MAURY COUNTY, TN - ESTATES - John S. Murphy, 6 Jul 1840 ==================================================================== 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: Mark Murphy murphy@tiaer.tarleton.edu ==================================================================== [Estate Inventory and Sale of John S. Murphy, 6 Jul 1840] [Maury Co. TN Will Book Y, pp. 687-688] [transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 4 Dec 2000] p. 687 A list of articles sold March 28th 1839 $ cts Michael Roberson 1 Bare shar[?] plow & scythem 4.37 1/2 Mary Murphy 1 do do do 1.00 B.B. Griffith 1 Bull tongue plow 0.37 1/2 Mary Murphy 1 pair Jurs[?] 1.00 B.B. G--- 1 do do 3.00 Lewis Watts 1 weeding hoe 0.43 3/4 Mary Murphy 1 weeding hoe 0.25 C.A. Murphy 1 Grubbing hoe 0.87 1/2 Nimans[?] Morris 1 hand saw 0.75 Chas. H. Brinkley 1 lot of chains 0.87 1/2 W.G.D. Wortham 1 lot of augers 0.50 C.A. Murphy 2 iron wedges 1.00 Geo. Johnston 1 drawing knife 0.62 1/2 do do 1 lot of pliars 2.62 1/2 Mary Murphy 1 lot of castings 3.00 do do 1 tub Bucket & pail 0.50 Wm. Thomason 1 oven and lid 0.68 3/4 A.B. Alexander 1 pot 1.06 1/4 Mary Murphy 1 axe 0.50 B.B. Griffith 1 do 1.00 Mary Murphy 1 tray 0.06 1/4 C.A. Murphy 1 do 0.12 1/2 Mary Murphy 1 sifter 0.25 Iryant[?] Jones 1 axe 0.25 W.G.D. Wortham 1 lot of Bacon 100 e 9.31 1/4 do do 1 " " " 100 e 9.31 1/4 do do 1 " Nimans a morriSs 8 1/2ctsplb 11.00 E. Bryson 100 snd. cotton 2.25 do do 100 do do 2.18 3/4 W.G.D. Wortham 100 do do 2.25 Mary Murphy 1 wash bowl 0.06 1/2 do do 1/2 day chairs 1.00 do do 1 table 3.00 W.G.D. Wortham 1 Disk 0.12 1/2 do do 1 Justice manuel[?] 0.56 1/4 do do 1 tol of Book 1.00 Mary Murphy 1 lookinglass 0.12 1/2 do do 1 spinning machine $10.00[?] p. 688 Mary Murphy 1 candle stand 0.12 do do 1 coffee mill 0.25 do do 1 cradle 0.00 do do 1 preSs 6.00 do do 1 set tea spoons 0.25 do do 1 lot of quans[?] ware 0.75 do do 1 " Bottles phals[?] 0.00 do do 1 bed stand & furniture 7.00 do do 1 do do 6.00 do do 1 small do H 5.00 C.A. Murphy 1 Rifle gun and pouch 16.00 Mary Murphy 1 Trunk 0.50 do do 1 tongs & shovel 0.25 do do 2 Irons 0.50 do do 1 pair and Irons 0.50 do do 1 side saddle 3.00 Michael Roberson 1 mans saddle & bridle 7.50 Gabriel Macon 2 Baskets 0.25 John P. Wortham 7 1st choice piggs barrows 18.06 1/4 W.G.D. Wortham 9 2nd " " shoats 21.50 do do 1 Large spitie[?] sow & 9 pigs 7.12 1/2 do do 1 sow & 7 shoats 7.18 3/4 G.W. Johnston 5 shoats sunup[?] 0.75 Mary Murphy 1 Roan mare 50.00 R.G.D. Wortham[sic] 1 Brown horse 76.50 C.A. Murphy 1 sorrel mare 50.00 W.G.D. Wortham 8 Barrels corn at $1.93 3/4 G.W. Johnston 8 do do " $1.75 W.G.D. Wortham 8 do do " $1.81 1/4 E. Bryson 8 " " " $1.75 W.G.D. Wortham 8 " " " $1.81 1/4 do do 8 " " " $1.81 1/4 Wm. Burdsman 12 bu oat per bu 0.25 3.00 Mary Murphey[sic] on negro boy hirn[?] for vestuas[?] & clothes Sworn to in open court C.A. Murphy, admr. July 6th 1840 Wm. E. Erwin Clerk This is a true Inventory of the property of John S. Murphy deceas 1 negro boy about 11 year 11 1 rifle gun & shot pouch 3 head of horses 2 pr. Gun[?] 1 spinning machine 1 press 1 trunk 1 falling table 1 cole & C as[?] 2 falling axes 1 wetny disk 1candle stand 30 to 40 stock hogs 2 hickory hoes 1 cradle 1/2 day winsor 6 chairs 40"50 Barels corn 1 Grubbing 1 looking glass 1 Bed stand & furniture 1 slak fodder 2 Chies gouge[?] 1Kettle 2 pots & 2 skittles 2 pot rack 1 " bats 3 Acyes[?] 2 smoothing irons 1 tub 1 bucket 1 pail 2 pows 2 cleviase 1 hand saw 1 side saddle five shovel & tongs 1 [??] irons & swingttner[?] 1 plow & a stock 8to 10 book 1 tel era dryware[?] 1 knife&fork 1 B. cosyn felor[?] 1 iron wedge 1/2 day silver tea spoon 1 drawing knife C.A. Murphy Admr. [end of record]