Estate of Elizabeth Browning, Inventory and Appraisement, Russell, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/russell/probate/ebrowning.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Pinky Davis ==================================================================== January 2000 Inventory and Appraisement Estate of Eliz. Browning, page 380 A true appraisement of all the personal Estate of Elizabeth Browning late of the County of Russell, Dec. Exhibited us to the undersigned appraisers by James Browning Administrator this the 29th day of Sept. 1860... 1 Red Bull unmarked $12.00 1 Pale Red Heifer 10.00 1 Black No horned Heifer 10.00 1 Speceled cow & yearling 15.00 1 white spec cow & Red yearling 15.00 1 foosley cow & Brindle 15.00 1 White no horned cow 12.00 1 Speckeled Steer 7.00 1 Brindle Steer Motley face 7.00 1 Black with With Back & Belly 12.00 1 Spinning Wheel 3.00 1 Clock 3.00 1 Chest 1.00 1 Large Box 1.00 2 Beds & Furniture 13.00 1 Lot of Hard Ware 1.50 1 Gallon Jug .10 Money of Deceased 315.80 1 Note of C Taylor due 25th of Dec. 1860 with interest from date 300.00 1 Note on John Taylor due 25th of Dec. 1860 150.00 1 other note on John Taylor due 25th Dec. 1861 150.00 1 Note on John Chadwick Jr. Wm. G. Chadwick John Chadwick Sr and Elias Chadwick Due the 25 of Dec. 1859. 200.00 1 Note on Bunnell (?) Boykin due 1st day of Jany 1834 7.00 1 note of Richard Lorken due the 20th day of Aug. 1854 5.50 Signed W. G. FLAKE W.P. KENNON Wm. STORY CLAYTON JONES copied by Pinky DAVIS gggggranddaughter ............................................................................ page 381 The State of Alabama} Personally came before me W. Rogers a Justice of the Peace for Said Co. Russell County} Green (I swear thats what it looks like) Flake , W P Kennon, William Story, & Clayton Jones Appraisers of the personal Estate of Elizabeth Browning late of said county Deceased severly sworn say that the forgoing sheet contains a full and complete appraisement of all the personal Estate of the said Elizabeth Browning Exhibited to them the said appraiseers By James Browning the said Administrator on the 29th day of Sept 1860 } Sworn to & Subscribed} W G FLAKE before me this 29th day } W P KENNON September 1860} Wm STORY CLAYTON JONES W Rogers J Peace --------- PAGE 381----------------ITEM 2 ---------------------------------- The State of Alabama} Personally appeared before me Geo. H. Waddell Judge of the Probate Court of Russell County} Russell County. Jas Browning who says the foregoing appraisement list contains a correct List of all the personal property Which has come to his hands or within his Knowledge belonging to the Estate of Elizabeth Browning, also a correct Inventory of the Notes money--belonging to the said Estate This may be taken as his inventory} Sworn to & subscribed before} me this 1st of Oct. 1860 } James X Browning (his mark) Geo H Waddell (his signature) Judge Filed 1st of October 1860 Geo H Waddell Judge ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 440 -- Sale List of the Estate of Elizabeth Browning Deceased. A Bill or list of the Sale of Property of Elizabeth Browning, deceased by James Browning Administrator of said Estate Nov. 3rd 1860. 1. One bedstead bed and clothes H.W. Howard $ 10.00 2. One bedstead bed and clothes H.W. Howard 6.00 3. One Red Heifer H.W.Howard 10.00 4. One Black side Cow H.W.Howard 20.25 5. One Red Bull H.W.Howard 14.50 6. One Clock John W. Ward 5.00 7. One lot of Cooking Utensils G. Fuller 2.35 8. One Brindle Steer J. F.Bentley 7.30 9. One black but head heifer J. F.Bentley 15.50 10. One but head red head cow J. F. Bentley 10.00 11. One lot of corn J. F. Bentley 6.60 12. One Speckle cow & Red yearling A. Murphy 13.50 13 One white yearling J.H.Harris 5.25 14. One Speckle Steer J.H.Harris 11.45 15. One red side cow J.H.Harris 14.50 16. One Smutty cow & yearling N. Tallor 16.25 17. stack Fodder N.Tallor 7.00 18. One Spinning Wheel Sarah Jane Browning 2.00 19. One chest Sarah Jane Browning 1.10 20. One box H.W. Howard .50 21. 