Jennings County, Order Book C
Nov. 1836-May 1843
2nd part of this Book
My comments are in this color purple, I am little over 1/2 of the way through this book, I will note when it is finished.
Nov. Term 1839
Nov. 15, 1839
Friday morning 9 oclock Court met persuant to adjournment members
present as yesterday.
And now on this day comes John Simpson
Administrator of the Estate of John Shaw decd and files in open court and files
the following additional Inventory of the said Estate towit
Monies remaining
on hand at the death of said deceased & recd by Administrator 18.84
Amt
of inventory from page 207 140.75
Total Amt. by Inventory
159.59
All of which is examined in Court and ordered on file
And now
upon this day comes Silas Huckelberry and Susan B Williams Administrators of
the Estate of Preston Williams late of Jennings County deceased And
for settlement with the Court in part of their administration Makes the
following exhibit to wit
Vouchers from Riley Foster, Wm. Cheally, Wm. Cargan,
David Balentine, A. Vawter, Thomas ? Story, E. F. Paybody, L. C. James, G. W.
Branham, James Goodhue, Hartwell & McClean, Samuel Wagner, Calvin R.
Johnson, S. Read, H. Prather, H. Robb, Samuel Wilson,
And it appears
from the foregoing that the Administrators are entitled to a credit
of $817.43? which after examining the vouchers and due consideration of the
promises are alllowed to the credit of the said sum over
paid Administration.
And now on this day comes Sally Jones
Administrix of the Estate of Asa Jones deceased and for final settlement of her
administration of said Estate, makes the following exihibits towit
To Amount
of sale bill 261.68
Amount of property retained
by widow exclusive of her 202.00
Amount to which she is not to account
for 99.75
To amount of money on hand 155.00
Total
Charge 718.45
Credits
To amount of property taken by Widow and
not to account for 99.75
Settlelment at May Term 1838
125.09
Clerks fees 11.00
Recorders fees
2.00
Timothy Linden 5.00
Jane
Jones 5.00
John
Jones 50.00
Amount allowed by
the Court to the Widow for her services and taking care of family
40.25
338.09
And the Widow claimed one third part of the Estate after payment of
all Debts due from said Estate it appears that there remains $528.59 Five
Hundred and twenty eight dollars and fifty nine cents One third part
of which is One hundred and seventy six dollars and nineteen cents
176.19
514.28
Brought down charges
718.45
Amount of Credit
514.28
Amount charged to Administ 204.15
All of which has been
examined by the Court approved of and ordered on file
And the Court
adjourned till tomorrow morning 9
Oclock
Achilles Vawter
Nov 15, 1839
Estate of Preston Williams Decd
Now at this day
comes Silas D Huckelberry Administrator and Susan B Williams Administrix of the
Estate of Preston Williams decd and file their Memo?nal & showing to the
satisfaction of the Court that the personal estate of said decd is insufficient
to pay his debts and praying the Court to grant an order for the sale of the
Real Estate of said decd so much there of as may be sufficient for the
payment of the said debts and to appoint a guardian ad litum for John
Wesley Nellie and Sarah Elizabeth Williams infants & heirs of said
decd & praying the citation of said infants together with John Wilson
and Sarah Wilson It is therefore ordered by the Court that John Walker be
appointed guardian of John Wesley Nellie and Sarah Elizabeth Williams
infants and heirs of Preston Williams Decd and that said infants be cited
by their Guardian and that John Williams of the County of Clark and Samuel
Wilson of the County of Jennings be cited to appear before this Court on the
first day of next term of this Court to show cause if any they can why the real
estate of said decedent should not be sold and made assetts for the discharge of
said debts due said Estate as follows To Wit
Notes & Judgements
on
The following names are very hard to
read so will be using a ? if I just can't figure it
out.
?
D P B?
H
Phillips
E Kin?ck
Wm MacKracken
Pra?
