Petition #21583201
- Travis County, Texas. July 21, 1832. - circa July 21, 1832.
- Court: Alcalde
- Salutation: To citizen John Austin constitutional Alcalde of the Jurisdiction of Austin
Abstract
George B. McKinstry and William T. Austin ask that they be appointed executors of the estate of the late Sylvester Murphy, pursuant to Murphy's wishes in his last will and testament. They ask that his will be admitted to probate and "offer to make the necessary proofs" in order to qualify as his executors. The transcript of Sylvester Murphy's succession papers reveals that he owned at least twenty-three slaves: eight of whom were sold by his executors; nine of whom were hired out in 1833 to various people; and four to whom he intended bequests of freedom had he outlived his wife.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 1
- Related documents: PARs #21583302, #21583303, #21583706, #21583804, #21584105; Supplemental Petition, ca. 21 July 1832; Order, ca. 21 July 1832; Transcript of Succession Papers, Sylvester Murphy, 11 June 1833; includes Copy of Last Will and Testament, Sylvester Murphy, 29 March 1832; Report of Sale of Negroes, 15 October 1832; Estate Accounts, January--December 1832, including Statements of Obligation, Henry Austin, John Austin, John Thomas and R. Mills, Reynolds & Austin, Thomas W. Bradley, William Haley and William H. Carson, Brigham & Richeson and C. G. Cox, James M. Westall, 14 March 1833
- Pages of related documents: 27
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Citation information
Repository: Brazoria County Courthouse, Angleton, Texas
- found in Records of the District Court, Brazoria County
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