PROBATE: Nancy Wells, Calloway County, Kentucky Submitted by: Sylvia A. Nash, **************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net **************************************************************************** The following is transcribed from the Calloway Co, KY, probate record for Nancy Wells from the Settlement Books as indicated below (Calloway County, County Clerk, Murray, KY; Settlement Books; Roll 31 includes v. B, (C missing), D, E, & H; 1868-1879, 1892-1911, 1927-1934): Notes: (1) The Nancy Wells in the probate record below cannot be Nancy (Thomas) Wells, wife of Reuben M. Wells, who died 3/4/1868. (2) The Nancy Wells in the probate record below died prior to May 1867; there is another Nancy Wells who is head of a household in Calloway County in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. Nancy Wells, Settlement Book B, pp 209-210 (5/15/1867, 9/25/1867-9/25/1869, 1/10/1871, 2/27/1871, 3/4/1871) p 209 [Left margin partly cut off] [S]ettlement P A Stilly [A]dmr [Na]ncy Wells I G G Oury[?] presiding Judge of the Calloway County Court this day proceeded to Settle with P A Stilley administrator of Nancy Wells decd and find that on the 15th day of May 1867 he was Justly due said Estate the Sum of two hundred and Eighty Six Dollars and 75 cts 286.75 Interest on Same from 25th Sept 1867 to 25 Sept 1869 being two years thirty four Dollars & 41 cts 34.41 which being aded to the principal makes three hundred and twenty dollars and 16 cts [should be 321] 321.16 interest on three hundred & twenty one dollars and 16cts from 25th Sept 1869 to this date being fifteen & half months 24.86 to Recp[?] and and interest on Same 39.22 and that he is entitled to the following 385.24 credits as per vouchers described and filed herein Vouch No 1 Tax[?] rect 2.00 " " 2 fee ___ .75 " " Stamp for Bond .50 p 210 " " allowance to admr 14.00 " " Clks fee for this Settlem[?] 1.80 " " Judges " " " " 1.80 " No 3 Josephus & Nancy Wincisters Rect 44.06 interest on same to this date (being 39? months) 8.00 " " 4 C D & C J Dullins Rect 49.06 interest on same to this date (31 months) 7.57 " " 5 T Rayburns Rect 40.00 interest on same to this date (43 2/3 months 8.75 " " 6 E G Rayburns Rect 44.06 interest on same t this date 9 1/2? months 2.09 " " 7 S H Purdons Rect 35.00 interest on same to this date 40 1/2? months 7.08 which credits taken from the assets 266.52 266.52 [265.52?] leaves in the hands of said admr and due said $119.72 Estate the sum of one hundred and nineteen dollars & 72 cts. which is most respectfully submitted to the honorable County Court this 10th Jan 1871. G G Oury? PJCCC I L Boyd Clerk of the Calloway County Court in the State of Kentucky do certify that at a County Court held for Said County in the Court House in Murray February 27th 1871. The foregoing Settlement with P. A. Stilley admr of Nancy Wells decd was produced in open Court having Lain over one Term for Exceptions Examined and approved and ordered to recorded In testimony of which and the Same Stands truly recorded in my office Witness my hand March 4th 1871. L Boyd Clk By C. E. ___ DC