Subject: Westberry vs. Collins From: gslat Date: December 22, 1999 The State of South Carolina Sumter District In Equity I do have an interest in this Collins family. I know they went to Miss. Dillard married a Westberry, dau of John. cw Jonathan Westberry vs. Dillard Collins, et al Bill For Partition Know all men by these presents that by virtue of an order of the court of Equity for Sumter District in February term in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred eighteen, directing that certain Negroes mentioned in a return to a writ of partition issued in the above case to divide said Negroes, in which said return the said Negroes are recommended to be sold, @ which recommendation was approved of by said court, which said Bill, writ [of] return [and] other orders thereon are of record in the office of the commissioner of Sumter District, as will appear by reference thereto----that in pursuance of said order after legally advertising the said Negroes for sale, I did __Saturday, the sixth day of April in the year of our Lord aforesaid at Sumter Court House between the hours of eleven o'clock A.M. & five o'clock P.M. Sell the said Negroes at Public Auction, at which time Elizabeth Bates was the highest & best bidder for nine hundred and seventy dollars, of the said Negro slaves for the sum of nine hundred and seventy dollars, to wit; Milley, Ransom & Deannah. Be it known that I have received the Bond of obligation of the said Elizabeth Bates with personal security for the payment of the said purchase money with interest thereon payable the first day of January next ensuing the date above, written in pursuance of the order of the said court and that I have delivered to him the said Negroes. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said court this sixth day of April in the year above written. Signed and delivered in the presence of John B. Miller, commissioner, Sumter District. 27 April 1812 Book E, page 351 ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |