Triplett Family - Golson Triplett - Estate Papers

I do not remember if I found these estate papers online or during one of our family history Tours in either 2013 of 2015. This first page is titled LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. Basically the cover sheet for the rest of the papers. If I found them one one of our travels, it would have been in the record room in Pittsfield, Pike County "Record Room", across the square from the Court House. We ate at a funky little restaurant for lunch.

This record cover reads as:

PETITION FOFR
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

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Estate of
Golson Triplett
Deceased.

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                                        Petition of
                                        D F Triplett

                  Filed this 8th day of

                  Mar A.D. 1901

                  J R [Gicner]

                                    Clerk.

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[unknown writing at top of page.]

all of said personal estate being estimated to be worth about Fifteen Hundred dollars. That said deceased left surviving him D. Francis Triplett his widow, and Mary V. Triplet Mattie Perry Louis Triplett Thomas W. Triplett Ann Eliza Cox Nancy Rife

his children as heirs That your petitioner being his Wife

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Know all men by these present:

that we the undersigned children and heirs at Law of Golson Triplett deceased do hereby Grant bargain sell deliver and transfer to our Mother D Francis Triplett all our right Titles and interest in all the personal and mixed property belonging to the Estate of our Father Golson Triplett deceased.

To have and to Hold all of said property until said D. Francis Triplett his heirs examintor Administrator and assign to and for her own proper use and [?] forever. And  [?] the said hiers of Golson Triplett give D. Francis Triplett full power good right and lawful authority to disperse of all said property in the Manner she may deem proper hereby ratifying and [?]  [?] the acts she may  [?] the settlement of the Estate of Golson Triplett deced. On witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this  23rd day of Feby A.D. 1901.

Lewis Triplett                     (Seal)

Ann Eliza Cox                    (Seal)

Mary V. Triplett                  (Seal)

Nannie Rife                        (Seal)

Thos. W. Triplett                 (Seal)

Mattie Perry                         (Seal)

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Jones Family - Jerusha Jones - Record of the last will and Testament

   Calver,, Page & Hyde, Stationers, Chicago

RECORD OF THE LAST WILL AND

STATE OF ILLINOIS,} 

                        Pike COUNTY}SS In the Pike County Court. In Probate, March Terms, A.D. 1873. On This the twenty second day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy three 

                            PRESENT, The Hon A.M. Atkinson, Judge.

                            Wm P. Grimes Clerk. And Joseph McFarland Sheriff

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF}

                            Jerusha Greene Deceased.}    This day comes B.D. Brown and makes due proof to the satisfaction of the Court of the death of the said Jerusha Greene late of said County of which proof is ordered by the Court to be entered of record. Thereupon comes Joseph Greene and surrenders to the Court an instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of the said Jerusha
Greene deceased, which is ordered by the Court to be filed. Subsequently, B.D.  Brown and proof of handwriting of John McTucker subscribing witnesses to the aforesaid instrument of writing, and being first duly sworn, testify to the due execution and proof of handwriting of John McTucker subscribing witnesses to the aforesaid instrument of writing, and being first duly sworn, testify to the due execution of said instrument by the ---- and Jerusha Greene deceased, and their attestation thereof according to law, on the day of the date thereof, as and for the last will and testament of the said Jerusha Green deceased, and that at the tune if the execution of said instrument, said witnesses believed said testator to be of sound mind and memory and under no constraint, which testimony is ordered by the Court to be entered of record in full. And also come Joseph Greene named as executor is said will, and take and subscribe the oath required by the Statute in such case made and provided, which oath is ordered by the Court to be entered of record. And the Court being fully advised in the promises, it is ordered that the said instrument be and same is hereby declared to be duly and sufficiently proven and authenticated as the true last will and testament of the said Jerusha Greene deceased. And it is further ordered by the Court that the said will be entered of record.

County Judge of County

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 PROOF OF DEATH.

THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,}

                      Pike COUNTY}    B.D. Brown being duly sworn deposeth and saith That Jerusha Greene late of the Town of Barry in the County of Pike and State aforesaid, departed this life at Barry in said County on or about the fifth of day November A.S.1872p, and that she died leaving a last will and testament to the best of her knowledge and belief.        B.D. Brown

            Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22d day of March A.D. 1873                    W.B. Grimes    CLERK.

ENDORSED:

                    Filed the 22d day of March A.D. 1873

                                                            W.B. Grimes CLERK.

A true record of the original proof of death and endorsements.

                                                    ATTEST:                                            

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF    Proof of handwriting      DECEASED

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State of Illinois} In the County  Court in & for

     Pike County} Pike County of March Term AD 1873.

