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AUTAUGA COUNTY
State of
Alabama
Autauga County
We the appraisers Briton J. Pope, Saml
Clark and Benjamin appraisers appointed
by Saml. Medlock to appraise a certain
Negro man named Nathan between
sixty-five and seventy years of age the
property of Saml Medlock deceased
appraise at Fifty dollars. Given under
our hands and state the 25th December AD
1830.
Appraisers sworn Britton J. Pope
Wm G Tyus, J.P. Benjm Sutton
Saml. Clark
(Note by Roger Medlock: This is an exact
copy as found in the Administration
papers of the estate of Samuel Medlock
In the
Probate
Judge’s Office in Edgefield, South
Carolina. The
original
is written in longhand)
MADISON COUNTY
William LEEMAN
- Probate
The Leeman/Medlock information was
contributed by Debbie Henderson
JHEND64@aol.com
Probate Records of William Leemon
Madison County, AL
Book M Page 297
Monday May 10th 1852
In the matter of the distribution of the
estate of William Leeman decd
Hannah Leeman & others claiming to be
the legal heirs of said William Leeman
late of said County deceased and
entitled as said heirs to distribution
of his estate, having filed their
petition in the court in which they deny
that Elizabeth Betsey, wife of John
MEDLOCK, Merritt Leeman, Squire Leeman,
and Peggy Smoot are the legitimate
children or legal heirs of said William
Leeman deceased, or entitled to any
share of this estate, and all ? that
James Thomas, Sheriff of said County,
and ex official administrator de bonis
mon of said estate having his statement
filed legally with his account of
vouchers for settlement, falsely named
said Elizabeth or Betsy said Merritt,
said Squire and said Peggy as children
and heirs of William Leeman deceased,
and entitled to distribution of said
estate, together with said petitioners
and others. And said petitioners having
prayed this Court that said Elizabeth or
Betsey MEDLOCK said Merritt, said Squire
and said Peggy may be duly notified to
appear before this Court and show if
they can, that they are the legitimate
children & heirs at law of said William
Leeman deceased, and entitiled to share
in the distribution of his estate, and
that an issue may be formed to try
whether they are the lefitimate
children and heirs of said William
Leeman deceased; and affidavit having
been made that said John MEDLOCK and his
wife said Elizabeth or Betsy are non
residents of Alabama and that the place
of their residence is unknown to the
petitioners.
Book M Page 297 and 298
It is therefore Ordered that forty
days notice be given to said John
MEDLOCK and wife said Elizabeth or Betsy
by publication of a copy of this order
for three successive weeks in the
Democrat requiring them, to appear if
they think proper, before the Judge of
the Court at a time to be held n for
said county of Madison at the Court hose
in said town of Huntsville, on the
second Monday in July next and show if
they can that said Elizabeth or Betsy is
a legitimate child or legal heir of said
William Leman deceased, and entitled to
distribution of his estate, and then and
there contest with the petitioners, the
issue to be formed.
Book M Page 298
It is written & ordered, That
citations issue requiring said Peggy
Smoot, said Squire Leeman, and Irvin
Midham/Windham Corner of said County &
administrator of the estate of siad
Merritt Leeman deceased to be and appear
before this Court at the term to be held
at the Court house in Huntsville on the
second Monday in July next, and show if
they can that said Peggy Smooot, said
Squire Leeman, and said Merritt Leeman
are and were the legitimate children &
legal heirs of said William Leeman
deceased, and entittled to distribution
of his estate, and then and there to
contest the issue to be formed to try
the same.
It is further ordered, That
citations issue to Irvin Mindham/Windham
coroner of said county & administrator
of the estate of Patsy Osburn and John
Leemon deceased respectively and to
William H. T. Browne guardian ad litem
for Henry Leeman infant to be and appear
before this Court, at the term thereof
to be held at the Court house in
Huntsville on the second Monday in July
next to contest if they think proper the
final settlement of James Thomas
administrator of the estate of William
Leeman deceased, and distribution of the
same.
On the application of Hannah Leeman,
Catharine Leeman, & Green Leeman, It is
ordered that administration on the
estate of Merritt Leemon late of said
county deceased, be committed to Irvin
Mindham, Coroner of said county
agreeably to the Statutes in such cases
made and provided.
An instrument inviting suporting to be
the last will and testament of robert W.
Knikle late of said county deceased
bearing date the second day of October
1855, and also another instrument
suporting to be a codicil to the last
will & testament of said decedent
bearing date the fourteenth day of April
1852 having this day been ? for Probate.
