Chesterfield County SC Estates~Estate Folder #307~Guardianship of Wadsworth Infants~Thomas, Wincey, J. B and Rosanna Wadsworth.

This is a new series of posting, appearing every Sunday, on selected Estate Folders from the Estate files of Chesterfield County. No known estates exist for the period before the Civil War. They were destroyed with the burning of the Courthouse. There are a few “Equity Records” in the State Archives. Do not overlook this valuable resources if you are looking for ancestors in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 

Today we will be looking at the following Estate folders:

Folder #307
 Wadsworth Infants~Thomas, Wincey, J. B and Rosanna Wadsworth.¹

This estate folder begins at image #892 and ends with image #947. (images 892-947) 
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On 4 June 1872, Daniel Wadsworth, son of John B. Wadsworth and Elizabeth Carpenter passed away at the age of 65. Surviving him was his 2nd wife, Sarah Vick and their 7 children; four of which were under the age of 21.
 
Probate Folder #307 contains all the court actions taken to assign guardians and care for the minor children of Daniel Wadsworth. 

Guardians were assigned for:
•    Thomas Morris Wadsworth
•    Winifred Louisa ‘Wincey” Wadsworth
•    Josephus Browne Wadsworth
•    Rosanne Amelia “Rosa” Wadsworth

At the request of the 4 Wadsworth children,  W. A. Evans was appointed by the Courts as guardians for the four minor children.


 










Transcription:
State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield County}
To W.J. Hanna Judge of Probate
The petition of J. Browne Wadsworth Sheweth that he is an infant under the age  of twenty-one years, and over the age of fourteen years.
Respectfully prays that W. A. Evans be appointed as Guardian to receive whatever may be due him from the estate of Daniel Wadsworth.
Dec. 15th 1871                J. B. Wadsworth
Witness
M. H. Wadsworth


As the three children reached the age of majority notices such as this were posted in the local newspaper.

NOTICE!

NOTICE is hereby given that I will, on the Fifth day of April 1880, apply to W. J. HANNA, Judge of Probate, for a final discharge as Guardian of J. B. and Rosa Wadsworth.                                     W. A. Evans
Feb. 11.—4t.                                   Guardian

W. A. Hanna then sent a petition similar to this to the Probate Judge.

Transcription:
Court of Probate
State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield County}
Exparte
W. A. Evans Guardian of}   Petition for final discharge
J. B. Wadsworth}
To W. J. Hanna  Judge of Probate
The petition of W. A. Evans Guardian of J. B. Wadsworth respectfully shows
That the said J. B. Wadsworth is now twenty one years of age-
That your petitioner has made a final settlement with the said J. B. Wadsworth reference to his final return herewith filed will more fully show and your petitioner prays that said return may be taken as part of this petition and referred to when necessary
Wherefore your petitioner prays that an order of final discharge be granted him and your petitioner will ever pray &c.             W. A. Evans 

Then this final discharge was issued by the Courts. 


Sadly, the death of their Father was not the end of tragedy for this family. Just a short 4 years and 9 months later their Mother, Sarah Vick Wadsworth, died on 19 Mar 1877. The 2 youngest children were still under the age of twenty-one. 







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[1] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19383-35844-5?cc=1911928 : 21 May 2014), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0282-0330 > image 892 of 1448; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.