Petition #20584609

Abstract

Thaddeus D. Vanhorn joins heirs of the late Daniel Faust in seeking assistance in dividing said estate. They report that Faust died intestate leaving seven slaves and property for distribution among his children and widow, Mary Ann, the administratrix of said estate. The petitioners complain that Mary Ann has kept the estate property for her individual use and has failed to distribute it. They further note that the widow has since intermarried with Joseph C. Osborn, and they argue that Osborn should not be managing any property, "least of all-of negro slaves to whom he has proven himself a cruel and unnecessarily severe master." Complaining that Mary Ann Osborn has been named as trustee over property included in a marriage settlement between Vanhorn and his wife, the petitioners assert that said Mary Ann is an unfit trustee judging from her mismanagement of her late husband's estate. They petition the court to remove her as trustee and to order a full account of the Faust estate accompanied by an equitable distribution of the property among the heirs.

Result: Granted.

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Repository: Florida State Archives, Tallahassee, Florida

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