Submitted By: Janet Fryar Rohlfs
RHODY ALLEN PROBATE PAPERS BOX #1 JEFFERSON CO., IL Know all men by these presents that we Henry B. Maxey, James Johnson, & William Maxey & Garrison Greenwood are held and firmly bound unto the people of the State of Illinois in the sum of two thousand dollars for the payment whereof will and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and twenty. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bounden Henry B. Maxey and James Johnson administrators of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of Rhody Allen deceased, do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels, and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of them the said Henry B. Maxey & James Johnson or unto the hands and possession of any person or persons for them and the same so made to exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the county commissioners court of Jefferson County at or before the fifteenth day of September instant and the same goods chattels and credits and all other goods chattels and credits of the said deceased at the time of his death, which at any time hereafter shall come to the hands or possession of the said Henry B. Maxey & James Johnson or unto the hands of any other person or persons for them do well and truly administer according to law and further do make or cause to be made a true and just account of his said administration at or before the fifth day of September 1821 and all the rest and residue of said goods chattels and credits which shall be found remaining upon the said administrators account (the same being first examined and allowed of by the county commissioners court of the county where the said administration is granted) shall deliver and pay unto said person or persons respectively, as the said county commissioners in the respective county by their decree or sentence pursuant to the true intent and meaning of law shall limit and appoint, and if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the said deceased, and the executor or executors therein named do exhibit the same unto the said court making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly, if the said Henry B. Maxey and James Johnson within bound, being thereunto required, render and deliver the said letters of administration, approbation of such testament being first had and made in the said court, then this obligation to be void and of none effect or else to remain in full force and virtue.
Done in presence of The sale papers are very old and crumbling. Some pieces are missing, but most of it is readable. The ? indicate part missing or something unreadable. There are 8 pages of the sale, but no final page for totals, etc., so there could have been more. Articles purchased at the sale of Rhody Allen, Dec’d, 10th October 1820.
NAME ITEM(S) AM’T John Wilkerson 1 sorrel mare & bell 23.00 Ditto 1 coult 21.00 Elihew Maxey 1 bay? filly 48.00 Lucinda Allen 1 sorrel mare 50.50 John Wilkerson 1 picle? Cow 8.50 James Johnson 1 steer 4.00 W. B. Maxey 1 cow & calf 5.50 Lucinda Allen 1 cow & calf 10.25 Davis Whiteside 1 cow 6.50 Lucinda Allen 1 cow 8.75 Ditto 1 red heifer 6.00 Ditto 1 sow & 10 hogs 5.25 Ditto 4 first choice ? 6.31 ¼ Bennett N. Maxey Five hogs 7.52 ½ Wm. Maxey Four first choice ? 7.00 Ditto Four second choice ? ? Lucinda Allen Five last choice ? ? William Maxey 1 rifle gun ? H. B. Maxey 1 shot gun & mol…? ? Lucinda Allen 1 loom ? William Maxey ? ? AM’T BROUGHT FORWARD 259.56 ¼ Fleming Greenwood 1 axe 1.18 ¾ Lucinda Allen 1 axe 1.43 ¾ James Johnson 1 broad axe 1.56 ¼ Lewis Johnson 1 hand axe .75 Joseph Reed 2 iron wedges 1.25 William Maxey 1 kettle & hooks 8.25 Lucinda Allen 1 small kettle & bail 1.18 ¾ Ditto 1 ? & lid 1.18 ¾ Ditto 1 oven & lid 3.31 ¾ Ditto 1 pot 4.18 ¾ Benjamin Hood 1 cross saw 5.25 John Wilkerson 1 log chain 4.56 ¼ William Hicks 1 collar ? & chains 3.00 Isaac Hicks 1 claw hammer .50 Lewis Johnson 1 ? hammer .81 ¼ James D…. 1 hand saw 1.06 ¼ Lewis Johnson 1 hand saw 2.31 ¼ William Maxey 1 hand saw 1.87 ½ James D… 1 Tennon saw 1.06 ¼ Edward ….. 1 spool boner .06 ¼ Henry B… 1 fore plane .62 ½ ? 1 jointer .75 ? 1 Jack plane .40 ¾ ? Casey 1 Jack plane .371/2 ? ? 