Rankin County, Mississippi Administrators Bond, James Purvis, Sr., 1836

For the past 39 years I have researched the Purvis families of Anson County, NC and Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 

One of my favorite means of research is collaborating with another researcher, generally by e-mail, in resolving and or documenting the lives of our ancestors.

Approximately, two years ago I connected with a researcher from Oklahoma that was a 3rd great granddaughter of Gilbert Purvis. For the next 6 or 8 months we shared data on the life of Gilbert Purvis, his family and his brothers. 

Just recently, another researcher in South Carolina, Gary Purvis and I have been sharing data on John Purvis of Chesterfield South Carolina. Earlier  this week while browsing the probate minutes of Hinds County, Mississippi I found some new info on the estate of Gilbert Purvis and his family. Today, I woke up with an E-mail from Gary stating that he had found this Administrators Bond for the James Purvis, Sr. estate. This is a major find and I am eternally grateful  that Gary shared this document with me and now with all who reads this blog.
 


Page 52                    James Purvis
The State of Mississippi} Administrators Bond
Rankin County} Know all men by these presents that we John Purvis, G. W. Purvis, W. B. Word an A. Fulsom are held and firmly bound unto Hamilton Cooper Esquire Judge of Probate of said County in the sum of fourteen Hundred dollars to be paid to the Said Judge of Probate or his Success or in Office or their certain Attorney or assigns to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves and every of us our and every of our heirs Executors and administrators for the whole and in the Whole Jointly and Severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals and dated this 28^th day of November Anno Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Six
    The Condition of this obligation is that if the Said John Purvis and George W. Purvis administrators of the goods chattles and credits of James Purvis Snr deceased do make a true and perfect Inventory of all and Singular the goods chattles and credits of Said deceased which have or Shal come to the hands possession or knowledge of the Said administrators or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for the Said Administrators and the same so do Exhibit into the Orphans Court of Rankin County when they Shal be there unto required by the Said Court and Such goods chattles and credits do well and truly administer according to Law and further do make a Just and true account if their actings and doings therein When thereto required by the Said Court and all the rest and residue of the said goods chattles and credits which Shal be found remaining upon the account of the said Administrators the same being first Examined and allowed by the Said Court Shal deliver and pay to Such person or persons respectively as are by Law entitled to receive the same and if it Shal hereafter appear that any last will and Testament was made by the Said deceased and the Same be proved in Court and the Executors or Executors obtain letter testamentary and the Said Administrators being thereto required to render and deliver up the Said letters}            John Purvis {seal}
                                                 George X his mark W. Purvis {seal}
of administration then the above obligation}
to be void otherwise to remain in full force}  W. B. Word {seal}
and virtue}                                         Chas. A. Fulsom {seal}
Signe Sealed and deliver in presence of }













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[1]Ancestry.com; James Purvis, Mississippi, Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982; page 52
[2] "Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-31038-8118-32?cc=2036959&wc=M7MB-ZWP:344537701,345722901 : accessed 4 September 2015), Rankin > Wills and bonds 1841-1852 > image 38 of 345; county courthouses and public libraries, Mississippi.