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            To the Hon. F. M. Vance, Chief Justice of Collin County, Texas.

            We the undersigned commissioners appointed at the May Term to appraise the property of J. D. NELSON, deceased, beg leave to submit the following report to wit:

 

One run down two horse wagon valued at $35

$35.00

One two horse plow valued at $6

   6.00

One pr. drawing plow valued at 2.00

   2.00

One mowing scythe valued at 1.25

   1. 25

One grain scythe & irons valued at 2.00

   2.00

One bread baker valued at 3.00

   3.00

75 acres of land or supposed to be (75) acres it being the home tract valued at $5.00

375.00

75 acres of timbered land on Indian Creek

valued at 2.00 pr. a.

150.00

 

(Both tracts out of the Susanah Walker Survey)

 

                                                            D. D. Grayham

                                                            W. McHiggins

                                                            John Turner

 

            Sworn to and subscribed before me on this the 30th day of June A. D. 1865.

                                                            H. H. Casper, J. P>

 

 

            To the Hon. L. M. Martin Chief of Collin County.

            We the undersigned commissioners beg leave to submit the following report of the property of the Estate of JAMES & M. C. HENDRIX deceased it all being community property, viz:

 

116 acres of land out of the Susanah Walker survey valued at $5

$580.00

22 ½ acres of land out of the James M. Alexander headright valued at $2

45.00

One two horse wagon out of repair va.

50.00

700 bushels of corn a. 50¢

350.00

3 pr. haimes (?) two horse collars & two pr. drawing chains

6.00

1 Cary plough $6.00 1 Cary plough $5.00 & two single trees 2.00

13.00

2 clevices $2.00  1 prairie plough $12.00

14.00

1 pair breast chains  1 piece of log chain

1.50

1 scythe & cradle 3.00  1 hand saw &

1 drawing knife 3.00

6.00

2 spinning wheels 1 $4.00 & the other 3.00

7.00

1 clock 8.00  1 wash tub 1.50 1 sugar stand .75

10.25

1 piggin  25¢ 1 stone jar 75¢  2 goods boxes

50¢ 1 sleigh

3.00

1 molasses bbl (barrel?) 1.50 1 old riffle (rifle)

gun 3.00

4.50

2 skillets 2.00  1 stew pot & lid 1.50 & one

wash pot

3.50

3 feather beds 15.00  1 quilt top 1.50 & one

grid iron .75

17.25

6 old chains 2.00  1 large goods box 1.00

3.00

1 loom 1.00  1 table 3.50 1 table

6.00

1 pt rack 75¢ 2 bed steads 3.00 1 pr punchers

4.25

 

 

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One stack of what 20.00  One bay Mare $60 &

one sorrel colt $20

80.00

One black poney (pony) mare $30  one black

Mare & colt $55

85.00

Six cows & six calves $42  ten head stock

Cattle $30

72.00

38 head sheep $76  27 head stock hogs 38.50

114.50

1 sifter & bread tray 25¢   4 bee hives 5.00

5.25

One work ox

20.00

7 ½ bushels of wheat at 75¢ pr. bu.

5.62

 

                                                            John Hendrix

                                                            John J. Brown

 

            Sworn to and subscribed before me on this the 4th day of Dec. A. D. 1865.

 

            Received from the Estate of JAS. & MERRITA HENDRIX $600 in Confederate Treasurey Notes.

 

                                                D. D. Grayham, J. P.

 

            I, D. D. Grayham do hereby certify the foregoing is a true and correct Inventory and Appraisement of the property belonging to the Estate of JAMES & M. C. HENDRIX deceased.

 

                                                D. D. Grayham, Admin.

 

            Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 25th day of Dec. 1865.

 

                                                J. M. Benge, Clerk.

 

 

            List and appraisement of the property belonging to the Estate of ELI WITT – all separate property –

 

One mare & yearling colt

$100.00

Three plows

8.00

One Stallion

300.00

One cutting box  scythe & cradle & grindstone

3.00

One handsaw and two log chains

5.50

Two Bells

5.00

One pot & one oven

5.00

One jar

1.50

One pr. dog irons  3 tongs

3.00

One lot of books

3.00

One ax

15.00

Three razors & one strop

1.50

One stand

2.50

One bridle bit and lot of Irons

2.00

 

 

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One pr. pot hooks

        .50 cts

One hundred and sixty acres of land at 75¢

$120.00

 

 

State of Texas               Personally appeared before me F. J. Vance Chief Justice of said

County of Collin             County William M. Martin and Shrod Roland – two of the appraisers appointed to appraise the property belonging to the Estate of ELI WITT and after being duly sworn states on oath that the above and foregoing appraisement is true and just.

