Austin Co., TX - Court: Grimes, George (estate Sale Items) 1850 *************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm *************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000642 September 21, 2007, 12:27 pm Source: Austin County Estate Records Written: 1850 Austin Co State of Texas Estate Sale - George Grimes In obedience to an order of the "Home" County Court of said County issued at the December term 1849, we the undersigned appraisers have made the following estimative inventory of the property belonging to the estate of George Grimes, Dec'd, as pointed out to us by the Administrator. Appraisers: Dec 1849 John W. Collins Thomas Nichols Sale took place Jan 19, 1850 at last residence of George Grimes 1,000 acres of land Home, tract $1500.00 1 wagon & 3 ox chains 32.50 1 Negro woman, Minty 250.00 2 yoke of oxen and yokes 90.00 1 bay horse gotch 40.00 1 grey Horse colt John Pretty 2 years old 50.00 1 yellow mare and brown colt 75.00 1 head of cattle in the range 1,400 28 head of hogs out 42.00 1 clock$10.00; 1 rifle gun(15.00) 25.00 1 spinning wheel $3.00 1 saddle bridle & blanket 10.00 1 cupboard $5.00 5 sitting chairs $2.50 1 Looking Glass 1.00 1 Churn 1 iron bound keg 2.00 1 set plough gear 1.00 1 hand saw 4/1 sickle .50 1 coffee mill .25 1 large pot, 1 small pot, 3.00 2 skillets & lids, 1 tea kettle (1.00) 3.00 1 pr pot hooks, 2 painted buckets 1.00 1 water pail 1 piging .75 1 bread tray 1 tin bucket 1 tin pan 1.25 1 ten pound sieve ? & 3 trunks 17.50 1 rifle gun barrel 2.00 $2,212.25 1 razor strap 2 razors box of brush 2.00 1 bed and furniture 30.00 1 underbed tick 1.50 1 stone jar 1 jug 1.50 3 barrels 1 small lot salt 1.75 1 pr cotton cards .25 1 pr steelgards 1.00 1 lot Augers 1.00 1 lot old irons-1 branding iron 1.50 3 beles & 2 bele ? cokers? 5.00 2 turning ploughs & 1 Buletongue plough 7.50 2 single trees & a Clevis 1.00 1 pr iron wedges 2.00 1 farrow & 1 grubbing hoe 1.00 1 chopping axe .50 30 yd baging 6.60 30 ? rope 3.00 2 beef hides 2.00 6 bee stands 3.00 5 sets plates & 1 pitcher 1.50 1 set knives & forks .50 1 dish 3 tea cups & 4 saucers .75 1 pr Smoothing Irons & 1 set candle moulds .75 1 small stone jar & 1 cream pot .50 1 double tree & 1 single tree .50 1 lot guinea chickens , 1.00 1 Table $2.00(1 Scythe & cradle $1.00 3.00 13 yrs brown shirting 1.30 30 yrds prints 3.00 1 iron square & 1 pr sheep shears 1.50 1 fishing gig .50 2300.65 8000 seed cotton $2.00 160.00 1 small oven 1.00 Grand Total 2461.65 January 5, 1850 John W. Collins Thomas (his mark) Nichols Before me William Bradbury, Chief Justice of the County of Austin personally came John W. Collins and Thomas Nichols and made oath that the foregoing valuation of the property belonging to the estate of George Grimes deceased pointed out to them by the administratator of said estate, ability. January 7, A.D. 1850 Wm Bradbury, Chief Just I, Nathan W. Bush, do solemnly swear that the foregoing inve just and full return of all the property belonging to the estate of George Grimes deceased that has come to my knowledge. N.W. Bush, Administrator of George Grimes dec. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 7th day of January A.D. 1850 Wm Bradbury, Chief Justice, A.C. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/austin/court/grimes20gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/txfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb