Lauderdale County, Alabama
Estate Papers of Mary Cantrell
Contributed by Linda Vestal on 1 Sep. 2000; Record from Lauderdale County, AL Courthouse
Invitary of Sale of property sold at Mary Cantrell deceased December 23rd 1847
John Howard Adm.
Lee Hendrix one lot leather $1.12 ½
W C Reynolds one Kettle 2.68
Jesse Olive one Oven 1.18 ¾
Josep Hardwick 1 check reel 3.05
Lucinda Coburn one lot bed clothing 10.00
Thomas Clemmons one lot bed clothing 6.60
Nathaniel Smith one lot bed clothing 6.87 ½
Thomas Clemmons one lot bed clothing 7.37 ½
Robert Harville one lot bed clothing 5.50
Jincy Cantrell set curtains 1.12 ½
W C Reynolds table cloth .87 ½
Jincy Cantrell one lot Table cloths 1.50
Jincy Cantrell one lot bed furniture .75
Jincy Cantrell one lot tin ware 1.00
Joseph Hardwick one spice morton 1.25
Washington Campbell cotton yearn & med. 1.50
Jincy Cantrell one lot wool 1.87 ½
Edmond Kenedy one oxe & plow 2.60
W. C. Reynolds one bed & furniture 10.20
George Terrel one bed & stid 8.75
Lucinda Coburn one lot ware 1.00
John Story one large dish .37 ½
Abner Beard one lot plates
& silver spoons 2.50
Robert Harville 6 coffe plates .37 ½
Lucinda Coburn cooper ware 1.00
Giles McBride 1 pail .06 ¼
Joseph Hardwick 3 pr cards 1.20
John Anderson one raw hide 1.12 ½
T. C. Mackey 5 bushel wheat xxx
Edmund Canedy 10 bushel wheat 6.50
Thomas Kenedy 10 bushel wheat 6.65
John G. Parke lot seed cotton .50
L. L. Hendrix one lot pick cotton .85
L. L. Hendrix one bee hive 2.55
T. C. Mackey 3 pork hogs 24.00
Levi Hurst 3 pork hogs 15.00
Thomas Kenedy 5 barrels corn 8.20
William Wesson 25 bar. corn 40.00
T. B. Arnote 5 bar corn 8.05
Archibald Olive 6.40
John Story - - - - - - 5.15
William Wesson one mare 42.50
John Liles one black cow 8.75
John Howell one yearling .60
Amos McDonald 1 steer 4.37 ½
Amos McDonald 3 yearlings 8.50
Thomas Clemons one cow 6.12 ½
T. E. Anderson one yoke oxen 39.00
Joseph Hardwick 13 sheep 20.15
Joseph Hardwick 6 sows pigs 20.25
Buckly Hamm 7 hogs 18.37 ½
James Oakley 20 shoots 16.35
Mathew McDonald one waggon 30.37 ½
Harden Atwell one lot salt 1.60
Antom one wash pan .25
A. Olive one lot chickens 1.57 ½
Lucinda Coburn shelfware .56 ¼
Thos Ross one file &co .30
William Howell one hog 1.18
$332.19
96.55
$428.74
To the Hon. William B. Wood Judge of the County and Orphans Court for Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Your petitioner, John W. Howard respectfully showeth unto your Honor that he is administrater of all and singular the goods & chattels rights and credits of Mary Cantrill lately decd of said county & here exhibits his letters of administration to him granted by your Hon bearing date the (blank) day of (blank) of 184_ marked "A" and mark apart hereof. He further states that his intestate did not to the best of his knowledge, information & beliefs at the time of her death own any real estate of any character or description in this state. And soon after his appointment as administrater aforesaid to wit in December 1847 he sold at public sale to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months all of the personal property belonging to his intestate which sold for about the sum of four hundred and twenty eight dollars and seventy four cents. Part of this money he has collected and has on hand the following notes for purchasing at said sale to wit
one on Joseph A. Hardwick
residing in this county for $35.82
one on Jane Brewer
residing in this county for 50.00
one on Jessee A. Oakley
residing in this county for 43.00
one on Wm. A. Wesson, O. W. Wesson
& Jesse A. Oakley for 82.50
all residing in this county and said thereon
And he has the following judgments against the following named persons (all residing in this county) on the docket of Thomas H. Reynolds a Justice of the peace for said county to wit:
one against J. B. Arnold &
Wm. B. Nail for $10.75
one against Thos. J. Liles &
R. Couhome 10.05 ¼
one against Wm. R. James E.
