Amanuensis Monday~The Death of William H. H. Purvis

 
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.

Previously, I have written here ¹ about the death of William H. H. Purvis. I stated in that posting that he died after Mar 2, 1855 and before Jan 28, 1856. He most likely died in the county of his residence in Polk County Texas. 

Last month I visited my son in Utah, near Salt Lake City, and on the agenda during that 10 day visit was 3 days at the LDS Genealogical Library in Salt Lake City.

Among my list of items to research was one to find a death date for William H. H. Purvis. While I don’t have an exact date I do have a document that tells me he died in June 1855.



No. 139 ²                        The State of Texas   Polk County in the County Court July Term 1855,
To his honor Wm. F. Gee chief justice Your petitioner Joseph McGee of Newton County of Texas shows that W. H. H. Purvis of said Polk County departed this life intestate on or about the    day of June last past, and that the nearest relative of said descendant have as yet failed and refused to administer on said estate that said Purvis had in pofefion [possession]  at the time of his death real and personal property to a large amount and is believed  to own it, that your petitioner is the owner and holder of large and bono fide claims against said estate and that he is unable to collect the same or have them litigated without and administrator  of said estate, wherefore, he prays your honor to cause the usual notice be given and at the July term 1855 of your honorable court appoint your petitioner  administrator of said estate as in duty bound & c.
                                                                                                Joseph McGee
Filed July 18, 1855
W. H. Dukes, Clk.
Record April 5th, A D 1856 on page 209
L. G. McNickin, Depty Clk c c P4


William H. H. Purvis died in June 1855 in Polk County, Texas.




 
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[1] http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/amanuensis-mondaydid-he-know.html
[2] Polk County, Texas, Probate records, v. D-F 1853-1860, Volume "D", page 209, William H. H. Purvis, Estate #139; FHL microfilm #1006872. [Estate #139, Page 209, FHL Film #1006872; Estate records found on pages 208-238, 344-346, 358-359 and page 388; FHL Film #1006872.]