Petition #20184608
- Madison County, Alabama. December 12, 1846. - June 1847.
- Court: Chancery
- Salutation: To the Honorable David F. Ligon Chancellor of the Northern Division of Alabama setting in Chancery at the Court held in Huntsville in said Division
Abstract
In his will, written in 1844, Robert Hamlet left his daughter, Sarah Johnson, a life estate in four slaves: Jim, Toby, Jully, and Ann. Ann was to remain with Hamlet's wife until her death, and then transfer to his daughter. Two years later, Hamlet died. Now Sarah explains that her husband, Alexander Johnson, a merchant, is heavily in debt and has "no property or means." She seeks to put her inheritance in a separate estate for her sole and exclusive use.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: Copies of Last Will and Testament of Robert Hamlet, 2 November 1844; Answers, Phebe Hamlet and Alexander Johnson, 2 June 1847; Order, June 1847; Final Decree, June 1847
- Pages of related documents: 5
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Citation information
Repository: Madison County Public Library Archives, Huntsville, Alabama
- Records of the Chancery Court, Chancery Record 1847 Vol. P, C 23-14
- Page: 18-25
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