Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Britt, Arrington, 1857 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Arrington BRITT, estate appraisement, 31 Oct 1857 (21 Jun 1858) account current, 22 Nov 1858 (21 Feb 1859) Appraisement of the property belonging to the estate of Arrinton_ Britt Dec. Apprais by A.F. Stephenson, M.M. Clayton & G.W. Spivey this 31st day of October 1857. ______________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 4 Shoats 10.00 1 Breading Saw 4.50 1 Shot Gun 1.00 1 Walnut Table .50 1 Spinning wheel .75 1 Dressing Table .12½ 1 Chest .37½ 3 Chair frames .25 1 Bedstead and feathers .50 1 Table .25 1 Cag [keg?] and Spider . 5 1 frow .25 1 Cutler .25 1 Plow hoe and Stand .12½ 6 Apple Mill Traves two Cags and barrels .25 Corn per barrel long 2.25 blade fodder pr. hundred .65 1 lot of Stock peas 1.00 Geo.W. Spivey A.F. Stephenson M.M. Clayton [page break] [p.] 265 Personally appeared before me A.F. Stephenson, M.M. Clayton and Geo.W. Spivey and made oath that they appraise the above property to the best of their judg- ment & belief. Robert M. Doles, J.P. Southampton County. In the Clerk's Office, June 21st 1858. This Inventory and appraisement was returned and admitted to be record. Teste, L.R. Edwards, C.C. The Estate of Arrington Britt Decd. In Account with Wm.G. Stephenson his administrator ______________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 1858 | By cash from Sale of Chattel estate | 39.76 | To Commissions on $39.76 at 5 pr cent 1.98 | | " Paid for Coffin 5.42 | | " Paid for digging grave 1.00 | | " Paid M.M. Clayton, for appraising .50 | | " Paid A.T. Stephenson ditto 1.00 | | " Paid G.W. Spivey ditto 1.00 | | " Paid Clerk's tickets retainer 3.25 | | " Clerk's tickets retainer 3.00 | [page break] [p.] 385 | To Commissions for retainer 4.00 | | " Balance 18.61 | | ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ|ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ | $ 39.76 |$ 39.76 November 22| By Balance due the Estate with interest ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ|ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ | from this day till- paid - | 18.61 Respectfully Submitted Wm.B. Shands, Commissioner An Account of debts now outstanding against the estate of Arrington Britt decd. taken at the request of the Administrator Wm.G. Stephenson, and their Classification ______________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 1858 | 4th. Class | | Debt due Alfred T. Stephenson by Account 6.00 | | Interest from 1st. Jany 1858 | | | | Debt. due Benjamin Crumpler by Account 2.14 | | Interest from 1st. January 1858 | | | | Debt due Robert M. Doles by Account 24.00 | | Interest from 1st. January 1858 _ | | | Respectfully Submitted Wm.B. Shands_ Commissioner At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 21st. February 1859 Wm.G. Stephenson administration on Arrington Britts Estate and an account of the debts now outstanding against the Estate of the Said A. Britt's eastate having been returned and lain one month and no Exceptions having been filed, therefore the Court Confirming the Said reports doth adjudge, order, and decree that Wm.G. Stephenson pay to Robert M. Doles the Sum of fourteen dollars to Alfred T. Stephenson the sum of three dollars and forty five cents and to Benjamin Crumpler the Sum of one dollar and Sixteen Cents with interest on all the abovesaid Sums of Money from the 22d. of November 1858 _ Test L.R. Edwards C.C. ŻŻŻŻ Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 16 (1857 - 1860), pp. 264-65, 384-85 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, Southampton Microfilm Reel 22 At a Monthly Term of the County Court of Southampton County held at the Courthouse thereof, on Monday, the 17th of October 1857. [...] On the motion of Wm.G. Stephenson who made oath and together with Geo.W. Spivey & Alfred T. Stephenson, his securities, (who justified on oath as to their Sufficiency) entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of one hundred dol- -lars conditioned as the Law directs, Certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of administration on the estate of Arrington Britt decd. in due form. Ordered that Alfred T. Stephenson, Murdock Clayton and Geo.W. Spivey being Sworn for the purpose do appraise all the goods & chattels of Arrington Britt decd. that may be produced to them & make due return of the same # [...] At a Monthly Term of the County Court of Southampton County, held at the Courthouse thereof, on Monday, the 21st. of February 1859. [...] Arrington Britt's estate exparte The Commissioner's recorts in this case viz: an account of W'm. G. Stephenson's adminis- tration of Arrington Britt's estate and an account of the Debts now outstanding against the estate of the said A. Britt's estate having been returned and lain one month and no exceptions having been filed, therefore the Court confirming the said reports: doth adjudge, order and decree that W'm. G. Stephenson pay to Robert M. Doles the sum of fourteen dollars to Alfred T. Stephenson the sum of three dollars and forty five cents and to Benjamin Crumpler the sum of one dollar and sixteen cents with interest on all the abovesaid Sums of money from the 22d of November 1858. [...] Southampton Co., VA, Court Minute Book 1855 - 1861, pp. 217, 220, 353, 356 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, Southampton Microfilm Reel 36 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris, zoobug64@aol.com [brackets & line breaks mine] [BRITT, CLAYTON, CRUMPLER, DOLES, SHANDS, SPIVEY, STEPHENSON] file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/b630a1ad.txt