Lawrence County Probate Records (Partial)

LAWRENCE COUNTY
PROBATE RECORDS
*DOWNING|RAMSEY|ALLEN|GUTHRIE

Missionah Downing, Edmond Ramsey's first wife
Box 2, File 46: James Downing; Mary Downing, Executor. Letters Aug 5, 1851. Bondsmen: Mary (X) Downing, Jasper Downing, E. C. Wan, Elbert E. Cooper, Washington Williams. Will names Mary Downing, wife, Jasper M. Bell, Franklin L. Bell, Caroline T. Bell, Levi P. Downing, Sarah M. Downing, Robert R. Downing, James N. Downing, Nancy V. Downing, Elizabeth R. Downing, Eliza C. Downing, Malinda C. Washburn, Mary Brown, Louza Downing, " the minor heirs" Caroline T. Bell, Levi P. Downing, Sarah M. Downing, Robert R. Downing, James N. Downing, Nancy V. Downing, Elizabeth R. downing, Eliza C. Downing, (Joseph Downing, Josephus Bell mentioned later with the children. Final settlement Aug 1854.

Page 9 Box 3, File 73: Thomas Allen: Samuel Allen, Adm. Letters May 19, 1853. Bondsmen: Samuel Allen, Thomas Allen, John K. Gibson, May 19, 1853. Heirs: Elizabeth Bell, formerly Elizabeth Allen, sister, state of ILL; the heirs of John Allen, brother, State of ILL., William Allen, brother State of ILL., this affiant, brother, heirs of Sarah Brown, formerly Sarah Allen, sister in California, heirs of Joseph Allen, brother , in Lawrence Co. Mo., no will, per affidavit of Samuel Allen, May 19, 1853. Final Settlement Nov. 24, 1856. Final Settlement allows Elizabeth Bell, sister, John Allen, brother, William Allen, brother, descendants of Sarah Brown, sister, descendents of Josiah Allen, brother, and Samuel Allen, brother, each 1/6 of estate; June 18, 1857.

Page 17, Box 5, File 134: Sarah Neece, James E. Neece, Adm. Letters Feb 28, 1857. Bondsmen: James E. Neece, Hardy H. Neece, H. H. Estill, Feb 28, 1857. Heirs Adda Jane Neece, Greene Co. ILL., pre affidavit for an appeal by James E. Neece, June 18, 1857, indicate Sarah is an heir of Thomas Allen, deceased.

Page 19 Box 5, File 142: Elizabeth Allen, John Guthrie, Adm. Letters July 17, 1857. Bondsmen: John Guthrie, M. Warren, J. M. Wines, John Gullett, and E. G. Paris, July 17, 1857. Heirs: Margy Allen, Evaline Guthrie, formerly Evaline Allen, Hannah Lowder, formerly Hannah Allen, Mary D. Ray and infant child and daughter of Elizabeth Ray, formerly Elizabeth Allen, William Allen, Samuel Allen, Jr. , Martha Allen, John Luther Allen and Joseph Allen all of Lawrence Co. Mo., per affidavit of John Guthrie, July 17, 1857.

Page 19 Box 6, File 144: Benjamin Allen. John W. Allen, Adm. Letters July 22, 1857. Bondsmen: no bond found. Heirs: George W. Allen, Greene Co. Arkansas, Aaron V. Allen, Jiles co. Tenn., John W. Allen, Albert G. Allen, Samuel M. C. Allen, Parilee E. Lee, formerly Parilee E. Allen, Sarah S. Allen, Benjamin B. Allen and Emaline J. Allen, Lawrence Co. Mo., per affidavit of John W. Allen, July 22, 1857. Final settlement Aug. 10, 1860.

Page 20 Box 6, File 150: Thomas Allen, John Guthrie, Adm. Letters Sept 28, 1857. Empty packet with motation "No Papers Found."

Page 20 Box 6, File 155: N. B. Sawyer. Sarah Sawyer, Adm. Letters Nov. 23, 1857. Bondsmen: Sarah Sawyers, John Guthrie, Thos. Allen, Nov. 23, 1857. Heirs: Nathaniel B. Sawyers, James Sawyers, John Sawyers, Albona Ann Sawyers, Martha Ellen Sawyers, minor heirs, Lawrence Co. Mo., per affadavit of Sarah Sawyers, Nov. 23, 1857.

Page 26 Box 3, File 66: Josiah Allen; Elizabeth Allen, Adm. Letters Dec. 22, 1852. Bodsmen: Elizabeth (X) Allen, Christopher H. Clark, Samuel Allen and Thomas Allen, dec. 22, 1852. Heirs: Margery Ann Allen, Eviline (Evaline) Allen, Hannah Allen, Elizabeth Allen, William Marion Allen, Samuel Henry Allen, Jonathan Allen, John Suttin? Allen, Joseph Presley Allen, per affidavit of Elizabeth (x) Allen, Dec. 22, 1852. Letter from William Allen, Greene County, Illinois

Page 26, Box 8, File 194: Thomas Allen, A. B. Poindexter, Pub. Adm. Letters Feb. 18, 1859. Bondsmen, A. B. Poindexter, John Gullet, E. G. Paris, J. W. H. Spann, N. B. Hocker, Lewis Hunt, Aug. 23, 1858. No list of heirs of affidavit found. Estate receives money from estate of John Guthrie.

Page 42 Box 12, file 312: Albert G. Allen. Phernetta Allen, Adm. Letters Mar. 2, 1864. Bondsmen, Phernetty (x) Allen, John Lee and Thomas Cary, Mar. 2, 1864. Affidavit of Phernetty (x) Allen states heirs are Claracy Ann Allen, Mary P. Allen, John W. Allen, Lawrence Co. Mo., deceased died without a will; dated Feb 2, 1864. Final settlement Jan. 11, 1870.

Page 61 Box 18, File 468: Edmond Ramsey. H. H. Neece, Adm. Letters Sept. 3, 1868. Bondsmen, H. H. Neece, J. H. Munday, J. E. Neece, William W. Ramsey and Sam'l J. Ramsey, Sept. 3, 1868. Affidavit of H. H. Neece states heirs are Evaline Ramsey, widow, William Washington, Samuel Jackson, Edwin Luther, Elbert Allen Ramsey, and May Ann Amanda Isabell, formerly Tamsey and Iretta Eliza Neece, formerly Ramsey, Lilly Lucretia, Harriet Evaline and Iretta Annis Ramsey in Lawrence Co. Mo., and John Monroe Ramsey, in Iowa; said Annis Ramsey died without a Will; no date. Final settlement July 25, 1871.