The siblings of the late Reuben Pickett ask that Reuben's widow, Rebekah, and her current husband, Thomas Pickett, give security to protect their interest in Reuben's estate. Reuben's 1824 will bequeathed the whole of his estate, including eight slaves, to Rebekah, with the stipulation that after her death, the estate should be divided among her living children. If Rebekah had no issue, the estate should revert to Reuben's brothers and sisters as tenants in common. Rebekah has no children, and the petitioners opine that "it is probable the said Rebekah will never have issue." Rebekah and Thomas are shortly planning to move to Mississippi, and the petitioners fear that they will carry off "the whole of said property" without regard for the siblings' reversionary interest in the estate. They ask that the Picketts be restrained from leaving the state until they provide proper security.
Result: Partially granted.
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Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina
