GIBSON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Isham F. Davis Probate 1846 ======================================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Beth Zimmer ======================================================================================= Naming of Administrators for Intestate Estate of Isham F. DAVIS Gibson Co Probate Book C, page 328 Roll #64, TN Archives July Term 1846 State of Tennessee, We John L. Davis Humphrey Donaldson Isham F Davis of Gibson County. Benjamin F Terrell H H Davis are held and firmly bound unto (J. V. Brown?) Governor of the state aforesaid, for the time being and his successors in office in the final sum of Sixteen Thousand dollars, for which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators jointly and severally, firmly by these payments, bonded with our soul and dated this 7 day of July 1846. This rendition of the above obligation as such, that if the above bound John L Davis, Administrator of all and singular the good and chattels, rights and credit of Isham F Davis deceased, do make, or now to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular, the goods and chattels rights and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the hands or possession or knowledge of him, the said John L Davis or into the hand and possession of any other person or persons for him, and the same so made, do exhibit or cause to be ____ or cause to be _____ to the next county court, where orders for administration passeth, and the same goods and chattels and credits of the said deceased, at the time of his death or which at any time after shall come to the hand, or possession of the said John L Davis or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him do well and truly administer according to law; and further do make or cause to be made a fine and just account of his said administration within two years after the date of these _____ , and all the rest and the residue of said goods chattels and credits which shall be found remaining upon the said administrators account the same being just examined and allowed by the county court, shall deliver and pay into such person or persons respectively as the same shall be due unto pursuant to law, and if it shall appear that any last will and testament was made by the deceased, and the executor or executors therein named do exhibit the same into court, making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly, if the said John L Davis above bound being here into required, do render and deliver the said letters of administration. ________ of such testament being first had and made, do in the said court, then this obligation to do void else to remain in full force and virtue. Given under our hands and sealed this 7 day of July 1846. John L Davis (seal) H. Donaldson (seal) Isham F Davis (seal) B F. Terrell (seal) H. H. Davis (seal)