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Final Estate SettlementDescription
In March 1902, the court confirmed the final sale of the eighty-one-acre tract to Eliza McCorkle, and barred the claims of Henry Brevard’s nieces and nephew. In 1901 the court determined that Henry Brevard’s personal property was insufficient to cover estate debts, making the sale of land unavoidable. After Eliza’s legal right to dower was established, approximately eighty-one acres remained subject to sale. What followed was a series of court-ordered land sales between 1901 and 1902. Although Eliza repeatedly emerged as the highest bidder, her purchases were repeatedly challenged by higher post-auction bids from an outside buyer. Acting in the name of securing a “fair price,” the court set aside completed sales and ordered re-sales.