Probate;  1854 William Newton McBee, Kaufman Co., TX;

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WILLIAM NEWTON MCBEE
APRIL 1854
Kaufman County, Texas,   Probate Records


PAGE 43,
APRIL 1854
Vacation, 18th April AD 1854, This day comes Henry Scroggins & filed
his petition in the office of the county clerk for letters of
Administration on the Estate of Newton McBee deceased.  Wherefore said
Petition
was filed and the Legal Notices given.
Jno C. Mc[Cuykendall-spelling?] Clk. K.Co.
Be it remembered that on the (24th day of April AD 1854)  [others?] was
began and holden in the Town of Kaufman a regular Term of the Hon.
County Court Probate in and for the county of Kaufman & State of Texas for
the Transaction  of Probate business.  Present and presiding;  Hon. Jno
C Mc[Cuykendall -spelling?], Chief Justice James Eagan, Sheriff by his
deputy Obed Vanpool, S.E. Noble Clerk.  Court was opened in due form by
the Sheriff when the following Proceedings were had.—
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the Legal Notices
have been given on the Petition of Henry Scroggins for the Letters of
Administration in the Estate of Newton McBee, deceased.  It is therefore
ordered by the Court that Letters of Administration issue to said
Scroggins on the said Estate of Newton McBee, dec’d.
Ordered by the Court that B.M.Ballard, J.W. Terrell and George W.
Michell be and they are hereby appointed to make out an inventory, and
appraisment of the property belonging to the Estate of Newton McBee.  ****
End of Page 43: Probate Court Record Minutes.

PAGE 45,
JUNE 1854
This day comes into court Henry Scroggins, Administrator in the Estate
of Newton McBee dec’d, and asked the Court to grant him an order to
sell the perishable property belonging to said Estate.  The inventory and
appraisment of which had this day been returned by the appraisment
received by the Court.  It is therefore ordered by the Court that Henry
Scroggins Administrator, in the Estate of Newton McBee deceased, sell to
the highest bidder at his residence on the 10th day of June, vest on a
nine month credit the following property to wit; one wagon, 2 yoke of
oxen, one rifle, one fifteen shooter, two [Sng?] Chairs, forty four lbs.
tobacco.**** End of Page 45:  Probate Court Record Minutes.

PAGE 97
(July Term AD 1857 Monday 27th)
Ordered by the Court that the commissioners appointed at a former term
of the court to partition and distribute the property belonging to the
Estate of Rebecca Roberts be allowed until the next term of this Court
to make their report of said distribution.
Now comes into Court Henry Scroggins Administrator of the Estate of
W.N. McBee and presents his sale Bill of certain property belonging to
said Estate which is hereby approved and ordered to be surrendered, and be
it further ordered that the Administrator be required to make a good
and sufficient title to the same to the purchase. **  End of Roberts,
McBee information on this page of Court Minutes. ****

PAGE 134
OCTOBER 1858
Ordered by the Court that [word unreadable ?] issue to the Sheriff of
this Kaufman County for Henry Scroggins Admin. Of the Estate of Wm N.
McBee, deceased to appear at the December term of this Court 1858, and
show cause why final settlement should not be made of said Estate. ***
End of McBee, information on the page of Court Minutes. ****

PAGE 144
FEBRUARY 1st, 1859
(January Term Probate Court February 1st 1859)  This day comes into
Court Henry Scroggins Administrator of the Estate of W. N. McBee, deceased
and presents his account receipt of said Estate for final settlement.
It is therefore ordered by the Court that legal notices be given by
advertising in the Dallas Herald a newspaper printed in the Town of Dallas
for four successive weeks requiring all persons to appear at the Court
House in the Town of Kaufman on the last Monday in February next 1859,
and show cause if anything can, why final settlement should not be made
of said Estate. Also that notices be given by posting notices at three
different places in this County as the Law directs.

(January Term, Probate Court February 1st, 1859) This day comes into
open court Henry Scroggins and presented his Bond and Oath as Guardian of
the Estate of Henry and Jasper Karber,  ***  End of this page, ***