Person:Margaret Allen (16)

Information posted by Alex Thompson: Margaret (Allen) Mebane Estate Settlement Added by AlexSThompson on 26 Sep 2007 To the worshipfull Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Williamson County, January Term 1832. Your petitioners Samuel White & Nancy White his wife, James Mebane Jr., James Woods, Margaret Woods, Mary Woods & Alexander Woods, which three last petition by their guardian James Mebane, all of the State of North Carolina; and Alexander Mebane, William Mebane, Robert Mebane, Nathaniel H. Mebane, Jane Elliot, Mary Mebane, Allen Mebane, James Tate & Margaret his wife, and George Allen Mebane devisee of George Mebane dec’d, an infant who petitions by his next friend Alexander Mebane of the state of Tennessee would humbly represent unto your worships that some time in the year of 1807 James Mebane departed this life in the State of North Carolina leaving a will in which among other things is the following devise “I give & bequeath to my loving wife (Peggy) the plantation I now live on, and the plantation known by the name of Rosses place, and the following named negroes (to wit) Sam, Anthony, Jack, Harry & Else during her natural life, also a wagon & gear, and my farming tools, and all my stock of horses Cattle & Hogs & all my house hold & kitchen furniture that is not otherwise disposed of, and at the decease of my wife the above named negroes Sam, Anthony, Jack, Harry & Else with the increase if any, and the increase of all the others hereafter named, if there should be any before the Legatee comes of age, to be equally divided among all my children.” Your petitions would further represent that the said Peggy Mebane widow & relict of said Testator James Mebane departed this life intestate some time in the year 1830, in the county of Williamson & State of Tennessee leaving of said negroes which were devised to her during her natural life only old Jack, and four small negroes Darcess, Eliza, Martha Ann & Thomas children & increase of said Else. Your petitioners seeing no person will administer on the estate of said Peggy Mebane deceased, and seeing that an equal division of said five negroes cannot be made among them without a sale thereof therefore Pray your worships to approve Alexander Mebane their copetitioner as trustee to sell said negroes upon such terms as your worships may direct and make a division of the proceeds of said sale equally among your petitioners. They further show[?]. That petitioners Samuel White & Nancy his wife are entitled to one share. That petitioners James Woods, Margaret Woods, Mary Woods & Alexander Woods being children of Elizabeth Woods dec’d daughter of said Testator James Mebane are entitled to one share. That James Tate & Margaret his wife are entitled to one share. And that petitioner George Allen Mebane being devisee of all of George Mebane’s share of said property who was son of said Testator James Mebane is entitled to one share, according to the following devise “I give and bequeath to the above named George Allen Mebane all the money and property that will arise of my dec’d father in North Carolina after the decease of my mother” which will is herewith filed. And your petitioners pray such other device and relief as to your worships shall seem meet, and your petitioners will ever pray, /signature/ Alexander M.