Research on Griffith & Rebecca (Thompson) Dickerson

Compliled by Kasia Johnson

Time Line of Documents Concerning the Estate of Griffith Dickerson:

 

Mar 1847

Transcription of Image 158 – 159 of Hendricks County Court Civil Order Book 5A – 1846 – 1849 – In Chancery #12

 

Friday, March 19th, 1847 5th day of Term 

Griffith Dickerson

            V

James Dickerson, Sr.

Reed Dickerson

Ruel Dodson

Mary Dodson

Matthew Dickerson

John Dickerson

Rebecca Dickerson

Lewis Nausler

Sarah Nausler

Green Canada

Martha Jane Canada

Polly Ellen Dickerson

James Alexander Dickerson

Nancy Spencer Dickerson

William Schooly Dickerson

Elijah Dickerson

 

                                                                              

Come now the complainant by Harvey and Greg his solicitors and the said infant defendants by Simon L. Hadley their guardian ad litem come also and submit this cause for determination to the court upon bill, answer of the said infant defendants and by their said guardian, and the default of the adult defendants, and the depositions of William Crabb and Thomas Roy, taken by the complainant to be used by evidence in this cause, and the court having fully examined and inspected the same and being sufficiently advised in the same do order, adjudge and decree that the said James Dickerson, Reid Dickerson, Ruel Dodson, Mary Dodson, Matthew Dickerson, John Dickerson, Lewis Nausler, Sarah Nausler, Green Kennedy, Martha J. Kennedy, Polly E. Dickerson, James A. Dickerson, Nancy S. Dickerson, William S. Dickerson, and Elijah Dickerson at heirs at law and the said Rebecca Dickerson as the widow of the said Griffith Dickerson be divested of all the right title, claim and interest whether the same be legal or equitable which they had or now have in and to the said West Half of the South East Quarter of Section Nineteen(19) in Township Seventeen (17) North of Range One East containing 80 acres and that the same vest in the complainant the said Griffith Dickerson, Dickerson his heirs assigns forever as fully and absolutely to all intents and purposes as the said Griffith Dickerson Senior who is now dead, had and held the same before and at the time of his death. And it is further ordered, adjudged and decreed upon the payment of the sum of thirty four dollars by the said complainant to the Clerk of the Court for the use and benefit of the representatives and heirs of Griffith Dickerson deceased. That James H. Greg who is appointed a commissioner for that purpose, make execute and acknowledge a deed of conveyance conveying the premises aforesaid to said complainant, his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple and it is further ordered that the commissioner make report of his proceedings at the next term until when this case is continued.

Nov 1848

Griffith Dickerson Estate  

Comes now the administrator of said estate and  files in open court, an exhibit of said estate, per settlement of Sheet, in these words (insert) sohereby it appears that said administrator stands charged with the sum of two hundred and thirty one dollars and eighty five cents as per inventory on file, and said administrator claims credit by amount of property delivered to the widow of said deceased, at its appraised value, and for debts, dues and demands by said administration paid off and satisfied, and decrease? of sale of property below appraisement, and for fees of  administration, due the offices of this court leaving in the hands of said administrator the sum of one dollar and 26 cents for his fees said administrator files in open court the vouchers referred to in said exhibit, numbered from 1 to 20 inclusion which are examined and approved by the court.  The court after examining the proceedings of the administrator herein find approves said estate has been fully and fairly administered, and now here order that said administrator be discharged from any further duties as such administrator.

 

Wednesday Nov. 15 AD 1848 3rd of the Term

Hendricks County Indiana Probate Book 4 ½ Image 133 

 

Kasia Johnson
kasialido@aol.com

 

Sept 1853

Accession Nr:

MW-0648-281

   

Document Type:

Military Warrant

   

State:

Illinois

   

Issue Date:

9/1/1853

   

Cancelled:

No

 

 

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Names On Document

 

Miscellaneous Information

DODSON, RUEL,

DICKERSON, REBECCA,

DICKERSON, GRIFFITH

 

Land Office:

Danville

 

US Reservations:

No

 

Mineral Reservations:

No

 

Tribe:

---

 

Militia:

---

 

State In Favor Of:

---

 

Authority:

September 28, 1850: ScripWarrant Act of 1850 (9 Stat. 520)

Military Rank:

---

 

General Remarks:

---

 

Document Numbers

 

Survey Information

Document Nr:

42720

 

Total Acres:

80.00

Misc. Doc. Nr:

---

 

Survey Date:

---

BLM Serial Nr:

---

 

Geographic Name:

---

Indian Allot. Nr:

---

 

Metes/Bounds:

No

Coal Entry. Nr:

---

 

 

 

Land Descriptions

Map

State

Meridian

Twp - Rng

Aliquots

Section

Survey #

County

IL

2nd PM

021N - 012W

W½NW¼

10

 

Vermilion

 

Kasia’s Notes:

The land she assigned to Ruel Dodson, her son in law, was in Illinois, Vermilion County. And dated 9/1/1853 and was warrant # 42720.

 

Ruel Dodson was the husband of Griffith and Rebecca Thompson Dickerson’s daughter Mary Dickerson Dodson.

Pg. 144 Indiana Marriages 1811- 1959 

May 3, 

Issued a License to Elijah Dickerson and Polly Dodson and Ruel Dodson and Polly Dickerson. All having consent of Parents who have since been joined in marriage as appears from the following certificate.

Married by George Dodson

Preacher of the Gospel

Elijah Dickerson brother of Mary (Polly Dickerson) married Polly Dodson sister of Ruel.

Ruel Dodson mentioned in the record of Ruel Dodson and Polly Dickerson

Name: Ruel Dodson

Event Type: Marriage Registration

Event Date: 03 May 1830

Event Place: Hendricks, Indiana, United States

Gender: Male

Marriage License Date: 03 May 1830

Spouse's Name: Polly Dickerson

Spouse's Gender: Female

Officiator's Name: George Dodson

Page: 49

Number of Images: 1

GS Film Number: 000488431 , Digital Folder Number: 004261854, Image Number: 00040

Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2007