A Smith
C
W Hardwick
M Walden
W Jar?ais
J Turkeyhiser
A Alexander
E
Pool
Simon Pool
B? Gr?
Jas Kelly
Wm Kelly
Jas Mil?
?
Byfield
J J E?
G B Wilson
Jas Brandon
Jas E H?
Calvin
Johnson
P H Curti?
Jas Parker
Jas Boyd
Jno Price
C Hardwick
F
Hockey
Jas H May
? ?
J Gibson
Peter
David
Jno McDonald
Ephraim Pool
Isaac Pool
Odem Hooker
Total
debts $697.32
All of which is examined approved & ? to the ? of the
administrators
And the Court adjourned until Court in
course
Achilles
Vawter
Nov. 16, 1839
At a regular meeting of the Probate Court of Jennings
County began and held at the Court house on the 2nd Monday in February 1840 it
being the 10th day of said February Present Achilles Vawter Probate Judge
of Jennings County John Walker Clerk and James E Wilson Sheriff of said
County
John L Grinstead Administrator of
the Estate of Thomas
Carr deceased
vs.
Petition for sale of real estate
The heirs of the said Thomas Carr
deceased
Comes the Said Administrator in his own proper person and
showing the insufficiency of the personal Estate ? the depts thereof &
filed his bill praying the sale of the Real Estate, and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the Court that Philander Carr & Ezekiel Carr are not at this
time residents of the state of Indiana - on motion it is ordered by the Court
that notice of the pending of this application be ? the said defendants, by
publishing a copy of this order in the "Courier and Inquirer" a weekly
newspaper, printed and published in the town of Madison, county of
Jefferson, state of Indiana for three weeks successively at least sixty days
before the first day of the next term of this court, notifying the said
defendants, that unless they and each of them be, and personally appear here on
or before the first day of the next term of this Court, either by themselves or
counsel enter their appearance herein and plead, answer orderince to said
petition that the matters and things therein contained, will be taken as
confessed and a decree entered accordingly and that no citiation issue
resident heirs of this Estate returnable ? 1st day of ? next term of this court
and this case is continued
And now comes Zachariah McGannon
Executor of the last will and testament of Walter C Mitchell decd and for
settlement in part with the Court of his admistration makes the following
exhibit to wit
List of costs no names
Now comes David
Elliott Administrator of the Estate of William Elliott deceased &
files the following additional inventory $74.50.
And the
Court adjourned till tomorrow morning 9
Oclock
Achilles Vawter
Feb. 10, 1840
Tuesday morning 9 Oclock Court met persuant to adjournment
Members all present as on Yesterday
And now
comes Gertrude Farmer formerly Gertrude Denslow George W Harlan & wife
Ephraim Harlan & wife Charlotte Denslow Benjamin Denslow & Sally
Denslow by Arnold their Attorney and proves to the satisfaction of the Court
that they are Heirs of the Estate of Chapman Denslow decd on motion it is
considered adjudged and decreed that they the said Heirs aforenamed recover of
John Denslow Administrator of the Estate of said Chapman Denslow decd the sum of
Eighty one dollars 42 1/2 together with six percent interest thereon from the
8th day of September 1835 amounting in all at this time to the sum of One
hundred & three dollars and two cents together with the sum of the costs
& charges of final settlement and the defendent in
Mercy
I Benjamin Denslow agent & Attorney in fact
for the heirs of Chapman Denslow decd Received the sum of sixty nine
dollars and ninty four cents in cash upon the above judgement which the fees of
H L Arnold their Attorney at law & the receipts of the Clerk and
that of Zerelda Denslow is recovered in full for the above judgement this the
24th day of May
1841
Benjamin Denslow
And now comes Abraham Showalter & John Kyle
administrators of the Estate of Henry Kyle deceased and file the following
inventory of the personal effects of said Estate To wit: (long list of
personal property going on for 3 pages).
