From the Probate Files: Jeremiah Warren's Executors vs. Jesse T.S. Warren

If you've been following Great Great Great Uncle Jeremiah Warren's probate in the blog, you may recall that in his will's seventh bequest was to his nephew (and my great great grandfather) Jesse T. Warren. Let's let the Georgia Supreme Court explain the situation:

The next paragraphs (which I'm not including here) quote from Jeremiah's Item 10th, then we're given more information about the matter which we weren't aware of.

I assume Lott Harton, his uncle by marriage to Susan Warren, was named his guardian in 1833 because John P. Phillips had moved his family which included young Jesse T. to Troup County, Georgia, by then.

Returning to 1848:

Jesse T. won his original suit and this appeal was brought by Jesse G. Butts and John Graybill. What follows in the text are several pages of legal argument brought by the lawyers for both sides. Fortunately the index to the book clearly states the result although if you're really interested you can find the whole thing here.

I wonder how much my ancestor received as a result of this decision?

We do know more about what happened to Amy's son Mat* who may be one of these two men listed in the 1850 Slave Schedule.

[Township : District 21. Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls.]

All Supreme Court extracts in this post are taken from Georgia Reports, Volume 4, published in 1848 and available as a free e-book from Google.

That we know about this case is due to the generosity of our commenter Marco, who first directed my attention to it. Thanks again, Marco.

*We know this relationship from the inventory of Jeremiah's estate.



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From the Probate Files: Jeremiah Warren Part 17, Appraise & Apportion the Negroes, June 14-15, 1837

Five years to the day after the death of Jeremiah Warren, a Commission appointed by the Court met to determine the value* of the enslaved persons belonging to the estate along with the cash (notes) in the estate's account.and to work out a fair division of this property.

We the Commissioners agreeable to an order of the 
Inferior Court sitting for Ordinary Purposes, to us
directed have proceeded to appraise the negroes and
apportion the same as presented to us by the Exec's.
of Jeremiah Warren dec'd. also the notes of said estate.
        Appraisement of negroes June 14th 1837.
Negro man               Hal                                800.00
    "       "                  Jack                               800.00
    "       "                  Edmund                         800.00
    "       "                  Meredith                        800.00
    "       "                  Davy                              800.00
    "       "                  Anderson                       800.00
    "       "                  Abram  aged                  400.00
    "       "                  Tom  insane                     50.00
    "       Girl              Letha & Child                600.00
    "       woman       Lucy  aged                      150.00
    "       "                 Amy     "                         400.00
    "       girl             Caroline                          550.00
    "       Boy             Irwin                              550.00
                                          Forwarded      $ 7500.00

                      Amount Forwarded                               $ 7500.00               
  Negro girl                Fanny                                             275.00   
                                                                                        7750.00

Amount of Notes pr. return                                            8297.67
By Amount of notes returned but not
     charged in account                                                      783.58   
        Total Amount of Estate. Legatees 6)                 $16856.25
                    am't. of each L[eg]acy                             $2809.37
                                                                                =========
Heirs of Jas. Warren  To man Jack             800.00
                                    "  Tom insane           50.00
                                   "  boy Irwin              550.00
                                   "  am't. notes          1364.48       2764.48
Polly Warren              " man Hal                800.00
                                   "  Woman Lucy       150.00
                                   "  girl Fanny             275.00
 (► A)**                     "  am't. notes          1573.00       2845.84

Heirs of Jesse Warren  " man Edmund       800.00
                                   "  Woman Amy        400.00

                                   "  am't. notes          1644.32       2844.32

Lott Harton                " man Meredith        800.00
                                   " girl Letha & child  600.00
 (► B)**                    "  am't. of notes        1147.18      2621.44                             
William Warren         " man Davy               800.00
                                  "  girl Caroline          550.00
                                  "  am't. notes           1727.18       3077.18
Robert Warren          " man Anderson        800.00
                                  "    "   Abram            400.00
                                  "  am't. notes           1634.42       2834.42
  (► C)**                                                                    $ 16793.68
       Amount of Choice & Stemburger notes undivided     70.93
               Am't. of the several Legacies                      $16864.61

We the Commissioners agreeable to an Order
of the Inferior Court sitting for Ordinary Purposes
do hereby certify that we have proceeded to divide
and apportion the estate of Jeremiah Warren dec'd.  

