Estate of R. W. Surrency (d.1935), Bradford County, FL File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jane Allen, jallen@chemmail.chem.fsu.edu USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. ************************************************************************************ Note: Spelling in the following appears as it was in the original documents. Estate of R. W. Surrency, Bradford County, FL From the files of Judge E. K. Perryman Adm #5, page 26 Public Records of Bradford County 21 September 1946 In the Matter of: Estate of R. W. Surrency, deceased. TO THE HONORABLE E. K. PERRYMAN, JUDGE OF ABOVE NAMED COURT: J. W. Surrency, Minnie Surrency Burges, J. H. Surrncy, J. N. Surrency and R. S. Surrency, petitioners, would most respectfully represent unto your Honor; 1. That R. W. Surrency, died intestate at Graham, Florida, on the 5th. Day of January, 1935, while a widower, and much over the age of 21 years of age at the time of his demise, leaving surviving him as his heirs at law and only heirs at law, the following, to-wit; J. W. Surrency, a son, 68 years of age, and who resides at 226, East 7th. Street, Jacksonville, Florida; Minnie Surrency Burges, a daughter, about 63 years of age and who resides at Route 2, Box 200 40th. Street, Tampa, Florida; J. H. Surrency, about 60 years of age, and resides at Graham, Florida, a son; J. N. Surrency, about 58 years of age and resides at Route 2, Box 200, 40th Street, Tampa, Florida, a son; and R. S. Surrency, a son, who resides at 2913 21st. Avenue, Tampa, Florida, and who is about 56 years if age; the same being the petitioners herein. 2. Said petitioners would further represent unto your Honor that the said R. W. Surrency, departed this life free of indebtedness, and that he left an estate consisting of the following real property lying and being in Bradford County, Florida, and no other property or means, to-wit; The Southeast quarter of Southwest quarter of Section 20, Township 7 South, Range 21 East, except one acre in Northeast corner thereof; also, Beginning at a ditch, where said ditch intersects the east and west line on the North side of NW¼ of NE¼ of Section 29, Township Seven, South, Range 21 East, thence run west on said North side of said NW½ of NE¼ 290 feet to lands owned by J. H. Surrency, thence South 630 feet, thence East 900 feet to North and South line on East edge of said NW¼ of NE¼, thence North 75 feet to said ditch, thence Northwesterly along said ditch 878 feet to point of beginning. Also, beginning at South West corner of said NW¼ of NE¼ and run East 576 feet to lands formerly owned by R. S. Wasdin, thence North 580 feet, thence West 530 feet, thence South 630 feet to point of beginning; which lands at the time of the death of said R. W. Surrency were worth much less than $1000.00, but which lands at present time are posibly worth $1200.00. 3. That said heirs at law of the said R. W. Surrency are each much over the age of twenty-one years, and that they have agreed amount themselves of a sale of said lands and am amicable settlement of said estate, and that said estate nor the said R. W. Surrency, deceased, was not indebted and is not now indebted to any one. That the premises beging considered, your petitioners pray that upon ascertaining the facts herein that Your Honor will enter an order in this cause determining heirship, indebtedness and all other matters as required by law herein and will enter an order the No Administration herein is necessary. Most respectfully submitted, Minnie Surrency Burgess J. N. Surrency R. S. Surrency J. W. Surrency (Note: all four signed this document and an attached page of sworn statements to being heirs of R. W. Surrency) Estate of R. W. Surrency, Deceased Adm #5, page 27 In County Judge’s Court, Bradford County State of Florida, In Probate. ORDER OF NO ADMINISTRATION NECESSARY This cause coming on this day to be heard at my office as Judge of Probate at Starke, Florida, upon the sworn petition of J. W. Surrency, Minnie Surrency Burges, J. H. Surrency, J. N. Surrency and R. S. Surrency as and being heirs and only heirs of law of R. W. Surrency, deceased, for an order of No Administration is necessary, as to the estate of said decedent, and the Court finding that said petition is in due form and fully somplies with all requirements of Chapter 16992, Laws of the State of Florida, Acts of 1935, and all other applicable laws, and finding that said petition is tue in fact, and that R. W. Surrency, deceased, which a resident and domiciled in Bradford County, Florida, died intestate in said County on the 5th. Day of January, 1935, leaving surviving him as his heirs and only heirs at law the said J. W. Surrency, Minnie Surrency Burges, J. H. Surrency, J. N. Surrency and R. S. Surrency, each of whom are residents of the State of Florida and over the age of twenty one years, and who have agreed among themselves of an amicable disposition and division of the assetts of said estate, which estate concists of the following real estate lying and being in Bradford County, Florida, to-wit; SE¼ of SW¼ of Section 20, Twp. 7 S., R. 21 East, less one acres in Northeast corner thereof; also, Beginning at a ditch, where said ditch intersects the east and west line on North side of NW¼ of NE¼ of Section 29, Twp. 7 South, Range 21 East, thence run West on said North side of said NW¼ of NE¼ 290 feet to lands owned by J. H. Surrency, thence South 630 feet, thence East 900 feet to North and South line on East edge of said NW¼ of NE¼ thence North 75 feet to said ditch, thence Northweterly along said ditch 878 feet to point of beginning. Also, beginning at South-west corner of said NW¼ of NE¼ and run East 576 feet to lands formerly owned by R. S. Wasdin, thence North 580 feet, thence West 530 feet, thence South 630 feet to point of beginning. That said lands were not at the time of the death of said R. W. Surrency, nor was he at the time of his death indevted, and that said estate is not now indebted. IT IS THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, by the Court, as follows; That this Court has jurisdiction herein, that the allegations of said petition are true in fact, and that the facts alleged therein are speciffically found by the Court to be true, and that J. W. Surrency, Minnie Surrency Burges, J. H. Surrency, J. N. Surrency and R. S. Surrency, the petitioners, are the legal heirs and only legal heirs of the said R. W. Surrency, deceased, who died intestate in Bradford County, Florida, on January 5th. 1935, and that said heirs are entitled to receive the estate of said decedant without administration, and that at the time of the death of the said R. W. Surrency he as not indebted, and that said estate is not now indebted, and that No Administration of said Estate is necessary. Done and ordered in Chambers at the office of the County Judge in the Court House at Starke, Bradford County, Florida, this 21st day of September, A.D. 1946. E. K. Perryman (signature) County Judge