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Probate Minutes - 1871-1879 - Volume B-1 - pp 392-492
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392
1874
Jan.
24 To Cash Collected F. M. DICKY 20.45
Jan.
29 To Cash Collected L. J. AUSTIN 4.50
Feby.
2 To Cash Collected D.R. GREER 8.75
Feby.
16 To Cash Collected W. M. BURKER 6.25
Feby.
18 To Cash Collected CHARLES SNIDER 5.50
Feby.
18 To Cash Collected DAVID CARRUTH 9.50
Feby.
18 Rent on Drug Store $1232.11
140.00
$1372.11
Amt.
Paid out
1873
Nov.
29 By Cash J.M. Benge v. 1 15.80
Nov.
7 By Cash T. Br. Bro. 25.00
Nov.
Necessary Repairs on Drug store 36.00
$76.80
Recapitulation
Amt.
Collected and on hand 1372.11
Paid
out. 76.80
Total
on hand 1295.31
M. E. STOGSDILL
Admx.
of Est[ate] J. M. STOGSDILL dec.
Sworn
to and Subscribed before me March 7, 1874.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
Dist.
Court Collin Co. Texas
By
W. H. Taylor Dpty.
Filed
April 7th 1874.
J. O. Straughan
clerk
By
W. H. Taylor Dpty.
Estate
of J. M. STOSDILL Deceased
MRS.
MARY E. STOGSDILL
admx. of the aforesaid Estate begs leave to report that in obedience to an
order of your honorable court she proceeded to sell at private sale part Lot
no. 1 on Block no. 1 in the town of Weston property of the said Estate to DR. R. C. BLACK for the sum of four
hundred Dollars on twelve months credit taking note with personal security and
mortgage on lot…
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393
…note
bearing 10% interest from 1st of Jany. 1876 she further says that
the same is reasonable price for the same and asks that it be confirmed.
MARY E. STOGSDILL
Admx.
of J. M. STOGSDILL dec.
Filled
Dec. 15th 1875.
J. O. Straughan
Clerk
By Jas. L. White
DC
Written in margin: Reprint [Report?] 1874
Est[ate]
of M. & C. MALLORE [MALLOW?]
O. P. MALLOW admr. of the Estate
of M. & C. MALLOW decd. would
represent that since the last report he has collect and paid out the following
amt.
Collected
1874 Rent on Farm 321
Paid
taxes v. 1 17.08
Paid
taxes v. 2 3.87 ¾
Expenses
in hunting up evidences to meet
threatened
suit vs. Estate 2.25 23.20 ¾
Reporter
is entitled to 5%
321.00 16.05
5%
$23.20 1.16 17.21
Recapitulation
Amt.
collected $321.00
Amt.
Paid out & Com[mission 40.41 3/4
Amt. on hand $286.58
¾
O. P. MALLOW
Admr.
Sworn
to and Subscribed before me this Decr. 7th 1874.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
By
J. L. White Dpty.
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394
Written in margin: Report of sale
Est[ate]
of M. & C. MALLOW Dec.
To
the Dist. Court of said County
O. P. MALLOW admr. of said Estate would
represent that in obedience to an order of your honorable Court made at the
last term thereof he proceeded to sell at public outcry to the highest bidder
the lands therein described after advertising according to law at the Court
House door in the town of McKinney Collin County on the 1st
Wednesday in Feby. 1875 the same being the 2nd day thereof when GEORGE A. WILSON bid therefore the sum
of 6.50 Dollars per acre making the aggregate $1664.00 which being the highest
and best bid the same was knocked off to him. He submits to the court whether
the same was sold for its reasonable value & whether he shall make deed
therefore & take note & mortgage as required by Law.
O. P. MALLOW admr.
Sworn
to and subscribed before me this Mch. 6th 1870.
J.
O. Straughan Clk.
By.
J. L. White Dpty.
O. P. MALLOW admr. of the Est[ate]
of M. & C. MALLOW decd. would
represent that in obedience to an order of your Hon. Court he paid out [to] the
heirs of M. & C. MALLOW the
following amounts:
A.C. MALLOW v. 1 139.17
J. J. ALLEN ground (?) of his S. D. MALLOW v. 2 137.72
JENKINS & GOODNER v. 3 31.65
T. J. & M. J.
SANDIFER v. 4 81.07
FANNIE STEWART v. 5 102.57
P. A. MALLOW v. 6 174.12
D. M. MALLOW v. 7 31.65
J. A. MALLOW v. 8 31.65
J. B. & E. E.
DRAKE v. 9 125.40
L. C. MALLOW v.
10 115.65
Report
would represent that owns the Share of D.
F. BROWN 102.62 and he himself as an heir at law 129.87…
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…he
would further represent that following amounts have been paid since his last
report:
J. O. STRAUGHAN v. 11 16.00
THOCKMORTON BROWN
& BRO. v. 12 8.00
RUCTH (?) &
RUDOLPH v. 13 4.00
J. L. RANNY v. 14 1.50
J. H. BINGHAM v.
15 3.00
J. H. BINGHAM v. 16 1.00
THOCKMORTON BROWN
& BRO. v. 17 45.00
Total
amt. paid out $1274.69
Reporter would represent that the holds note
against M. A. & C. V. SPRINGER for
$185.65 with ten per cent int. for the 19TH Sept. 1864 to be
deducted from the interest of said C. V.
SPRINGER as an heir of M. & C.
MALLOW upon a prior settlement of said Estate said C. V. SPRINGER is now deceased leaving heirs minors, T. T. BRADLEY guardian and in the
portion of the money on hand there was found to be due said heirs the sum of
$132.57 he asks that he be ob____ed (?) to credit said _____s (?) on the note
aforesaid & disprobate (?) the same amongst the surviving heirs of M. & C. MALLOW entitled thereto.
Also another note against same parties for the sum of 1275$ with ten per cent
interest from maturity dated Dec. 25 1866 due six months farther represents
that the notes against the other heirs heretofore reported been settled and
paid off in the partition of the money aforesaid. He further represents that
the heirs of JOHN MALLOW deceased
are entitled (?) to the sum of $45.05 their distributive shares in this
partition of the money on hand which they have not yet recd. & the same is
held for them.
He holds a note on A. C. LACY & D. MOLEY
(?) dated July 18, 1863 due six months for 183.37 with credits bearing ten per
cent interest from maturity, insolvent and worthless. Reporter would further
represent that he has on…
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396
…hand
after paying above amount & deducting amounts held for SPURGIN (?) heirs & heirs (?) of JOHN MALLOW the sum of $29.38 which will be necessary to pay taxes.
Therefore represents that the gold heretofore reported was sold at a premium of
$34.90 and sdrer (?) $2.80 the partition was made in currency and $14.00 of the
$29.38 report in hand in this report is comm. [commission?].
O. P. MALLOW
Admr.
Sworn
to and Subscribed before me this July 28th 1875.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
By
Jas. L. White
DC
Written in margin: Report of Sale
O. P.
MALLOW
administrator of the Estate of M. &
C. MALLOW Dec. represents that in obedience to an order of your Honorable
Court he as said administrator on the first Tuesday in July 1875 between the
hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. proceeded to sell to the highest bidder on a
credit of twelve months the land described in said order belonging to said Estate
the sum being 256 acres where JESSE
ORENDUFF, JOHN H. ORENDUFF & WILLIAM
ORENDUFF bid therefore the sum of ten dollars per acre aggregating $2560.00
he would further represent that this was the highest bid offered for said land
and asks that the same be confirmed & approved and that he be ordered to
make deed in compliance with said order.
O. P. MALLOW admr.
Sworn
to and subscribed before me this July 28th 1875.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
By
Jas. L. White DC
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397
O. P. MALLOW admr. of the Estate
of M. & C. MALLOW decd. begs
leave to make the following report of the condition of said Estate.
Money
recd. since last Report
Premium
in gold
34.90
Premium
in silver 2.80
On
rent of land 390.00
On ORENDUFF note for land 2581.51
Total $3009.21
Paid out of above amt.
Tax v. 1 16.88
Tax v. 2 3.85
J. H. ORENDUFF v. 3 2.50
T.
B. & Bros. v.
4 15.00
5%
on 2971.51 collected 148.51
$186.80
Reporter would represent that since offer (?)
$45.05 heretofore reported as held for the heirs of J. P. MALLOW has been paid over as per voucher 3, Report would
further represent that the sum of 132.53 credited on the note of M. A. & C. W. (?) SPURGIN has been
paid to the heirs of M. & C. MALLOW
decd. as per order of court (blank) day of 1875 follows:
W. A.
MALLOW v. 1 4.00
J. A.
MALLOW v. 2 4.00
J. ALLEN v. 4 4.00
AMANDA
GRIFFITH v. 5 4.00
DAN’L.
MALLOW v. 6 4.00
E. E.
(?) PATTERSON v. 7 4.00
E. B.
DRAKE v. 8 12.00
T. A.
MALLOW v. 9 12.00
L. C.
MALLOW v. 10 12.00
E. C.
BOND v. 11 12.00
A. C.
MENLLIN (?) v. 12 12.00
M. J. SANDIFOR(?) v. 13 12.00
FERRIS
STUART v. 14 12.00
O. P.
MALLOW 12.00
O. P.
MALLOW E.
F. BOREN 12.00
$132.00
Recapitulation
Amt. Recd. since last report 3009.21
Amt. paid 186.80
Total
on hand $2922.41
Amount paid heirs of O. P. MALLOW $45.05
Amount paid heirs of M. & C. MALLOW…
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…of the SPURGIN
note 132.00
On hand of that cr. 5/100 Dolls (Dollars?)
Reporter would represent that the graves of M. & C. MALLOW are out of repair,
neither paling (?) nor tombstone amend (?). Either that in Justice to their
said graves should be repaired with fense (fence?) & tombstone[s] &
praying the court that the sum of 100$ be set apart to him to defray the
Expenses of same & he be authorized to have work done.
O. P. MALLOW
Sworn to before me This Oct 18/1876
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Exhibit of J. COLEMAN of the Estate of Wm.
C. JACKSON decd.
No suits have been brought against said
Estate.
No claims presented against said Estate have
been reject.
The following claims have been presented to
and allowed by the administrator appointed by the County Judge and paid by the
administrator to wit:
When Paid To
Whom Amount
Jan 9, 1875 CAROLINE DERVELE as per voucher no. 1 4.50
1874 Feby.14 GILBERT & BRISTOW as per voucher
no. 2 11.00
JOHN HARDY as per voucher no. 3 4.00
MRS. J. W. FISHER as per voucher no. 4 30.00
ISAAC CROUCH as per voucher no. 5 25.00
Feby 18-- G. W. PATTERSON as per voucher no. 6 7.00
PETER WILSON as per voucher no. 7 6.00
ALEXANDER &
?? as per voucher no. 8 6.00
J. H. BINGHAM printing notice as per
voucher no. 9 2.50
J. H. LOVEJOY Auctioneer
2.00
F. D. PERKINS 5.00
Total
paid out $103.00
Commissions of administrator at five per cent
on 299.70 Cash recd. 14.98
On $103.00 Cash paid out 5.15
Total Commissions of administrator 20.15
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The following sums of money have been
received by me from the purchaser at the sale heretofore reported:
From whom Amount
JOHN
JOHNSON 71.00
J. D.
COLEMAN 75.50
J. D.
COLEMAN 77.50
RICHARD
EMERSON 2.00
C. SCOTT 50.00
S. C.
McREYNOLDS 4.00
RICHARD
EMERSON 4.35
T. A.
COLEMAN 3.60
J.
HUNTER (?) 2.25
Total
money Recd. $229.70
Cash in hands of administrator Exclusive of
above five per cent commissions.
$176.87
JAMES D. COLEMAN
Admr.
Estate of Wm. C. JACKSON Decd.
The State of Texas
Collin County This
day personally appeared before me the undersigned authority J. COLEMAN the administrator of the
Estate of Wm. C. JACKSON decd. who
being duly sworn [on] oath says that the above and foregoing is a full and
complete Exhibit of said Estate.
JAMES D. COLEMAN
Sworn & subscribed to before me this
Feby. 3/18/77.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
Peter Walton DC
Community Estate of W. C. & M. S. GROVER
To the County Court of Collin County.
Inventory of the Community Estate [of] W. C.
& his deceased wife M. A. GROVER
one half section of the ELIZABETH
LEDBETTER Headright in Collin County 306 acres valued at $3,000.
W. C. GROVER
Written in margin: Inventory
State of Texas
Collin County Personally
appeared before me the undersigned authority W. C. GROVER who being duly sworn deposes & says that the…
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…above is a full & correct inventory of
the property belonging to the community Estate of himself & his deceased
wife MARY S. GROVER.
Sworn to and Subscribed this March 6th
1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Co.
Court Collin Co. Texas
Written in margin: Bond
State of Texas
Collin County Know
all men by these present that we W. C.
GROVER as principal and V. B.
TURNER, L. WILSON and GEORGE KENEDY
as sureties acknowledged ourselves to owe & be indebted to T. C. Goodner
Judge of the County Court of Collin County in the sum of Three Thousand Dollars
the payment of which well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs
Legal representatives jointly and severally firmly by these present.
Conditioned that W. C. GROVER surviving husband of MARY S. GROVER deceased will faithfully administer the community
Estate of himself & his deceased wife and pay over one half of the surplus
after payment of the debts with which the whole is properly chargeable to such
persons or person as shall be entitled to receive it.
Witness
our hands this 5 day of March 1877.
W. C. GROVER
V. B. TURNER
LEV TURNER
GEORGE KENNEDY
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Estate of NANCY E. JAMES a minor
J. M. KINCAID Guardian
County Court Collin Co.
The
undersigned J. M. KINCAID guardian
of the Estate of NANCY E. JAMES a
minor begs leave to file the following as his final account of said Estate to
wit:
Dr.
To Money recd. as show by Inventory 33.50 (?)
To Money recd. as Interest 111.37
$436.53
Cr.
By cash paid out as shown by 1st
annual Rept. 70.18
By cash paid for tax 1874 voucher 1 2.83
By cash paid for tax 1873 voucher 2 2.08
By cash paid for clothing for his ward 16.60
By cash paid for taxes 1875 v. 3 2.63
By cash paid to his ward v. 4 223.25
By cash paid to his ward v. 5 40.00
By cash paid to clerk’s court cost 6 9.38
By cash coms. On 436.55 retained only 20.00
By cash on hand due my ward 39.60
$436.55
Said guardian would show that his ward has
intermarried with ALEX GREER, that
voucher 4 & 5 above are for money paid her since said marriage as appears
above (?). Reporter has now on hand $39.60 balance due his ward which he is
ready to pay whenever called upon. Wherefore he prays that this final account
be approved and that on his filing vouchers showing that he had paid over said
sum of $39.60 to the party entitled that he be discharged from his trust &
the guardianship closed.
J. M. KINCAID
Sworn to before me Nov. 21 1876.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
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402
Written in margin: Annual report
Est[ate] JNO. J. RUSSELL minor
J. H.
BONMAN
guardian of JNO. J. RUSSELL minor
begs leave to make the following exhibit of the condition of the Estate of said
minor.
Amt.
on hand and collected
Amt. on hand as per Reprt. [Report] filed
April 1875 1394.46
1[8]75 Aug 15 collected for wheat rent 335.00
collected
for oats rent 73.90
collected
for cotton rent 168.15
Total $1971.57
Amt.
Paid out
Paid C.
C. PATTEN v.
1 58.00
Paid B.
W. WARD v.
2 20.00
Paid M.
M FAGIN v. 3 .78
Paid J.
M. WILCOX v.
4 5.55
Paid OGLESBY
KIRKPATRICK & CO. v. 5 12.50
Paid W.
P. BISHOP v.
6 13.75
Paid L.
BUTLER v.
7 .50
Paid KILLNER
& SON v.
8 6.00
Paid Costs in suit v. 9 10.00
Paid Hailling 7 days 14.00
Paid feed for pony 25.00
$168.15
Recapitulation
Amt. on hand and Collect since last rept.
[report] 1971.51
Amt. paid out as above 168.15
5% on 57705 collected since last rept. 28.82
5% on 168.15 as above 8.40
Total
paid & Com[missions] $205.40
$205.40 deducted from 197.53 leaves on hand $1766.11
Reporter would represent then that report
filed July 18, 1874 & the one filed April 19, 1875 show the sum of Eighty
dollars collected from JOE BROWN which
reporter says is a Mistake that the same should not [have] been reported in the
other report and asks the court to correct the sum & deduct it from the
above amt. of $1766.11.
J. H. BONMAN
Guardian
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Sworn to before me This January 2nd
1877
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Final Report
Est[ate] SUSAN J. STIMSON
State of Texas In Collin County Court
Collin County March
term 1877
To the County Judge of Collin County Texas JNO. COX the executor of the last will
and testament of SUSAN J. STIMPSON (sic)
decd. begs leave to file this as his final account of said Estate. He would
report that he has collected and disbursed the following amts. [amounts] of
money belonging to said Estate.
Dr.
To amt. collect on the
JAMES L. BROCKMAN note $362.20
Cr.
BYRANT Pd. J. O. STRAUGHAN per v. no. 1 $ 8.45
BYRANT Pd. JENKINS & GOODNER v. no. 2 28.00
BYRANT Pd. JENKINS & GOODNER v. no. 3 15.00
BYRANT Pd. J. D. PAGE v. no. 4 10.00
BYRANT Pd. JENKINS & MUSE v. no. 5 10.75
BYRANT Pd. JENKINS &. MUSE v. no. 6 10.00
BYRANT 5% commissions on amt. collects 18.11
BYRANT 5% commissions on amt. paid out 4.11
BYRANT amt. pd out on repairing farm v. 7 30.25
Recapitulation
Dr. brot. [brought] over $362.25
Cr. brot. over 124.67
Amt. to be divided $237.58
Your report would further show that he has
paid or advanced to the heirs of SUSAN
J. STIMSON the following sums of money to wit—to HAND M. E. BRUMMETT $30.00, to J.
R. COOK & S. J. COOK $30.00
to W. M. HUNTER $30.00 to L. VAND, P. BRUMMENT $30.00 to G. H.
and M. A. STALLINGS $30.00 which
said several sums of money your reporter asks may be deducted in final
settlement from the shares of said parties and he would state that after said
sums of money were deducted from the respective shares of the persons above
named that there will remain in your reporter’s hands the sum of Eighty-seven
and 58/00 Dollars. Your…
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…reporter would further show that the land
returned in the inventory as belonging to said Estate was densid (?) to ELRA (ELDORA?] HUNTER [daughter of John Hunter] a minor of
whose Estate your reporter is guardian during her life and after her death to
be sold and proceeds to be divided among the heirs of SUSAN J. STIMISON decd. Now your reporter represents that all the
debts against the Estate of his testatrix have been paid off and he would ask
that said land be turned over to him as the guardian of said ELDORA A. HUNTER and that notice
required by law be given of this application, that the funds above mentioned be
distributed among the persons entitled to receive them. That the administration
be closed. Your reporter be discharged from his trust and for such other relief
as to your honor may seem fit.
JOHN COX
Sworn and subscribed to before this the 17th
day of Feby. 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
Pete Walton DC
Written in margin: Exhibit
Est[ate] of J. M. STOGSDILLE Dec’d.
MRS. (?)
M. E. STOGSDILLE
admrx. of the Estate of J. M. STOGSDILLE
decd. begs leave to make the following Exhibit of the Condition of said Estate.
Amt.
on hand as per Rept. Filed July 30/1875 51.41
Collected from R. C. BLACK on sale of Drug store 440.00
Total $491.41
Paid
A. T. ROBERTSON v[oucher] 1 1.10
Paid A.
T. ROBERTSON v. 2 8.40
Paid A.
