Alamo, Thursday 14th October 1875
Ordered by the Court that WM. SIMS, J. N. THOMPSON, Z. P. WARREN in Conjunction with W. A. JOHNSON County Surveyor who are all free holders be & they are hereby appointed Commissioners to set apart a years support for WM. T. ANTWINE and JOHN W. NICHOLS & lay off a homestead out of the lands of MRS. MARTHA ANTWINE for NANCY J. ANTWINE and WILLIAM T. ANTWINE and report to the next term of this Court.
D. H. BURNETT
Guardian of
NANCY J. ANTWINE
W. T. ANTWINE
J. W. NICHOLS
On petition D. H. BURNETT was this day appointed Guardian of NANCY J. ANTWINE, W. T. ANTWINE and J. W. NICHOLS minor orphans of MARTHA ANTWINE decd Thereupon the said D. H. ANTWINE came into Court and entered into bond in the sum of Eight hundred dollars with DUKE KLYCE and T. H. AVERRY as his securities… Be it understood the said JOHN W. NICHOLS is only grand son of MARTHA ANTWINE.
Alamo, Tuesday 2 day of Novem 1875
To the Worshipful County Court of Crockett County
Pursuant to an order of your Worshipful Court at Its October term
We your Commissioners appointed to lay off and set apart one years support for WILLIAM T. ANTWINE and JOHN W. NICHOLS minors of MRS. MARTHA ANTWINE dec have proceeded to the duty, and say that we find no effects or money on hand and that as we agree and set apart of the present Crops on hand the cotton some three acres and the same being yet in the filed is not sufficient hence It so to be gathered and same sold and iexpenses paid balance to go to use of said monors and the balance of allowance of $80.00 for each or of the $160.00 to be paid from the sale of four pork hogs one of which is a fine Burkshire guilt and if any balance is yet due to be raised or procured from the sale of Corn raised on the farm these articles above to be sold by the Administrator on the same day of his sale of other articles and to be sold for cash so as to raise the above amount of $80 for each of the said WILLIAM T. ANTWINE and JOHN W. NICHOLS making one hundred and sixty dollars for the two and agreeable to your order above alluded to we have agreeable to your order proceeded to lay off and set apart of the Real Estate of the said MARTHA ANTWINE decd a Homestead for her minor children viz MISS NANCY J. ANTWINE and WILLIAM T. ANTWINE including the mansion house and improvements upon which she resided at the time of her death Situated in said County of Crockett and state aforesaid near and East of Cairo Tennessee Butted and bounded as follows…[description of land, bounded by WILLIAM STEAL, Cairo Church and ESQ. WARREN] …by estimation 33 1/3 thirty three 1/3 acres more or less Including the Homestead or improvements of the same All of which is respectfully submitted after being duly sworn.
Alamo, Tenn., Wednesday the 6th Nov. A.D. 1878
D. H. BURNETT
Guardian of
N. J. and W. T. ANTWINE
The settlements of D. H. BURNETT Guardian of N. J. and W. T. ANTWINE made with the Clerk of this Court on the 22nd of Oct. 1878 was this day ratified and confirmed by the Court and ordered recorded.
Transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley.