Title: INDEX TO WILLS OF HEMPSTEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS 
                WILL BOOK 1 - WITH NOTES

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Here is the preliminary index (I'll check the spellings,
etc. in the wills and do a corrected index) for Book 1 
wills and probate records, Hempstead Co.  I put in a few 
details for a few of the wills:

Alexander, James...........114

Beningfield, Robert..........3 (wife Mary)
Berry, Wm. (Adm)..........17 to 22, 23, 43
Bennetts estate................24 to 28, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 73
Brewers estate................ 81 to 85, 91 to 97
Bradley, Edward (will)......118
Baird, John (will)...............123
Black, Jonathan (will).........129?
Bennett, T.H..................152

Clark, (Adm. of) Dyer?......39
Caway?, guardian..............68, 69
Cunningham will........137
Coleman, H V.?.......149?
Cunningham, Eliza.....153

Dyers estate.....39
Draper, James (will).....131, 132

Fasemans will.........2 (Thomas Faseman)

Gibson (Adm).....43
Graves will?........247?

Hogans will........13, 33, 43
Holme's estate.....44, 51 to 58, 61 to 64, 74, 75
Hudsons? estate.....87, 88, 89
Holeman's will..........140

Johnson, John (estate).....22, 24, 28, 44 to 50, 86, 89, 90, 95, 96
Johns, Jacob (will).....121

Moffets will.......5 (Solomon Moffet - ".....goods and effects unto Henry Anderson & Mitchel Anderson two boys that I have raised, whose parents are dead...")
Moss, E??.......33
McCombs.........75 to 80, 86
McMurry's will.......110
McLelland's will.......113
McCombs's will......116
McMurry, Prudence ? will......126
Melams will.........135, 136
Madens will.....144

Norris guardian.....58, 59

Pate (Adm).....22, 24, 28, 70, 71, 72, 73
Paxtons estate.....64 to 67
Penington, Dolly.....151

Rice's will.....1  (John Rice, wife Martha, mentions 2 stepdaughters Sarah B. Corvey & Mary B. Corvey and "my two daughters" Fanny Rice and Rachel B. Rice)
Reed, Joseph (estate).......97 to 110

Stevensons estate.....43

Tanner's will......16
Trimble guardian.......59, 60, 70

Vaughan (Adm)....24 to 28, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39

Wards will.........10 (wife Clowey Ward)
Woolsey, Joanah? (will)....133, 139?


NOTES ON BOOK A


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1.  will of John Rice, wife Martha, will dated 22 Aug 1825, probate 18 Sept 1825?

2. testimony about oral will of Thomas Faseman, testimony in open court 19 Sept 1826

3. will of Robert Benningfield, wife Mary, will dated 18 Nov 1826, probate 16 Jan 1827

5. will and records, etc. Solomon Moffet, will dated 2 Jan 1827, probate 26 May 1827

10.  will of William Ward, wife Clowey, will dated 19 Aug 1828 - probate 23 Sept 1828

11. will of Thomas Woolsey, wife Joana Woolsey, daughter Prisella Woolsey, daughter Clarasy Woolsey, $10 in property to Nancy Gray, Polly McIntyre and Matilda Bell, will dated 26 Aug 1828, probate 13 Nov 1828

13.  will of Rebeca Hogin, grandson Haldan Moss, grandson Hogin Moss, grand Daughter Harriet Caldwell, grand Daughter Rebeca Ragsdale, will dated 1 April 1828, probate 16 Feb 1830

16.  will of Rucker Tanner, wife Sarah, children Rucker Tanner, S??illy Tanner, Jesse Hail Tanner and "all my beloved wife's Children" John C??er Daner? & Eliza Gain Lomer? (or Lorner?) (the last three could be three more names or one name?), will dated ? Oct 1829, probate 7? April 1830

