John Scott seeks a partition of the real and personal estate in the estate of William Scott, who left 192 slaves, livestock, and lands to be divided among "the children of my deceased brother Samuel Scott." Since William's death in 1823, several heirs have received their shares of the estate, but a large portion of the estate still remains undivided. The petitioner asserts that it is "important to the peace of the family" that a partition be made quickly. Scott asks the court to summon the heirs to answer this bill, to appoint commissioners to appraise the estate property, and to issue a writ of partition. The attached appraisal yields the following data: 88 slaves on the "Home" plantation were valued at $25,315; 52 slaves on the "Tom's Creek" plantation were valued at $16,510; and 47 slaves on the "Warterree" plantation were valued at $15,900.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina
