Petition #21085430

• Noxubee County, Mississippi. January 5, 1854. - circa July 1854.
• Court: Probate
• Salutation: To The Hon. Reuben Ruff. Judge of The Probate Court of Noxubee County, State of Mississippi

Abstract

John A. Tucker, executor of the estate of his father, Pleasant Tucker, asks permission to sell Tucker's personal property, including sixteen slaves. The petitioner asserts that the sale is "absolutely necessary as a preliminary step to division and payment of debts."

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: Last Will and Testament, Pleasant Tucker, 8 August 1853; Notice of Sale, 5 October 1854; Report of Sale, 18 December 1854
• Pages of related documents: 8

27 people are documented within petition 21085430

• 13 Enslaved
• 12 Defendants
• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Noxubee County Courthouse, Macon, Mississippi

• Records of the Chancery Court

Subjects

• Auctions
• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)