Court September 1850

Monday Sept. 2d 1850
Came Wm R BELL who has this day been constituted and appointed Guardian to May Ann Elizabeth GRIMES minor heir of Henry GRIMES dec’d and entered into bond in the sum of two thousand dollars with C B McLEAN his security conditioned for the faithful performance of his said Guardianship which as approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded Whereupon the said Wm R BELL took the necessary oath for his qualification.

Came E B PLUMMER who has this day been appointed Administrator of all and singular the goods and Chattles rights & credits of Wm H HARWELL dec’d and entered in to bond in the sum of one thousand dollars with Wm HAWK and John McDOUGAL his securities conditioned for the faithful performance of his said administrationship which was approved of by the court and ordered to be recorded Whereupon the said E B PLUMMER took the necessary oath for his qualification.

Ordered by the Court that David COOK, Allen ETHRIDGE, & J J DOWNING be appointed commissioners to allot and set apart to Nancy E Widow of Wm H HARWELL dec’d so much of the Crop Stock monies provisions &c sufficient for the support of herself and family for twelve months from the death of her said husband and that they report the same to the next term of this Court Issued Sept 2, 1850.

Came C B McLEAN Administrator of the estate of Henry GRIMES Dec’d and returned into Court an Inventory & Account of sale verified by the oath which was received and ordered to be recorded.

Ordered by the Court that Berry W DANIEL be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Wm WILLBANKS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Issued Sept 28th 1850.

It appearing to the Court here that Jacob STRICKLIN late of said County is dead and have made no last will and testament in writing and Thomas CHRISTIAN making application to have letters testamentary granted to him upon and singular the goods & Chattles rights& Credits of the said Jacob STRICKLIN dec’d and he having given bond and security as is by law in such cases required it is ordered by the Court that he have letter accordingly Where upon the said Thomas CHRISTIAN took the necessary oath for his qualification.

Ordered by the Court that David VOORHIES, W B SKILLERN and G I WALKER freeholders be appointed Commissioners to allot and set apart to Sarah Widow of Jacob STRICKLIN dec’d so much of the Stock Crop provision & money as shall be sufficient for the support of herself & family for one year from the death of her said husband. Issued Sept 2, 1850
Ordered that Court adjourn tell Court in Course //s// D J JONES Chair Wm. M LAFFERTY James T YOUNG.