T. ROBERTSON v. 3 4.00
Paid Taxes v. 4 3.25
Paid Taxes v. 5 12.04
Paid Taxes v. 6 4.88
33.67
5% com[mission] on $440.00 collected 22.00
55.67
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Recapitulation
Collected and on hand 491.41
Paid out & com[mission] 55.67
$434.74
Reporter represents that there are claims
settled against said Estate more than the amt. on hand of such as was allowed
& approved prior to the Expiration of the twelve months she asks for an
order to pay out what money she has on such claims.
Reporter
would represent that in the prorated payment heretofore made JOHN WORDEN was entitled to a payment
on his claim presented & allowed within the twelve mos. & approved for
99.95$ but at that time said claim was lost or mislaid & could not be found
she therefore asks that she have an order to pay him his prorate in said
payment int. of the money now on hand.
M. E. STOGSILLE
Admx.
of Est. of J. M. STOGSTILLE
Sworn to before me this Feby. 27th
1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
MRS. M.
E. STOGSDILLE
admrx. of the Estate of J. M. STOGSDILLE
deceased begs leave to make this her annual Exhibit she alleges that THOCKMORTON
BROWN & BROS. as attorneys for the Estate in suit on notes v. C. R. HARRIS Estate are Entitled to 10%
per cent as fees in the 575.22 heretofore credited in said JUDY R. (?) heretofore report after deducting the 5%
heretofore allowed and she asks that she have an order to pay the same to them.
M. E. STOGSDILLE Admr.
per
Throckmorton Brown & Bro.
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Written in margin: Report
Estate of CHAS. M. MAYS minor
A.V.
MAYS
Guardian
To
T. C. Goodner Judge of the Co. Court of Collin County, A. B. MAYS Guardian of the Estate of CHAS. M. MAYS minor makes his annual Report.
Money on hand at last report 31.48
Sold one steer to J. A. JACKSON 16.00
Sold one mule 45.00
Sold one mule 75.00
Cash
Recd. $167.48
5% com[mission]s on 136 6.80
a/c H.
W. ARDINGER v. 1
20.00
tax to G.
R. YANTIS 1875 4.90
GEO. D.
ALEXANDER
tuition v. 2
11.00
GEO.
MAYS
taking care of stock 1875 v. 3
17.00
tax to Yantis 1876 4.71
GEO. D.
ALEXANDER
tuition v. 4
43.50
GEO MAYS taking care of stock
for 1876 v. 5
20.00
Com[mission] on $128 at 5% 6.40
Cash Retained for sums attending to BARNES/BARNS/BARRIS (?) minors 10.00
Leaving a balance in my hands to date $23.08.
A.B.
MAYS
Sworn to before me this Jany. 19, 1877
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Report
Estate of Wm. MAYS Minor A. B. MAYS
Guardian
To
the Hon. T. C. Goodner Judge of the County Court of Collin Co. A. B. MAYS guardian of the Estate of Wm. MAYS minor makes his annual Report.
Cash on hand at last report 24.57
Sold on steer (?) 14.00
Sold one Mule & Three head of horses to J. COLLIER 160.00
Cash
Received $198.57
5 per cent commissions 8.70
a/c to H.
WARDINGER v. 1 13.50
tax to Y.
R. YANTIS 1875 4.90
GEO. D.
ALEXANDER
tuition 2.70
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Taking care of Horses by GEO. MAYS v. 2 1875 17.00
Taking care of horses for the year 1876 v. 3 10.00
5 % com[mission]s on $56.80 2.84
Cash retained taking care of property of
minor 10.00
$60.64
Brot. [Brought] Forward $60.64
Paid tax for the year 1876 4.71
$74.30
Leaving a balance in my hands to date $24.22
A.B. MAYS
Sworn to before me This January 19th
1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Report
Estate of NANNIE H. GOSSUM In County
Court January Term 1877
a
minor
T. MANN Guardian
To
the County Court of Collin County Texas. C.
T. MANN Guardian of the Estate of NANNIE
H. GOSSUM minor begs leave to file the following report and annual account
of the condition of said Estate and asks that the same may be Examined approved
and re_____ed.
Cash
on hand shown by annual report filed Nov. 1st 1875. $810.00
Cash
out accrued in same to date 81.40
Cash
to JENKINS & GARDNER as per
voucher 1 5.00
Cash
to W. W. MERRETT as per voucher 2 9.46
Cash
to LEV & OGLESBY as per voucher
3 23.57
Cash
to T. D. WOODRUFF as per voucher 4 55.25
Cash
to OGLESBY KIRKPATRICK & CO. as
per voucher 5 52.55
Cash
to KINDRICK & ASTON as per
voucher 6 35.79
Cash
to W. P. BISHOP as per voucher 7 13.12
Cash
to H. B. CUSHMAN as per voucher 8 5.00
Cash
to GEO. ELLISON as per voucher 9 5.60
Cash
to G. R. YANTIS as per voucher 10 8.50
Cash
to J. P. COFFEY as per voucher 11 6.50
Cash
to HENRY DYE as per voucher 12 41.00
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by cash to IN (IRN?) FREDE (?) v. 13 2.75
total amt paid out $264.09
By Commissioners on
amt. paid out at 5% $13.20
To amt. brot.
[brought] over $891.46
By amt. brot. over 277.29
To cash on hand at
date 614.17
The vouchers from no.
1 to no. 14 inclusive are filed hereinto. Your reporter would state that there
has been no change in the condition of the Estate of said ward since the filing
of his last report.
C. T. MANN
Guardian
of the Estate of NANNIE H. GOSSUM a
Minor
Personally appeared
before the undersigned authority C. T.
MANN who upon oath says that the above 7 foregoing acct. contains a true
statement of the matters & things to which it relates.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
Pete Walton DC
Written in margin: Report of Sale
The State of Texas
County of Collin District Court
November Term A. D. 1872
To the Hon. District Court of said County.
The undersigned reporter Guardian of the
Estate of NANNIE H. GOSSUM a minor
would report that by virtue of an order passed at the present term of said
court authorized him to sell at private sale for Cash in hand certain lands
belonging to his said Ward in said order described did on the 30th
day of November 1875 sell to the Houston and Texas Central Railway Company at
private sale for the sum of nine hundred and forty Dollars to be paid cash in
hand the following described tract of land to wit situated in Collin County
part of a survey of 640 acres in the name of JOSEPH KLEPPER and it being part of a tract of Eleven acres
conveyed by JOSEPH KLEPPER to H. H. GOSSUM by deed band beginning at
the NW corner of said Eleven Acres Thence E 8 chs. [chains] 87 lks. [links] to L. BULTER’S NW corner…
Page 409
…Thence south 9 chs. 55 links a post Thence
west 8 chains 87 lks. to the SW corner of said 11 acres tract Thence N 9 chs.
55 lks. To the beginnings. He further reports that he sold at the same time on
the same terms to J. W. BROCK and GEORGE ELLISON for the sum of two
Hundred and twenty two Dollars the following described tract or parcel of land
to wit. A part of said 11 acre tract and beginning at the SW corner of the
crossing of Main and Jefferson streets in said town of Plano on the west side
of Jefferson Street Thence West 80 feet with the line of said Jefferson street a
stake in said line thence south thirty feet a stake Thence East 80 feet a stake
in the west line of said Main street Thence North 30 feet to the Beginning.
Wherefore
Reporter prays that said sale be confirmed and he be ordered to execute title
to the purchasers on payment of the purchase money. There yet remains about one
half of an acre to be sold.
C. T. MANN
Guardian
of NANNIE H. GOSSUM a minor
Sworn to and Subscribed before me Nov. 30,
1872.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
S. K. Rudolph Dpy.
Filed Nov. 20th 1872.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
Pete Walton DC
Estate of NANNIE H. GOSSUM minor
C. T. MANN Guardian
District
Court
July Term 1873
To
the Hon. District Court of said county the undersigned C. T. MANN guardian of the Estate of NANNIE H. GOSSUM minor begs leave to report to the Court that in
pursuance of an order entered at a former term of this court ordering him to
sell certain real Estate belonging to his ward at private sale for cash in
hand…
Page 410
…did on or about the 1st day of July
1873 he sold at private sale for cash on hundred and fifty Dollars one delivery
of the deed (?) to J. W. MOORE and J. P.
FERRILL the following described tract or parcel of land belonging to his
said minor to wit part of a survey of 640 acres in the name of JOSEPH KLEPPER in Collin County Texas
and beginning at the SE corner of the 11 acre tract set apart to said minor a
stake in the west side of the Dallas and McKinney Road in the town of Plano
Thence west 80 feet Thence N 55 ft. Thence East 80 feet to a stake in the west
side of said street Thence south to the place of beginning. Reporter prays that
this report be approved said sale confirmed and he be authorized to execute to
sapid purchaser a deed for said tract of land in payment of the said purchase money.
C. T. MANN
Guardian
& Co. (?)
The State of Texas
County of Collin Personally appeared before the undersigned
authority C. T. MANN Guardian of NANNIE H. GOSSUM (sic) minor who being
duly sworn deposes and says that the foregoing is a true & correct
statement of the sale therein reported.
C. T. MANN
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this Aug.
16th 1873.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Filed August 16th 1873.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Page 411
Written in margin: Bond
State of Texas
Collin County Know
all men by these present that we C. T.
MANN as principal and L. W. OGLESBY
as sureties are bound unto J. M. Benge clerk of the District Court of the
County last aforesaid and his successors in office in the sum of sixteen
hundred dollars conditioned that the said C. T. MANN will well and faithfully
discharge all the duties of guardian of the Estate of NANNIE H. GOSSUM a minor.
Witness
our hands and seal scrawls being used as such this 2nd day of August
A. D. 1873.
C.
T. MANN seal
L.
W. OGLESBY seal
Approved
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
S. K. Ruldolph Dy.
Written in margin: Report
Estate of NANNIE H. GOSSUM
C. T. MANN Guardian
Guardianship pending in District Court Collin
Co.
To the Clerk of the District Court of Collin
County. C. T. MANN guardian of the
Estate of NANNIE H. GOSSUM a minor
begs leave to file the following annual account and report of the condition of
said Estate and prays that the same may be examined approved and recorded.
To
Cash on hand as shown by annual Report filed Nov. 1st 1873 1014.66
To
Cash out accrued on same to date 129.96
$1144.62
By cash to KENDRICK & ASTON 23.07
By cash to LEE & OGLESBY 11.13
By cash to JENKINS & GOODNER 10.00
By cash to SUE A. THOMAS 25.00
By cash to H. W. ARDINGER & CO. 3.50
By cash to W. P. HAISLY 13.00
By cash to L. BUTLER 3.00
By cash to H. DYE 4.50
By cash to LOVELACE & RICE 8.22
By cash to W. P. HAISLY 13.00
By cash to SUE A. THOMAS 25.00
By cash to GEO. R. YANTIS Dp. Shff. 4.10
By cash to GEO. R. YANTIS Dp. Shff. 1.00
By cash to GEO. W. YANIS (?) 1.50
Page 412
To amt. brot [brought] frd. [forward] from
last page $1146.62
(?)
By amt. brot. frd. from last page 156.02
$ 988.60
By Cash 5% Com[mission]s on $156.02 int. (?) 7.80
To Cash on hand to date
$ 980.80
The vouchers 1 to 14 inclusive for above
credits & herewith filed. There have been no changes in the condition of
said Estate since the filing of my last annual Report.
C. T. MANN
Guardian
of the Estate of NANNIE H. GOSSUM
Minor
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 17th
day of Novr. 1874.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
Dist.
Court Collin Co. Texas
Written in margin: Report
Est[ate] NANNIE
H. GOSSUM minor
C. T. MANN Guardian & Co. (?)
Pending in District Court Collin County
To
the Clerk of said Court, C. T. MANN
guardian of the Estate of NANNIE H.
GOSSUM a minor begs leave to file the following annual account and report
of the condition of said Estate and prays that the same be examined and
approved recorded to wit:
To
cash on hand as shown by last annual report 980.00
To
cash Int. accrued 97.80
$1078.60
To
Cash pd T. D. WOODRUFF pr. recpt. (1)
250.00
To
Cash 5% com[mission]s on same 12.50
To
Cash on hand
826.10
$1078.60
No
change in the real Estate belonging to my ward since last report.
C. T. MANN
of
Est[ate] of NANNIE H. GOSSUM minor
Sworn to before me this Nov. 20/1875.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
By
J. M. Benge Dpty.
Page 413
Written in margin: Report
Estate of NANNIE H. GOSSUM minor District
Court Collin County Nov. Term 1873
C. T. MANN Guardian
To
the Hon. District Court of Collin County. C. T. MANN guardian of the Estate of NANNIE H. GOSSUM a minor and files the
following annual report of the condition of said Estate and prays that the same
may be approved and recorded to wit.
Dr.
Cash recd. from sale of land as shown Report
thereof approved Nov. term 1872 $1162.00
Cash recd. from sale of land as shown Report
approved July term 1873 $ 150.00
$1312.00
Cr.
By cash allowed sd. [said] Guardian by order
of District Court March term 1873 94.56
By cash to J. M. WILCOX J. P. fees v. no. 1 5.00
By cash to J. H. BINGHAM v. no. 2 5.50
By cash to F. J. VANCE v. no. 3 3.00
By cash to JENKINS & GOODNER v. no. 4 27.50
By cash to J. M. BENGE Clerk v. no. 5 13.45
By cash to Dr. H. Y. DYE Med. Bill v. no. 6 7.40
By cash to L. BUTLER medicine v. no. 7 6.70
By cash to KENDRICK & ASTON goods v. no. 8 36.61
By cash to FOWLER & BATES v. no. 9 2.00
By cash to BROCK & ELLISON v. no. 10 2.25
By cash to CHARLES LANET v. no. 11 4.60
By cash to J. M. WILCOX fees v. no. 12 2.00
$210.51
Dr.
To cash amt. brot. [brought] forward from
last page $1312.00
Cr.
By amt. frot. From last page $210.51
By paid H.
C. OVERAKER voucher no. 13 2.85
By paid GILPIN & GRAHAM voucher no. 14 3.00
By paid SUE THOMAS furniture no. 15 27.50
By paid self as com[mission] @ 5% 1312$ vc. 65.60
By paid self as com[mission] @ 5% 234.86 pd
out 12.15
$321.61
Subtracted from above and leaves
$990.39
Int. @ 10% on same from Feby 1st1873
to Nov. 1/1873 74.27
$1014.66
There yet remains about one fourth of an….
Page 414
…of land belonging to said ward unsold.
C.
T. MANN
Guardian
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Nov. 1st
1873.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
J. D. Page Dpy.
Written in margin: Inventory and appraisement
Estate of J. VANCLEVE Deceased
State of Texas County Court
Collin County March
Term 1877
Inventory of the Estate of J. VANCLEVE deceased
2 Hats at .50 per Hat 1.00
1 Pair Boots .50
2 Hammers at .50 per hammer 1.00
2 violin & Bow 1.00
1 Horn & Strap .50
1 Linen Coat .50
1 Pair pants .50
1 Cloth coat 1.50
2 Yds. Flannel at .25¢ per yd .50
1 Pair flannel Drawers .50
1 Watch 2.50
1 Truck 1.50
State of Texas Personally appeared before me the undersigned authority J. H. JENKINS and R. C. WHITE who
Collin County on
oath says that the above inventory and appraisement is true and correct to the
best of their knowledge and belief and that they have no interest nor of kin to
the administrator.
J. H. JENKINS
R. C. WHITE
Sworn to before me this 17th day
of March 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
State of Texas Personally appeared before the undersigned
authority F. M. DAVIDSON admr. of J.
Collin County VANCLEVE Estate and after being duly
sworn says that the following inventory is a full and completer inventory of
the property…
Page 415
…and claims of the estate of J. VANCLEVE deceased that has come to
my knowledge.
F. M. DAVIDSON
Sworn to before me this March 19th
1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Report of sale
Estate of JOHN DEER Deceased
Est. of JNO. DEER Decd.
In
County Court of Collin Co.
Texas
March term 1875
To the Hon. County Court of said County the
undersigned administrator of the Estate of JNO.
DEER deceased would represent and show that in compliance with the order of
this court rendered at a previous term hereof he as admr. of said Estate sold
103 bushels of corn in the month of January 1877 to JAS. H. JENKINS making in all $25.75 in the same month sold to
(blank) ROURK 27 ½ bushels at 25¢
per bu. Making the sum of $6.87 33 bushels sold near same time to JAMES BURTOW at 25 cts. per bushel making 8 25/100 sold to
(blank) PHALENS 26 bushes (sic) at
30 cts. per bushels making $7.80 sold 33 bushels to at 30 cts. per bushels
making 9 90/100 amounting in all to 58 57/100 Dollars less $27 rent due on the
land in which said corn was raised which this admr. has reserved for himself in
accordance with the terms of contract made with DEER in his lifetime and the sum of 11 15/100 which was paid by the
administrator for gathering & finishing (?) the corn it being five cents
per bushel administrator who represent[s] that the corn crop brought in a net
amount over and above expenses for gathering same &c rent due on land &
amounting to 20 42/100 administrator would represent that in the month of
January last he sold 1807 lbs. said cotton to G. M. WATTS for $2.30 per hundred amounting to $41 47/100 that he
reserved for himself the sum of 13 70/100 for the rent of the land on which
said cotton was grown it being the amount agreed and contracted for…
Page 416
…during the lifetime of said DEER between the said DEER & himself Admr. would
represent that the Cotton netted over and above all expenses the sum of $27
72/100. He would represent that he sold the Hogs for $30.00 to JNO. LOCKRIDGE
in the month of February last. He would represent that he has on hand belonging
to said Estate the sum of seventy Eight 12/100 Dollars.
Admr. would ask that said sales be approved
as the property was sold for it farm (?) full value.
W. R. SHORT (?)
Admr. Est[ate] JNO. DEER Decd.
Written in margin: Inventory and appraisement
Community Estate of MILES L. & MARY C. WILLIAMS
State of Texas Now comes MILES
L. WILLIAMS and files a complete inventory of all the community
Collin Count property
of himself & his deceased wife MARY
C. WILLIAMS as follows viz:
84 acres of land in the S. M. RAINS sur. 1260
5 Head of horses 300
2 Mules 150
2 Colts 25
6 Head of Stock Cattle 40
16 Head of Stock hogs 30
1 two horse wagon 50
½ gin
gin house & Lot 300
Total $2155
J. L. MITTS (?)
ELY SHAW
R. D. McELROY
Sworn to and Subscribed to before me the 1st
day of March A. D. 1877.
W,
D, Brommet J. P.
Collin
County, Texas
Page 417
Written in margin: Annual Reports
A.E.
QUISENSBERRY
Admr. of the Estate of R. J. QUISENBERRY
decd. begs leave to make the following exhibit of the condition of said
Estate.
Dr.
Amt. on hand as per Rect. (receipts?) filed
April 12/1875 $49.79
Collected from C. A. STAUTON on sale of land 50.00
Collected from C. A. STAUTON on sale note 70.00
Total $169.79
Cr.
Paid McKinney Journal v. 1 4.00
Paid taxes v. 2 6.90
Paid taxes v. 3 1.26
Paid J.
M. BENGE v. 4 1.00
Paid T.
C. FORBUS v. 5 33.00
Paid THOCKMORTON BROWN & BRO. v. 6 50.00
Paid Expenses sale of land in Grayson County 7.50
Paid acknowledgment of deed to C. A. STANTON .50
Paid 5% in 120 collected 6.00
Paid 5% in 104 paid out 5.20
Total $115.36
Recapitulation
Amt. on hand & collected since last
report 169.79
Amt. paid out since last report and
commission 115.36
Due
Estate $54.43
E. A. QUISENBERRY
Sworn to before me this 23 Feby. 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Bond
Estate of C. V. SPURGIN Deceased
The State of Texas Estate
of C. V. SPURGIN decd.
