Thomas A. Cummings Estate Inventory and Sale (1842)
contributed by Dick Wood in 2005
Marshall County Inventories of Estates Volume B, pages 4-7
An Inventory of the estate of Thomas A. Cummings, dec’d as it came into my possession as administrator debonas non.
| The book of accounts for the year | 1842 | $ 825.45 ¾ |
| 1841 | 351.07 ¾ | |
| 1840 | 145.07 ½ | |
| 1839 | 63.68 ¾ | |
| 1838 | 106.22 ½ | |
| 1837 | 2.45 ¾ | |
| Drawn off accounts of various dates: | 39.74 ¾ | |
| Total of Book and draw off acts: | $ 1535.70 ¾ | |
Notes payable to George Cummings, former Administrator and due the 25th Dec 1843:
| H. D. Cummings | 90.00 |
| J & D Ramsey | 68.23 ¼ |
| C. B. Davidson and Wm Anderson | 11.50 |
| Peter Carpenter & Jack Darnell | 9.18 ¾ |
| James Dillard & William J. Morris | 6.00 |
| R. L. Shaw & Felix Ewing | 5.92 ½ |
| Samuel Nelson & Richard B. Long | 2.50 |
| David H. Miller & James N. Miller | 27.00 |
| Albert Anderson & John Ramsey | 4.25 |
| H. McMurray & George Neill | 1.50 |
| Samuel Norman & H. D. Cummings | 13.50 |
| John Hodge & David H. Miller | 4.25 |
| Major Pickle & Henry Pickle | 2.75 |
| John Ellison & John Ramsey | 1.94 |
| Gideon Daniels & Wm G. Ballew | 3.12 ½ |
| John B. Card, John Card & A. M. McLean | 9.12 ¼ |
| Thomas J. Hale | 4.43 ¾ |
| John Cummings | 62.15 |
| G. W. Cannon & Elizabeth | 40.50 |
| William Pyland & James C. Pyland | 2.93 ¼ |
| William G. Ballew & Gideon Daniels | 2.37 ½ |
| Samuel Sutton & Henry Hay | 2.75 |
| Thomas Cummings | 8.00 |
| The following amount is for property which appears to have been sold at the sale by former Administrator and for which I find no notes: | $ 205.99 |
The following notes due when stated and payable to George Cummings, admr & C:
| Henry Rone & M. W. Helm | 25th Dec 1842 | $2.81 ¼ |
| John C. Alfrod | 15th Oct “ | 3.17 ¼ |
| (???) Darnell | 28th Aug “ | 2.50 |
| John Pannell | 16th Oct “ | 6.16 |
| John B. Card | 20th Aug “ | 1.76 |
| Henry B. Erwin | 25th Sep “ | 2.87 ½ |
| James M. Miller | 16th Oct “ | 10.62 ½ |
| Charles Hopper | 15th ” “ | .75 |
| Simon Ballew | 15th ” “ | 1.75 |
| (???) O’Neal | 28th Aug “ | 1.62 ½ |
| James Hackney | 25th (???) “ | 2.00 |
The following notes are payable to Thomas A. Cummings and due when stated:
| John Mount | 18th Jun 1842 | $65.25 |
| John Mount | 1st Apr “ | 85.00 |
| John D. Logan | 1st Mar “ | 9.70 |
| Ingram Davis | 8th Feb 1840 | 3.93 ¾ |
| Wm N. Stewart | 9th Jan “ | 2.25 |
| S. Musteen | 2nd ” 1842 | 1.31 |
| Jacob Hodges | 1st Dec 1835 | 4.90 |
| James G. Hayes | 25th Dec 1842 | 2.50 |
| Jacob Hopper & John Cook | 25th Dec 1842 | 2.25 |
| Wm G. Pannell | ” ” “ | 20.00 |
| Maberry Pannell | 3rd Sep 1840 | 2.12 ½ |
| Thomas Hopper | 14th Jan 1841 | 1.37 ½ |
| Uriah Hopper | 24th Jul “ | 27.00 |
| Micajah Record | 2nd Nov 1838 | 3.75 |
| R. W. McWherter | 7th Feb 1840 | 2.00 |
| Samuel Nelson | 25th Sept “ | 4.00 |
| William McCuistion | 14 Dec “ | 5.00 |
| Thomas Anderson | 1st Jan 1843 | 57.68 |
| 300.36 ¾ |
The following is a list of constable’s receipts dated when Handed and the amounts of principle [sic] which appears yet to be due:
| R. B. Long C. B. C. | 26th May 1842 | 11.12 ½ |
| ” “ | ” “ | 5.68 ¾ |
| ” “ | ” “ | 5.40 |
| ” “ | 14th Oct | 50.00 |
| B. Pyland | 20th Feb 1841 | 23.25 |
| “ | 13th Apr 1842 | 19.93 ¾ |
| “ | 7th Jan 1841 | 1.25 |
| “ | 20th Apr 1842 | 2.50 |
| J. Stephenson C. B. C. | 10th Feb 1841 | 5.22 ½ |
| “ | 12th ” 1841 | 3.00 |
| A. Wilson | 14th Nov 1839 | 1.25 |
| M. W. Helm C. B. C. | 5th Feb 1841 | 10.23 |
| T. Boaz “ | 21st Dec 1839 | 13.68 |
| C. A. Dysart “ | 14th Mar 1840 | 5.93 ¾ |
| T. S. Hayes “ | 13th May 1842 | 2.00 |
| W. P. Tally “ | 27th Jan 1842 | 6.12 |
| 166.09 ½ |
| A. E. Cummings Receipts for Notes, Bad | 248.00 |
| Cash received of J. Cummings, admr of former Admr | 22.77 |
| ” ” ” John Ramsey for hire of Negro | 5.00 |
| Elizabeth Cummings act for cash | 3.00 |
| J & D Ramsey Receipt for G. W. Oglive Note | 5.87 ½ |
| There are parcel of Rails unsold Receipts on various individuals of Alabama 8 1/2 bushels dried peaches and three pare |
Total of debts due the estate I find as follows:
| Book and among records | $ 1535.70 ¼ |
| Notes of all kinds | 748.18 ¾ |
| Constable Receipts | 166.09 ¾ |
| A. E. Cummings receipts for notes | 248.00 |
| Cash received as stated above | 37.37 |
| J & D Ramsey Receipt as above | 5.87 ½ |
| Mrs. Cummings given by her as above | 3.00 |
| Acts. for property sales for which I find no notes: | 205.99 |
| TOTAL: | $ 2951.22 2/4 |
of the above amount there is m to 1500 dollars of bad debts cannot be collected and be (???).
Benj. C. Brantley, Admr & C.
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court June 5, 1843.
M. W. Oakley, Clerk
Transcriber’s note: “Settled 28 March 1849” is written in boldface script along the margin.