LEWIS COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Estate Records of Daniel Pollock
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Estate Records of Daniel Pollock:
John A Keagan and others, Exparte Petitions for sale of Slaves, 
Filed July 1856:
 
"To the County Court of the County of Lawrence, sitting at the court house in 
Lawrenceburg for said county, July term thereof 1856.
 
"The petition of John A Keagan, Thomas T Christian, John W Pollock and Alfred 
M Pollock, all citizens of said county of Lawrence that last two of whom are 
minors under the age of twenty years and who file their petition by their 
regular guardians, the said John W Pollock by his guardian, Elisha Pollock, 
and the said Alfred M Pollock by his guardian, T T Christian.  
 
"Your petitioners would respectfully state and show that about twelve years 
since, Daniel Pollock died intestate and leaving at the time of his death 
seven children to wit Caroline, Jane, Eliza A, George W, John W, Alfred M and 
James H Pollock, and since the death of said Daniel Pollock that Goerge W 
Pollock, one of said children has died without wife or child or children, and 
that his brothers and sisters are by law his heirs and distributees.
 
"Your petitioners would further state that the said Caroline intermarried with 
Westley Fite, and that said Jane intermarried with John K Choat, and that said 
Eliza A intermarried with James Burns, that said James H Pollock is of full 
age, and said John W and Alfred M Pollock are minors as aforesaid. 
 
"Your petitioners further state that the said Daniel Pollock, at the time of 
his death was the owner of three slaves to wit, Mariah, Frank and John, and 
that your petitioners John A Keagan is now the owner by purchase of the shares 
of Westly Fite and his wife Caroline, and John K Choat and his wife Jane, 
making two share, in said three slaves, or 2/6 of the same.  That your 
petitioner, Thomas T Christian, is the owner by purchase of the shares of 
James Burns and his wife Eliza and of the said James H Pollock, making him the 
owner  also of two shares in said three slaves, or 2/6 of the same, and that 
your other petitioners, John W and Alfred M Pollock, are each the owner of one 
share in said three slaves, that the said slaves are now held in common, and 
cannton be divided between your petitioners without a sale of said slaves.
 
"The premises considered your petitioners pray that said three slaves may be 
sold, on such time as the Court may direct for the proper distribution among 
your petitioners, that 2/6 of the proceeds be deemed to your petitioner, John  
A Keagan, and 2/6 to your petitioner, Thomas T Christian, and one share each 
to your other petitioners and such other relics as may seem right and proper 
in the premises.
                       R H Ross, {seal}"
 
Decree:
Be it remembered that cause coming on this day before the County Court of 
Lawrence County, upon the petitioners of the relitives and the Reports of the 
Clerk thereon, which Report to Our Court is in the words and figures following 
to wit that Daniel Pollock died several years since, leaving seven children, 
one of whom has since died to wit George W Pollock without wife or children, 
and that their is now three Slaves to wit Mariah Frank and John belonging to 
the Estate of said Daniel Pollock deceased, and that John A Keagan is the 
owner by purchase of the slaves of Westley Fite and wife, and John K Choat and 
wife, making two slaves in said three slaves, that Thomas T Christian is the 
owner by purchase of the shares James Burns and wife and James H Pollock, 
making two shares in said slaves, and that John W Pollock and Alfred M 
Pollock, are each the owners of one share in said slaves, making in all six 
shares in said three slaves, and it also affirming that said slaves cannot be 
divided without a sale, and said exparte be except to this same is confirmed.
 
It is thereupon ordered adjudged and decreed by the court, that after Ten days 
public notice at four or more public places in said county that T H Ross be 
appointed commissioner and as such will proceed and sell said three slaves, at 
public auction, on credit of six and twelve months, taken bonds and approved 
security of the purchases; and retraining a lien on said slaves until the 
purchase money is proved, and that he report to this court how he has executed 
this decree and that all other matters be reserved until the coming of said 
report.
 
John A Keagan and others 
Exparte Petition to sell slaves
Filed Febry 1856
 
Guardian Records:
We the under signed the heirs of Daniel Pollock dec'd wish the county court to 
appoint Elisha Pollock as guardian for Eliza Ann Pollock, George W Pollock, 
and John G Pollock given under our hands this 29th Jan 1849.
Signed by Mahaley J Pollock, Mandey C Pollock and James H Pollock.