ROANE COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Benjamin Franklin Breazeale ==================================================================== 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: Steve Sihopfe@cs.com ==================================================================== WILL OF BENJAMIN F. BREAZEALE April Term 1850 Estate Book E, pg 208 In the Name of God Amen! I, Benjamin Franklin Breazeale, of the State of Tennessee in the County of Roane being in sound mind & memory thanks be given to God for his mercy, and calling into mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament. That is to say principally and first of all I give and recommit my soul into the hand of that holy God who gave it & my body I recommit to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executor nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same by the merciful and almighty power of God. And touching such a worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give, devise, & dispose of the same in the following manner & form, First, I give and bequeath to my son Henry Willis Breazeale all my lands, plantation & premises including the plantation where I now live, and all my other property of any kind be sold & put to interest & that my executors, or executor do pay an equal part of the same to the lawful heirs of Owen Gentry & Patsy Gentry his wife & also the lawful heirs of Charles Bogart & his wife as said heirs come of age further I do give and bequeath to Owen Gentry & Patsy his wife five dollars & to Charles Bogart & his wife five dollars to Thomas Dawson & his wife and also five dollars to Robert Davis & his wife & this I do certify and confirm as my last will & testament for the execution & the performance thereof I do appoint my true & trusty friends Joseph Rhea and Henry Bogart as my executors. An accounting by the executor is recorded in Book E, page 426, the December term of court 1853 as follows: Be it remembered that on this 28th day of November 1853, personally appeared before me Austin L. Greene, Clerk of the County Court of said County, Elijah W. Breazeale administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Benjamin F. Brazeale deceased and made the following return and settlement to wit. From the inventory of sale of personal estate returned at July term 1850 of Roane County Court said administrator is chargeable as per said return this sum $353.89. The inventory of debts reported at same term returned all bad he still reports that he has not been able to collect any portion of them consequently they are not taken into this account of settlement. Benjamin F. Breazeale July 1850 An inventory of the personal property of B. F. Breazeale Dec'd this 3rd day of April 1850. One bay horse, one sorrel mare, one sorrel filly, one gray colt, on yoke of cattle, one wagon, two milch cows, two yearlings sheep, twelve head of hogs, two feather beds and furniture, two bedsteads, one safe, one china press, one dressing glass, one small table, one Piggin (pail), one bucket and dipper, one saddle and bridle, one meat, 4 bee hives, one shot gun, one barrel whiskey, four gallons and a pint, one jar of lard, one family Bible, four stands of beer, one large kettle, one pot oven, one skittle, one pot rack, one turning plough, one shovel plough, two skooters, two weed hoes, eight sides of bacon, forty head of geese, five turkeys, one pair of steelyards (scales), one ripskin (split cowhide), one 24 hour clock, two half round tables, one pair sheep shears, one pair ? dogs and shovel, seven chairs, one log chain, one saddle and saddle bags, one mattock, one scythe and cradle, one loom, one mowing scythe, one reap hook, one hand saw, one falling ax, one iron square, one five quarter auger (1¼ inch bit), one tin trumpet, one wheat fan and sieve, one sun glass, candlestick and snuffer, one iron wedge, one meat sack, one wash pan, one vinegar barrel, two salt barrels, two hogshead, two pairs of hames and chains, collars and backband, one dictionary, two single trees, one clevis, one trunk, two pair pot hooks, one hammer, one chisel, two small gimblets (drill bits), one tin funnel, one bill, 7½ yards of ______ cloth sold at private sale to A. M. Hankins for #3.75, dishes and forks, half dozen teas and cups, half dozen plates and dishes, one bottle. Debts coming to the estate of B. F. Breazeale dec'd One debt on Charles Bogart good debt for $15.00 One debt on Thomas Byram for 76 bushels of corn bad debt One other debt on said Byram for bad debt 3.50 One other debt on Francis Johnson for bad debt 1.06¼ One other debt on Mary Moore of eight dollars with a credit of ten days work bad debt One other debt on John Miller for bad debt $32.97¼ One other debt on William Miller for bad debt $32.97¼ One other debt on Henry Miller for bad debt $32.97¼ One other debt on Andrew Miller of bad debt $32.97¼ One other debt on Henry Davis for bad debt $32.97¼ One other debt on Isabel Hankins for bad debt $32.97¼ One other debt on Thomas Pritchett for bad debt $32.97¼ E W Breazeale administrator of BF Breazeale dec'd sworn to in open court July 1st 1850 AL Greene clk Benjamin F. Breazeale continued An account of sales made of the personal property of the estate of BF Breazeale dec'd at his