Which inventory is ordered on file
which is done accordingly
And now comes Zachariah Willey
administrator of the Estate of George Willey decd and files the additional
inventory of property belonging to said Estate To wit:
4 head of
hogs $11.00
Which inventory is ordered on
file
And now Zachariah Willey administrator of the Estate of George
M Willey decd and makes final settlement of said
Estate
Ads
Total amount of sale bill
$134.47 1/4
Amount set off to Widow
100.00
Hogs & Ban? not
sold
15.50
Cr
By Widows
Act.
$100.00
Paid
? Welch
7.00
Clks
fees 10.80
T Willey 11.80
Jn
J
Allen 5.00
Tax 2.12
M
C
Edwards
3.25
L. P.
Palmer
2.20
Tax
.25
J.
Cob
.50
E.
Heaton .93
L.
Willey as Administrator 5 days
5.00
149.19 1/2
Leaving on this final settlement a balance in the hands of
the said Administrator of $100.81 3/4
And now comes John Hopkins
Guardian of Person & Estate of John Francis Peoples also comes Greenville
Winscott Guardian for himself and make final settlement of said
Guardianship as follows - money paid by guardians to W B Goodhue, E
Terrill, J Tobias, B Thomas, Smith & Dixon, D Willey, J H Barker, J H
Denslow, J Johnson, Jas Apperson, Jno Cox, Thos Rowland, ? Wier, R L Cobb,
L Hollenbeck, W D Bacon, Clerk fees in this Court, J Hopkins 4 days
as Guardian, G Winscott 4 days as Guardian, Fees for deed to be
made
Leaving as final settlement in the hands of Guardians the sum of 615.98
1/4
On motion of Orlando & Cynthia Clark to be permitted to
choose a Guardian for to take care of the persons and property of the said
Orlando & Cynthia John Clark of said County is appointed Guardian as
aforesaid provided he files his bond according to law
And now comes
John Clark and files his bond together with Amos Knapp as his security in the
sum of two thousand dollars - which is approved by the Court and ordered on
file -
And now comes Abram Showalter & John Kyle
administrators of the Estate of Henry Kyle deceased and file the following sale
bill of the personal effects of the said Estate to wit
Names of buyers
at the sale - Henry Bindhamer, James B Green, George W Kile, John Cook,
Edward Hutton, Anna Margaret Kile, John Green, William Pickett, William T
Davis, William Picket, John Kile, Elehue Gallaway, Ephraim Ash, Abram Showalter,
Samuel Richardson, _____ Harden, James Hook, Jacob Frink, Samuel Richerson,
David Laurence, Iven Ash, Mathew P Rea, Total of $132.44
Which is allowed by
the Court and ordered on file
And now comes John T Grinstead Esq
Administrator of the Estate of Thomas Carr deceased and files an inventory
of the personal effects of said deceased to wit
List of property valued
at $570.25 Which is on File
And now comes Joseph Mosley
Guardian of the person and Estate of Sally Ann Short late Sally Ann Sutfin
and upon citation for final settlement - it appears that the amount with which
said Guardian is chargable is $248.93
that he is entitled to credits thereon
in all to this time 142.00
Leaving a balance in the hands of said
Guardian of $106.93
And the costs of this final settlement to the amount of
Fifteen dollars 60/100 to be deducted out of the said one hundred & six
dollars & 93/100 this said the same ? paying the same without
delay
Received this annexed Judgement & inst this 16th March
1840 Wilkerson X Short
And Court adjourned till
tomorrow morning 9
Oclock
Achilles
Vawter
Signed 11 Feb 1840
Wednesday morning 9 Oclock Court met persuant
adjournment
Estate of
Preston Williams dec
And now comes Silas D Huckelberry Administrator & Susan B Williams
Administratrix of the Estate of Preston Williams late of said County decd ?
