Two of the daughters of the late Dr. John K. McIver and their husbands join McIver's three executors in seeking a partition of the testator's estate. They state that the late McIver died in 1846 possessed of a house and lot located in the Village of Society Hill, five other plantations comprised of more than 3000 acres, and 120 slaves, whose number has grown to 150. In his will, Dr. McIver made detailed provisions regarding the education of his younger children and where they should live. He also made sundry other bequests: to the two women, with whom he entrusted the care for his children after his death; to his sister Ann J. McIver; to the pastor of his church; and to a charitable organization. Above all, he directed that the division of his estate should not take place until his son John K. had reached the age of majority and his daughter Sarah had married. However, he did not direct how his estate should be divided. The younger John K. McIver is now twenty-one years old, and his sister Sarah is the wife of Samuel H. Pressley. The petitioners therefore pray that the court allow John J. McIver, one of the executors and principal manager of the estate, to give an account of his administration and balance in the estate. They also ask that the estate be partitioned among the distributees and legal heirs, as the law directs.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina
