Sussex Co., Virginia - William Wren Account 1821 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Contributed by Christie Canfield **************************************************************** The Estate of William Wren in accompt with John W. Watkins Admr with the will annexed 1821 Janry 1 By balance due the estate this day including Principal and Interest as p formes accompt currant upon which sum no liens missions had been charged. 778.57 4 To 6 p Cent Commission on that sum 46.71 To pd John M. Jeffries attorney at law 10.00 paid Clerks of Sussex 1.40 Apl 12 To amount of debt & cost which said debt is included in amount of sales and is lost after my having used proper cautions to save the same as p Execution as Hamblin Jr, & Lane 20.21 June 2 paid Joseph Sebrell in full of bonds placed in William Wren's hands to collect or return 6.00 July 1 paid Lydia Wren for boarding and clothing Wm & Lydia Wren infant children of the decd while they were not at school this year 50.00 Clerks ticket .44 Sept 12 Cash retained in my own hands for boarding schooling & books for Wm Wren 10.69 Nov 10 To Cash paid Elisha Everett agent of John Hamblin in full of bonds placed in the hands of Wm Wren to collect as p arbitration and rect 41.62 Dec 25 paid James Dillard for Benj. Bate attorney for Allen Hined note of decd under seal as security for John Davis 22.13 31 To bal due the estate 569.37 By Interest on $569.37 34.16 778.57 778.57 34.16 1822 Janry 1 By balance due the estate 569.37 34.16 paid Sally Wren in full of her portion of the estate of Richd Wren decd which was in the hands of Wm Wren his executor 110.00 paid Lyddia Wren for Clothing Mary, Anna Wm, Lyddia orphans of the decd 20.06 paid Clerks ticket 1.89 13 paid Deborah Wren Legitee of decd in part her portion of estate 10.00 1823 Mar 7 Paid James Tresvant attorney at Law prect? 16.00 Nov 7 Paid Hamblin Hargrave for tuition of William Anna & Lydia Wren orphans of the decd 6.75 To cash retained in my own hands for boarding William Wren past year 16.67 12 paid Nicholas Presson for tuition of William Wren 4.00 paid Samuel Phillips prect 2.34 31 paid Deborah Wren Legatee prect 23.75 By cash received of John Hargrave for open a/c 3.00 Commission on ditto .18 By interest on $355.82 that being the bal due the estate this time 21.35 By Lyddia Wrens note given the admr as it was discovered he had paid her more than her portion of the estate 93.39 By Julia Wrens not having paid her too much 8.77 By Elijah Wrens note having paid him too much 20.68 on which three notes I allow no Commissions To balance due the estate 478.66 695.21 695.21 55.56 1823 Janry 1 By balance due the estate 478.66 55.51 Dec 31 By Interest on ditto 28.71 To balance due the estate 478.66 478.66 478.66 84.22 1824 Janry 1 By balance due the estate 478.66 84.22 Sept 24 To paid Mary Wren a legatee 144.22 Dec 31 To Cash retained in my own hands to pay Clerk for order to audit this act. & recording same 1.49 To ditto to pay William Dobie for auditing and copying this acct. 3.00 To balance due the estate 329.93 By Interest on $329.93 19.80 478.66 478.66 104.02 1825 Janry 1 By bal due the estate on principal 329.93 By Interest brought in 104.02 Bal due the estate including interest 433.95 In pursuance of an order from Sussex County Court bearing date December Court 1824 I have after being duly audited and Stated the annexed accompt currant of John W. Watkins Administrator with the will annexed (but the order says Executor) of William Wren decd and am of opinion he has sufficient and legal vouchers for all payments by him made and do find a balance due the estate in the hands of said admr on the first day of January 1825 of four hundred thirty three dollars and ninety five cents including interest and am of opinion he should pay interest thereon till paid. William Dobie At a Court held for Sussex County the 3rd day of February 1825. This account Current of the estate of William Wren decd was returned audited and with the auditors report ordered to be recorded. Teste L Lanier Clk Sussex County, VA Will Book K, pgs 201-203 FHLC #34159