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county probate courthouses, Georgia.]

according to the Last Will and testament of said Estate
as presented to us by the executors of said Estate
in the manner and form as will be found upon
the examination of the foregoing statement.
     Given under our hands this 25th day of June
      1837                                 Wilkins Smith}
                                               Geo Rives      }
                                               Wyatt Harper }

Georgia Hancock County
     I do hereby certify that Geo Rives, Edmund L.
Bass, William Hurt and Wyatt Harper were duly
qualified before they entered upon the discharge
of their duties. June 14th 1837
                                              Wilkins Smith J.I.C.

I certify that Wilkins ^Smith^ was duly qualified before
me this 14th day of June 1837.         Edmund L. Bass J.T.


The foregoing entry in the Probate Court's records is the last one I've been able to find for Jeremiah Warren's estate either in the general index or by paging through other online records at FamilySearch so we don't know when the actual division took place.

*My post covering the original inventory of Jeremiah's estate is here.
**Marginal notes: Note A = Error 107.84; Note B = Error 74.26; Note C. Error
***Lott Harton was the husband of Jeremiah's sister Sarah.

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From the Probate files: Jeremiah Warren Part 13, Account Current - August 26, 1834

As required, Great Uncle Jeremiah Warren's executors John Graybill and Jesse G. Butts filed an accounting with the Probate Court for 1833 and part of 1834.

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county probate courthouses, Georgia.]

Dr. John Graybill & Jesse G. Butts
     1833     In acct. current with the Estate of J. Warren dec'd.
May 29 To bal[an]ce. due Est for acct. rendered                                  5582.44
       1834
Feb 12   "  amt. collected on a note due by A. Slaughter & C       }
                  Labuzan* in part -- bal[an]ce.not considered desperate}       573.75
Jan 31   "  cash rec'd. Fred'k. Scotts note $27 In't. $3 due dec'd.             30.00
              "    do      "    John I Berrys note 76.50 do 6.81 due dec'd           83.31
Aug't 12 "   do      "   John Ropers note 20,00    do 3.86 due to dec'd.      23.86
               "  Gross sale  3 Bales Cotton in Augusta                                 142.44
                                                                                                            $6435.80
                                            Cr

              By Cash paid Henry Rogers C.C. O.                                   #1      4.56-1/4

               "      do    "  Prince & Ragland 2/Bills $6.75 & &               2&3   13.75

                                                                Forwarded                             $    18.31-1/4

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county probate courthouses, Georgia.]

404                                                          

                                                               Am't. bro't. over                    $       18.31-1/4

            By Cash paid John H. Breedlove making Coffin                    #4     10.--

               "      do    "  Wm Warren services as overseer                        5     27.--   

               "      do    "   A.G. Breedlove                do                              6     75.29

               "      do    "  Jas. H. Burnet acc't proved                                 7     10.79

               "      do    "  Taxes 1832 & 1833  $14.34 & 4.41                 8&9   18.75          

               "      do    "  Chas. J. Jenkins prof'n services                          10    28.65

               "      do    "  Wyatt Harper proved acc't.                                 11    17.86

               "      do    "  Francis H. Cone prof'n services                          12  100.--

               "      do    "  A.C. Layre               do 2 receipts                       13  100.--

               "      do    "  postage, travelling expenses to sell Land etc.    14    10.92

               "      am't paid to Jho. Graybill for ginning 3 Bales Cotton            10.00

               "      am't retained by J. Graybill & Jesse G. Butts under the}

                        will of Jeremiah Warren**                                             }  4000.00

               "      am't paid H. Rogers C.C.O.                                           #15     2.12-1/2

               "      Com p. on $823.36 rec?                                 (21.33) 21.33 }

               "   do " 429.70-1/4 am't. paid out exclusive of the $4000(10.74) 10.74}  32.07

1834

26 Aug's " Balance on hand carried down                                                1974.02-3/4

                                                                                                                 $6435.80                                     Georgia Hancock County

      John Graybill & Jesse G. Butts Exer's of etc. of Jeremiah

Warren dec'd. being duly sworn says that the within acc't. current

is just & true.

Sworn to & subscribed before}                         John Graybill

me this 26th August 1834      }                          Jesse G. Butts

     Henry Rogers C.C.O.

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county probate courthouses, Georgia.]

Georgia Hancock County
     Know all men by these presents that we the undersigned
legatees of Jeremiah Warren later of said County dec'd. in conseque-
ence of the recent failure of Messrs. A Slaughter & C Labuzan who
were indebted to said dec'd. at the time of his death to the amount
of seventeen hundred dollars and upwards, the claim upon them
due the estate of said Warren being in jeopardy we authorise
and consent that the Executors shall adapt such measures as
they may deem expedient to secure said debt or any part of it
by compromise or otherwise other than a suit at Law for the
recovery of the money and we do hereby acquit & forever bare harmless
the said Exrs. from any liability on account of the above nam-
ed debt this 5th March 1834                          Lott Harton
                                                                       William Warren
                                                                       Robert Warren


*Augustine Slaughter and Charles Labuzan were businessmen active in Augusta for many years. Here's a listing for them in an 1823 Commercial Directory:

**In Item 10th in Jeremiah's will.

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Working on Wednesday: Jeremiah Warren Part 8, The Sale of Personal Property

On Wednesday, November 21, 1832, the first part of Great Uncle Jeremiah's personal property was put up for sale. The list of items sold takes up seven pages* and there are some familiar names among the buyers.

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image 148 of 376; county probate courthouses, Georgia.]

An account of the sale of the Personal property of Jeremiah Warren

dec'd   November 21.st, 1832
     William Warren               one Shot Gun                            .50

     Jefferson Brooks                       do                                   1.75

     William Warren               one mantle Clock                     5.- -

     Lott Harton                      Saddle                                      5.06-1/4

     Eppes W. Warren             1 Clock Reel                            1.75

     William Warren               1 Ox Cart                                20.- -

     Lott Harton                      2 pair Hames & 2 pr Traces*    1.56-1/4

     Prestley Harper                3          do                   do             .87-1/2

     Lott Harton                      Six Shovel Hoes                      1.50

     Wilkins Smith                 Eight Scooters                          1.50

             do                            Four Sweepers                          1.37-1/2

    Eppes W. Warren             two turning Plows & Stocks     3.25

    Wilkins Smith                  three Scooters & Stocks           1.87-1/2

    William Hurt                    nine weeding Hoes                   2.50

     Lott Harton                     Scales & five weights              1.- -

           do                              Lot of old Irons                          .37-1/2

     William Hurt                   one Mattock                               .75

     George Amos                 1 Lot of Harrows                       1.75

     Prestley Harper              1 Grind Stone                             3.25

     John Graybill                 2 Club Axes                               1.- -

     Moses Parish                      do      do                                1.- - 

     Lott Harton                     1  do      do                                  .31-1/4

           do                              1 Spinning wheel                     3.25 

     William Warren               1       do    & Cards                  3.12-1/2

            do                             1 Oven                                       .50

     John Graybill                  1 Pot & Rack                           3.62-1/2

            do                            1 Oven                                      1.81-1/4

     Nathl. G. Breedlove       1 Tea Kettle                              1.12-1/2

     John Graybill                 1 Skillet                                      .43-3/4

     Moses Parish                 1 Oven                                        .75
            do                           1 Pair Hooks meat fork & Ladle     .12-1/2
     William Warren            1 Loom                                        3.- -
     Daniel Amos                 1 Churn                                      1.06-1/4
     Jesse G. Butts               1 water Pail                                   .81-1/4
             do                          1 Coffee Mill                               .68-2/5
                                                                     Amt. forwarded   $78.25

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image 148 of 376; county probate courthouses, Georgia.]

