SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Benjamin Steward, 1799 (partial) --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Debtor: The Estate of Liddia Steward & Benjamin Steward, Dec'd in Account Current With James Hosea 1799 1798 To paid Augustine Cocke motion for 0 15 0 By part of the sale lots by 13 15 1 ad. Liddia Steward To 13-3/4 bushells corn for feeding 4 2 6 1799 August a horse belonging to the estate By remaining part of the 16 3 1 at 30/, barrel estate sold by me To 1 qt brandy at the sale 0 1 6 By balance of Matthew 2 12 1 To pd for stamped paper 0 0 7 Faircloths note due the To pd for a copy of a Will 0 3 0 estate ___________ To pd Col. Kello as Clerk 0 14 8 32 10 3 To pd James Bell, his account 0 6 0 To pd Richard Ricks for coffin 1 4 0 To pd clerk for commission for 0 4 0 auditors To pd Dock Irwin, his account 0 10 6 To pd Augustine Cocke for filing? 3 0 0 suit To pd clerk for recording Acct Curr. 0 5 0 To commission on £32-10-3 @ 5percent 1 12 6 12 19 3 Balance due the state as per contra 19 11 0 32 10 3 Pursuant to an Order of the worshipfull Court of Southampton bearing date July 1800, we, the undersigned have examined, stated and settled James Hoseas account of his administration on the Estate of Benjamin Steward, deceased and find a balance due the estate as above, given under our hands this day ..... At a Court held for the County of Southmark the 20th day of October 1800 (end of page) Source: Library of Virginia, Will Book 5, 1797-1804 Southampton Co, VA Reel 17, page 214 Note: This document is listed as a "partial", however, there is very litle missing, probably just the words that the document was ordered to be recorded. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Von Mings Stachon vonstac@comcast.net ___________________________________________________________________