John H. Greer In account current as Guardian of Mary Eliza Lilly now M.E. 
Fountain, for the year 1846:
	To the hire 5 negroes to wit:	Hardy a man to :
	Mrs Bilzy Grant for the year 1846 @ 66         :	66.00
	Appraised by J. Pierce and Carpenter
	John H. Greer to the hire of 2 women           :
	Cinthy Easter at 60 dollars each               :        120.00
	Dr. To the hire at 2 girls Sally & Bets at 50 ea.       100.00
   Appraised by J. Pierce & Carpenter                        ---------
											              $ 286.00
1847
	Hire of Handy to Ms Grant for the sum			 66.00
	John H. Greer to the hire of 3 negro girls @60          180.00
	Mary Eliza Lilly to Girl Sally                       ----------
1847 Dec 31st  Whole Amt
1846 July 30 voucher No 1 Board at Marion 6 months		 79.76
	Sept 22  voucher No 2 Tuition at Marion for 6 months    100.50
	July 30  voucher No 3 Dr Russell medical bill		  7.50
	Sept 27  voucher No 4 Dr Johnson medical bill		  3.00
	July 30  voucher No 5 Mrs Hartwell washing bill		 10.00
	Sept 22  voucher No 6 Book Bill and other stationary     29.80
1847 Apr 25  voucher No 7 Artickle (sic) purchased for her
			by me                                    35.70
    Jany 1   voucher No 8 Miss Ann Howard account	        141.40
1846 Mar 20     "    No 9 Dr Jordan medical bill       	         20.00
1846 Jan 17     "    No 10 Ferriss & Buck bill		          5.06
1847 Oct 27     "    No 11 Loomis & Bull bill		          1.50
     Apr  1     "    No 12 Moore & Avery act		         20.98
     Apr  1     "    No 13 to John H. Greer to cash	        150.00
	        "    No 14 To cash				 10.00
	
The State of Mississippi  :
     Noxubee County       :  Personally appeared before me, Mr. Reuben
Ruff, Judge of Probate of said county John H. Greer guardian of Mary
Eliza Lilly now Mary Eliza Fountain who being first duly sworn deposith & 
sayeth that the above foregoing account current was set forth is correct 
& true as therein stated Dec 31st 1847.
		Sworn to & subscribed before me  :
		R.Ruff Judge of Probates         :    John H. Greer
The foregoing return was duly recorded this the 17 day of March AD 1848.   

                         C.G. Bowen
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Know all men by these presents that we James P. Haynes Wilmoth Haynes his 
wife Charles Harless J.B. Covington all of the county of Noxubee and State 
of Mississippi ae held and firmly bound unto Reuben Ruff Judge of Probate 
in and for said county and his successors in office in the penal sum of Five 
Thousand Nine hundred & fifty & 20/100 dollars which payment will and truly 
to be made we bind ouselves our heirs executors and administrators jointly 
severally and firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this
7th day of February AD 1848.
	The condition of the above obligation is such that if the said James
P Haynes & Wilmoth Haynes guardian of Deucice A.A. Lincecum by election
& Grabel E.P.W. Lincecum by appointment minor hiers of Grabel Lincecum  
deceased shall faithfully account with the Probates Court of Noxubee County
is directed by law for the management of the property and estate of the
orphans under their care and shall in all respects perform the duty of 
guardain to the said Deucice A.A. Lincecum & Grabel E.P.W. Lincecum  
according to law then the above obligation to be void; otherwise to be and  
remain in full force and virtue.
	I approve the above     :        James P. Haynes
	bond & securities       :        Wilmoth Haynes
	R.Ruff Judge                     C.Harless
        of Probates                      J.B. Covington

The foregoing Bond was duly recorded this 18 day of March AD 1848
			C.G. Bowen, Clerk
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The State of Mississippi  :  To all whom these present shall come
     Noxubee County       :  Greeting--Know ye that James P Haynes &  
Wilmouth Haynes (sic) his wife have been appointed by the orphans court of  
said county guardians to Deucia A.A. Lincecum (sic) & Grabill E.P.W.  
Lincecum (sic) minor heirs of Grabel lincecum deceased and are therefore  
hereby authorized and required they the said James P. Haynes & Wilmouth  
Haynes are required to discharge in all respects the duties of guardian to 
the said Deucia A.A. Lincecum & Grabel E.P.W. Lincecumminer as aforesaid  
according to law. 
  
Witness Reuben Ruff, Presiding Judge of the Probate Court of the County of 
Noxubee this 7th day of February AD 1848.  
C.G. Bowen
The foregoing letters of guardainship was duly recorded 20th March AD 1848.         
C.G. Bowen
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In the matter of the petition of Jackson Huckaby & his wife Elizabeth  
for division for the real & personal estate of Grabel Lincecum deceased:
		On reading & filing the petition it appearing to the  
satisfaction of the court that the said Elizabeth is one of the heirs & 
legatees of the said Grabil dec'd & that by her intermarriage with the  
said Jackson Huckaby she is of age in law to entitle her to demand & claim 
a division of said estate and an allotment & distribution of her share  
thereof and it also appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the 
other heirs & legatees had accepted & waived the notice & service 
of said petiton in the following words to wit:
		
		"We James P Haynes & his wife Wilmoth late Wilmoth Lincecum, 
T.H. Lincecum, Bently Case Lincecum, John G. Nordike & Wilmoth M., his 
wife, late Lincecum, Ducy Ann Amanda Lincecum & Grabel E. Lincecum,  
legatees under the last will & testament of Grabel Lincecum deceased,  
do hereby accept servis (sic) & waive notice of the petiton of Jackson  
Huckaby & his wife Elizabeth for distrabution of the estate of said    
Grabel and consent and agree that commissioners may be appointed without    
further notice to divide and distribute said estate in persuance to said   
will & according to law in this behalf made & provided December 29, 1847.
					J.G. Nordike
					Wilmoth Marcella Nordike
					B.C. Lincecum
James P. & Wilmoth Haynes and we further assign for  Grabel E. Lincecum  
as natural guardian.
					Haywood T. Lincecum
					James P. Haynes guardian for
						  Ducy Ann A. Lincecum
  
It further appearing that Ducy Ann Amanda Lincecum & Grabel E. Lincecum  
are minors under the age of 21 years & incapable of taking care of their  
intrest in said division, it is therefore ordered that James P. Haynes & 
Wilmoth Haynes his wife be & they are hereby appointed guardian AD Litum  
of the said Lucy Ann Amanda Lincecum & Grabel E. Lincecum to take care of &  
protect their intrest in said division & to receive their share & portion 
of the same. 
	It is thereupon ordered that Thomas J. Riley, Stephen E. Nash, James 
H. Gilmore, Charles Harless, & Bushrod White, disinterested freeholders of 
said County or a Majority of them be appointed commissionars & as such they 
are hereby ordered & directed to divide the said Estate of the said Grabel 
Lincecum both Real & personal as follows:  

John aged 50 years, George, Dennis, Levi, Bob, Puit, Adam, Gadsby, Richard, 
Judy & his (sic) child, Mary & child, Maria, Matilda, Martha, Hannah, Eliza, 
Jane, 46 head of cattle, 2 yoke of oxen, one bay horse, 1 bay mare & colt, 
1 bay mare & colt, 1 brown bay mare & yearling colt, 1 bay mare & yearling 
colt, 1 bay colt, 1 gray filly, 1 "Do", 1 bay mare, 1 iron gray horse, 1 
sorrel horse, 1 brown horse, 1 ox wagon, 1 ox wagon, 1 two horse pleaure 
carriage, 1 lot plows, 2 grubbing hoes, 7 weeding hoes, 4 axes, 3 plows, 
2 bedsteds & furniture, 1 large tubb, 2 bedsteads & furniture, 1 clock, 1 
set silver spoons, 11 tea spoons, 1 lot crockery & glass ware, 1 rifle gun, 
1 double barrel shot gun, 1 pr. five irons, 1 lot castings, 10 chains & the 
increase of the fertales (sic) of the slaves above & the following Real Estate 
to wit:
		
	The east half of section No. 23 in Township 16 Range 15 East in said 
County of Noxubee equally between the said Haywood T. Bartley, the said 
Elizabeth, Wilmoth M., Ducy Ann Amanda & Grabel E. , legatees under the 
last will & testament of the said Grabel being in six equal parts & to 
allot & set off to the said parties their shares of the said Real Estate 
by meets & bounds & also to divide the said personal estate & the increase
thereof in six equal shares as aforesaid in persuance of the will aforesaid 
& set apart each legatee equal share thereof.  And that the said James P. 
& Wilmoth Haynesexecutor & executrix of said decedent distribute among said 
legatees their respective shares of said personal estate their divided & 
allotted by said commissioners requiring if they think proper bonds conditioned
that if said personal estate shall be found charges legally incured in 
settling said estate the said distributee will refund his her, or their, 
ratiable proportion of the amount necessary for the payment of said debts
& charges.
	That the said commissioners give five days notice of the time &  
place of assembling to the said legatees of age & with this State & to the 
guardians of such as are under age; and that they make return under oath 
a full report of their proceeding under this order certified under their   
hands seals to the next term of this court.

	The State of Mississippi  :  I Charles G. Bowen clerk of the
          Noxubee County       :   Probate Court of said County & State 
do hereby certify that the foregoing order from the minutes of the said  
Court is true copy pages 611,612 & 613.
	Given under my hand and official seal at Macon Miss. this the 4 day  
of January AD 1848.                 C.G. Bowen, Clerk
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The Commissioners were appointed, cited, and ordered to fulfill the order 
January 13, 1848.  J.D. Willborn, sheriff by Jessee Blythe, deputy.
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January 13, 1848 the Commissioners met, surveyed the land, and divided it 
into 6 equal parts, having regards to quality & quantity......they divided 
the E 1/2 of Section 23, T16 R15E.
	On the same day, they "caused to be assembled & collected, all 
of the negro slaves & other personal property remaining subject to 
division & distribution..." 

In six equal shares according to value, they designated said shares an 
No. 1,2,3,4,5,&,6, and set them off as follows:
	No. 1 was allotted & assigned to Haywood Lincecum
	No. 2 was allotted & assigned to Elizabeth Huckaby
	No. 3 was allotted & assigned to Wilmoth M. Nordike
	No. 4 was allotted & assigned to Ducia Ann A Lincecum
	No. 5 was allotted & assigned to Grabel E. Lincecum
	No. 6 was allotted & assigned to Bartley C Lincecum
To equalize value, Jackson & Elizabeth Huckaby was to pay Bartley seventy 
dollars & seventy five cents and that the said Jackson & Elizabeth Huckaby 
pay Eplurebus Lincecum or his guardian twenty dollars & 75/100 said J&E 
Huckaby pay to Haywood twenty five dollars & 75/100.  Ducy Ann pay Haywood 
four dollars 25/100.
		
Your Honorable Court will see that we the undersigned commissioners met at 
the place designated and proceeded to business and made a divsion of the 
negroes as you will see in Schedual B.  the following negroes has been sold
since the death of said decedent, Boy Dennis, sold by the widow, also Boy 
Bob and Mariah, by Haywood, the following is a list of them that died since
death of Dec'd, George, Gosby, Judy, & Pate.  We formed no perishable  
property only that which is claimed by Mrs. Haynes.  It cannot be divided  
advantageous it is the property of which thereby setting the value of each  
of said 6 shares at $1,495.75 the total amount being $ 8,974.50.
	And your commissioners now fully discharged the duties enjoined upon 
them by said commission & having fully reported their proceedings under 
and by authority thereof be to be discharged.
	Given under our hands and seals this 13 day of January AD 1848.
						James H. Gilmore
						Thomas Riley
						C. Harless
						B.w. White
(I chose not to copy the entire schedual....there is more later...)

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