& John Anderson for $40.12 ½
on which has been paid $18.20
leaving due thereon 21.92 ½
one against G. W. Terrill &
A. Beard for $8.75
on which has been paid $4.70
leaving due thereon 4.04
one against Thomas Clemmons for 32.97
one against B. Ham jr. and
John Story for 20.51 ¼
one judgment against R. C. OBryant,
T. O. H. P. Hatton and Archibald
Oliver for 6.40
now residing in Wayne County Tenessee
one against Levi and J. P. Hurst for 15.00
and 54 (?) dollars
cash on hand at intestates death 6.00
The above schedule contains all of the (?) in action of his intestates estate. And there is no real estate or personal property. The following is a schedule of all of the claims against his intestate so far as your petitioner is informed by purculation (?) the nature of each claim, its amount & the name and residence of the auditors to wit-
An account of Levi Hurst residing in Wayne County Tennessee for the season of a mare of intestate for $3.00
A store account due Thomas H. & W. C. Reynols both residing in
this county for 2.18 ¾
An amount due Jessee B. Olive
in this court for .50
An amount filed by Lucinda Cockburn of Hardin County Tennessee for Services which she claims to have been rendered
intestate in her lifetime - amounting
to about 395.00
Besides interest - And your petitioner has already paid out for expenses (?) incurred in his administration of said
estate over fifty dollars 50.00
And there are yet other costs and expenses to be paid besides this compensation for his services as administrater aforesaid.
Also an account found Jo A Hardwick of this county for making intestates
coffin of $20.00
So that your petitioner charges that the estate of the said Mary Cantrill is insolvent and he prays your Honor so to declare it - out of the claims in decd estate as above petitioner thinks the following two as doubtfull
Ham & Story for $20.51 1/4 &
Liles & Corhome for $10.05 ¼
one on Arnold & Nail is $10.78
& Liles & Hurst is 15.00
all the others he believes to be good
The State of Alabama Lauderdale County to wit - This day personally came John W. Howard administrater of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits that were of Mary Cantrill lately decd of this county intestate and makes oath before me William B. Wood Judge of the County and Orphans Court within and for the County and state aforesaid, that the above allegations - and the schedule above, showing the amount of the assests of his intestate in his hands as well as the schedule also above showing the claims existing against said estate - the nature and amount of each and the names and residence of each creditor of the Estate are true and correct according to the best of his knowledge, information and belief
Sworn to (?) before me on this the 23rd day of August 1849
Wm B. Wood Judge
Lauderdale Co Ct Ala
J. W. Howard
"Florence Enquirer" - Insolvent Notice.
The State of Alabama,
Lauderdale County.
Orphan's Court, September 24, 1849.
This day came John Howard, Administrator of the Estate of Mary Cantrill deceased, and filed his allegation in writing, setting forth that said estate is insolvent, and at the same time filed a schedule showing all the personal estate, choses in action &c., belonging to said Estate, and also shewing that the deceased had no Real Estate at the time of her death, to be administered; also showing all the claims presented and existing against said Estate, so far as the same has come to his knowledge.
Notice is hereby given to the creditors and all others interested, that the Judge of said County Court, has set apart the Fourth Monday in November next, to pass upon said allegations, and hear reasons, if there is any, why said Estate should not be delcared insolvent.
Test: W. T. Hawkins, Cl'k.
Oct 11, 1849
John W Howard Admn
On Settlement of Mary Cantrells Estate
Exceptions filed by and on behalf of Willis Hays & Lucinda Hays his wife to the account of the said admn as filed for settlement. [mentions "Thos. Reynolds as justice of the peace"]