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- Ron Head (Montgomery, AL) ronhead-at-knology.net wrote Fri, 5 Nov 1999
As to the parentage of Elizabeth Jane and Sarah Ann BOYD, I have photocopies of these records:
Montgomery Co., AL Orphans Court Record "H" pp473-474:
July 28th Petition to Sell Land
To the Honorable the (Judge?) of Probate Court of Montgomery County
Your petitioner who is the administrator of the Estate of Sam'l Boyd dec'd would Respectfully (represent?) to your Honor that the dec'd died seized and possessed of the following lands to wit
NE quarter of SW quarter of Sec 25, T 13, R 20
SE quarter of SW quarter of Sec 25, T 13, R 20
SW quarter of SW quarter of Sec 25, T 13, R 20
NW quarter of SW quarter of Sec 25, T 13, R 20
Your petitioner would respectfully pray that your Honor will have such procedings had as will enable your petitioner to sell said land for the purpose of making a more equitable division among the heirs at Law of said dec'd, the following is a list of the heirs of said deceased: Elizabeth MERRITT former widow of dec'd and her husband Joshua MERRITT. Sarah A. MERRITT & her husband Giles T. MERRITT of age and resides in Montgomery County. Elizabeth Jane CLOUD & her husband William Jasper CLOUD of age and resides in Pike County. The following are minors and resides in Montgomery County: William E. BOYD 16 years old, Amanda C. BOYD 14 years old, Susan R. BOYD 12 years old, Frederick [should be Frances] H. BOYD 9 years old, Henry Thomas BOYD 6 years old, Sam'l J. M. BOYD 4 years old.
Your petitioner will ever pray & ce. [is this "& ce." the same as "etc."?]
Joseph B. HOPPER, admr. Ordered to be Recorded
H. W. WATSON, Judge
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I also have a photocopies of sheets from the "Loose estate papers" of Montgomery Co., relating to the estate of William C. BOYD, brother of Sarah Ann and Elizabeth Jane, who died unmarried around Feb 1855:
An Inventory of the effects of Wm. C. BOYD dec'd which has come to the possession of Admr.
To amt. of his distributive share from his father's estate as per decree made in Probate Court 25 Apr '55/ $35.94
The State of Alabama, Montgomery County / Personally appeared before me H. W. WATSON Judge of Probate for County aforesaid Jos. D. HOPPER, Admr., who on oath says the above Inventory is just & true.
Sworn to & subscribed
before me 12th Jany 56 /
H. W. WATSON, JPMC
Ordered to be recorded
H. W. WATSON, JPMC
A List of the heirs at Law of Wm. C. BOYD, dec'd viz:
1. Sarah A. MERRITT & her husband Giles T. MERRITT of full age
2. Elizabeth J. CLOUD wife of W. J. CLOUD of full age
3. Amanda C. FIELDS wife of Jas. T. FIELDS of full age
4. Susan R. BOYD a minor
5. Francis H. BOYD a minor
6. Henry T. BOYD a minor
7. Sam'l J. M. BOYD a minor The residence not known of any of these
The State of Alabama, Montgomery Co. / Personally appeared before me H. W. WATSON Judge of Probate for county aforesaid Jos. D. HOPPER Adntr. who on oath says the above list of heirs in Just & true to the best of his information.
Jos. D. HOPPER
Sworn to & subscribed
before me 12 January 1856
H. W. WATSON JPMC
Estate of Wm. C. BOYD
1855 Feb 14th
To John POWELL, Dra(?)
To 1 Coffin & Hoerse(?) $25.00
Rec'd payment of Jos. D. HOPPER, Admtr. 18 January 1856
John POWELL
Administration
The State of Alabama
Montgomery County
I, Hugh W. WATSON, Judge of the Probate Court of said County, certify Letters of Administration on the Estate of William C. BOYD, deceased, were on the 25th day of April 1855 granted to Joseph D. HOPPER who has duly qualified and given bond as such, and is authorised to administer such estate.
Dated this 25th day of April 1855
H. W. WATSON, Judge of Probate
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