 

                                                                        W. L. Martin

                                                                        S. Roland

 

            Sworn to and subscribed before me this Decr. 25th 1865.

 

                                                            R. J. Vance, C. J. C. C.

 

 

List of Accounts belonging to ELI WITT – all separate property –

 

One acct. against Jessie Portman

1861

$5.00

One acct. against M. A. Lovett conditioned that mare is with foald (foul)

1861

$10.00

One acct. against  Trout

1861

$16.00

One acct. against Wm. Davis conditioned as above

1861

$20.00

One acct. against T. B. Mills

conditioned as above

1861

$10.00

One acct. against Barnett

conditioned as above

1861

$10.00

One acct. against John Hodges

1861

$10.00

One acct. against Dunken

Hendrix conditioned as above

1861

$20.00

One acct. against R. R. St.

Clair conditioned as above

1861

$20.00

One acct. against Smith

McKinney conditioned as above

1861

$10.00

One acct against John Hall

conditioned as above

1858

$5.00

 

 

State of Texas               Personally appeared before me F. J. Vance Chief Justice of said County

County of Collin             J. K. H. Pace who being duly sworn says that the foregoing inventory and list of the property and claims of his intestates is full and completer, and all that has come to his knowledge.

                                                                        J. K. H. Pace

 

            Sworn to and subscribed before me this Dec. 25th, 1865

 

                                                            F. J. Vance, C. J. C. C.

 

 

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            To the Hon. County Court of Collin County and State of Texas the undersigned administrator de bonis non of DAVID WETSEL deceased beg leave to report the following inventory and list of claims belonging to said estate that have come to my hands from G. H. Breedlove, former administrator of said estate.

 

One Note in Lewis Whitsel (Wetsel?), James Whitsel &

James Ware for & due Jan. 16th, 1861 with 12 per cent inst. from date

$74.63

One Note on Lewis Whitsel, James Whitsel &

James Ware for

due Jan. 16th, 1861 with 12 per cent inst. from date

$183.65

One Note on James H. Bandey & Sarah M. Bandy for

due Jan. 22nd, 1862 with inst at 12 pr cent till pd.

$35.00

One Note of A. H. Latimore for

due March 11th, 1860 with lawful interest from Jan. 15th 1860 credit endorsed $1.00 paid March 10th 1860

$15.60

One Note of Harvy (sic) S. Bright for

due Jan. 16th 1861 with 12 pr cent inst with credit of   endorsed of $57.75/100 pd Jan. 16th 1861

$361.80

One Note of James Ware, James Wetsel  & John A. Taylor for & due Jan 16th 1861 with 12 pr cent interest with credit endorsed of $9.25 cts pd March 1st 1861

 

$104.95

One Note of C. M. Fox, J. K. Fox & John Cook for

due Jan. 16th 1861 with 12 pr cent inters pd with credit endorsed of $20 pd Jan 23rd 1861

 

$36.76

One Note of John A. Taylor, James Whitsel & James Ware for

due Jan. 16th with 12 pr cent inrerst till pd

 

$90.74

One Note of James Whitsel, John A. Taylor & James Ware for

due Jan. 16th 1861 with 12 pr cent ints til pd

 

$256.96

One Note of James Whitsel, Lean Whitsel & James Ware for 

due Jan. 16th 1861 with 12 pr cent ints till pd

 

$32.96

One Note of A. L. Tucker, A. J. Leeper & Jno. L. Lovejoy Jr. for

due Jan. 16th 1865 with 12 pr cent inters till pd.

 

$12.05

One Note of Wm. Jackson, Peter E. Roberts & David B. Davis for 

due Jan. 16th 1865 with 12 pr cent inst till pd.

 

$69.85

One Note of B. K. Dorson (Doson?), Pearson Dorson & Jessie Dorson for

due Jan. 16th with 22 pr cent inter till pd

 

$20.00

One Note of David Stiff, Jno. L. Lovejoy Jr. & Wm. Fitzhugh for 

due Jan. 16th 1861 with 12 pr cent inst till pd

 

$25.01 ½

One Note of Harrison Stiff, Wm. Fitzhugh & James O. K. Stelley for 

due Jan. 16th 1861 with ints at 12 per cent till paid

 

$38.83 ½

One Note of Wm. W. Scott, B. Y Hart & Edward Wilks for 

due Jan. 16th 1861 with 12 pr cent inst till paid with credit endorsed of $3.00 paid Feb. 5th 1861

 