court that the personal estate of said decedant was insufficient for the payment
of his debts & showing sundray mortages and tenements which were the real
estate of the said deceased at the time of his death and praying an order of the
court for the sale of said real estate And now Samuel Wilson of Jennings County
and John Williams of Clark County who hold leans upon said real estate &
John Walker Guardian ad letim for John Presley Williams & Sarah
Elizabeth Williams infants & heirs of said Preston Williams decd having
been duly notified & no cause having been shown to the contrary it is
ordered on due proof & consideration of the premises that the said Silas D
Huckelberry on the first day of April next upon a public sale a certain tract or
parcel situate and being in the County of Clark & State of Indiana &
being part of the tract of land known & designated on the map of the
Illinois grant by ? Two hundred & one & bounded as follows (?) Beginning
at three white oaks and running thence (north forty?) one hundred and two poles
- thence north 50 degrees east five hundred & thirty six poles to White Oak
Black Oak & Maple thence south forty east one hundred & two
poles to a stake thence south forty west two hundred and thrity six poles to the
beginning Containing one hundred & fifty acres being a part of the real
estate of said deceased at the time of his death - provided that the
said Silas D Huckelberry does not sooner sell the same at private sale -
which from representations made he is by this court ordered & impowered to
make by such private sale provided he can sell the same for at least the sum of
six hundred dollars - and it is further ordered that he the said Silas D
Huckelberry persuantly to offering said ? at public sale do give at
least twenty days notice of the time & place of said sale by
advertising the same for three weeks in the Indianan a weekly newspaper
published in Charlestown for three weeks successively and further the said Silas
D Huckelberry is required to ? ? one third of the price for which said land may
be sold in hand at the time of such sale then each an a in two equal
installments of six & Twelve months notes & giving bond for ? on
the payment of said notes as they become due) It is further ordered that the
said Silas D Huckelberry on the 11th day of April next ? at public sale
such part of Lots number 1 & 2 in the town of Vernon as belonged to said
decedent has not yet been sold ? one third of the sale money down the then
balance in six and twelve months taking the ? ? ? for the payment of the same ?
? lawful ? of said sale and further the said Huckelberry is
ordered to pay Samuel Wilson the amount of his ? against said real estate out of
the monies paid at the time of sale independently thereafter and that he make
his report to this Court the next term of his
proceedings
(handwriting on this document very difficult to
read)
Silas D Huckelberry administrator
Susan
B Williams
administratrix
of the Estate
of Preston Williams
decd
VS
On Complaint of Insolvency
The creditors of the said Preston
Williams
Comes
the said administrators & c by Andrews their attorney and files his memorial
in this court showing the condition of the said Estate, and complaining that the
property, both real and personal is insufficient to pay the debts and demands
outstanding against it; It is therefore ordered that the filing and pending
of the said complaint be made known to the creditors of the said Preston
Williams, deceased, by a publication of for six weeks successively, in the
Courier Enquirer, a weekly news paper published in Madison in the county of
Jefferson and that they be informed that unless they notify the said
administrator & c of the existance and extent of their respective claims, by
filing the same, or a statement of the nature, date and discription of of the
contract or assupit upon which the same may be founded, n the office of the
clerk of this Court previous to the final distribution of the assets of the
Estate of the said decedent, such claims will be posponed in favor of the claims
of more diligent
creditors.