Collin County
Know all men by these present that we THOMAS T. BRADLEY as principal and W. R. SHORT as surety are held and
firmly bound unto J. O. STRAUGHAN
Clerk of the District Court of Collin County and his successors in office in
the sum of two thousand (2000) Dollars conditioned that the said THOMAS T. BRADLEY shall well and
faithfully perform all the duties incumbent upon him as administrator of the
Estate of C. V. SPURGIN deceased.
Witness our…
Page 418
…hands this 13th day of July 1874.
T. T. BRADLY (sic)
W. R. SHORT
Approved July 13, 1874
J. O. Staughan Clerk
Dist. Court Collin Co., Texas
Written in margin: Bond
State of Texas Estate of CHARLOTTE
SPURGIN deceases
County of Collin
Know by these present that we Wm. SPURGIN as principal and (blank)
whose residence is in the County of (blank) as security are bound unto J. O. Straughan
Clerk of the District Court of Collin County and his successors in office in
the sum of twelve hundred dollars conditioned that the said WILLIAM SPURGIN shall well and
faithfully perform all the duties incumbent upon him as administrator of the
Estate of CHAROLOTTE SPURGIN
deceased.
Witness
our hands this 9th day of August A. D. 1875.
WILLIAM SPURGIN
JOHN SPURGIN
JOHN ANDERSON
Approved
J.
O. Straughan
Clerk
D. C. Collin Co.
Written in margin: Oath
I do solemnly swear that I well and truly
perform the duties of administrator de Bonis non of the Estate of CHARLOTTE SPURGIN deceased.
WILLIAM SPURGIN
Sworn to and subscribed this 5th day of Sept. A. D. 1875.
J.
O. Staughan
Clerk
D. C. Collin Co.
Page 419
Written in margin: Bond
State of Texas Know all men by these present that we M. A. SPURGIN as principal and (blank) as sureties are
Collin County held
and firmly bound to the District Clerk of Collin County in the sum of Three
Thousand dollars good lawful money for the payment of which sum well and truly
to be made we find ourselves heirs and legal representatives jointly and
severally firmly by these present. The conditions of the above obligation is
such that whereas the above bound W. A.
SPURGIN has been appointed administrator of the Estate of C. V. SPURGIN decd. more (?) if (?) the
said M. A. SPURGIN shall well and
truly perform all the duties required of him under said appointment as
administrator then this obligation shall be null and void otherwise to remain
in full force and effect.
Given
under hands this 25th day of September A. D. 1874.
M. A. SPURGIN
JOHN SPURGIN
JOHN H. FERGURSON
Written in margin: Oath
I M.
A. SPURGIN do swear that I will well and faithfully discharge all the
duties of administrator of the Estate of C.
V. SPURGIN.
M. A. SPURGIN
Sworn to and Subscribed before this 10th
of September 1874.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
DC
C. C.
Inventory of the separate property of CHARLOTTE V. SPURGIN decd.
One bay mare Kit
(?) $20.00
One bay mare Nell 55.00
One brown mare Lucy 50.00
One Gray mare Fannie 25.00
One sorrel mare Mollie 65.00
One Gray horse Bell 60.00
One brown Cow 7.00
2 Beds & Beddings 36.00
Gun & trunk 5.00
Clock & Looking glass 3.00
Page 420
One half interest in Reaper 5.00
331.00
561
$892.00
State of Texas Personally appeared before the undersigned
authority S.G. FERGUSON,
Collin County U. J. McCORKLE, and D. M. MALLON appraisers of the property
above described who being duly sworn say that the foregoing inventory and
appraisement is Just and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief that
they are disinterested parties.
G. G. FERGUSON (sic)
J. J. McCORKLE
D. M. MALLON
Sworn to and subscribed before me Decr. 31st
1873.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
S. K. Rudolph Dy.
Written in margin: Inventory
Inventory and the community property of M. A. SPURGIN & CHARLOTTE V. SPURGIN decd.
One sorrel Horse Jim 65.00
One Bay Horse Snip 30.00
One Brown Horse Dick 30.00
One Brown mare mule 45.00
One Bay horse mule 25.00
One Black colt 10.00
One Pided Cow 7.00
One Red steer 4.00
One Black Cow & Calf 10.00
One Brown heifer 8.00
One white heifer
4.00
stock hogs 15.00
Five pork hogs 34.00
Oats 30.00
Corn 22.50
Five bee gums 10.00
Kitchen Furniture 26.00
Five Chains 2.50
Carpenting (?) 16.00
2 beds & bedding 50.00
Bed clothing 15.00
Fifteen Feathers 11.00
510.00
Page 421
Loom (?) & Fixtures 5.00
One trunk 1.00
Thirty five bushe[l]s wheat
35.00
Farming implements 10.00
51.00
510.00
$561.00
State of Texas
Collin County This
day personal appeared before the undersigned authority S. G. FERGERSON, U. J. McCORKLE and D. M. MALLON appraisers of the property above described who being
duly sworn depose and says (sic) that the foregoing inventory and appraisement
is Just and correct to the best of their Knowledge and belief and that they are
disinterested parties.
S. G. FERGERSON
U. J. McCORKLE
his
D. M.
X MALLON
mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me Decr. 31st
1873.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
S. K. Rudolph Dy.
Written in margin: Bond
Est[ate] of JAMES C. McDONALD Deceased
State of Texas Know all men by these present that we J. C. SYNDER as principal and F.
M. MILLICAN, G. B.
Collin County GATES & G. BROUGHTON as securities are held and firmly found unto T. C.
Goodner the county Judge of Collin County and his successors in office in the
sum of two hundred Dollars for the payment of which well and truly to be made
we bind ourselves our heirs and legal representatives jointly & severally
firmly by these present the condition of this obligation is such that whereas
the above bound J. C. SNIDER has
been appointed administrator by the County Judge of said county of the Estate
of JAMES C. McDONALD decd. Now if
the said SNIDER shall well and truly
perform all the duties incumbent upon and required of him under said
appointment then this obligation shall be null and void otherwise to remain in
full force and effect. Witness our hands this (blank) the day of Decr. 1877.
J. C. SNIDER
Page 422
Written in margin: Oath
I J.
C. SNIDER do solemnly swear that JAS.
C. McDONALD decd. died without leaving a lawful will as far as I know and
believe and that I will well and truly perform all the duties as administrator
of the Estate of JAMES C. McDONALD decd.
J. C. SNIDER
Sworn and subscribed to before me this the 13th
day of Feby. 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Approved Feby. 13/1877
T.
C. Goodner Co. Judge
Written in margin: Inventory
Inventory and appraisement of the property
belonging to the Estate of JAMES C.
McDONALD decd.
Real
Property
15 acres land in H. T. CHENWORTH survey appraised at $90.00
Personal
Property
1 Double barrel gun appraised at 3.00
1 Blanket 1.00
1 Quilt .75
2 Books 3.00
We the undersigned appointed by the County
Judge of Collin County appraisers to appraise the property belonging to the
Estate of JAMES C. McDONALD decd. do
solemnly swear that the amounts set opposite the items in the above and
foregoing inventory is a correct valuation of said items and that this
appraisement is Just and correct to the best of our Knowledge and belief.
Witness
our hands this the (blank) day of Feby. A. D. 1877.
GEO. A. WILSON
JOHN JOHNSON
Sworn & subscribed to before me this the
6th day of Feby. 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Co.
Court Collin Co. Texas
Page 423
Written in margin: Inventory
L. C.
SMITH
vs. In
County Court March 1877
GOOCH minors
Now
comes L. C. SMITH Guardian of said
minors’ Estate and represents to the Court that the Estate of said minors
consists of $335.31 in money and that there was no other personal property nor
real Estate belonging to said Estate sooner (?) because he did not come into
possession of said money until since the adjournment of the last term of this
court the said money being in the possession of MESS IZLER & DIBBLE
Attorneys at Orangeburg South Carolina. The guardian would represent that there
is no other property belonging to said minors except the money afire mentioned
and that there is no necessity for an appraisement nor the appointment of
appraisers. He would also beg leave to make this as a report as well as an
Inventory of said Estate and submits the following as a full statement of the
condition of said estate to wit.
The guardian L. C. SMITH
In
a/c with the Estate
1877
JOHN H. to amt. recd. of IZLER & DIBBLE
Attys.
in cash $335.31
Cr.
By atty. fee paid K. R. CRAIG for filing
Application and
preparing bond &c 15.00
By collecting money belonging to the Estate
From
IZLER & DIBBLE 5.00
$20.00
Cash Clerk’s fee 3.25
Cash Co. Judge’s fee 4.00
$32.25
All of which is respectfully submitted.
L. SMITH
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 7th
Feby. 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Co.
Court Collin Co., Texas
Page 424
State of Texas Know all men by these present that we MILES L. WILLIAMS as principal & ELY SHAW &
Collin County J. E. SHERWOOD as sureties acknowledge
ourselves bound to T. C. Goodner County Judge of Collin County or his
successors in office in the sum of twenty one hundred and fifty five Dollars
conditioned that the said M. L. WILLIAMS
will well and truly administer the community Estate of M. L. WILLIAMS and MARY C.
WILLIAMS decd. and a true account render according to Law there and in that
case this bond to be null and void otherwise to remain in full force. This the
1st day of March 1877.
M. L. WILLIAMS
ELY SHAW
J. E. SHERWOOD
Written in margin: Bond
Est[ate] of JOHN H. HARRINGTON
State of Texas
Collin County Know
all men by these present that we S. L.
HARRINGTON as principal and GEORGE
WHITE and C. V. QUINENBERRY as
sureties acknowledge ourselves bound to J. M. BENGE Clerk of the District Court
of Collin County and his successors in office in the sum of ten thousand five
hundred Dollars Condition that the S. L.
HARRINGTON will faithfully discharge the duties of guardian of the Person
& Estate of JOHN H. HARRINGTON a
minor.
Witness
our hands and seals (scrawls) this 28th day of July 1873.
S. L. HARRINGTON
GEO. WHITE
C. V. QUINENBERRY
Approved
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
S. K. Rudolph Dy.
I S.
L. HARRINGTON so solemnly swear that I will faithfully perform all the
duties incumbent upon me as Guardian of the person and Estate of JOHN H. HARRINGTON according to the
best of my ability.
S. L. HARRINGTON
Sworn & subscribed before me July 28/1873
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
S. K. Rudolph Dy.
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Written in margin: Sale Bill
State of Texas In the District Court fall term
County of Collin
To
the District Court of said County. JOHN
A. JACKSON, guardian of the minor JOHN
H. HARRINGTON would respectfully report that on the 13th day of
September A. D. 1872, after due notice he sold the following property of his
said ward on JOHN HUFFMAN’S place
and to the persons & for the prices mentioned to wit:
To EUGENE
SHELBURN
One
mare 45.00
To S.
L. HARRINGTON
One
mare & colt 25.50
One
mare & yearling 36.00
One
mare & two colts 50.00
One
mare & colt 25.00
$136.00
S. P.
LUNSFORD
one
Horse
19.00
E. L.
BUSH
One
mare & colt 22,00
One
mare & colt 42.00
One
mare & colt 39.00
One mare Yearling 26.50
One mare & Yearling 101.00
Two mares &
yearling 105.00
$415.50
G. C.
TALLY
One
mare & colt 39.00
N. H.
CHRISTIE
One
mare & his year higs (?) 75.00
JAMES
WELLS
One
mare 33.00
J. M.
WILCOX
2
mares & 1 mule 73.50
J. W.
FOREMAN
One
mare 38.00
BERRY
PATTERSON 1 Horse 63.00
S. A.
BETTERS
(?) 1 Mare 45.00
C. V.
QUINESBERRY 1 Filly 32.00
M. R.
CLARK 1 Mare
44.00
A. T.
BALE 4 old mares 48.00
JOHN
REEVES one yearling 34.00
one
mare 40.50
JOHN
COLLIN 1 mare 61.00
Total $1241.50
Which said sale was made on six months time
without interest until due and 12% after….
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…note with good security of date of sale
taken all of which is respectfully submitted. I hereby certify that the above
and foregoing account of sale is true as made by me at the time specified.
J. A. JACKSON
Sworn to before me this the 30th
day of November 1872.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Written in margin: Report
State of Texas In the District Court
Collin County November
Term 1873
To the District Court of Collin County
JOHN A.
JACKSON
former guardian of the minor J. H.
HARRINGTON would respectfully show to the court the following condition of
said minor’s Estate and settlement of the same unto the present guardian of
said minor S. L. HARRINGTON to wit.
Bal. of cash on hand Report filed Nov.
30/1872 85.36
Collected
Collected all of the notes reported in acct.
sale of Personal property filed Nov. 30 1872 1241.50
Int. Collected on noted paid after due 41.67
$1368.53
Credits
Paid to E.
L. HUFFMAN v. 1 1.25
Paid to W.
N. BUSH v. 2 5.00
Paid to NEWSOME
BOUND & CO. v. 3 18.40
Paid to Clks. & Shffs. Cost v. 4 9.50
Paid to FOWLER
& BUTES v. 5 2.25
Paid to C.
J. E. KELLNER v. 6 2.25
Paid to Doctor’s Bill v. 7 16.00
Paid to Cost in County Court v. 8 3.30
Paid to Attys. fee v. 9 10.00
Paid to taxes v. 10 22.88
Paid to taxes v. 11 4.80
Paid to C.
V. QUINESBERRY v. 12 22.00
Paid to B.
W. RHINE v. 13 14.60
Paid to CHARLES
LAINN v. 14 17.30
Aug 16/73 Paid to S. L. HARRINGTON
Guardian v. 15 582.00
Nov. 10 Paid over to S. L. HARRINGTON v. 16 555.43
My commission 5% in collections
$1283.17 64.15
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My com[mission] 5% sum paid out not including
any monies tuned over to my successor
$149.48 5% 67.42(?)
$368.53
Showing a completer collection of all the
personal estate of said minor and a fair a full (?) disbursement and surrender
of balance unto the hands of may successor S.
L. HARRINGTON all of which is respectfully submitted.
Sworn to and Submitted before this Nov.
17/1873.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Written in margin: Inventory &
Appraisement
Est[ate] of REGAN HEIRS
Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of MARY H. REGAN and REGAN heirs THOMAS J. &
HETTIE REGAN Deceased
20 acres Hd. Right G. DUCUS $100.00
5 acres Hd. Right D. M. JAMER 25.00
7 D. JAMES
CALLES (?) 12.00
1 house 1--$ 7 head cattle 42$ 142.00
1 bed, bed clothing & 2 bed 20.00
1 wash pt 3$ 3 Jars 2$ 1 churn 1$ 6.00
Cupboard
(sic) ware knives & forks 2.00
1 table shovel hooks 4 chairs 1 Bucket 5.00
$312.00
We the undersigned appraisers hereby swear
that the foregoing is a just & correct inventory and appraisement of all
the property of said minors that has come to our Knowledge.
JOHN M. McKINNEY
W. S. COFFEY
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 27 day
of September A. D. 1869.
G.
W. Patterson Clerk
The State of Texas
Collin County I
S. COFFEY do hereby certify under oath that the above is a full list of the
property of the minor children above state that has come to my knowledge as
guardian.
S. COFFEY
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 27th
day of September A. D. 1869.
G.
W. Patterson Clerk
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S.
COFFEY
Guardian
of the minor heirs of
THOS.
REAGAN
Dec. JOHN M. McKINNEY & JOHN SPURGIN who was appointed by said S. COFFEY & M. WASSON to value the
improvements that M. WASSON put on
said WASSON’S lands beg leave to
make the following report that the fencing amounting to about (45.00) Rods
& one stable we value the same at $150.00 one hundred & fifty Dollars.
JOHN M. McKINNEY
JOHN SPURGIN
Sworn and Subscribe to before me this July
15/1871.
R.
C. White J. P.
Written in margin: Bond
Estate of W. D. JACKSON
State of Texas Know all men by these present that we JAMES C. COLEMAN as principal and T. A.
Collin County COLEMAN and FRANCIS EMERSON and J. R.
BRISTOW as sureties are held and firmly bound unto J. M. Benge clerk of the
District Court of Collin County, Texas and his successors in office in the sum
of six hundred dollars Conditioned that the said JAMES C. COLEMAN shall well and truly perform all the duties
incumbent upon him as administrator of the Estate of W. D. JACKSON decd.
Witness
our hands and seals this December 1873.
JAMES C. COLEMAN
T. A. COLEMAN
FRANCIS EMERSON
J. R. BRISTOW
Approved Dec. 26, 1873
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
S. K. Rudolph Dy.
Written in margin: Oath
I, JAMES
D. COLEMAN do solemnly swear that I will well and truly perform all the
duties incumbent upon me as administrator of the Estate of Wm. C. JACKSON Deceased according to the best…
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…of my sill & ability so help me God.
JAMES D. COLEMAN
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Dec.
26, 1873.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
D..
C. Collin Co., Texas
Written in margin: Inventory and appraisement
Inventory and appraisement of the personal
property belonging to the estate of W.
C. JACKSON deceased.
One mouse colored mare mule 100.00
One Dark colored mare mule 70.00
One mouse colored horse mule 100.00
One two horse waggon (sic) 50.00
One set harness 10.00
One saddle 2.00
One six shooter 4.00
One shot gun 2.50
One trunk & contents 3.00
$346.50
We the undersigned commissioners selected to
appraise the property of W. C. JACKSON Decd.
do swear that we have examined the same and that the amount place[d] opposite
the item in the foregoing inventory is a just &correct valuation thereof.
FRANCIS EMERSON
I.A. CASKEY
Sworn to and subscribed before me July 10,
1874.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
S. K. Ruldoph Dy.
State of Texas Before me J. M. Benge Clerk District Court personally appeared JAMES D. COLEMAN
Collin County administrator
of the Estate of W. C. JACKSON Decd.
who being duly sworn deposed says that the above is a full inventory and
description of all the property belonging to the Estate of said W. C. JACKSON as far as he has been able to ascertain.
JAMES D. COLEMAN
Sworn to and Subscribed before me Jan. 3rd
1874.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
S. K. Ruldoph Dy.
Page 430
Written in margin: Sale Bill
McKinney Texas Feby. 7th 1874
Statement of the sale of property belonging
to the estate of W. C. JACKSON
deceased
Description of property Appraised Price
paid
Drl./cts.
Mouse colored mare mule 75.00 JOHN JOHNSON $71.00
Mouse colored Horse mule 100.00 J. D. COLEMAN 75.00
One mouse colored mare mule 100.00 J. D. COLEMAN
77.00
Set of Harness 10.00 RICHD. EMERSON 12.00
1 waggon (sic) 50.00 C. SCOTT
50.00
Saddle S. C. McREYNOLDS 4.00
One shot gun RICHD. EMERSON 4.35
One pistol F. A. COLEMAN 3.60
One trunk & contents J. HUNTER
2.25
$299.70
I JAMES
D. COLEMAN admr. of the Est[ate] of W.
C. JACKSON decd. do swear that the above is a true sale bill of the estate
of said JACKSON Deceased.
JAMES D. COLEMAN
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Feby.
9, 1874.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
By
J. D. Page Dpy.
Written in margin: Inventory
Estate of HEFNER HEIRS
The State of Texas Estate of HEFNER
minors District Court in vacation A. D. 1876
Collin County
Know all men by these present that we C. J. E. KELLNER as principal and
(blank) as sureties acknowledge ourselves as bound unto Jordan O. Straughan
Clerk of the District Court of said County and his successors in office in the
sum of three hundred Dollars the payment of which well and truly to be made we
bind ourselves our heirs our executors & administrators firmly by these
present conditioned that the above bound KELLNER
will well & faithfully perform & discharge the duties of guardian
of the Estate of LOUISE HEFNER a
minor this the…
Page 431
…day of March A. D. 1876.
C. J. E. KELLNER Prin.
J. P. COFFEY Surety
J. A. P. HARRIS (?)
Written in margin: Oath
I C.
J. E. KELLNER do solemnly swear that I will well and truly perform &
discharge the duties devolving upon me as guardian of the estate of LOUISE HEFNER a minor to the best of my
ability.
C. J. E. KELLNER
Sworn to before me this 6th March
1876.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
D.
C. C. Texas
Approved and filed March 6th 1876
J. O. Straughan
Clerk D. C. C. C.
Estate of HEFNER HEIRS
The State of Texas Estate of HEFNER
minors District Court in vacation A. D. 1876
Collin County
Know all men by these present that we C. J. E. KELLNER as principal and
(blank) as sureties acknowledge ourselves as bound unto Jordan O. Straughan
Clerk of the District Court of said County and his successors in office in the
sum of three hundred Dollars the payment of which well and truly to be made we
bind ourselves our heirs our executors & administrators firmly by these
present conditioned that the above bound KELLNER
will well & faithfully perform & discharge the duties of guardian
of the Estate of GEORGE HEFNER a
minor this the day of March A. D. 1876.
C. J. E. KELLNER Prin.
J. P. COFFEY Surety
J. A. P. HARRIS (?)
Written in margin: Oath
I C.
J. E. KELLNER do solemnly swear that I will well and truly perform &
discharge the duties devolving upon me as guardian of the estate of GEORGE HEFNER a minor to the best of my
ability.
C. J. E. KELLNER
Sworn to before me this 6th March
1876.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
D.
C. C. Texas
Approved and filed March 6th 1876
J. O. Straughan
Clerk D. C. C. C.
Page 432
The State of Texas Estate of HEFNER
minors District Court in vacation A. D. 1876
Collin County
Know all men by these present that we C. J. E. KELLNER as principal and
(blank) as sureties acknowledge ourselves as bound unto Jordan O. Straughan
Clerk of the District Court of said County and his successors in office in the
sum of three hundred Dollars the payment of which well and truly to be made we
bind ourselves our heirs our executors & administrators firmly by these
present conditioned that the above bound KELLNER
will well & faithfully perform & discharge the duties of guardian
of the Estate of MARY HEFNER a minor
this the day of March A. D. 1876.
C. J. E. KELLNER Prin.
J. P. COFFEY Surety
J. A. P. HARRIS (?)
Written in margin: Oath
I C.
J. E. KELLNER do solemnly swear that I will well and truly perform &
discharge the duties devolving upon me as guardian of the estate of MARY HEFNER a minor to the best of my
ability.
C. J. E. KELLNER
Sworn to before me this 6th March
1876.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
D.
C. C. Texas
Approved and filed March 6th 1876
J. O. Straughan
Clerk D. C. C. C.
Page 433
Written in margin: Appraisement
Estate of SUSAN J. STIMPSON Dec.
State of Texas Before me the undersigned authority personally
comes A. J. BRUMMETT, J. A.
County of Collin BRUMMETT
& T. J. ESTES appraisers of land & crops [of] Estate of SUSAN J. STIMPSON dec. and state that
they have appraised
Forty
four acres of land at the sum of six hundred Dollars. $600.00
One third of twelve acres corn at 30.
One fourth of 8 acres of Cotton 24.
The said parties A. J. BRUMMETT $654
J. A.
BRUMMETT & T. J. ESTES oath states
that the foregoing appraisement of sd. [said] Estate is the amt. [amount] and
value of said property as shown to them this the 24th day of
September 1874.
A.J. BRUMMETT
R. J. BRUMMETT (sic)
T. J. ESTES
Sworn to and subscribed before me a Notary
Public for Collin County Texas on the day and date above written
J.
D. Naylor
Notary
Public Collin County Texas
Written in margin: Inventory
State of Texas I JOHN
COX do swear that the within is a full inventory and description of all the
real and
Collin County personal
property books papers evidences of debts and of all debts due or to become due
belonging to the Estate of SUSAN STIMSON
dec. as far as I have been able to ascertain and that I am not bound or
indebted to the deceased in any contract at the time of her death.
JOHN COX
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the 28th
day of September 1874.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
Dist.
Court Collin Co. Texas
Written in margin: Additional inventory
Estate of S. J. STIMPSON In County Court July term 1876
Now comes JOHN COX Executor of the Estate of S. J. STIMPSON and files this an additional inventory in said
Estate to wit One note in JAS. L.
BROCKMAN dated…
Page 434
…October 27, 1873 for two hundred and ninety
six and 66/100 Dollars in gold or its equivalent in currency said not was due
on the 25 day of December 1874. Personally appeared before the undersigned authority
JOHN COX Executor of I. J. STIMPSON decd. who on oath says
that the above inventory embraces all the property belonging to the decd. that
has come to the Knowledge of this affiant since the filing of the first inventory in
this estate and that it is a full inventory of all the real and personal
property books papers and evidences of debts and of all debts due or to become
due belonging to the Estate as far as he has been able to ascertain and that he
was not bound in any Contract to the deceased at the time of her death.
Sworn & subscribed to before me this 8th
of July 1876.
J.
M. Benge clerk
Written in margin: Bond
The State of Texas Know all men by these present that we JOHN COX as principal and JAS. PATTERSON
Collin County as
sureties are held and firmly bound unto the clerk of the District Court of
Collin County Texas and his successors in offices in the sum of two Thousand
Dollars for the payment of which well and truly to be made we bind ourselves
our heirs executors and administrators firmly by these presents signed with our
hands this 28th day of September 1874. The condition of this
obligation is such that whereas the above bound JOHN COX has been appointed Executor of the last will and testament
of MRS. S. J. STIMSON deceased. Now
if the said JOHN COX shall well and
truly perform all the duties required of him under said appointment then this
obligation shall be null and void otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
JOHN COX seal
JOHN Y. BINEN (?) seal
JAS. PATTERSON seal
Page 435
Written in margin: Oath
State of Texas I JOHN
COX do solemnly swear that the writing which have been offered for probate
is
Collin County the
last will of SUSAN J. STIMPSON
deceased as far as I know or believe and that I will well and truly perform all
the duties as executor of the estate of said SUSAN J. STIMPSON deceased so help me God.
JOE COX
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28th
day of Sept. 1874.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
D.
C. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Amended Exhibit
Estate of M. W. ALLEN Dec.
Now comes MRS. V. H. ALLEN admrx. [and] amends her exhibit of the condition
of the Estate of M. W. ALLEN
deceased and alleges that in addition to the claim of BOARD NERRY & WELCH reported she paid off and discharged an
acct. in favor of SHAW & PORTWOOD
for $196.00 that both of said claims were paid off and discharged through
mistake by her & without requiring them to be properly authenticated and
presented as claims against said Estate she further alleges that the same is
property chargeable against said Estate and she prays that that be received as
claims against said Estate & she received the benefit of any payment that
may be made on them, she further alleges that said claims were paid by her
prior to the expiration of twelve months from the date of Administrator said
claim of SHAW & PORTWOOD hereto
attached marked.
V. H. ALLEN
Sworn to before me this Feby. 24th
1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Co.
Court Collin Co. Texas
Written in margin: Exhibit
MRS. V.
H. ALLEN
Admrx. begs leave to make the following exhibit of the condition of said
Estate. She collected the following amounts from G. T. ARMSTRONG in Judgment in District Court $10.00
Also two horses & Colt &c 80.00
From CAPT.
BLEDSOE 90.00
$290.00
Page 436
She has paid for the Estate as follows:
Paid taxes v. 1 31.80
Paid taxes v. 2 6.10
Paid taxes v. 3 3.75
Paid taxes v. 4 7.80
Paid taxes v. 5 7.35
Paid taxes v. 6 40.79
Total
due Estate $192.41 $97.69
She would represent that the taxes on the
homestead included in the above & asks that the Court to make the necessary
deduction she would further represent that prior to the administration she paid
off and discharged a certain note hereto attached to BOARD NERRY & WELCH the sum of $55.40 she asks that she be
subrogated to the right of said parties in said note.
V. H. ALLEN
Sworn to before me this Feby. 20 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
Peter Walton D. C.
Written in margin: Surveyor’s Report
T.
C. Goodner Judge of the County Court of Collin County exercising probate
Jurisdiction in pursuance of an order of your honor’s Court. I would beg leave
to make the following report in the Case of the Estate of V. H. ALLEN.
I
have surveyed for her 200 acres including improvements as follows situated in
Collin Co. on the waters of east Fork about five miles N. from McKinney being
part of a 640 acre survey made in the name of ANDREW THOMAS and part of a tract conveyed by MARTHA ALLEN to M. W. ALLEN.
Beginning at the NE corner of said tract a stake near hedge thence S 4° 30’ W
36 chs. a stake Thence S 30’ W 7 24/100 chs.[chains] a stake Thence W 28 chs. a
stake from which an Elm mkd. [marked] X brs. [bears] N 45° E 4 lks. [links] Thence
N 4 60/100 chs. a stake Thence W 16 chs. W stake Thence N 38 16/100 chs a stake
in the N line of said tract Thence E 50 29/100 chs. to the place of beginning.
Also 40 acres adjoin the Homestead as allowed by the court described as
follows, Beginning at the NW cor. of said 200 acres surveyed as a Homestead a
stake in the N line of said tract surveyed to M. W. ALLEN by MARTHA ALLEN
Thence W 10 48/100 chs. a pait (?)…
Page 437
…Thence S 38 16/100 chs. a stake Thence E 10
48/100 chs. to (unreadable) the SW cor. of said Homestead Thence N 38 16/100
chs. to the beginning. Also 52 5/6 acres of homestead (?) land as allowed by
the Court situated 4 ½ miles N. from McKinney and part of a survey made in the
name of MEREDAY HART and part of a
tract of 79 7/100 acres that was deeded by MARTHA
ALLEN to M. W. ALLEN. Beginning
at the NE corn of said 79 7/10 acre tract in the E line of the HART survey a stake from which a
chinquesin oak 10 x 10 in. in dia. mkd X
[unable to reproduce mark] brs. S 43° E 63 lks Thence W 38 84/100 chs. appoint
Thence S 13 60/100 chs. appoint in the S line of said 75 7/100 trace Thence E38
84/100 chs. to SE corner a stake from which a Spanish oak 6 in. in dia. mkd. X
brs. W 64 lks. Thence N 13 60/100 chs. to the beginning and for further
description reference is made to the plot on the reserve (?) all of which is
respectfully submitted This January 23rd 1877.
THOS. B. WILSON
I certify that the 52 5/6 acre we surveyed as
an average in value to the whole 79 7/10 acre tract.
T. B. WILSON
[MAP
OF SURVEY-UNABLE TO REPRODUCE]
Page 438
Written in margin: Bond
Estate of JOEL D. TODD Decd.
State of Texas Know all men by these present that we D. B. WYLIE as principal and W. F. HERRIN,
Collin County JOHN F. BAIR as sureties are held and
firmly bound unto T. C. Goodner the County Judge of Collin County or his
successors in office in the sum of five hundred dollars for the payment of
which well and truly to be made unto the said County Judge we bind ourselves
our heirs executors and administrators jointly and severally by these present.
The condition of this obligation is such that whereas the above bounden D. B. WYLIE has been appointed
administrator of the estate of JOEL D.
TODD decd. by the County Judge of Collin County. Now if the said D. B. WYLIE shall well and truly
perform all the duties required of him under said appointment then this
obligation shall be null and void otherwise to remain in full [force] and
effect.
Witness
our hands this the 29th day of March A. D. 1877.
D. B. WYLIE
W. F. HERRIN
JOHN F. BLAIR
Approved
T.
C. Goodner Co. Judge
Written in margin: Oath
I do solemnly swear that JOEL D. TODD deceased died without leaving any lawful will so far
as I know or believe and that I will well and truly perform all duties of
administrator of the estate of the said JOEL
D. TODD deceased.
D. B. WYLIE
Sworn to before [me] this May 21st
1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Page 439
Written in margin: Inventory
Inventory and appraisement of the property
belonging to the estate of JOEL D. TODD
decd.
76 acres of unimproved land out of the JAMES WHITE survey valued at three
Dollars per acre $228.00
We the undersigned appointed by the court of
Collin County appraisers to appraise the property belonging to the Estate of JOEL D. TODD decd. do solemnly swear
that the value placed upon the above described property is a just and correct
valuation of the same to the best of our knowledged (sic) and belief.
Witness
our hands this the
29th
day of March 1877.
ISAAC McMINNERY
J. T. SLIPSRY (?)
J. T. MATHEWS
I hereby certify that the within and
foregoing inventory and appraisement was signed and sworn to before me on the
29th of March A. D. 1877.
In
testimony of which I hereby signed my name and affix the seal of office this
the day and
date
above written.
Jesse
Coffey
Notary
Public in and for Collin County
Personally appeared before the undersigned
authority D. B. WYLIE who being
sworn says that the inventory of the property belonging to the Estate of JOEL D. TODD decd. is a full and
complete inventory of the property belonging to said Estate.
D. B. WYLIE
Sworn and subscribed to before me this April
2nd 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
Peter Walton D. C.
Approved May 21st 1877
T.
C. Goodner Co. Judge
Page 440
Written in margin: Final report &
Inventory
Est[ate] of ANDREW J. BARKER a minor
Wm.
BARKER
Guardian. The undersigned guardian begs leave to file the following inventory
of said Estate to wit, I have rec’d. from the Estate of JOHN WALKER decd. in the state of North Carolina for my said ward
as an heir of said Estate the sum of twenty two & 34/100 dollars which is
all the Estate that I have received. I (unreadable) further report that since
his appointment as guardian, my guardian (ward??) ANDREW J. BARKER has arrived at full age and I have paid to him the
sum of Dollars in full of said estate after deducting dollars cost of
guardianship paid to J. M. Benge voucher for which sums are hereinto filed.
There remaining no Estate in my hands I pray that I may be discharged from my
trust and the guardianship closed.
WM. BARKER
Sworn to before me This May 10, 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Inventory
Est[ate] of W. J. M. BARKER
Wm.
BARKER
guardian, the undersigned guardian begs leave to file the following inventory
to wit: I have received from the Estate of JNO.
WALKER deceased of the State of North Carolina the sum of Twenty two &
37/100 dollars as an heir of the said Estate which is all the Estate that has
come in my hands.
Wm. BARKER
Sworn to before me, This May 10, 1877.
J.
M. Benge, Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Page 441
Written
in margin: Report
Estate of MARTHA D. BALDWIN a minor
To P. W. BALDWIN guardian
1877 Dr.
(gold) Cr.
(gold)
March 19.
By amt. rec’d. from Grimes County 2155.75
To
cash pd. Co. Judge 12.37
To
cash pd. District Clerk 21.14
To
cash pd. Attys. fee 50.00
To
5% com[mission] amt. rec’d. 107.78
To
5% com[mission] amt. paid out 4.17
To
Balance 1960.29
$2155.75 $2155.75
P. M. BALDWIN
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th
day of March A. D. 1877.
F.
J. Vance
J.
P. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Report
Estate of M. AMANDA HUFFMAN
To
JOS. W. BARNES guardian
1876 Dr. Cr.
Mch. 16 To
amt. paid tax 1875 voucher # 1 4.20
To
amt. paid tax 1876 voucher # 2 5.30
To
amt. paid Oglesby K & Co. voucher # 3 22.93
To
amt. paid Kenderick A & Z & Co. # 4 8.78
To
amt. paid Ward #5 10.00
To
amt. paid Ward #6 5.00
To
amt. paid Ward #7 5.00
To
amt. paid Ward #8 10.00
To
amt. paid Ward #9 10.00
To
amt. paid Dist. Clerk #10 1.66
To
amt. paid Dist. Clerk #11 7.87
To
amt. paid County clerk #12 6.50
To
amt. paid atty’s fee (swlt.) (?) 20.00
Jun.
8 by cash on YEARY note $300.00
To
com. on 30 % recd. 5% 15.00
To
com on $97.24 4.86
Balance 162.90
$300.00 $300.00
Mch. 16/77 By
Balance in hand $162.90
In addition to the foregoing the guardian
would report that he has one pry (?) belonging to said Estate and that the
balance due upon YOUNG’S note is
$300.00 with interest from Jan. 7/77 that the above foregoing is a true
complete & correct account of the Estate so far…
Page 442
…he has been able to ascertain.
JOS. W. BARNES guardian
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th
day of March 1877.
F.
J. Vance
J.
P.
Written in margin: Will
Est[ate] of J. M. ENLOE Deceased
In the name of God we JAMES M. ENLOE & MARY
ENLOE husband and wife being of sound mind and being desirous of so
arranging our earthly matters that the survivor or our marriage may occupy and
enjoy our property without motepation (sic)
or hinderance [hindrance] do make and constitute this our last will and
testament.
First.
It is our desire and we do hereby bequest to
the survivor of our marriage all of our property owned and possessed by us at
our death real personal or mixed separate or community all money then due &
on hand or to become due after our death and also all property that we may be
entitled to at our death by inheritance or otherwise to have and to hold unto
him or her self forever with full power to control sell & alienate the same
and make to the purchase or purchases thereof good and valid title without
remainder or reversion into our heirs.
2nd
It is our desire and we do hereby bequest to
our beloved daughter NANNIE E. FREEMAN
or the heirs of her body all the aforesaid property which may remain at the
death of the survivor at to have to and to hold after the death of said survivor
all of said property remaining as aforesaid forever.
3rd
We do hereby nominate constitute…
Page 443
…and appoint the survivor of our said
marriage Executor or Executrix of this our last will and testament and direct
that no action shall be taken by the courts of the County in our said estate
except the return of an inventory and appraisement of the property and the
probate of the our last will our said executor or executrix shall not be
required to give bond as required by law but shall take charge of the property
and dispose of it as herein directed.
Witness
our hands this the 8th day of Febry. 1876.
Witness J. M. ENLOE
JAS. LAF
LESLIE (?) MARY ENLOE
E. B.
ROLLINS
Written in margin: Proof
State of Texas Personally appeared before me J. M. Benge Clerk
of the County Court of Collin County
Collin County JAS. L. LESLIE one of the subscribing
witnesses of the last will and testament of J. M. ENLOE deceased dated Febry. 8th
1876 & upon [oath] says that he and E.
B. ROLLINS signed said will as witnesses in the presence of and at the
request of said J. M. ENLOE deceased
and that said deceased signed said will in the presence of himself & said ROLLINS and that said deceased was at
the time of signing said will more than twenty one years old and of sound mind
that he and said ROLLINS at said
date were over fourteen years old [in] age.
JAS. LAF LESLIE
Sworn to and subscribed to before me in open
court This May 22nd 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Page 444
Written in margin: Final Report
Estate
of HAFNER HEIRS—minors
The State of Texas County Court In vacation
County of Collin In the matter of guardianship of LOUISA HAFNER
MARIE HAFNER minors
GEORGE HAFNER
To the Hon. County Court of said county.
C. J. E. KILLNER guardian of the Estate
of LOUISE, MARIE & GEO. HAFNER
minor, respectfully represents that he has received the net proceeds from the
Estate of FRED HAFNER decd. late of
the City of Shreveport, La. the sum of one hundred and twenty Dollars to each
of said minors. That he has paid the sum of one hundred & Twenty Dollars to
FRED METZER & MRS. GERTRUDE METZER the natural
guardians of the persons of said minors for the brand (?) of said minors for
two months. That when he paid said sum of money that he personally knew that
the sum was just claim against their said Estate and that he then expected to
realize more from the estate of the said F.
HAFNER dec. but since and after diligent endeavors he failed to procure any
other sums of money or property real or personal to which said minors are
entitled and he knows of no other property real personal or mixed belonging to
their said Estate wherefore he asks that he be permitted to resign the
guardianship of said minors and that after due notice of this his application
he has been given according to law that he and his sureties be released from
further liability.
