Monday December 1st 1851 And be it further remembered that this case came out for further hearing upon the Petition Introductory Order & Report of the Clerk Which Report is in the words & figures following to wit. John F. Garner, Robert McMahan Sally Brown, Leah Eades, Harriet Garner, daughter of Peggy Garner deceased VS David Garner, Gabriel D. Garner Polly Decker formerly Garner, Nancy Garner, daughter of Peggy Garner deceased Henry G. Garner in his own right and As guardian of Joshua & James Garner Petition to sell land I W. H. Duckworth the clerk to whom this cause was referred by leave to report that upon the testimony before me given under oath that the parties to the said petition are correctly named the children & Representation of Henry Garner Deceased and that it would be altogether practicable to sell the said land mentioned in the petition of the petitioners and to divide the proceeds since the tract contains only 55 acres and there are nine heirs to divide it among which would be wholly impracticable and that it be sold upon a credit of one, two & three years time this 18th day of December 1851. Which report being in all things unexcepted(?) to is confirmed. It is therefore ordered adjudged & decided by this court that W. H. Duckworth the clerk of this court after giving forty days notice then proceed to sell on the premises there of the said land to the highest bidder and that he take the notes of the purchase due at one, two & three years with approval security and retaining a lein on said land until the purchase money shall be paid all other things being assessed to the coming in of said report of sale for a final decree in the premises. Additional Comments: John F. Garner, Robert McMahan, Sally Brown, Leah Eades, Harriet Garner, David Garner, Gabriel D. Garner, Polly Decker, Nancy Garner, Henry G. Garner, Joshua Garner and James Garner. Leah (Garner) Eades moved to Arkansas(my great-g-grandmother).
Transcribed and contributed by Donnie Pickard.
Savannah February 1837 We the Commissioners appointed by court to lay off the Dowry of the Widow of Henry Garner Deceased Do say that the dwelling house where on we thought was vacant land is in the bounds of the 25 acre tract we allowed Heirs of said Henry Garner in lieu of her share of the mill We now take both the consideration that she shall have the Mansion house with one acre of land out of said 25 acre tract as for the agreement we made before we considered it to be good and valid & want this above addition placed to the aforesaid Noah Wade John Hannah dowry given under our hands 15th of Decr. 1836 (this Dowry is allowed by order of the county Court C. C. Gibbs Clerk
Transcribed and contributed by Donnie Pickard.