Hugh B. Smiley Estate Settlement (1873)
contributed by Dick Wood
Marshall County Settlements, Administrators & Executors Vol. D, pages 414-415
STATE OF TENNESSEE)
MARSHALL COUNTY ) County Court Clerk’s office April 29, 1873
I Robert L. Adams clerk of the county Court of said county have this day proceeded to make settlement with N. J. Smiley under his appointment as Administrator of Hugh B. Smiley dec’d on the October term 1870 of the County Court of said County.
Aforesaid administrator charged by return of sales List and Inventory, Sworn to before me on the 31st of March 1871 and recorded in Book G, pages 444-5-6-7-8, with the following sums, to witt:
| Amount of first sale list: | $ 2600.04 | |
| Cash on hand | 827.45 | |
| H. N. Cummings | Note | 26.00 |
| Interest on same | .85 | |
| S. M. Sikes | Note | 8.00 |
| Interest collected on same | 1.60 | |
| I. N. Endsley | Note | 44.98 |
| Interest on same | 3.21 | |
| N. A. Cummings | Note | 50.00 |
| Interest on same | 13.42 | |
| J. D. Adams | two Notes & Interest | 68.65 |
| J. B. Endsley | ” ” “ | 95.15 |
| Interest on same | 00.00 | |
| Jno H. Blackwell | Note | 150.00 |
| Interest on same | 13.10 | |
| G. W. Sp(???) | Note | 25.00 |
| Interest on same | 4.25 | |
| N. A. & N. J. Cummings | Note | 115.00 |
| Interest on same | 6.90 | |
| Jas Gragg & J. McCoy | Note in push (?) (Insolvent) | 7.55 |
| H. C. Counts | in push ( – ) | 25.00 |
| N. J. Smiley | Note | 231.00 |
| Interest on same | 58.10 | |
| N. J. Smiley | Note | 60.00 |
| Interest on same | 7.80 | |
| J. B. McAdams | act | 148.00 |
| G. A. King | Fox (Fos??) Rich | 4.60 |
| R. T. Lowry | (????) in push | 165.00 |
| Amount of Second Sale List | 87.20 | |
| Rents & pasturage of land | 778.14 | |
| $5600.40 | ||
I have further examined said Administrator’s Vouchers and receipts furnished.
I have allowed him the following credits, to wit:
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| Amount of Assets brought forward: | $5600.40 | |||
| Voucher No. 1 |
Dr. Penn & Long | Decr 0/70 | 5.00 | |
| Voucher No. 2 |
Dr. M. W. Allison | act | 6.00 | |
| Voucher No. 3 |
Thos. H. Allison | coffin Decr 27/70 | 20.00 | |
| Voucher No. 4 |
Davidson & C. R. Burr(??) | ” ” “ | 25.00 | |
| Voucher No. 5 |
Robt. Williams | March 71 | 10.55 | |
| Voucher No. 6 |
H. L. Davidson | Atty July 6/72 | 5.00 | |
| Voucher No. 7 |
W. B. M. Bran(???) | Jan / | 76.25 | |
| Voucher No. 8 |
H. N. Cowden | ” / | 108.30 | |
| Voucher No. 9 |
Lewis & Bro(???) | ” 25/ | 250.00 | |
| Voucher No. 10 |
F. T. Brooks (????) | 5.00 | ||
| Voucher No. 11 |
Jno (??) Wood | 3.00 | ||
| Voucher No. 12 |
Expenses incurred in gathering corn | 9.00 | ||
| Voucher No. 13 |
Letters of Administration & Stamp | 4.00 | ||
| Voucher No. 14 |
Sale List & Inventory | 1st | 3.25 | |
| Voucher No. 15 |
Sale List & Inventory | 2nd | 1.50 | |
| Voucher No. 16 |
Tax for 1871 & 2 | 126.00 | ||
| Voucher No. 17 |
Administrator’s Allowance | 279.79 | ||
| Voucher No. 18 |
This settlement; reporting & recording | 10.00 | $ 950.99 | |
| Due Estate: | $4649.41 | |||
Subscribed before me April 29 1873 N. J. Smiley
R. L. Adams Clerk
Transcriber’s note:
Hugh Barnett Smiley & his wife, Sarah Lowry (Endsley) Smiley are buried at Round Hill Cemetery:
| H. B. Smiley Born Oct. 22, 1795 Died Sept. 17, 1870 |
Sarah Wife of H. B. Smiley Born Dec. 7, 1786 Died May 23, 1878 |