Taylor COUNTY  GA  Widow's 12 Month Support - Martha Watson (widow of Perry)

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Year’s Support Mrs. Martha Watson

Georgia
Taylor County

To W.H. Riley Ordinary Said County

The undersigned having been heretofore appointed Commissioners to assess and set apart to 
Mrs. Martha Watson, widow of Perry M. Watson late of said County dec’d. and her three 
orphan minors the year’s support to which they are entitled out of the Estate of said 
Deceased, having had the same under consideration, submit the following report:

After taking into consideration the condition of the family and condition of the Estate of said 
Deceased, assess as necessary for the maintenance and support of said widow and orphan 
minors for twelve months next ensuing the second day of May 1887 the sum of Seven 
Hundred and Eighty Four and 25/100 Dollars ($784.25).

The said widow, Mrs. Martha Watson has selected out of the Estate of said Perry M. Watson 
the following named property at the value placed thereon by us and indicated below to-wit:

Sheep valued at $100			Cows 14 Valued at $50 		$150.00
Hogs (21) valued at $21	20 Bushels Corn valued at $18.75	    	    39.75
Notes Mortgage to Lot No. 1, 12th Dist. Marion County		  	  250.00
2 Horse Wagon valued at $5.00	Buggy valued at $22.00	    	    27.00
Cane Mill Evaporater $5.00		40 gals. Syrup $16.00   	    	    21.00
50 pounds Bacon $5.00						      	      5.00
Lot of land No. 14 in 15th District & 19 in 12th Dist. Taylor Co.		  200.00
Fractional Lots No. 290, 292, and 294 in 11th Dist. Taylor Co.		    62.50
½ Lot No. 269 in 11th Dist. Marion County					    25.00
										$784.25

We have also set apart to the said widow for her use all the Household and Kitchen 
Furniture belonging to the Estate of said Dec’d.  From the foregoing it will be seen that the 
amount or value of the selected by said Widow out of the Estate of her dec’d. husband 
aggregates the sum of: ---- which taken from the sum assessed for the years support of said 
Widow and orphans leaves a balance due them of: ---- which said balance can be paid over 
in money to the said widow by the Administrator on said Estate.  Respectfully submitted 16th 
day of May 1887.

James A. Steed
J.L. Elliston
H.O. Buckner
J.H. Morris
W.J. Hammock
(Commissioners)

Ordinary’s Office
Taylor County, Ga.

The within return having remained on file in this office the time prescribed by law and 
citation having been duly published, and no objections having been made to the actions of 
the Commissioners as set forth in the within return.  It is ordered that the within return and 
the action of the Commissioners as therein set forth be and the same is hereby approved and 
ordered to be recorded as prescribed by law.

W.H. Riley
Ordinary
		
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