In his will, Alexander Henderson stipulated that a slave named Dinah should be freed in 1821 and that all his other slaves should be freed when they reached the age of thirty-two. The petitioner, William Henderson, is Alexander's son and executor of his estate, which has long since been settled. Henderson claims that he has had to support Dinah and the three children she had since she was freed in February 1821, and that it is "too burthensome to be compelled at his own expense to support her." He asks that other legatees be compelled to contribute to her support, each in proportion to the amount of their share of the estate. In his amended bill, he states that Dinah has died, causing him additional expense for her care and burial; he would like the legatees to share in those expenses as well.
Result: Dismissed.
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Repository: Bourbon County Courthouse, Paris, Kentucky