Probate Records Book 8 Page 61 and 62
An Inventory on Appraisement of
perishable property belonging to the
Estate of William Leemon deceased
Agreeable to an Order of the Hon Judge
of the county court of Madison County
Alabama we James Dickson, Rleasant L.
Austin, C.C. Oley and J.B. Turner have
assebled at the residence of William
Leemon decd for the purpose of
Appraising the property shown us by his
admr. Joseph Lemon and after being duly
sworn find the same to be to wit.
Note items of inventory listed and
amount of each item listed. Some of the
inventory:
1 Family Bible $
2.00
1 Old Trunk $ 1.00
1 Wooden Clock $
10.00
1 set of Tumblers $ .75
1 old negro woman - Judy
$100.00
150 pounds Lard @ 10 cts $100.00
There is almost a whole legal page of
items. Should anyone be intersted in
the items and amounts they may contact
me (Debbie Henderson) personally at
JHEND64@aol.com
A paper similar to a Petition found in
the file of William Leeman's Estate. It
bears no evidence of any kind that the
Petition was sumitted to the Court or
that it was recorded. I suspect that
this was written about 1852 when
distribution of William Leeman's estate
was settled.
Hannah Leeman, Kitty Leeman and James
Ransom state William Leeman died in the
year 1836 intestate. He left as heirs
the following Children, to wit:
petitioners Kitty Leeman, Hannah Leeman,
Joseph Leeman, Belza Leeman, Martha
Leeman, Henry Leeman, all Children of
said William Leeman. Belza Leeman
married David Wilkes, both of whom are
dead, leaving two Children James R.
Wilkes and Henry Wilkes. Martha Leeman
married Benjamin Osborne and has since
died leaving three Children Amy G.
Osborne Wife of petitioner James
Ransom, Reuben J. Osborne and Joseph J.
Osborne. Henry Leeman who was twice
married, has died, leaving the following
Children by his first wife, viz: Martha
McMahan and Minerva Leeman and by the
second Wife Bizzy warren, Thomas Leeman,
Martha Leeman, John Leeman, Enoch Leeman,
Kitty Leeman and Henry Leeman.
Petitioners do not know ages.
William Leeman married Amy Merritt in
Granville County North Carolina about
1787. Amy Leeman died in North Carolina
in July ? 1807. William Leeman then
moved from North Carolina to Wilson
County Tennessee in 1808 and removed to
Madison County Alabama in 1813. William
Lemon died July 21, 1836 leaving no
widow. He never was married after the
death of the said Amy. William and Amy
had the following Children: (1). Martha
g. Leeman called Patsy. She married
Benjamin Osborn. She died about November
? 1845 in Morgan County Alabama leaving
Reuben and Joseph. Reuben died in Morgan
County Alabama January 14, 1849 leaving
no issue, but an insolvent estate.
Joseph lives in Morgan County Alabama
and is of age. Amy married to James
Ransom and lives in Morgan County
Alabama (2) Henry Leeman died in
Illinois before his father William
leaving children Thomas, John, Enoch and
Henry, all of age except Henry; Minerva,
Martha and Kitty, all married to persons
unknown, nor is it known who are yet
living. Henry Leeman moved many years
before his death from Alabama. (3)Hannah
Leeman, of full age, and lives in Morgan
County Alabama (4) Belza Leeman married
David Wilks. Belza died before William
and her husband is also dead. She died
leaving two Children James Robert Wilks
and Hnery Wilks, both living somewhere
in North Carolina (5) Green Leeman, of
full age, and lives somewhere in
Mississippi (6) Catharine or Kitty
Leeman, of full age, and lives in Morgan
County Alabama (7) Joseph Leeman died
about March 15, 1841, unmarried and
childless, leaving a will (8) John
Leeman died of full age, about 1838?,
without issue and unmarried; his estate
is insolvent. Illegitimates born of
Elizabeth Cook of Wilson County
Tennessee: James, whether living or dead
is not known. Squire who lives in this
county. ? ? ?. Margaret or Peggy married
William Smoot and lives in Morgan County
Alabama, Elizabeth or Betsy married John
Medlock and lives out of the state,
place unknown. Elizabeth Cook died in
1842. Burrell Patterson knew William
Leeman in North Carolina and his wife
Amy/Amey Merritt.
Meret LEEMON - Probate
Probate Records of Meret Leemon -
Madison Co., AL
Contributed by Debbie Henderson
JHEND64@aol.com
Sun, 13 Sep 1998
Probate Book 20 Page 420 and 421
Final Settlement of George W. Carmichael
administrator of the Estae of Meret
Leeman deceased,
George W. Carmichael Admr.
