ROSS COUNTY OHIO - PROBATE: Estate of John England, 23 June 1847 *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Submitter: Emma Moore Submitter: emmamae@ivillage.com Date: October 21, 2001 *********************************************************************** This Estate is No. 294 filed at the Ross County Archives, located behind the Ross County Courthouse in Chillicothe, Ohio. William England was my fourth great grandfather. emmamae@ivillage.com If you have any questions, please contact me. Emma in Ross County, OH *********************************************************************** The State of Ohio, Ross County, ss. John N. Keith President: Thomas Orr, Owen L. Reeves & Joseph Blacker Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said county. To John England WHEREAS, At a Court held by us, on the 23d day of June Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven at the Court House in Chillicothe, in the county aforesaid, it was made appear unto us that William England of said county, had then lately died intestate, leaving, at the time of his death, goods, and chattels within said county–by means whereof the ordering and granting administration of, all and singular, the goods, chattels, moneys, rights and credits, belonging to said deceased, at the time of his death, and also the auditing, allowing and finally discharging the count thereof, doth appertain unto us; therefore we do grand unto you, the said John England full power to administer and faithfully dispose of, according to law, all and singular, the said goods, chattels, moneys, rights, credits, and the proceeds of all the real estate of the deceased, that may be sold for the payment of his debts, and all other assets belonging to the estate of said deceased, that may come into your hands, to be administered; to ask, demand, sue for and receive the debts which unto the deceased, at the time of his death did belong; to pay the debts of the said deceased to the extent of the assets that may come into your hands; and the requirements of the law; and, generally, to perform, all and singular, the duties of administrator of said estate. Hereby requiring you, within three months, to cause a notice of your appointment to be published, in some newspaper of general circulation in said county, for three consecutive weeks; to make and return, (after giving due notice thereof, according to law) upon oath, into this Court, a true inventory of all the goods, chattels, moneys, rights and credits of the deceased, which are by law to be administered, all of which shall be appraised by Richard Boyer, Wm. Wiltshire & Aaron Vanskoyk under oath or affirmation; which inventory shall contain a particular statement of all bonds, mortgages, notes, and all other securities for the payment of money, belonging to said deceased, specifying the name of the debtor and each security, the date, the sum originally payable, the endorsements thereon, if any, with their dates, and the sum which, in the judgment of said appraisers, can be collected on each security; and, also, a statement of all other debts and accounts belonging to the deceased, specifying the name of the debtor, the date, the balance or thing due, and the value or sum which can be collected thereon, in the judgment of said appraisers; and, also, an account of all moneys, whether in specie, or bank bills, or other circulating medium, and shall be signed by the appraisers: To adjust and settle up the accounts of said estate, and file an account of your administration in the Clerk’s office of said Court, within eighteen months, unless further time be allowed: And, generally, to observe and perform, all and singular, the duties of administrator of said estate. And we do, by these presents, depute, constitute and appoint you administrator of, all and singular, the goods, chattels, moneys, rights, credits and effects which were of the said deceased. In testimony whereof, we have caused the attestation of our Clerk and the Seal of our said Court to be hereunto affixed. Witness, ANGUS L. FULLERTON, Clerk of the said Court, this 23 day of June A.D. 1847 Angus L Fullerton, Clerk KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we John England, Jacob England & John Aikin, current money, to the payment of which well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Witness our hands and seals, this 23 day of June A.D. 1847 Whereas, the Court of common Please for the county of Ross and State Ohio this day appoint John England administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels which were of William England late of said County, deceased. Now the condition of the above obligation is such that if the said John England as administrator as aforesaid, will make and return into Court, on oath, within three months, a true inventory of all moneys, good, chattels, rights, and credits, of the deceased, which have or shall come to his possession or knowledge; and also, if required by the Court, an inventory of the real estate of the deceased. To administer according to law, all the moneys, goods, chattels, rights and credits of the deceased, and the proceeds of all his real estate, that may be sold for the payment of his debts, which shall at any time come to the possession of the administrator, or to the possession of any other person for him. To render upon oath a true account of his administration within eighteen months, and at any other times when required by the Court or the law. To pay and balance remaining in his hands upon the settlement of his accounts, to such persons as the Court or the law shall direct. And to deliver letters of administration into Court, in case any will of the deceased shall be thereafter duly proved and allowed; then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Signed sealed and delivered his in presence of John “X” England mark his Wm Jamison, Dept Clk Jacob “X” England mark John Aiken State of Ohio, Ross County, ss Before Me Andrew McColister a Justice of the of the Peace for said County, personally appeared William Wiltshire, Aaron Vanscoy and Richard A. Boyer, who were duly sworn, to truly honestly and impartially appraise the personal property of the late William England deceased, late of the Township of Huntington and County aforesaid, which shall be exhibited to them, and perform the other duties required by law in the premises, according to the best of their knowledge and ability. Richard A. Boyer Aaron Vanscoy William Wiltshire Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of September AD 1847 Andrew McCollister, JP The deceased haveing left a widow, we set off to her the following property without appraising the same, as directed by statute, one bed and bed clothing................................... $ 20.00 two scillets and one iron pot.............................. 1.50 two split botum chaires.................................... .50 one chest.................................................. .50 1 Do................................................... .25 1 bred bowl................................................ .50 $ 23.20 We the before named, appraisers of the property of William England deceased, after being duly sworn, have made an inventory and appraisement thereof as follows, a note on Samuel Bussard dated 10th May 1847 for four dollars full value $ 4.00 part of a set of Blacksmith tools.......................... 25.00 one Rifle Gun.............................................. 12.00 one cow.................................................... 12.00 a Note on Ira Spearback collected by Eli Parmer date not recalected for.................................... 6.50 $59.50 John England a son of the widow perposed 40.00 keeping his mother one year for $40.00. $19.50 We the appraisers therefore allow the widow for her maintenance for one year fourty dollars. The State of Ohio Ross County ss John England adm. of William England does make oath that the aforegoing Inventory is in all respects just and correct that it contains a true statement of all the Estate and property of the decs beings assets & c which have come to his possession or knowledge and more particularly of all monies bank bills or other circulating medium belonging to the desc and of all just claims of the decs against him the admr or other persons according to the best of his knowledge & belief his John “X” England mark Sworn to & subscribed before me this 30 day of Sept 1847 Angus L Fullerton, Clerk What appears to be notes jotted down on a piece of blue paper: William England, dec’d John England, admr. Sureties Jacob England Joshua Seney (crossed out) John Aikin Personal property $ 60– Bone $150 Rich’d Boyer Wm Wiltshire Aaron Vanscoyk written on other side: Pickens, O Jno. owes note - to Mendenhall- M. Assignation Hank A. Greenawalt G. Handy to bear without assignment