Wills of Henry County
Henry Co. TN Will Books
Vol. H Oct. 1856 - Jan. 1863
Page 310-313
A State Inventory of the property belonging to the
estate of Mark Jackson, dec'd. which was sold on
December 17, 1858 from following pieces
(S, T, and L look somewhat the same on original
document)
(s, p, and f look somewhat the same on original
document)
(some numbers were hard to decipher)
*my notes
?unreadable
1 Basket of contents .05
1 Pot Rack .30
2 Axes .20
1 Box of Sundries .10
1 do .35
1 Pair of Trace chains .20
1 Pair of Steelyard .30
1 Sir single(?) .25
1 Cutting knife & box .15
1 Frow .35
1 Set of Gears .90
1 Lot of nails .30
1 Axe & hammer .20
1 Bridle & hook .95
1 Shovel axe & Bench .30
1 Pot .50
1 Lot of sundries .25
1 Lot of Harness Leather 2.00
1 Salf Bushel(?) .30
2 Baskets .35
1 Shovel .50
1 Log chain 1.00
1 Crop cut (out?) Saw 3.90
1 hand wedge .20
1 do .20
1 Barrel .50
1 Reel .10
1 Box of sundries .30
1 Lot of Pinchens(?) .40
1 Drawing knife .20
1 do .10
1 Hand saw .40
1 hammer & axe .30
2 Augers .10
1 Skillet .40
2 Smoothing irons .05
2 Pans .10
1 Tin Bucket .40
1 Coffee pot .10
1 Tin qt. pot .15
1 Table .15
1 Stone jar .10
1 Large jar .30
1 do " .15
2 do " .15
1 Stone churn .25
1 Skillet .45
1 Tea kettle .50
1 Baker .15
2 ovens & lids .15
1 do & hooks .25
1 Skillet .70
1 Bucket & Dipper .25
1 Lot of nails .10
1 Kettle & hooks 2.30
1 do .25
1 jug .20
1 do .10
1 Lot of Barrels .10
1 Trumpet(?) .15
1 Scythe & cradle 1.00
1 do .80
1 Lot of irons .50
1 bling(?) .20
1 Plow 1.75
1 do .25
1 Turning Plow(?) 1.00
1 do .15
1 Harness(?) .55
1 Plow .85
1 Fan mill 1.00
1 Lot of Hogs 15.00
1 Grind stone 2.15
1 Cow 11.05
1 do 14.00
1 Mare 137.25
1 Colt 30.00
1 Lot of sheep 10.08
1 Lot of Bacon 10.29
1 Lot of Tubs? .25
1 Barrel of Salt .60
1 do " " 2.80
1 Barrel of vinegar 1.00
1 Barrel of molasses 3.25
1 Lot of Rye (or Rice?) 2.10
1 mowing blade 1.00
1 Barrel of vinegar 3.00
1 Table .05
1 Tub & Canghpt(?) .10
1 Lot of sundries 4.10
1 Stove ?
1 tray & sifter .20
2 Barrels .05
1 do .40
1 Spinning wheel 2.00
1 Loom & harness 5.20
1 Box & plain(?) .05
1 Saddle 3.20
1 do 1.30
1 Small table 3.55
1 Candle Stand 1.45
1 Side Board 5.50
1 Cupboard 3.00
1 Glass .15
1 Picture(?) .30
1 Chest 2.15
1 Keg(?) .10
1 block .40
1 do 9.00
1 Pa____ 3.15
1 Bed furniture 12.25
1 Stead 3.50
1 Bed & furniture 12.50
1 Stead 3.50
1 Bed & furniture 11.00
1 Bed stead 3.00
1 Lot wire(?) .05
1 Bed & furniture 10.00
1 Bed stead 1.10
1 Jar .10
1 do .16
1 Pair of Sheers .65
1 Lot of Books .20
1 Lot do .10
1 do .20
1 do 2.00
1 do 1.05
1 Set of cups & saucers .35
1 Sugar bowl .10
1 Set of plates & knives 1.00
1 do .50
1 Set of spoons .80
1 do 1.00
1 Set of knives & forks .55
1 can .55
1 Pitcher .25
1 Set cups & saucers .45
1 Candle stick .20
1 Razor strap .10
1 set of tumblers .05
1 Lot Blacking .10
1 Brush .20
2 Boxes Blacking .15
1 Shaving box .10
1 Pair candle mould .26
1 Lot sement(?) .10
1 Lancet .25
1 Lot Bottles .10
1 Lot Buttons .45
1 Coffee mill & lamps(?) .15
1 Table 1.00
1 Shot Gun 2.70
1 do " 7.50
1 Bed stead 4.00
1 Counter pane 2.70
1 do " " .50
1 do " " 1.10
1 Sheet .55
1 Quilt 1.05
1 do 1.00
1 Quilt 1.15
1 do 1.30
1 do 1.05
1 Blanket 2.05
1 do 2.75
1 Quilt 1.00
1 do 1.20
1 Bag of botton(?) 1.34
1 Bolt of Domestic 2.55
1 Blankets 1.50
1 do .45
1 do .15
1 Set of chairs 3.15
1 Lot do 2.80
1 do .35
1 Lot of jars 2.40
1 Stack of oats 8.05
1 do 3.00
1 Pair Saddle Bags .95
1 Lot of sundries .21
1 Bell .05
1 Jar .05
1 Kingter glass(?) .25
1 Lot of chickens .65
2 Raw hides 30 1/2 3.15
1 Lot Pork 40.30
List of notes on hand at his death
1 Note on Jefferson Alexander due 17th December
1858 $ 284.00
(*born Union, SC)
To cash on hand 57.50
1 Note on G. W. Alexander due 25th December 1857
750.40
(*George Washington Alexander - brother to
Jefferson)
1 Do on G. W. Cooley due 25th December 1858 66.00?
1 Note on Andrew Jackson due 17th December
1858 1800.00
1 Note on Giles Jackson due 25th December 1857 40.00?
1 Note on do " due 25th December 1857 33.77
1 Note on A. Hall due 25th December 1857 45.00
1 Note on A. C. Jackson due 25th December 1858 22.00
1 Note on Joseph Kindall due 25th December 1858 13.50
1 Note on J. R. Baughman due 1st July 1857 12.50
1 W. J. Hunt Receipt doubtful due 18th of July 1857
23.00
1 Note on Lightfoot & Wilkins doubtful due 24th November
1855 10.00
1 Corn Note W. C. King 25 bushels of corn doubtful
1 Note on do " " " doubtful 25th D___ 1.25
1 account on B. A. Lightfoot & Wilkins doubtful 10.00
all of which is respectfully submitted
Sworn to before me Feb./July? the 19th 1859
Andrew Jackson Admin.
James McRay clerk
From Webster's New World Dictionary:
*Sundries - miscellaneous
*Trace Chains - used to connect horse harness to a wagon
or plow
*Steelyard - a balance scale
*Single Tree - a wooden bar swung at the center from a
hitch on a plow or
wagon and hooked at either end to the traces of a
horse's harness
*Frow (froe) - a wedge-shaped cleaving tool with a
handle set into the blade
at right angles to the back
*Drawing Knife - a knife with a handle at each end,
usually at right angles
to the blade, which is drawn toward the user in shaving
a surface
*Scythe - a tool with a long single-edged blade set at
an angle on a long
curved handle used in cutting long grass or grain
*Scythe and Cradle - a frame fastened to a scythe so
that the grain can be
laid evenly as it is cut
*Counterpane - a bedspread |
|
|
