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| Date | Transcription or Description | File Links | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1822-1833 | Theophelus Strickland Estate File | Theophelus Strickland Estate file | Donna Sherron |
| 27 February 1834 | Keziah Strickland's Year Allowance Report of the Committee who laid off Keziah Strickland's Year Allowance |
Keziah Strickland's Year Allowance page 1 (pdf file size: 740 KB) Keziah Strickland's Year Allowance page 2 (pdf file size: 750 KB) |
Donna Sherron |
| 1838-1840 | John Strickland Estate File | John Strickland Estate File | Donna Sherron |
| July Term 1841 Trial Augt 1841 |
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Petition for Partition of lands of Autry Strickland, deceased, who died intestate. Petition of Moore Strickland, Jonathan Strickland, Isaac Strickland, Daniel Strickland, Mason Strickland, Blackman Strickland, Josiah Jackson and his wife Anna, Rufus Vann and his wife Sally, (brothers and sisters of Autry Strickland) and Franklin Strickland and Anne Strickland infants of tender years (only children of Joanna, sister of Autry Strickland, who died intestate) by their next friend Moore Strickland [Note: "Next Friend" is a legal term for "someone who appears in court on behalf of another who is not competent to do so, usually because they are a minor or considered incompetent." (Cornell University Law School, "Next Friend", http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/next_friend :accessed 14 December 2008.)] |
Petition for Partition page 1 (pdf file size: 560 KB) Petition for Partition page 2 (pdf file size: 730 KB) Petition for Partition page 3 (pdf file size: 640 KB) |
Donna Sherron |
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