59 - In the name of God , Amen I John King of
Henry County: in my proper State of mind: calling
The last to mind the weak state of my body do hereby make
will & Testa= This my Last will and Testament: I commend
ment of my Soal to the Almight God: and my property
John King decd. I bequeath and dispose of in the following manner
(viz) Item. I will and desire that my Executors here
=in after named, Shall sell the tract of Land where
=on John Himley now Resides, adjoining the Land
of William graphx/barron and Others, and apply The
Proceeds of the Sale of Said Land to the payment
of a debt due from me to Joseph Martin: and the
balance to the payments of Such other debts as may
be Just Item: my will and desire is that my
beloved wife Mary King Shall Remain in pos=
sefsion of the Tract of Land whereon I now Reside
and that She Shall Keep in her possession the follow=
=ing property (untill my Youndest Child arrives
to mature age, Viz, Derry a Negro man, Bob a negro
man, Nancy a Negro woman and her children,
Delpha Lucy & Ben and Also my Household &
Kitchen furniture: and all my Stock of Horses,
Cattle, Sheep, and Hogs: and all and every debt or
debts due me to be collected by my Executors, and after
the payment of all myi Just debts, and all necess
=ary costs attending The Administration of my Estate
the balance to pay over to my beloved wife as afore
=said at the time the Youngest child may arrive at
lawful age to be equally divided amongst my children
my wife Retaining one full Third part during her
natural life, and at her desease to be equally
divided amongst my children. Item: my will and
desire is that whenever my daughter Jane shall enter=
=marry, the negro Girl Lucy I bequeath to her and her
Heirs: but in the event of her having no children, at
her death the said Negro Girl Lucy and her increase
to Revert to the balance of my children. Item: my
will and desire is that my Grand daughter Jane
Nall at the division of my Estate Shall Receive
a childs part of my Estate. Item: the negro Girl
Lucy which I have contionally bequeathed to my
daughter Jane: is to be (received?) at Valuation at ?
She may be (Received?) by her and at the division
of my Estate The amount of the negro Girl is to be taken
into the estimate of what my daughter Jane Shall
Receive of my whole estate. Lastly. I do hereby
Constitute and appoint my Brother Thomas King
and my son Jacob L. King my Executors to this my
last will and Testament. In witnefs whereof
I hereby Set my hand This 28th day of August
1823.-
Test. John King
William Deshazo.
Alexander McCullough.
Jos. Martin
John L. Neblett
At a court held for Henry County at The Court
house on Monday The 13th day of September 1823.
The last will and Testament of John
King deceas.d was Exhibited in Court proven
and Ordered to be Recorded, And Thereupon
Jacob King One of the Executors Therein named
made Oath and with William Deshazo and
George King his Securities entered into Bond
and acknowledged The same according to Law.
Test W.Redd CC
INVENTORY
The Inventory of The Personal Estate of John
King decd., Taken The 7th of November 1823
D Cts
Inventory of One Negro man named Robert 300.00
The Estate of one Negro Girl named Delphy 200.00
John King one Negro Girl named Lucy 175.00
deceasd. one Negro Boy named Ben 120.00
one Negro woman named Nancy 400.00
one Negro man named Derry 100.00
one Cherry Chest 7.00
one Desk 15.00
one Table 2.50
one Bed & furniture & Bed Stead 30.00
Four Beds & furniture and BedSteads 100.00
Two Bed quilts, a Coverlet Canisterpin(sp)&Blankets 15.00
Three flour graphx/barrels $1. one Desk $8. 9.00
one Flax wheel & Reel 4.00
one pine chest 1.00
A parcel of cotton 12.50
one Bag of Feathers 8.00
one womans Saddle 2.00
one Candle Stick 2.00
one Suger 50 cts 1 pair of Cotton Cards 75 cts 1.25
one cupboard with its contents 12.00
2 pewter Basons, 1 Dish, 7 Pewter plates }
and some spoons } 5.00
one Lable $1. one wooden churn 75 cts 1.75
one crock 25 cts & one coffee pott 50 cts .75
$1733.75
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Amt brought forward $1733.75
1 pair of Cards & Candle molds .50
2 (Stays?) $1.50, one spinning wheel $2 3.50
4 Jugs $2.50, one sugar Box 50 cts 3.00
1 Rifle $12, one Loom & Harness $5, 17.00
1 chest $1, Two cotton wheels $2, 3.00
1 Saddle & Birdle[sic] $6, one graphx/barrel 34 cts 6.34
one cotton wheel 2.50
Two pots & 2 ovens 6.00
1 Crock & piggin(sp) .25
A parcel of Old Tobacco 8.00
1 Sorrel mare 100.00
one Bay Horse 60.00
1 Grey mare 40.00
9 head of Cattle $73, one ox $20 93.00
25 Hogs $70, 2 Dagon ploughs $7, 77.00
Six hilling hoes $3, 4 Aces $5 8.00
Two coulters & a Grubing hoe 1.00
2 Single Grees(sp) $1, two Shovel ploughs $1.50 2.50
one single Gree(sp) & Gravel(sp) hoe 1.00
1 hogshead $1, 3 pr Graces(sp) & 2 pr Hames(sp) $4 5.00
1 hogshead Croze(sp) $ Taper bit(sp) & pair compasses .75
one axe $1.50, & a parcel of graphx/barrels $2, 3.50
1 Grind Stone $3. one plough hoe 50 cts 3.50
Tire(?) for a pair of wheels 8.00
90 graphx/barrels of Corn @ $1.50 135.00
1 Stack of Lofs(sp) $7.50, 3 Stacks of Blads $9 16.50
4500 Tobacco @ $5 ? 225.00
$
In Conformity to the order of the worshipful Court
of Henry County, herewith Returned we have Received
and appraised all the personal Estate of John King
decd., to us produced as the above Inventory Exhibits
Dennis Marshall
Edmund Nance
George Egelton
At a Court held for Henry County at the Court
House on monday the 8th day of December 1823.
