Estate Document

Item — Folder: 1

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The document is an instrument entered in the records of Houston County, Texas, authorizing that all the personal property belonging to one Samuel A. Burton and all the property real and personal owned jointly by David L. and Samuel A. Burton be sold to the highest bidder at a public sale to take place on June 3, 1851, at the courthouse door in Crockett, Texas. Content on the first of the two pages ends with a statement that John I. Burton did sell, at the specified time and place, to the highest bidder, “the following described property belonging to said estate: viz.”

The second of the two pages lists property, including 430 acres of land, eleven enslaved persons (identified by name, age, and gender), fifty head of hogs, and various pieces of equipment. The document concludes with the statement that the listed property was bought by David L. Burton for $3500.

Dates

Creation: 1851

Creator

From the Collection: Burton, Samuel A. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 document)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Page one states that the document was filed at the courthouse of Houston County, Texas, on April 14, 1849, to authorize sale of the property of Samuel A. Burton to the highest bidder at public sale, and concludes with the information that such sale did take place on June 3, 1851.

Page two is an itemized list of the property that was purchased by David L. Burton for the sum of $3500. The following property and enslaved persons are listed: 430 acres of land fully described in title bond from Jesse Walling to John I. Burton dated Oct. 24, 1845 and recorded in Houston County records Book F, pages 343 and 344 Enslaved persons: Phill, a 41-year-old man John, a 26-year-old man West, a 22-year-old man Jane, a 37-year-old woman her two children, Ellen, 3, and Bob, 9 months Nancy, a 29-year-old woman her two children, Ann, 2, and Jane, 10 months Mary, a 13-year-old woman, and Emily, a 12-year-old 50 head of hogs 4 plows 4 pair of jeans 4 ox chains an 18-month-old filly a buggy. The document serves to convey the listed property to David L. Burton and to authorize the administrator to make titles to the purchaser.