Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Estates.....Scott, James J., 1788 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ James Jordan SCOTT estate, account current, dated 23 Jan 1788; audited 15 Jul 1788; reported 11 Sep 1788 Jas.Jor.d Cotts The estate of James Jordan Scott dec.d In Acc.t Current Acc.t with Jordan Denson executor D.r _ current ~¤~ 1780 To ball. Pr Acc.t returned due from 1775- 37-16-10¾ and } £ S d May 4/6 for recording former account Current. . . . . . .} 38 1 4¾ 1782 paid Joseph Scott sundry debts in full his share the estate} Feb.y to amount exclusive of Interest . . . . . . . . . }279 6 4 Oc.t paid Thomas Coffield . . . . . . .his acc.t . . . 3 paid Cap.t Nicholas Maget ex'or of Davis D.o 1 1 10 paid Cap.t Elias Herring D.o . . . . 6 3 paid William Hines D.o . . . . 8 15 6 1783 paid Vareous Executors Drakes and Scotts bond &c. . . . 19 6 2 August paid Giles Smelly . . . . . . . .his acc.t . . . 11 13 6 depreciation on Elizabeth Densons debt . . . . .} Settled by judgment of Court } 17 5 d.o on 13-12- 6 received of Faurguson & Fowler in 1779 [?] 13 8 6 paid clerk 1347.lb Tob.o part 15/. & part @ 12/6 . . . . 8 8 4½ paid Richard Edwards Shff Ticket . . . . . . . . 1 15 7½ paid Col.o Benjamin Blunt Shff Ticket . . . . 1 2 6 paid clerk Isle of Wight at 2 times 622.lb Tob.o . . . . 3 17 9 carried up [page break] [p.] 274 Paid Miriam Scott for self and as Guardian to the orphans Viz_ In June 1783 . . £ 30_ 0_ 0 August 1783 . . 42_17_ 4 September 1783 . . 192_ 2_ 0 December 1783 . . 19_13_ 2 January 1784 . . 93_ 1_ 4 March 1784 . . 18_15_ 4 September 1784 . . 6_ 4_ 6 October 1784 . . 14_ 3_ 0 November 1784 . . 76_ 0_ 0 March 1785 . . 34_ 5_ 2 August 1785 . . 80_ 0_ 0 May 1786 . . 21_ 5_ 9 April 1787 . . 108_ 8_10 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ amount paid Guardian 745 15 11 1784 paid Clerk ticket 1699.lb Tobacco . . . . . . 10 12 4½ Novr. paid Col.o Blunt shff for d.o 541.lb d.o . . . . . 3 7 7½ 1785 March paid Robert Goodwyn clks Tickets 127.lb Tobacco . . . . . 14 8 1786 April paid Charles Briggs shff d.o . . . . . . . . . . 7 6 October paid clks 631.lb Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . 3 18 1½ Novr. Paid Col.o Blunt 1 shff Ticket. . . . . . . . . . . 4 10 7 paid Barnaby Drake by Credit to his acc.t ball due Sarah Drake 2 11 Credit to Jeremiah Draper am.t of receipt produced . . . . 6 11 paid Elizabeth Hines by Credit to Charles Hines dec.d } agreeable to former directions amitted to be then entered} 3 13 1½ 1787 April paid Col.o Richard Kello his account for fees . . . . . 27 13 6 paid Bartholomew Scutchings his account . . . . . . . 1 paid Cap.t Cocke Commissions on Barretts ex'or being . . } credited here in amount of Costs' received . . . . . . } 9 3 1787 paid Cap.t Lewis Joyner shff Ticket . . . . . . . . . 13 1½ January to pay The clerk for recording This acct . . . . . . 9 My expences disbursments &c. in settleing the estate . . . 60 12 3 Outstanding debts Exclusive of Interest now due the estate 1014 4 6½ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 2286 4¾ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ To ballance Pr. contra . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 _ 3 To paid miriam Scott as Guardian to the orphans &c in } outstanding debts exclusive of interest due thereon to} 927 10 4 amount of . . . . . . . . . . . . } To debts due the estate still in my hands. . . . . . 86 14 2½ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1132 4 9½ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ To ballance due the ex'or Pr. contra . . . . . . . 115 10 5 [page break] [p.] 275 C.r Contra 1780 By debts due the estate Pr. account rendered . . . . . 1782 12 10 1783 Augs.t By Barnaby Drake's acc.t for his bond &c. paid Var. sevs. exors.... 19 6 2 1788 By Joseph Scott's d.o for his Pam.t of sundry debts } paid for the estate since he received his part . . . } 3 16 By John Underwood d.o for paying William Hines for heirs...} agreeable to Ja.s Jordan Scotts assumsitt. . . . . } 1 3 2 By Matthew Underwoods d.o for d.o . . . . . . . . . 5 10 By Interest received of sundries (or debitts) of settlement} on taking New specialty . . . . . . . . . . }296 9 6¾ By Sundry Costs received or charged. . . . . . . . 58 6 3 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 2167 19 9¾ By ballance Jord. Denson . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 _ 3 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 2286 _ 8¾ _____________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Jan.y 23.rd By debts due the Estate at this time . . . . . . . 1814 4 6½ By Miriam Scott to receive of her . . . . . . . . 2 9 10 By ballance the Executor . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 10 5 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1132 4 9½ _____________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ By debts due the Estate in my hands to collect . . . . 86 14 2½ By int. due on D.o to this time . . . . . . . . . 28 16 2½ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 115 10 5 January the 23.rd 1788 Errors Excepted Pr. Jn.Denson Ex'or~ In Obedience to an Order of the Worshipful the Court of Southampton County to us directed we have Examined the anexed account and find it justly stated Given under our hands this 15.th day of July Anno Domini 1788 Shadrach Lewis A. Jones ~ Jas. Vick At a Court held for the County } ¯¯¯¯"¯¯¯¯ of Southampton the 11.th day of Sep.t 1788 This Acc.t Current of the estate of Jas. Jord. Scott dec.d was reported and ordered to be recorded - ________________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 4, 1783-1797, pp. 273-75 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 17 Additional information: James Jordan SCOTT left will 20 Oct 1774, proved 14 Dec 1774. Southampton Co. WB3:139-41; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/s300j1wl.txt Guardian accounts for his 4 minor children, with their guardian, James' widow Miriam SCOTT, Dec 1777 - Aug 1779, is recorded in Southampton Co. Guardians Accounts, 1771-1779, p. 86; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/s300j1gd.txt Division of the estate's slaves is recorded in Deed Book 6, pp. 570-71, and is noted in Court Order Book 1784-89, p. 213, 12 Oct 1786; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/06db570.txt [BLUNT, BRIGGS, COFFIELD, DENSON, DRAKE, DRAPER, EDWARDS, GOODWYN, HERRING, HINES, JONES, JOYNER, KELLO, LEWIS, MAGET, SCOTT, SCUTCHINGS, SMELLY, UNDERWOOD, VICK] Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris, Zoobug64@aol.com [brackets & line breaks mine] file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/s300j1ac.txt