MCNAIRY COUNTY TN - DEEDS - W.S. Alexander v. W.H. Carothers

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     McNairy County, Tennessee Chancery Court, pp. 163-4

     Friday, 21 May 1869



     W. S. ALEXANDER & Wife et al v. W. H. CAROTHERS & Wife et

     al



     Be it remembered that this cause came on to be heard

     before Chancellor Doherty on the 21st day of May 1869

     upon Bill answers proof and report of the Clerk and

     Master.  Said report being unexcepted to are in all

     things confined and it further appearing to the

     satisfaction of the Court that this amount of funds that

     come to the hands of W. H. CAROTHERS and W. A. MILLS

     amounts to the sum of six thousand seven hundred and

     thirty thre and 10/100 dollars, including seven hundred

     and seventy eight 70/100 dollars of Doubtful Claims and

     it further appearing to the Court that W. H. CAROTHERS

     and wife received as advancements the sum of two hundred

     and thirty dollars and seventy five cents, GEORGE A.

     MERRELL received nine hundred and seventy dollars as

     advancements, W. C. HAYLEY and wife received one hundred

     and eighty dollars and ninety cents , ROBERT YOUNG and

     wife received one hundred and twenty three dollars and

     twenty five centrs, REUBEN SWAIN and wife received one

     hundred thirty three dollars and fifty cents, HANKS HILL

     and wife received seventy seven dollars and fifty cents

     as advancement, and W. S. ALEXANDER and wife received two

     hundred and seventy four dollars and seventy cents.  It

     is therefore ordered, adjudged, and decreed by the Court

     that W. H. CAROTHERS and W. A. MILLS, the administrators

     of the estate of JESSEE MERRELL to pay each one of the

     distributees their equal part of said estate after

     deducting the advancements received by each from his or

     her respective share as soon as the same may come unto

     these hands in the due administration of said estate.  It

     is further ordered by the court that the cost of this

     cause be paid out of the general fund of said estate by

     said administrators.



     ------------------------------------------McNairy County,

     Tennessee Chancery Court, pp. 164-5 Friday, 21 May 1869



     W. S. ALEXANDER & Wife et al v. W. H. CAROTHERS & Wife et

     al



     I, N. C. Riggs, Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court at

     Purdy, in McNairy Country, to whom this cause was

     referred to take an account among the heirs of JESSE

     MERRELL, deceased, and to take proof as to the

     advancements made by JESSE MERRELL in his lifetime to any

     of his children or all of them, also to take proof as to

     the amount of personal assets as well as real assets come

     into the hands of the administrators of JESSE MERRELL,

     deceased.  I find from the proof and Inventory filed by

     the administrators that they received seven hundred and

     twenty five dollars in cash that was on hand at the death

     of JESSE MERRELL, all but ten dollars of that amount was

     gold and silver, ten was green back.  They received eight

     hundred and seventy dollars in good claims, also amount

     of the sale suppose all good, was four hundred and eighty

     seven dollars and fifty three cents.  Also they received

     seven hundred and seventy eight dollars and twenty two

     cents in claims they report doubtful.  I also find that

     the real estate brought after paying Court expenses

     thirty eight hundred and seventy two dollars.  There is

     no interest counted on any of the [sic] in making this

     account which I give as a Statement be law, to wit:



     The Net Amount in the hands of R. M. Thompson or will be

     when collected from the sale of the real estate , adding

     interest   $ 3872.39



     Amount brought from former page  $ 3872.39 In the hands

     of W. H. CAROTHERS & W. A. MILLS, in cash   $ 725.00

     Amount in the hands of W. H. CAROTHERS & W. A. MILLS,

     good notes  $ 870.05 Amount in the hands of W. H.

     CAROTHERS & W. A. MILLS, sale notes   $ 487.53 Amount in

     the hands of W. H. CAROTHERS & W. A. MILLS, doubtful

     $ 778.73 [Total]  $ 6733.70



     Amount advanced to each heir-To W. H. CAROTHERS and wife,

     in money and property   $ 230.75 To GEORGE A. MERRELL in

     land and property   $ 970.00 To W. C. HALEY and wife in

     land and property   $ 188.90 To ROBERT YOUNG and wife in

     property   $ 123.25 To REUBEN SWAIN and wife in property 

     $ 133.50 To HANKS HILL and wife in money and property  $ 

     77.50 To W. S. ALEXANDER and wife in side rent and

     property  $ 274.70



     I find from the answers filed in this cause and from the

     proof that I have taken bearing on that point 



     that W. H. CAROTHERS and E. CAROTHERS have received from

     JESSE MERRELL as advancement two hundred and thirty

     dollars and seventy five cents, 



     that GEORGE A. MERRELL received from JESSE MERRELL in his

     lifetime in land and property as advancements nine

     hundred and seventy dollars, 



     that W. C. HAYLEY and MARY HAYLEY received from JESSE

     MERRELL in his lifetime in land and property one hundred

     and eighty eight dollars and ninety cent as advancement, 



     that ROBERT YOUNG and JANE YOUNG received from JESSE

     MERRELL in his lifetime one hundred and twenty three

     dollars and twenty five cents as advancements, 



     that REUBEN SWAIN and L. SWAIN received from JESSE

     MERRELL in his lifetime one hundred thirty three dollars

     and fifty cents as advancement, 



     that HANKS HILL and ELIZABETH HILL received from JESSE

     MERRELL in his lifetime seventy seven dollars and fifty

     cents in cash and property, 



     that W. S. ALEXANDER and LUISA ALEXANDER received from

     JESSE MERRELL in his lifetime two hundred and seventy

     four dollars and seventy cents.



     I, N. C. Riggs, Clerk and Master, as aforesaid, do hereby

     certify that the above and foregoing statement as to the

     amounts that the real estate brought after deducting

     court expenses, also amounts of good claims and doubtful

     claims and gold and silver in the hands of the

     administrators of JESSE MERRELL, deceased, are, in the

     main, correct as I understand the the Order of reference

     and evidence in this cause, I would most respectfully

     make this as my report of the condition of JESSE MERRELL

     estate and the advancements made to his children by him

     in his lifetime and as your Honorable to confirm my

     report at April term, made to Special term May 21st,

     1869.



     N. C. Riggs, Clerk and Master