Estate Settlement (Maxwell)

On June 10, 1852, S.M. Cumming and Laura E. Maxwell acknowledged receipt from C.C. Jones, administrator of the estate of Doctor Charles Edward Maxwell, of “the following personal and real estate, left by him at his decease, he having died intestate and which we lawfully heir according to the proportion coming to each of us as appears by reference to the inventory and appraisement of his estate and also the appraisement and division of all the property in which his estate was involved, and in which we were jointly, though not in every thing equally interested, made June 7, 1852, in due form and manner by Messrs William Maxwell, W.Q. Baker and Thos. W. Fleming, appraisers and dividers, and recorded in the Clark’s or Ordinary’s office, Book C, folio 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 & 59. To wit the following Negroes 1 Zipperah [alt: Zipporah] 2 Big Racheal [alt: Rachael], 3 Betty 4 Isaac, 5 Joe primey 6 Jenny 7 Cato 8 Little William 9 Ben, 10 Infant Mary 11 Sawney 12 Old Jacob, 13 Little Sarey 14 Dianna 15 Moll 16 Little Jacob 17 Little Rachel 18 Bella, 19 Stephen 20 Old Primus 21 Big Cate, which negroes twenty one in number we jointly and equally inherit, share & share alike. Also the following stock horses Yellow Bank $200.00 old Grey $00.00 mules 2 mules $180. 2/5 to C.E. Maxwell $72.00 Cattle 50 head $250 1/3 to C.E. M. $83.33 1/3 also the following plantation utensils…[utensils and furniture omitted]…the above property we jointly and equally inherit share & share alike. Also the following real estate Lambert Plantation 863 acres pine barren tract attached to it 100 acres Col. Island tract 350 acres = 1313 acres the one half belongs to Est. of C.D. Maxwell, or 656 1/2 acres, the Bacon tract on the Col. Island and 150 acres 1/3 belongs to Est. of C.E. Maxwell = 50 acres – 706 1/2 acres which seven hundred six and a half acres of land we jointly and equally inherit share & share alike.” Cumming and Maxwell also stated that an amount of $1024.96 of cash money remained in the hands of administrator C.C. Jones, and that if this amount was not sufficient to pay the estate’s debts, they were responsible for those debts. Witnessed by W. Maxwell, J.A.M. King, Mary Jones.

Below the above deed was a deed stating that S.M. Cumming and Laura E. Maxwell had appeared before J. Guides, an Alderman and ex officio Justice of the Peace of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 20, 1852, to swear that they had signed the above deed.