William A. Grinshaw and George H. Jones being each severally sworn on their oaths do say that there were each personally well acquainted with John McFlicker in his live, that, they are informed and believe that he is dead, that they have examined a signature of said John McTucker affixed to a will exhibited for Probate in said Court of Jerusha Greene. and state that they have been and are well acquainted the the hand writing & signature of John McGucker and have often seen writing which he recognized and acknowledged to be his, and have seen him write, and Now each and both of you state, that from our knowledge of the handwriting of said John McTucker  [?] believe the signature affixed to said will of Jerusha Greene  has a sub[?] Witness by John McTucker (with B.D. Brown] is the proper signature and hand writing of said John McTucker,

Sworn to and subscribed by said W.A. Grimshaw} Geo W Jones

        & George W. Jones, before me in open court} Wm A Grimshaw

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99

TESTAMENT OF Jerusha Green DECEASED.

Know all men by these presents that I Jerusha Green of the Town of Barry in the County of Pike and State of Illinois and being over eighty two years of age, but of a sound and disposing mind and good bodily health do make and publish this My last Will and Testament Hereby revoking all former wills by me heretofore made.

1st I hereby constitute and apoint my son Joseph Green the sole Executor of this my lasts will and testament to pay all of my just debts and funeral expenses and the legices herein after given.

2nd After the payments of my debts and funeral expences I give and bequeath all of my estate to my six children they to share and share alik to Sarah R. Hull one share The live children of David Green deceased Mary C. and David R., one share Jerusha Bartlett one share, Louisa Alkine one share, Joseph Green My executor one share to the two Minor heirs of Pulaski Green, Franklin and Ida one share and there share to be retained in the hands of my executor until Franklin arives at the age of twenty one and Ida at the age of eighteen.

I witness whereof I hereuts set my hand and seal and publish and deliver this my last will and Testament in the presence of the Witnesses named below. this 10th day of August in the year of our Lord, One Thousand eight hundred and sixty nine.

Jerusha Green {Seal}

The above instrument consisting of one sheet was now here subscribed by Jerusha Green the Testator in the presence of each of us, and was at the same time declared by her to be her las will and Testament and Meat her request sign our names herto as atesting witnesses

B.D. Brown Residing in Barry Pike Co Ill

John McTucker  "        "    "        "     "    "

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OATH OF EXECUTOR.

  

STATE OF ILLINOIS,}    ESTATE OF Jerusha Green DECEASED

                  Pike county,}SS In the County Court, Mar Term A.D. 1873

    I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR,        that this writing contains the true last will and testament of the within named Jerusha Greene deceased, so far as I know or believe, and that I will well and truly execute the same by paying first the debts and then the legacies mentioned therein, so far as her goods and chattels will thereunto extend, and the law charge me; and that I will make a true and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattels, rights and credits, as may come to my hands or knowledge, belonging to the estate of said deceased, and render a fair and just account of my executorship, when thereunto required by law, to the best of my knowledge and abilities, so help me God.

      Sworn to and subscribed this 22d day of}      Joseph Greene

   March A.D. 1873, in open Court before me.}

                                                W.B. Grimes  Clerk.

Endorsed:

Filed   A.D. 18

_________________________ Clerk.

Proved and admitted to record______________________County Judge.

A true record of the last will and testament of_____________deceased, and the endorsements thereen and the oath of excut appended thereto.

ATTEST:_____________ Clerk.

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Triplett Family - Thomas Triplett - Signature

On October 24, 2022, I requested a copy of the signature of Thomas Triplett, that is housed in the Abbey Library, Westminster Abbey, London England. This is what was sent to me within a week.

A "Minument" [pronounced myu-ne-ment]is defined by Merriam-Webster as:  

1. the evidence (such as documents) that enables one to defend the title to an estate or a claim to rights and privileges - usually used in plural

2. archaic: a means of defense.

First Known Use of muniment

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

As requested by the Abbey Library, I have changed the above image to a PDF image. 

The book is by Anthony Thysius, 1649 "C. Sallustin Crispi Operahis."

This image was found by:
Christine Reyn, (Miss) 

Assistant Keeper of the Minuments.

Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays only

The Library
Westminster Abbey
London SW1P3PA

www.westminster-abbey.org

This is her response to me, via email:

Dear Myra

The Revd Dr Thomas Triplet (Triplett) is buried in the south transept of the Abbey with a memorial tablet. See his entry on our website for a translation of this inscription - if you have not already seen this.

We have no evidence that he took Cartwright as his middle name, nor that he ever married. He did not mention any wife or children in his will, as you will know as you seem to have a copy.

There are around 40 books of his in our library so obviously we cannot give you all these titles - most are in Latin, some in Greek.

I attach a small image of his signature in one of his books here - he uses Triplet as the spelling. This is just for your personal use not for any social media.

I sent Christine Reyn a very very heartfelt thank you for her assistance in this matter. This was an extraordinary request of her and she fulfilled it to my satisfaction.

Currently I am working on extending our Triplett history to include Thomas.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muniment#h1