C. J. E. KELLNER
The State of Texas
County of Collin Before the undersigned authority this day
personally came C. J. E. KELLNER to
me well known and say upon oath that the facts set forth in the foregoing
application are true to the best of his Knowledge & belief.
Sown and subscribed.
Witness my hand this 16th day of
March 1877.
H.
C. Oreraker
(?)
Notary
Public Collin Co. Texas
Page 445
Written in margin: Report of Sale
Estate of M. W. ALLEN Deceased
To the Hon. County Court of Collin County
MRS. V. H. ALLEN Admrx. of the estate
of M. W. ALLEN decd. Reports that in
obedience to an order of your Hon. Court made at the present term, she has sold
at private sale to MR. ELI SMITH an
undivided one fourth interest in the following described land at four dollars
per acre taking note with personal security and mortgage on land note bearing
ten per cent interest & due twelve months after date to wit situated in
Tarrant County being a survey for 640 acres in the name of Wm. L. MANN about 10 miles NE from Fort Worth Beginning at the NW
Corner of the McCOLLUM 160 acre survey & SE corner of the
CONDOR survey Thence W 1950 vars. [varas] Thence S 1950 vars. The NW cor. of the JOHN C. YATES survey of 240 acres &
the NE corner of the J. M. GREGORY
survey of 640 acres Thence E 1950 vars. To the WB line of the JOHN H. BARLOW 640 acres survey. Thence
N 1950 vars. to the beginning. Reporter would represent that said sum of four
Dollars is the reasonable Cash value of said land and asks that the sale be
confirmed & she be authorized to execute deed for the same.
V. H. ALLEN
Admr.
of Est. of
M. W. ALLEN decd.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Mch.
20th 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
Peter Watson DC
Written in margin: Inventory &
Appraisement
Est[ate] [of] E. B. HOWARD Deceased
Inventory and appraisement of the property
belonging to the Estate of MRS. ELIZA B.
HOWARD deceased.
Real
Estate
200 acres of land in D. M. CRUTCHFIELD survey appraised at $1000
97 acres of land in the JOE CRUTCHFILED survey appraised at 1450
Page 446
Personal
Property
1 Blk. Stallion appraised at $75
1 Dark bay mare & colt appraised at 80
1 Black mare & colt appraised at 80
1 bay horse appraised at 25
Eight head of Cattle appraised at 68
Fifteen head of Hogs appraised at 56.25
1 wagon appraised at 40
1 wagon appraised at 10
3 plows appraised at 6
2 prs. Plow gearing
appraised at 6
Cooking untensils
(sic-utensils) appraised at 4
Wash pot appraised at 3
Tools including 1 pitchfork appraised at 1.50
25 pcs. Bacon 55.00
Smoke house plunder appraised at 3.00
3 beds and bedding appraised at 73.79
3 bed steads
appraised at 9.00
1 trunk appraised at 1.25
1 spinning wheel appraised at 1.00
1 side saddle appraised at 3.50
1 Loom appraised at 10.00
1 clock appraised at 1.
1 sit chair appraised at 3.
1 table appraised at 4.
1 set table ware & crockery ware 10.65
Stone ware appraised at 5.00
Safe appraised at 4.00
One sausage mill appraised at 2.00
2prs. shears appraised at .25
2smoothing Irons appraised at .75
1 hand saw appraised at .50
1bible appraised at 3.00
1 looking glass appraised at .25
4 prs. Window
blinds appraised at .50
3 axes appraised at 1.50
A. J. SCOTT
L. M. TALKINGTON Appraisers
R. F. JONES
Personally appeared
before the undersigned authority A. J.
SCOTT, L. M. TALKINGTON & R. F. JONES who we appointed to appraise the
property belonging to the estate of MRS.
ELIZA B. HOWARD deceased who on oath says that the above appraisement
signed by them as such is a just and correct appraisement of the…
Page 447
…property described therein to the best of
their knowledge and belief.
Sworn & subscribed before me this May 22nd
1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
Peter Walton DC
List of Claims belonging to the Estate of MRS. ELIZA B. HOWARD dec’d.
One note J.
A. FARRIS due 1st day Jan. 1879 int. at 10% $100.00
One note on DR. RUBOTTOM due August 1877 int. 10% $100.00
One note on A. FARRIS int. 10% 58.30
One note on J. R. HUNTER 35.00
One note on HANDY POPE 75.00
One note on LEWIS JONES 6.00
Personally appeared before the undersigned
authority J. P. HOWARD who on oath
says that the above inventory of property and list [of] claims belonging to the
estate of E. B. HOWARD dec’d. is a full and complete inventory and list of the
property and claims of his inteste (?) that has come
to his Knowledge.
JNO. P. HOWARD
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 22nd
day of May 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
Pete Walton DC
Written in margin: Bond
State of Texas Know all men by these present that we J. P. HOWARD as principal and L. M.
Collin County TALKINGTON and JOEL F. STEWART, JEFF ROBERTSON as sureties are held and firmly
bound by these present unto T. C. Goodner the County Judge of Collin County or
his successors in office in the sum of Eight thousand dollars for the payment
of which well and truly to be made unto the said County Judge and his
successors in office we bind ourselves our heirs executors and administrators
firmly by these present. Signed with our hands this the 21st day of
May 1877. The condition of this obligation is such that whereas the above bound
J. P. HOWARD has been appointed
administrator…
Page 448
…of the estate of MRS. ELIZA B. HOWARD deceased by the County Judge of Collin County.
Now if the said J. P. HOWARD shall
well and truly perform all the duties required of him under said appointment
then this obligation shall be null and void otherwise to remain of full force
and effect.
Witness
our hands this the 21st day of May 187.
JNO. P. HOWARD
L. M. TALKINGTON
JOEL F. STEWART
JEFF ROBERTSON
I do solemnly swear that MRS. ELIZA B. HOWARD decd. died without leaving any lawful will so
far as I know or believe and that I will well and truly perform all the duties
of administrator of the estate of the said MRS.
ELIZA B. HOWARD deceased.
JNO. P. HOWARD
Sworn & subscribed to before me this May
22nd 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
Peter Walton DC
Approved
May 22nd 1877.
T.
C. Goodner
Co.
Judge
Collin
Co.
Written in margin: Inventory
Estate of Wm. O’GUINN a minor
B. W.
HAMPTON
Guardian of the Estate of Wm O’GUINN
a minor.
Would submit the following as a list of all
the property of said minor’s Estates that has come to the Knowledge of affiant.
Cash received from the Estate of Wm O’GUINN deceased $ 66.59
There is still coming to said minor from said O’GUINN’S Estate about 150.00
$216.59
Voucher 1 $2.50
B. W. HAMPTON
Sworn and subscribed before me
Feby. 24th
1877. J. M. Benge Clk. By P. Walton Dpy.
Page 449
Written in margin: Report
Est[ate] of S. C. MARSHALL a minor
Annual report of JOHN LOVELADY guardian of the person & estate of SUSAN C. MARSHALL of the condition of
said estate.
No property has come to the Knowledge or
possession of said guardian belonging to said ward which has not been
previously mentioned and report. No money has been received belonging to said
estate since the last account..
The following are the disbursements for said
minor since last account 1975.
Oct. 25 paid cash to assr.
& Collector (v. 2) 2.34
Nov. 19 paid cash to Jenkins U& Goodner (v. 3) 5.00
1876
Sept. 16 paid cash to V. Roundtree
v. 4 2.00
Oct. 14 paid cash to Assr.
& Collt. v. 5 2.10
Nov. 7 paid cash to H. W. Ardmger
v. 6 1.75
Nov. 17 paid cash to H. W. Andmger v. 7 1.00
$14.19
J. L. LOVELADY
Guardian
of the person and estate of SUSAN C.
MARSHALL a minor
State of Texas The day personally appeared before me the
undersigned authority JOHN LOVELADY
Collin County guardian
of the person and estate of SUSAN C.
MARSHALL a minor who being duly sworn on oath says that the above and
forgoing accounts contain a correct and complete statement of the matters to
which it relates.
J. L. LOVELADY
Sworn and subscribed before me this 22nd
day of March A. D. 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
Peter Walton DC
Page 450
Written in margin: Report
Estate of SUSAN C. MARSHALL Dr.(?)
To
JOHN LOVELADY guardian
for the following amounts paid by him for the
support and maintenance of paid minor since January 1875.
To 2/2 yds. Linsey @ 50cts, $1.25
To 5 yds.Homemade
cotton 25 cts. 1.25
To 3 yds. Domestic
15 cts. .45
To 2 ½ yds. Bl.
Domestic 10 cts. .25
To 6 ½ yds. Calico
8 cts. .52
To 10 yds. Calico 8
cts. .80
To 1 yds. Dark
Calico 8 cts. 8
To 5 yds. Calico 8 cts. .25
To White bonnet .50
To 1 ½ yds. Grain
Calico 10 cts. .15
The season of one mare to Roundtree’s
horse 2.00
Nov. 19 amt. paid Jenkens
& Goodner 5.00
Oct. 25 amt. paid taxes to Collector 2.34
1876
Jan 1st To 12 months (?) bound 60.00
Sept. 12 To 8 months (?) bound 40.00
$164.84
This day personally appeared before me the
undersigned authority JOHN LOVEDLADY
guardian of the estate of SUSAN C.
MARSHALL a minor who being duly sworn on oath says that the above and
foregoing contains a complete and correct statement of the matters to which it
relates and that the above and foregoing is at best claim against said estate
and that all legal effects, payments and credits Know to the affiant have been
allowed.
J. L. LOVELADY
Sworn and subscribed before me this the 12th
day of September 1876.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
JOHN
LOVELADY
guardian of SUSAN C. MARSHALL minor
prays the Court to direct him as guardian of said minor to Expend for said
minor for support and maintenance from Jany. 1st
1875 to Sept. 12th 1876 the sum of one Hundred and five Dollars and
fifty cents as said sum is necessary for that purpose. J. L. LOVELADY Guardian SUSAN
MARSHALL.
Page 451
Written in margin: Final report
Est[ate] [of] JESSE TURNER Deceased
Est. JESSE
TURNER decd. County
Court
Wm.
MURPHY
extr. [executor] Collin
Co. Texas May term 1877
Final acct. of Wm. MURPHY Extr. of the Est. of JESSE TURNER Decd. as indebted and
restated by the Court after hearing the inginal
[original?] & amended Final acct. of said extr.
[executor?] exceptions of the Hens [heirs?] of said estate thereto evidence and
arguments of counsel to wit.
Wm.
MURPHY
Extr. &c Dr.
To cash on Wm. SACHSE note price (?) & interest $464.79
To cash on J. HANSONIGHT prince & interest 78.55
To cash on T. MARTIN prince & interest 17.10
To cash on P. M. STACY prince & interest 23.68
To cash on Wm. POINDEXTER prince & interest 19.30
To cash on W. B. STEVENSON prince & interest 26.32
To cash on H. JAMISON prince & interest 100.00
To cash on JAMES JAMISON prince & interest 233,00
To cash on J. J. BEARDEN prince & interest 144.00
To cash on SAML. YELTON prince & interest 7.20
To cash on MRS. P. TURNER prince & interest 10.00
To cash on Wm. SPURGIN cash at sale 2.10
To cash on Wm. LEE .60
To cash on Wm. MURPHY .75
To cash on BAXTER BELE 4.00
To cash on JOHN GUM 5.50
To cash on JAMES FOREMAN as interest $1137.29
To cash on J. T. MURPHY as interest 71.75
To cash on J. T. MURPY as interest 12.00
To cash on D. C. PARDUE as interest 6.00
To cash on MARY TURNER as interest 4.00
To cash on JOHN SALMONDS hire of negro 85.00
To cash on JOHN TARPLY hire of C. S.
MURRY 120.00
To cash on SELF hire of C. S. MURRY (??) 70.00
To cash on MRS. WELBURN hire of C. S.
MURRY (??) 208.00
To cash on G. H. PEGUES cattle P. S.
M____ 305.00
To cash on P. H. BOZANTE Et al note 218.50
Total
amt recd. $2237.54
Cr.
By Cash to taxes C. S. MOUNY voucher 1 240.00
By Cash to taxes C. S. MOUNY voucher 2 48.00
By Cash to taxes C. S. MOUNY voucher 3 3.90
By Cash to taxes C. S. MOUNY voucher 3 (sic) 10.25
By Cash to taxes C. S. MOUNY voucher 5 5.85
By Cash to taxes C. S. MOUNY voucher 6 48.00
Page 452
By cash paid to taxes C. S. MORY (?) v. 6 5.00
By cash paid to taxes C. S. MORY (?) v. 7 6.22
By cash paid to Publication v. 8 4.00
By cash paid to taxes v. 9 1.25
By cash paid to taxes v. 10 5.25
By cash paid to taxes v. 11 4.00
By cash paid to attys. v. 12 5.00
By cash paid to Funeral &c. v. 13 8.00
By cash paid to tax v. 14 3.50
By cash paid to tax v. 15 4.74
By cash paid to tax v. 16 6.43
By cash paid to auctioneer v. 17 5.00
By cash paid to Blacksmithing v. 25 8.00
By cash paid to tax C. S. MONARY (?) v. 27 88.00
By cash paid to Court Cost v. 28 4.20
By cash paid to attys. v. 29 25.00
By cash paid to Court Cost v. 30 10.75
By cash paid to Attys. v. 31 5.00
By cash paid to self allowance v. 32 37.50
By cash paid to Mrs. Turner v. 33 15.00
By cash paid to Com[mission] on 2234$
collected 5% 111.87
By cash paid to Com[mission] on $578.42 Paid
out 28.92 $749.16
Recapitulation
Total amt. [amount] Rec. [received] 2237.54
Total amt. paid out [in] claims
749.16
$1488.38
Approved in open court June 2nd
1877.
T.
C. Goodner Co. Judge
Amt. paid Heirs of Estate to wit:
To M.
T. TURNER voucher 18
85.
To T.
P. TURNER voucher 19
15.
To M.
T. TURNER C. S. MONY voucher 20
16.
To M.
T. TURNER voucher 21
10.
To T.
P. TURNER voucher 22 124.50
To MRS.
ANN BLALOCK voucher 23 158.65
To MRS.
ANN BLALOCK voucher 24
16.
To Wm.
W. TURNER voucher 25 140.
To Wm.
W. TURNER & G. T. TURNER 104.
Recapitulation
of Amts. paid Heirs
To M.
T. TURNER total
99.
To T.
P. TURNER total 187.50
To MRS.
ANN BLALOCK total 162.65
To W.
W. TURNER total 192.00
Approved June 2nd 1877
T.
C. Goodner
Page 453
Written in margin: Inventory
Estate of MARY O’GUINN a minor
W. B.
HAMPTON
Guardian of the estate of MARY O’GUINN
a minor would report that he has cash in his hands belonging to said minor.
Cash recd. of J. L. DOWNS $ 66.50
There is still about 150.00
$216.59
Coming to said minors from the estate of Wm. O’GUINN said Guardian would report
that there is nothing else coming to said minor that has come to the Knowledge
except as above stated no other effects on hand.
Voucher (1)
$2.50
B. W. HAMPTON
Sworn and subscribed before me this Feby 24th 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
P. Walton DC
Written in margin: Bond
Est[ate] of THOMAS A. LOVELADY a minor
The State of Texas Know all men by these present that I ELIZABETH J. ANDERSON as principal
County of Collin and A. CROSE (?) as surety are bound unto T. C. GoodnerCounty
Judge of Collin County and his successors in office in the sum of Fifty Dollars
Conditioned that the said ELIZABETH J.
ANDERSON has this day been appointed guardian of the Estate of THOS. H. LOVELADY. Now is the said ELIZABETH J. ANDERSON shall well and
faithfully perform & discharge the duties as guardian of the Estate of said
minor then this bond to be null and void otherwise to remain in full force and
effect.
Witness
our hands this June 6th A. D. 1877.
ELIZABETH J. ANDERSON
her
A. X CROSE
mark
Written in margin: Oath
The State of Texas
County of Collin I ELIZABETH
J. ANDERSON do solemnly sear that I will faithfully discharge the duties of
guardian of the Estate of THOS. A.
LOVELADY a minor according to Law.
ELIZABETH J. ANDERSON
Page 454
Sworn & subscribed to before me this June
6th 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
P. Walton D. C.
Written
in margin: Bond
Estate of MARY A. SIMPSON a minor
The State of Texas In the matter of guardianship of MARY A. STIMPSON a minor.
Know all by these present
County of Collin that we JOSEPH
W. BARNES as principal and (blank) and (blank) as sureties acknowledge ourselves
bound unto the Hon. T. C. Goodner County Judge of the
said County of Collin and his successors in office in the sum of two Thousand
Dollars for the payment of which well and truly to be made unto the said County
Judge we bind ourselves our heirs executors & administrators jointly and
severally firmly by these present signed with our hand the 28th day
of May A. D. 1877.
Conditioned that said BARNES will faithfully discharge the duties of guardian of the
person & Estate of MARY A. SIMPSON a
minor.
JOSEPH W. BARNES Principal
J. O. FLACK Surety
J. Y. LOVELACE Surety
W. A. HONEKER Surety
JAS. M. BURROW Surety
Written in margin: Oath
I, JOS.
W. BARNES swear that I will faithfully discharge the duties of guardian of
the person & Estate of MARY A.
SIMPSON a minor according to Law.
JOS. W. BARNES
Sworn to & subscribed to before me this
28th day of May A. D. 1877.
F.
J. Vance
J.
P. C. C. Texas
Approved
T.
C. Goodner
Co.
Judge
Page 455
Written in margin: Bond
Estate of M. BELLE SIMPSON a minor
The State of Texas In the matters of Guardianship of N. BELLE SIMPSON a minor
County of Collin Know all men by these present that we JOS. W. BARNES as principal and (blank)
and (blank) as sureties acknowledge ourselves bound unto the Hon. T. C. Goodner County Judge of the said County of Collin and his
successors in office in the sum of two Thousand Dollars for the payment of
which well and truly to be made unto the said County Judge we bind ourselves
our heirs executors & administrators jointly and severally firmly by these
present signed with our hand the 28th day of May A. D. 1877.
Conditioned that said BARNES will faithfully discharge the duties of guardian of the
person & Estate of M. BELLE SIMPSON a
minor.
JOSEPH W. BARNES Principal
J. O. FLACK Surety
J. Y. LOVELACE Surety
W. A. HONEKER Surety
JAS. M. BURROW Surety
Written in margin: Oath
I, JOS.
W. BARNES swear that I will faithfully discharge the duties of guardian of
the person & Estate of M. BELLE
SIMPSON a minor according to Law.
JOS. W. BARNES
Sworn to & subscribed to before me this
28th day of May A. D. 1877.
F.
J. Vance
J.
P. C. C. Texas
Approved
T.
C. Goodner
Co.
Judge
Page 456
Written in margin: Annual a/c
Est[ate] of M. REBECCA HUFFMAN a minor
Estate of M. REBECCA HUFFMAN
To
JOS. W. BARNES Guardian
1877 Dr. Cr.
March 17 To
cash pd. tax 1874 voucher #1 4.20
To
cash pd. tax 1876 voucher #2 5.00
To
cash pd. tax Dist. Clerk voucher #3 7.87
To
cash pd. tax Dist. Clerk voucher #4 1.66
To
cash pd. tax County Clerk voucher #5 6.50
To
24 Mos. Bond 5.00 120.00
To
Attys. for self 20.00
To
5% com[mission] 300$ rec. 15.00
By
cash on yeling (?) notes 300.00
To
Balance 119.77
$300.00 $300.00
Mch. 17th 1877
By Balance in hand
In addition to the above account I would
report the yeary (YEARY/yearly?) note secured by
mortgage in land for a balance of Three hundred dollars with interest from Jany. 7th 1877 at 12% per annum. The foregoing
contains a correct & complete statement of all matters pertaining to the
Estate of M. REBECCA HUFFMAN
guardian
JOS. W. BARNES
Subscribed & sworn before me this 17th
day of March A. D. 1877.
