Chesterfield County SC Estates~Estate Folder #612~James [Ellis] Eddins, Sr.

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 #612
James Ellis Eddins, Sr..¹
This estate folder begins at image #1189 and ends with image #1197. (images 1189-1197) 
 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19427-35846-28?cc=1911928

The Estate folder for James Ellis Eddins contains 8 images; two of which are his Last Will and Testament (1196-1197).  I have written about James Ellis in the past and those articles can be read here:
 
http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-wives-of-james-ellis-eddins-sr.html
 
http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2015/12/amanuensis-mondaywill-of-james-ellis.html
 
James Ellis Eddins, died on 26 May 1894 leaving surviving him his children by his three wives and a 4th wife Christian whom he left nothing. He named R. C. Goodwin as his executor and Guardian of his minor children. R. C. Goodwin refused to qualify and his son-in-law Daniel Graham applied for and was named as administrator of his estate.
 
 
Transcription:
State of South Carolina}
County of Chesterfield}
I. The petition of Daniel Graham shows to this Court that James Eddins late of the above state and County departed this life on May 26^th 1894 leaving a Will and R. C. Goodwin as named Executor but he refuses to qualify.
II. That he left a small personal estate amounting to Twenty Dollars.
III. That your petitioner is the son-in-law of the said James Eddins and that no one has applied for letters of Administration and your petitioner ask that the Court to appoint him and he will ever pray &c.
Dec. 2^nd, 1895                                                Daniel Graham





 
 
 
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[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Probate Files & Loose papers, James Eddins; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: viewed 6 September 2015); Probate Folder #612.