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May Term, 1827.
The last Will and Testament of Giles Kelley, deceased was this day produced
in Open Court and proved according to Law by the Oaths of William Gentry and
Preston Matthews, the Subscribing witnesses, thereto, and Ordered to be
recorded.
And on motion, it is Ordered that letters of administration with the Will
annexed on the estate of the said Giles Kelley, deceased, be granted unto
Elijah Kelley upon his executing bond in the Clerk's office of the Court
with William Kelley and William McFadden, as his Securities, in the Sum of
One thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs, which was directed
accordingly.
Whereupon, the said Elijah Kelley was Sworn as the law directs.
On motion of Elijah Kelley, administrator, with the Will annexed of the
estate of Giles Kelley, deceased, it is ordered that William Gentry, James
Ward, and Preston Matthews be appointed to appraise the Slaves, if any, and
personal estate of said Giles Kelley, deceased, and that they return their
proceedings, herein, as the law directs.
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Clark County, Arkansas, Letters of Administration Book, May Term 1827,
pages 2-3.
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Clark Circuit Court in Vacation.
The following is the inventory No. 1 of the estate of Giles Kelley,
deceased, to wit, Clark County, A. D. June the 27, 1827. This is a true list
of inventory of the goods, rights and credits and effects, of the estate of
Giles Kelley, deceased, to the best of my knowledge.
Elijah Kelley, Administrator.
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1 Bay horse, 1 Bay mare, 1 Black mare, 1 Red and white speckled Steer,
1 Black & White Speckled Steer, 1 bob taile Steer, 1 black sided Steer,
1 brown Cow, 1 White faced brind(le) Cow & calf, 1 dunn Cow & calf, 1 Brown
Cow & calf, 1 Speck Cow, 1 White cow with a brindle head & calf, 1 Yellow
dunn cow, 1 Red & White Spotted Cow, 1 Brown Cow with white back, 1 Blue
dunn Cow, 1 White Cow, 1 Pided Cow, 1 Speckled heifer, 1 Yellow heifer, 1
White heifer with red head, 1 Blue dunn heifer, 1 Yoke of Steers & ring,
1 Brown Year Old Steer, 1 White & black year old Steer, 1 Red & white Year
old Steer, 1 Brown Speckled Year Old Steer, 1 White Speckled Year Old Steer,
1 Bull, 6 Shoats, 1 Black Spotted Sow & 5 pigs, 1 White & black Spotted Sow
& 4 pigs, 1 Sandy Spotted Sow, 1 white & black spotted (?), 1 bobtail
barrow, 1 large bar shearplow and colter, 1 barshear plow, 1 small barshear,
2 common clevises, 1 notched clevis, 1 set double tree irons, 1 large hoe,
1 small hoe, 1 Chopping axe, 1 meet axe, 1 Tomahawk, 1 hand Saw, 1 drawing
knife, 2 small chissels, 1 Inch & quarter auger, 1 3/4 auger, 1 flat iron,
1 two gallon & half pot, 1 - 2 gallon pot, 1 dutch oven & lid, 1 pair pot
hooks, 1 pot rack chain, 1 Rifle gun, shot bag, moulds & wipers, 1 Cotton
wheel, 1 pair Cotton Cards, 1 pair wool cards, 1 pewter bason, 1 coffee pot,
7 pewter plates, 6 tin cups, 1 delf dish, 1 bowl, 1 Salt Seller, 1 pepper
box, 4 glass bottles, 1 Set knives & forks, 8 table spoons, 4 Cups &
Saucers, 2 pair Scissors, 1 butcher knife, 3 Chairs & frame, 2 drest buck
skins, 2 pen knives, 2 new testaments, 1 hymn book, 2 Histories, 1 tin
bucket, 1 tin pan, 1 churn, 2 piggins, 1 washing tub, 3 barrels, 1 wine
cask, 1 basket, 1 Spice morter, 1 looking glass, 1 pair nippers, 1 candle
Stick, 1 razor, 2 pair Spectacles, 1 hone, 2 Iron wedges, 1 keg, 1 side Soal
leather, 1 side upper leather, 1 kip Skin, 2 meal Sacks, 1 hair Sieve, 2
tow Sheets, 2 Kneading troughs, 1 trunk, 4 lbs lead, 1 lb powder, 10 lbs
Coffee, 4 lbs Sugar, 1 lb Steel, 1 Saddle & bridles, 1 Bedstid & chord, 1
Feather bed, 2 Cotton Sheets, 1 Counter p(ane), 1 white blanket, 1 Blue
blanket, 3 quilts, 1 - 4 pint blanket, 1 Mattock, 1 grubbing hoe, 2 rice
hooks, 1 large Cotton rope, 1 drawing Chain, 1 grind Stone, 1 large bell, 3
Small bells, 1 bran(d)ing iron, 2 bushels Salt, 1 large Cake tallow, 3
goards Soap, 2 lbs beeswax, 237 lbs bacon, $36 dollars 16 1/4 cents, 1
account 10 dollars, 1 do. 6-, 1 do. 50 cents, 1 do. 1.31 1/4, 1 do. 3.15,
1 do. 37.50, 1 do 1.50, 1 note 100, 1 note 7.21.
