____________________________________________________________________________ Abstract made by an unknown abstractor about 1890 from original records of Pike County, Arkansas and recorded in Abstract of Title Book Prior to 1890 ____________________________________________________________________________ Probate Book B page 1. April Term 1861. Wm. B. Speer as administrator of the Estate of A.B. Orrick deceased in the matter of the sale of Real Estate. Came said administrator by his attorney and filed his petition supported by his affidavit stating and representing to the Court, that the claims allowed by him exceeds the assets now in his hands &c. and further that said deceased died seized and possessed of 280 acres of land in Pike County, Arkansas; that Rebecca Orrick, widow of said deceased, has availed herself of the benefit of the Homestead Exemption laws of the State and reserved 160 acres of said 280 acres for the use of herself and family; (and) representing further that he will be unable to pay the claims &c. unless said 120 acres be sold at public sale, due notice to be given, sale to be at the Court House door &c. Etc., and he to report proceedings therein to the next term of this Court. Probate Book B page 12. July Term 1861. Administrator reports sale of said lands to Joseph Wingfield for $366.33 1/3, he being the highest and last (best) bidder therefor. Probate Book B page 179. July Term 1863. This day it being represented to the Court that William B. Speer administrator of the Estate of A.B. Orrick had departed this life. Whereupon John M. Davis is appointed public administrator de bonis non of the Estate of A.B. Orrick deceased. ____________________________________________________________________________ Abstract of Title Book Prior to 1890, page 303. ____________________________________________________________________________ HTML file and design by David Kelley, 1997. All rights reserved.