03/13/1858: Partition of the Estate of Phineas Skinner (Squire)

Entry/Object ID

CC.0407

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

The court ordered the division of the Estate of Phineas Skinner amongst the heirs, descendants and relatives of Phinehas Skinner and Isaac C. Skinner (deceased). Polly Skinner received 1/3rd of the Estate as dower and the remainder was divided in 1/11th shares to James N. Burnes' wife Mary, , William E. Crogsdale and his wife, Jane C., Adaline, Margaret, Fanny, Phinehas, Azuba, and James P. Kenner, as well as Phinehas S. and Kemp M. Woods jointly. "...to make partition and division of the following slaves belonging to the Estate of Phineas Skinner, to wit, Sam, Lucy, Hannah, Moriah, Reld(sp), Arch, Tom, Harrison, Abe, Clark, Dick, Rachael, Mary, Eliza, Bob, Charles, Bob, Squire, Caroline, and Aaron." Missouri Archives Judicial Records Historical Database has a record but no on-line images of the case file. "Regarding slaves belonging to Phinehas Skinner, deceased. Includes list of slaves and the values of some of the slaves."

Date(s) of Creation

3/13/1858

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Squire

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Skinner, Phineas (Estate of)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Circuit Court Docket Vol. G 1857-1858: Cir.G.465-466

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

6/5/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

7/5/2025

General Notes

Note

1858.03.13 Cir.G.465-466 Partition of Skinner Estate.pdf 1858.03.13 Cir.G.466 Partition of Skinner Estate MJRHD.pdf 1858.03.13 Cir.G.466 Partition of Skinner Estate Case Summary.pdf 1858.03.13 MJRHD.465146 Estate of Phineas Skinner.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-1869 Circuit Court Docket CatalogIt version.xlsx [Circuit MJRHD 02.14.26]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

03/13/1858: Partition of the Estate of Phineas Skinner (Squire)