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Petition for Twelve Months Support for Drucilla Turner Quick

STATE OF GEORGIA
FAYETTE COUNTY
To the Honorable Court of the Ordinary of Said County
The petition of Drucilla Quick respectfully showeth that Eli Quick late of  said County, departed this life on the __________day of November 1877, leaving your petitioner, his widow, and no minor children surviving him, and she prays your Honorable Court in conformity with the statute and her (no) children, as aforesaid, the sum necessary in their judgement for support and
maintenance for the space of twelve months from the death of the said Eli Quick of your petitioner and her children, either in money or such property as may be selected by your petitioner at a fair valuation to be made by said appraisers. And, also, to set apart in sufficient amount of household furniture for the use of Your petitioner and her children. And, further, to require said appraisers to return to you for record their proceedings.
And your petitioner will ever pray, &c.
Drucilla Quick (Petitonee)
 

STATE OF GEORGIA
COURT OF ORDINARY at CHAMBERS
Upon the foregoing application of Drucilla Quick the widow of Eli Quick deceased, for the appointment of appraisers to set apart to said widow and her (no) minor children, a sum necessary for their support and maintenance for the space of twelve months, out of the estate of Eli Quick deceased, and, also, to set apart for the use of said widow and children a sufficient amount of household furniture. It is ordered that D. H. McLucas, Daniel McLucas, Jefferson Hightower, Bogan Mask and J. L. Blalock be and they are
hereby appointed appraisers, and they, or a majority of them, are hereby empowered to set off and assign to the said Drucilla Quick widow of Eli Quick deceased, late of said County and her (no) minor children for the space of twelve months; and, also a sufficient amount of household furniture for the use of said widow and children. And the Said sum so set apart as aforesaid to be either in money or such property as the said widow may select, at a fair valuation, to be made by said appraisers. Further ordered, that said appraisers return to me for record all their proceedings in the premises.
Given under my hand and official signature the 28 of May 1878
L. B. Griggs ordinary.
 

STATE OF GEORGIA
FAYETTE COUNTY

To the Honorable Court of Ordinary of said County:
We, the undersigned, appointed by the Honorable Ordinary of said County of Fayette to assess and set apart a sum necessary for the support and maintenance of the Widow of Eli Quick deceased, for the space of twelve months, either in money or such property as the said widow may select, do report, that we have assessed and set apart as being necessary for the support and maintenance of said widow the sum of One hundred and Twenty Five ($125.00) dollars, which the said widow has selected to take as follows: Fifty (50) acres of land in the South East Corner of lot of Land number Eleven in the Fourth District of the County aforesaid. Valued at One hundred and Twenty Five dollars. ($125.00) And we also set apart the following household furniture for the use of said widow and children: (None was listed)
In Witness Whereof, we have hereto set our hands and seals, this 9th day
of July 1878

D. A. Mc Lucas L.S.
Bogan Mask L.S.
J. L. Blalock L.S.
J. B. Hightower L.S.

STATE OF GEORGIA
FAYETTE COUNTY - COURT OF ORDINARY,

Feby Term, 1879
The report of the appraisers appointed to set apart to the widow of Eli Quick the provision allowed by law, being read, and the Court being satisfied that the same is in due form, and properly made, it is ordered that the same be admitted to record, and stand as the judgment of this Court.

L. B. Griggs
Appraiser

The above record is recorded in the Book for 12 Mos Support on page 7, 2nd Sep. 1879 L. B. Gniggs & Ex Officer.
Filed in Office 11th July 1879 L. B. Gniggs, Ordinary

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