MORGAN, Nathaniel

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Nathaniel Morgan -- Property Settlement

(property settlement vs. will but put here)

Although not a will, this goes right along with one and is much more fun :)

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Settlement of the estate of Nathaniel Morgan -- died May 16, 1872

$1800 personal property. One of Nathaniel's sisters married John Roach Those who took care of the estate were David Roach, Henry Roach Jand ames D Morgan (son). They were bound by $3600 (Sarah Morgan, widow)

1 bedstead $1.50 taken by: widow

3 plain bedsteads, bedding 60.00 " 1 plain bureau 5.00 " 1 dining table .75 cupboard ware " 1 breakfast table 2.00 J.D. Morgan (son)

1 sideboard .10 taken by widow

1 cook stove 2.00 " 1 safe 2.00 " 8 chairs 5.00 " 1 writing desk 3.00 Allen Gooding

1 chest 1.50 widow 1 clock 3.00 " 1 rifle gun 5.00 John Nickel

2 iron kettles 5.00 widow

1 iron kettle .75 JD Morgan

1 oven and stew kettle .20 Valentine Day

Flour bbls .25 Widow

1 meat tub 1.00 " 5 bbls & lard tub 1.25 Joe Morgan & Valentine Day

1 book Family Companion .15 widow

books and papers 6.50 VJ Day

3 wash tubs .30 widow

l looking glass 1.00 " one 1/2 bushel measure .30 widow

1 know mawl .50 George Barker

2 smoothing irons .50 widow

9 sacks 1.00 " Brass kettle, jars, milk pans 2.65 " 1 sorrel mare 120.00 " 3 pitch forks .50 " 1 gray mare 30.00 " cash 15.00 geese & tobacco (Sarah smoked a pipe so this would be important to her) 2.30 Total taken by widow $264.45

1 carpenter's bend .75 JD Morgan

sundries 2.10 " spinning wheel .50 Valentine Day

box tools 3.50 Singletrees 2.50 Joseph Morgan

shoe tools, ax handles 1.30 JD Morgan

9 cotton bags 1.00 Double and flax 2.50 VJ Day

Map of Fountain Co Indiana 1.50 JD Morgan

white lead and oil 4.00 log chain 2.20 15 acres stalk pasture 1.00 JD Morgan

chisels & bucksaw 1.50 " hatchet & double trees Joseph Morgan

spade & hoe .65 Allen Gooding

scythe cradle pitchfork 1.50 George Barker

4 mowing scythes .50 Absolom Bowers

Grindstone .75 Joseph Morgan

1 wheat fan 2.00 " 1 patent cutting box 4.00 Thomas Cunningham

1 cultivator .50 Joseph Morgan

4 plows 5.00 Absolom Bowers; T. Cunningham

1 harrow 2.00 VJ Day

set harness 5.00 Joseph Morgan

1 wagon 40.00 " 1/2 interest in wheat drill 20.00 " 1/2 interest in hay fork 6.00 " spoon molds 1st stack hay 13.00 2nd stack hay 15.00 3rd stack hay 13.00 4th stack hay 10.00 1 stack straw 15.00 2/3 interest in Champion Reaper 26.66 2/3 l sorrel mare 120.00 1 bay horse 100.00 David R Morgan

1 gray mare 30.00 1 white milch cow 25.00 1 roan milch cow 25.00 1 roan milch cow 25.00 3 steers 38,00 1 heifer 16.00 Joseph Morgan

2 calves 20.00 25 head hogs 37.50 Joseph & JD Morgan

22 head hogs 154.00 700 bushels corn 175.00 91 bushels wheat 100.10 John Scott

cash 15.10 geese & tobacco 2.30

TOTAL $1260.26 appraisement