Amanuensis Monday~Alexander Campbell Estate Final Settlement

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.
His definition of Amanuensis is:

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

Today’s subject is an Mississippi Probate Record – Final Settlement of the Estate of Alexander Campbell.
 
 

 
21st July 1851 Term
Settlement of the estate:
In the Matter of the Estate of Alexander Campbell
Daniel Campbell, administrator, of the estate of Alexander Campbell having this day filed his final account of said administration and praying citation and publication to be made according to law to  To all heirs and distributors to wit James McMillan - right of his wife Catharine McMillan of the state of South Carolina, William Campbell, Caroline pervce [Purvis], Daniel McCraney, in right of his wife Harriet McRaney - state of Miss Covington County To be and personally appears before the Probate Court of Marion County and the third Monday in September next then and there to show cause if they can why said final account shall not be audited and allowed. ¹
 
Alexander Campbell was the son of Duncan N. Campbell and his wife Mary LNU. This document provide a great case for researching sibling of you direct ancestor. The Duncan N. Campbell family migrated from Chesterfield County, South Carolina to Alabama and finally to Marion County, Mississippi. The above document proved that the wife of James McMillan of Chesterfield County, South Carolina is Catherine Campbell.

1850 CENSUS: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; Roll:  M432_851; Image: 228, GS Film #444814; Page: 112A/112(stamped),Line 3, Dwelling 207, Family 207; James McMILLIAN, male, age 51, born in SC; Catharine McMILLIAN, female, age 48, born in SC; Laura Ann McMILLIAN, female, age 20, born in SC; Louisa McMILLIAN, female, age 16, born in SC and Rebecca McMILLIAN, female, age 13, born in SC. ²
 
 
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[1] "Mississippi, Probate Records, 1781-1930," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-30967-12350-21?cc=2036959&wc=M7MJ-ZWL:344536901,344610801 : accessed 08 May 2014), Marion > Minutes 1844-1857 > image 190 of 608.  Mississippi, Probate Records, 1781-1930 Marion Minutes 1844-1857, p330, image 190. Image source and transcription provided by Chris Amaden. Special thanks to Chris for this source.
[2]  1850 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 112A/112(stamped),Line 3, Dwelling 207, Family 207, Household of James McMILLIAN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 9 May 2014); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.