try to bring it in as an advancement against him, attend to it at once. Greenville, SC ) Respectfully Your Brother July 1st 1869 ) J. C. LANGFORD 14 JULY 1869 State of Georgia To S.J.DOUTHIT:Probate Judge for the County of Greenville So Ca We hereby consent that a Final Settlement shall be had of the Estate of HENRY LANGFORD, deceased, on the 28th day of August next AD 1869. The above was signed before her me, the undersigned Justice, FANNY x JOHNSON this 14th day of July 1869 mark THOMAS T. WHITE J.P. JOAB LANGFORD State of Georgia) Personally came JOAB LANGFORD Murray County ) of said county Before the undersigned Justice, Who Being Duly Sworn deposeth and Saith on oath that all he knew about the land that his father Henry Langford Said that he put the land into SAMUEL TINSLEYs hand for the purpose of keeping it from being taken for THOMAS MCCARROLL? Debt and that he never expected to receive any thing from TINSLEY for the land from said TINSLEY for the land as I suppose and I do not think that it was intended for TINSLEY to pay any thing for the land. The above Sworn to and Subscribed Before me JOAB LANGFORD this 14th day of July 1869 THOMAS T. WHITE J.P. 21 AUGUST 1869 STEPHEN POWELL, MARY WILLIAMS, MRS. ELIAS PRITCHETT, ELIAS PRITCHETT, A. CARLTON BRIDGES and WILLIAM H. LANGFORD were issued Summons' to appear as Witnesses: You, and each of you, are hereby summoned to be and appear at the Court of Probate, to be holden at Greenville, on the 28th day of August inst. to testify, according to your knowledge, the truth in a certain cause now depending, and then and there to be tried between JOHN C. LANGFORD, Administrator of Estate of HENRY LANGFORD, deceased, Complainant, and SAMUEL TINSLEY, et al, Defendants, on the part and behalf of the Complainant. HEREIN fail not on pain of the penalties that will fall thereon. ...signed by the Judge on 21 Aug 1969. (JOHN C. LANGFORD turned in papers on 28 Aug 1869 that he had served all the within named parties with the exception of W.H. LANGFORD.) 28 AUGUST 1869 (The matter was heard in Court): JOHN C LANGFORD ) In the Court of Probate Admr ) for Greenville County. vs ) Petition for Final SAMUEL TINSLEY ) Settlement &C. et al ) August 28th 1869. This was the day appointed for a Final Settlement of the Estate of HENRY LANGFORD, deceased. The Court met at 12. M. and proceeded to take the evidence. [] MRS. MARTHA WHITMIRE. [] As to her account, said she was the daughter of HENRY LANGFORD, dec'd. He was about eight years confined to the house. Had asthsma. He was in a very feeble condition. Mother was there part of the time. She died 4 years, 8 months before HENRY LANGFORD, her father. Mother was very much afflicted three or four years before her death. Was blind. No other white person but self and Mother in the family. Had a black woman & six children. At Mother's death, dec'd divided off the colored children. Kept mother and the oldest boy until they were freed. The black woman was about four years afflicted, got better before she was freed, about the time her Mother died. Her father suffered in various ways before he died. Reguired a great deal of attention during his illness. Never left the house but one night during eight years. She made him her constant care. Mother died in June 1862. Division of the Negroes was made in Sept following. He divided five of the Negro children as follows. SAMUEL TINSLEY one at 800.00 JOHN LANGFORD one at 800.00 JOAB LANGFORD one " 400.00 WILLIS LANGFORD " " 600.00 FRANCIS LANGFORD " " 500.00 or 550.00 The above parties took the above property or slaves and averaged them off and paid each other the difference. She got no Negro. She was to wait until her fathers death. Gave possession at once, in Sept, to the Negroes. Was not married at the time she rendered the above stated services. Was married in Nov 1867. Lived with her father until then, about 54 years. Her father was very feeble. Could go about at times. She was there to do anything he wished. Did not set up a great deal at not night. Her mother was not able to do any thing scarcely for some time before her death. Never disposed of any property while there. Took good care of every thing. Father managed the property most of the time. No arrangement ever was made with her for her services. JOHN C LANGFORD Admr give her something, but did not understand as in payment for her services. Give her the following 3 pieces of Bacon, 3 1/2 bu Corn, 6 or 7 lbs of Lard. She gave for a Wheel, Skillett, and other little articles some pillow slips as she understood. Does not remember ever saying any thing to John C Langford, Admr about her charge for said services during the last illness of her father. Since the time of his death, she told him she thought she ought to have something. He said he did not think he could pay her any thing, that it had gone too far. She thought the Bacon &C was given her for staying there after his death, never as she remembers, expressed herself to anyone as being satisfied. Several was present when he turned over the Bacon &C, does not know whether they heard the conversation, only got 3 pieces of Bacon, a side shoulder & ham. Thought it was a sort of a present. Said she did say that she thought that she had as well have something as for it all to be spent at law. Always intended to charge for her services. Waited to see if they would give her something. Made her demand in the shape of an account in 1869. Knew very little about law. Was remaining quiet to see if the Admr would give her anything. Always intended to make a charge. (In reply) She thought that she would wait and see if a sense of Justice would not make the Admr her brother offer her something. The Bacon Lard & Corn was not put up and sold. Was given to her as she thought merely as a charity. About 30 days from the date of the death of her father to the sale, she staid during that time and took care of the property. Fed & took care of the stock. Father told the Negros to go and work for themselves shortly after the raid. They refused and staid until Christmas following. She continued to do the work of the family during that time. As a general thing the care of the stock, made fires and did the cooking. (In reply to DONALDSON) She performed the services of a servant. Negro woman help her at times. Washed and milked when well. Did the cooking when not working out. Father fed stock at times. Black ones fed them while there. She fed the stock about half the time. Had a mule part of that time. Cows & hogs. They were fed during the winter. She was willing to do as it was for her father. Would not have done for any one else. Her father never said any thing about paying her. She never got any thing but the Bacon &C. Got other little articles already mentioned. Wove at times and got her dresses &C, father boarded? her. Always worked for the family. Made her clothes. All the girls had a bed. She had one. (In reply to EARLE) She made her own clothing while there. Helped to make the Negroes clothing. [] SAMUEL TINSLEY [] Said he was one of the distributees of the Estate of HENRY LANGFORD, deceased. Does not remember exactly as to valuation of the Negroes. Thinks that MRS. WHITMIRE gave the correct valuation with the exception of MRS. JOHNSON. The average was Six hundred dollars, and cash paid the difference. MRS. WHITMIRE did not get one. Never knew of her getting any thing. During the time he was at home, Henry Langford, dec'd, was very much afflicted. A good portion of the time he was not able to get about. Deceased was about 80 years old when he died. MRS. WHITMIRE rendered evry service that a person could for the last few years before his death. For about five years he required her constant attention. She worked all the time, cooked and washed, partly before the Negroes left and absolutely after then. Thinks that $300.00 would be a very reasonable charge for her whole services. He heard deceased say two or three times that he did not know what he would have done were it not for MRS. WHITMIRE. The Negroes he said would have wasted his stuff & used him up. After the Negroes left, she had a great deal more to do. Had to feed the stock almost entirely, even when he was at his best, and performed all kinds of menial service. That the old man H LANGFORD died on the fifth of April and the sale was on the 15th of May 1867. MRS. WHITMIRE staid there during that time and attended to the stock &C. Thinks the Bacon, Lard & Corn was very small pay for the time. Said he was a son in law of HENRY LANGFORD, deceased, and a brother in law of the Administrator. Lived