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This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Theresa Hazlerig ==================================================================== December 2001 FROM FILE OF ORIGINAL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ESTATE OF THOMAS COKER, deceased, Filed in probate office at Centerville, Bibb County, Alabama Page 73 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF Thomas Coker Mississippi Territory) Montgomery County) In the name of God Amen that I Thomas Coker being weak in Body though sound in memory Blessed be God do make and constitute this my last will and testament at the same time Revokes all former wills that I have here before made or appointed. I first give my daughter Anna a Negro girl named Lucy supposed to be worth three hundred dollars and one mare worth sixty dollars and one bed worth twenty-five dollars and two sows and pigs worth ten dollars for that to her part of the estate. I give my son William one Negro boy named Peter worth three hundred and fifty dollars, surveyors instruments worth forty dollars, two rifle guns worth forty dollars, and one bed worth twenty five dollars, and one pair of saddler bags worth five dollars this to be his part of the estate. I give my daughter Sally one Negro girl named Malinda supposed to be worth four hundred dollars, and one bed worth twenty-five dollars this being her Page 74 part of the estate. I give my son Thomas one Negro boy named his Willie supposed to be worth four hundred dollars and forty dollars cash; and one sow and pigs to be worth ten dollars, this to be his part of the estate. I give my son James one Negro boy named Issac supposed to be worth four hundred dollars the conditions is such that he is not to have use of him until his mothers death (or widowhood) this to be his part of the estate. I give the remainder part of all my property to N. B. Coker and Johnathan and Robert and Agnes and Lutisha at their mother's death or at the end of her widowhood between the five cows to be Equally divided amongst them. I appoint Phillip Coker and N. B. Coker to execute My Last Will and Testament In writing whereof I sign my and seal. This twenty-sixth day of May 1818 Thomas Coker (Seal) B. Newton Vick Luke Rea Jesse Potter Test The next sheaf of papers were tied together and on the jacket was written: Sarah Coker, widow of Tho Coker, dec'd To /AC N B Coker to the executor $96.18 3/4. These papers were mostly notes and bills present to the executor for payment. Some of them are copied below: Sir please to let Garison have one quarter whiskey and it will settle one half dollar For blacksmith work and I will settle with you for the same. Sarah Coker No date Mrs. Sarah Coker Pleas to pay N.B. Coker one dollar for me & this order shall be your Receipt for the same Woodson Young no date Noah B. Coker Executor of the estate of Thomas Coker deceased To Henry Denison Dr To medicine & attendance on Isaac three months $25.00 To medicine for Sam .75 To medicine for Anne 1.00 Sept. 10th 1822 Received payment - Henry Denison Received of N.B. Coker for Sarah Coker two dollars in full for smith word this 12th Day of Sept 1821 Jonathan Clower Dec. 1823 (or 1820?) Sally Coker to Starling Strange Dr. To smith work $3.00 Received of N.B. Coker Executor of Thomas Coker Decest fifty cts in full of all demands up to this date this 1st Day Sept. 1821 Test his Thomas X Cost Matthew Cox mark November the 27th 1821 Rec'd of Noah B. Coker for the widow Coker three dollars and sixty two cents and his own Tax $2.50 John Henry, Shff Recd of Sarah Coker by hand of N.B. Coker four Dollars in full of book -------(illegbile) May 3, 1821 Willis Brown Mrs. Sarah Coker's acct with Willis Brown cards $1.25 whis 2.00 whis 