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Washington County, Arkansas - Miscellaneous Records Books 1841 - 1879
State
of Arkansas
County of Washington
On the 6th day of October AD 1856 by previous appointment the following named heirs of JOHN RIDGE Decd Viz; JOHN R RIDGE by his representative AENEAS RIDGE CLARINDA RIDGE by her guardian AENEAS RIDGE SUSAN C WASHBOURNE HERMAN D RIDGE AENEAS RIDGE ANDREW J RIDGE by his chosen representative J H STIRMAN and FLORA C POLSON having full and undisputed power so to do met and entered unto and made a division among said heirs of the following named negroes Slaves belonging to the Estate of the Said JOHN RIDGE Decd Viz;
WACOOLI negro man appraised to
850.00
MARZ “ woman appraised to
800.00
LYDIA _____ Girl appraised to 750.00
LUCY JANE same aged 12 years “ “ 600.00
DELILAH aged 18 years appraised to 450.00
REBECCA “ 10 “ “ “
45.00
DICK “ 6 “ “ “
300.00
MARTH “ 3 “ “ “
250.00
Making nine negroes in number total appraised value being the sum of
4500.00
And it appearing that the distributive shares of each heir amounted to the sum of $642.85 the following division was made to wit
To
JOHN R RIDGE negro Girl DELILAH 400.00
“ CLARINDA RIDGE “ “ LYDIA ANN
750.00
“ SUSAN C WASHBOURNE “ “ LUCY JANE 600.00
“ HERMAN D RIDGE negro boy DICK
“ girl MARTHA
600.00
“ AENEAS RIDGE negro girl REBECCA 450.00
“ ANDREW J RIDGE “ woman MARY and child 800.00
“ FLORA C POLSON “ man WACOOLI 850.00
And it further appearing that the following heirs viz CLARINDA RIDGE ANDREW J RIDGE and FLORA C POLSON received an excess over there distributive shares each the first if $107.15 the second of $157.15 and the third of $207.15 and that the following heirs vix JOHN R RIDGE SUSAN C WASHBOURNE HERMAN D RIDGE and AENEAS RIDGE received an amount less than their distributive shares each and the first $192.85 the second and third of $42.85 each and the forth of $192.80 therefore the following agreement was verbally made To wit
The Said SUSAN C WASHBOURNE and HERMAN D RIDGE relinquished each to the Estate of JOHN RIDGE for the payment of _____ and so forth the sum of $42.85 making $85.70 which said is to be paid in equal portions by CLARINDA RIDGE ANDREW J RIDGE and FLORA C POLSON to AENEAS RIDGE administrator of Said Estate for those purposes
Also that ANDREW J RIDGE shall pay unto AENEAS RIDGE the sum of $114.25 and unto JOHN R RIDGE the sum of $44.35 that CLARINDA RIDGE shall pay unto AENEAS RIDGE the sum of $78.60 and that FLORA C POLSON shall pay unto JOHN R RIDGE the sum of $178.60 which will make the distributive shares of equal
To have and to hold unto each and all of said heirs
of JOHN RIDGE and their heirs the said above names negro slaves as so divided
against any and all legal claims whatsoever
Witness our hands day and year above
written
JNO R
RIDGE
By ANEAS RIDGE who Signed by authority
A E RIDGE
Guardian of CLARINDA RIDGE
SUSAN C WASHBOURNE
W D RIDGE
A E RIDGE
A J RIDGE
By J H STIRMAN who Signed by
Request if the heirs
FLORA C POLSON
We
hereby certify that J H STIRMAN named above acted for ANDREW J RIDGE by the
request and authority of the heirs of JOHN RIDGE
Oct 6th
1856
J W WASHBOURNE
WM D POLSON
The
foregoing instrument of writing was filled in my office on the 7th
day of Oct. AD 1856 and was record in the 8th day of OCT 1856
P R SMITH Clerk
And Ex officio Recorder