$18.61

One Note of Arch Ratcliff, L. L. Williams, R. F. Luckett for

due Jan. 16th 1861 with 12 pr cent ints till pd with credit endorsed March 10th 1860 of $4.25cts and farther credit of $10. paid April 6th 1861

 

$43.85

 

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One Note on James F. Gawhear, John W. Willliams, Alex McDougall & Patric (Patrick?) Murfeey (Murphy?) for 

due Jan. 16th 1861 with 12 pr cent ints till paid

 

 

$18.48

One Note of Patrick Murphy, G. W. Fisher & A. Deekman for

due Jan. 16th 1861 with 10 pr cent inst till paid

 

$19.32

One Note of G. W. Fisher, Patrick Murphy & L. A. Briton for 

due Jan. 16th 1861 with 12 pr cent interest till paid with credit endorsed of $75 p. Dec. 1st 1861

 

$70.65

One Note of F. E. Williams for 

due March 6th 1860 with 12 pr cent ints till pd

$14.28

One Note of Alex McDougall, James F. Lunpson and Patrick Murphy for

due Jan. 16th 1861 with inst 12 pr cent till pd

 

$33.00

One Note of J. E. Briton, Patric (Patrick) Murphy & G. W. Fisher due Jan. 16th 1861 for

with 12 pr cent inst till pd.

 

$30.00

One Note of J. H. Harberger for

due March 10th A. D. 1858 with 10 per cent interest till paid

$14.00

 

One Note of Wm. Smith due Jan. 2nd 1859 for

with 10 pr cent ints

$4.50

One Acct. against Henry Gary for

$57.09

One Acct. against Miers for

$6.60

One Acct. against Nickels for

$15.65

One Acct. against Mrs. Bates for

$4.60

One Acct. against Ruben Niss for

$9.10

One Acct. against J. L. Dobby

$14.10

One Acct. against Parson Tackett for

$3.90

One Note of I. D. Wilburn due Jan. 1st 1859 for

with 10 per cent interest

$20. 85

One Note of John A. Scott due Sept. 13th 1858 for

with 10 pr cent interest

 

$12.95

One Order of P. H. Gordon on Pearly George with credit of $2.20 endorsed Sept. 2nd 1859

$10.35

One Acct. on Mr. Foster Nov. A. D. 1855

$5.05

One Receipt of Robinson and Jinkens attorneys at law dated Jan. 16th 1861 for notes of various persons placed in their hands for collections

 

One Receipt of same attorney dated Jan. 22nd A. D. 1861 for various notes therein specified for collection with credit endorsed of $367 Jan. 18th A. D. 1861

 

One Receipt of Joe A. Woolfork for various claims wherein specified for collection dated March 18th A. D. 1861

 

 

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One Receipt W. R. Billow (Bellew?), J. P. dated Feb. 23rd 1861 for various therein specified for collection with credit endorsed of amount in full of note against John T. Miller and others

 

One Recpt. Of W. R. Bellew, J. P. dated Feb 20th A. D. 1861 for various notes therein specified for collection with credit endorsed 4th March A. D. 1861 of amount of Kirkpatricks note with interst $32.89 and ruther credit endorsed Spt. 26th 1861 of amount of note of W. Q. Rodman principal & interest $18.15 ct.

 

One certificate of John Shields of various judgments therein specified rendered in his Justice’s Court against various persons for amounts and with credits therein specified

 

 

 

            I, Alex Berry administrator de bonis non of D. WHITSEL deceased solemnly swear that the above and foregoing is a true inventory and list of claims belonging to said deceased that has come to my hands from C. R. Breedlove former administrator.

 

                                                            Alex Berry.

 

            Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25th day of Decr. 1865.

 

                                                            L. M. Martin, C. J. C. C.

 

 

           

            To the Hon. Probate Court of Collin County,

            The undersigned commissioners appointed at the Dec. Term 1865 to partition and divide the communion property belonging to the estate of JOHN UPSHAW between the administrator and SARAH UPSHAW the surviving wife and beg leave to report that they have performed that duty and have set apart to said widow one half of the community property according to the appraisement heretofore made as follows.

 

One dark Iron gray stud colt

80.00

One Iron gray horse

80.00

One dun dilly 2 year old

75.00

One bay filly 3 year old

120.00

One paceing (pacing) bay filly 3 yr. old

100.00

One bay 3 yr old filly spot in forehead

84.00

 

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One Iron Gray Mare

135.00

One Clay Bank Mare

75.00

One sorrel filley (filly) 1 yr old

60.00

One sorrel one eyed mare

60.00

One black Poney (pony) mare

40.00

One side saddle

10.00

One bed & bed clothing

60.00

One bed & bed clothing

60.00

                                         Total Amount

$1040.00

 

 

            James M. Cope and Harrison Brummett being duly sworn say that the foregoing is a just and impartial division of the common property of the Estate of JOHN UPSHAW, deceased, as appears from the Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of JOHN UPSHAW, deceased, as appears from the Inventory and appraisement in said Estate between Miles Graves administrator and said estate and SARAH UPSHAW surviving widow of said JOHN UPSHAW.

