The
Appraisement of the personal Estate of Anthony
Thornton dec’d. as produced to the undersigned this
14th day of January 1829.
One Black
Boy Jeremiah aged 18 years-$350.00
One Black
Boy Benjamin & his wife Sue(?)-$175.00
One Black
Boy Benjamin aged 13-$250.00
One Black
woman Agnes-$150.00
One Black
man John Roots-22 years-$380.00
One Black
man Venus-aged 55-$75.00
One Black
Boy George Blind-aged 18-$75.00
One yoke
of oxen-$35.00
Eleven
cows at $3.00-$33.00
Thirteen
two year old cattle-$65.00
One
Bull-$15.00
Eight
Milk cows-$72.00
One Bay
Mare-$50.00
One white
horse-$60.00
One Dark
__ Gray horse-$40.00
One old
Bay horse-$40.00
One Gray
Horse-$55.00
One Dark
Sorrell horse-$45.00
Bright
Sorrell Mare-$40.00
Old
Sorrell Mare-$30.00
Brown
Horse-$30.00
Young
gray mare-$40.00
Old Bay
horse-$05.00
Old Bay
mare-$5.00
Old white
horse-$5.00
Yellow
Mare Colt-$65.00
Yellow
Horse Colt-$50.00
Bay Mare
Colt-$30.00
Mare
Colt-$30.00
Gray
Colt-$10.00
White
Mare Blind-$15.00
Bay Mare
Colt-$30.00
70 Sheep
at 75 cts.-$52.50
3 Lbs.
Whiskey about 100 Gals.-$25.00
Total
Appraisement-$2472.50
Pursuant
to an order of the worshipful County Court of
Harrison County in the undersigned met at the house
of A. Thornton dec’d. and proceeded to appraise the
property Shewn to us as above given under our hands
this 14th day January 1829.
Signed
George
Rush
George
Sharp
Alexander
McClintock
The
following articles were shewn afterwards viz:
about
3000 lbs hemp in Shack-$100.00
A wagon
and gear-$50.00
and
Cart-$15.00
9 Sacks
of Hay-$45.00
Farming
Utensils, Plougs, axe, shoes, wheat, __-$62.00
Total-$572.00
Amount
above-$2472.50
Total
Amount-$3044.50
An old
black man William & old woman Sucky-no value.
We the
undersigned being first duly Sworn proceeded
pursuant to the written enclosed Order to appraise
the property of A. Thornton dec’d. as above Given
under our hands this 24th day of January
1829.
Alexander
McClintock
George
Rush
George
Sharp
John
Roots Thornton, Admin. Will annexed
It will
be perceived by ____ at the will of Anthony Thornton
dec’d. that four horses were given to Testators
Daughter Lucy and four to myself and although
appraised were not sold nor subject to Sale and the
horses as selected by the Legatees and appraised
came to the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars
and is not to be accounted for in sales also the
wagon and gear and cart and plantation utensils were
given by the will to said Daughter Lucy and myself
amounting to one hundred and twenty dollars and
therefore not subject to Sale or to be accounted
Lucy has received her part of all as specied? in the
will. The woman Agness or Aggey mentioned in the
appraisement grew sick and could not be sold, the
old Venus is so old She would not sell and the old
fellow Ben would not hire as he produces is
accounted for. Also twelve Cows were given to
Lucy and myself which were not sold the bill
included.
John
Roots Thornton, Admin. Will annexed of A. Thornton,
dec’d.
State of
Kentucky Harrison County August Court 1832
This
Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of Anthony
Thornton, dec’d. was returned in open Court and
ordered to be recorded.
Attest
Samuel
Endicott Clerk Protem H.C. (Harrison County)
By Elijah
S. Patterson D. C.
________________________________________________________________________
2.
Anthony Thornton Sr.-An Account of the Sales of the
Personal Estate-Will Book B-Pages 529-Recorded
Harrison County Court August Court 1832.
An
Account of the Sales of the Estate of Anthony
Thornton, dec’d. by John Roots Thornton
Administrator.
