Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Britt, Benjamin, 1797 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Benjamin BRITT, estate records, administration granted, 15 May 1797, account current, 1797-1799 (ordered 18 Feb 1799; rpt'd 18 Aug 1800) Min.Bk 1793-99:25,259 At a court held for the county of Southampton the 15 day of May 1797 [...] Burwell Barrett produced a cert. from the elders of the republican methodistual church as a preacher of the gospel in that society and took oath of allegiance and fidelity to this commonwealth - [...] On the mot. of Richard Worrell who made oath according to law adm'n is granted him on the estate of Benja. Britt decd. giving security &. - Ordered that Joel Edwards, Geo. Edwards, Tho. ["Edwards" struck] Everitt & West Edwards or any 3 appr. said estate - [...] Min.Bk 1793-99:426-27 At a court held for the county of Southampton the 18 day of February 1799 [...] Ordered that Joel Edwards George Edwards & Thos. Evret Examine State and Settle an acct. Currt. of the estate of Ben Britt and report -||- [...] The estate of Benja. Britt decd. Dr. The Estate of Benja. Britt decd. Cr. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ £ | S| d To Cash paid To Collin Britt 2. 2.10 By amount of Sale 41. 7. 1 To Cash pd. To Charles Skinner 4. 2. " For the hire of Negro 1797 11.10. " To Cash pd. To Wm. Barden ".19. 3 For the hire of Negro 1798 11.13. " To Cash pd. To James Britt 2. 1. " For the hire of Negro 1799 11. 9. " To Cash pd. To Sion Hill 1.14. 6 For the Sale of Said Negro } To Cash pd. To Richard Barden ".16. 4 the 1 day of Augt. 1799 - } 140. 1. 6 To Cash pd. To James Skinner 3.17. 6 ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯¯ To Cash paid To John Hart ".16. 3 216. 0. 7 To Cash pd. To Wm. Hutchen 4.14. 4 72. 7. 4 ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯¯ £145.13. 3 [page break] [p.] 205 Amount brought over To Cash paid to Thomas Boon 1.10. 0- To Cash paid To Richd. Worrell 13. 7. 8½ To Cash paid To Richard Drew 4.13. 6 To Cash paid To Edwin Liles ".10. 9 To Cash paid To Wm. S. Mullen -. 6. 0- To Cash paid to court charges 1.15.10½ To Cash paid to Joseph Britt -. 7. 9½ To Cash paid to Benja. Blunt 3. 6. 8 To Cash paid to Bennet Barnes -. 6. 9 ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯¯ To Cash paid To Amey Hill -. 6. 3 50.16. 3¾ To Cash paid to Newit Vicke -.16. 0¾ Paid to the Widow of Decd. 8. 8. 5 To Cash paid To Richd. Drew -. 5. 0- Paid to Rhodia Britt -. 3. 6 To Cash paid To Edwin Drew 1.17.10½ Paid to Commissions 12.19. 2 ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯¯ £ 72. 7. 4¾ Agreeable to an Order of the worshipfull court of Southampton we the Said Auditors have Examined Stated and Settled An Account Current of the Estate of Benjamin Britt Decd. In the following Manner his Joel X Edwards mark Thomas Everitt At a Court held for the county of Southampton the 18th day of August 1800 ___ This Account current of the estate of Benjamin Britt Decd. was this Day ___ Reported and ordered to be recorded. Sam Kello Cl Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 5 (1794 - 1804), pp. 204-05 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, Southampton Microfilm Reel 17 Southampton Co., VA, Court Minute Book 1793 - 1799, pp. 256, 259, 426-27 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, Southampton Microfilm Reel 32 [also on Reel 176] Additional information: The heirs of Benjamin BRITT [Sr.] brought suit against administrator Richard WORRELL. The case, with the estate appraisement, this account current, & WORRELL's 1799 will annexed, is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/court/1799_014.txt Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris, zoobug64@aol.com [brackets & line breaks mine] [BARDEN, BARNES, BLUNT, BOON, BOONE, BRITT, DREW, EDWARDS, EVERETT, EVERITT, HART, HILL, HUTCHEN, LILES, MULLEN, SKINNER, VICK, VICKE, WORRELL] file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/b630b4ac.txt