in a mile and a half of dec'd. Was there frequently when he was sick. Did not regard a man when able to feed the stock as being perfectly helpless. MRS. WHITMIRE had to wait on him a great deal. Had to get up at night frequently. Was present when JOHN C LANGFORD turned over the Bacon &C. Heard MRS. WHITMIRE say that she had been there taking care of the things and ought to have something. He first refused & then concluded to giver her something by the advice of the appraisers. Was his impression that the Bacon &C was given for services rendered at the death of HENRY LANGFORD. That the services was worth three hundred dollars. He would not have done it for five hundred dollars. Never had been any unpleasantness between him and the Admr. Said that the deceased made him a deed to a certain tract of land 6th April 1844. Deed was offered in Testimony and admitted. Deceased said he had given all the boys three years of time and a horse apiece and that he wanted to make the girls equal with them by giving the said land. That that would not make them quite equal, but was all he could do. He stated that there was judgement over DEMARCUS JOHNSON. Stated he could not include his wife in the Deed as they would sell her interest in the land under the same. Deceased said it was partly due the girls to make them equal with the boys. This conversation was had about four months after his marriage. Does not know that there was judgements against HENRY LANGFORD at that time. Deceased sold a Negro and paid the debts at the time. Does not think there was a judgement against deceased at that time. (In reply to EARLE) Nothing had ever occured between deceased & Witness since the Deed was made as to its ______ing but the explination given by him above. (In reply to DONALDSON) There was a reservation made when the Deed was given that the wife of dec'd was to have it as a home during her life. Dec'd & she lived there during their lives. He has since sold two hundred & twenty five dollars. Witness says he paid the Tax on the land, except during the war. [] HARVEY CLEVELAND []. Said he knew deceased during the latter part of his life, lived in about a half of a mile of him. He was very much afflicted in his latter days. Thinks he required more than ordinary attention. MRS. WHITMIRE seemed to be very attentive to him. Does not remember much about the valuation put upon the Negroes. Was one of the appraisers. Does not think MRS. WHITMIRE got one. For the last three or four years of dec'd life, he required some one to stay with him and attend to his business &C. Thinks that MRS. WHITMIRE ought to have a reasonable compensation for her services. Thinks that her services were worth five dollars per month for about the last four years of dec'd life. Was present when the Negroes were divided. Does not remember the time. They were emancipated in some time afterward. Does not think arduous but very constant and incessant. He thinks her services were worth five dollars per month. [] STEPHEN POWELL []. (For the Complainant) Said he was one of the appraisers of the Estate of HENRY LANGFORD, dec'd. Said he heard MRS. WHITMIRE say that the Admr had given her some meat & corn. Never heard her say that she was satisfied. Does not remember when the note of BARKER, PRICE and HODGES was taken, but would regard the note as perfectly good at that time. Consider HODGES as good individually: amount of the note $84.51. Does not know as to the note of A. ROBINSON. W.T. STROUD and J.J. STROUD, amt of note $31.87. He would have taken the note for that amt. Considers it good at that time. Does his own business. Was at HODGES. He had plenty around him and was apparently good. Did not know of any judgements against him at that time. Would have taken his note. [] ELIAS PRITCHETT []. Said he heard deceased speak of the land. Said he had given his three sons a horse and bridle and saddle apiece, and he said he intended his three daughters should have the said land to make them equal with his sons. This conversation was had after the death of MRS. LANGFORD. Was present at the sale of HENRY LANGFORD, dec'd. He regarded the note of BARKER, PRICE & HODGES as perfectly good at the time it was taken. Would have taken them. Does not know all the parties to the other note. Heard MRS. WHITMIRE