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NO. 962 1/2
Henry STEPHENS
Est
Levi STEPHENS
Adm
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File 96
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Know all men by these presents, That we, Levi Stephens and Alexander Covington, of the County of Warren and State of Mississippi, are held and firmly bound unto Benjamin Springer Esq., Judge of the Probate Court of Warren County, and his successors in office, in the penal sum of Five Hundred dollars, lawful money, the payments of which well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administors, jointly and severally, firmly by these present..
Sealed with ours,and dated this 28th day of November 1839.
THE CONDITION OF THE ABOVE OBLIGATION IS SUCH, That if the said Levi Stephens administrator of the goods, chattels and credits of Henry Stephens deceased, do make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come into the hands, possession or knowledge of said administrator or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him and the same so made do exhibit into the Probate Court of said County, when he shall be thereunto required by the said Court; and such goods, chattels and credits, do well and truly administer according to law; and further do make a just and true and just account of his actings and doings therein, when thereto require by the said Court; and all the rest of the said goods; chattels and credits, which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said administration, the same being first examined and allowing by the said Court, shall deliver and pay unto such person respectively as are entitled to the same by law; and if it shall hereafter appear that any last Will Testament was made by the said deceased, and the same be proved in Court, and the Executor or Executors obtain Letters Testamentary, and the said Administrator do in such case, being required, render and deliver up his Letters of Administration ___ then this Obligation to be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Levi Stephens (seal)
A. Covington (seal)
The State of Mississippi
Warren County
To the Honerable Probate Judge of said Courty
The undersigned admininistrater of the Estate of Henry Stephens deceased would respectfull represent to you. However that all the - - - - that has come to his possession belong to said Estate is one note against Eli Stephens for the sum of two hundred and ninty three 28/100 Dollars which debt he c------- good. All of which he respectfully repersents & c Levi Stephens
Sworn in open court
January term 1842
On Demand I promise to pay to Levi Stephens thirty one dollars and twenty-five cents it being for value ---- the 1st of January 1830
Henry Stephens
Heirs of Joel STEPHENS decd
" " Barnabus Do "
" " Jno B. STEPHENS
Mary SMITH
Sally COLMAN
Heirs of James STEPHENS
Eli STEPHENS
Reuben STEPHENS
Heirs of Caleb STEPHENS
Levi STEPHENS
Levi Stephens
of Henry Stephens Decd
Repent
Recorded in Book
H Page 114
Att. A H Rowlett Clk.
Jany Term 1842
To the Marshall B. Springer Judge of Probate of Warren County Mississippi
The undersigned adminstrator of the Estate of Henry Stephens deceased ---
-- --- leave to refert that he has required nothing -- first out ant thing on account of said estate since his last annual report all of which is respectelly submitted
Levi Stephens
(this on black with white letters hard to read)
Repect of
Levi Stephens
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Recorded H page
369
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
To the Sheriff of Warren County___ GREETING
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED TO CITE Levi Stephens adm of Henry STEPHENS to be and appear before the Probate Court of said county, at the Court House therof, on the fourth Monday of March on the 2nd day of the term next, then and there to show cause, if any he can, why he was not exhibited his answer account for settlement and allowance according to law, as Adm. of the estate of Henry Stephen And have then there
Witness, Benjamin Springer, Esq. Judge of Probate
for the County of Warren, the Fourth Monday of
February 1841 and seal of said Court.
ISSUED the 27th day of February 1841
H M Jenkins Clk
By AS-Rowlett - Clk.
Estate of Henry Stephens decd
1841 To Levi Stephens
No. 1. amount paid court fee 10.75
No. 2. " " " " 15.00
No. 3. Note and interest 62.50
88.25
CREDIT
By amount of Eli Stephens note $293.28
$207.03
on $293.28
To cominsionion allowed by Probate
Court at 10 % 29.32
Bal due Est $177.71
Levi Stephens
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI PROBATE COURT WARREN COUNTY, AUGUST TERM, 1844
LEVI STEPHENS
This presented a note against the estate of Henry Stephens deceased, amounting to sixty one Dollars and twenty five cents, which was sworn to in open court examined allowed and ordered to be certified.
Test,
A H Rowlett Clerk
Probate Fees $1 25
Submitted by Janice Rice: JRice79761@aol.com