T.
J. Vance
J.
P. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Report of Sale
Est[ate] of M. W. ALLEN Dec.
To the Honorable County of Collin County MRS. V. H. ALLEN admx.
of the Estate of M. W. ALLEN
Deceased Reports that in obedience to an order of your Hon. Court made at the
present term she has sold at private sale to MR. ELI SMITH an undivided one fourth interest in the following
described land at four Dollars per acre taking note with personal security and
mortgage on land note bearing 10%
interest & due twelve months after date to wit situated in Tarrant
County being a survey for 640 acres in the name of Wm. L. MANN about 10 miles NE from Fort worth Beginning at the NW…
Page 547
…corn of the McCORMES 160 acre survey &
SE corner of the CORDER survey
Thence W 1950 vars Thence S 1950 vars
the NW cor. of the JOHN C. YATES
survey of 240 acres & the NE cor. of the J. M. GREYOM survey of 160 acres Thence E 1950 varas
to the WB line of the JOHN H. BARLOW
640 acre survey Thence N 1950 varas to the beginning.
Reporter would represent that said sum of four dollars is the reasonable cash
value of said land & asks that the sale be confirmed & she authorized
to execute deed for the same.
V. H. ALLEN
Admr. of Est. of
M. W. ALLEN dec.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this March
20th 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
Peter Walton DC
Written in margin: Bond
Estate of GEO. RIGGS Dec.
The State of Texas County Court pertaining to Estate
Collin County Term
18__
To all to whom these present may come greeting
Know ye that G. R. COOPER &
ELIZABETH COOPER as principal, Wm. B. CARRUTH & L. M. CHASTIAN as sureties are held and
firmly bound unto the County Judge of the County of Collin in the sum of 1000$
(one thousand dollars) for the payment of which well and truly to be made unto
the said County Judge we bind ourselves our heirs our executors and administrator
jointly and severally firmly by these present, signed with our hands and seals
with our seals the seals being scrawls the 11th day of May A. D.
1877. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above
bound G. R. COOPER have been appointed
administrator of the Estate of GEO.
RIGGS deceased. Now if the said G.
R. COOPER shall well and truly perform all the duties required of them
under said appointment then this obligation shall be null and void otherwise to
remain in full force and effect.
Page 458
G. R. COOPER
ELIZABETH A. COOPER
Wm. B. CARRUTH
L. M. CHASTIAN
Approved
May 30th 1877
T.
C. Goodner
Co.
Judge
Written in margin: Inventory
Es[ate] of MARY S. SIMPSON Dec.
Inventory and Appraisement of the Community
Property belonging to the Estate of MARY
S. SIMPSON deceased and her husband GEO.
W. SIMPSON survivor.
Real Estate
160
acres of land in LEWIS WETSEL sur.
in Collin County valued at 3200.
96
acres land (timber) in CALVIN BOALES
sur. valued @ 480.
25
acres land PETER WETSEL sur. valued
at 250.
2
½ acres in Plano valued @ 1500.
A
Piano
9
acres on Rowlett creek val. 90
The
State of Texas Personally
appeared before the undersigned authority JOS.
W. BARNES administrator
County
of Collin de bonis non of the Estate of MARY S. SIMPSON dec’d and says that upon
his oath that the foregoing Inventory is a full and complete inventory of the
property of his estate that has come to his Knowledge.
JOS. W. BARNES
Administrator
de bonis non
Estate
of MARY S. SIMPSON dec.
Sworn
to and subscribed before me this 30th day of December A. D. 1876.
F.
J. Vance
J.
P. C. C. Texas
The
undersigned appraisers do swear that the foregoing appraisement is a fair
valuation of the property therein specified.
L. BULTER
J. Y. LORDACE (?)
Page
459
Sworn
to and subscribed before me this 30th day of December A. D. 1876.
F.
J. Vance
J.
P. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Bond
Est[ate] [of] ISAAC STIMSON Decd.
Estate
of ISAAC STIMSON deceased
State
of Texas
Collin County Know
all men by these present that we D. M.
STIMSON as principal and (blank) and (blank) as sureties are held and
firmly bound unto the County Judge of the County of Collin or his successors in
office in the sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars for the payment of which well and
truly to be made unto the said County Judge. We bind ourselves, our heirs,
Executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these present
signed with our hands this 28th day of May 1877. The Condition of
this obligation is such whereas the above bounden D. M. STIMSON has been appointed executor of the last will and
testament of ISAAC STIMSON decd. Now
the said D. M. STIMSOM shall well
and truly perform all the duties required of him under said appointment then
this obligation shall be null and void otherwise to remain in full force and
effect.
D. M. STIMSON
W. H. TAYLOR
M. L. BRIGHT
J. D. TAYLOR
SARAH ABSTON
Approved
May 28th 1877.
T. C. Goodner
Co.
Judge
Written in margin: Oath
I
D. M. STIMSON do swear that I well well and truly perform and discharge all the duties
incumbent on me as executor of the Estate of ISAAC STIMPSON (sic) decd. so help me god. D.
M. STIMSON
Witness
my official signature this 2nd day of June (?) 1877.
W.
H. Brumment J. P.
Page
460
Written in margin: Bond
Est[ate] of NORA WILSON a minor
State
of Texas Know all men
by these present that I W. C. PARKER
as principal and (blank) as sureties
Collin
County acknowledge
ourselves jointly & severally to be indebted & bound unto A. C. Goodner County Judge of Collin County and his successors in
office in the sum of one thousand dollars and when as the said W. C. PARKER was appointed guardian of
the Estate & the person of NORA
WILSON an orphan on the 22nd day of May 1877. Now if the said W. C. PARKER shall well and truly do
and perform all the duties incumbent upon him as guardian as aforesaid
according to law then this obligation to be null and void otherwise to be and
remain in full force and effect May 22/77.
W. C. PARKER
J. H. MARTIN
W. A. MARTIN
J. GRAYUM
Written in margin: Oath
I
do solemnly swear that I will well and truly perform and discharge all the
duties as guardian of the Estate and person of NORA WILSON a minor to the best of my skill and ability so help me
god.
W. C. PARKER
Sworn
to before me this May 26th 1877
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Bond
Est[ate] [of] THOS. WILSON a minor
State
of Texas Know men by these present
that I W. C. PARKER as principal and
(blank) and (blank) as sureties
Collin
County acknowledge themselves to owe
and be indebted to T. C. Goodner County Judge of
Collin County and his successors in office in the sum of one thousand Dollars
whereas the said W. C. PARKER was
appointed guardian of the person & Estate [of] THOMAS WILSON on the 22nd day of May 1877 said WILSON being a minor. Now is the said W. C. PARKER will well and truly…
Page
461
…do
and perform all the duties incumbent on him as guardian as aforesaid according
to law then this obligation to be null & void otherwise to be and remain in
full force and effect May 22nd A. D. 1877.
W. C. PARKER
J. H. MARTIN
W. A. MARTIN
J. GRAYUM
Written in margin:
Oath
I
do solemnly swear that I will well and truly perform and discharge all the
duties as guardian of the Estate and person of THOMAS WILSON a minor to the bet of my ability so help me God.
W. C. PARKER
Sworn
to before me this May 26th 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Inventory
Community
Estate of ADDIE RUDOLPH & T. L.
RUDOLPH
Inventory
and appraisement of the community property of MRS. ADDIE RUDOLPH and her deceased husband T. L. RUDOLPH.
Real Estate
West
half of Lots 234 x 235 in Block 64 in the town of McKinney Collin County valued
@ $500.00
Personal Property
Two
mules valued @ 150.00
1
wagon valued @ 50.00
2
Bed steads valued @ 5.
1
Lounge valued @ 2.50
1
Dining table valued @ 1.50
1
Cook stoves & vessels valued @ 10.00
½
Doz. Chains 1.50
Bedding
& bed clothing 10.00
$730.50
ADDIE RUDOLPH
State
of Texas
Collin
County Personally
appeared before the undersigned authority MRS.
ADDIE RUDOLPH wife of T. L. RUDOLPH deceased
who upon oath says that the above and foregoing is full and fair inventory of
all the community property of herself & deceased husband…
Page
462
…which
has come to her hands since his death.
In
witness where of I hereunto let my hand and seal of office. This 22nd
day of Nov. 1875.
J.
O. Straughan, clerk
Dist.
Court Collin co. Texas
By
J. M. Benge Deputy
Written in margin: Appraisement
State
of Texas Personally
appeared before me the undersigned authority JOHN W. HAMILTON and
Collin
County J. R. CUMMING and JAS. P. DOWELL who being duly sworn say that they are not
interested in the Estate of T. L.
RUDOLPH deceased nor of Kin to any person interested therein and that they
will according to they best of their abilities view & appraise the personal
property to them produced and the real property described in the inventory.
J. W. HAMILTON
J. R. CUMMING
J. P. DOWELL
Sworn
and subscribed before me this Nov. 20/1875.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
D.
C. Collin Co. Texas
By
J. M. Benge Depty.
The
value of each article is placed opposite its names.
J. R. CUMMINGS (sic)
J. W. HAMILTON
Page
463
Written in margin: Bond
Est[ate] of S. P. LEWIS Dec.
The
State of Texas Know all men
by these present that I BENJ. S. KING
as principal and (blank) as sureties
Collin County are
held and firmly bound unto the District Clerk of Collin County in the sum of
Three Hundred dollars good and lawful money for the payment of which will and
truly to be made unto the said Clerk we bind ourselves heirs and
representatives jointly and severally by these present witness our hands this
the 31st day of August 1874. The condition of the above obligation
is such that whereas the above bound BENJ.
S. KING has been appointed
administrator of the Estate of S.
P. LEWIS deceased. Now if the said BENJ.
S. KING. shall well and truly perform all the duties required of him under
said appointment as administrator then this obligation shall be null and void
otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
B. S. KING
A. JONES
E. H. PENDLETON
Written in margin: Oath
The
State of Texas I BENJ. S. KING do solemnly swear that I
will well and truly perform all the duties
Collin
County incumbent
upon me as administrator of the Estate of S.
P. LEWIS deceased to the best of my skill and ability so help me ‘god. B. S. KING
Sworn
and subscribed to before me the 31st day of August 1874.
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
Dist.
Court Collin Co. Tex.
The
State of Texas
Collin
County Before me
this day B. S. KING, A. JONES & E. H. PENDLETON whose names appears by
the above and foregoing bond who are personally known to me and acknowledged
that they signed the same for the purposes and considerations therein
Expressed.
Witness
my hand and seal of office at Farmersville, Texas
Page
464
This
September 8th 1874
J. A. Aston
Notary Public Cleo (?) Texas
Written in margin: Inventory
Inventory
of the property of the Estate of S. P.
LEWIS deceased
1
gray horse 75.00
1
sorrel horse 50.00
1
saddle 5.00
1
Pr. saddle Pockets 4.00
1
six shooting Pistol 3.00
1
Derringer 5.00
1
Bowie Knife .50
$142.50
Written in margin: Appraisement
The State of Texas
Collin County We
the undersigned having been selected to appraise the property of S. P. LEWIS decd. do solemnly swear
that the above and foregoing is a fair and full valuation of the property of
said Estate as shown us and that we are uninterested and unbashed
(?) in the value___lin thereof of no Kin to the said
deceased (?) and that the valuation thereof are just full and correct to the
best of our knowledge and belief Sept. 8th 1874.
J.
J. P. STAL (?)
B.
T. K___?
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Sept.
8th 1874.
J.
H. Aston
J.
P. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Sale Bill
State of Texas In County Court
Collin County July
Term 1876
To
the County Court of Collin County, Texas
B. S. KING administrator of the Estate
of S. P. LEWIS decd. begs leave to
file the following list of the sale of personal property belonging to decd. to
wit.
1 sorrel horse to ALFORD JONES for
$42.00
1 Gray horse to R. C. STRICKLAND for 70.00
1 saddle to R. C. STRICKLAND for 9.00
1 Pistol, Bowie Knife & cruty crut (??) to J. C. BURMAN (?)
2.00
1 pr. saddle Bags to J. C. GRIFFORTH 4.00
Page 465
Derringer, razor & strop to R. C. STRICKLAND 5.50
Total
amounting to $133.50
Said sale was made on or about the 13th
(?) of July 1874.
Personally appeared before be B. S. KING administrator of S. R. LEWIS who on oath says that the
above & foregoing is a true account or the sale of personal property
belonging to the estate aforesaid at the (unreadable) specified.
B. S. KING
Sworn to and subscribed before me this July
17/1876.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Written in margin: Final Report
Estate of In
County Court
S. P.
LEWIS
Decd. September term 1876
To
the County Court of Collin County, Texas B.
S. KING the administrator of the Estate of B. P. LEWIS begs leave to file following as his final account of
said Estate.
B. S. KING
The
Estate of S. P. KING Dr. Cr.
To amt. of money realized from sale of
articles, Embraced in
Inventory as per sale bde
(?) to which reference is made $133.30
By amt. pd. SESSION, WARREN as per voucher no. 1 $15.40
By amt. pd. H. H. NEATHERLY as per voucher no. 2 9.00
By amt. pd. self as per voucher no.3 55.00
By amt. pd. J. M. BENGE as per voucher no. 4 14.00
By amt. pd. J. H. BINGHAM as per voucher no. 5 4.00
By amt. pd. JENKINS & MINSE (?) as per voucher no. 6 10.00
By com[mission] on amt. recd. from sale of
property 6.66
By com[mission] on amt. paid out 2.61
$116.73
Amt.
due the Estate $16.57
Your reporter would represent that all the debts
have been paid that have come to the knowledge of him that were outstanding
against said Estate that the aforesaid stated is the amt. due the heirs of said
(unreadable) decd. The [unreadable] …
Page 466
…considered reporter prays that notice as
required by law be given of the filing of this his final account that said
administration be closed and that your reporter be discharged from his trust.
B. S. KING
Sworn & subscribed to before me this 19th
day of August 1876
W.
H. Brummett J. P.
Collin
County
Texas
Written in margin: Will
Estate of ISAAC STIMSON decd.
In the name of God Amen.
I ISAAC
STIMSON being of sound mind and memory do constitute this my last will and
testament. I desire to bequeath to my wife RACHEL
O. STIMSON during her natural life my homestead consisting of one hundred
and seventy acres of land all my household & kitchen furniture all my stock
horses cattle & hogs twenty five acres of timbered land lying in the North
East corner of a hundred acre tract deeded to me by JOHN FITZHUGH twenty acres deeded to me by G. H. FITZHUGH in the SAMUEL
SLOAN survey also five acres of land deeded to me by JOSEPH BLEDSOE in the MARTIN
HEART survey, the remainder of the land found belonging to me I wish
equally divided between all my children except AMANDA P. F. FALKNER & SOCRATES H. STIMSON to whom I have given
land and other property. I wish ISAAC W.
STIMSON heirs to receive one child’s part and LUCY F. ATCHISON the same the property I have given to my wife that
she does not use for her support, I desire disposed of Justas the above except
one acre of land including the grave yard equally divided between mine (nine?)
children seven living and the heirs of the other two deceased all notes in my
hands I wish disposed of as the other property. I desire to leave DAN STIMSON Executor to my will and
also guardian to the heirs of ISAAC W.
STIMSON & LUCY F. ATCHISON to
represent them in the (unreadable) take care of their property…
Page 467
…for their benefit.
In
testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal using the scrawl for seal.
Oct. the 27th 1877.
ISAAC STIMSON
Attest.
M. L. BRIGHT
R. R. SMART
Written in margin: Proof
State of Texas In the County Court of Collin County
Collin County January
term A. D. 1877
This day personally appeared before me the
undersigned authority M. L. BRIGHT
who being sworn in open court says that ISAAC
STIMSON during his life time on the 27th day of October A. D.
1874 being at the time of sound mind in the presence of affiant and R. R. SMART sign the within and
foregoing will in the presence of M. L.
BRIGHT and R. R. SMART and that
affiant and R. R. SMART signed said
will as subscribing witnesses in the presence of and at the request of the said
ISAAC STIMSON and in the presence of
each other and that said ISAAC STIMSON
then and there acknowledged and declared to each subscribing witnesses that
said will was his last will and testament and that each of said witnesses were
on the 27th day of Oct A. D. above the age of 14 years.
Witness
my hand this 21st day of May A. D. 1877.
M. L. BRIGHT
Sworn to before me in open court this 21st
day of May A. D. 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Inventory
State of Texas In the County Court of Collin County
Collin Texas March
term A. D. 1877
Personally appeared before me the undersigned
authority D. M. STIMSON Executor of
the Estate of ISAAC STIMSON deceased
and M. L. BRIGHT and R. R. SMART (appraisers) who appointed
by this court being sworn do swear that the foregoing value place[d] upon the
above discribed...
Page 468
… property is a just and correct valuation of
the same to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Witness
our hands this the 21st day of May 1877.
D. M STIMSON
Executor
of ISAAC STIMSON
decd.
M. L.
BRIGHT
R. R.
SMART Appraisers
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st
day of May A. D. 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Inventory of the property of ISAAC STIMSON deceased.
Real
Estate
F. DORSER survey 170 acres 3400
A. J.
TUCKER
survey 70 acres 560
CALVIN BOALES survey 90 acres 540
SAMUEL
SLOAN
survey 30 acres 120
MARTIN
HART
survey 5 acres 20
Personal
Property
1 Feather bed 2 quilts 2 blankets 2 sheets
1 counterpane 1 bolster & 1 piler (?) 12
1 Feather bed 2 quilts 1 coverlid 2 blankets
1 sheet (?) 1 counterpane 2 pillows 14
9 chairs (?) 3.60
2 and irons 1 smoothing iron 2.00
1 table 1 bucket & Dipper 6.00
Side board 8.00
Bureau 10.00
Table ware 2.25
Lot books 3.00
Cross cut saw 4.00
Farm ax Hand saw & claw hammer & 4
augers 1.50
3 stone Jars 1-3gsls.-1-4 gal-1-6 gal. 1.30
5 stone Jars 1.20
1 large turning plow 6.00
1 waggon (sic) 3.00
1 small plow 3.00
log chain 1.00
We the undersigned appraisers say that the
amounts placed opposite each item of this inventory is its appraisal value
& all separate property of I.
STIMSON.
D. M. STIMSON
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M. L. BRIGHT
R. R. SMART
List of claims due the Estate of ISAAC STIMSON pd. on decd. Balance due
on a receipt of deposit from D. M.
STIMSON to Estate of ISAAC STIMSON
decd. the sum of two hundred and fifty Dollars as of date Oct. 1874. $250. One
note due January 1st 1877
from J. L. STIMSON to ISAAC STIMSON decd. for land & date
Sept. 11th 1875 amount $409.77. 2nd one note due
said Estate from J. L. STIMSON
executed Sept. 11th 1875 due 1st day of January 1877 for
land amount 400.00
3rd J. L. STIMSON Dr.
ISAAC STIMSON Deceased in open court due 21st May 1877
State of Texas Personally appeared before me the undersigned
authority D. M. STIMSON Executor of
Collin County the
Estate of ISAAC STIMSON decd. who in
open court says that the foregoing and attached inventory and list of claims is
a full and correct inventory and list of the property and claims of his
testator has come to his knowledge.
D. M. STIMSON
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st
day of May 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Page 470
Written in margin: Bond
Est[ate] of GEO. WATTS Decd.
The State of Texas Know all men by these present that we GEO. A. WILSON as principal and (blank)
and
County of Collin (blank) as sureties are held and firmly bound unto
the County Judge of the County of Collin or his successors in office in the sum
of twenty eight thousand Dollars of the payment of which well and truly to be
made unto the said County Judge we bind ourselves our heirs executors and
administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents signed with our
hands the 31st day of March A. D. 1877. The condition of the above
obligation is such that whereas the above bound GEO. A.WILSON has been appointed administrator of the Estate of GEO. WATTS deceased. Now if the said GEO A. WILSON shall well and truly
perform all the duties required of him than said appointment then this
obligation shall be null and void otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
GEO. A. WILSON
T.
C. BOON
THOS.
B. WILSON
JOHN
M. KINCAID
C.
B. MOORE
Written in margin: Oath
I do solemnly swear that GEORGE WATTS dec. died without leaving
any will so far as I know or believe and that I will well and truly perform all
the duties of administrator of the Estate of the said GEORGE WATTS decd.
G. A. WILSON
Sworn and subscribed to before me this the 13th
day of April A. D. 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Co.
Court Collin Co. Texas
Written in margin: Inventory
List of claims belonging to Est[ate] of GEORGE
WATTS dec’d.
Promising
notes
Name of maker date Rate of int. Credits Amt.
C. &
C. E. OBENCHAER Apr. 22/76 12% Now 135.00
T. D.
PERKINS Apr. 1st
76 2% per mo. Now 9.02
L. W.
SHEPARD 75.25
Page 471
ABE
ENLOE Jan. 3rd
1874 15% 40$
J. H.
JENKINS & T. HMINING (?) May 13/74 89.20
July 1st/70 250
W. R.
SHORT Feb.
13/74 12% 55.60
THOMAS
& DOWELL Mch.29/75 5% 33.02
H.
ALEXANDER
& others Apr. 1st
76 400.00
J. W.
THOMAS May 30th/74 15% 2yds
int pd 100-
S. C.
ANDRERSON Feby.12/75 20.55
A. H.
SHIRLEY
& others Oct.
16/73 18 28.36
J. C.
PAYNE Jun.
4/75 15 125
ELI
JANSON EUS (?) May
22/76 12 145.00
Total
amt. of Notes $1416.80
Accounts
B. HENRY Jan. 1877 19.05
J. B.
HOWELL Jan. 1877 12.20
MRS. McKING Jan.
1877 325.98
G.
HUMSTABLE 13.66
W. C.
BURNESS 15.73
S.
BOWLBY 10.23
W. S.
CLOYD 94.03
BEN
ESTES 4.54
R. D.
ALLISON 53.98
MRS.
TUCKER 3.66
D.
HENELE 35.38
S.
QUISENBERRY 15.26
Name of Maker date
when due int. credits amts.
J. R.
BRISTOW Jan. 1st 77 8% 26.37
Y. W.
CAMERON Jan.
1st 77 8% 20.76
K. SWANN Jan. 1st
77 8% 46.07
F. WELCH Jan. 1st
77 8% 35.19
H. C.
MACK Jan. 1st 77 8% 9.68
MRS.
WADDELL Jan.
1st 77 8% 21.73
THOS.
CLOYD Jan. 1st 77 8% 14.72
JESSE
SHIM Jan. 1st 77 8% 30.66
J. E.
HOWELL Jan. 1st 77 8% 14.81
ROBT.
DOWELL Jan.
1st 77 8% 1.46
DR.
MOORE Jan. 1st 77 8% 4.18
JOE CHERRIE (?) Jan. 1st 77 8% 13.31
D. L.
ROGERS Jan. 1st 77 8% 13.71
W.
RAGLAND Jan. 1st 77 8% 3.71
J. W.
THOCKMORTON Jan. 1st 77 8% 4.71
R. D.
ATTISON Jan. 1st 77 8% 53.50
J. H.
PETUS Jan. 1st 77 8% 61.20
W.
DOWELL Jan. 1st 77 8% 22.63
W. W.
MERRITT Jan. 1st 77 8% 17.71
R.
POWELL Jan. 1st 77 8% 101.60
LEE
FARRIS Jan. 1st 77 8% 6.59
J. H.
JENKINS Jan. 1st 77 8% 22.81
Page 472
Name of maker date
when due int. credit amt.
T. T.
EMERSON Jan. 1st 77 8% 21.62
T. C.
GOODNER Jan. 1st 77 8% 7.45
W. C.
HUFFMAN Jan. 1st 77 8% 2.28
W. B.
LOGAN Jan. 1st 77 8% 26.47
H. STIFF Jan. 1st
77 8% 2.72
JNO.
SNAPP Jan. 1st 77 8% 2.41
JNO.
ROARK Jan. 1st 77 8% 48.01
H. J.
TAYLOR Jan. 1st 77 8% 34.05
A. L.
MILLER Jan. 1st 77 8% 15.79
THOS. McDONALD Jan. 1st
77 8% 19.27
W. R. H.
MACH Jan.
1st 77 8% 2.64
GEO.
ROLF Jan. 1st
77 8% 17.73
ABE RHOM Jan. 1st 77 8% 56.73
J. B.
HOWELL Jan. 1st 77 8% 11.65
T. H.
EMERSON Jan. 1st 77 8% 2.59
DR. H.
GULLETT Jan.
1st 77 8% 24.45
R. SCOTT Jan. 1st
77 8% 22.38
B. ESTES Jan. 1876 8% 19.27
A.L.
JONES Jan. 1st 77 8% 31.27
W. B.
LOGAN Jan. 1st 77 8% 49.26
Dr. H.
GULLETT Jan. 1st 77 8% 14.09
W. T.
CLOYD Jan. 1st 77 8% 16.20
D. STIFF Jan. 1st
77 8% 15.42
Dr.
PHILAN Jan. 1st
77 8% .55
R. D.
ALLISON Jan. 1st 77 8% 28.90
EPPA
BERRY Jan. 1st 77 8% 9.62
J. W.
BARTON Jan. 1st 77 8% 6.98
B. HENRY Jan. 1st
77 8% 1.45
GEO.
KINDALE Jan. 1st 77 8% 29.00
W. C.
BURRIS Jan. 1st 77 8% 17.43
Y. M.
WATTS Jan. 1st 77 8% 5.08
JNO.
MOORE Jan. 1st 77 8% 9.55
W. M.
PATTERSON Jan. 1st 77 8% 12.94
J. L.
LOVEJOY Jan. 1st 77 8% 13.89
W. R.
SHORT Jan. 1st 77 8% 52.24
A. Y.
CUMMINGS Jan. 1st 74 8% 7.02
THOS.
HUNT
(?) Jan. 1st
77 8% 46.87
THOS.
HUNT
(?) Jan.
1st 75 8% 13.10
A. BUTTS Jan. 1st
74 8% 20.79
JUDGE
GRAY Jan. 1st 74 8% 32.28
A.
PARRISH Jan. 1st 76 8% 7.00
J. P.
DOWELL Jan. 1st 76 8% 27.32
J. J.
FARRIS Jan. 1st 76 8% 44.61
J. M.
BENGE Jan. 1st 76 8% 2.07
A. J.
TAYLOR Jan. 1st 77 8% 38.95
W. S.
CLOYD Jan. 1st 77 8% 82.71
Page 473
Name of maker date
when due int. credit amt.
H. STIFF Jan. 1st
76 8% 45.53
LEU
FARRIS Jan. 1st 76 8% 4.98
W. D
PARKER Jan. 1st 76 8% 4.67
ALEX
INGRAM Jan. 1st 76 8% 40.11
DAN
WOODLOCK Jan. 1st 76 8% 4.03
E.
OBINCHIM Jan. 1st 76 8% 24.65
MRS. V.
HAMILTON Jan. 1st 76 8% 7.46
MRS. McKING Jan.
1st 76 8% 239.23
R. M.
BROURD Jan 1st 77 8% 18.76
A. C. McWORTER Jan.
1st 76 8% 26.55
W. P.
CLOYD Jan. 1st 76 8% 17.81
R. H.
PARKER Jan. 1st 76 8% 15.71
J. M.
BENGE Jan. 1st 76 8% .60
H. McKINNEY Jan.
1st 76 8% 41.94
C. O.
BENNETT Jan. 1st 76 8% 18.19
R. B.
CARR Jan. 1st 76 8% 9.58
C.
OBINCHIN Jan. 1st 76 8% 6.40
D.
HOWARD Jan. 1st 76 8% .94
J. J.
FARRIS Jan. 1st 76 8% 39.82
E. BERRY Jan. 1st
76 8% 22.49
W. M.
WALKER Jan. 1st 76 8% 5.94
MAJ.
BENNETT Jan. 1st 76 8% 6.88
F.
EMERSON Jan. 1st 76 8% .66
W. R.
SHORT Jan. 1st 76 8%
JANUS
CARR Jan. 1st 76 8% 16.58
S. C.
HENEDER Jan. 1st 76 8% 6.61
ISAAC
CRINCH
(?) Jan. 1st 76 8% 2.07
MRS. N.
WILLIAMS Jan. 1st 76 8% 25.55
HEND____ Jan. 1st
76 8% 1.00
JIM
DOWELL Jan. 1st 76 8% 3.00
W. D.
PARKER Jan. 1st 76 8% 2.12
J. P.
BURTON Jan. 1st 76 8% 1.45
O’NEIL Jan.
1st 76 8% 10.58
MRS.
RIVES Jan. 1st 76 8% 1.07
Mr. POND Jan. 1st
76 8% .94
A.McKINNEY Jan.
1st 76 8% 2.20
B. T.
PARKER Jan. 1st 76 8% 5.65
BERGER Jan. 1st
76 8% 3.22
Total
amount of accounts $2818.96
Then I
have in the Empire (?) Lodge No. 68 I. O. O. F. Joint stock assocutive
(associative?) at 25$ per share $75.00.
1 share in the McKinney male & female
academy 50
Page 474
1 certificate of deposit in Emerson & Bm (Bro.?) for $3000.00
1 certificate of deposit in Emerson & Bm (Bro.?) for
$395.00
1 certificate of deposit in Emerson & Bm (Bro.?) for $1000.00
$4515.00
Recapitulation
Total amt. of the notes $1416.80
Total amt. of the a/cs 2818.96
Certificates of deposits & the shares 4515.00
Amt. of claims due the estate $8750.96
Personally appeared before the undersigned
authority GEO. A. WISON who on oath
says the attached inventory of community property belonging to the Estate of GEOGE WATTS decd. and the above and
foregoing list of claims due said Estate is a full and complete inventory and
list of the property and claims due said estate that has come to his Knowledge.
GEO. A. WILSON
Administrator
of the Estate of GEO. WATTS dec’d.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this the 9th
day of April 1877.
J.
M. Benge clerk
By
Pete Walton DC
Written in margin: Appraisement
Inventory and appraisement of the property
belonging to the community Estate of GEORGE
WATTS decd.
Real
Property
3 ½ acres in McKinney home place appraised at
2000
North half of lot 21 (?) in Block 4 McKinney 1500
Part of Lot 30 in Block 4 McKinney 250
15 ¾ acres of land in Wm. DAVIS survey 1500
5 acres of land in Wm. DAVIS survey 350
Personal
Property
2 head of horses appraised at 120
5 beef cattle appraised
at 100
Hogs & Pigs appraised at 300
3 Cows appraised
at 45
1 heifer appraised
at 8
2 Yearlings appraised
at 12
1 wagon appraised
at 20
90 Bush. Corn appraised
at 25
Page 475
15 beef hides 3.50 52.50
3 tons of Hay 25.00
We the undersigned appointed by the County
Court of Collin County Texas appraisers to appraise the property belonging to
the Estate of GEORGE WATTS decd. so
solemnly swear that the amount set opposite the different items in the above
and foregoing inventory is a just and correct valuation of the said items to
the best of our Knowledge and belief.
J. D. PAGE
J. S. HEARD
Sworn and subscribed to before me this the 5th
day of April A. D. 1877.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
By
Pete Walton DC
Written in margin: Final report
Est[ate] of H. P. HORTON a Lunatic
Est[ate] of H. P. HORTON Lunatic Co. Court
J. I. RIKE Guardian March
term 77
Now
comes said guardian and reports that his ward H. P. HORTON after having been confined and treated in the State
Lunatic Asylum has been restored to sound mind and submits the following
account of his acts as such he prays may be examined & approved—
Oct. 7/1876 To. I have collect on acct. in favor of said HORTON against J. P. BICKLY 58.10
Dec. 2/77 From J. P. BICKLY on 300$ note 180.00
Jun. 8/77 From I. J. RUDE in full of note cy. 126.45
Jun. 8/77 From J. P. BICKLY bal. of 300$ note 134.70
Jun. 8/77 From BELLEU 219.30
Jun. 13/77 from H. K. NEIL on note in full 73.80
Total
amt. collected $792.35
Cash
paid out
Sept. 28/76 To D. R. WALLACE supt L A 52.00
Oct. 23/76 To D. R. WALLACE supt L A 15.71
Dec. 11/76 Expenses of seef
(?) & ward to Austin 69.00
Dec. 11/76 R. M. BRAND for clothing 6.40
Dec. 20/76 D. R. WALLACE & order 67.95
Jan. 11/77 Pd. I. J. RUDE 2.70
Jan. 13/77 Pd. ABE JONES 4.70
Total
cash paid out $217.86
Page 476
Amt. forward cash collected $792.35
Amt. forward cash paid out 217.86
Loaned to J. D. BICKLY on note now in hand cash 30.00
Loaned to J. E. HARENS on note now in hand cash 35.00
Pd. J.
M. BENGE court cost 9.00
Total
cash paid out $291.86
Leaving Cash in hand $500.49
Reporter
herewith files the proper vouchers for money paid out and asks that in delivery
to his ward of all property & notes & money on hand belonging to him
and his filing (?) the proper vouchers therefore in this court that he be
discharged from his trust.
J. S. RIKE
Guardian
of H. P. HORTON a Lunatic
Sworn to before me this March 19th
1877
J.
M. Benge Clerk
C.
C. C. C. Texas
Written in margin: Bond
Est[ate] of J. W. JONES a minor
The State of Texas Know all men by these present that we NANNIE J. HOUGHTON joined by her
husband
Collin County B. R. HOUGHTON and (blank) acknowledge
ourselves bound to Clerk of the County Court of Collin Co. in full and just sum
of Fifteen hundred dollars conditioned that if the said NANNIE J. HOUGHTON shall discharge all the duties incumbent on her
as prescribed by law as guardian ofJ. W. E. JONES
and pay over all moneys as the law directs this bond to be void otherwise to
remain in full force & virtue in law. April 245h 1876.
NANNIE J. HOUGHTON
B. R. HOUGHTON
J. A. ASTON
Approved April 28th 1876
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Co.
Court Collin Co. Texas
Page 477
Written in margin: Bond
Est[ate] of B. R. JONES a minor
The State of Texas Know all men by these present that we NANNIE J. HOUGHTON joined by her
husband
Collin County B. R. HOUGHTON and (blank) acknowledge
ourselves bound to Clerk of the County Court of Collin Co. in full and just sum
of Fifteen hundred dollars conditioned that if the said NANNIE J. HOUGHTON shall discharge all the duties incumbent on her
as prescribed by law as guardian of B.
R. JONES and pay over all moneys as the law directs this bond to be void
otherwise to remain in full force & virtue in law. April 24th 1876.
NANNIE J. HOUGHTON
B. R. HOUGHTON
J. A. ASTON
Approved April 28th 1876
J.
M. Benge Clerk
The State of Texas Know all men by these present that we NANNIE J. HOUGHTON joined by her
husband
Collin County B. R. HOUGHTON and (blank) acknowledge
ourselves bound to Clerk of the County Court of Collin Co. in full and just sum
of Fifteen hundred dollars conditioned that if the said NANNIE J. HOUGHTON will well and truly perform all the duties
incumbent on her as guardian of the estate of B. R. JONES a minor.
Witness
our hands this 8th day of August 1873.
NANNIE J. HOUGHTON
B. R. HOUGHTON
D.
D. GRAHAM
Approved August 8/1873
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Written in margin: Oath
I NANNIE
J. HOUGHTON do solemnly swear that I will well and truly perform all the
duties incumbent upon me as guardian of…
Page 478
…of the Estate of B. R. JONES and WILLIAM
JONES minor(s) heirs of JAMES JONES
Deceased.
NANNIE J. HOUGHTON
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st
day of August 1873.
J.
A. Aston J. P.
C.
C. Texas
Written in margin: Bond
Est[ate] of WILLAIM JONES a minor
The State of Texas Know all by these present that we NANIE J. HOUGHTON as principal and (blank) as
Collin County sureties
acknowledged ourselves bound unto J. M Benge Clerk of
the District Court of Collin County and his successors in office in the sum of
Eighteen Hundred Dollars Conditioned that the said NANNIE J. HOUGHTON will well and truly perform all the duties
incumbent upon her as guardian of the Estate of WILLIAM JONES a minor.
Witness
our hands this the 8th day of August A. D. 1873.
NANNIE J. HOUGHTON
J. A. ASTON
B. R. HOUGHTON
Approved Aug. 8th 1873
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Written in margin; Oath
I NANNIE
J. HOUGHTON so solemnly swear that I will well and truly perform all the
duties incumbent upon me as guardian of the Estate of WILLIAM JONES a minor.
NANNIE J. HOUGHTON
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 4th
day of August 1873.
J.
A. ASTON J. P. C. C. Texas
Page 479
Written in margin: Bond
Est[ate] [of] DURETTA E. HENDRICKS a minor
Know all men by these present that we F. E. HAYES as principal and D. D. GRAHAM and (blank) as sureties
are held and firmly bound unto the County Judge of Collin County or his successors
in office in the sum of seven hundred dollars for the payment of which well and
truly to be made unto the said County Judge we bind ourselves our heirs
Executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these present
signed with our hands this the (blank) day of (blank) 1877.
The
condition of this obligation is such that whereas the above bound F. E. HAYES has been appointed Guardian
of the person and Estate of DURETTA E.
HENDRICKS a minor by the County Court of Collin County. Now if the said F. E. HAYES shall well and truly
perform all the duties required of him under said appointment then this
obligation shall be null and void otherwise to be in full force and effect.
F. E. HAYES seal
D. D. GRAHAM seal
JNO. S. RIKE seal
Written in margin: Oath
State of Texas
Collin County I
F. E. HAYES guardian of the person
and estate of DURETTA E. HENDRICKS a
minor do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge the duties as guardian
of the Person and Estate of said minor to the best of my skills and ability so
help me god.
F. E. HAYES
The State of Texas
Collin County Sworn
to and subscribed to before me this 2nd day of April A. D. 1877.
C.
C. Perrin J. P.
&
Ex officio N. P. Collin County Texas
Page 480
Written in margin: Bond
Est[ate] of JOHN F. HAVILL a minor
The State of Texas Know all men by these present that we JOHN HAVILL as principal and (blank) as
sureties
Collin County are
held and firmly bound unto the County Judge of Collin County and his successors
in office in the sum of twelve hundred dollars for the payment of which well
and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs executors and administrators
signed and dated this May (blank) A. D. 1877. The condition of this obligation
is such that whereas the above bound JOHN
HAVILL has been appointed by the County Judge of Collin Co. guardian of the
person and estate of FRANKLIN HAVILL
a minor of said county. Now should the said JOHN HAVILL faithfully discharge the duties of Guardian of the
person & estate of such minor according to law then this obligation to be
void.
Witness
our hands.
JOHN HAVILL
T. W. GARRETT
W. C. STANDFORD
W. J. SHIPMAN
J. W. WILLIAMS
Approved May 21/77
T.
C. Goodner
Co.
Judge
Written in margin: Oath
I JOHN
HAVILL do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge and perform all
the duties as guardian of the person & Estate of FRANKLIN HAVILL a minor according to law to the best of my skill
and Knowledge.
JOHN HAVILL
Sworn to before [me} May 21st
1877.
J.
M. Benge 1877
C.
Court Collin Co. Texas
Page 481
Written in margin: Inventory &
appraisement
Est[ate] of H. H. TUCKER Dec’d
Inventory and appraisement of property
belonging to the Estate of H. H. TUCKER
Dec’d.
Real
Estate
100 acres of land B. L. HARM sur. valued at 8.00 $800.00
Personal
Property
1 Bro. mare 4 years old $ 65.00
2 Bro. mare mules 1 yr. old 90.00
1 little Horse mule 1 yr. old 30.00
2 white steers 2 yrs. old 10.00
1 brindle cow 3 yrs. old 8.00
1 white cow 4 yrs. old 10.00
1 Red speckled heifer 2 yrs. old 5.00
1 white speckled heifer 1 yr. old 4.00
1 Red & white steer 2 yrs. old 5.00
1 white steer 3 yrs. old 6.00
1 Red Bull 1 yr. old 5.00
3 Red Heifers 1 yr. old 10.00
20 Head Hogs 30.00
1 cane mill 50.00
1 two horse wagon 45.00
1 spring wagon 100.00
1 pr. wagon harness 10.00
1 shot gun double barrel 5.00
1 Box old iron 2.00
100 gals. Molasses 50/ 50.00
1 Endfield Rifle
gun 5.00
1 Navy five shooter 10.00
$550.00
Amount set opposite each article is its
appraised value.
W. R. H. MACK
Wm. A. HORN
Solvent
Notes
Notes on E.
R. STIFF date Sept. 10/72 $800.00
due six mos. 20% from date 106.66
W. V. S.
ALLEN
date May 12/72 75.00
due Dec. 1st 1873 10% from date 3.75
S. Y C.
BUCHETT
date Nov. 12/1872 due Dec
1/1877 10% after due 65.00
MURRAY
& McKINNEY date Aug 12/71 1000.00
due on day 10% from date 175.00
cr. Nov. (?) 14/71 By cash 100.00
J. L. McMILLAN date Jun. 13/73 470.00
Due one day 2% from date
31.33
C. H.
WYSONG
date Nov. 29/72 100.00
due one day 10% from date 22.50
Page 482
A.F.
& T. E. GEORGE
date Oct 10/71 $100.00
due Jany. 2, 1872
10% from due 3.33
E. WHETULY (?) date Feby. 17 1872 20.70
Due one day 10% from date 2.58
B. Z.
TUCKER
date Mar. 4/72 48.38
Due one day 10% from date 5.63
Cr.
by $100,00 $3028.85
$2928.85
Insolvent
Notes
W. B.
YATES
date Feby. 11/1869 4½ (?)
due one 10% from date 1.75
W. M.
TUCKER
date Dec. 17/1868 10.00
Due Sept. 1/1869 10% from date 4.40
$20.27 ½
Notes barred by Limitation
W. M.
GREEN
date Jun. 4/1845 10.00
THOS.
HALY
date Dec. 11/1858 12.50
A.LINCOLN date Oct. 24/48 25.00 $47.50
Recapitulation
Real Estate $800.00
Personal Property 555.00
Solvent Notes 2928.85
Insolvent Notes 20.27
Notes barred 47.50
Cash on hand 1283.13
$5635.15 ½
The note on B. Z. TUCKER bears date March 4th 1842 instead 1872 as
shown and makes a difference of ninety (?) one & 29/100 dollars in the
inventory which makes the aggregate $5726.44 instead of $5635.15.
Total
Value $5726.44
½
State of Texas Personally appeared before me the undersigned
authority J. M. TUCKER administrator
of
Collin County the Estate of H. H. TUCKER decd. who upon oath says that the above and foregoing
is a full inventory and description of all the real and personal property books
papers evidences of debt and of all debts due or to become due belonging to the
estate as far as he has been able to ascertain and that he was not bound…
Page 483
…indebted to the deceased in any contract at
the time of her death except as stated in the inventory.
J. M. TUCKER Administrator
Sworn to and subscribed before me May 9th
1873.
J.
M. Benge Clk.
By.
S. K. Rudolph Dy.
State of Texas Personally appeared before the undersigned
authority W. R. H. MACK, R. H. FOSTER
Collin County and
W. H. HORN householders in the
County of Collin who upon oaths says that they are not interested in the Estate
of H. H. TUCKER decd. nor of Kin to
any one interested there in and that they will according to the best of their
ability view and appraise the personal property to them produced and the real
property described in the inventory.
W. R. H. MACK
W. H. HORN
R. H. FOSTER
Sworn to and subscribed before me May 9th
1873.
J.
M. Benge
Clerk
DC Collin Co. Texas
Written in margin: Report
Exhibit of the condition of the Estate of H. H. TUCKER dec’d.
Cash on hand as shown per Exhibit filed April
23/1874 $3269.30
Collected on note of E. R. STIFF 240.00
Collected bal. on note of MURRY & McKINNEY 595.00
Collected note & Int. on A. D. BUCKLEY 64.50
Collected note in full M. S. KERR 105.00
Collected note J. L. McMILLAN 100.00
Collected note in full of A. R. STEWART 14.60
Collected on note AUSTIN HALL 100.00
Collected note in full W. V. S. ALLEN 14.19
Collected note in full W. V. S. ALLEN 3.35
Collected note in full DAVIS DOYLE 50.50
Collected note in full H. B. SCOTT 44.90
Collected on note JNO. HALE 100.00
Collected on note JNO.JOHNSON 9.85
Page 484
Total
collected $1441.94
Paid THOCKMORTON
BROWN & BROS. v. 1 50.00
Paid THOCKMORTON
BROWN & BROS. v. 2 50.00
Paid T.
B. WILSON v. 3 4.50
Paid NEWSOME
BOUND & CO. v. 4 10.40
Paid D.
W. D. LAIN v. 5 15.00
Paid J.
O STRAUGHAN v. 6 1.50
Paid Tax v. 7 7.48
Paid Tax v. 8 9.41
Paid Tax v. 9 48.14
Paid J.
R. McCORMACK v. 10 1.50
Paid J.
O. STRAUGHAN v. 11 2.00
Paid I.
B. WILSON v. 12 1.50
Total
paid out $201.43
5% Commission on amt collected $1441.94 $72.09
5% commission on amt paid out 201.43 10.07
Total
com. $82.16
Recapitulation
Amt. on hand as per ex filed April 23/1874 $3260.30
Amt. Collected 1441.94
4702.24
Amt. paid out 201.43
Amt. com[mission] 82.16 283.59
Amt. on hand $4418.65
J. M. TUCKER
Administrator
Sworn to and subscribed before me this May 10th
1875
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
By
J. M. Benge Deputy
Exhibit of the condition of the Estate and
report of the sale of personal [property?]
cash in hand
inventory 1283.13
cash in hand report filed Oct 3/73 1348.00
$2631.13
Sold
for cash following property
J. D.
TUCKER
one brown horse $125.00
Page 485
JACK
ALLEN
10 gals. Molasses 50 5.00
GERMAN GEORGE 16 gals. Molasses 50 8.00
J. B.
MACK
12 gals. Molasses 50 6.00
ROBT.
SCOTT
7 gals. Molasses 50 3.50
R.
RUTHERFORD
5 gals. Molasses 50 2.50
A.GRAINES one Pistol 10.00
JOHN
FITZHUGH
1 spring waggon (sic) 90.00
Z. (?)
A. TUCKER
1 set wagon harness 12.00
$262.00
Collected
following Claims
R. B.
CARR
in full of note date Sept 6th /73 for 65.00 principal & interest $68.25
S. Y. C.
BUCHETT full
of note Nov. 12/72 for 65.00 principal & interest
65.00
V. V. S.
ALLEN
on note dated Nov. 12/72 for $75 62.00
MURRAY
& McKINNEY on note Aug 17/71 for 1000$ 585.00
JO KERR in full note date
Sept 6/70 31$ 32.50
H. T.
& T. E. GEORGE
in full note date Oct 19/71 1000 114.71
E.
WHITELY
in full note date Feby. 17/72 20.70 24.16
D. J.
FRANKLIN
5.00
W. V. S.
ALLEN & T. S. CAMER rent 8 ½ acres land /73 42.40
JOE
WILSON
in full of balance interest Judgment Mrs. Williams v. Fagate 43.90
A.STAPP 33.00
$1076.72
Totals
Drs. $3969.85
J. M. TUCKER admr. of the Estate [of]
H. H. TUCKER
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 23rd
day of April 1874.
J.
O. Struaghan Clerk
Dist.
Court Collin Co. Texas
Paid out in claims
v. 1 E.
WHITELY
39.77
v. 2 L.
WETSEL
6.60
v. 3 J.
M. FELAND 6.00
v. 4 D.
& H. STIFF 6.53
v. 5 GULLETT
& BRISTOW 13.00
v. 6 MURRAY
& McKING 221.55
v. 7 JOSEPH
BAKEMAN 10.65
v. 8 W.
BUSH 10.00
v. 9 W.
BUSH 36.83
v. 10 W.
BUSH 8.41
v. 11 W.
BUSH
4.64
v. 12 W.
BUSH 4.64
v. 13 JOHN
H. BINGHAM 4.00
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v. 14 JNO.
H. BINGHAM 3.00
v. 15 B.
HENRY 3.30
v. 16 J.
M. BENGE 3.50
v. 17 J.
M. BENGE 1.50
v. 18 W.
E. CARTER & CO. 40.00
v. 19 GEORGE
WHITE 2.82
v. 20 JNO.
COLLIER .50
v. 21 MRS.
N. A. TUCKER 120.00
THOS. H.
EMERSON .50
5% Commission on 2686.72 134.43
5% Commission on 527.74 27.38
Total
Credit
Recapitulation
Dr. Cash per Inventory $1283.13
Cash per Report Oct 3/73 1348.00
Stock sold 262.00
Collected 1076.72
$3969.85
Cr.
Collected
as per vs. $547.74
5%
com[mission] amt. collected 134.43
5%
com[mission] amt. Paid out 27.38
$709.55
Amount on hand $326.30
J. M.
TUCKER
admr. of the Estate of H. H. TUCKER decd. beg(s) leave to make the following report &
Exhibit of the Condition of the aforesaid Estate.
Amt. on hand as per Report filed May 10/1875 4418.65
Rec. of E.
R. STIFF on note dated Sept. 10/72 for 800$ 341.50
Rec. of R.
C. HORN in full of note date Sept. 6/73 6.00
Recd. of JOHN
HEALE on noted dated Sept. 6/73 for 236 105.00
4871.15
Amt.
paid out
Taxes v.
1 $22.47
Taxes v.
2 7.14
Taxes v.
3 7.25
5% com[mission] on $452.58 collected since
May 10/75 22.62
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5% com[mission] on $36.86 paid since said
date 1.84
$61.32
Recapitulation
Amt. on hand & collected $4871.15
Amt. paid int. & com[mission] 61.32
Amt. on hand $4809.83
J. M. TUCKER administrator
Sworn to before me this July 17/1876.
J.
M. Benge clerk
Written in margin: Report of sale
Est[ate] of JOHN J. RUSSELL a minor
To the Hon. W. H. ANDREWS Judge of the 11th Judicial District.
J. H. BOWMAN guardian of the minor JOHN J. RUSSELL would report to your
honor that on the 18th day of July 1872 he sold the following
personal property belonging to the estate of said minor on credit of six months
with 12 per cent interest from date with note and security.
Description of Property Names
of Purchasers $ cts.
1-2 yr. old mule L. W. OGLESBY 155.50
1 pr. saddle pockets 1.50
1 Hand axe 1.25 bed stead & bedding 2.00
1 set chains 7.50 set 2 horse harness 25.00 JOSEPH RUSSELL
55.25
1 Thrasher (half interest) G. W. SIMPSON 12.50
1-3 years old horse 60$ 1 mare & colt 60$
1 yearling mule 16$ C. C. PATTON 96.00
1 mare 90, buggy & Hamerg
(?) 191.50 WALTER WHEELER 281.50
1 mare 3 year old 88.00 G. W. BOWMAN 88.00
1-3 year old steer 6.50
1 yearling mule 34.00 G. W. MASON 40.50
1-2 year old mule 71.00
1 mare 60.00 W. M. WEAVER 199.00
1 mare 60.00
2 year old mule 70.00
1-4 year old steer 15.00
2 yearling calves 9.60
1 Bull 3.30
1 steer 5.00 W. M. WEAVER 29.60
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1 bay horse 3 year old 59.00
1-2 year old mule 53.00 JOE BROWN 172.00
1-2 year old mule 60.00
1 mare & colt 55.00
1 mare & colt 34.00 JOE FORMAN 192.00
1 mare & colt 61.00
1 Plow 5.00 1 saddle 1.50
1 wagon 10.00 1 mare 55.00 JOE LYNN 157.50
1 cow 15.00 1 cow 11.00
2 Cows 23.00 A. L. ALLEY 23.00
1 stand table 2.00
½ doz. Plates .50 B. B. FOWLER
17.50
1 safe 15.00
1 set Knives & forks 1.16 J. A. BUCK 1.10
Cups & saucers & pepper box 55cts
Wardrobe 9.00 S. T. HOWARD 9.35
1 Plm (?) 5.20 H. C. THOMAS 5.25
1 mare & colt 65.00 E. L. BUSH 65.00
1 Dish 40 cts Wm. WEAVER .40
Harness 7.00 Wm. BUSH 7.00
1 yearling mule 30.00
half interest in Jack 37.50 Wm. BUSH 67.50
14 year old horse 75.00 JOE BOWEN 75.00
1-3 year old filley
50.00 ELIAS JACKSON 50.00
14 year old horse 70.00
13 year old filley
53.00
1 Yearling Filley
11.00
1 Horse colt 16.50
1 Yearling filley
13.00 W. N. CRAWFORD
1 Looking glass 90 cts.
Rifle gun 6.50
Half interest in Reaper 20$
2 halters 1.25 R. H. BROWN 30.70
3 collars 2.00
1.75 # bacon 21.87 ½ _____ ALLEY 21.87 1/2
50 Bushs. Corn
40.00 MOSS & CO. 40.00
Bed steads &
Bedding SUSAN BOWMAN (?)
20.00
Total $2076.72 ½
And the said guardian reports that the said
sale was fairly made and for fair prices and that the terms of the sale was
complied with by each of the purchasers. Wherefore he prays that the same be
confirmed.
J. H. BOWMAN
Guardian
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Sworn to and subscribed before me this Decr. 9, 1872.
J.
M. Benge Clerk
Written in margin: Additional Inventory
Est[ate] of R. J. QUINESBERRY decd.
State of Texas In the District Court
County of Collin
Additional
Inventory of the personal property of R.
J. QUISENBERRY decd. appraised by W.
F. ELKIN, W. M. BUSH & E. F. ELKIN.
1-4 year old horse appraised at 40.00
1 brown mare & colt appraised at 35.00
1 yearling Jack appraised at 10.00
Five aged Jennettes
appraised at 7.00 each 35.00
State of Texas Personally appeared before me J. M. WILCOX, J. P. ______ ? E. A.
QUISENBERRY
County of Collin who say that the addition to the original
heretofore filed is a full inventory and description of all the real and
personal property books papers and evidences of debts and of all debts due and
to become due belonging to the Estate as far as he has been able to ascertain.
H. E. QUISENBERRY
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th
day of December 1871.
J.
M. Wilcox J. P.
Collin
Co.
Written in margin: Will
Estate of G. R. MARTIN Deceased
The State of Texas
Collin County In
the name of God, amen.
I GARLAND
R. MARTIN in the state of Texas and County of Collin being of sound and
disposing mind and memory do make, ordain and declare this to be our last will
and testament hereby revoking any forever will or wills made by me.
Item 1st. My will is that my
property shall be disposed of as follows viz. to my beloved wife BETSY ANN MARTIN kindred (?) She is
(unreadable)…
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…at my death. I GARLAND R. MARTIN give and bequeath to said wife the sum of thirty
dollars annually that being the interest of Three Hundred dollars of gold which
I said MARTIN have loaned out.
Item 2nd
I give to my daughter ANN J. BROWN five dollars. I give ISALLAR (ISABELLA?) THOMPSON five Dollars. I give my son JOHN B. MARTIN five dollars. I give my
Daughter BETSY ANN ASHLOCK five
Dollars.
Item 3rd I also give to my
Daughter BETSY ANN ASHLOCK one wardrall (wardrobe?) one small chest one bell metal kettle
one stew pot one book Flat irons
history.
Item 4th
I give to my daughter MARGARET B. BROWN five Dollars.
Item 5th
I give to my three grand children MININY M. BACCUS, RUFFUS R. MARTIN, JOHN B.
MARTIN JUN. five Dollars to be equally divided between them.
Item 6th My will also is that
thirty dollars of this loaned money be appropriated to the placing of tomb
stones at the head and foot of my wife’s & my graves.
Item 8th
I will give to my grand son ASANAH H. WEAVER the sum of five
hundred Dollars out of a legacy which is due me and which I probably will
receive in y life time provided the said WEAVER
pays to me in my life time the ninety dollars he is owing me if not in my life
time the ninety dollars must be deducted out of the four hundred dollars that I
give him.
Item 9th
I also give to my grand son ROBERT W. WEAVER the sum of four
hundred dollars those two legacies to be paid out of the…
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..legacy which is due me from Virginia
provided there be that amount if not it must be taken from the two Hundred and
forty of loaned money not yet disposed.
Item 10th
My will is provided there should be more of
my Virginia Legacy than will pay the Eight Hundred dollars that I bequeath to
my grandsons A. H. WEAVER and ROBERT W. WEAVER that over pluses or
balance of my legacy with the two Hundred and forty Dollars above named
constitute a sum out of which the burying expenses of myself and wife are to be
paid
Item 11th
I also will that if there be an over plus or
more that what I have disposed of in this my will that the balance be disposed
of as follows:
Item 12th
My will is that should there be more than
what I have disposed of that the same be equally divided between my five
children whose names are in this will.
Item 13th
I also give to my grand daughter MANAH THOMPSON my feather bed bedstead
and furniture.
Item 14th
I also give to my grand daughter MARY J. THOMPSON my family bible.
Item 15th
I lastly nominate constitute and appoint my
grandson AZIARIAH H. WEAVER my
Executor to this my last will and testament.
GARLAND R. MARTIN
Signed sealed and delivered by GARLAND R. MARTIN to be his last will
and testament in our present the 19th (blank) A. D. 1873.
SAMUEL CHILDRESS
S. T. MORGAN
Written in margin: Proof of will
The State of Texas
Collin County In
Dist. Court in vacation
I, S.
T. MORGAN do solemnly swear that I signed the will of GARLAND R. MARTIN decd. filed in the office of the District Clerk
as a witness in the presence of said GARLAND
R. MARTIN. Was over twenty one…
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…years of age when he signed said will and
was of sound and disposing mind and that time and further that said CHILDRESS who signed said will in the
presence of the deceased as witness were both over fourteen years of age.
S. T. MORGAN
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Febry. 23rd 1874
J.
O. Straughan Clerk
Dist.
Court Collin Co. Texas
State of Texas I SAMUEL
CHILDRESS do solemnly swear that I signed the will of GARLAND R.
County of Collin MARTIN
deceased as a witness to said will in the presence and at the request of the
said GARLAND R. MARTIN and that the
deceased acknowledged to affiant that he had signed the will in the presence of
affiant and one S. MORGAN present at
the same time and that the deceased was over twenty one years old and was of
sound mind at the time of his signing the said will and that the affiant and
the other subscribing witness were both more than twenty one years old
SAMUEL CHILDRESS
I hereby certify that the above was sworn to
and subscribed before me this May 9th 1877.
Witness
my hand and seal of office this 9th day of May 1874.
J.
O. Straugham Clerk
By
Jas. White Dpy.