17.  22 Nov 1830 - William Berry requesting letters of administration for estate of his father John Berry dec'd - testified John Berry died without a will, widow Mary Berry, children George Berry, Hannah Carter (wife of Charles W. Carter, formerly Hannah Berry), William Berry, Thomas Berry, Elizebeth Collier (wife of Aaron Collier, formerly Elizebeth Berry), Polly Buster? (wife of James Buster?, formerly Polly Berry), Joseph Berry, Malinda Berry, Bryset? Berry, Nancy Berry
all of said persons except Thomas Berry reside in state of Virginia - does not know present residence of Thomas Berry

28.  John Johnson dec'd - 1830 - inventory, etc.

33. "memorandom" of the property of Rebecca Hogin? deceased, 16 Mar 1830

34.  administration oath, inventory etc., estate of Elisha Bennett

39.  letters of administration, Joel Dryer deceased, 2 March 1831

43.  Bill of sale of property of John Berry dec'd, property sold 11 Dec 1830, testimony 28 Feb 1830

43.  appraiser report estate of Hugh Stevenson dec'd, 5 Mar 1831 (1 gray horse $40)

44.  letters testamentary granted on estate of Frances Holmes dec'd, 5 April 1831

45.  Inventory, appointment of appraisers, appraisement, estate of John Johnson dec'd, 1831

51. testimony about conversation at home of Andrew Wallace between Francis Holmes & Andrew Wallace about cotton being owed to Francis Holmes by Andrew Caldwell ($150) - he asked him to dispose of it for cash if he did not return in time (going to "sea board" to recover his health) - to be given as donation to the Methodist Episcopal Church, etc.

56.  appointment of executors of will of Francis Holmes 


page 24

"under our hands this eleventh day of December A D 1830.
John Stevenson
John Watson
Caless Swindle
Hempstead County
Arkansas Territory"
set?

"This day came Jeremiah Pate administrator of the estate of John Johnson deceased, and on his motion it is ordered that Hardy Hunter be appointed to appraise all the personal property belonging  to the estate of John Johnson deceased that may be shewn him by the administrator.  given under my hand at my office this 11th day of December 1830.
Allen M. Oakley clk
cty court"

"Hempstead County
Arkansas Territory
at the clerks office of the Hempstead county court In vacation of said court 18th December AD 1830
This day came John Vaughan in his own proper person into the office aforesaid, and applied to me for letters of administration upon the estate of Elisha Bennett deceased.  And it appearing to my satisfaction that the said John Vaughan is the son in law of the said Elisha Bennett deceased, and one of the heirs entitled to distribution of the estate of the said Elisha Bennett deceased, I do hereby grant unto the said John Vaughan administration of all and Singular the goods and estate of the said Elisha Bennett deceased upon his entering into bond with two or more Securities in the ? of six hundred dollars, conditioned as the law directs, and making the affidavits and taking the oaths required by law, which he ? accordingly done.  Witness my hand as clerk aforesaid
Allen M. Oakley clk
county court"

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"Which letters of administration is in the following words and figures.
Arkansas Territory
Hempstead county
set?
clerk's office of the Hempstead county court
In vacation 18th December AD 1830
The United States of America
To all to whom these presents shall come; greeting.  Know ye that whereas Elisha Bennett as it is said lately died intestate having whilst living and at the time of his death, goods and an estate within this Territory whereby the ordering and granting administration of all and Singular the goods and estate and also the auditing and finally discharging the account thereof, doth appertain.  Whereupon I Allen M. Oakley clerk of the county court aforesaid do hereby grant unto John Vaughan ample and complete power to administer all and Singular the goods chattels rights credits, and monies and effects and estate, which were of the said Elisha Bennett deceased at the time of his death and to settle his accounts of the administration thereof according to law, the said John Vaughan having filed in my office aforesaid with two Securities residents in the county aforesaid, which was approved by me, and he having taken the oaths as required by law.

In testimony whereof I Allen M. Oakley clerk of the county court have hereunto set my hand as clerk and affixed the seal of my office at Washington this 18th day of December A.D. 1830, and of the Independence of the United States the 55th year

Allen M. Oakley clk
county court
Recorded and examined 18th December 1830
Allen M. Oakley
clk cty c."