SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - George Washington, 24 Jul 1786 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- The Estate of George Washington,Deceased In Account Current with Sarah Washington, Executor To paid Joshua Beale, his account £ 0 2 6 Cash paid John Powell for crying up the estate 4 days 0 4 0 Ditto paid the appraisers 0 12 0 Ditto paid Doctor Thomas Peete, his account 0 15 0 Ditto paid Sheriff, his acccount for the special tax 5 5 11 Paid ditto for certificate tax 3-9-10 certificate 0 3 0 Cash paid Benjamin Walter, his account 0 2 9 Ditto paid Olive Johnson for work Ditto paid for salt, wheat & making clothes for (doesn't say 1 11 5 who clothes were for) Ditto paid Col. Richard Kello for advise 1 10 0 Ditto to be paid the secretary, his fee 0 5 0 Ditto for brandy at the last sale 0 4 0 To my expenses and disbursement in settling the estate 16 3 6 To paid the clerk, his ticket 2 5 1-1/2 To debts not collected being disputed on the lettor 1 14 6 insolvent, viz: Barnaby Drake Jr 22/6 Capt Josiah Vick 6/, John Waller, dec'd, 6/ 3- 9-10 31 18 8-1/2 To ballance due the csh? 30- 9-10 347 10 4 35 18 10 379 9 2 To my share and proportion of the estate, vizt one fourth 86 17 7 To paid Joseph Beale, David Washington specific legacy sum 13 10 2 to administer To paid John Darden, his wife's specific legacy 15 19 8 and to amt 9-4-6 & paper currency £500-0-0 Reduced by the sale to 66-15-2 To in my hands as guardians to Zebediah Washington, 9 11 2-1/2 his specific legacy and to amt £5-10-1-1/2 and 300-0-0 paper currency reduced 176 18 9-1/2 by the sale is 4-1-1 9-4-5 ) 221 11 8-1/2 To ballance carried over 24-6-9 ) 32-9-0-6 By the amt of the sale of the estate sold in Oct & Dec 1783 303 19 6-1/2 & June 1784, payable December 1784 By cash received for some trifles sold at private sale 1 11 11 By cash found in the house 55 11 1 By outstanding debts due the state is pd them with 18 6 6 found in the house By certificate received for the estate 35-18-10 379 9 0 By balance due the state 32-9-0 and (nothing written after) 347 10 4 The Estate of George Washington, Deceased in Account Current with Sarah Washington, Executor To paid Joshua Beale, David Washington 37-17-3 share of the residueal of the estate To paid John Darden for his wife's vizt: 73-17-3 Martha Washington shaare of the residual To reserved in my hands as guardian 73-17-3 to Zebediah Washington, his share of To remainder of the estate £221-11-9 By ballance carried over 24-6-9 Credit £221-11-8-1/2 Errors excepted pd Sarah Washington Executor In obedience to an Order of Southampton County Court, we have examined the above account and find it to be justly stated, given under our hands this 24th day of July 1786. Joseph Scott, Jr A. Jones At a Court held for the County of Southmark the 11th day of July 1786 This Account Current of the estate of George Washington reported and ordered to be recorded. Vizt is an abbreviation for videlicet meaning "that is to say, namely". Source: Library of Virginia, Will Book 4, 1783-1797 Southampton Co, VA Reel 17, pages 180-181 Note: Numbers may not add properly due to my inability to properly decipher them. The copy was extremely difficult to read Note: 2nd line of this document it speaks of "crying up this estate". One of the definitions for crying is: calling for immediate notice or remedy. ___________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________