As I explained in last week's look at the probate records of Great Uncle Jeremiah Warren, the inventory of his belongings was followed by a list of money owed him and cash he had at the time of his death.
["Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30371-15608-63?cc=1999178 : 20 May 2014), Hancock > Wills and administration records 1831-1840 vol N > image 108 of 376;
county probate courthouses, Georgia.]
Because this is a continuation of the inventory at the top of the page we find two paragraphs attesting that the appraisers had been duly sworn:
I do hereby certify that the above appraisers were
sworn to perform their duty as appraisers according to
law this twenty fifth day of September 1832
Wilkins Smith J.P.
And because Wilkins Smith was also one of the appraisers:
I do hereby certify that Wilkins Smith on of the a-
bove appraisers was sworn to before me perform his
duty as appraiser according to law this first day
of October 1832
Henry Rogers, J.P.
A list of money Notes & accounts belonging to the
estate of Jeremiah Warren dec'd.
Notes Presley Harper's made the 20. May 1830 due the }
first of January 1832 for } 1103.02
credited with $76.40 c on the }
April 1832 }
Wm Warrens Note made 2 February 1829 due the 25th Decem- }
ber 1829 } 216.00
Federck Scots note made 10 July 1831 due 4th February 1832 27.84
Federick Scots do do 4 February 1829 due 12 mos after date 348.00
Reason Willcoxens do made 20th so 1832 due 1st Sept 1832 271.81
Andrew Edward's do made 7 January 1832 due 1 after date 231.59
Tully Choice's do made 2nd do do do do do 24.00
Mary Edwards do made 4th do do do do do 14.00
Wm Choice's do made 17th do do do do do 8.76
A. Slaughter & C Labuzan do made 14th May 1831 do do do do 722.03
Do Do " made 31. July 1832 do do }
with interest from 19.th Ap;ril last } 1022.28
Michael Graybills do made 29th of August 1831 due 25. Dec. 1831 52.66
Do Do do made 2 June 1831 do " Do 25.00
Do Do do made 2 do do " " " 25.00
Do Do do made 2 do do " " " 15.60
John Roser's note made 12 March do due 2 days after date 20.00
John J. Berry's do made 12 April do due 1 January 1832 76.50
Epps W Warren do made 31 Dec 1830 due one day after date 75.00
Amt carried forward
["Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30371-15608-63?cc=1999178 : 20 May 2014), Hancock > Wills and administration records 1831-1840
vol N > image 108 of 376; county probate courthouses, Georgia.]
amt brot forward
James Bass' note made 25 January 1832 due 25 Dec 1832 25.45
Thos C Butts do made 13 March 1830 due 25 of do 1830 20.40
Do Do " 13 do do " 25 do 1830 20.00
Edmund Butts' do made 11 September 1830 " 25 do 1830 40.44
Money found in the possession of the Dec'd
Twenty two hundred and forty six dollars 25/100 Two 1986 25
hundred and Sixty of which was on the Macon* bank 260.25
Bad notes
John R. Ball's note made 7th June 1826 due 2 day after date 20.00
John P Thwaitt's " made 18 Oct 1823 due 1 do do do 100.00
George V Brodman's made 21 do 1826 due 3 do do 18.00
Peter Arnold made 25 march 1830 due 25 dec 1830 32.97
James Warren made 20 March 1819. due 25. dec 1819 400.00
Credit 15 January 1820 70.
do 13. April 1822. 177.78
an acpt on Wyatt Harper for Goods__2 1/2 bushels of, at 1.25
Georgia Hancock County
Jesse G. Butts one of the executors of the last will and testa-
ment of Jeremiah Warren dec'd being duly sworn says that
the above & foregoing return of money, notes &c belonging
to the estate of the said dec'd, is true & correct
Sworn to & Subscribed before } Jesse G. Butts
me this 1st Dec. 1832 }
James H Jones C.C.O }
While it's obvious that Great Uncle Jeremiah was a wealthy man, it's not clear whether he was acting as a banker for his neighbors. There's no mention of that kind of role in his obituary which I transcribed
here.
We're not done with Jeremiah Warren's estate--the executors were required to file annual accounts with the Probate Court so we can find out more about what happened the years before the final settlement.
*Presumably this refers to Macon County, Georgia, and not Macon County, Alabama, which was much farther away.
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