Pike County Alabama Court.....Sarah Cribb Petition for Dower Thomas Cribb Estate  1858?
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Source: Pike Co. Courthouse
Written:  1858?
Recorded:  1858?


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The State of Alabama) To the Honorable Bird Fitzgerald, Judge of

County of Pike      ) Probate for said County

 

                             Your Petitioner Sarah Cribb, widow of Thomas 
Cribb, late of said County, deceased, expectfully shows unto your Honor that 
she and the said deceased were __________ (intermarried?) and that she was the 
lawful wife of said deceased at the time of his death, that the said deceased 
departed this life about the __________ day of September ____1858 in the said 
county seized and possessed of the following land in fee simple to wit.;

 

          The South East (1/4) of South West (1/4) West (½) of South West

East ½ of North West 1/4, Sec. 29 Town 9, Range 21 lying (next word cut off on 
copy, I believe the word is situated) and being in the said County of Pike, 
that the said deceased died intestate leaving the following heirs at law 
entitled to distribution in his estate to wit., Molsey Fortune, wife of Richard 
Fortune, Anna Rhodes wife of Samuel Rhodes, Rebecca Whittington, wife of 
William A. Whittington, and your petitioner, all of whom reside in this 
County.  Also Sarah Faulk wife of Arnold Faulk residents of the State of 
Florida, William Cribb, a resident of South Carolina & the heirs of Noah 
Strickland (word cut off but looks like son in law) of one of deceased’s 
daughters who is supposed to be dead and whose heirs are supposed to reside in 
North Carolina and whose names are unknown to petitioner.  That William A. 
Gibson is the personal representative of the said deceased.  Petitioner further 
shows unto your honor that in as much as she has never extinguished her rights 
to Dower in the said deceased’s land, she is according to law entitled to the 
same, and would therefore ask your Honor to appoint a day for the hearing of 
this application, and have citations issued to those interested who are not non-
residents and have publications made to the non-residents of the time and place 
of hearing of said petition and have Guardian Ad letium appointment entered to 
represent the minors.  Petitioner prays that an order for the assignment of 
Dower be granted and such other _____ (may be order) and ______ (unreadable) as 
petitioner may be entitled to according to law.

 

                                      McIntyre and Wilkerson 

                                      For Petititoner

 


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