5 Chair Sarah J. Browning 1.05 22 One gallon jug Sarah J. Browning .10 This property was sold on the 3rd day of Decem 1860 on twelve months time. The State of Alabama, Russell County. Personally appeared before me Geo. H. Waddell Judge of the Probate Court of said County. Jas. Browning who after being duly sworn says the foregoing sale list is correct to the best of his knowledge, information & belief. his Sworn to & subscribed} James X Browning before me Jany 14, 1861} mark Geo. H Waddell Judge & C. Filed 14th January 1861 Geo. H. Waddell Judge & C. Copied 14 Jany 2000------ Pinky Davis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 618----- The Sale of Alabama Russell County June 5th 1862 Below will be found the appraisement fo the Estate of James Browning Deceased, also the Inventory of said Estate, made by the Administrator One Bed, Bedstead & furniture $ 35.00 " Sofa 20.00 " Clock 8.00 " Pianno 50.00 " Centre Table 20.00 " Bureau 20.00 " lot of Glass & Cooking 2.00 Sundries the contents of Drawers 1.25 1 brush of Peafowl Feathers 2.00 2 Trunks 4.00 Three Watch Chains 1.50 One Small Am Box .50 1 Bed, Bedstead, Mattrass & Furniture 25.00 1 Book Case, Books & Lot of Medicine 80.00 1 Trundle Bedstead Bed & Furniture 5.00 eighteen split bottom chairs 4.50 One round table 2.00 Five Coverlets and Two Quilts 21.00 One Large Trunk 2.00 Lot of Bottles small looking glass 1.00 Tree Counterpanes, Three Quilts 21 sheets 24.00 1 common bedstead, bed, sheets & counterpane 10.00 1 common bedstead, bed, 2 coverlets 10.00 1 small bedstead, mattrass, sheets,2 quilts 4.00 1 toiles table, washstand & bowl 3.00 1 desk & small table 3.00 1 reel 1.00 8 panes of glass & putty .50 1 self heating smoothing iron 1.00 Seven chairs 6.00 three spinning wheels 6.00 wash stand, two water buckets& 2 pans 4.00 twenty seven bee stands 27.00 1 desk cash 10.00 seventeen head of cattle 200.00 fifty five head of hogs 200.00 thirty head of sheep 90.00 twenty seven head if goats 20.00 two thousand cut fodder 20.00 125 bushels of corn 160.00 530 acres of land @ 4.00 per acre 3,180.00 Pensacola Bank Bill 10.00 two kitchen tables 3.00 5 pieces of pot ware, tongs and shovel 7.00 2 buckets & foot tub 1.00 Loom harness & 5 sleys 10.00 lot of crockery and glass 7.00 two large kettles 4.00 two saddles @ 7.00 each 14.00 twelve hundred cut of bacon 360.00 one hundred pounds of wool 60.00 Jug ware 3.00 three sides of leather 15.00 forthy gallon of syrup 40.00 one buggy and harness 60.00 three guns 20.00 1 two horse wagon and harness 75.00 1 two horse wagon 60.00 1 ox wagon 20.00 1 ox cart 20.00 2 raw hides 3.00 25 head of geese 12.50 blk smith tools & box of tools 30.00 farming tool & gear 40.00 2 pistols 2.00 1 bay mule 100.00 1 black mule 120.00 1 sorrel mule 100.00 1 grey mule 150.00 1 grey mare 80.00 1 cross cut saw trow & scythe 7.00 100 bushels of cotton seed 10.00 1 box carpenters tools 20.00 cotton gin and band 100.00 24000 lbs. seed cotton 600.00 1 straw cutter 3.00 LICEY a negro woman 40 yrs old 400.00 MANUEL " man 47 " " 700.00 LEWIS " " 27 " " 800.00 SARAH 20 & child 2 yrs old 900.00 AMOS a boy 17 years old 800.00 GREEN " " 8 " " 600.00 cash money 4.68 a bell on the Haynsville Bank Ala. 1.00 -------------- end of page one--or page 618 copied by Pinky Davis 14 Jany 2000 ------------------------------------------------ page 619 --- continued List of Notes 1 Note on John Brown for twenty five dollars, due the 1st day of March 1862 1 " " Green N. Fuller for $56.90cts. due the 4th of Nov. 1862 1 " " Benjamin Harrison for $ 19.28 due the 28th of Dec. 1860 1 " " Clayton Jones for $204.96 due the 14th of Jany 1860 1 " " Green Fuller for $14.86 due May 10th 1859 \ A certificate given by Hughes & Hodges for ten bales cotton given July 26th 1861 one on S.M. Strong for $59.32cts due December the 5th 1861 with credit of seven dollars one on John M Penn for $100.00 one hundred dollars due the 5th of Jany 1862 The State of Alabama } Before me Geo.H Waddell Judge of Probate for said Co., Russell County} personally came Reuben Dawkins, William G Flake and Clayton Jones, appreasers of the Estate of James Browning and who being sworn say that the above llist contains a true appraisement of all tge property belonging to the estate of said Deceased which was presented to the by JOSEPH A THOMAS administrator on the 5 June 1862 R Dawkins Sworn to & subscribed June 6th 1862} W.G. Flake Geo. H. Waddell Judge of Probate} Clayton Jones The State of Alabama } Before e Geo. H. Waddell Judge of Probate for said Russell County} County personally came JOSEPH A THOMAS administrator of the Estate of JAMES BROWNING and being sworn says tgat the above and foregoing list contains a full and complete inventory of all tge property belonging to said Estate which had come to his knowledge since his appointment sworn to & subscribed June 6th 1862 } JOSEPH A THOMAS filed June 6th 1862 } Geo. H. Waddell Judge of Probate} ------------------------------------------------------------------------end of list.... copied by Pinky Davis 14 Jany 2000 next will be the List of the Sale of the Estate--- of JAMES BROWNING ---