Here it is in an expanded form. There are two land records in the Laurens County Deed Books where the land is recorded as sold. George V Hilburn [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/ghilburn888/index.html Laurens Co GA Minutes, Court of Ordinary Book D, pg 453 Ira H Hilburn, Administrator, Vaughan Hilburn Appointment’ Administration Georgia Laurens County To the Ordinary of said County The petition of Ira H Hilburn respectfully sheweth that Vaughan Hilburn, resident of said County, departed this life on the 30th day of May 1891 leaving your Petitioner as his next of kin, and also leaving a large Estate of real and personal property worth the sum of three thousand dollars, and at the time of his death the said Vaughan Hilburn was entirely intestate as your Petitioner believes and herein alleges. Wherefore he prays the usual Citation in such cases to issue, in order that he may obtain permanent Letters of Administration on Vaughn Hilburn’s Estate, and your petitioner will ever pray. March 7, 1892 Ira H Hilburn, Petitioner Laurens Court of Ordinary, March term 1892 The above Petition of Ira H Hilburn that he may obtain Letters of Administration having been ???? and considered by me, ordered that the usual citation issue. Rollin A Stanley (unsure of name) Ordinary Citation having been duly issued and published requiring all and singular next of kin and creditors of Vaughn Hilburn deceased, late of said county, to appear at this time and show cause, if any they could, why permanent Letters of Administration should not be granted to Ira H Hilburn of said County; and they, the parties so cited, making no valid objections in the ?????. It is ordered by the Court that Letters of Administration issue to Ira H Hilburn as Administration of Vaughan Hilburn Pg 454 upon his giving Bond and security in the of (space) thousand dollars and taking the usual oath of office. Rollin A Stanley (unsure of name) Ordinary I, Ira H Hilburn, do solemnly swear that Vaughn Hilburn deceased, died intestate, so far as I know or believe; and that I will and truly administer on all the Estate of the said deceased, and disburse the same, as the law requires, and discharge, to the best of my ability, all my duties as Administrator. So help me God I. H. Hilburn Sworn to and subscribed before me in open Court Rollin A Stanley (unsure of name) Ordinary Page 472 Ira H Hilburn, Administrator, Vaughn Hilburn Leave to sell portion of the Real Estate Georgia, Laurens County To the Ordinary of Said County The Petition of Ira H. Hilburn as Administrator of the Estate of Vaughn Hilburn deceased showeth that Estate of said Deceased consists in part of (558) Five Hundred and Fifty Eight Acres of land, more or less, and know as parts of the John G Anderson and Vaughn Hilburn original surveys, joining E B Graham and the Southern Lumber Company on the west; the Southern Lumber Co and Richard A Odom on the south; the lands of the Estate, and Ira H. Hilburn on the north, and that for the purpose of division among the heirs of said Estate it is necessary to sell said land. Wherefore Petitioner prays an order directing citation to issue and be published as the law requires, and if no good cause be shown to the contrary, your Petitioner be granted leave to sell said land. Ira H. Hilburn, Administrator Petitioner Laurens Court of Ordinary October Term 1892 Upon ???? the foregoing Petition it is ordered that Citation issue therein and be published as the law requires. Rollin A Stanley? Ordinary Laurens Court of Ordinary November Term 1892 The written Petition of Ira H. Hilburn as Administrator of the Estate of Vaughn Hilburn deceased, praying for leave to sell the land of said deceased, having been duly filed, and it appearing Page 473 That notice of the same has been published as required by law; that it is necessary for the purpose of the division among the heirs of said estate that said land be sold and no objection being files thereto. It is ordered by the court that the said Administrator be and he is hereby granted leave to sell for the purpose aforesaid the following ???? land of said deceased: viz (558) Five Hundred and Fifty Eight Acres of land more or less and know as parts of the John G. Anderson and Vaughn Hilburn surveys ???? E. B. Graham and the Southern Lumber Co and R. A. Odom on the south; and the lands of the Estate and Ira H. Hilburn on the north.