Oglethorpe County GaArchives Court.....Sorrow, John 1803 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Troy Colquitt telles@elberton.net October 18, 2007, 12:30 pm Source: Estates Record Book Written: 1803 Estates pages 43 and 44, Oglethorpe County, Georgia Recorded March 29th 1803 Page 43 Inventory & Appraisement of the personal Estate of John Sorrow dec’ed is as follows; 1 bed & furniture----------------------------------------$12.50 Waring apparel $35 18 ¾ case & bottles-------------36.18 ¾ 1 saddle $10.50 cups & saucers .50 cents--------------11---- 1 quart & half pint measure, 6 tea & spoons-------------43 ¾ 1 pitcher 1 cream pot & looking glass--------------------50-- 1 bowl 3 plates handsaw & ice hook--------------------2.12 ½ 1 sword $ 3 cutter plow $1 one ax $1.50--------------5.50 1 foot addze 6 plains 3 augers & drawing knife--------7.50 5 files 1 punch shingling knife & chest------------------1.37 ½ 1 hatchet 1 hamer rule compass & square & gage------1.25 1 whipsaw $3 & 13 bushels of wheat-------------------12.75 15 barrels of corn $22.50 & 800 tot of fodder----------27.50 Parcel of shucks $1-------------------------------------------1--- 1 Note of hand on Issac & Wm Goodsly } ------------23.75 due Jan’y 2nd 1800 & on the same 4th of } Nov 1799 for 87 ½ cents } 1 Do on Jesse Willingham & Joseph Elsberry }----- 21--- due Jan’y 2nd 1800 } Do on John Drew due 29th August 1802-----------------85--- Do on Zac. & Wm Kidd due Jan’y 2nd 1800 for $99}-24 6m on the same Dec. 8th 1801 for $75-----------------} Do Zac. Kidd due Sept. 17th 1802--------------------------7.56 ¼ $ total 280.93 ¾ The above is a true Inventory as fare as came to our sight & knowledge Robt. Elliott } Wm Hardman }appraisers Saml Shannon } The 1st Feb’y 1803 the above appraisers was sworn before me Wm Smith Cr Recorded March 29th day 1803 Ma Rainey, C,C,O,O,C Oglethorpe County Page 44 January the 29th day 1806 this day a settlement took place between me Henry Sorrow & Samuel Sorrow Respecting a divisionon on the estate of John sorrow dec’d & I hereby acknowledge I have justly received my part both real & Personal & hereby acknowledge myself fully satisfied & paid-- Test Joshua Sorrow } Henry Sorrow Elijah Sorrow } The above receipt was recorded the 30th day of December in the year of our Lord 1807 Ma Rainey,C,O,C Jan’y 29th 1806 this day a settlement took place between me Samuel Sorrow & Henry Sorrow Respecting a division on the estate of John Sorrow Dec’ & I hereby acknowledge I have justly rec’d my part both real & personal & hereby acknowledge myself fully satisfied & paid Test Joshua Sorrow } Samuel Sorrow Eljiah Sorrow } The above receipt was recorded the 30th day of Dec’ 1807 Ma Rainey, C,O,C File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/oglethorpe/court/sorrow627gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb