August Term 1839
The Estate of Rhoda Soper decd
            vs                          on final Settlement
E F Paybody administrator
Total in account from prior balance and interest paid   $403.31
amounts paid out including $68.00 paid Julia Watson
                               Balance left in Estate    $11.41

And the Court adjourned till tomorrow Morning 8 oclock
                                                          Achilles Vawter
                                                    signed the 12th August 1839

Tuesday morning Court met pursuant to adjournment
        And now upon this day towit  the 13th day of August Comes EF Paybody Commissioner appointed at the May term of this court 1835 for the purpose of making a deed in behalf of the Heirs of Jesse Gray decd and reports that he has Made a deed to Joseph Edminister for the "N.E. qtr Sect. 18 T 7, R 8 East."
        Which report is received and ordered on file and the Commissioner is Allowed five dollars as his fee for making said deed

Southmayd Gwemsy??
      vs
Silas Huckleberry &
Susan Williams   Administrators
of the Estate of Preston Williams decd
        Now at this day comes the plaintiff by his Attorney & the defendants come in their own proper persons and waiving the nessesity of process in this case say that they cannot gainsay or deny the matters and things set forth in plaintiffs declaration in this behalf nor that they do owe the said plaintiff the sum of three hundred and thrity nine dollars & sixteen cents together with interest & the Costs in this behalf laid out & expended & do hereby Confess judgement for the same. It is therefore ?

        And now comes Berry Johnson administrator of the Estate of John Stephenson deceased  and moves the Court for a final settlement upon this Esate  and files Vouchers towit  Recomps - John Walker & Co., Berry Johnson, Making deeds, Clerks & Sheriffs fees, Miles & Bristo,  Paid - Benfield Griffin, Jas Spalding, Wm C Thompson, A L Child, Clerk for paying over Monies  
                                                     Ballanced  $59.97 3/4
Which is received by the Court as a Complete Settlement and ordered to be closed

     And now on this day comes Henry Clarkson Administrator of the Estate of William Clarkson deceased and for final settlement  Makes the following exhibit to wit
Administrator Dr to amount of Sale Bill          231.39 1/4
     " Cr. By receipt of D Ballantine  No. 1      40.00
                        J. V. Branham   "  2       5.00
                         Wm Grinstead   "  3       3.37 1/2
                         Long & Co.     "  4      19.50
                         E F Paybody    "  5       9.86
                         W. Maddox    "  6       1.87 1/2
                        Wm C.Thompson   "  7       9.75
                        Smith & Basnett  "  8       8.50
                        A. Vawter  "  9       1.75
                         S. Wagner  " 10       2.25
                         S. Vawter  " 11       1.78
                         T. McGannon  " 12       2.25
                         J. Cowell  " 13       1,64
                         Wm Clarkson  " 14      50.00
                          E Clarkson  " 15     110.00
                         A Pennock  " 16      30.31
                         ? New  " 17       8."
                         J Litton  " 18       5."
                         Clerk & Sheriff  " 19       7.60 3/4
                                                           $268.44 3/4
from the above exhibit it appears that there is
due administrator the sum of                      37.15
all of which has been examined by the Court and
allowed and ordered on file

           On application of John Baker to become a Citizen of the United States of America
                              And now at this term of the Probate Court for the County of Jennings and State of Indiana it being a Court of Record, began and held on the second Monday of August 1839.  Before the Honorable Achilles Vawter Judge of the Probate Court of said County of Jennings comes John Baker an Alien and presents to the Court a report and registry duly certified by the Clerk of the Clark Circuit court within and for Clark County and State aforesaid, of his intention to become a Citizen of the United States which report & registry are in the words and figures following towit
    "The State of Indiana     Clark Circuit Court
      Clark County.Sct          May Term 1835
              Be it remembered that Upon this day to wit the 11th day of May 1835 at a Circuit Court, Contained and held by adjournment at the Court House, in Charlestown on the day last aforesaid came John Baker and filed the following Declaration in open Court towit, To the Honl. the Circuit Court of the County of Clark now in session, the undersigned being a Native of Germany and being desirous to become a Citizen of the United States of America do herby renounce All Allegeance to any foreign Price, Potentate, State or Soverignty Whatever and particularly Louis Maxemillion the fourth Emperor of Germany of whom I am at this time a subject  I arrived in the port of New Orleans on the fifteenth day of May Eighteen hundred and thirty two have resided the Greatest part of the time in Indiana and am at this time twenty two years & 4 months of age I further state that it is my bonafide intention to become a citizens of the United States agreeable to the laws of the United States in such case Made and provided Sworn to in open Court
Henry Harrod Clk                                       John Baker
The State of Indiana      I Henry Harrod Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Clark in said State of Indiana do hereby Certify that the above and foregoing Contains a full true and Complete Copy of the Application of John Baker to become a citizen of the Untied States, at the same time remains of Record in My Office
 here is          In Testamony Whereof I have hereunto set my     
affixed the       name and thereto affixed the seal of our
seal of said      court, at the COurt House in Charles
County of         town this 7 day of June 1839
Clark                               Test Henry Harrod  Clk
        Upon the foregoing declaration, it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court now here on the Testaimony of David Force and John Robins Citizens of the United States Sworn in open court here that the said John Baker has during the time they have known him has behaved as a Mon of Good Moral Charictor attached to the principals of the Constitution of the United States and well disposed to the good order and
happiness of the Same. And the Court being fully satisfied that the said Baker has resided in the Jurisdiction of the United States five Years and Upwards, and having declared an oath the he will support the Constitution of the United States, and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce all allegiance and fidility to every foreign prince, Potentate State or Soveringhty Whatever, and particularly to Louis Maximillion the fourth Emperor of Germany.
        And the Court now here admit the said John Baker to a Naturilization as a citizen of the United States of America

   
   And now comes George Wilson Executor of the last will and Testament of John Anderson decd and for final settlement produces the following Vouchers to wit names - A Beltze, M Byfield, Buell Eastman, ? Eastman, E v T Dove, White & Randall, S Applegate, Wm McClure, Dennis Willey, Samuel Weir, W B Goodhue, Middleton Robinson, T Pogue, John Wilkerson, L Hollenbeck, Thos Rowland, Ed Zenier, Saml P Chandler, B Hudson, M Montgomery, John Cobb, Anderson & Lyon, Clerks fees, Langdon, Widow of DC
   The $161.22 the widows claim is excepted to the Exe Leaving a Ballance in favor of Exrcutor excepting Examined and ordered on file and allowed as a final Settlement to this Estate-

    And now comes Amos Knapp Guardian of the heirs of Benjamin W Clark deceased and return as received for rents of land, note on Wm Brown rec'd from Connetticut? rec'd of D Knapp
All of which has been Examined and ordered on file
    And Court adjourned till Court in Course
                                                   Achilles Vawter
                                                     Signed Aug 13th 1839

                                       VACATION
   Be it remembered that on this day came Davis Elliott and prayed Letters of Administration on the estate of William Elliott late of Jennings County deceased and the said Davis Elliott having entered into bond in the penal sum of fifteen Hundred dollars with                 his security, which bond is conditioned as the law directs  letters of administration an grants to said Davis Elliott subject to approval by the Court which letter was in the words & figures following to wit  The State of Indiana Jennings County Sct I John Walker Clerk of the Probate Court of the County of Jennings in the State of Indiana do certify that administration of the goods, Chattles, rights, Credits, Monies and effects which were of William Elliott late of the said County, deceased who died intestate is Granted Unto David Elliott Esq. and the said Elliott is authorized to administer the same according to law. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court the 20th day of September AD 1839
                                                   John Walker  Clk I.P.C.

                                                                  By Jennings Vawter D C
   Be it Remembered that on this day come John T. Grinstead and prayed Letters of Administration on the Estate of Thomas Carr late of Jennings County deceased and the said John T. Grinstead having entered into bond in the penal sum of one thousand dollars with Joseph Tatum his security which bond is conditioned as the law directs letters of administration are granted to said John T. Grinstead subject to approval by the Court, Which Letters read in the Words and figures following towit
The State of Indiana, Jennings County sct  I John Walker Clerk of the Probate Court of the County of Jennings in the State of Indiana, do certify that administration of the goods and chattles, rights, credits, Monies, and effects, Which were of Thomas Carr late of the said County of Indiana Deceased, Who died intestate is granted unto John T. Grinstead Esq And the said Grinstead is authorized to administer the same according to law
       Witness My hand and seal of Said Court the 17th day of October A.D. 1839
                                                   Jno Walker  Clerk P.C.D.
                                                By Jennings Vawter Deputy Clerk
LS 

Be it Remembered that on this day came William C. Thompson and Mary D. Chancy and prayed out Letters of Administration on the estate of William Chancy late of Jennings County deceased and the said William Clinton Thompson and Mary D. Chancy having entered into bond in the penal sum of one thousand dollars with James E Wilson and John L Spann as their surities  Which bond is conditioned as the law directs letters of Administration an granted to the said approval by the Court, Which letter reads in the following Words to wit.  I John Walker Clerk of the Probate Court of the COunty of Jennings and state of Indiana, do Certify that admistration of the Goods, Chattles, rights, Credits, Monies and effects which were of William J Chancy late of the said County deceased who died intestate are Granted unto William Clinton Thompson and Mary D. Chancy are authorized to administer the same according to law  Witness My hand and the seal of Said Court the 31st day of October A.D. 1839
                                           John Walker Clk.
                                           By Jennings Vawter D.C.P.C.J.C.

Be it Remembered that on this day came Abram Showalter and John Kyle and prayed out letters of administration on the Estate of Henry Kyle late of Jennings County deceased and the said Abram Showalter and John Kyle having entere4d into bond in the penal sum of four thousand dollars with Henry Kyle and David Lawrence as their Securities  Which bond is conditioned as the law directs, letters of administration are graned to the said Abram Showalter and John Kyle, subject to approval by the court which letters read in the words, to wit,  State of Indiana, Jennings County SS  I John Walker Clerk of the Probate Court of the County of Jennings an State of Indiana, do Certify that administration of the Goods, Chattles, rights, credits, Monies and effects that were of Henry Kyle deceased who died intestate are granted unto Abram Showalter and John Kyle and the said Abram Showalter and John Kyle are authorized to administer the Same according to law  Witness My hand and the Seal of said Court  the 4th day of Oct. 1839
                                                      John Walker  Clerk"

Be it remembered that on this day came Berry Johnson and prayed letters of administration o the Estate of Elisha Palmer late of Jennings County deceased and the said Berry Johnson having entered into bond in the penal sum of two hundred dollars with James McCallister and Granville Griffith his security wich bond is conditioned as the law directs letters of administration are gramted to the said Berry Johnson Subject to approval by the Court which letters read in the words following towit  State of Indiana Jennings County ect.  I John Walker Clerk of the Probate Court, of the County of Jennings, in the State of Indiana, do certify that administration of the Goods, Chattles, Rights, Credits, Monies, and effects which were of Elisha Palmer late of said County deceased, who died intestate is granted unto Berry Johnson and the said Johnson to administer the same according to law
         Witness My Hand and Seal of said Court the 5th day of November AD 1839
                                                                  John Walker Clk
                                                               By Jennings Vawter D.C.

At a regular term of the Probate Court began and held at the Court House on the 2nd Monday of November it being the 11th day of November 1839.  And Achilles Vawter Probate Judge of Jennings County, does not appear And John Walker Clerk and James E. Wilson Sheriff of said County appeared and Court being opened according to law and the said Court Stayed adjourned till tommorrow Morning 10 Oclock
    Tuesday Morning 10 Oclock Court opened persuant adjournment,  When Achilles Vawter appeared and took his seat as Judge of the Probate Court of Jennings County and John Walker and James E. Wilson Sheriff of said County.

John Alloway and Lewis Bush the Executors of John Bush deceased to whom Letters were granted in Vacation by the Clerk and Moves the Court for a conformation on the granting.
   And after examining the bond and all things thereto belonging the Court after Mature deliberation do order and confirm the Granting of said Letters and approves of the bond aforesaid-

And now at this day come Berry Johnson administrator of the Estate of Elisha Palmer late of Jennings County deceased and presents his bond which bonds and granting of Letters of administration by the Clerk of this Court in Vacation becomes firmed and said Administrator returned unto open court an Inventory of the appraised Value of the personal property belonging to said Estate towit  (list of personal property, only name mentioned is a note on L.P. Palmer) And the said administrator also files the Widows receipt for the foregoing property taken at the appraised value except the note on L.P. Palmer  All of which being examined by the Court and ordered on file which is done accordingly done

Wilkerson Short and
Sally Short
      vs
Joseph Mosley Guardian
                      Comes the parties plaintiffs by Aredd and defendant by Andrews- and on Motion of the defendants Attorney this cause is continued unto the next term of this court

And now come John Alloway and Lewis Bush Executors of the Estate of John Bush deceased in their own proper persons and files in open court an Inventory of the personal Goods of Decd Estate towit (list of personal property)
All of Which has been Examined by the Court And ordered on file Which so accordingly done

    And now on this 13th day of November Comes John Simpson Administrator of the Estate of John Shaw And files an Inventory of the Goods and Chattles lands and tenaments in the Words following towit (list of personal property and 4 acres of land)
All of which has been Examined approved of and ordered on file

And the Court adjourned till tomorrow Morning 9 oclock
                                                            Achilles Vawter
                                                            12th Nov 1839

Wednesday Morning 9 oclock Court met persuant to adjournment Members present as on yesterday

    And now at this day comes James Benson Curtis administrator of the Estate of Jerome Curtis decd to whom letters of administration were Granted by the Clerk of the Probate Court in Vacation and presents his bond, Which together with the Granting of the letters are confirmed by the Court, and the bond ordered to be filed which is so accordingly done  And the said Administrator further presents to the Court an Inventory of the personal property belonging to said Estate of said deceased which is as follows- towit (long list of personal property)
And the said Administrator further presents to the Court the following as the notes and Book account of said Jerome Curtis late of said County of Jennings deceased towit - Stephen Cabby, Daniel Drake, Allen Campbell, William Brown, Lister Hartwell, Joseph Cowell, Chancy Cowell, Jonn M. Brown, William Test, Nicholas Gasaway, Samuel Campbell, Potter King, James Persol, D. Quiner, James Laffy
And the Said Administrator comes also and files in open Court a Sale Bill of all the personal property of the Said Jerome Curtis decd following towit  (list of names of buyers at sale) William Butler, Daniel Kelly, William Kelley, Michael Coryell, David Carson, Johnathan B May, Joel Toby, Peter Klapp, James Lockwood, Rowley Sprout, John Downing, John M. Brown, Ovel Toby, James B. Curtis, Achilles Vawter, David Klapp, Chancy Cowell, Clark Jones, Andrew Whitten, Alexander Furgerson, John Blankenship, Thomas Pearsol, Nathaniel Toby, Jesse Fink, Benjamin McKechan, A. Linbocker

Estate of Francis A. Beltz  (VERY HARD TO READ)
     Now at this day comes Proary Miley formarly Proary Beltz Administrator of the Estate of Francis A. Beltz decd & John Miley her husband for final settlement of said estate- And the said Proary Miley exhibits the following account of said Estate as administered by her (to wit)
     Proary Miley Administratix of said Estate to the Amount of said Estate Recd as pt appraisment Bill
filed 15th Aug. 1858
by amount paid  J H Beltz, ? Porter, Dr. Hicks, Wm Chancy, J G Slag, Levi Fletcher, Jas Lewis, Asa Beltz
W?. Conwell, David Elliott, Widows claim, Clerks Fees, Appraisers fees 3 days, Swearing Appraisers, A. Andrews Atty-Fees, attendance of in Court, Allowance to Wm Phillips, Allowance to John Miley for keeping the children of Dec.
It appears from the above Exhibit & Report which is received and accepted by the court that the Administratrix is charged with the sum of One hundred & ninty nine dollars & forty eight cents & that she has paid out the same amount including one hundred dollars taken by the widow as her right of dower & the sum of Eight dollars & four cents allowed to John Miley husband of the said Administratrix & accepted a full compensation for the keeping & clothing of the children of said decedant up to this date And the proceedings and exhibits of John A. Beltz & and the amount taken of the same are considered by the Court to be income & void & therefore set aside

Now at this day towit the 12th day of November 1839 it being the third day of said Court came Johnson Elliott of lawful age and being duly sworn in and proved to the satisfaction of the Court now here, that John Elliott, William Elliott, Mary Gallaway late Mary Elliott, David Elliott, Robert Elliott, Joseph Elliott, Samuel Patterson Elliott, Milton Patterson, Robert Madison Patterson, Mary Ann Macy late Mary Ann Patterson, Eliza Jane Drake late Eliza Jane Patterson, Margaret Martha Patterson, James Monroe Patterson, Ann Maria Patterson, Almira Catharine Patterson, Marian Mitchell Patterson, William J.D. Patterson, and Henry Clay Patterson, are the heirs of Ann Patterson late Ann Elliott and are the Lawful heirs of William Elliott late of Jennings County and State of Indiana deceased With the exception of himself Johnson Elliott who states that he is one of said heirs, and confirms the same to the satisfaction of the Court by the Oath of David Elliott of lawful age Sworn open Court as aforesaid

And now comes Noah Bland to whom Letters of Administration of the estate of George W Waggoner late of said County decd who died testate were Granted in Vacation to wit  on the 18th day of September 1839 by the Clerk of this Court and on Motion said letters are confirmed by the Court

And Court adjourned till tomorrow Morning 9 oclock

                                                      Achilles Vawter
                                                      Signed the 13th Nov 1839

Thursday Morning 9 oclock Court met pursuant to adjournment

   And now on this day Comes John Alloway and Lewis Bush Executors of John Bush late of Jennings County Indiana  deceased and presents in open Court a Sale Bill of the personal Goods of said Estate Sold on the 3rd day of October 1839  After giving legal Notice thereof and prays a ? therewith as follows to wit-(list of buyers at sale) - Lewis Bush, Joseph Bush, David Carson, Josiah Bush, Robert Bush, Alexander Furguson, John Alloway, John Carnes, Johnathan B. May, Elias May, James B. Blankenship, James Blankenship, Joel Harren, Samuel Bennett, James Fisher, Joseph Dougherty, Jacob Barr, John Lewellin, James Dougherty
All of which is Examined by the Court approved and ordered on file which is so done accordingly

And now comes David Elliott Administrator of the Estate of William Elliott late of Jennings County decd to whom Letters of Administration were Granted by the Clerk of the Probate Court of said County in Vacation And moves the Court for a conformation of the granting thereof and presents his bond which bond and the Granting of the letters are approved of by the Court and said bond ordered on file And the said Administrator further presents to the Court an Inventory of the personal property of Said Estate towit
(list of Personal property)
Administrator further presents to the Court this following As the outstanding debts by note with the interest attached thereto
Elihue Gallaway
Robert Elliott
Enoch Parker
John Stagg & D. Elliott
Johnson Elliott
J.B. Green Y J.S Anderson
Hethcoat Pickit & Joseph Elliott
John Elliott
David McCallister
William Elliott

(The record below was almost impossible to read)
And now comes John Denslow Administrator of the Estate of Chapman Denslow Deceased by A. Andrews Atty  also comes the Heirs of said Estate by H L Arnold their Atty. And the said Administrator files the following Vouchers, towit
rec'd of  James Harmon
  "   "   Hiram Prather
  "   "   George W. & Mary Harlan
  "   "   Ephraim & Lucinda Harlan
To attending Probate Court at May term by A Andrews Atty ? which is allowed by the Court Amounting in all to $25.85
   One the final settlement of this Estate it appears to the satisfactopm of the Court that an Allowance made at May term of 1839 of this Court to said Administrator for the ? of Buell Eastman of Eleven dollars (upon proof ? by the heirs) is now by the Courts decree ? fron the credits of said Administrator, Exhibit of said Estate on final Settlement)
   Total Charges ag against said Administrator
   Total credis to said Administratrator including widows 2rd
leaving in the hands of said Administrator on said ?
in which sum he is to account to the heirs of said Estate together with ? ? percent per Administrator the 8th day of September 1835 and the cost of this final settlement amounting to the sum of $   are by the Court Taxed against John Denslow
written across the left edge of this page   I acknowledge Myself security on this ? for the ? stay of ? this 8th day of Apl 1840  -  Alason Andrews see Receip on page 224

And now comes Abraham Showalter and John Kyle to whom Letters of Administration of the Estate of Henry Kyle decd were granted in Vacation (towit, on the ? day of November 1839) by the Clerk of this Court and on Motion said Letters are confirmed by this Court.

And now comes William Clinton Thompson and Mary D Chancy to whom Letters of Administrator of the Estate William S. Chancy decd were granted in Vacation (towit on the 31st day of Oct 1839) by the clerk of this Court and on motion said Letters are confirmed by this Court.

And now comes John T Grinstead to whome Letters of Administration of the Estate of Thomas Carr decd were granted in Vaction (towit on the 17th day of October 1839) by the Clerk of this Court and on Motion said Letters are confirmed by the court

And now on this day Comes David Elliott Esq Administrator of the Estate of William Elliott late of Jennings County decd and presents to the Court a sale bill of the personal property of Said decd Estate as follows towit (buyers at sale Robert Elliott, Saml Gallaway, Saml Kurtz, Elisha Gallaway, James Myers, David Elliott, Joseph Elliott, Galus Shook, William McKinney, Saml Jackson, Saml Mordock, Anthony Burnett
I appears by the the inventory of record of the personal property Notes & @ administrator stands charged With 667.86 - after adjusting the amt. of Sale Bill therefrom leaves $441.91 All of which the said Administrator stand charged by inventory of property Notes & @. And this cause stands continued for settlement.