To Meret Leeman Decd
To cash received as fees ? of Wm. Leeman
decd $157.07
The estate of Meret Leeman decd
To G.W. Carmichael Admr
July 1 1856 Paid Joseph A. ? for John C.
Haskins Note $60.90
" Joseph A. ? for John C.
Haskins ?
$29.26
Advertising Letters & Settlement
$ 5.00
Court Fees
$12.00
Administrators Allowance
$ 6.67
$114.27
1856 Dec 1 Bal Due Estate
$42.80
$157.07
Sworn to & Subscribed
G.W.Carmichael Admr
before me this Dec ?
F.L. Hammond Judge
PC
The State of Alabama
Probate Court December Term 1856
Comes George W. Carmichael administrator
of the estae of Merret Leeman deceased
and pray that his account and Vouchers
heretofore filed in the office of the
Judge of said Court for final settlement
May be taken audited Examined Stated and
allowed and on proof of publication for
three Consecutive weeks in the Southern
Advocate gives notice that said account
was filed, and would be presented for
allowance at the this time of said
Court, The same was audited and Examined
and no objections being Made thereto,
was be the Court Stated whereby it
appears that said administrator is
chargeable with the Sum of One hundred
and fifty seven and 07/100 Dollars, and
is entitled to credits to the amount of
one hundred and fourteen and 21/100
Dollars leaving a balance due Said
Estate of Forty two and 80/100 Dollars.
It is therefore ordered and decreed
that Said account there stated be
allowed and that the same be filed and
recorded,
And it appearing to the Court that
Susan Leemon, Elizabeth MEDLOCK, and
Margaret Smoot, are entitled to equal
distribution of said balance
It is therefore ordered and decreed,
that said Susan Leemon, Elizabeth
MEDLOCK and Margaret Smoot, severly
recover of said administration the sum
of fourty two and 26/100 Dollars each
being their distributive share of said
balance for which Execution may
sue
F.L. Hammond Judge PC
MONROE COUNTY
Probate Court,
Special Term, Dec 31, 1863
Moses MEDLOCK, decd}
Estate of } This day came W. P. Leslie,
the admr of said Estate the same having
been appointed for a final settlement of
said Estate. Also, came John DeLoach as
gdn ad litem for all the minor heirs of
said Estate, & in open Court, consented
to wit as such gdn ad litem - and the
notice required by a previous order of
this Court having been given - and the
account being examined, audited & stated
- It appears that said admr is
chargeable with the sum of three
thousand & ninety 70/100 Dollars; that
he is entitled to credit for the sum of
seven hundred & fiteen 79/100 Dollars
-leaving a balance in hands of said admr
on this settlement, of two thousand
three hundred & seventy four 91/100
Dollars - To be distributed as follows
to wit:
To Eliz. A. Moore, $395,82, who has had
an advancement thereon, (as appears from
her receipt this day filed by said admr
inclusing interest,) of two hundred &
sixty two 93/100 Dollars, leaving a
balance due said Elizabeth A. Moore, of
$132,89 -
To John DeLoach as admr of Walter R.
Medlock decd, $395,82 for which amount
the Receipt of said John DeLoach, as
such admr is filed as of this day -
To Lucius Medlock, $395,82, which amount
has been deposited in Court, according
to act, no 10 of the Legislature of 1861
& subject to the order of said
LuciusMedlock-
To John DeLoach, ad admr of the Estate
of Martha Kelly decd $395.82, forwhich
amount the Receipt of said John DeLoach
as such admr is filed as of this day -
To Sophia D. Ray, $395.82, who has had
an advancement thereon (as appears from
her receipt this day filed by said admn)
of $262.93, including interest leaving a
balance due said Sophia L. D. Ray, of
$132.93 -
To Eliza Medlock, $395,82, who has had
an advancement thereon, (as appears from
her receipt this day filed by said admr)
of $349,95, including interest; leaving
a balance due day Eliza Medlock of
$45,87 -
It is ordered that the proceding
statement stand as the Judgement &
decree of this Court, & that the account
current as stated, be recorded & placed
on file.~
Moses Medlock decd}
Estate of } This day came W.P. Leslie
admr of said Estate & filed
his Report of the sale of the E1/2 of
the NW 1/4 of Sec 15, T6, R6, to
Sophia D. Ray, for the sum of two
hundred & sixty six dollars which sum
was not greatly less than the value of
said land, that the said Sophia D. Ray
has complied with the terms of said sale
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It is ordered, that the same be in all
respects, ratified & confirmed by
the ? of this Court-
It is further ordered that W.P. Leslie
as such admr, convey by proper deed, to
said Moses Medlock had to said land at
the time of his death. It is further
ordered, that said report be recorded
for future reference.
