Transcribed Estate of Celia (Buce) Porch

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Surname/tag: Buce, Porch

Transcribed Estate of Celia Porch

Celia Porch died intestate in her Tallapoosa County residence on December 23rd, 1874. Her estate was valued at $3000.

• 1867 February 02
  • Samuel Gray received $170 from Samuel S. Gray for his eighth of Sherrod Porch's estate in the partial notice as William S. McBurnett in right of his wife Harty Proch. Witnessed by William Porch and J. T. ? Gray.
  • William Porch, JP, certified Samuel Gray's statement.

• 1870 September 16 (Could be a transcription error in the year) Joseph Vineyard received $200 for his wife Nancy's share of her mother's estate. Witnessed by J. E. Guthrie and E. Oneal.

• 1874 December 28
  • Hugh Lockett, Erasmus Oneal, and John R. Humphrees were appointed appraisers of the personal estate.
  • William Porch, Bryant Porch, E. J. Canada, and E. J. Temples were bound to the Tallapoosa County Probate Court for the special administration of the estate by William and Bryant Porch.

• 1874 December 31 Personal estate appraised at $834.64.

• 1875 January 01
  • William and Bryant Porch petitioned to sell livestock and perishable property before auction because they would lose value without attention. The petition was granted.
  • Celia had outstanding notes with John Howell ($26.20), John Porch ($35, and Bryant Porch ($100)

• 1875 January 11
  • William and Bryant Porch paid S. E. Guthrie $2.10 for auctioning property.
  • William and Bryan[sic] Porch paid $23.30 to Samuel S. Gay.

• 1875 January 17 W. J. Cadenhad submitted a bill in the presence of William Porch (notary public) for goods acquired by Celia Porch in 1874.

• 1875 January 24 William and Bryant Porch paid John Porch $130.69 in partial payment of his interest in the estate

• 1875 January 26 John Porch received $300 for his share of the estate. James P. and Nathan Barron witnessed the instrument.

• 1875 January 30 Judge Allen D. Sturdivant authorizes William and Bryant Porch as administrators of the estate.

• 1875 February 12 William Porach paid O. S. Sanford of Sanford's Mill $10 for a coffin and case in December 1874.

• 1875 May 07
  • William and Bryant Porch paid attornies Oliver and Garrett $10 for professional services.
  • Submitted Final Settlement in Probate Court

• 1875 June 15
  • Bryant and William Porch paid Judge Allen Sturdivant $25 for court costs.
  • Paid attornies Oliver and Garrett $15 for professional services.
  • Paid John G. Fowler of Head Light & News $4 for advertising the order for final settlement on May 15th.
  • Final Settlement was passed

• 1876 January 22 Nancy Flurry received $40 for her share of her grandmother's estate. Thomas Flurry and Mary moore witnessed.

• 1876 November 22
  • T. J. and Joseph Gray received $80 for their share of their grandmother's estate. R. P. Mitchel and S. S. Gray witnessed the instrument.
  • S. S. Gray received $40 for his share of his grandmother's estate. R. P. Mitchell and T. J. Gray witnessed the instrument.
  •  ?an?el S. Gray received $200 for his share of the estate. R. P. Mitchell and T. J. Gray witnessed the instrument.

1877 April 8 Final Settlement was filed in Tallapoosa County and appointed 08 May 1878 as the date of settlement.

• 1878 March 06 Winzer and Martha J. Graham of Sebastian County, Arkansas appointed William Vinyard as their attorney to collect money coming from the Porch estate. Certified by John H. McClure, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sebastian County.

• 1878 March 11 Charles Perkins, Sebastian County Judge, certified that John H. McClure was the Clerk of the Circuit Court and that W. J. Fleming was McClure's deputy.

• 1878 April 8 William and Bryant earned $795.20 (and an additional $95.42 in interest) for their roles as administrators. They asked to be credited with the following payments to creditors of the deceased: (1) $4 for John G. Fowler's advanced fee, (2) $65.75 for Allen D. Sturdivant's court costs, (3) $25 for Oliver and Garrett's attorneys fees, (4) $46.40 for commissioners on $954.24 rate, and (5) $26.20 for John Howill's notes. The total amount paid out was $167.35, which was subtracted from the aforementioned $890.62 owed to the administrators, leaving $723.27 to split between seven heirs at $103.32 and subsplit six ways at $17.22. The seven heirs were: (1) Wiliam Porch, (2) Bryant Porch, (3) John Porch, (4) Nancy Vinyard, wife of Joe Vinyard, (5) Harty McBurnett's children, (6) Martha Graham, daughter of Sarah (Porch) Vineyard, and (7) the children of Mahala Gray, including Sarah Jane Levele, Nancy Flurry, and Samuel, James, and Joseph Gray.

• 1878 April 13
  • William and Bryant Porch billed $4 by John G. Fowler of Dadeville's Head Light for advertising the order for final settlement.

• 1878 April (Date illegible)
  • William Gray received $45 to forego his share of the estate. The document was witnessed by William Johnston Jr. and E. A. Durwed.
  • Sarah Jane Leach, wife of E. B. Leach, received $45 for her share of the Porch estate. J. B. Smith and Jesse Partridge witnessed.

• 1878 May 8
  • Bryant Porch paid Judge Allen Sturdivant $200 in gold and currency for the distribution of the estate.
  • Judge Allen Sturdivant paid $4 bill to John G. Fowler from 13 April 1878.
  • William and Bryant Porch paid $25 to Oliver and Garrett for professional services.
  • William and Bryant Porch paid $103.30 to William Vineyard on behalf of Martha Graham and William Graham (attested by Allen Sturdivant). Undated next page shows receipt of Sarah Gram for $103.30.

• 1878 July 01 William McBurnett petitions the Tallapoosa County Probate court for him and his siblings' distribution.

• 1878 July 06 William McBurnett's petition is filed.

• 1879 November 22 William Porch paid Judge Allen Sturdivant $6 for the distribution of the estate.

• 1879 November 24 William and Bryant Porch paid $62.40 in full distribution of Harty McBurnett (deceased) to her administrators W. S. M. Kinaly by Bridges and Bulger attorneys.

• 1884 May 31 Nancy Vinyard appeared in court by attorney and moved the court for an order to revive the judgment and decree in her mother's estate due to a lack of its execution upon final settlement on 08 May 1878.

• 1884 June 16 Nancy (or Martha) Vinyard sued William and Bryant Porch, requiring a sheriff's notice to summon the men to explain why the estate had not been fully distributed as described on 08 May 1878.

• 1884 June 19 Sheriff J. C. Johnson executed the writ by serving William Porch.

• 1884 June 21 Erasmus Oneal, J. E. Guthrie, Martha Vinyard, and W. Vineyard were summoned to provide evidence in support of William and Bryant Porch's defense.

• 1884 June 24 Erasmus Oneal was served.

• 1884 June 30 J. E. Guthrie was served.

• 1884 September 06 Erasmus Oneal summoned to provide evidence in support of William and Bryant Porch's defense.

• 1884 October 21 William and Bryant Porch's attorneys filed a plea refuting the suit.

• 1884 November William Bryant appealed to the Supreme Court for the December Term.

• 1884 December 25 W. D. Bulger, esquire, represented William Porch in court and moved to satisfy the decree that was rendered on 08 May 1878 in favor of Nancy Vinyard and her husband Joseph

Sources

• Tallapoosa County Estate Records 1840-1915, Box 42, Folder 19, Celia Porch, accessed online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C95W-Q9W7-9?i=1027&cat=1000563 on 21 November 2023.