SEVIER COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Elisha Roberts, Probate and Estate Records File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Roberts Neal ohiomom@ameritech.net http://www.ameritech.net/users/ohiomom/tennessee.htm ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Contributor's Note: Elisha Roberts was born in Tennessee in 1801; he married Grace Reed, daughter of Joseph Reed and Nancy McCarter, he was a farmer all his life. He was a member of the Baptist Church. He died intestate and his children equally divided his land and assets. Eli H. Roberts, his son, in turn bought all the shares of the family land (50) acres from siblings. Information was derived from census records, church records, and deeds of sale. Appearing to the Court that Elisha Roberts a Citizen of Sevier County had died intestate having whilst living and at the time of his death goods and chattels rights and credits and thereupon the Court appointed Eli H. Roberts Administrator of the estate of the said Elisha Roberts deceased who appeared in open court and gave bond in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars with L. C. Roberts and John Roberts as his securities who was thereupon duly qualified as Administrator of the Estate of the said Elisha Roberts decd., and thereupon letters of Administration issued to said Eli H. Roberts which is in the words and figures following to wit: To Eli H. Roberts Greeting, Whereas is has been represented unto us in our County Court held for the County of Sevier at the Courthouse in Sevierville on the 10th day of April, 1866 that Elisha Roberts late of said county had died intestate having whilst living and at the time of his death goods and chattels rights and credits the ordering and granting administration whereof doth appertain to us and we being desirous that said goods and chattels rights and credits well and truly and faithfully administered to grant unto the said Eli H. Roberts full power by these present well and truly to collect and take into their possession all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits which were of the estate of the Elisha Roberts at the time of his death wheresoever the same may be found requiring you to make or cause to be made and returned into our said court at the next term a true and perfect account of said administration when thereto required. Witness: H.H. Duggan, Clerk of said county at office in Sevierville this 10th day of April, 1866. Estate Book/Sevier County Courthouse Page 347-348 Inventory & list of sales of the property belonging to the estate of Elisha Roberts sold the 9th day of June 1866. Wm M. Roberts one milk cow $10.10 Eli H. Roberts one log chain 1.00 Eli H. Roberts one set timber wheels 5.00 Houston E. Roberts one cast plow 1.00 Wm. Jones one pair stretchers .65 Houston E. Roberts one matlock .25 Eli H. Roberts one axe .10 Houston E. Roberts five head of sheep 3.50 G.W.Hill five head of sheep 2.50 Eli H. Roberts the remainder of the lot 2.50 Wm. M. Roberts sundry tools 1.75 Wm. Jones one set of breeching rings .10 Houston E. Roberts one deep oven 1.60 Houston E. Roberts one biscuit oven 1.25 Houston E. Roberts one dinner pot .60 Houston E. Roberts one wash pot 2.25 Eli H. Roberts one iron wedge .20 Sarah J. Roberts one wievers loom & two reeds .50 Eli H. Roberts one dining table 1.75 Samuel F. Sarrett one frying pan .25 Sarah J. Roberts one stone pitcher & crock .20 Sarah J. Roberts one smoothing iron .05 Sarah Ann Flinn one coffee mill .10 Sarah J. Roberts one delph pitcher .05 Eli H. Roberts one cupboard & dishes 1.00 Houston E. Roberts one meal tub tray & seive .10 Wm. Jones one molasses barrel 1.00 Houston E. Roberts one lard can .10 Sarah J. Roberts one check reel .25 Sarah J. Roberts one churn & wate pail .05 G.W. Hill one lot nine chairs 2.50 Sarah J. Roberts one side saddle .65 Wm. M. Roberts one chest .25 Sarah J. Roberts one small table .05 Eli H. Roberts one clock .50 Houston E. Roberts one bedstead .50 Joseph B. Roberts 2 small bedsteads .10 Wm. M. Roberts one feather bed & 3 pillows .50 Eli H. Roberts one feather bed & 3 pillows .30 Joseph B. Roberts one feather & straw tick six sheets .25 Sarah J. Roberts one counterpane & quilt .50 Joseph B. Roberts one straw tick & quilt .25 Eli H. Roberts two straw ticks blanket,quilt & sheet .75 Wm. M. Roberts one straw tick & blanket .25 G.W. Hill one flax wheel .40 Joseph B. Roberts four geese .35 Saml H. Sarrett 1 scythe blade & cutting knife .15 L.C. Roberts 1 scythe blade .25 Houston E. Roberts one wash tub .25 Houston E. Roberts one set fire dogs .50 Houston E. Roberts one fire shovel .25 ______ TOTAL $49.15 Eli H. Roberts, Administrator Sworn to before me this 19th July 1866 W.M. Burnett, D.C.