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1 (Transcription of Estate of Jacob Alford. very fragile original papers. No L. B. Baines Account for Final Settlement as Administrator, UMarch ltl44; File Box 9, No. 86, Lauderdale County Department of Archives & History, Courthouse Annex, Meridian, Mississippi.)...by Peggy Schuster. The State of ~USSiBSiPPiJ Probate Court Lauderdale County 1st Monuay in March 1~44 Littlebery Bains administrator of the estate of J "- c.o to <lo',,4 I f ~ l? w",,~... 1\." l(~... "..,k~... b~rl'-4- p, It. Jacob Alford Deed. would state to the court that the said Jacob Alford died living (sic) a Widow Milbra. Alford & the [allowing named heirs & legatees of his esta~e viz tl v Richard B. Tutt to right of his wife Marino(?) (Milberry Gray. sounded like "Hilbry" when Jake pronounced it, & often was written as Milbry or Milbra, on old records.) p.ls (before Marino Alfor d) Wilson G Tutt 1n righ t of his wife Armina (before Armina Alford) 1ittlebery Baines in ~ight of Pennina (before Pennina Alford). William McLemore in right of his wife Mary (before Mary Alford). Walter Welsh in.right of his 1oIi.fe borr' CA.lh7 N.c.-p.tl. Roena (before Roena Alford) James... i" 4/ Brown in right of his 1oIi.fe Nancy (before Nancy Alford) Julas Alford J \' ~ I.o"";~,...c.. l'ib'i 'P. t ' ~, \ U. M"r. S...I.. :;-",-.:1.,t.n! I 'i~.;,rj( Son \oj.."." Sherod H. Alford John C. Alford and F. A\~ nt b. Ito'! rjc. -yi" ".3<l.,~:e" -.!"'... c~ G...'i AI~rd James G. Alford.~. The administrator 0\ 10. r'i)lo JJc. Shc od H '", would further state to the court that he has fully paid of (sic) 'Y--rlischarged the legacies to each distributee ~e herewith refers the court to the following vouchers to wit. l Al~...<1. ~...",.. r r::.1.z-a. B...'od+ I. p~c. I itjt:> -pll To Milbra Alford (~.. c~ To Richard B. Tu b No. 1 No. 2 To Wilson G. Tutt No. 3 To William McLemore No. 4 To \oial ter Welsh t-lo. S To James Brown No. 6 To Julas Alford No. 7 To Sherod H. Alford No.8 To J ahn C. Alford No. 9 refer to 3 To James G. Alford No. 10 The administrator being a distributer hereby

2 acknowledges himself satisfied as a distributee of said estate and having paid oft ~scharged all the legacies in full, due(?) both of the personal "-real of said decease prays that this statement of the situation of said states IIIq be received by the court as his account curr~~'c.~f said estate and made a' matter recover and a decree maoe by the court according to the foregoing settlement and be discharged from... further administration of said estate 9'e-. The adiii1nistrator having u before stated paid otf ~isch.arged each distributive share of both personal~real estate of deceased: by agreement among the legatees he is by contract 'f-"oy virtue of the foregoing Vouchers entitled to the followidg nded real estate of which said deceased died seized "t-papiford (?) viz "!?' ~:yrgf.,.j:=? 'fds~c :.sej,)t'~ -Hu.-+ ~.\ doo","" l, - ~ wr;+: "'~. The above described lands being at present in tbe nde of said decedent The adlll1nistrator would therefore pray said court that in the tinal decree of the court on the estate of said deceaeed Titles to the aforesaid lands may be decreed by the court to b1m in his own nue +C. All of which is respectfull1" submitted. L. B. Baines 5th March admtr by R McElroy his attorney

3 Personally came into open court Littlebery Bains administrator ot the estate of Jacob Alford Decd. ej- make the oath that the facts set forth in the statelllent as his account current are true to the best of his knowledge belief Sworn ~8ub8cribed to in open court this Sth day of March 11:144 SylTanu$ Evans (signed) L B Bains Judge of Probates

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