T Elisha Dunkee, Judge of Probate in and of the county of Van Buren, State of Michigan.
The undersigned beg the [?] of Henry Elliott deceased late of the Township of Hamilton in the county of Van Buren hereby makes application to said court for letters of administration upon the Estate of Henry Elliott deceased and further [?] at Perthena Elliott widow of said Henry Elliott in aforementioned of said Estate [signed Richard G. Elliott]
Richard G. Elliott, son of said deceased, has made application to have Perthana Elliott, widow of said deceased appointed administratrix of said estate...will hear and decided...first day of July next at 10 a.m. Dated June 6, 1850.
[Announcement of probate in the Paw Paw Free Press included on microfilm] ...death on the 13th day of May 1850, a natural death.
[Description of property owned] 120 acres in township of Lawrence, 17 acres in township of Hamilton, 1 village lot in Decatur.
George Elliott, Richard G. Elliott, Permelia Stuart, Mary Olds, Sarah Ann Mabee, Phebe Elliot, Rosellia Elliott [all mentioned]
[There is a document detailing a dispute in 1857/8 that Jane C. Elliott had not been allotted inheritance appropriately and 18 acres of land was then given to her.]
Total value of property and possessions: $2124, 197 acres.
This document was very long and the microfilm reading equipment at the county courthouse was very basic. I transcribed by hand the sections printed here, but this is not the entirety of the probate record nor is it error-free.
