South Carolina Sumter District By William (Potts?) Ordinary Sumter District Whereas Thomas Cooker Administrator of Estate of Sugar Cooker late of the District & State aforesaid Sheweth that there was a legacy left By Benjamin Cooker Deceased of North Carolina unto Mason Bird formerly Mason Cooker Daughter of said Benjamin Cooker Deceased which the said Sugar Cooker Executor of (said?) Estate of said Benjamin Cooker Deceased hath never paid. I therefore Authorize & empower you the said William Canada Zachariah Dubose & Daniel McKinsey to appraise the Articles left as a legacy (to the said Mason Bird formerly Mason Cooker Daughter of Benjamin Cooker Deceased) mentioned in the said ~ Last Will & Testament of the said Benjamin Cooker Deceased & make a just & true return of the appraisement certified under your hands to the said Thomas Cooker Administrator of Estate of Sugar Cooker Deceased that he may return the same unto the Ordinarys Office & that, he the said Thomas Cooker may Discharge the same agreeable to his petition given under my hand this 11 day of March Anno Dimini 1816. Daniel Mckenzy (by his mark) William (Potts?) Ord _ S _ Di -- Source: South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Transcribed by Steven James Coker from a copy of the original document. - ---------------------------- South Carolina } Personally appeared before me Sumter District } Thos Rose Justice of the Quorum } William Canada Zachariah Dubose & Daniel Mckensey maketh Oath that they will make & just & true appraisement of the said property mentioned in said legacy (within ?) mentioned & make a just & true return of the same unto the within named Thomas Cooker Administrator of Estate of Sugar Cooker Deceased. W Kennedy Zachariah Dubose Thos. Rose JQ. -- Source: South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Transcribed by Steven James Coker from a copy of the original document. - ---------------------------- -- + ------------------------------------------------------------------ + | Steven J. Coker [email protected] | | Home: PO Box 359, Charleston, SC 29402 [email protected] | | Work: PO Box 919, Charleston, SC 29402 [email protected] | | Home: 803-571-4586 http://www.wp.com/Coker | | Work: 803-727-4330 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/2780 | | Work: 800-208-2054 http://www.awod.com/gallery/rwav/cokers | + ------------------------------------------------------------------ +