Curatorship of Polly Abbott, 1825, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Prepared and submitted by Claude B. Slaton, Baker, Louisiana, 09/10/98









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Also see his notes about his East Feliciana Parish extraction project.

Submission divided into separate files, Jun 4, 2004 by Annette Womack







Abbott, Polly Carr Ingram



File designation: Abbott, Polly Carr Ingram (1825)

1st husband: Charles Ingram

2nd husband: James Carr



File 1, Doc 1

Decree of the results of a family meeting by Thomas W. Scott, Parish

Judge. Polly Ingram of E. F. P., a minor over 12 years, choses Beverly

Dunn as curator, and John Gayle as curator ad litem. Members of the

family meeting: Daniel Cleveland, Benjamin J. Cleveland, Matthew Edwards,

Patsey Gayle, Maryann Gayle, "all relations of said minor", and John S.

Gayle, curator. Purpose of family meeting is to approve bond given by

Beverly Dunn, principle, and John Croft, security, which is judged

"good and sufficient". Date: 19 December 1825. Witnesses, Lemuel P.

McCauley, A. G. Scott.

[signed] Lem'l P. McCauley, A. G. Scott, witnesses

[signed] B. J. Cleveland, D. C. Cleveland, Matthew [mark] Edwards,

Mary Ann Dunn, Martha Gayle, John S. Gayle, Tho. W. Scott, Parish

Judge.



[on reverse] Recorded 19 Dec 1825 in "Probate Record A, pages 62

& 63" Thos. W. Scott, P.J.







File 1, Doc 2



Petition of Beverly Dunn of E.F.P., to Tho. W. Scott, P.J., states

that Dunn was appointed curator for Polly Ingram, a minor, giving

John Croft as security. Dunn asks that Croft be released from his

obligation, at Croft's request. [signed] Beverly Dunn



[on reverse]

Tho. Scott, P.J., approves, 1 March 1830. [signed] Tho. W. Scott,

P.J. Filed same date.





File 1, Doc 3 [note: document damaged...part missing]



...not represented by a Curator ad litem or a curator ad bond. That

she is now in the Parish aforesaid without any person to take charge

of her property.

Wherefore your petitioner prays that Beverly Dunn of Said Parish be

appointed her curator ad bona and that John S. Gayle be appointed her

curator ad Litem and that such other [one word?] proceedings be had

as justice and law may require and that a family meeting be called

to approve of the bond to be given by the said curator ad Bona.

[signed] Scott, atty for petitioner.



[on reverse] filed 19 Dec 1825





File 1, Doc 4 [pre-printed form with blanks filled in]



Bond of Beverly Dunn, principle, and John Croft, security, to

Thomas W. Scott, P.J., for curatorship of Miss Polly Ingram, for

$2,000. Dated 21 December 1825. Witnesses: [signed] John C. White,

Pleasant Palmer. [signed] Beverly Dunn, John Croft.

"Recorded in Book of Mortgage A, Page 182, now in my office in

the town of Jackson" [signed] Tho. W. Scott, P.J.



File 1, Doc 5 [pre-printed form, same as #4]



Beverly Dunn, principle, and Fielden L. Gordon, security, give

$2,000 bond to P.J. Scott, as curators of Miss Polly Ingram.

Dated 1 March 1830. Witnesses: [signed] Lafayette Saunders,

Thomas C. Hamilton. [signed]Beverly Dunn, Fielden L. Gordon.



[on reverse]

"...Recorded in...Book of Mortgages B, page 68..." 2 March 1830,

Thos. W. Scott, P.J.



File 1, Doc 6



Judge Scott appoints Beverly Dunn and John S. Gayle as curators

to Polly Ingram, a minor. Both orders dated 19 December 1825.