Nancy MEDLOCK decd}
Estate of } This day, came Rufus C.
Torrey, the admr of said
Estate & filed his petition in due form,
selling forth that said Estate
is solvent & praying for an order of
distribution of the following
personal property belonging to said
Estate to wit: one negro woman named
Victoria, a negro boy named Albert, a
negro girl named Barbara & a negro girl
named Adaline, together with some
household & Kitchen furniture, a few
cattle, hogs, & c., among the following
named heirs of said Estate, to wit:
Elizabeth Moore, Sophia D. Ray, Eliza
Medlock, & Lucius Medlock all of full
age; also, the minor heirs of Walter
Medlock decd, to wit: Lucretia, Martha,
Mary Jane, Lucinda, Nancy & Lucius
Medlock. It is therefore ordered by the
court, that Jas. M. Agee, Wm. R. Agee,
A. J. Robertson, Wm C. Sowell & Robt. I.
Draughon, who are disinterested persons
& residents of this county, be, & they
are hereby appointed commissioners to
divide said property into five equal
shares - one fifth to Elizabeth Moore,
one fifth to Sophia D. Ray, one fifth to
Eliza Medlock, one fifth to Lucius
Medlock & one fifth to the above named
minor heirs of Walter Medlock, decd,
after having first taken an oath to make
said distribution fairly & Impartially,
if the same can be done, & to make due
return of their proceedings in writing,
signed by them, to this court, on or
before thet hird Monday of May next - It
is further ordered, that said Petition
be recorded for further reference.
Probate Court, Special Term, March 28,
1864
Nancy MEDLOCK, decd }
Estate of } This day cames R.C. Torrey,
the admr of said Estate
the same having been appointed for a
final settlement of said Estate and the
notice required by a previous order of
Court having been given. Also, cam John
DeLoach as gdn adtitim for the minor
heirs of Walter Medlock, decd, who if
living, would have been a distributee of
the Estate of said Nancy. And no other
person appearing to contest said
settlement. And the account being
examined, audited & stated. It appears
that said admr is justly chargeable with
the sume of ten thousand & forty, 67/100
Dollars - paid by him in Confederate
Treasury notes - and that he is entitled
to credits for sums paid out & allowed
as proper charges against said Estate,
to the amount of nine hundred &
twenty-seven 34/100 Dollars - Leaving a
balance in his hands to be distributed,
amounting to nine thousand one hundred &
thirteen 23/100 Dollars - and that the
said admr has the further sun of $59.00
in ? subject
to distribution among the said heirs -
It is therefore ordered, adjudged &
decreed by the Court, that the said admr
do pay over to wit: To Elizabeth R.
Moore the sum of $1822,66, in
confederate Treasury notes or Bonds, -
and the sum of $11,82 in ?(same word as
last ?) -
To Sophia D. Ray, the sum of $1822,86 in
confederate Treasury notes or Bonds,and
the sum of $11, 82 in ? (the same word
as last ?)
To Eliza Medlock the sum of $1822,66 in
confederate Treasury notes or Bonds &
the further sume of 11,82 in ? (same
word as last ?)
To Lucius Medlock, the sum of $1822,66
in Confederate Treasury notes or Bonds,
& the further sum of $11.82 in ?(same
word as last ?) -
To the heirs of Walter Medlock decd, as
follows, to wit:
To Lucretia Medlock in confederate
Treasury notes or Bonds, $303.78, &
in ?(same word as last ?) $2.00 -
To Lucius Medlock in confederate notes
or Bonds $303,78 & in ?(same word as
last?) $2.00, -
and that the said sums of money, herein
Decreed to the heirs of Walter Medlock,
be paid to such as may be of lawful age,
and to the guardian of those who may be
under the age of twenty-one years and it
is further ordered, that executions do
issue to enforce this decree, if the
sums of money herein Decreed to the
several distributees, be not paid over
to them, within a reasonable time after
demand is made - It is further ordered
that the proceeding statement stand as
the Judgment & decree of this Court &
that the account current, as states, be
recorded & placed on file.-
Court Adjourns
M. McCorvey, Judge
This file is copyrighted and contributed
by:
Ruth Newlan
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MORGAN COUNTY
Catharine
LEEMON - Estate
Contributed by Debbie Henderson
JHEND64@aol.com
Morgan County
The State of Alabama Probate
Court
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
Catharine Leemon DECEASED
To the Hon. David Day Judge Probate
Court, said County: that Catharine
Leemon departed
this life at said County on or about the
14th day of
March 1879,
leaving no last will or testament, so
far as your
petitioner
knows or believes, and that her death
was known more than
fifteen days
before this day; and this petition
further shows that the
said Catharine
Leemon was at the time of her death and
inhabitant of
this County
Morgan and died seized and possessed of
real and personal
estate in this
State _____________ consisting chiefly
or Four hundred
and ten and
30/100 Dollars, Household and Kitchen
furniture and two
hundred and
forty acres of land situate in said
County all of said real
and personal
estate being estimated to be worth about
Six hundred
dollars, and
probably not more; that the names,
residence, ages and
condition of
the heirs, and distributes of the estate
of the said
decedent, so
far as your petitioner knowns or
believes are as follows,
to wit: See
List hereto attached as a part hereof
marked Exhibit "A";
that your
petitioner, being the nephew and next of
kin of said deceased,
an inhabitant
of this State, above the age of
twenty-one years, and in
no respect
disqualified under the law from serving
as an administrator, believing that the
said estate should be immediately
administered, to
the end that
the said property may be collected and
preserved for those
who shall
appear to have a legal right or interest
therein does,
therefore, by
virtue of his right under the statute,
pray that your
Honor will
grant Letters of Administration on said
estate to himself
upon his
entering into bond in such sum as is
required by the statue,
and with such
security or securities as shall be
approved by your Honor.