speak of the Bacon &C given to her by the Admr. Said she reckon she could live with it, but did not say as to what it was given for. Said that MRS. WHITMIRE spoke of what she done. Does not know whether the property would have brought as much for cash as on a credit for six months. Does not know as to the note of A. ROBINSON et al, but considers the note of BARKER, PRICE & HODGES good. [] MARY WILLIAMS []. Said she was the slave of HENRY LANGFORD, dec'd. Lived with him about twenty years. Quit then Christmas 1865. Was there a part of the time when MRS. WHITMIRE was there. Wanted the land to go to his three daughters. Never heard MRS. WHITMIRE say whether she intended to charge or not for her services. Dec`d was in rather a helpless condition. Her and her son did all the work. She did the cooking washing &C. Her son cut the wood. She was sick and very sick a great part of the time. MRS. WHITMIRE did the work then. Deceased said he paid for it. When working out MRS. WHITMIRE did the cooking & milking. She think she was sick one fourth of the time. MRS. WHITMIRE use the property as she pleased. Never knew of her disposing of any of it. [] ELIZABETH TINSLEY []. Said she received one bed & beding & bed-tend, Table. 3 cows. Two of them was raised from the original cow given to her. Nothing more. Except her interest in the land, also 1 chest & 4 chairs. When her sister MRS. JOHNSON married, her father gave her a cow, which had two calves before she married and left him. The oldest calf was about 2 years old & the other one year. [] SAMUEL TINSLEY []. (In reply to DONALDSON) The rent of the place for the year in which the old man died was sold by the Admr. [] JOHN C. LANGFORD, ADMINISTRATOR []. (To DONALDSON) Said he knew that if he took a note that was not good he would be responsible and was very particular. He regarded all the notes taken by him as perfectly good and they were so considered by parties present at the sale. Thinks the nature of MRS. WHITMIRES's services exist about as represented by the Witnesses already sworn. She had a good support. Was assisted by the Negroes, MR. TINSLEY's family & his own. Does not think her charge a just one. Said she would take the Bacon, Corn, Lard & other articles and be perfectly satisfied, as the estate was small. Never heard of any claim until a few weeks ago. He gave her 4 pieces of meat. The first he heard of the land was that his father had made the three daughters a Deed. The Rent of the land for the year in which his father died was sold by him as Admr. TINSLEY claimed it, but finally consented for it to be sold. Witness says he paid taxes on said land for his Father and took receipt in his name. TINSLEY paid the Taxes some times. Heard Father say that he furnished the money to TINSLEY. Father gave him a one year old colt & 2 _____tispins?. Does not think the colt worth more than $15.00. Does not think that what he received was worth more than what MRS. TINSLEY received, nor as much. Thinks MRS. TINSLEY rec'd more outside of the land than he did. Paid Taxes before the war several times for his father. Don't know to what Tax Collictor, what year or what amount. Got the receipts out of his father's papers. Deceased told him he had got MR. TINSLEY to pay his Taxes for him. Did not tell him what on. His Father never told him about the Deed. Does not remember that it was talked of that it would take the 4th piece to feed the appraisers &C. The colt was given him when he was about nineteen years old. Remained with his father after then. Cropped for himself. Went to school in his nineteenth year. Father agreed to pay the tuition. E? C. CUNNINGHAM never warned him not to take the BARKER note. Tax receipts were submitted as testimony. The Court here adjourned, and the Case continued until the 4th September next. .. (An undated invoice from Martha Whitmire is included in the Court documents): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Estate of HENRY LANGFORD, deceased 1867 To MARTHA WHITMIRE Services rendered as Nurse &C during his last sickness & previous 4 years _______ and eight months. $280.00 ------- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28 AUGUST 1869 (The Court issued Summons' for the following witnesses, ordering them to appear on the 4th of September: ALLEN ROBINSON, BALOUS BURNS, SARAH RUSSELL, JOHN GUEST, WILLIAM GUEST and LILLY A. LANGFORD.) .. 4 SEPTEMBER 1869 (The hearing continued): JOHN C LANGFORD ) In the Court of Probate Admr ) for Greenville County vs ) Petition for a Final SAMUEL TINSLEY ) Settlement &C et al ) This was the day appointed for the continuation of the above state case. The Court met at 11 o'clock A.M. [] A. ROBINSON [] Sworned. Said he drew up the note of HODGES, BARKER & PRICE. Regarded them as perfectly good. Would have taken it himself. HODGES was a man then of large property. Knew nothing of BARKER at that time. Knew nothing of PRICE either. Knew nothing of HODGES indebtedness. Did not know that HODGES was considered in debt largely. Told Admr that he would have taken the note. After the note was taken. His own means were very limited at the time his own note was given. W.T. STROUD was considered very good. W.T. STROUD & H. GOOD as Executors of I.B. STROUD had a large estate in their hands. He considers J.J. STROUD also good at that time. Considered the note of himself, W.T. STROUD & J.J. STROUD as perfectly good. That the money for the note was paid into the hands of W.T. STROUD, one of the securities, but he failed to pay it. [] JOHN GUEST [] Sworned. Said that he would not have been afraid to have taken the notes of ROBINSON, STROUD & STROUD for the amount specified. Does not know whether they owned lands or not. Not acquainted with PRICE & BARKER. Was slightly acquainted with HODGES. Does not know whether ROBINSON, STROUD & STROUD owned land or not. Thinks that the money could have made out of the property of the two STROUDs. Does not as to ROBINSON. He had property about him. [] A. ROBINSON [] Recalled. Said W.T. STROUD had lands to about the value of One thousand Dollars. [] WM. GUEST [] Sworned. Says he regarded the note of ROBINSON, STROUD & STROUD as perfectly good. W.T. STROUD owned land. Does not know much about ROBINSON. J.J. STROUD had a mare and some other property. [] BALOUS BURNS [] Sworned. Said he was acquainted with ROBINSON, STROUD & STROUD and thinks the note on them was perfectly good at the time it was taken. Knows that W.T. STROUD owned land. [] SARAH RUSSELL [] Sworned. Said she was about dec'd house in her younger days. Not there for a year or two before he died. Set up one night with him about a week before he died. Had a conversation with MRS. WHITMIRE after the death of dec'd, not longer after. Said she got no more than the rest of them. Said that she could have made a charge but did not wished to. Did not here her say that she was satisfied. MRS. WHITMIRE said she could make a charge but did not want. Did not say that she was not going to. MRS did the cooking when she was thre. Others were there. Deceased was in a very low condition. Required a good deal of attention. Did not know us. Not that those that were there were there to wait on him. [] MISS LILLY A. LANGFORD [] Sworned. Said she was at her grandfathers a great deal before his death. Her and her sister. For several years. Her & her sister took it by turns. Her father went too. Waiting on him and attending to him. Lived about a mile from him. All his children came to see him and to wait on him and to attend to him. Deceased was treated kindly by them all. Mother went to see him. Was not there in his last sickness. Mother & MRS. WHITMIRE did not agree. Deceased was sick for about five years but was not bad off until about a year before he died. Went about until about two months before his death. Never went off the place after that. Had Negroes until about a year before he died. The Negro boy on the place was capable of doing all the work on the place. Cut wood, fed stock &C. Saw the Black Man that was working on the place feeding the stock &C about a year before deceased died. MR. TINSLEY's daughters came and assisted very much. All his children & family came and waited & attended on him. Some of the family were always there when he required attention. Heard MRS. WHITMIRE say that she ought to make a charge. Saw the property that was given to her! Heard her say nothing more about a charge after the property was given to her. MRS. WHITMIRE worked for herself. She saw things that she had made for herself. Roomed with father and was supported by him. Made cloth to sell. Her and sister went and staid with grandfather when he was sick. Often and on for several years. Sometimes a day & night and sometimes a week. Did not stay there continually and wait on him. Grandfather had Negroes to wrok for and to assist him. Aunt spinned for herself. Never knew Negro woman having fits after her grandmother's death. Heard Grandmother say that she could not see any distance. Grandfather was very old. Heard that he had ______? (tisie/tisire?). She was generally with him in his worst spells. The testimony was here closed. 