1.50 4.75 Rec'd pay Demb. The 25th 1819 Willis Brown Sally Coker acct James Strange 1822 28 June 1823 James Strange swears acct is true March 13, 1822 Widdow Coker to P.J. Waner? Cahawba County May ---------------- Rec'd of N.B. Coker for Sarah Coker three dollars & seventy five cts in full for territorial & county tax Andrew Henshaw N.B. Coker Esqr. To Wm. B. Allen Dr. For Cahawba Press from No. 9 Vol. 3 to No 35 Vol 4 (in Co. with R.S. Cargill) 1 and 1/2 years @ $7.50 half of which is 3.75 To advertising Thomas Coker's estate 6 weeks 3.50 Recd Payt by J. Jones Esqr Wm. B. Allen State of Alabama Bibb County Personally came before me the underassined Jesse Potter Acten Justice of the Peace in and for the County of aforesaid Edward Lawlarnce and being Duly Sworn on oath deposeth and sayeth that a certain acount for blacksmith woork dun for the Estate Thomas Coker deseced to the amount of $5 and 50 cents is Just and true and this being the leagagle (legal?) way to obtain his write Sworn and attested to before me this the 5 of August 1822 Witness Jesse Potter, J.P. (Seal) Edward Lawrence Page 147-151 An Account of the Sales of the Estate of Thomas Coker deceased on the 12th day of December Anno Domini 1822. Bibb County Administrator's Accounts Book "C" 1821-1831 On File in the Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama An account of the Sales of the Estate of the Estate of Thomas Coker dec'd on the 12th day of December Anno Domini 1822. To wit: Sold One sow and pigs to Sidney Bates for $11.00 One do and do to Philip Coker 5.17 1/2 One do and do to Greenberry Gresham for 4.75 One lot of 25 bushels of corn to James Forgason 16.56 1/2 One 25 do Andrew Caviness 16.25 One 25 do " do to Henry Henley 16.25 One 7 do " do to N.B. Coker 4.55 One negro Samuel do N.B. Coker for 666.00 One negro woman and 2 children to Robert Coker 936.00 One negro girl to Reuben Cargile 582.00 One cow to Henry Cook 16.00 One do to Greenberry Greshman 20.00 One cow and calf to Henry Cook 12.30 One do and do to Samuel Martin 15.55 One Steer to N.B. Coker 12.00 One do to same 11.30 One do to same 9.35 One do to James Coker 8.70 One do to T. Coker 3.65 One do to same 5.85 One cow and calf to Samuel Martin 17.70 One Bull to Henry Henley 6.00 Amt. carried forward----------------------------------------------- $ 2397.48 2/4 One horse to Archibald B. McMillan for 82.00 One horse sold to John W. Coker 61.10 One colt to Philip Coker 40.00 One stack fodder to Elisha Honeycutt 7.00 One do do to John Brannon 7.00 One do do to P. Coker 6.05 One do do to N.B. Coker 7.35 One do do to Noel Northout 5.15 One lot of land rented to William Vardmin 26.75 1 do do do to John S. Bates 30.00 One do do to N. B. Coker 30.55 One shear plow to N. B. Coker 5.05 One gun to Philip Coker Jr. 11.00 One log chain to James Lathem 5.05 One waggon to T. Coker 50.00 One pair of streachers to N. B. Coker 1.50 One scooter plough to Sidney Bates 00.65 Amounts E. E. ------------------- $2783.68 3/4 Sworn to and subscribed before me Williams Caddell clerk this 1st day of November 1824 N. B. Coker esecutor For Thomas Coker Deceased. Examined and ordered to be entered of record. Tho. Crawford Judge County Court. An additional inventory of the Estate of Thomas Coker dec'd to wit Cash collected from John Beeks of Geo. $464.00 Cash received from Sarah Coker for corn sold 100.00 40 Bu corn sold to Richard Chandler in 1820 - 40.00 30 do do Nathan Jones 30.00 30 do do William Hamilton 30.00 Cotton sold to Charles A. Dennis 61.62 1/2 Cattle sold at Cahawba 53.25 _________ $778.87 1/2 One note on Robert Coker 58.75 One note on William B. Coker 32.50 ------------------- N. B. Coker Executor for 870.12 1/2 Thomas Coker Deceased Sworn to and subscribed before me William Caddell Clerk this 1st