I do hereby certify, that the foregoing inventory of the estate of Giles
Kelley, deceased was this day produced to me in my office and duly recorded,
and that the same is a true & compleat copy of the Original. Witness my hand
this 13th day of July, 1827.
Daniel Ringo, Clk.
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This is bill of articles of the property of Giles Kelley, deceased, June
30th 1827.
One bay horse $ 15
One bay mare 10
One black mare 35
One red & white speckled steer 15
One black & white Speckled steer 13.50
One bobtailed steer 12
One black Sided Steer 10
One brown cow 8
One White faced brindle Cow & calf 10
One dun Cow & calf 8
One brown cow & calf 8
One black Cow 8
One white Cow with a brindle head & calf 10
One Yellow dun cow 6
One red & White Spotted cow 8
One brow(n) cow with white back 5
1 Blue dun cow 8
1 White Cow 8
1 Pided Cow 8
1 Speckled heifer 4.50
1 Yellow heifer 4
1 White heifer red head 4
1 Blue dun heifer 4
1 Yoke of Steers & ring 4
1 Brown Year, Old, Steer 3.50
1 White & black year old Steer 3.50
1 Red & white year old Steer 3
One brown Speckled do 2
1 White do 2
1 Bull 6
6 Shoat 10
1 Black Spotted Sow & 5 pigs 8
1 White & black spotted Sow 4 pigs 6.50
1 Sandy Spotted Sow 3
1 black & white Spotted (?) 6
1 bob-tailed barrow 5
1 Large barshear plow & coulter 6
1 Barshear plow 3
1 Small barshear plow 1
2 Common clevises 1.50
1 Notch Clevis 1.50
1 Set double tree irons 1.25
1 Large hoe 1.25
1 Small hoe .56 1/4
1 Choping ax 2.00
1 Meat ax .87 1/2
1 Tomahawk .75
1 Hand Saw 2.50
1 Drawing knife 1
2 Small Chissels .37 1/2
1 Inch & quarter Auger 1
1 3/4 Auger .50
1 Flat iron .62 1/2
1 2 1/2 gallon pot 2.50
1 2 gallon pot 1.75
1 Dutch Oven & lid 3.75
1 pair pot hooks .50
1 pot rack .50
1 Rifle gun, shot bag, moulds & wipers 8
1 Cotton Wheel 3
1 pr. cotton cards .75
1 pr. wool cards .37 1/2
1 Pewter bason 1
1 Coffee pot .25
7 Pewter plates 1.50
6 Tin Cups .75
1 Delph dish .75
1 Bowl .12 1/2
1 Salt Seller .25
1 Pepper box .16 1/4
4 Glass bottles 1.00
1 Set Knives & forks 1.50
8 Table Spoons .75
4 Cups & Saucers .37 1/2
2 pr. Scissors .50
1 Butcher Knife .50
3 Chairs & one frame 1
2 Dressed buck Skins 2
2 Pen Knives .62 1/2
2 New testaments .75
1 Hymn Book .25
2 Histories .62 1/2
1 Tin bucket 2
1 Tin pan .50
1 Churn .75
2 Piggins .37 1/2
1 Washing tub .12 1/2
3 Barrels 1.25
1 Wine Cask 1
3 Small Bells 1.50
1 Branding iron .50
2 Bushels Salt 3
1 Large Cake tallow 1
3 Goards Soap 1
2 lb Beeswax .50
237 lb Bacon 18.96
36 Dollars 16 1/4 Cents 36.16 1/4
1 Basket .37 1/2
1 Spice Mortar 2.00
1 Looking glass. .31 1/4
1 Pr. nippers .25
1 Candle Stick .25
1 Rasor .25
2 Pr. Spectacles .50
1 Hoane .37 1/2
2 Iron Wedges 1.50
1 Keg .50
1 Side Soal leather 3.25
1 Side upper leather 2.50
1 Kip Skin 3
2 Meal Sacks .50
1 Hair Seive .75
2 Tow Sheets 1.50
