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Abstract made by an unknown abstractor about 1890 from original records of
Pike County, Arkansas and recorded in Abstract of Title Book Prior to 1890
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Probate Book 1 page 162. January Term 1858. David Huddleston administrator
of the Estate of Mariah Huddleston deceased in the matter of the sale of
Real Estate this day exhibited and filed his petition and affidavit in this
Court alleging that the said Mariah Huddleston deceased was seized and
possessed in her own right at the time of her death of a certain real estate
or tracts of land in Pike County, Arkansas and designated as the Southeast
1/4 (of the) Southeast 1/4 and the Southwest 1/4 (of the) Northeast 1/4 and
the Northwest 1/4 (of the) Southeast 1/4 (of) Section 20, Township 8, Range
26 (West), 120 acres; and that the said real estate cannot under present
circumstances be available to the estate; and that said estate in the
opinion of your petitioner will be benefitted by a sale thereof because the
price of public lands are so low &c., etc., as to prevent the renting of
lands upon advantageous terms and that the money for which the land can be
sold put at 10 per cent interest &c., Etc. Affidavit of Wm. Gilmer a citizen
of Pike County, Arkansas a disinterested person, verifying the same facts
set for in the petition and affidavit of said Administrator presented. The
Court that the said David Huddleston administrator aforesaid proceed to sell
and sell at the Court House door &c., etc., on the 22nd of February 1858
between the hours &c., all right, title, claim, interest and estate that the
said Mariah Huddleston deceased at the time of her death had in and to the
said real estate, viz: Southeast 1/4 (of the) Southeast 1/4 (and the)
Southwest 1/4 (of the) Northeast 1/4 (and the) Northwest 1/4 (of the)
Southeast 1/4 (of) Section 20, Township 8, Range 26, Pike County, Arkansas
first giving 20 days public notice of the time &c., and that he sell the
same on a credit of twelve months taking bond &c., at 10 percent interest
from maturity until paid, and that he report his proceedings herein at the
next term of this Court. Probate Book 1 page 175. April Term 1858. Came now
said Administrator by his attorney and represents to the Court that in
obedience to an order and decree of this Court he did sell the real estate
belonging to said estate to Wilson D. Reed for $310; that he has in all
things compl(ied) with said decree; report supported by affidavit of
Administrator, and the same is ordered filed. Probate Book 1 page 221.
October Term 1858. Makes final report &c., and the same is in all things
confirmed, and the Administrator is discharged.
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Abstract of Title Book Prior to 1890, page 302.
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