Transcribed Succession Record of Caleb King

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Terrebonne, Louisiana, United States
Surname/tag: King

Succession of Caleb King, Terrebonne Life Lines, Vol. 22, No. 4, p. 293. Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Civil Suits and Probate Records, Book 4 #35. 16 Jul 1832.

[I need to go back and look at this book again to make sure there wasn't more on the previous page, but this is a transcription of the page I took a picture of. Will go back to the library next week and make sure it's complete.]

16 July 1832 - The petition of Richard KING, surviving partner of Caleb C. KING, deceased. Inventory taken on Bayou Grand Caillou at the plantation of Richard KING; the appraisers were Philip H. DARCE and William Claiborn WATKINS; John GIBSON was appointed attorney to represent William KING, Samuel KING, and Jacob KING, there being no lawyers to be had.

Property belonging to Caleb C. KING:

LUCKY, a Negro woman, age 40 $300

MARY, a Negro woman, age 20 425

BETSEY, a child of MARY age 18 months 125

ELIJAH, a Negro man, age 18 500

ELISHA, a Negro man, age 18 500

FIRRY, a Negro man, age 28 500

EVELINE, a Negro girl, age 12 350

ELLEN, a Negro girl, age 10 200

furniture, gun, total $3034.

Community property of the partnership:

mules, horses, cattle, crop of corn $742

16 July 1832 - The petition of Richard KING, of Catahoula Parish, represents that he and Caleb C. KING, his brother, were partners in a planting partnership in Terrebonne for more than three years when Caleb died last February leaving an estate in the possession of the petitioner and his heirs, all of whom except the petitioner are inhabitants of Mississippi. Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, Civil Suits and Probate Records, Book 4 # 33-48

No. 35 Succession of Caleb C. KING (con't.) 19 August 1833 Inventory of the property in Catahoula Parish, one half of 200 arpents on the east side of the Washita River valued at $375 Appraised by James M. DAUGHTER and M.H. DOSSON.

19 January 1833 - Petition of Richard KING asks to be appointed curator. 13 June 1833 - Inventory sale:

LUCKY, a Negro woman, age 41 - sold to J. GIBSON $300

MARY, a Negro woman, age 21

BETSEY, child of MARY age 3 years and MARY, 2 months) 700

ELIJAH, a Negro man, age 19 710

ELISHA, a Negro man, age 19 670

FERRY, a Negro man, age 29 600

EVELINE, a Negro girl, age 13 400

ELLEN, a Negro girl, age 11 220

furniture and horse and saddle - everything was sold to John GIBSON $3755

the partner's property, farm tools, etc. $471.75

No date: The debts of the estate are $2950.