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Additional Probate Documents for Judge David Fulbright
Transcribed by Roy Dickson from original documents
[Ed. note: part of the second document appeared in the last FFA News]

Red River Co, TX Deed Book J pg 207:
Saturday February 20th AD 1875
Estate of David Fulbright
Jane Fulbright - et al
         vs
Peat Fulbright admr et al
Application for Partition

And now on this day the application of Jane Fulbright & other heirs of David Fulbright deceased against Peat Fulbright administrator & other heirs of said Estate for partition of the lands belonging to the same, it is ordered that S. A. Sims Esquire, an attorney of this Court be appointed guardian ad --- to represent the interest of the Minor defendants Ellen B. Watson, Sallie J. McKee, and Agnes McKee and said guardian having investigated said cause and having answered that it is the interest of said minors that the prayer of this petition herein filed be granted and defendants Peat Fulbright and John Watson having accepted service of this petition and citation having been posted for more than ten days as required by law and there being no opposition, it is ordered adjudged and decreed by the Court that the lands of said Estate to wit - 400 acres a part of the B. Gooch head right survey and about 300 acres part of the James Graham head right survey all in said County of Red River be partitioned and divided among the heirs of said Estate according to their respective interest therein, that is to say to the heirs of Martin Fulbright deceased to wit - Julius Fulbright and John Watson & Ella B. Watson twenty one two hundred twentieths (21/220) of said land, the said Julius to take one half of said Share and the others to take on third to said John Watson for life with remainder and the other two thirds of one half to Ella B. ; to the heirs of Henry S. Fulbright, twenty one two hundred twentieths (21/220) of said lands as follows to Jane Fulbright one third of said Share for life with the remainder of the other two thirds to the children of descendants of said Henry S. as follows to wit - to James D. Watson, Alfred N. Fulbright and Eugenia J. Fulbright each on fourth of said remainder and other two thirds of said share and to Sallie J. McKee and Agnes McKee jointly one fourth of the same to be equally divided between them; to Belton B. Hooker & Lorinda E. Harrison heirs of William Fulbright twenty on two hundred twentieths (21/220) of said land to be equally divided between them, to Catherine Turner wife of Rufus Turner, To Peat Fulbright, To Rebecca C. Turner heirs of Rebecca Turner deceased, to Belinda C. Oliver wife of Edward R. Oliver, to Susan J. Miller, wife of James N. Miller, to Jeannetta E. Benton wife of Peter G. Benton, and to Lorinda D. McAllister wife of James McAllister each twenty one two hundred twentieths (21/220) of said lands, and to Pleasant D. Lawson an heir of his deceased wife Christian E. Lawson one twenty second part of said the shares so set apart to be according to value and that John A. Franklin, W. P. Clallenback and David Rainey be and are hereby appointed Commissioners to make said partition. It is further ordered that the parties pay all costs of these proceedings according to their respective shares.

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Red River Co, TX Deed Book J pg 351:
County Court Red River County - July Term, 1877
          Monday July 23d, 1877
Peat Fulbright Admr.
         v
Estate of David Fulbright
          Administrator
On this day this cause came in to be heard upon the application and Report of the Administrator for final settlement and the Court having examined the report filed by the Administrator and the Vouchers thereto finds the Condition of said Estate to be as follows: to wit
  
