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Subject: [ROOTS-L] Unusual guardianship papers

I have run across an unusual set of guardianship
papers and wonder if there is anyone who has
read anything similar. Any point of view appreciated.
 
A man died (intestate) in MS in 1827, leaving six
minor children as heirs of his considerable estate.
The oldest child, a son, was 12 or 13 at the time.
This oldest child was handicapped in some way, being
listed in the guardianship papers (also in census records
as an adult) as a lunatic and idiotic. All guardianship
papers were filed in the orphan's court.
The five younger children were all included in one set
of papers with two court appointed guardians. The
older child had a separate set of papers. All the children
had their step father as one guardian. The second
guardian was different.
 
My questions are why the separate filings? They were
both filed at about the same time.
Was the oldest child by a different wife? Did it have to do
with the fact he was handicapped?