                                                                   Amount brot over               $78.25
     Lot Harton              2 Stone Jars                                            1.18-3/4
     Mrs. E. Warren        2      do                                                      1.50
     George W. Amos     2      do                                                      1.50
     N.G. Breedlove       1       do & Pine Box                                    .25
     John Graybille         1      do Jug Vinegar                                    .50
     William Warren       1 Pine Table                                                .87-1/2
     John Graybille         1 lot Tin ware                                             2.- -
     Edmund Abercrombie  1 large Iron Pot                                     5.06-1/4
     Jesse Simmons        1 Copper Still & Worm                            26.- -
     Eppes W. Warren     1 Bay Mare (blind)                                   10.- -
     John J. Bass             1 do     do     do  Charlotte                          6.50
     William Warren       1 do Horse Judge                                      77.- -
     Francis Surls           1 do Mare Keziah                                      57.- -
     Lot Harton               1 do Horse Fox                                         48.50
     George W. Amos     1 mule Colt (1 eye out)                            45.-
     Fayette Ingram         1 empty Barrel                                             .31-1/4
     Moses Parish            3     do                                                        1.06-1/4
     Fayette Ingram         4     do                                                          .81-1/4
     Ambrose Jones         1 pr mill Stones                                         5.25
     Jesse Choice             1 Barrel with Vinegar                               2.- -
     George Amos           5 Hogs 1st choice                                   77.- -
            do                      5   do    2nd do                                        60.- -
     John H. Breedlove   5   do     3rd do                                       36.50
     Frederic Butts          5   do    4th  do                                       35.56-1/2
     Edmund Abercrombie   5  do  5th  do                                     28.75
     Jesse Simmons         5   do  6th   do                                        25.- -
     William Stembridge    5 do 7th   do                                        19.50
     Frederic Butts          5   do    8th  do                                       13.75
     George Barnes         8   do last    do                                        21.50
     Wilkins Smith          10 Shoats                                                10.- -
     George W. Amos      1 Sow & nine Shoats                              11.
     Wilkins Smith           1 do   "   Six   do                                    10.
     William Warren        1 do   "   pigs                                         13.- -
     Thos. Clayton           2 do   " 19 pigs                                      15.75
     Michael Graybill     2 do   "   9   do                                       10.50
                                                                   Amt. forwarded   $752.37-1/2
     

["Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-30371-14141-74?cc=1999178 : 20 May 2014), Hancock > Wills and administration records 1831-1840 vol N > 

image 148 of 376; county probate courthouses, Georgia.]

                                                               Amount brot up         $752.37-1/2
     Lott Harton             2 Sows & 12 pigs                                         6.50
     William Warren      4 Shoats                                                        2.00
     John Arnold Sen.    1 Black Cow & yearling                              5.- -
     Peter Echols            1  Yellow do & young calf                         11.
     Joseph Estes            1 Brinded do & Calf Ladybug                     7.25
     George Amos          1    do       do  &  do  Frosty                       4.12-1/2
     Peter Echols            1 Black     do  &  do Little black                 3.25
     John H. Breedlove   1 Yellow   do  &  do Little beck                 7.- -
     John Graybill           1 Spotted   do  &  do  Dinah                       5.37-1/2
     John H. Bass            2 Red & black Heifers                                7.75
             do                     2 Yellow Heifers                                         6.25 
     Peter Echols             1 Black Cow with a Bell                            4.37-1/2 
     John H. Bass            2 Steers & 2 large Heifers                          14.25
     Eli Arnold               2 Yellow unbroke Steers                              10.- -
     John Arnold            2    do         do         do                                   6.25
     George Amos          2 black       do         do                                 11.37-?/
     William Hurt           2  broke      do         do                                 20.25       
     Joel Rees                 2     do                     do                                 27.75
     Frederic Butts          1 yoke Steers with yoke                              11.- -
     Epps Warren            1 Steer odd                                                  22.- -
     George Amos           2 Small Steers & 1 Heifer                           6.25
     Lot Harton                2 Steers unbroke                                        14.25
     Joseph Estes             1 Bull & 2 Heifer yearlings                         4.06-1/4
           22nd November 
     John Graybill           1 pr. Steelyards                                            1.81-1/4
     B.K. Butts                1 Stack fodder                                             1.62-1/2
           do                       1             do                                                  1.- -
           do                       1             do                                                  1.31-1/4
     George Amos           1             do                                                  1.50
     B.K. Butts                1             do                                                  3.12-1/2
     Jefferson G. Brooks  1            do                                                   3.- -
             do                     1            do                                                   3.- -
     George Amos           1            do                                                   3.25
             do                     1            do                                                   2.- -
     John Arnold             1            do  old smallest                              4.- -
     D.K. Butts                1            do                                                   4.18-3/4