 

                                                                                    James M. Cope

                                                                                    Harrison Brummett

 

            Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 3rd day of Jan. 1866.

 

                                                                        J. M. Benge, Clerk

                                                                        Collin County Court

 

 

            The following is the amount & character of property left in the hands of the Administrator of belonging to said estate.

 

One bay mare (Bell Mare) valued at

$100.00

One black mare valued at

75.00

One brown 1 yr old colt valued at

35.00

One brown sucking colt valued at

20.00

One sorrel horse colt valued at

45.00

One Mule colt valued at

40.00

One sorrel 3 yr old star in forehead & white foot

80.00

One sorrel horse three white feet

75.00

One bay 5 yr old pony horse

45.00

One dark bay 3 yr old horse

45.00

One dark bay work horse

60.00

One brown horse colt

35.00

One dun horse colt

50.00

One bay sway backed mare

60.00

One large black mule

125.00

One wagon & harness

75.00

1 pr. plough gear

3.00

One bed & bed clothing

15.00

3 chairs

1.50

1 jar 60¢  - 1 lot of glass  1 queenswear

10.60

 

 

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One lot of med books $1  1 history $1.50

$2.50

One lot of tools $3  castings $3

6.00

One chop axe $1  box Med $2  surveying

instruments

13.00

One pr pill bags & contents $5  1 pr candle

molds

6.00

One hammer & pinchers 51¢   1 tin trumpet

.75

One wagon sheet & two trunks

7.00

One briddle (bridle) 1 smoothing iron  one

shovel

2.50

One bucket  1 half bushel  1 pitcher

.80

                                                  Total Amt.

$1040.05

 

 

 

 

            To the Hon. the County Court of Collin County exercising probate jurisdiction.

            The undersigned having been appointed commissioners at the December Term of your Court to make partition & distribution of the Estate both separate and community of JONAS DAWSON decd. would beg leave to make the following report to wit:

            To NANCY HUFF we set apart Lot No. 1 containing eighty acres and valued at $1200 being a part of the headright of Jonas Dawson and bounded as follows: Beginning at a post the N W corner of the Headright survey of Jonas Dawson Thence East 16 chains and (50) fifty links a post B F Hackberry 12 inches in dia marked X S 34º E fifty three (53) links Thence South 48 chains and 43 links a boisdarc post and stone on the N B line of an 84 acre tract deed to Nancy Dorson (Dawson?) by Jonas Dorson (Dawson?). Thence West 16 chains and thirty (30) links a post the N W. corner thereof and W B line of the aforesaid Headright survey Thence North on said W. B line 48 chains and 43 links to the place of beginning. Also timbered lot No. 1 containing 40 acres valued at $402.31 being a part of the headright survey of Thomas Linsey (Linsay?) situated on the waters of East fork in Collin County and bounded as follows.

            Beginning at a post the N W corner of a 40 acre tracts deeded to Thomas Bruce by Jonas Dorson (Dawson?), said post is on the W B line of the aforesaid Thomas Lindsay Thence north 8 chains a post on said W B. line Thence East to the…

 

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…center of East Fork Thence down the center of said creek with its meanders to the N E corner of the aforesaid Bruce Thence West to the place of beginning   also personal property as follows:

 

Amt. propt sold to

widow

$229.00

Amt brt forward

$534.95

One bay mare & colt

125.00

1 gallon crock

.25

20 head stock cattle

120.00

1  5 quarter auger

.75

1 saddle

5.00

1 square table

3.00

1 bed stead & tick

6.44

1 meal chest

10.00

3 plates

1.00

1 coffee mill

1.50

1 smoothing iron

.50

1 inn (sic) wedge

.50

1 pine box

.50

1 old axe

.25

1 choping (chopping)

axe

1.00

1 cross cut saw

4.00

1 tin stand

.50

17 head of hogs

51.00

1 broad axe

2.00

¼ interest in reaper

25.00

3 chairs

3.00

1/3 interest in cook

stove

4.00

1 large cupboard

15.00

1 large bed stead

8.00

2 set plough irons

6.00

 

$643.19

1 log chain

3.00

 

 

1 set plow harness

10.00

 

 

3 single trees

3.00

 

 

1 pair stretchers

3.00