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Source:  Will Book 2, 1839-1842, Haywood County

May Term 1840:  An account of sale of property sold at the late residence of John Wainright, Deceased, on the 21st day of January 1840 belonging to the estate of said deceased. To wit:

Edmund Norville	1 axe	2.00
DO [ditto]	1 frow	.75
DO	1 axe	.50
DO	2 weeding hoes	.50
DO	1 ring & steeple	1.31
DO	1 box of tools	13.75
DO	1 plough	3.06
DO	1 single tree	1.00
DO	cart wheels	3.50
DO	1 stack oats	4.00
DO	1 red steer	8.25
DO	16 geese	8.00
DO	1 pr steelyards	2.25
DO	1 tea kettle	1.00
DO	1 coffee pot	.18
DO	1 reel	1.50
DO	1 oven	3.00
DO	1 pr fire dogs	2.41
DO	1 coverlet	4.00
DO	1 bed & furniture	30.50
DO	1 small bed & furniture	11.25
DO	1 glass	.06
DO	cups	.25
DO	1 pitcher	.25
DO	3 pans	.12
DO	6 plates	.50
DO	1 pr sheep shears & comb	.75
DO	1 coverlet	1.00
DO	1 blanket	1.50
DO	1 bed quilt	1.00
DO	1 table cloth	.25
DO	1 bed quilt	.25
DO	8 tea spoons	.37
DO	1 meal bag	.8
DO	1 bed stead	1.76
DO	awl blades	.25
DO	books	.62
DO	1 work bench	.25
DO	2 wheel benches	.06
DO	1 pr cards	.12
DO	1 chamber pot	.06
George P. Harget	1 bed & furniture	20. 56
James MCGomery	5 glass tumblers	.56
Isaac M. Winford	2 bottles	.25
Jacob Kail	1 pitcher	.12
John Mann (?)	1 dish	.37
DO	1 coffee mill	.12
DO	2 spoons	.02
E. Chrisp	1 sugar dish	.19
DO	1 sett plates	.47
DO	1 pr sheep shears & paper	.25
DO	1 looking glass	.70
DO	1 pail	.12
DO	1 DO	.40
DO	3 brooms	.30
DO	2 bottles	.12
DO	2 DO	.50
DO	books	.30
DO	1 sifter	.80
DO	1 candle stick	.15
John Sandlin	3 candle molds	.31
(name unreadable)	chairs	2.50
William Moore	glue	.06
DO	lampblack	.06
James E. Lewis	shovel & tongs	2.12
DO	1 gourd & lard	.37
DO	1 fat stand	.50
Ephraim Herrall	1 saddle	10.25
Josiah Kail	1 reap hook	.12
DO	1 bridle	.63
DO	knives & forks	2.31
Thomas Herrall	1 chest	2.60
James P. Kavanaugh	1 clock	10.18
Charles L. Thompson	1 bed stead	5.00
David Taylor	2 bottles	.06
Jesse Faulkner	1 razor	.07
Richard Cates	1 axe	1.75
DO	1 pr fire dogs	2.25
DO	roller & candle stick	.12
James F. Smothers	1 grubing hoe	.75
DO	wool	1.88
DO	2 bottles & pr wool cards	.32
DO	1 btl & vinegar	1.43
DO	1 pail	.25
DO	1 basket & wool	3.00
B.O. Watson	1 axe	.31
DO	1 cart	10.00
DO	1 skillet	1.37
DO	1 oven	.26
Montreville Winburn	1 wedge	.70
DO	1 grind stone	.18
Alex. Henry	24 acres land (to rent)	76.50
Pencer Payne	1 plough	2.25
DO	10 bushels wheat	6.50
Daniel White	1 loom	10.25
Adam Klyce	1 wheel & cards	3.00
DO	2 empty barrels	.75
DO	1 can	.12
DO	1 grid iron	.12
P.R. Prim	1 tub & sifter	.30
Sydney Cates	1 table	1.50
DO	1 bed stead	2.00
James G. Carter	3 chairs	.75
Russel Jonakin	1 churn	1.00
Ambrose R. Mann	1 flat iron	.50
DO	1 table & leather	6.00
A.G. Hoskins	1 jar	1.67
Alex. Mann	1 tray	.12
DO	5 cups & 1 salt cellar	.15
DO	2 bottles	.06
Paul Taylor	1 colt	20.00
Woodson Roberts	1 horse	26.75
DO	1 churn	.85
William Faulkner	10 barrels corn	15.00
James W. McFarland	10 bushels wheat	6.80
DO	10 DO DO	6.40
DO	1 bed & furniture	20.50
Thomas Yancy	1 stack oats	5.00
John Stephens	10 bushels wheat	5.50
DO	1 barrell	.26
Henry G. Winburn	1 single & irons	.68
Thomas Smothers	1 collar	.25
Bugess Boling	1 plough	2.62
DO	1 cow	11.00
Joseph Clark	2 cart hubs	.87
John Williams	1 lot timber	3.00
Walter A. Bell	plank @ 1 1/8	5.06
DO	DO @ 1	2.05
DO	1 chain	.25
DO	1 bl. Meat	.33
DO	remainder of plank	.31
Francis A. Edney	419 lb pork	18.98
Azariah Thompson	1 pr hames & traces	1.26
DO	1 pot	2.06
DO	gined cotton	.75
Nathan King	1 pr. Hames & leather traces	.43
DO	6 sheep	13.80
DO	3 glass tumblers	.20
DO	1 chest	1.76
Zachariah Spencer	1 plough	2.25
DO	1 shot gun	8.25
William M. Wood	2059 lb. Pork	99.75
DO	14 shoats	29.75
DO	8 DO	14.08
DO	salt	5.00
Moore S. Moss	503 lb. Pork	25.15
DO	33 busl wheat @ .57	19.09
Thomas S. Singletary	450 lb pork @ 4.75	21.37
William J. Newborn	1937 lb DO	92.00
John F. Williams	3 sows & 12 pigs	20. 75
Kenneth Purvis	5 sheep	10.00
DO	1 cow & calf	14.50
DO	1 jug	37
DO	1 side saddle	12.50
DO	10 bushels wheat	6.50
William W. Moody	5 sheep	11.65
Edmund Norville	(unreadable)	(unreadable)
DO	1 DO	.12
DO	1 meal bag	.31
DO	1 pr warping bars	.25
DO	1 black steer	3. 06
DO	1 heifer	2.75
DO	1 DO	3.00
DO	1 axe & hoe	.06
DO	scantlin	.03
DO	1 keg	.03
Kenneth Purvis	1 basket & rope	.30
DO	1 lot goards	.06
Henry Shearin	1 meal bag	.37
DO	10 bushels wheat	5.80
Benj. Whitfield	1 blanket	.09
Francis A. Edney	1 bay mare	4.25
Benjamin Harget	1 collar	.06
Walter A. Bell	plank	.07