   Whole amt received by Administrator from
  Sale of Property 6831.35
   Whole amt of expenses of Administration
  paid as per Vouchers  1766.49
   Leaving Balance in Admr hands
  for distribution$5064.86
among 11 children of said David Fulbright and making the Distribution Share of each of said 11 children of said David $460.44/100 & the Court finds the heirs of said David Fulbright and the amount due each to be as follow, to wit:
I.      Heirs of Martin Fulbright, deceased 1 Share, said heirs being J. L. Fulbright, and Ella B. Watson. who is a child of Ella Watson who was a daughter of said Martin Fulbright deceased.
II.    Heirs of Henry S. Fulbright, deceased 1 Share, said heirs being Jane E. Fulbright Surviving widow of said Henry S. and their Children, viz:
Jemima Watson wife of James Watson, Josephine Bailey wife of J. R. Bailey, Sallie McKee and Agnes McKee minor Children of Catherine McKee, who was a daughter of Henry S. Fulbright, deceased.
III.  Belinda C. Oliver, wife of Edward R. Oliver, 1 Share.
IV.  Jane McAllister and Kate McAllister, minor children of Lorinda D. McAllister, decd wife of Jas McAllister, 1 share.
V.   Pleasant Lawson Surviving husband of Christina Lawson deceased who died childless.
VI.  Rebecca C. Turner who was a daughter of Rebecca Turner deceased 1 Share.
VII. Catherine Turner, wife of Rufus A. Turner 1 Share.
VIII.Jeannetta E. Benton wife of Peter G. Benton 1 Share.
IX.   Belton B. Hooker wife of R. W. Hooker and Lorinda Harrison wife of Henry Harrison, heirs of William Fulbright deceased 1 Share.
X.    Susan J. Miller wife of Jas Miller 1 Share.
XI.  Peter Fulbright 1 Share
       and it is therefor Ordered by the Court that Said Administrator pay over to said heirs their distribution Shares of said Estate, paying the Shares of said minors to their legal Guardians, and in case any of said minors have no legal guardians, then that said Administrator retain in his hands the Shares of such minors until Guardians Shall have been appointed and qualified.
       It is further Ordered that upon the filing by said Administrator in this Court of the receipts of the several heirs for their distribution Shares of said estate he be discharged from his trust as Administration aforesaid.
       But in as much as said Administrator holds the notes of Certain of Said heirs for property purchased at the Administrator’s Sale of said estate, and has filed as Vouchers to his final account for payments to said heirs of portions of their interests in said Estate, it is Ordered by the court that said Notes be accepted as Vouchers for such payments by said Administrator to the amount of the interest of said heirs in said Estate and in case the said notes, or any of them Shall not amount to the interests of such heirs, it shall only be necessary for said Administrator to file the receipts of such heirs for the excess of their interests over and above the amount of their respective notes; such receipts together with said notes to be taken as evidence of full payment to such heirs of their interest in Said Estate.

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Some Analysis of these two probate documents:

 Book J pg 207Book J pg 351
  20 Feb. 1875 23 July 1877
PEAT (PETER) FULBRIGHT   alive  alive
    (son of Judge DAVID FULBRIGHT)
____________________________
MARTIN FULBRIGHT  deceased  deceased
    Heirs of MARTIN FULBRIGHT:
JULIUS (J.L.) FULBRIGHT  alive  alive
JOHN WATSON  alive  
ELLEN WATSON  deceased  
    (wife of JOHN WATSON)
ELLEN B. (ELLA B.) WATSON  alive  alive
    (minor child of JOHN & ELLA WATSON who was daughter of MARTIN FULBRIGHT)
____________________________
HENRY S. FULBRIGHT  deceased  
    Heirs of MARTIN FULBRIGHT:
JANE (JANE E.) FULBRIGHT  alive  alive
    (surviving widow of HENRY S. FULBRIGHT)
JAMES D. WATSON  alive  
EUGENIA J. FULBRIGHT  alive  
JEMIMA WATSON    alive
     (child of HENRY S. & JANE E., wife of JAMES WATSON)
JOSEPHINE BAILEY    alive
     (child of HENRY S. & JANE E., wife of JAMES WATSON)
CATHERINE McKEE    deceased
     (child of HENRY S. & JANE E.
SALLIE J. McKEE  minor alive  minor alive
     (child of CATHERINE McKEE)
AGNES McKEE  minor alive  minor alive
    child of CATHERINE McKEE)
____________________________
WILLIAM FULBRIGHT  deceased  deceased
    Heirs of WILLIAM FULBRIGHT:    
BELTON B. HOOKER  alive  alive
    (wife of R. W. HOOKER)
LORINDA E. HARRISON   alive  alive
    (wife of HENRY HARRISON
____________________________
CATHERINE TURNER  alive  alive
     (wife of RUFUS TURNER)
REBECCA C. TURNER  deceased  deceased
    Heirs of REBECCA TURNER:
REBECCA C. TURNER  alive  alive
____________________________
BELINDA C. OLIVER  alive  alive
     (wife of EDWARD R. OLIVER)
____________________________
SUSAN J. MILLER  alive   alive
     (wife of JAMES N. MILLER)
____________________________
JEANNETTE E. BENTON  alive   alive
    (wife of PETER G. BENTON)
____________________________
LORINDA D. McALLISTER  alive  deceased
     (wife of JAMES McALLISTER)
    Heirs of LORINDA D. McALLISTER:
JANE McALLISTER     minor alive
    (child of LORINDA D. McALLISTER)
KATE McALLISTER     minor alive
    (child of LORINDA D. McALLISTER)
____________________________
CHRISTIAN E. LAWSON   deceased  deceased
    (wife of PLEASANT D. LAWSON)
PLEASANT D. LAWSON  alive  alive
    (husband of CHRISTIAN E. LAWSON deceased, who died childless)
____________________________

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