Washington County GaArchives Court.....Walker, John September 5, 1848 ************************************************ 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: Gwen Brooks nimaweh@outlook.com September 3, 2017, 11:50 am Source: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990." Images. Familysearch. Http://familysearch.org Written: September 5, 1848 "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County probate courthouses, Georgia. Georgia Probate Records 1742-1990 Washington Letters of administration and guardianship 1829-1876 vol A Pg. 381 Georgia Washington County By the Honorable the Inferior Court of said County sitting for Ordinary purposes. To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye that on the fifth day of September in the year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and forty-eight the last Will and Testament of John Walker late of said county deceased was Exhibited in open court and in common form of law proved and admitted to record. a copy of which is hereto annexed and an administration of the Estate real and personal of said deceased was granted to Allen A. Walker and William H. Walker the Executors in and by said will named and appointed. They having first taken the oath and performed all other request required by law. They are by orders of said court and by virtue of these presents, legally authorized to administer the Estate real and personal of the said deceased according to the terms and effect of the said Will and testament and according to law. And they are hereby required to render a true and perfect inventory of the Estate both real and personal of the said deceased, and have the same appraised and returned to this county according to law, and to render a true and correct account to the said county of their actions and doings yearly and every year until their administration is fully completed. Witness the Honorable James R. Smith, on of the Justices of said court of Ordinary this the seventh day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty-eight. Haywood Brookings Clk Court Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 Washington Inventories and appraisements 1846-1862 vol A pg 58 John Walker An inventory and appraisement of the perishable property belonging to the Estate of John Walker late of Washington County deceased. 1 Negro Man Sam 500,00; 1 Yoke of Oxen 25.00 Twelve head of cattle 52.00; 1 scythe & cradle 2.00 1 gin and running gear 20; 6000 to seed cotton plants 60.00 1 stand of gin cotton 1.00; one ? 30.00 1 gray mare 30.00; 15 bushels wheat at 1.00 15.00 Lot stand and barrels 2.00; lot of peas in hull 5.00 1/3 part in wheat fan 5.00; 1 cow bell 1.00 2 pens shucks 5.00 1 ox cart & body 20.00 1 grindstone and crank 1.50; 4 weeding hoes 1.50 2 grubbing hoes .75; 2 oxen 1.00; 32 Head stock hogs 30.00 17 head pork hogs 40.00; 1 lot lows 10.00 1 set plow gear 3.00; 1 log chum .75; 2 pair ?steely? 3.00 1 lot old tools 3.00; 2 saddles 5.00; ?? Short tools 3.00 4 stone jugs .50; 1 Linen wheel 1.00 7 head sheep 7.00 16 head geese @ .7 6.00; 1 still and cap 5.00 1 crow bar 1.25 5 barrels and 2 stands 1.00;3 stone jars & 1 pitcher 1.00 540 ? pork @ 3 16.47; 2 axes and 2 shovels 1.00 1 wood clock 3.00; 5 chests and 1 desk 5.00; 1 sideboard & table 2.00 9 chairs 4.50; 1 shotgun 5.00, 1 cupboard 3.00 1 lot glassware .50, 1 bed and furniture 25.00 1 bed & furniture 20.00 1 bed & furniture 15.00; 1 bed and furniture 5.00 1 pair And Irons 1.00; 1 looking glass .25; 3 woolen wheels 3.50 1 reel .50; 3 pots 3.00; 2 bowls & 1 lid 1.50 1 sider & 2 skillets 1.00; 1 tea kettle .75 1 griddle & 3 pair pot hooks & pan handle 1.25 2 pot ?hammels? 1.00, 1 coffee mill .25; 1 lot tin ware 1.50 1 lot crockery ware 3.00; 2 set spoons .50; 12 knives and forks 1.25 1 water bucket .50, 2 piggins & 2 meal barrels .50 2 bread trays .25; 1 pine table 1.50; 1 loom & gear 5.00 1 pail & wash pan .37 100 bushels of potatoes @ 12% 12.50 6 sacks fodder 15.00 Total: $1059.59 Georgia Washington County We do certify upon oath that as far as was produced to us by the Executors the above and foregoing contains a true appraisement of the Estate of John Walker deceased to the best of our judgment and understandings this first day of December 1848. Appraisers: Green Andrews Seaborn B. Walker Hi? Hooks Stephen Mills William F. Wamble I do certify that the above appraisers were sworn to perform their duty as appraisers according to law this first day of December 1848. A J Ray, J. P. Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 Washington Returns 1843-1855 vol A-C Vol A, Page 550 The estate of John Walker decd in account with Allen Walker, Executor Sept 26, 1848 To paid tax 1.21 Sept 26, 1848 To paid Haywood Brookins 5.62 Nov. 27, 1849 To paid D. C. Campbell 5.25 Nov. 31, 1849 To paid Bangs & Harman 1.00 April 2, 1849 To paid Freeman Johnson 8.00 April 3, 1849 To paid Hillary Hooks 8.37 April 3, 1849 To paid James Aimsworth 2.75 April 7, 1849 To paid Walker & Warthen 69.45 April 14, 1849 To paid Louis Norris 1.50 Sept 25, 1849 To paid Tax .92 Jan. 16, 1850 to paid James Ray 29.77 Jan. 16, 1850 To paid Ray & Rushing 2.21 Jan. 16, 1850 To paid J & AJ Ray 1.43 Jan. 16, 1850 To paid William Wamble 44.06 Jan. 16, 1850 To paid Stephen Mills 16.00 Jan. 16, 1850 To paid Stephen Mills 5.00 Jan. 16, 1850 To paid Henry Butcher 2.00 Jan. 17, 1850 To paid Wiley Harris 3.84 Jan. 17, 1850 To paid Wiley Harris 3.76 Jan. 18, 1850 To paid William H. Walker 4.89 Jan. 18, 1850 To paid William H. Walker 15.58 Jan. 18, 1850 To paid R. & N. G. Warthen & Co. 20.40 Jan. 18, 1850 To paid Warthen & Walker 90.40 Mar. 25, 1850 To paid Richard Warthen 43.50 Oct. 29, 1850 To paid Richard Warthen 66.33 Oct. 29, 1850 To paid Walker & Warthen 20.70 Oct. 30, 1850 To paid Harris & Brantley 7.13 Oct. 30, 1850 To paid Haywood Brookins 1.12 Total 482.20 Cr. Dec.5, 1848 By Sale of 200 acres land to Hillary Hooks @12 mo. Credit 275.25 Apr. 2, 1849 By cash received for cotton sale 114.77 Jan 7, 1850 By Interest on Hillary Hooks note 1.60 Oct 29, 1850 By cash received from Walker & Warthen 11.82 Oct. 29, 1850 By cash recd from Elizabeth Walker 78.96 Total 482.20 Allen A. Walker Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 15th August 1851 Haywood Brookins C.O Additional Comments: According to the Administration record there was a will by John Walker naming his sons Executors. However, I have not found the will microfilmed online. John Walker's grave is in the Walker Family Cemetery, Washington Co. 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