One Black
Boy Jeremiah-$425.00
One Black
Boy Ben the younger-$300.00
One Black
man John Roots-22 years-$425.00
One Black
Boy George Blind-$60.00
Eleven
calves at -$27.12 1/4
Twelve
two year old cattle-$54.87 ½
One Dark
Sorrell horse or brown-$41.06 ¼
One
Sorrel mare-$15.00
Brown
horse-$25.00
Young
Gray mare-$25.00
Old Bay
horse-$5.06 ¼
One white
horse-$5.75
Bay Mare
Colt-$27.56 ¼
White
Mare Blind-$5.25
Bay Mare
Colt-$26.25
Yellow
Horse Colt raising one year old-$28.06 ¼
Sheep
(24)-$19.18 3/4
3 Barrels
of Whiskey-$21.00
Seven
Stacks of Hay-$51.25
One
Barrel Whiskey-$6.50
Yellow
horse Colt raising two year old-$40.00
Fifty
Barrels corn to Corn-$50.00
Thirteen
Barrels corn to Self-$13.00
Ten
Barrels corn to Samuel Stephens-$10.00
Hemp the
whole on the farm after being Broke-$54.30 ¼
13
Barrels of Whiskey from John Current-$92.60
Gray
Colt-$10.00
Total
Amount of Sales-$1864.84
State of
Kentucky
Harrison
County August Court 1832
This list
of Sale of the Estate of Anthony Thornton dec’d. was
returned in open court and ordered to be recorded.
Attest
Samuel
Endicott Clerk Protem H. C. C.
By Elijah
S. Patterson D. C.
________________________________________________________________________
3.
Anthony Thornton Sr.-Final Settlement-County Court
Record Book F-Pages 58-60-Dated the Sept.
1836-Harrison County Court Jan. Term Court 1836 and
recorded this 16th day of Sep. 1836. This
book was dated 1835-1848.
**(Note
pages 58-60 were very dark and obtaining a copy to
transcribe was difficult. If anyone Please contact
Mary Hatton
(mahat@adelphia.net)
with corrections.)**
The
Estate of Anthony Thornton on account with John R.
Thornton, Administrator.
1832
To
Support of old Suckey this year-$25.00
To
Support of old negro Billy this year-$20.00
To paid
fee bill Clerk Mason-$1.26
1833
To paid
fee bill Clerk Harrison-$8.52
To paid
__ Constable of Nicholas fee bill-$3.61
To
Support of two negroes named Suckey-$75.00
To
Support of old negro Venus this year-$15.00
To
Support of old Billy this year-$15.00
1834
April, To
paid Mufgrove(?) surveyor-$4.00
October
To paid Anthony Thornton his legacy-$300.00
To paid
Mufgrove(?) __ __-$20.00
To paid
taxes on land 1829, 1830. 1831, & 1832-$5.88
To Clerks
fee bill-$0.50
To
Support of two negroes named Suckey-$75.00
1835
October,
To paid Lewis R. Thornton his legacy-$250.00
To
support of Two old negroes Suckey this year-$100.00
Nov., To
paid for support of Old Billy-$10.00
1835
March, To
paid Otto Hughes for coffin for Suckey-$4.00
April, To
paid Nicholas for shoes of old Billy-$2.00
To paid
William Thornton in right of his wife of
surplus-$100.56 ½
To
allowance to administrator-$100.00
To Mason
Land 1834 & 1835-$1.50
Court
allowance-$3.00
Amount in
all-$1456.65 ½
The
Estate is entitled to the following credits:
1832
By
balance due Estate last Settlement-$37.34 ½
1833
April, By
cash of Doctor Doniphan land sold in Bracken-$100.00
By cash
of E. Case for land in Bracken-$30.00
By cash
of George Talbot Bens hire-$30.00
By cash
of W/M? Heven Bens hire-$20.00
By cash
of Ichabod Tharp __ John __-$75.00
By cash
of Joseph Frazel land sold him-$114.00
By cash
of John Crawfor land-$25.00
By cash
of William Woodward land sold him-$100.00
By cash
of Doniphan land sold him-$45.00
By cash
of Galbreath(?) for land-$10.00
By cash
of Hudson for land sold him-$120.00
1834
By cash
of Ned Case for land-$37.00
By cash
of Samuel Owens for land sold him-$129.00
By cash
of Jesse Allen for land-$100.00
By cash
of Pulk(?) for land sold him-$61.50
By cash
of Savage(?) for land sold George __-$43.00
By
balance of Dillon for land-$20.00
By
balance of White for land-$40.00
By cash
__ Stho(?) to McClintock-$20.00
1835
By cash
of Savage(?) for land sold him-$190.00
By cash
for land sold to Idell-$80.00
By cash
for land sold to Ebenezer Woodward(?)-$125.00
1835
By cash
for land sold to John Case-$25.00
By cash
for land sold to Jessie Allen-$110.00
Amt. all
to the land of __ __-$1684.84 ½
The
written shows the Situation of Settlement with John
R. Thornton, Exc. Of Anthony Thornton, dec’d. which
was made with the undersigned as Commissioner in
Sept. 1836 said Sct. __ shows a balance in the Exc.
hands of two hundred and twenty-eight dollars and
eighteen cents all of which is respectfully
submitted.
