Title

Carson, James, John, William and Daniel - Request to be appointed legal guardian of John Carson, Samuel + William and James Carson by John Worthy

Creator

Chancery Court of Adams County

Contributor(s)

James Carson

Files

Description

Document stating that John Worthy has married Mary Carson, widow, and asking the court to name him legal guardian of her four minor children, John Carson; William Carson; Samuel Carson; and James Carson.

Transcription

State Mississippi Adams County} Orphan Court July term 1826 John Worthy Respectfully Represents to this Hon Court that he hath late intermarried with Mary Carson widow and that she has by her first husband three four children infants under the age of fourteen to wit John Carson Samuel, William ^and James. an whose estate he prays to be appointed guardian. He represents the Estate of each to be worth three hundred Dollars – the natural guardian having Relinquished her right to be such Offer as his secuirty William Basley [Marked out word] John Cardall & Andrew? Williams John Norlly (?)

Approximate Creation Date

circa 1826

Time Period

1820-1829

Subjects

Slaveholders ; Slavery -- Mississippi ; Slavery -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources ; Slaveholders; Legal Documents

Keywords

slavery; enslaved persons; Mississippi; estate files; probate files; Adams County; John Carson; William Carson; Samuel Carson; James Carson; Guardianship reuest

Disciplines

African American Studies | Cultural History | United States History

Geographic Location

Adams County (Miss.)

Object Type

Text

Physical Format

Document

Digital Format

TIFF

Physical ID

James, John, William and Daniel Carson, Minors Estate File, Box 9, Probate and Estate Files Collection, Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

Digital ID

HNF_Box9_CarsonJamesJohnWilliamandSamuel(minors)_1826_b_1_u and HNF_Box9_CarsonJamesJohnWilliamandSamuel(minors)_1826_b_2_u

Source

James, John, William and Daniel Carson, Minors Estate File, Box 9, Probate and Estate Files Collection, Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

Repository

Historic Natchez Foundation

Publisher

Historic Natchez Foundation

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

Rights

Copyright protected by Historic Natchez Foundation. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Recommended Citation

Guardianship request, James, John, William and Samuel Carson (minors) Probate File, Box 9, Adams County Probate Records, Historic Natchez Foundation

Contact Information

hnf@natchez.org