WAYNE COUNTY, TN - COURT - Guardian Settlement Books

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James Hollis Letters Testamentary

State of Tennessee Wayne County Court January session 1850
Whereas it appears to the court here that Thomas GIST is dead and
having made no last will and testament and application being made by James
Hollis to have letters of administration granted to him upon all and singular
the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the said deceased and he having
given Bond and Security as is by law in such cases required where upon the
Court ordered that he have Letters accordingly Those are therefore to
authorize you the said James Hollis to enter into and upon all and singular
the good & Chattels rights and credits of the said Thomas Gist deceased and
the same in your possession take when and where to be found in this state and
a true and perfect Inventory thereof take and return into our ensuing County
Court an Oath and all of the Just Debts of the intestate pay so far as the
said estate will amount or contend and the residue thereof deliver to those
who have a right there to by Law here in fail not. Witness Wm. James Clerk
of the County Court of Wayne County at office the first Monday in January
1850
Wm. Jones Clerk

Wm. Hollis & Francis M. Hollis, Letters Admins

State of Tennessee Wayne County October term of County Court 1857

This day Wm. Hollis and Francis M. Hollis comes into open Court and made application to the Court for Letters of Administration to Issue to them upon the Estate of JOHN HOLLIS deceased and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the said John Hollis is dead and having left no last will and testament the application was granted accordingly.

These are therefore to authorize and empower you the said Wm. Hollis and Francis M. Hollis to enter in and upon all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits of the Estate of the said John Hollis deceased, whensoever to be found in the State of Tennessee and the same to take into your possession that you make and return upon oath to our next succeeding County Court a true and perfect Inventory of same that you pay all of the Just debts of the said Estate and the remainder if any pay over to those who may be entitled to the same by law This 5th day of October 1837

Witness Wm. Jones Clerk of our said Court

Wm. Jones Clerk

JOHN H. HOLLIS Decd. account of sale

Individuals who purchased at the sale. The items sold are impossible to determine.

ELIZABETH HOLLIS, A. B. DICKSON, F. M. HOLLIS, H. T. HERROW, A. B. DIXON, J.E. BRADLEY, JONES FRANKLIN, JOHN HITCHCOCK Total purchases + cash on hand on 13.75

Total sale in first column of 1,115.79

JONES SPRINGER, ELIZABETH HOLLIS, JACOB FREEZE, P. HOLLIS, COLMAN WELLS, A. J. POWELL, D. M. STEWARD, P. H. JOHNSON, F. M. HOLLIS, J.N. JONES, JAMES M. HOLLIS, ELI HOLLIS, T. W. H. HOLLIS, D. M. STEWART, J.C. BRADLEY, L. H. McKAY?, A. B. DIXON, P. BENNETT, Rec. on Judgment 96.35

On half ______note. $323.45

1408.85

State of Tennessee Wayne County

We, Wm. HOLLIS & F. M. HOLLIS have sworn that the above is a true & perfect Inventory of the effect of John Hollis decd. that have come to our knowledge.

Sworn to & subscribed on 4 January 1858

Wm. Hollis

F. M. Hollis

Transcribed by Martha Thayer from copies of the original documents from Guardians Settlements Books of Wayne County, TN.

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