Georgia: Elbert County: Return Est of Joseph Bell Decd. 1821 ==================================================================== USGENWEB 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 Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Dawn Brasfield d.brasfield@worldnet.att.net ==================================================================== From Microfilm #3103 Washington Memorial Library, Macon, GA., page 436 Return Est of Joseph Bell Decd. 1821 Return made by Jos. Bell Ex. of the Estate of Joseph Bell Decd. 5th of March 1821 Debtors (?) To the Hire of Negroes the year 1821 1 Negro man Brit $85.00 Do 1 by the name of Mat 70.00 Do 1 by the name of Dave 20.00 90.00 Do Fanny & 1 child Maria 20.00 Do Simon for his victuals & cloths 20.00 Cr by Recpts Recd of Joseph Bell Ex of Joseph Bell Decd sixty two & a half (?) Recording his Return this 3rd July 1820 Job Weston C.C.O. Recd of Joseph Bell Ex of Joseph bell Decd Two Hundred Fifty Five Dollars which was left his Daughter Rebeca Gunter in his Last will & testament this 16th January 1821 John Gunter Recd of Joseph Bell Ex of the estate of Joseph Bell Decd Three Hundred & Thirty Dollars it being left to Said Decd Daughter Elizabeth Bell now Elizabeth Dye in said Last will & testament this 2nd March 1821 Burrel Dye Paid for the schooling of the heirs of Joseph Bell Decd for the year 1820 Twelve Dollars Joseph Bell Ex. Georgia Elbert County Personally appeared before me Joseph Bell Ex of the Last will & testament of Joseph Bell Decd. and after being duly sworn saith that the within Return as it stands stated is Just & True to the best of his knowledge & belief Sworn to the 15th of March 1821 Joseph Bell Job Weston C.C.O. Georgia Elbert County I do Hereby Certify that the forgoing return was presented to me and the Executors Duly Qualified on the 15th of March 1821 & That I believe the Said Return to be Just & Correct Job Weston C.C.O. Georgia Elbert County Court of Ordinary July Term 1821 Ordered that the within Returned Be Recorded Test Job Weston C.C.O. Recorded 9th July 1821 Job Weston C.C.O.