                                                                   Amt. forwarded       $1007.25

*I'm going to cover the first three pages this week, leaving the rest for next time. (After all, the sale took two days.)
**These are parts of horse harness. If you wish to become an expert in "Harness and every article necessary for The Horse, Stable & Carriage" here's a link to an illustrated catalogue from 1890 to assist you.

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Monday Is for Mothers: Timney P. Watts (1805 - 1863) - Probate Records, Part 7, There was a Lawsuit?

My Great Great Great Grandmother Timney P. Phillips' probate records on Ancestry.com number 111 images, some of which I've already shared here. But they're not in any particular order so the fourth image in the file is this one, a deposition dated October 25, 1866,* between J.D. Phillips, Administrator, and the other heirs of his mother's estate.

[Description : Estate Papers, Phillips, Nancy (Minor) to Piques, Sarah. 

Ancestry.com. Alabama, Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Alabama County, District and Probate Courts.]

Deposition of W. H. Harton witness sworn
and examined under and by virtue of a Commis-
sion issued out of the Probate Court of the state of
Alabama for Macon County in a certain cause
therein depending between J.D. Phillips Administrator
for Timney P. Phillips Est vs Heirs at law
W.H. Harton of Macon County
being duly sworn to speak the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth doth depose and say as
follows; 1st Int, Do you know the parties. Ans. I do
              2nd Int, Do you know the following 
described land situated in Macon County to wit
Eight (8) acres off the East end of the south half
(1/2) of section Eighteen (18) Township fifteen (15)
Range twenty four (24) adjoining Dr Hodnett
& W.H Harton
                Ans:.2nd I do.
   3rd Int Do you know of the indebtedness of
said Estate
                 Ans: 3rd I do not.
4th Int State if it is necessary to sell lands
of said Estate to pay the debts
                 Ans 4th Not knowing of any
debts I can't say.
                                        W.H. Harton
I the said commissioner in said commission named do
hereby certify that the evidence of the witness W.H.
Harton was taken down under oath and sub=
scribed by him in my presence on the 25th day
of Oct 1866 at W.H Hartons store in the County of 
Macon state of Alabama and that I have personal
knowledge of said witness          
Witness my hand & seal]         R F Davis {Seal} J.P.
                                                  Commissioner

There are other documents referring to this matter among the probate records which I will be covering in the coming weeks as I figure out what was going on. Bear with me.




*This is more than three years since Timney's death on September 5, 1863.



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Working on Wednesday: Jeremiah Warren Part 6, The Inventory and Appraisal

On September 25, 1832, Thomas Clayton, Wyatt Harper and Wilkins Smith submitted their appraisal of Great Uncle Jeremiah's "goods, chattels & credits" to the Probate Court of Hancock County, Georgia.

["Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30371-16129-19?cc=1999178 : 20 May 2014), Hancock > Wills and administration records 1831-1840 vol N; county probate courthouses, Georgia.]

An Inventory and Appraisement of the estate of
Jeremiah Warren deceased

No 1     Two Beds and furniture, one bed stead               20.00
      2     One Bed  " furniture               12.00
      3     Five duffel Blankets*               6.00
     4     Three Rose Blankets*               5.00
     5     Five pieces of bed clothing               6.25
     6     One trunk               .50
     7     Two Shot Guns               5.00
     8     One Pine Box               [.]25
     9     one Clock               10.00
    10    one pine table               .50
    11    one Water Bucket               .50
    12    One mahogany beauro & Looking glass               12.00
    13    One mans Saddle               5.00
    14    Seven chairs & one clock reel**               2.75
    15    4 Barrels 1 Bedstead & cord***               3.25
    16    4 Spinning wheels & 4 prs cotton cards****               8.00
    17   1 Loom 1 pr Harness and 3 Slaies[?]               5.00
    18   1 Table & crockery ware               5.87
    19   1 churn 1 Tub & pail               2.00
    20   1 Coffee mill                .50
    21   3 Ovens 2 prs pot hooks 1 Tea kettle Stribit[?]               7.00
    22   9 Jars 1 Jug 1 pair of Shovel and tongs               4.00
    23   1 Ox cart               15.00
    24   1 Grind-stone               1.00
    25   20 pieces of plough hoes            5.00
    26   4 Plough stocks and hoes, 2 swingletrees & clevices               6.00
    27   5 pairs of harness and 4 pair traces               3.75
    28   8 Weeding hoes               2.50
    29   5 Axes               5.00

["Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30371-16129-19?cc=1999178 : 20 May 2014), Hancock > Wills and administration records 1831-1840 vol N; county probate courthouses, Georgia.]

Amt Brot over
    30    1 Lot of old Irons 2 Ox yokes & staples               2.00
    31    3 Smoothing Irons 1 pr wedges 1 pr steelyards*****               2.00
    32    1 pair Scales & weights               1.00
    33    1 Still, case, & worm******               25.00
    34    1 Large pot & 2 tubs               4.25
    35    1 Bay mare Charlotte               15.00
    36    1 Bay Horse Sam               75.00
    37    1 Horse mule, Jack               75.00
    38    1 Bay horse, Fox               30.00
    39    1 Bay horse, Judge                45.00           
    40    1 Bay mare Kesizah               45.00 
    41    1 Bay mare Blind               5.00
    42    1 Sorrel mule colt one eye out               50.00
    43    1 Sorrell horse Jim               30.00
    44    1 Bay horse, Mike               30.00
    45    1 Bay mare Jin             30.00
    46    1 Horse mule Rock               75.00
    47    157 head of hogs @ $2.00 per Head               314.00
    48    50 head of cattle @ $3.00   "      "                   150.00
    49    9     "      "       "    "  $4.00   "     "                     36.00
    50    1 Ox               12.00
    51    1 Lot of plough gear plough stocks, & harrow do               11.00
    52    2 Cows & calves at 7$ per piece               14.00
    53    1 Lot of plough hoes, 1 wedge 1 pair steelyard 2 pair
                                                                hances & traces               10.00
    54    2 plough stocks 1 harrow stock               1.50
    55    1 Lot of Axes, 1 S[c]ythe and weeding hoes               1.50
    56    1 Cotton gin               25.00
    57    137 Barrels old corn at 2[.]50 per Bl               342.50
    58    12650 lbs of fodder at 62ce per cwt               79.06
    59    7000 lbs oats          "    50 c   "     "                 35.00
    60    1 Stack of Rye               12.00
    61    5480  pounds of fodder at 62ce per cwt               34.50
    62    1300       "      old   "      "   50c     "   "                  6.50
    63    5680       "      new   "     "   75      "   "                  42.60
Amt carried forward
-------------------------- amt brot, forward
    64    2600 pounds oats     50 per cwt               13.00
    65    Hannah a woman & her three children (viz) Gideon, Willy, Absalom     900.00
    66    Amy      "         "              four     "     Matt Caroline Joby & Mason          1000.00
    67    Mary      "                 three children "  Sandal, Rhody &  Francis        950.00
    68    Eliza      "         "       two  do    Sophia & Mina               700.00
    69    Judy      "         "         three     "      "  Creasy, Clem & Hilliard            900.00
    70    Pat        "         "           Child     "      "  Fanny                  500.00
    71    Abram a man                                                            400.00
    72    Robbin " boy                                                           400.00
    73    John  "   boy                                                            250.00
    74    Tom a man                                                                  50.00
    75    Lucy " woman                                                        250.00
    75    Letha  "  girl                                                             400.00
    76    Dave a man                                                             575.00
    77   Meredith a man                                                       600.00
    78   Hal a man                                                                575.00
    79   Stephen a man                                                         575.00
    80   Dennis a boy                                                            450.00
    81   Coleman a man                                                        450.00
    83   Buck a man                                                              400.00
    84   Rilla a girl                                                                 425.00
    85   Pomp a man                                                              500.00
    86   Edmund a man                                                          600.00
    87   Jack     "      "                                                             600.00
    88   Anderson                                                                   600.00
    89   Mill stones                                           10.00

We do certify, upon oath as far as was produced
to us by the Executors the above and foregoing contains a true
appraisement of the goods, chattels & credits of the estate of
Jeremiah Warren dec'd to the best of our judgement and
understanding.
Sept. the 25th 1832

Thos Clayton
Wyatt Harper
Wilkins Smith
Appraisers

At the top of the following page are certifications that each and every one of the appraisers "were sworn to do their duty as appraisers according to law..." I'm not including that page now because immediately below it is a list of "notes of account" for sums owed to Jeremiah and I'm going to cover that next week.

Note that either the appraisers themselves or whoever entered the appraisement into court records made several mistakes in the numbering of the items appraised--there are two 75s and no 82.

Looking back at Jeremiah's will, he seems to have made some attempt to keep families together in his bequests:

In Item the 1st "Hannah and her increase" were loaned to his sister Sarah Harton for her lifetime and then to be divided between her three sons.

Item 2nd loaned "Buck, Judy and her children" to sister Mary 

warren for her lifetime and then to his brother Robert Warren's children except Epps and James Warren who were specifically excluded.

Item 3rd loaned Robert Warren "the negroes Eliza and her children Sophia and and Mina and Stephen her husband" for his lifetime then to go to his daughter Sarah "and the heirs of her body."

Item 4th's bequest to brother William gave him "a negro man named Pomp and a negro girl named Rilar that now is with my Mother."

Item 5th was directed at his sister Elizabeth Smith who was not given any of Jeremiah's human property (and she was not to profit from a later sale).

Item 6th covered the two children of his deceased brother James--Martha was to receive "one Negroe boy named William" and her brother James "one negroe boy named Robbin."

Item 7th directed that "one negro  boy named Matt "to his 7-year old nephew (and my great great grandfather J.T.S. Warren "which negro is not to go into his posseson untill he arives at full age twenty one." 

In Item 8th Jeremiah limited his bequest to sister Susan Johnson to the same terms as to sister Susan in Item 5th.

And in Item 9th Sarah Harton's son Jesse W. Harton's share was "one negro boy named Dennis to go into his possession at my death."

And then there's the seven individuals "Coleman Mary and her three children and Pat and John" who, within five years, "if they can at any time be freed by the laws of the Country it is my will it shall be done."

According to the appraisal of September 1832, Pat was the mother of Fanny who's not mentioned in Jeremiah's will which was drawn up in December of 1831. It seems likely to me that Fanny must have been born after the will was made during the six months "severe affliction" Jeremiah suffered for more than six months before his death in July of 1832.

*For a description of these imported (from England) blankets, look here.
**See a picture of a clock reel here.
***You can find a description of various types of bedsteads here.
****There's an explanation of carding here.
*****Steelyard balance wiki here.
*****Jeremiah was evidently following in his father Jesse Warren Sr.'s distilling footsteps.



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