Estate of William G. Chancey decd
Now at this day comes William C
Thompson administrator of the Estate of William G Chancy late of said
County and files his memorial suggesting and showing to the satisfaction of the
Court that the persuant Estate of said deceased is insufficient to pay his debts
and prays the Court consent the real estate of said decedent to be sold or so
much there of as shall be necessary for the payment of said debts it is
therefore ordered that George Chancy father & heir of said decedent who
pretends to hold a claim ? be ordered to appear before this Court on the first
day of the next term of this Court to show cause if any he can show why the real
estate of said deceased should not be sold and made assetts for the
discharge of said debts
And the Court adjourned until 9 Oclock
tomorrow
Achilles
Vawter
Feb
12, 1840
Thursday morning 9 Oclock Court met persuant to
adjournment
Estate of William G. Chancey decd
Now comes William C Thompson
administrator of the Estate of William G. Chancey and files the following
inventory of the personal estate of the said decedant recorded Nov. 29,
1839
as follows (to wit)
An inventory of the goods and chattels of Wm P
Chancey decd (about 1 1/2 pages of personal property)
This
day comes William C Thompson administrator of the Estate of William G. Chancey
decd & files the following sale bill of the goods and chattles of the
deceased sold on the 25th of Nov. 1839 (buyers at the sale were) - Jas Shields,
Jas Campbell, Charles McMendes, Jas H Bramwell, Thos Rush, Geo Wibble?, Saml
Reed, Henry Robb, Ben James, Wm Daeger, A Andrews, Jas P Wilson, Samuel Wilson,
E Dwyer, George King, Jared Foster, W Clinton, John Boulton, John C
Loffler, D Kersey, Jno M Graham, L W Todd, J Padget, Wm Branham, Jas S?, R
White, Jn Butler, W C Thompson - Total
$57.85
Amount of Notes & Money of W. G. Chancey decd
1 note of Balance on Morton
Staley
1 order on John Story
1 order on Jonathan Underwood
1 order on
Saml Barron
1 due bill on John D. Chancey
Money on Hand
Total
$43.15
Which is allowed by the Court and ordered on file
And now
on this day comes William C Thompson administrator of the Estate of
William G. Chancey decd and files the following inventories of the real
estate of said deceased to wit
Lot
number
15 in the Town of Richman Decatur
County
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" 16
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" 32
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40
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" 41 "
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44
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Also
the south east forth of the north west quarter of section twenty six north of
range 8 east in the Jeffersonville land district containing 65 acres
appraised at 2.25 cents $146.25
Total $247.25
Which is received by
the Court and ordered on file
And now this day comes Silas D Huckelberry
administrator of the Estate of Preston Williams decd and files the following
inventory of the real estate of said decd
to wit
Lots No. 1 & 2
in the town of Vernon $600.00
and a tract of land in the
Illinois Grant #201 in Clark County
$400.00
Total $1,000.00
Which is recd by the Court and ordered on
file
And now comes John P Grinstead administrator of Thos Carr decd and
files the following inventory of the real estate of said decd to
wit
30 acres of land lying on the north east quarter of Section 34
in town 7 N of range 9 E and 30 acres lying on the south side of the south east
quarter of Section 37 in the same T &
R
valued at $450.00
Which is received by the Court and ordered on
file
And the Court adjourned till Court in
Course
Achilles
Vawter
Feb. 13,
1840
Close of Feby Term
1840
______________________________
In Vacation
Be it
remembered that on this 31st day of March 1840 comes Daniel Amick and Obid Amick
praying letters of Administration on the Estate of Nicholas Amick late of
Jennings County deceased and the said Daniel Amick and Obid Amick having
entered into bonds in the penal sum of four thousand dollars with
Alanson Andrews and Ezra F Paybody their security which bond is conditioned
as the law requires and Letters administration are granted to the said Daniel
& Obit Subject to the approval by the Court. which are as follows to
wit
"The State of Indiana, Jennings
County, Sct.
I John Walker Clerk of the Probate Court of the County of Jennings and State of
Indiana do certify that administration of the goods, chattels, rights, credits,
moneys and effects which were of Nicholas Amick, late of the said County
deceased, who died intestate and granted unto Daniel Amick and Obid Amick,
and the said Daniel and Obid are authorized to administer the same according to
law.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Cont. the 31st
day of March A.D.
