Thomas and Zylphia Arthur seek their distributive share of the estates of Joshua and William Campbell. The couple first administered the estate of Zylphia's late husband, Joshua, until Joshua's father, William Campbell, took over. William Campbell hired out an unspecified number of Joshua's slaves from 1813 until he disposed of some or all of them in 1820. The Arthurs charge that William never accounted for the sale of "the negro Nick for the Sum of one thousand Dollars and Hannah for Eight hundred Dollars." They assert that the estate appraisement returned by William is "manifestly incorrect" and that Zylphia was only allowed a "child's portion" of the estate in the "pretended settlement," when she is entitled to one-third. They also argue that she is entitled to a moiety of her late daughters' portions of the estate, which were distributed to Cornelius Mays, who was married to both Charlotte and Mahala Campbell. The Arthurs also claim a distributive share of William's estate, citing a 1796 deed that conveyed two female slaves to William's children. The petitioners ask the court to subpoena the sixteen interested parties in the two estates.
Result: Partially granted pro confesso.
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Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina
