Amanuensis Monday~Estate of Minerva Copeland, 1867

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 The Chesterfield County, SC Estate of Minerva Copeland, 1867.¹

Minerva Copeland was born in 1821, a daughter of John Copeland and his wife Nancy. She passed away in October 1867. Her Mother petitioned the courts for letters of administration of her estate. Her father was no longer living having passed away sometime before 1860. 


State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield County}
To Hugh Craig Esq. Judge of Probate
The Petition of Nancy Copeland
Sheweth that Minerva Copeland the daughter of your petitioner, departed this life about the ______ day of Oct. 1867, having while she lived and at the time of her death, divers goods, chattels and credits, upon which there has been no administration – your petitioner therefore prays that Letters of Administration on her estate be granted unto her according to the usage and practices of this court.
Witnefs H. C. Chapman              Nancy X (her mark) Copeland
 
 


State of South Carolina} By Hugh Craig, Esq.
Chesterfield County} Judge of Probate
Personally appeared Nancy Copeland before me who being duly sworn on the Holy Evan of Almighty God, made oath that she would produce to show the appraisers who shall be appointed by the Judge of probate and inform them of all and singular the goods and chattels of Minerva Copeland deceased, which already have or may hereafter come into her hands, pofsefsion or knowledge before the day of making the appraisement – and that the said Minerva Copeland died without any will so far as she knows or believes – and that she will well and truly administrative all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits of the said deceased and pay all her just debts, so far as her goods & chattels will extend and the law requires – and that she will make a just and true inventory of all such goods and return a just account when thereunto required.
Sworn before me}                       Nancy X (her mark) Copeland
Jany 6^th 1871}
Hugh Craig
Judge of Probate
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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-1-19384-47163-7?cc=1911928 : 21 May 2014), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0331-0383 > image 46 of 1383; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.