1840
John Walker,
Clerk
By Jennings Vawter Depy
In Vacation
Continued
The Last Will and Testament of Fredrick Dewent (spelled various ways in this
document)
Be it
remembered that on the 6 day of March 1840 comes Robert W Todd &
Anthony Ott comes and proves the last will & testament of Frederick Dewendt,
as follows to wit
I Frederick Dewent of the county
of Jennings and State of Indiana being weak in body and in lieu of
the incertanty of life, do make this my last will and testament, and first
I devise all my just debts to be paid, and my body to be decently interred and
then the residue of my Estate I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Chresteda?
Dewent for his own use forever, and I do hereby appoint Anthony Ott
and Robert W Todd my executors giving them full power to settle all
business relative to my Estate. In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal this twentieth of February one thousand eight
hundred and forty.
Attest
James Wilson
B H
Cravens
Frederick Dewent {seal}
John C
Loeffler
The State of Indiana, Jennings County Sct.
Personally came before me John
Walker Clerk of the Jennings Probate in and for the County Aforesaid James &
John Loeffley two of the subscribing witnesses to the above last will and
Testament of Frederick De Wendt and were duly sworn according to the law, do say
that they saw the said decedent sign seal publish and declare the said above
writing to be his last will and testament, and that they believe that he was at
the time of its execution of sound mind memory that they signed their names
thereto as witnesses in the presence of said testator at his request, witness my
hand and seal of said court at Vernon this 6th March
1840.
John
Walker
Clerk
And the said Todd & Ott having been appointed by said will do pray
that they have the letters required by law on the Estate and they
having entered into bond in the penal sum of one thousand dollars with L.W.
Todd & Elias Stangle as their security which bond is conditioned as
the law directs and the letters are granted to them subject to the approval
of the Court 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 the annexed to be a true copy of the last will and
testament of Frederick Dewendt late of said County deceased, and
that Anthony Ott and Robert W Todd, the Executors therein named hath duly
proved the same according to law, and are duly authorized to take upon
themselves the administration of the Estate of the said testator according to
the said will In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of
said Court, at Vernon, this 6th day of March
1840
John
Walker,
Clerk
By
Jennings Vawter, D.C.
Probate Court May Term 1840
The State
of Indiana at a Probate Court began and held in Jennings County & at the
Court House in Vernon in and for said County on the 11th day May in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty it being the 2nd
Monday in May in said year
Present
The Honerable Achilles Vawter Probate Judge of said
County
John
Walker Clerk and James E Wilson Sheriff
The Court now here
approves of the proceedings of the Clerk in Vacation in granting Letters of
administration on the following Estates to wit
To Obid Amick and
Daniel Amick on the Estate of Nicholas Amick
To Todd &
Ott on the Estate of Frederick DeWendt
To
Henry Clarkson administrator Wm Clarkson
On
motion of Sally McCall for the appointment of Guardian for James A. McCall,
Thomas A McCall, Robert M McCall, and Wm D McCall & Sally McCall of said
County is appointed Guardian of said heirs aforesaid and infant children of
Thomas McCall deceased during their respective Minorities or until the
same may be set aside by the Court.
And now comes the
said appointed Guardian and files her bond together with Alexander Pennock as
her security in the penal sum of one thousand dollars which is accepted by
the Court and ordered on file which is done accordingly.
Robert W
Todd & Anthony Ott
Executors of
Frederick DeWendt decd The
executors come and files and Inventory of said Estate as follows to
wit (Long list of Inventory)
Which inventory is examined by the court
and ordered on file as also the Widows receipts for $100, which is done
accordingly
William C Thompson &
Mary D Chancy
administrators
vs
Upon citiation for sale of real Estate
George Chancy
On
motion leave is granted the defendant to please answer or demure on the calling
of the cause on tomorrow
And now on this day comes David Elliott and
William T Stott of reputable character for truth and varacity and were duly
sworn upon their oath states that they have well acquantance with William
Elliott a Revolutionary pensioner who was on the Indiana Pension list Roll
and that he depart this life on the 26th day of August last That they are
acquainted with his proper heirs which are as follows to wit David Elliott
Robert Elliott Johnson Elliott Joseph Elliott and Polly Gallaway formerly Polly
Elliott that they live and did reside at the time of the death of said
Elliott in Jennings county Indiana where the said pensioner lived and died
and that they do not know of any other heirs now living whereupon it is consi?
