Chesterfield County SC Estates~Estate Folder #66-Carroll Washington Davis

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 #66
Carroll Washington Davis¹This estate folder begins at image #23 and ends with image #158. (images 23-158)
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When Carroll Washington Davis passed away om 6 February 1863 at the age of 41, he left an extensive estate. In these short years Carroll had twice married and served in the Civil War. 

Born on 20 June 1821, he was a son of William Davis and Julia Thurman. On 17 February 1846, he married Elizabeth Boatwright, daughter of Lewis Boatwright and Elizabeth Rebecca Davis. After the birth of 3 children Elizabeth tragically passed away on 15 December 1853, mostly from childbirth complications. This left Carroll in a predicament; a farmer with three small children, he needed a mother for his children. 

That young lady turned out to be his deceased wife’s baby sister. On 10 August 1854, Carroll and Mary B. Boatwright, daughter of Lewis Boatwright and Elizabeth Rebecca Davis were married. 

Carroll Washington Davis died on 6 February 1863. At the time of his death, Mary was pregnant with her baby due very soon. That baby, Mary Eliza Davis, was born on 22 February 1863. Unfortunately the Mother did not survive, passing away on 22 February 1863, just 16 days after losing her husband. The tragic loss of both Carroll and Mary left 7 young children ranging in age from just born to 16 as orphans. 

Initially, David R. Davis, brother of Carroll Washington Davis was granted Letters of administration upon the Estate. He passed away before closing the estate and Carroll Washington’ son, who had now reached the age of majority, petitioned the Court and was granted “Letters of  Administration de bonis non.” ²



State of South Carolina} Court of
County of Chesterfield} Common Pleas Probate
In the Matter}
of
The Estate of } Petition
C. W. Davis de-}
ceased}
The petition of Louis Davis respectfully shows to this Court:
1. That C. W. Davis a citizen of the county and State aforesaid died intestate about the month of February A. D. 1863 leaving some personal estate.
2. That Letters of administration thereon was duly granted by the Ordinary of Chesterfield District to his brother David R. Davis.
3. That said estate has never been settled and David R. Davis has recently died intestate and letters of administration de bonis non on the estate of C. W. Davis are necessary in order to settle said estate and your petitioner is a son of the said C. W. Davis deceased and as such is entitled to said Letters.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that letters administration de bonis non upon said estate be granted to him.
E. J. Kennedy
Attorney for Petitioner
This is a very lengthy probate files. If you are directly related to Carroll Washington Davis I would suggest that you thoroughly examined this file.  
 
Carroll Washington Davis is my 1st cousin 4 times removed.
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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-1-19383-29774-53?cc=1911928 : accessed 29 May 2016), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0065-0087 > image 23 of 482; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
[2] Letters of  Administration de bonis non -
Latin for "of goods not administered," is a legal term for assets remaining in an estate after the death or removal of the estate administrator {Source: Wikipedia}