8 SEPTEMBER 1969 (The Judge ruled on the Petition): JOHN C LANGFORD ) In the Court of Probate Admr ) for Greenville County vs ) Petition for a Final SAMUEL TINSLEY ) Settlement &C et al ) After hearing the evidence and argument in the above case, the court is of the opinion that the land Deeded to SAMUEL TINSLEY and MARTHA WHITMIRE was given them by HENRY LANGFORD, deceased, to make the daughters equal with the sons of said deceased, and that said deceased did not intend that they should account for it as an advancement after his death. It is therefore Ordered and Decreed that they do not account for it as an Advancement on a Final Settlement of the Estate of said deceased. It also appears from the testimony in the case, that JOHN C. LANGFORD, the Administrator, acted with care and prudence in taking notes for the property sold by him as Administrator of said Estate, and that the failure to collect certain Sale Notes taken by him did not arise from any carelessness on his part, but by the inactment of recent laws by the legislature, known as the Homestead act. Therefore it is further Ordered and Decreed that the Note of JOHN A. BARKER, PRICE, and DAVIS HODGES for $84.51, and the Note of ALLEN ROBINSON, W. T. STROUD and J. J. STROUD for $31.87, be not charged to him on a Final Settlement of said Estate. It also appearing that the Court has no jurisdiction as to the account of MRS. MARTHA WHITMIRE against said Estate, and the same being in litigation, it is Ordered that the Final Settlement of Said Estate be postponed until it is properly adjudicated. Costs to be paid by the Estate. Sept. 8th 1869. S. J. DOUTHIT P.G.C. 7 FEBRUARY 1870 J. C. LANGFORD submitted an accounting of the receipts and payments made on behalf of the Estate in 1869. The only receipt, for the sale of the `Old State bill' was for $1.15. He paid the printer, the Court fees, the process server and the $1.00 witness fees, for a total of $38.25. 10 MAY 1871 J. C. LANGFORD submitted the accounting for 1870, showing no receipts and no payments. 15 FEBRUARY 1872 J. C. LANGFORD submitted the accounting for 1871, which again showed no receipts and no payments. 15 FEBRUARY 1872 J. C. LANGFORD also submitted what appears to be his final accounting for the estate, dated 15 February 1872, which shows the only receipt was for `purchases at Sales with a mos int added, 73.52.' He showed that he paid the attorneys, PERRY & PERRY two payments of $50 each, the Probate Judge fees, and some printing, for a total of $115.89. (Submitter's Note: MARTHA LANGFORD WHITMIRE's invoice against the Estate for the charges for her services does not appear in the items paid in the Administrator's accounting through February 1872. Also there is nothing in this file showing a Final Distribution of the Estate to the Legatees.) end of file INDEX of surnames in document: BAILEY, BARKER, BOLING, BRIDGES, BURNS, CLEVELAND, COLEMAN, COOPER, CORNES ?, COUCH, CUNNINGHAM, DONALDSON, DOUTHIT, DUNCAN, EARLE, FEW, GUEST, HITT, HODGES, JOHNSON, LANGFORD, MCCARROLL?, McKAY, NORTON, PERRY, POWELL, PRICE, PRITCHETT, REYNOLDS, ROBINSON, RUSSELL, SINGLETON, SPRINGFIELD, STROUD, TINSLEY, VICKERS, WALDRIP, WHITE, WHITMIRE, WILLIAMS, Transcribed, Indexed & Submitted 1996 by Effie Langford McDermott 166 Leeward Ave., Pismo Beach, CA 93449, (805) 773-4854 © 1996 Effie McDermott Intended for personal use by family genealogists & historians. Not for commercial use. Effie McDermott Pismo Beach, CA emcdermo@slonet.org Genealogy interests ALLMAN/PENROD, PARKER/LUMMUS, LUMMUS/LANGFORD, BATES/LANGFORD/VANPELT, BENNETT/LANGSTON/SPRINGFIELD, LANGFORD/COX/BROOKS, KELLY/CURRAN, HARRIGAN/CURRAN, KAIRNS/McDERMOTT, VANPELT/HOLDMAN, VANPELT/McCLANAHAN, ALTOM, COUCH, TINSLEY, GUNN +++