 

An account of sales of property sold at the third sale on the 10th day of March 1840:

John Byrum	1 weeding hoe	.37
DO [ditto]	1 bucket	.07
DO	1 barrel & meat	1.00
DO	1 lot soap grease	.06
DO	rent of 16 acres land	33.60
DO	1 stack fodder	2.50
DO	1 DO	DO
DO	48 chickens	3.80
DO	short corn	2.00
Joseph J. Wainright	1 trunk	1. 43
Sydney Cates	1 cupboard	7.00
Edmund Norville	2 bottles	.18
Benjamin W. Harget	5 barrels corn	.55
DO	5 DO DO	DO
Enos Norville	2 empty boxes	1.00
DO	1 small chair	.18
John Byrum	3 acres wheat @ $2.50	8.75
	Total amt sales	10003.29

 

Also has come into my hands a shiping rect on Danl. Cherry for six thousand and seventy five pounds seed cotton, which was contracted and reduced to writing by the deceased in his life time as pr his written agreement with said Danl. Cherry bearing date 31st Oct. 1839.

All of the above property sold on a credit untill the 25th Dec. next (1840) and notes with security taken, except two or three acres.

 

The following notes have come into my hands as administrator, to wit:

One note on Ozzy Todd & John McFarland due the 20th of April 1837 for the sum of two hundred dollars subject to a credit of ten dollars & 55 cents, paid 21st March 1839.

One note of hand on William Edwards due 31st July 1838 for sixteen dollars, subject to a credit of ten dollars paid 17th July 1839.

One note on James Fewell for sixteen dollars due the 25th Dec 1838.

An open account on Thomas Boling for one dollar and fifty cents dated 9th Oct. 1839 doubtful

An open acct on Moore S. Moss for eight dollars dated March 1839.

An open a/c on Richard Cates for seven dollars & fifty cents, dated February 1839

An open a/c on Charles R. Johnson for three dollars and fifty cents dated 17th Oct. 1839.

An open a/c on Jno Williams for six dollar and thirty seven cents dated 27th Sept 1839 The following claims are on persons considered doubtful and some insolvent:

One note on Thomas Boling SR. for sixteen dollars due 25th Dec 1837. Subject to a credit of seven dollars dated 14th Mar 1839, and four dollars for error dated Apr 22nd 1837.

One note on James R. & Ruffin G. Permenter for fifteen dollars & 31 cents, due the 25th Dec 1838 insolvent

An open acct on Daniel Boling for one dollar & fifty cents dated March 1839 insolven

An open a/c on Wyatt P. Tweedy for eight dollars insolvent

DO [ditto] DO on Ephraim Mitchell for two dollars dated Apl 1838.

An open account on Levi May for six dollars.

Also came into my hands five dollars in silver and ten dollars on the Bank of Alabama and in change tickets (shin plasters) twelve dollars 31 cents.

On the Vicksburg and Commercial rail road Bank of Miss thirty dollars

Sworn to in open Court
Enos Norville adm of John Wainright decd
May 1840
S. Joyner, clk