In the matter of the Estate of John Sammons dec'd
Petition
Rec'd March 12 1853
G.A. Dunlap, Clerk
STATE OF ILLINOIS, Morgan County }SS COUNTY COURT } IN THE MATTER OF the Estate of John Sammons TO THE COUNTY COURT OF SAID COUNTY The petition of Jeremiah Cox Respectfully showeth that John Sammons departed this life at his residence in this County on or about the 10th day of February 1853 intestate --- That said deceased died possessed of certain personal property in the State of Illinois, the value whereof does not exceed the sum of about Eight hundred Dollars, as your petitioner has been informed and believes, that said deceased has left him surviving Robert Sammons, Wm L. Sammons, Thomas Sammons, Abner Sammons, Mary Anderson wife of John Anderson, Martha Shuff wife of John Shuff, and James Sammons the last named being a Minor WHO are the only next of kin, that said deceased was -------------- an inhabitant of the County of Morgan, by means whereof, as your petitioner has been informed and believes the ORDERING and GRANTING Administration of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits, whereof said deceased died possessed in said State, and also the auditing, allowing and final discharging the Accounts thereof, doth belong unto the County of Court of said County: Your petitioner therefore prays that you will appoint him the said Jeremiah Cox administrator of the said John Sammons giving letters to him as such ----- Jeremiah Cox _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ STATE OF ILLINOIS } Morgan County, )SS, Jeremiah Cox the above named petitioner being duly sworn and examined before G.A. Dunlap Clerk of the County Court of Morgan County, do depose and say that I have heard the foregoing petition read, to which I have subscribed my name, and that I know the contents thereof, and that the same are true of my knowledge, except as to these matters therein stated to be on information or belief and as to those matters I believe the same to be true. SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, THIS 14th day of March 1853 Jeremiah Cox GA Dunlap Clerk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sale Bill Estate of John Sammons Sale Bill of the Personal Property goods and Chattel of John Sammons Deceased Sale in Morgan Co. Illi April the 7th 1853 Name of Purchaser Description of Property Price Wm James one grindstone $ .80 A Sammons " Pot .60 I Dicens Sundries .10 A Sammons Uven Skillet & Lid .10 " Do " and Teakettle & Lid .30 Wm Sammons " Kettle .20 George Baker " gun 3.95 John Anderson " Chair .50 Do " Bed and Pillars 8.00 George Ragan " Pair of Blankets 1.00 Do " " " " 1.75 " " Blanket & Comfort .25 " " Coverlit Comfort & Strawtick .80 George Baker " Comfort .70 Chas Sample " Bedstead 2.00 Benj Hamilton " Clock and sundries .70 A Sammons " steelyards .55 H Hunter " Andiron & sundries .25 Mr Long " Sundries .10 John Lowery " Churn .25 Stephen Cole Reeds .30 Do Wheel .15 Do " and spools 1.50 M Blackburn " Bureau 4.50 George Baker " Table 4.05 Allen Black " Crosscut Saw .75 George Baker " Loom 1.75 Abner Sammons 2 Boxes .25 H Hunter " Forks & Hoe .10 R Metcalf " Plows .50 Wm Sammons " do .25 ----- $37.60 Name of Purchaser Description of Property Price S Garret 1 Cart $ 1.05 H Bowyer " Bay mare 106.00 Wm Sammons " gray Horse 80.50 I Harris 10 Sheep first Choice 32.50 Mr Dinwiddie " " 2d " 30.00 I Harris " " 3d " 24.00 Do 4 " 6.00 Wm Sammons 1 Brood sow first choice 8.25 George Ragan " " " 2d " 8.10 " " " " " 3d " 6.60 E Metcalf " " " 4th " 5.95 Wm James " " " 5th " 5.35 Stephen Plaxton 5 Shoats first choice 30.00 Do " " 2d " 24.00 I Web " " 3d " 15.00 John Tailor 7 Shoats more or less $2.85per19.95 A Black 6 " " " " .50 3.00 G Long 1 Yoke of Oxen 84.00 H Fitch 8 three year old steers 164.00 Do 1 Red 11.00 Mr Branstetter 1 Cow 20.50 H Fitch 1 Roan Heifer 20.25 Jame Baker 2 Bull Calves 16.00 Do " steer " 12.50 " " " Heifer " 15.90 ------- 750.40 Amount carried over 37.60 ------- $788.00 April the 7th 1853 I certify that the forgoing is a list of the property, goods & Chattles, offered for sale at the residence of John Sammons late of Morgan County state of Ill Deceased Charles Cox Auctioneer April the 7th 1853 I do hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the Sale Bill, of the Personal Property, goods and Chattles, of John Sammons late of Morgan County state of Illinois Deceased given under my hand Chas Sample }Clerk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeremiah Cox, Administrator of the Estate of John Sammons In account Current with Said Estate To amount of proceeds Sate of personal property as per date bill filed 788.00 The following amounts Collected on Notes Charged Me On Inventory Rec'd of John Jackson on full of his Note 203.12 Cash of Geo Harris on his 21.70 Cash of John Black on his a/c not on Inventory 1.00 ------ $1013.82 This amt due from Abner Sammons for Rent 120.00 " " " " Thomas Sammons " " 31.00 " " " " William Sammons " " 18.00 ------ 169.00 1182.82 C_______? By Amount of R Metcalfs Account (1) 12.00 " " Note to W C Stribling (2) 58.85 " " a/c Thomas Stringer (3) 7.00 " " " Samuel Garrett (4) 2.70 " " " SM Donald (5) 3.55 " " " W Branson for Coffin (6) 11.00 " " " Ed S Cavanaugh (7) 2.25 " " " William R. Deathridge (8) 5.00 " " " S W McConnell (9) 18.33 " " " CR Million (10) 2.38 " " " David Prince (11) 3.00 " " " EJ Dunlap Medical (12) 10.00 " " " N English (13) 4.75 " " " Sam M Profser? (14) 5.00 " " " Geo A Dunlap Clerks fees (15) 9.15 " " Carried forward 154.96 To Amount of Admt debit brot forward 1182.82 C_______? By amt of demands brot forward $ 154.96 " " Clerk for H w Circuit Court, in the} law of John Jackson vs Admts } (16) 8.87 " " H BMcClure attorneys fees in Saml Cou?(17) " " Com? of 6 per Cent to Admtor 1013.82 70.96 " " Mat Stacy Clerk for this Settlement (18) 6.70 " " Cash paid Taxes of 1852 (19) 15.56 " " " " " " 1853 (20) 11.28 " " " " C Cox Cuer? of Sale (21) 2.00 " " " " C Sample Clerk (22) 2.00 " " " " Elias Metcalf app Clerk (23) 1.75 " " " " John Black appraiser (24) 0.75 " " " " Robert Metcalf " (25) 0.75 " " " " Brown & McClure attorneys } for obtaining deed to John Jackson by order of Circuit ___? (26) 7.50 " " " " Tomb Stones (27) 36.00 " " " " Cedar Trusfor haveno vo? 2.00 ------ 327.08 ------ $855.74 I Jeremiah Cox hereby report the foregoing account as Containing all personal assetts that has Come to My hands for Said Estate With the demands filed and allowed against Said Estate all of Which I have fully paid - leaving in My hands $855.76 for distribution betwn to 7 Children & legal heirs of dec'd -- Which will be 122.25 to Each to Wit, Robert Sammons, William S Sammons, Thomas Sammons, Abner Sammons, Mary Sammons wife of John Anderson, Martha Shuff wife of John Shuff and James Sammons, and I am ready to pay all of them that I have Not heretofor paid and who are not in debted to Said Estate Jeremiah Cox Ad.
Charlotte
Curlee Ramsey
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