Estate Folder #160~Charlotte Hurst Davis

The post civil war estate files for Chesterfield County can be accessed on FamilySearch.org, a website owned and maintained by the Latter Day Saints.

In this posting I will share two of the 64 images that are part of Probate File # 160 – Charlotte Hurst Davis, wife of John Calvin Davis.  



State of South Carolina} Petition for Letters
County of Chesterfield} of Administration
To D. M. Barentine Judge of probate for Chesterfield County
The undersigned respectfully shows to the Court that
1^st That Charlotte Davis late of the County of Chesterfield died in Darlington county on the 2^nd day of June 1888 leaving an Estate both real and personal in the county of Chesterfield
The personal estate of which amounts to about one thousand dollars
2^nd That letter of Administration has not been granted to anyone and there
3^rd That your petitioner is the Son of Said Charlotte Davis
4^th That your petitioner prays that letters of Administrations may issue to him in order that said estate may be settled according to law and you petitioner will ever pray &c
                                                                                 J. W. Davis



State of S. C.                                                         June 9^th 1888
Know all men by these Presents that We the under signed Heirs of the Estate of the late Charlotte Davis Deceased have appointed J. W. Davis to take charge of and settle up the aforesaid Estate of Charlotte Davis
W. R. Davis }
E. A. Stuckey }
M. E. Wadsworth }
S. E. Ellis }
H. P. Davis }
N. J. Teal }
Julia Ann X (her mark) Boatwright}      C. L. Laudie, Witness
J. J. Davis}

John Calvin and Charlotte Hurst Davis had twelve (12) children yet only 9 of those 12 are named within the documents above.

Two sons, Thomas P. Davis, James A. Davis and her husband John Calvin Davis all died prior to Charlotte’s death. Not listed above is John Wesley Davis, but as administrator, he is definitely present.

Not mentioned on the heirs list above is daughter Mary Ann Davis and I am not sure why she is not mentioned.

The nine named above are:
William Reynolds Davis
Eliza Ann Stuckey
Margaret Emaline Wadsworth
Sarah E. Ellis
Henry Perkins Davis
Nancy Janet Teal
Julia Ann X (her mark) Boatwright
Isaac Jacob Davis
John Wesley Davis, Administrator

Charlotte’s estate file consist of 64 images starting with Image 218 and ending with Image 282. The file is on line at FamilySearch.org (FREE) and can be accessed by clicking on – Charlotte’s Estate File





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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-1-19384-34389-18?cc=1911928&wc=MPPR-VZ9:190567401,190561002,190567402,190708501 : accessed 29 May 2014), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0153-0227 > image 219 of 1550.
[2] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19384-33685-7?cc=1911928&wc=MPPR-VZ9:190567401,190561002,190567402,190708501 : accessed 29 May 2014), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0153-0227 > image 229 of 1550.