Estate of Samuel Sellers~Administrative Bond, 1852.

Samuel Sellers and Alice Cook moved their family from Anson County, NC to Wilcox County, Alabama about 1829. Samuel and Alice raised a family of 5 daughters and 4 sons. On 23 August 1852, Samuel Sellers passed away. His wife, Alice Cook had died 5 years earlier in February 1847. There were four surviving children – Elizabeth, Daniel Cook, Harriett and Sarah.

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Page 90
The State of Alabama} Know all men by these presents that
Wilcox County} we Daniel C. [Cook] Sellers are held and and <sic> firmly bound unto John G. Jackson, Judge of Probate Court of said county and succefsors in office in the Penal sum One hundred Thousand Dollars for the due and faithful payment of which same well and Truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs Executors and Administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals and dated this 4th day of October A. D. 1852.
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Daniel C. Sellers has been duly appointed Administrator of the Estate of Samuel Sellers late of Wilcox County, dec'd. 
    Now therefore should the said Daniel C. Sellers well and truly do and be for, all the duties which are or may be required of him by law as such Administrators then this obligation to be void else to be and remain in full force and effort.
                                               D. C. Sellers {seal}
                                               N. A. McMillen {seal}
                                               L. W. Bridges {seal}
                                               Jeremiah Fail {seal}
                                               Harriett Pritchett {sea;}
                                               Sarah Sellers {seal}

Signee to the $100,000.00 Administrative Bond for the Samuel Sellers Estate


D. C. Sellers  >>> Daniel Cook Sellers (Oldest Living Son)
N. A. McMillen >>> Neil A. McMillen, Lawyer (any other connection unknown)
L. W. Bridges >>> (haven’t identified this individual)
Jeremiah Fail >>> Son-in-Law, husband of daughter Elizabeth Sellers
Harriett Pritchett >>> Daughter of Samuel; wife of William J. Pritchett
Sarah Sellers >>> Daughter No 4 of Samuel Sellers










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[1] Wilcox County, Alabama, Will Book 3: page 90; Administrative Bond Samuel Sellers Estate; Probate Office, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama.