Morgan County IL Archives Wills.....McAlister, Bartlet 1849
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Ed&KayStevens estevens@tvutel.com October 1997

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Morgan County

I do dolemnly swear that I will well and truly administer all and singular,
the goods and chattels, rights, credits and effects of , Bartlet McAlister,
deceased, and pay all just claims and charges against his estate, so far as
his goods, chattels, and effects shall extend, and the law charge me; and
that I will do and perform and -----------law to the best of my knowledge
and abilities.
Jordon W. McAlister
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS
1 day of January, 1849
Probate Justice of the Peace.
     I, Jordon McAlister, Administrator of Bartlet McAlister, by leave to
Report, the foregoing account as containing a full and correct statement of
all the assets that has come to my hands belonging to the Estate of
deceased with the demands filed and allowances against said estate, I would
further state that I know of no other estate whatsoever belonging to the
deceased and that I have reason to believe that there are no other demands
against said estate and that I am now ready to pay all the demands of said
estate that I have not already paid and to distribute to the legal heirs
and distributes of said dec. their respective shares and portions, the
heirs and representative of said dec. are: Allen McAlister, Elizabeth, wife
of Equiller Snelling, Jane, wife of Thomas Hager, John McAlister, Robert
McAlister, Jordon W. McAlister, William McAlister and to the children of
George McAlister, Dec., to wit., Henry, Emily Jane, George Thomas and
Robert Custer and to the children of Mary Galloway, Dec., to wit: Francis
Elizabeth, Martha Ann, Jane Lucilla and Jordon and one other name not now
known ., all of which is Respectfully Submitted.
Jordon W. McAlister
April 1, 1850.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, MORGAN COUNTY,
COURT OF PROBATE,

IN THE MATTER OF Granting Letters of Administration of the Estate of
Bartlett McAlister

To Mat Stacy, PROBATE JUSTICE IN AND FOR SAID COUNTY;
The petition of Jordon W. McAlister [son], Respectfully showeth that
Bartlet McAlister is dead, that said deceased departed this life at the
County aforesaid on or about the 17th day of December, 1848, without
leaving any last Will and Testament to the knowledge of petitioner.
     That said deceased died possessed of certain personal property in the
State of Illinois, the value whereof does not exceed the sum of about Six
Hundred Dollars, as your petitioner has been informed and believes that
said deceased has left him surviving, Seven children, now living, to wit:
Allen A. McAlister, John McAlister, Robert H. McAlister, Jordon W.
McAlister, William T. McAlister, Jane Henger, Elizabeth Snelling, also the
heirs of George McAlister, late of Morgan County, Decd., and the heirs of
Mary Galloway, late of Woodford County, Kentucky, Decd.
     Who are the only next of kin, that said deceased was at the time of
his death, an inhabitant of the County of Morgan, by means whereof, as your
petitioner has been informed and believes the ORDERING AND GRANTING
Administration of all and singular the goods, chattles and credits, whereof
said deceased died possessin in said State, and also the auditing, allowing
and final discharging the Accounts thereof, doth belong unto the Court of
Probate of said County: Your petitioner therefore prays that you will
appoint your petitioner administrator of the said estate, he being one of
the children and legal heirs and is duty bound, your petitioner.
Jordon W. McAlister
I Jordon W. McAlister, the above named petitoner being duly sworn and
examined before Matthew Stacy, Probate Justice of Morgan County, do depose
and say that I have heard the foregoing petition read, to which I have
subscribed myname and that I know the contents thereof and that the same
are of my own nowledge except as to those matters therein stated to be on
information or belief and as to the matters I believe the same to be true.
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS 1st day of January, 1849.  Matthew
Stacy, Probate Justice

Jan. 8th, 1849
List of the appraised value of the personal property of which Bartlet
McAlister died, seised.
1 bedstead and cord                     5.00
1 featherbed                            7.50
1 featherbed 2 pillows and bolster      7.50
2 blankets $3 each                      6.00
3 coverlids  8.00 for the 3             8.00
2 sheets and 1 pair slips                .87
1 quilt                                 2.00
wearing apparel                         17.87
1 trunk                                 7.25
Cash                                    436.91
I acknowledgment of A. N. McAlister
to send the deceased as soon
as collected   146.00
due on acknowledgment of J.W. and W.W. McAlister        27.00
debt due from J. W. McAlister   5.00

We the undersigned certify the above to be a correct appraisment of the
personal property of Bartlet McAlister dec. so far as the same came to our
knowledge.  Hiram Samuels, L. J. Sheppard and John James.


From the folks at "Dunroamin" on Tulaby Lake


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/morgan/wills/mcalster.txt

File size: 6 Kb