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petioner would further represent unto your Honor that the said James Collins deceased died leaving the following
children viz: Joshua Collins James Dorcas Susan Ketura E Claiborne and Martha Collins. That Joshua Collins has
since died leaving a widow Elizabeth Collins & the following children to wit Sarah See ( or Lee?) wife and relict
of Samual See deceased over the age of 21, James Collins Jr Jack Collins Daniel Collins Lewis and Williamson
Collins all of who in are over the age of twenty-one and reside in the county and state aforesaid and also Susan
wife of Thomas Patterson who died leaving a son named Lewis now about six years old living with his father in
the State of Mississippi- That James Collins is also dead, and left the following children, who are now living-
Mary Ann Davis wife of George W. Davis over the age of twenty one and resides in the county of Greene and
State of Alabama Martha Collins over twenty one who resides in Sumter Co. Alabama John H Collins over twenty
one and resides in Anderson Co Texas Jefferson Collins and resides in Octibeha Co. Mississippi and Nancy B
Collins about sixteen years old and resides in
the County of Greene and State of Alabama. with George W. Davis- That Dorcas Collins married William
Nimmons and is now his wife- is over twenty one and resides in South Carolina That Susan married John E
Steinwinder is over the age of twenty one and now resides in LaFayette Co Mississippi- That Ketura E is now thewife
of James Porter to whom she was married is over the age of twenty one and resides in the &County & State
aforementioned That Claiborne is over the age of twenty one and resides in the county of Choctaw and State of
Alabama That Martha married A. M. Dowling whom she survived and afterwards died leaving three children
whose names are as follows- Ann who is now the wife of Duncan Briggs is over the age of twenty one and resides
in Sumter Co Alabama and Ellen wife of _____ is over the age of twenty one and resides in Mississippi and
James all of whom. are the said children of the said Martha by the said A. M. Dowling- Your Petioner would
represent unto your Honor that the said land cannot be equitably divided amongst the aforementioned heirs of the
said James Collins Sr. deceased without a sale thereof Now therefore your Petitioner prays your Honor to order a
sale of said tract or parcel of land for the aforementioned. And to grant and make all other and further such orders
as may be necessary and proper in the premises. And as in duty bound will ever pray Subscribed & sworn to as
being correct to the best of his knowledge & belief before me this 19th May 1853
J R Evans Judge Respectfully Webb& Inge Atts for Petitioner A R Davis admir
Collins) Will case Orphans Court V Second Monday in Nov. 1836 Collins
Joshua Collins one of the defendants in this case make oath that Daniel Collins is an important witness for him in
the trial of this case by whom he expects to prove that the dec Ja Collins was totally incompetent to make a will at
the time the paper offered to the Court bears date and that the said James Collins dec never expressed to him in
his last sickness a wish. to dispose of his property other than as the law. directs and he was frequently with him,
that the witness is an own brother of the decd with whom there was friendly understanding and a great intimacy
that John Collins is also an important witness by whom he expects to prove the same facts. That both. of the said
witnesses were directed to (be) summoned & they either have been summoned or the Sheriff has been prevented
from executing the process by an understanding between the parties that the case was to be no further prosecuted
He cannot go to trial without them & pray a continuance.
James C Collins
signed
Clairborn Collins saith that Lazarus Whitehead by reason of bodily infirmity is not able to attend as a witness to
prove the contested will of James Collins deceased. 19 Oct. 1836 (All the forgoing documents were from the
original file of papers concerning estate of James Collins Sr. deceased in File # 318. Some other Collins estates
were Files viz: Richard Collins # 18; N. H. Collins # 4; Daniel Collins # 659; Collins minors # 660 and Stephen
Collins # 1363.
Notes for MARY ODOM:
Mary's Mother was Thamer (Powell) Odom and this is her Mother's will, written 21 May 1808 and Probated 15
June 1808.
State of South Carolina
Barnwell District
In the name of God Amen.
I Thamer Odom of the State and District aforesaid A widow bed sick and weak in body but of sound mind and
memory praised be to God for the same. I do make and declare this my last will and Testament in the manner and
form following. First I give and bequeath unto James Collins my Son In Law one mare and colt known by the
name of Pockett, also one negro man Named Taph, also all my stock of horses, except one yearling mare colt, and
all my stock of Hogs marked with a crop and under the heel in each ear, also all my plantation tools, Secondly I
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