Recently the will of John E and Ina E Hughes from Shelby Co., AL arrived from the archives from which it was ordered.
The copy was faded and the writing extremely difficult to read. I am posting it as I was best able to decipher:
(illegible word) 1841 Wm March; T.D. Sworn to
The State of Alabama - Shelby County} Subscribe to the administrator
before me this 25th Nov. 1941 as an inventory of the estate of Samuel Sentall deceased - Elisha Tumen
C.H. Gibbs (illegible)
An appraise Bill}
Estate } an appraisment of the property belonging
Ina E. Hughs } to John E. Hughes dec'd
1 Broken Set of Blacksmith Tools $ 25.00
2 Acres 1 Hoe & Manure $ 3.50
3 (illegible) 21 head screw $2.00
1 lot of foisem beds and 2 clewces (?) $ 2.00
1 hand (illegible) drawing chisel & square $ 2.00
16 1/4 and 1 3/4 auger 2 foot adds $ 2.00
2 set plough gear & 1 Log Chain $5.00
1 pair saddle bags $3.50
1 Rifle gun William (illegible) $ 12.00
57.00
State of Alabama} Washington Crawford
Shelby County } personally appeared before me (illegible) justice
of the peace Washington Crawford who being sworn in due form of law with the above appraised bill is (illegible) states (illegible) (illegible) Washington Crawford before me this March 1840 (illegible)(illegible)
State of Alabama}Before me Wahington Justice of the Peace(illegible)(illegible)
Shelby County }(illegible) that the above appraised bill is just and true estate sworn to and subscribed to before me this 4th April 1840 John Singleton Justice of the Peace. William Camdon 1844
Ina E Hughs }
Settlement of }Simon Chapman adm. of J E. Hughes dec'd has (illegible) and
Administration} collected in all $75.75
Chapman Adm of J. E. Hughes dec'd
has paid out voucher no 1 $15.00
'' 2 4.12
'' 3 30.75
'' 4 27.58
'' 5 10.90
'' 6 8.00
'' 7 4.37 1/2
'' 8 4.06 1/4
9 6.00
$113.03 1/4
fee to McClanahan in this count 10.00
cost in this count 5.00
ba bo 3.50
ba bo 1.25
ba bo 2.50
$135.28 1/4
ba bo 5.00
cost of settlement 3.50
$144.53 1/4
I'm sorry that I could not get the formatting right, but the columns would not align.
The only thing I found on all of this, other than Hughs, there is the name McClanahan. This family was very close to my dad's family in Morgan Co., AL.
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I'm wondering if anyone recognizes this John Hughes family.
He is listed as probably having died in Blount Co., AL.
Posted by JHSGran at December 6, 2008 11:49 AM