2 Kneading Troughs .25
1 Trunk 1
4 lb. Lead .80
1 lb. Powder 1
10 lbs. Coffee 3.75
4 lbs. Sugar .80
1 lb. Steal .50
1 Saddle & 2 bridles 8
1 Bed Stead & cord 1.50
1 Feather Bead 12
2 Cotton Sheets 4.50
1 Counterpane 2.50
1 White blanket 3.50
1 Blue blanket 3.50
3 Quilts 9.50
1 - 4 Pint Blanket 3
1 Mattock 1.25
1 Grubing hoe 1
2 Rice hooks 1
1 Large Cotton Rope .25
1 Drawing Chain .75
1 Grind Stone 2
1 Large Bell 2
1 Account 6
1 do .50
1 do 1.31 1/4
1 do 3.15
1 do 37.50
1 do 1.50
100 Dollar note 100
1 Note. 7.21
1 Account 10
Total Amount
The amount of the estate of Giles Kelley, deceased is Six hundred and
Seventy dollars 33 1/4 Cents. Certified by us.
Preston Mathews
James Ward
William Gentry
Test. John Casey, Justice of the peace
for Missouri township, Clark County.
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I hereby certify, that the foregoing appraisement bill of the estate of
Giles Kelley, deceased, was this day produced to me in my office and duly
rcorded & filed. Witness my hand this 13th day of July, 1827.
Daniel Ringo, Clerk of the
Clark Circuit Court.
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Clark County, Arkansas Letters of Administration Book, 1827, pages 18-21.
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August Term 1829.
Elijah Kelley, Administrator, with the will annexed of the estate of Giles
Kelley, deceased, by his attorney appeared and made a Settlement of said
estate as follows, to wit:
The said Administrator is now charged with the amount of the Appraised value
of the property of said Estate, to wit: $670.33 1/4. And it is ordered by
the court that the said Administrator be credited by the amount of the
following items respectively, to wit:
By James Miles receipt Voucher No. 2 $ 2.11 1/2
By Daniel Ringo's receipt Voucher No. 3 7.16 1/4
By Polly McFaddin's receipt Voucher No. 4 150.00
By William Kelley's receipt Voucher No. 5 150.00
By Sampson Kelley's receipt Voucher No. 6 150.00
By Daniel Ringo's receipt Voucher No. 7 2.28
By William Gentry's receipt Voucher No. 8 4.50
By James Ward's receipt Voucher No. 9 1.00
By Preston Matthew's receipt Voucher No. 10 6.50
By Elijah Kelley the Administrator's legacy of said estate 150.00
By Seven per cent on $670.33 1/4 cents,
the appraised value of said estate 46.90
$ 670.45 3/4
Making a balance in favour of said Administrator of twelve and one half
cents, with which he now stands credited. Therefore, on motion, It appearing
to the satisfaction of the Court that said Administrator has fully
administered said estate, according to Law. It is considered by the court
that be discharged for his said Administration.
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Clark County, Arkansas Letters of Administration Book, 1829, page 57.
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