Petition #21084411

• Noxubee County, Mississippi. December 28, 1844. - January 2, 1845.
• Court: District
• Salutation: To the Honorable Hendley S. Bennett Judge of the 6th Judicial District Miss

Abstract

George and Evalina Coopwood state that, in 1839 or 1840, Lemuel Prewitt, the father of the said Evalina, conveyed four slaves "in trust to Elisha D. Prewitt, for the use, benefit and support, and maintainance of" of his daughter Evalina. The petitioners assert that they held said slaves "for the space of two days; and that since that time the said Elisha D. Prewitt has taken the same ... "forcibly, by stratagem and fraud out of their said possession." The petitioners ask that Elisha Prewitt answer their charges against him.

Result: Denied.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: Affidavit, Thomas Washer, 28 December 1844; Order, 30 December 1844; Last Will and Testament, Lemuel Prewitt, 22 March 1843; Codicil, Lemuel Prewitt, 7 May 1844; Decree, 2 January 1845
• Pages of related documents: 11

35 people are documented within petition 21084411

• 30 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 2 Petitioners
• 2 Others

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Citation information

Repository: Noxubee County Courthouse, Macon, Mississippi

• Records of the Chancery Court

Subjects

• Seniors (enslaved)
• Crops (Cotton)
• Heirs dispute
• Inventory (enslaved)