late residence in Roane Co. after advertised according to law notes twelve months after date I have taken with security. George Littleton 1 five quarter auger and iron square $8.08¼ HW Brazeale 2 scooter ploughs 1.00 Archibald Felts Singletrees, iron wedge and clevis .65 HW Brazeale 1 pair gears (block & tackle) 1.12½ Joseph Anderson 1 pair gears .83 John Browder 1 pair steelyards (scales) .87¼ AM Hankins 1 falling ax .50 George Littleton 1 basket .26 Isaac McCoy 1 hammer .20 John Dever 1 pair sheep shears .50 Noah Orten 1 tin trumpet and clevis .12½ HW Brazeale 1 mans saddle 2.05 George Littleton 1 skillet and lid .75 Moses Wells 1 oven .50 John Dever 1 pot and hooks .66 EW Brazeale 1 pair saddle wallets 2.25 John Dever 1 candlestick and snuffers .38 Hiram Bogart sunglass and dictionary .37 Moses Wells 1 handsaw .75 A Felts 1 reap hook .20 A Felts 1 scythe and cradle 3.00 Sandford Ingram 1 mowing scythe .60 Moses M Miller 1 mattock .61 Wm H Baker 2 hoes .62½ Sandford Ingram 1 plough 2.50 John Dever 1 washing tub .37½ D A Bacon 1 long oven .20 John Dever 1 kettle and hooks 2.26 John Dever 2 sides of bacon 4.48½ Robert H Brazeale 2 sides of bacon 5.04 Drury W Brazeale 2 sides of bacon 4.48½ John Dever 2 sides of bacon 1.45 H W Brazeale 1 salt barrel & vinegar barrel .25 H W Brazeale 1 fire shovel and potrack 1.00 Solomon Preston 1 pair fire dogs .76 Wiley Ponder 1 wash pan .12½ William Thomson 1 shot gun 3.06¼ H W Brazeale 1 family Bible 1.25 Robert H Brazeale 1 meal sifter .25 A Felts 1 quart measure and funnel .12½ Margaret Nelson 1 tin dipper .12½ James Eblen 1 safe (pie) 12.56 C M Hotchkiss 1 china press (hutch) 20.10 Samuel C Brazeale ½ dozen plates set of teas 1.00 Elizabeth Miller 1 pitcher .39 Henry Bogart 1 decanter bottle .27 Robert H Brazeale 1 dish .40 John Dever Table ware 1.12½ Stephen Ingram 1 jar .35 Andrew J Brazeale 1 crock .10 Elizabeth Miller 1 crock of lard 1.06¼ Sanford Hall 1 ripskin of leather 1.77 A M Hankins 1 bed and clothing 8.00 Samuel Hotchkis 1 bedstead and cord 5.50 William Bagwell 7 chairs 1.87½ Joseph Anderson 1 bed and clothing and stead 7.60 Charles Bogart coverlet and blanket 3.00 Solomon Preston 1 24 hour clock 7.10 E W Brazeale 2 half round tables 3.24 Sanford Hall 2 gimblets .10 Nelson Littleton 1 bucket .30 Samuel C Brazeale 1 table .60 Sanford Ingram 1 bee stand 2.25 Samuel C Brazeale 1 bee stand 2.25 Henry W Brazeale 1 bee stand 1.31 Stephen Ingram 1 bee stand 1.55 Sanford Ingram 11 head of hogs 5.50 John Dever 5 turkeys 1.25 Moses Wells 1 loom 1.32 Elizabeth Miller 1 cow and calf 12.12½ Abraham Bogart 1 other cow 6.06¼ John Browder 1 yearling 2.95 John Browder 1 other yearling 2.50 D A Bacon 1 wagon 10.06¼ Nelson Littleton 1 log chain 1.25 George Littleton 1 yoke of steers 29.80 Henry Bogart 6 head of sheep 4.23 Henry Bogart 6 one other lot 3.36 Moses Wells 7 one other lot 3.50 John Browder Lot one .50 D A Bacon 20 head of geese 3.00 D A Bacon one other lot of 20 2.65 H C Brazeale interest in cross cut saw 1.30 Henry W Brazeale 1 bay horse 65.25 Wm H Baker 1 sorrel mare 24.10 Charles Bogart 1 sorrel filly 29.00 George Littleton 1 gray colt 9.12½ H C Brazeale whiskey 1.93 H C Brazeale whiskey cask Sanford Ingram wheat fan and sieve 2.00 Sanford Ingram 2 still tubs .35 Moses Wells 1 meal sack and chest .35 Henry W Brazeael 1 bell .25 E W Brazeale administrator of B F Brazeale dec'd Sworn to in open court July 1st, 1850 A L Greene clk Benjamin F. Brazeale Dec Term 1853 State of Tennessee Roane County Be it remembered that on this 28th day of Nov 1853 personally appeared before me Austin L. Greene Clerk of the County Court of said County Court of said County Elijah W. Brazeale administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Benjamin F. Brazeale deceased and made the following return and settlement _____ from the inventory of sale of the personal estate returned at July term 1850 of Roane County Court said administrator is chargeable as per said return this sum $353.89. The inventory of debts reported at same term returned all _______ he still reports that he has not been able to collect any portion of them consequently they are not taken into this account of settlement. 1850 Contra Cr 1 By this sum paid Dr Ed Goetz proven ?as afc? 45.50 2 By this sum paid A M Hankins 7.00 3 By this sum paid H W Brazeale 39.12 4 By this sum paid H W Brazeale note 10.85 5 By this sum paid Jos Anderson note 11.40 6 By this sum paid Jos Anderson proven ? 10.76 7 By this sum paid Margaret Nelson 6.00 8 By this sum paid Henry Bogart 2.00 9 By this sum paid ? T Turner ? Tax 1850 2.75 10 By this sum paid John Devers .75 11 By this sum paid A S Greene clk fees 6.75 allowed adm for his services 75.00 $167.88 when subtracted leaves this sum $186.01 according to the will of said deceased he specially devised to W Gentry and his wife the sum of 5.00 do Chas Bogart and wife 5.00 do Thomas Dawson and wife 5.00 do Robert Davis and wife 5.00 making this sum 20.00 when subtracted leaves this sum to be equally divided between the children of Owen Gentry & wife and Chas Bogart & wife $166.01 this sum should draw interest from April 1852 which when calculated to this day is this sum 16.60 making this sum which said adm is chargeable $182.61 Respectfully submitted A S Greene clk