day of November 1824. Examined and ordered to be entered on record Tho. Crawford Judge County Court. The Estate of Thomas Coker dec'd to N. B. Coker Executor of the last will and Testament of Thomas Coker Dec's 1822 April 2 To cash pd John S. Bates on a compromise ---- 350.00 March 2 " pd. Jesse Smitherman apt. 6.00 Sept. 10 " do pd. Henry Denison apt. 2 26.75 1823 Feby 24 ' do pd. John Henry collector tax for 1822 3 7.87 1/2 1821 " do pd. B. Wilson att. ads pf Bates 30.00 do Inge and Baston a ttas in Same Suit 20.00 1822 do pd. Inge and Baston Att-N. B. Coker 25.00 " " pd. B. Wilson attas in the samesuit. 25.00 " pd. William B. Allen ap. 8 3.50 Feb. 25 " pd.John Henry Sheriff, Executor of Bates 9 13.20 1821 Novem. 27 do pd. Same and Expenses same 10 40.00 1822 do pd. Daniel Williams aps 11 3.75 August 1824 Jany. 27 do William Smitherman 1822 For horse 12 110.00 Feby. 20 Do pd. James Samples ap. 13 3.60 Sept. 1 do pd. Thomas Costs ap. 14 .50 Dec. 12 " do pd. William Gardner's ap 15 1.401/4 ---------------------- 1822 Amount carried over 666.573/4 Jany 28 " cash pd. W. Neads apt no. 16 7.00 1823 Feby 1 do Pd William J. Starks ap. 17.633/4 Do pd. Branson Lawrence apt. 18.18- 1821 do apt Andrew Henshaw Taxes 19 3.75 November 27 do pd. John Henry shff taxes for 1822 Miss Coker 20 3.62 March 16 do pd Edward Lawrence apt same 21 5.50 23 do pd. P. J. Weaver sp agt. same 4.25 1823 27 " do pd. S. Cagile Apt. Agt. Same No. 23 23.381/2 June 28 " pd. Starling Strange Apt. Agt. same 24 12.75 " pd. Sarah Coker's Order 25 .50 do pd. Woodson Younges Act. Agt.---- 26 1.00 1819 " do pd. Willis Brown Apt. Agt. Sarah Coker 27 1.00 Dec. 25 " do paid ditto ditto ditto 28 4.75 Jany. 29 " do pd. William Mulkey's apt. Agt. same 29 5.75 March 3 " do pd. John Suttles apt. agt. same 30 3.68 May 3 " do pd. J. P. Weaver Apt. agt. same 31 4.00 do pd. Willia Brown Act. agt. same 32 5.19 Sept. 12 " do pd. Jonathan Clower Apt. Agt. same 33 2.00 1822 Feby. 17 do pd. Maples and Goodwin apt. agt. same 34 12.87 1/2 1823 Dec. 2 " pd. Starling Strange apt. agt. same 35 3.00 1824 Oct. 27 " apt. for Sundries furnished to Mrs. Sarah Coker Widow of J. (?). Coker 36 Amount E. Es __________ 875.62 Restatement 874.62 The Estate of Thomas Coker dec'd In to XXXXX Noah B. Coker Exon of the last will and testament of said Coker 1821 Aug. 29 To apt. rendered to the Court 139.12 182-/- Nov. 1 Ap. rendered this day ---- 874.62 Commission at 5 pt. on $3639 187.95 Pd. James B. Clark Atton 10.00 Paid for pailing the estates grove 8.00 T. P. Lumpkin, Printer 8.00 xxxxxxxxxxxxx William Caddell Clk. up to this Settle 2.18 3/4 Judge of County Court up to this settle enclusive both judge and clerk 3.00 1821 Credits Amt. 1220.88 1/2 Nov. 5 By up of sales 76.56 1/2 1822 Dec. 12, By up of Sales $2783.68 3/4 1824 Nov. 1 By additional Inventory 70.12 1/2 Amts. E.E. $3730.37 1/2 Debts 1220.88 1/2 Balance to be $2509.29 1/4 Distributed between N. B. Coker Robt Coker Jonathan Coker R. L. Cargille and Agnis his wife and Jas. Loving and Lutesia his wife being $501.89 cents. The State of Alabama ' Noah B. Coker Bibb County 'Maketh oath before Thomas Crawford Judge of the County Court for Bibb County aforesaid that all accounts contained in the foregoing accounts by him exhibited against the estate of Thomas Coker dec'd were paid by him as executor of the last will and Testament of said Thomas Coker Dec'd that such of them as are not duly proven be of his own knowledge knows to be correct xxxxx or has been inform - - - by his mother Sarah Coker that they were just accounts and for necessarys and he paid them accordingly his own account for Sundries furnished Mrs. Sarah Coker of $96.18 3/4, It is just and true. N. B. Coker Sworn to and Subscribed before Tho Crawford Judge Bibb County Court