An Inventory of the Estate of John
King deceasd. Returned and ordered to be
Recorded.
Teste W.Redd C,C
This one is difficult to read.
? The Estate of John King decd. in account with Jacob King (the?) Executor C?
|1824
1823 Oct. ? paid ? ? Court? for ? of will .70|Jany 24 ? W Dandridge 5.10
Dec Cannot read this line 4.37| Daniel? Mente? 1.87
Account current of 1825 paid ? ? for ? and | Thomas Starling? 5.00
John Kings Est. Sheriffs? for ? the ? 1822 23 24 25 71.8?|Wm graphx/barron for a ? of laws? ? ? 204.00
1823 paid ? ? for 6 days ???? 3.18|Rent for the same 35.00
Sheriff of Henry court .72|This amount for land sold under ? 360.00
Clerk of H Court 4.19 ? 1.98 6.17| Wm. graphx/barron for land sold him 108.75
1826 paid Sheriff ? ? 112 18? acres land 1.02| Acct of same 18.00
1823 James ? by order of court, ? ? 5.54| Thomas King 20.00
1822 ? ? for attending as witness 1.81| Thomas Boulden? 2.00
1824 ? paid Joseph Bouldin 1.50| 2 ? Tobaco 162.00
??? Sheriff Jacob? Heffelfinger Just. 50.00| same ? ? 66.00
June 14? paid William (Lakesfield?) 5.69| By amount of sales of 5 mo }
? ? for Jacob Heffelfinger 137.19| other property } 170.50
? bought of John (Redd?) 71.13| Amount ? ? by the Excr. $1158.12?
1825 Jany 8 ? ? for James Price 151.85| Amount debts paid by Executor 1924.??
1823 Nov 13 George Deshazo 4.80| ? due the Executor $ 766.56?
1825 Oct 22 ? ? ? of Nancy ? 7.55|
1824 Sep 4 Williamson M??liner 53.20|
1825 Dec 14 ? the amt. Frances North ? bond 89.79|
1826 ? 5 ? the amt. of Joseph Martins bond 545.35|
1824 June 14 paid Wm. Finch in full 4.40|
1826 Agt. 16 paid the amt. ? ? ? 10.70|
June 11th paid the amt. of Robert Cooks ? 15.00| We have examined the above account and
Feby 13 paid the Sheriff in full for D? ? 39.40| compared it with the Vouchers, and we consider
1825 Feb 14 the amt. of Echols ? 13.74| it Justly stated. given under our hand
Augt 16th paid L. P. Stovalls ? 19.42| the 12th Feb.y 1831
1827 ? ? ? in full at ? ? 95.00| Dennis Marshall
" 24 Oct ? Sheriff for (Houston Heggleton?) 15.00| Ed(war)d Nance?
1825 paid ? (Watkins?) amt. W. ? bond 235.50| Charles Wingfield
? James (Roberts?) witness allowance 11.90|
? Benj. Jones (at Sunday Times?) 20.66| Henry County ?
1831. ? Henry Morris 27.78| This day the foregoing ? and qualified
1826 " the Clerk Henry ? court 5.02| before ? a Justice of the peace for said county
Sheriff of Henry (.20?)| to settle the afc? with John Kings Est. and make
1827 ? for tax on 1800 ? A. land .77| report to court. Given and in my hand this 12 Feby 1831
1831 Jany 25 Benj. ? Senr. 12.30| Geo G??ily
1825 Apr 12 Thos. Carter 21.00|
D? ? bond 13.00|
1828 Henry Morris 28.50|
1773.?1|
1823 Oct ? J. ? ? ? ? 21.00|
1825 Geo Gilley 5.00|
? money advanced by Geo King 79.98|
? money advanced by Jacob King 45.00|
$1924.??|
At a Court ? for Henry County 9th August 1831
The foregoing account current of the Estate of John King Decd. ?
? & ordered to be recorded (test?)
Anthony M. D? ck.