by the court that David Elliott Robert Elliott Johnson Elliott Joseph Elliott
and Polly Gallaway lately Polly Elliott are legal heirs of William Elliott late
of said County deceased
John S Torbett
Ext
of
Comes the said Executor and for final settlement in part of the Estate makes the
following exhibit to wit
Alexander Pennock decd.
Paid as
per Vouchers
Richard Holland
James P Nelson
? & ?
William A Bullock
Thomas
Jones
George Wagner & wife for boarding Marion & Thomas
Pennock
Alexander Pennock
E. F. Paybody
K State claims
H B
Bennett
Joseph Cannes
Sally McCall
Thomas McGannon
William Bland
& wife
D B Pendleton
It appears from the forgoing that the Extr is
entitled to a credit of $866.24 deducting that amount from the amount that
the Extr stands charged by sale of real and personal notes cash & c
$5181.44 leaves ballance
Which amount is allowed by the Court and the
exhibit is ordered to be filed which is done accordingly
On motion John T
Grinstead the former administrator of Thomas Carr is released from any further
responsibility up to this date as such administrator and the letters heretofore
issued he and the same are hereby revoked annulled and made void and it is
ordered that the administration of the said Estate be and the same is hereby
committed to Eve Carr of said county and now the said Eve Carr comes
and files her bond in the penal sum of nine hundred dollars
together with Silas D Huckelberry and Martin Carr as her security
conditioned as the law requires which bond is by the court approved of and
ordered on file and that Letters of administration issue to her as the law
directs & c
John T Grinstead
admst of the Estate
of Thomas Carr
decd
Comes the said John T Grinstead the late administrator and for
settlement in part of said Estate and files the
following
vouchers
to
wit
Widows
claim
J. S.
Basnett
Wm
Laws
W
McCallister
Wm.
Griffith
Jas McCallister
Leaving a balance against Adm. as per Exihibit &
Inventory on file & record $393.69 3/4 and the said Adm
pays into Court the notes on Dennis Smith & Joseph Smith of $225.00 each --
$450.00 -- deducting the sum of $393.69 3/4 leave a balance in Adm favor
of $57.31 3/4
Which is approved by the Court allowed and ordered on file
which is accordingly
done.
Estate of Nicholas
Amick
Now this day
comes Daniel Amick & Obed Amick administrators of the Estate of
Nicholas Amick late of said county deceased & exihibited a Will of
the said Nicholas Amick with a submittal of facts in relation to said will
between themselves as the administrators of the Estate and that the executors
named in said will & the other heirs of said deceased & prayed that said
will be allowed & proved by said Court - But it appearing to the
satisfaction of the Court from the facts submitted that the said decedent in
this said will of the date of August 23rd 1838 among other matters
gave & bequeathed to his daughter Matilda Amick 80 acres of Land it
being the west half of a quarter section of land that said decedent then held in
Jackson County - and to his daughter Elizabeth Amick he gave and bequeathed in
said will 80 acres of land it being the east half of the aforesaid quarter
section of land in Jackson County and that said decedent after making said
will & before his death sold the lands aforesaid without assaying by will or
otherwise any lands or other property to his said Daughters in lieu of said
lands sold as aforesaid & that said decedent expected his disposition
to allow his will to give his daughters other lands in lieu of such as he
had sold Therefore is considered by the Court that said decedent did
not repair said will after the aforesaid sale as his last will and
testament and that the same is null and void
And the
Court adjourned till tomorrow morning 8
Oclock
Achilles
Vawter
Signed
22th May 1840
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