The Munsons of Texas — an American Saga
Appendix IV
PARTITION OF THE ESTATE OF HENRY W. MUNSON
Text of partition of the estates of Henry W. Munson and
William B. Munson, September 21, 1848 (from the records of the
office of the Brazoria County Clerk):
State of Texas
County of Brazoria
Pursuant to the Order of the Probate Court of Brazoria County we
James F Perry, Joseph M McCormick and William J Bryan met at the
house of James P Caldwell in said County on the 21st day of
September 1848 and having been first duly sworn proceeded to
appraise and partition the Estate of Henry W and William B Munson
between Ann B Caldwell and her children as follows —
| First — we appraised the property of the
estate of Henry W Munson viz: 554 acres of land situated in Brazoria County on which the said James P Caldwell and wife now reside, which we appraised without regard to the improvements made thereon since the death of Henry W. Munson — at the sum of |
$ 7632.00 |
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| 1479 acres in Brazoria County part of the tract acquired from Wm J Bryan being the East End of the tract of 2479 acres situated on the ___ Bank of the Brazos River in this County, lying near Bolivar we appraised at $3 per acre | $ 4437.00 |
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| 2222 acres on the Bernard - part of the Head Right of Gray and Moore at $2.50 | $ 5555.00 | ||||
| $17624.00 | |||||
| 4444 acres on the Navidad the headright league of Henry W. Munson at seventy-five cents pr ac | $ 3334.00 | ||||
| 1000 acres on the East Bank of the Brazos River in this County part of the tract of 2479 acres purchased from William J Bryan - the said 1000 acres being the West End of said tract | $ 5000.00 |
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| Second We then appraise the property belonging to the Estate of William B. Munson as follows viz | |||||
| 130 Head of cattle | at $4 per head | $520.00 | |
| 1 Sorrell Horse | at | $ 75.00 | |
| 1 Ox Cart | at | $ 30.00 | |
| — Stock of Hogs | at | $100.00 | |
| Farming Utensils | at | $ 30.00 | |
| Furniture &c | at | $100.00 | |
| Making the sum | of | $26,825.00 |
The negro woman slave Maria mentioned in the Inventory we ascertained was dead and the boy Sam mentioned in the Inventory appears by the Bill of Sale produced to us to belong to Mordella Munson. The other slaves mentioned in the Inventory is the separate property of the Said Ann B.Caldwell. The other personal property mentioned in the Inventory (with the exception of the cattle) we could not appraise or divide, and as it was of a perishable nature, it may be supposed not to be in existence.
As the decree requires us to divide both estates, and to make certain allotments between the parties - we concluded that it would be more simple to appraise all the property and divide it between the parties, in the following manner to-wit - Suppose it to consist of sixty four shares
| 64 | |||
| Mrs Ann B Caldwell will be entitled to shares | 36 | ||
| Mordella Munson | to | 9 | |
| Gerrard Munson | to | 9 | |
| George Munson | to | 9 | |
| Robert Milam & Mary Jane Caldwell together | to | 1 | |
| Making in all sixty four shares | 64 | ||
| Taking the whole property to be of the value of | — — $26 825,00 | ||
| The said Ann B Caldwell will be entitled to | $15 089.05 | ||
| Mordella Munson | to | 3,772.27 | |
| Gerrard Munson | to | 3,772.27 | |
| George Munson | to | 3,772.27 | |
| Robert & Mary Caldwell | to | 419.14 | |
| We then allotted to Mrs Ann B Caldwell the said tract of land on which she resides valued | at | $ 7632.00 |
| An equal half of the tract of land on the Bernard | at | $ 2777.50 |
| The league of land on the Navidad | at | $ 3334.00 |
| 130 head of cattle valued | at | $ 520.00 |
| 1 Sorrell Horse | at | $ 75.00 |
| 1 Gray Ponny | at | 12.00 |
| 1 Ox Cart | at | 30.00 |
| A Stock of Hogs | — | 100.00 |
| Farming utensils | — | 30.00 |
| Furniture | at | $ 100.-- |
| And to receive from Mordella S. Munson | $ 808.59 | |
| 15419.30 | ||
| And to pay to George P and Gerrard B Munson | $ 330.24 | |
| $15089.06 | ||
| We then allotted to Mordella S Munson the tract of land containing 1000 acres being the West end of the tract of 2479 acres situated on the East Bank of the Brazos River in the County and purchased from the said Wm J Bryan | $ 5000.00 |
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| And he is to pay Ann B Caldwell | 808.59 | |
| And to pay Robert Milam Caldwell Caldwell | 209.57 | |
| And to Mary Jane Caldwell | 209.57 | $1.227.73 |
| $3.772.27 | ||
| And we then allotted to Gerrard B & George P Munson the tract 1479 acres of land valued | at | $4.437.00 |
| And the undivided half of the half league of land on the Bernard valued | at | $2.777.50 |
| And each of them is to receive from Mrs Ann B.Caldwell | $165.12 | 330.24 |
| $7 544.74 | ||
| We award to Robert Milam and Mary Jane Caldwell | $209.57 | |
| each to be paid by Mordella S Munson | $ 419.14 | |
| We do further award that Mrs Ann B Caldwell pay to Gerrard B and George P Munson each the sum of | $165.12 |
$ 330.24 |
| And that Mordella S Munson pay to Ann B Caldwell the said sum of | $ 808.59 | |
We do further award that all of said payments be made twelve months from the date hereof with eight per cent per annum interest thereon from this date until paid.
James F Perry
Wm J Bryan
J M Mccormick
[Notarization present]
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of September 1848
M B Williamson Clerk C C B C