W. B.
Woodford County
Sam
Williams County
__ State
of Kentucky Harrison County __
I Samuel
Endicott, Clerk of the County Court for the County
aforesaid do certify that this report of Settlement
was Returned at the above Court and ordered to be
Recorded which is done this 16th day of
the same month and year aforesaid.
Att.
Sam
Endicott C. H. C. C.
By W.
Endicott D. C
_______________________________________________________________________
4.
Anthony Thornton Sr.-Final Settlement-Records
G-Dated the 13th day of Nov. 1850-Page
162-Harrison County Court Nov. Term Court 1850 and
recorded this 26th day of May 1851.
The Final
Settlement was made on the 13th day of
Sept. 1850 with Jno. R. Thornton Admin. with the
will annexed of Anthony Thornton, dec’d.
We find
said Admin. Indebted, as far ___? on former
settlement recorded as made in Dec 1836 now on
record in Harrison County Court in the sum of
$228.18.
To sale
out lands in Nicholas and Harrison County-$1025.00
Total-$1253.18
No. 1.-By
Legacy pd. H. W. Thornton-$250.00
No.
2.-Free Bills Harrison County Clerk-$1.25
No. 3-Tax
on lands from 36 to 47 inclusive-$9.54
No.
4-Abbotts Recpt Keeping slave Venius-$225.00
No. 5- Do
Do Clothing Do to 9 years-$50.00
No.
6-Michals S. Alexander Rec (slave Billy)-$92.00
No.
7-Surveuor Rec-$7.25
No. 8-
Metcalf Raymond & Owens Recpts
No. 9-Pd.
Ballingale for land inter___-$75.00
No.
10-Mrs Mary R. Mills an heir-$100.00
No. 11-Do
L. D. Thornton Do Do-$100.00
No. 12-Do
Judith P. Thornton Do Do-$100.00
Retained
for own share-$100.00
No. 13-Do
Abbotts Rec clothing slave Venius-$45.00
Allowance
to Admin-4.00
Leaving a
balance in favor of Admin.-$13.09
Allow
which is submitted to Court
Jno. O.
Hodges
Th. B.
Woodyant
State of
Kentucky
Harrison
County ___ Nov. Term 1850.
I, Thomas
B. Woody, Clerk of said County certify that this
settlement of the Estate of Anthony Thornton, dec’d.
was produced to court at the above term and ordered
to be recorded which is recording done this 26th
day of May 1851.
Tho. B.
Woodyant C. R.
________________________________________________________________________
5.
Anthony Thornton Sr.-Harrison County Record Book E
(1828-1835)-Dated Jan Court 1829-Page 33.
The Last
Will and Testament of Anthony Thornton, Dec’d. was
produced in open Court and proven to be in the hand
writing of said Testor by the Oath of McKee and
Alexander McClintock & was ordered to be recorded.
And on the Motion of John R. Thornton who was made
oath thereto. A Certificate is granted him for
Obtaining Letters, of Administration of the Estate
of said decedent with the Will annexed in due form
bond & security being dispensed with.
________________________________________________________________________
6.
Anthony Thornton Sr.-County Court Minute
Book-Harrison County-”L” (1850-1852)-Dated 14th
day of October 1850-Page 88.
The
following Settlements by commissioners were this day
presented to Court and ordered recorded to lie over
till next term for exceptions:
A
settlement of the Estate of Henry Fry.
A
settlement of the Estate of Anthony Thornton
A
settlement with B. Roberts Gdn. Mary Cummins
________________________________________________________________________
7.
Anthony Thornton Sr.-County Court Minute
Book-Harrison County-”L” (1850-1852)-Dated 11th
day of November 1850-Page 104.
The
following Settlements were this day again presented
to Court to wit
A
settlement of the Estate of Henry Fry, dec‘d.
A
settlement of the Estate of Anthony Thornton, dec’d.
A
settlement with B. Roberts Gdn. Mary Cummins
And no
exceptions having been taken were now ordered to
record.