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Elizabeth R. Westbrooks

Records and documents: Elizabeth R. Westbrooks

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Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: bill of complaint, page 1 (parties, heirs of Henry Westbrooks, land, dower).
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: bill of complaint, page 1 (parties, heirs of Henry Westbrooks, land, dower). Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 8 of 12
Source: Ancestry.com, Mississippi Wills and Probate Records (county chancery clerk original).
How it is shown: Complete image (full-image original, not a crop); no retouch. Family only: a subscription-hosted image, and the case papers are not cleared for display. The record is a pre-1931 court record of deceased people; no living person's data appears.
Keep in mind: The bill's allegations are pleading, not proof, and no answer, decree or outcome is in the file. The minor heir named in the bill (Vina H.) was born about 1852. Henry Westbrooks's death in 1852 and the heir list are the bill's statements (Likely).
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Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: bill of complaint, page 3 (prayer for partition or sale, subject to dower).
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: bill of complaint, page 3 (prayer for partition or sale, subject to dower). Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 10 of 12
Source: Ancestry.com, Mississippi Wills and Probate Records (county chancery clerk original).
How it is shown: Complete image (full-image original, not a crop); no retouch. Family only: a subscription-hosted image, and the case papers are not cleared for display. The record is a pre-1931 court record of deceased people; no living person's data appears.
Keep in mind: The bill's allegations are pleading, not proof, and no answer, decree or outcome is in the file. The minor heir named in the bill (Vina H.) was born about 1852. Henry Westbrooks's death in 1852 and the heir list are the bill's statements (Likely). Further parties tagged on 4 Oct 2026: Elizabeth R. Westbrooks (1816–1880); Williamson Westbrooks; Louisa Westbrooks; Catharine (Westbrooks) Wilson; Bluford Westbrooks; Zachariah Westbrooks; Rachel L. Westbrooks (the prayer lists the defendants: the widow Elizabeth, Williamson, Louisa, Bluford, Rachel and Zacharia Westbrooks, and Catharine Wilson with her husband Henry Wilson (read on the image)).
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Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: writ of subpoena to the Monroe County defendants, issued 5 January 1872.
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: writ of subpoena to the Monroe County defendants, issued 5 January 1872. Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 4 of 12
Source: Ancestry.com, Mississippi Wills and Probate Records (county chancery clerk original).
How it is shown: Complete image (full-image original, not a crop); no retouch. Family only: a subscription-hosted image, and the case papers are not cleared for display. The record is a pre-1931 court record of deceased people; no living person's data appears.
Keep in mind: The bill's allegations are pleading, not proof, and no answer, decree or outcome is in the file. The minor heir named in the bill (Vina H.) was born about 1852. Henry Westbrooks's death in 1852 and the heir list are the bill's statements (Likely).
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