ROSS COUNTY OHIO - PROBATE: Estate of John England, 23 June 1847
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Submitter: Emma Moore
Submitter: emmamae@ivillage.com
Date: October 21, 2001
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This Estate is No. 294 filed at the Ross County Archives, located
behind the Ross County Courthouse in Chillicothe, Ohio. William England
was my fourth great grandfather. emmamae@ivillage.com
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Emma in Ross County, OH
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The State of Ohio, Ross County, ss.
John N. Keith President: Thomas Orr, Owen L. Reeves & Joseph Blacker
Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said county.
To John England
WHEREAS, At a Court held by us, on the 23d day of June Anno Domini, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-seven at the Court House in Chillicothe,
in the county aforesaid, it was made appear unto us that William England
of said county, had then lately died intestate, leaving, at the time of
his death, goods, and chattels within said county–by means whereof the
ordering and granting administration of, all and singular, the goods,
chattels, moneys, rights and credits, belonging to said deceased, at the
time of his death, and also the auditing, allowing and finally discharging
the count thereof, doth appertain unto us; therefore we do grand unto you,
the said John England full power to administer and faithfully dispose of,
according to law, all and singular, the said goods, chattels, moneys,
rights, credits, and the proceeds of all the real estate of the deceased,
that may be sold for the payment of his debts, and all other assets
belonging to the estate of said deceased, that may come into your hands,
to be administered; to ask, demand, sue for and receive the debts which
unto the deceased, at the time of his death did belong; to pay the debts
of the said deceased to the extent of the assets that may come into your
hands; and the requirements of the law; and, generally, to perform, all
and singular, the duties of administrator of said estate. Hereby
requiring you, within three months, to cause a notice of your appointment
to be published, in some newspaper of general circulation in said county,
for three consecutive weeks; to make and return, (after giving due notice
thereof, according to law) upon oath, into this Court, a true inventory
of all the goods, chattels, moneys, rights and credits of the deceased,
which are by law to be administered, all of which shall be appraised by
Richard Boyer, Wm. Wiltshire & Aaron Vanskoyk under oath or affirmation;
which inventory shall contain a particular statement of all bonds,
mortgages, notes, and all other securities for the payment of money,
belonging to said deceased, specifying the name of the debtor and each
security, the date, the sum originally payable, the endorsements thereon,
if any, with their dates, and the sum which, in the judgment of said
appraisers, can be collected on each security; and, also, a statement of
all other debts and accounts belonging to the deceased, specifying the
name of the debtor, the date, the balance or thing due, and the value or
sum which can be collected thereon, in the judgment of said appraisers;
and, also, an account of all moneys, whether in specie, or bank bills,
or other circulating medium, and shall be signed by the appraisers: To
adjust and settle up the accounts of said estate, and file an account of
your administration in the Clerk’s office of said Court, within eighteen
months, unless further time be allowed: And, generally, to observe and
perform, all and singular, the duties of administrator of said estate.
And we do, by these presents, depute, constitute and appoint you
administrator of, all and singular, the goods, chattels, moneys, rights,
credits and effects which were of the said deceased. In testimony whereof,
we have caused the attestation of our Clerk and the Seal of our said Court
to be hereunto affixed.
Witness, ANGUS L. FULLERTON, Clerk of the said Court, this 23
day of June A.D. 1847
Angus L Fullerton, Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we John England, Jacob England & John Aikin,
current money, to the payment of which well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves,
our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these
presents.
Witness our hands and seals, this 23 day of June A.D. 1847
Whereas, the Court of common Please for the county of Ross and State Ohio this
day appoint John England administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels
which were of William England late of said County, deceased.
Now the condition of the above obligation is such that if the said John England
as administrator as aforesaid, will make and return into Court, on oath, within
three months, a true inventory of all moneys, good, chattels, rights, and credits,
of the deceased, which have or shall come to his possession or knowledge; and also,
if required by the Court, an inventory of the real estate of the deceased. To
administer according to law, all the moneys, goods, chattels, rights and credits
of the deceased, and the proceeds of all his real estate, that may be sold for the
payment of his debts, which shall at any time come to the possession of the
administrator, or to the possession of any other person for him. To render upon
oath a true account of his administration within eighteen months, and at any other
times when required by the Court or the law. To pay and balance remaining in his
hands upon the settlement of his accounts, to such persons as the Court or the law
shall direct. And to deliver letters of administration into Court, in case any will
of the deceased shall be thereafter duly proved and allowed; then this obligation to
be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Signed sealed and delivered his
in presence of John “X” England
mark
his
Wm Jamison, Dept Clk Jacob “X” England
mark
John Aiken
State of Ohio, Ross County, ss
Before Me Andrew McColister a Justice of the of the Peace for said County, personally
appeared William Wiltshire, Aaron Vanscoy and Richard A. Boyer, who were duly sworn,
to truly honestly and impartially appraise the personal property of the late William
England deceased, late of the Township of Huntington and County aforesaid, which shall
be exhibited to them, and perform the other duties required by law in the premises,
according to the best of their knowledge and ability. Richard A. Boyer
Aaron Vanscoy
William Wiltshire
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of September AD 1847
Andrew McCollister, JP
The deceased haveing left a widow, we set off to her the following property without
appraising the same, as directed by statute,
one bed and bed clothing................................... $ 20.00
two scillets and one iron pot.............................. 1.50
two split botum chaires.................................... .50
one chest.................................................. .50
1 Do................................................... .25
1 bred bowl................................................ .50
$ 23.20
We the before named, appraisers of the property of William England deceased, after being
duly sworn, have made an inventory and appraisement thereof as follows, a note on Samuel
Bussard dated 10th May 1847 for four dollars full value $ 4.00
part of a set of Blacksmith tools.......................... 25.00
one Rifle Gun.............................................. 12.00
one cow.................................................... 12.00
a Note on Ira Spearback collected by Eli Parmer
date not recalected for.................................... 6.50
$59.50
John England a son of the widow perposed 40.00
keeping his mother one year for $40.00. $19.50
We the appraisers therefore allow the widow for her maintenance for one year fourty
dollars.
The State of Ohio Ross County ss
John England adm. of William England does make oath that the aforegoing
Inventory is in all respects just and correct that it contains a true statement of
all the Estate and property of the decs beings assets & c which have come to his
possession or knowledge and more particularly of all monies bank bills or other
circulating medium belonging to the desc and of all just claims of the decs
against him the admr or other persons according to the best of his knowledge &
belief
his
John “X” England
mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 30 day of Sept 1847
Angus L Fullerton, Clerk
What appears to be notes jotted down on a piece of blue paper:
William England, dec’d
John England, admr.
Sureties
Jacob England
Joshua Seney (crossed out)
John Aikin
Personal property
$ 60– Bone $150
Rich’d Boyer
Wm Wiltshire
Aaron Vanscoyk
written on other side:
Pickens, O
Jno. owes note - to Mendenhall-
M.
Assignation
Hank A. Greenawalt
G. Handy to bear without assignment