Signed Joseph B. Leemon
EXHIBIT "A" The following named persons
are heirs at law and distributees
ofdecedent and of the whole blood and
whose legitimacy is not questioned
to wit
1. The children of Green Leemon deceased
whole brother of the decedent
left surviving
him Martha widow of Gus Brown deceased
residing in De
Kalb
County Alabama; Ransom Leemon deceased
left surviving him three
children to
wit James of full age and Val and Berry
monors residing
in Aberdeen
Monroe County Mississippi; Nancy wife of
George W. Martin, Missouri Draper wife
of N.W. Draper and Joseph B. Leemon
residing at
Madison Station
Madison County Alabama and F.M. Leemon
residing in New
York City State
of New York and Fannie Jones widow
of Jones deceased residing in Texas
all of full age except said Val and
Berry and all of
sound mind and
said minors have no legal guardian known
to Petitioner.
2. The children of Martha Osburn
deceased whole sister of decedent and
widow of Joseph
L. Osburn deceased left surviving her
Amie G. Ransom
now deceased
wife of James M. Ransom left surviving
her James D.,
Houston Lee and
Thomas Ransom residing in Morgan County
Alabama and
Hughey and
Joseph Ransom residing in Madison County
Alabama all of full
age and of
sound mind; Joseph Osburn deceased left
surviving him Reuben Osburn, Amie
Lockheart wife of James Lockheart and
Martha wife of
William Hamlett
and Mary Osburn all of full age and of
sound mind and
Sallie, Joseph,
and Nancy of full age and William and
John minors all residing in Madison
County Alabama and of sound mind and
said minors
have no legal
guardian known to Petitioner.
3. Henry Leemon deceased whole brother
of decedent left surviving him
two sons of
full age would say they are non
residents of the State of Alabama. Names
and residences not known if living now -
may have had
other children
but Petitioner does not know - said
Henry died in East Tennessee many years
ago.
Half Bloods Whose
legitimacy is questioned
1. Squire Leemon deceased half brother
of decedent left surviving him
Thomas Leemon
residing in Morgan County Alabama of
full age and sound
mind.
2. Margaret Mitchell deceased half
sister of decedent and wife of
Harrison
Mitchell left surviving her Eliza Ransom
wife of James D.
Ransom, Narcisa
Terrell widow of James Terrell deceased,
John Mitchell
and Wyatt
Smoote all of full age and sound mind
and reside in Morgan
County Alabama.
3. Elizabeth MEDLOCK half sister of
decedent and wife of John MEDLOCK
residence not known nor whether living
and if dead whether any children
were left
surviving. They went it is supposed
many years ago to White
River in
Arkansas and when they left this state
had three or four
children -
would say they are now non residents of
the state of Alabama.
SHELBY COUNTY
Probate
Estate Files Index, 1818-1915 , Shelby
Co., AL
Contributed by Bobby Joe Seales,
seales_family@email.msn.com JUNE 2000
The
Genealogical Society of Utah microfilmed
the "loose papers" for theProbate Estate
Files from 1818 through 1915. They
shared the index
so other
researchers can use it. The name of the
file is "Shelby County Alabama Probate
Estate Files Index" 1818-1915 at the
Shelby County
Archives
& Museum, P.O. Box 457, Columbiana,
Alabama 35051.
Medlock (see Midlock)
Midlock (Medlock), George L. 1835-
1856
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