4.00 AM’T BROUGHT FORWARD 312.18 ¾ Henry B. Maxey 1 pair team passes .25 Thomas Casey 1 ditto .25 James Johnson 1 drawing knife 1.31 ¼ Lucinda Allen 1 drawing knife .56 ¼ William Maxey 2 augers 1.18 ¾ Elihu Maxey 3 augers 2.12 ½ Lewis Johnson 2 screw cutters .50 Edward Maxey 1 Howel .56 Benjamin Hood 1 coopers adze? .56 ¼ Isaac Hicks 1 fork adze? .87 Joseph Pace 1 tongue & groove & plough planes? 2.00 Lewis Johnson 9 turning gouges 1.87 Lewis Johnson 6 turning gouges .12 ½ Joseph Pace 3 turning chisels .37 ½ Elihu Maxey 2 chisels .50 Garrison Greenwood 3 chisels .75 Lewis Johnson 6 chisels 1.12 ½ John Tilor 3 chisels .25 John Tilor 3 chisels .31 ¼ Benjamin Hood 5 chisels .81 ¼ James Johnson Gouge .37 Thomas Jordan Files .87 ½ Lewis Johnson Files .56 ¼ Henry B. Maxey Files ? William Hicks 5 files ? Joseph Pace 3 files ? Thomas Casey 1 rasp ? Elihu Maxey 1 rasp ? James Johnson 5 files ? Nelson Ferguson 2 hand vice ? Benjamin Hood ? ? AM’T. BROUGHT FORWARD ? Lewis Johnson 1 jointer bit John Wilkerson 1 cross iron James Johnson Awls William Hicks Gunblets Thomas Jordan 1 box & contents William Hicks Tacks Joseph Pace Plain bits John Wilkerson 1 hone Henry B. Maxey 2 pair pincers Lewis Johnson 1 brace & bits Fleming Greenwood 1 brace & bits Nelson Ferguson 1 brace & bits Fleming Greenwood 1 tomahawk Thomas Jordan 1 butcher knife Elihu Maxey 2 squares William Maxey 2 squares Lucinda Allen Sheep shears Thomas Casey 1 curry comb Lewis Johnson 1 square & gouges William Hicks 1 masons trowel Benjamin Hood Glue pot & glue Thomas Jordan Steel William Hicks 2 chisels Joseph Pace 1 carpenters rule ? Johnson Lathe screws ? Lathe screws ? 1 briar sythe ? Tool chest ? Three whitstones ? 2 whitstones ? ? and contents ? ? pair ? stillcards AM’T. CARRIED FORWARD 357.00 Launcelot Forster Powder & led ? Benjamin Hood 1 screw cutter ? Oliver Morris Instruments for turning iron 1.00 Joseph Pace Compass saws .62 Lewis Johnson 1 box tools .68 ¾ Benjamin Hood Two augars .75 Lewis Johnson 3 box borers .56 Nelson Ferguson Drills etc .43 ¾ Elihu Maxey 1 branding iron .31 ¼ Benjamin Hood Clamps etc .25 James Johnson Reel patron .12 James Johnson Fliers .50 Henry B. Maxey Candle moles etc .37 ½ James Davis Razors etc 1.06 ¼ William Maxey Shot pouch etc .75 William Maxey 1 hackle 3.00 Lucinda Allen Plate iron & brush 1.31 ¼ Lucinda Allen Work bench 1.31 ¼ James Johnson 1 grindstone 1.56 ¼ Elihu Maxey 1 keg 1.50 James Davis Weavers reed .50 Lucinda Allen 1 weavers reed .37 ½ John Wilkerson 1 weavers reed .50 Henry B. Maxey 1 weavers reed .62 ½ Lucinda Allen 1 weavers reed .37 ½ Lucinda Allen 1 weavers reed .06 ¼ Lucinda Allen 1 weavers reed .25 William Hicks 1 shaving horse .56 ¼ James Davis 1 sled .56 ¼ Lucinda Allen Weaving gears .81 ¼ Oliver Morris 1 knife .12 ½ James Davis 1 horse collar .25 AM’T BROUGHT FORWARD 380.50 ? Wilkerson 1 bed ? Lucinda Allen 1 bed 31.50 Abraham T. Casey 1 bed 15.00 Thomas M. Casey 1 bed 23.00 James Johnson 1 bed 10.06 ¼ Davis Whitesides 1 coverlet 10.00 William Maxey 1 coverlet 9.00 John Wilkerson 1 bed quilt 1.00 James Johnson 1 bed quilt .37 ½ Lucinda Allen 1 bed quilt 3.06 ¼ Lucinda Allen 1 counter pan 2.06 ¼ Lucinda Allen 1 counter pan 2.56 ¼ Lucinda Allen 1 blanket 2.12 ½ Garrison Greenwood 1 blanket 2.81 ¼ William Maxey Blanket & wool 9.00 William Maxey 1 trunk 3.00 Lucinda Allen 1 under bed 2.06 Lucinda Allen 1 under bed 2.37 Henry B. Maxey 1 sheet 1.25 Fleming Greenwood 1 sheet 1.31 ¼ A. T. Casey 1 sheet 1.43 ¾ Lucinda Allen 1 tablecloth .81 ¼ Joseph Pace 1 drum 1.25 Lucinda Allen Shovel & pokes 1.75 Henry B. Maxey 1poker .37 12 Lucinda Allen 1 tablecloth .81 ¼ Fleming Greenwood 1 tablecloth 3.00 William Maxey 1 piece cloth .81 ¼ Lucinda Allen 1 bed cord .43 ¾ Lucinda Allen 1 bed cord .56 ¼ John Wilkerson 1 bed cord .81 ¼ AM’T. BROUGHT FORWARD 536.?? Lucinda Allen Knives & forks 1.12 ¾ Henry B. Maxey One sugar tub 1.12 ½ Lucinda Allen One chest 2.06 ¼ Edward Maxey One front? 1.18 ¾ Edward Maxey 1 saw set .18 ¾ Garrison Greenwood One bible .50 Edward Maxey Ditto 5.75 Fleming Greenwood 1 book .25 Bennett N. Maxey 2 chairs 1.00 Elihu Maxey Two ditto 1.43 ¾ Abraham T. Casey Cotton cards .50 Lucinda Allen 3 pair cards 1.12 ½ Lucinda Allen Flax wheel 3.56 ¼ James Johnson One saddle 7.12 ½ Lucinda Allen One bottle .50 October 11th Lucinda Allen Washing bar & screen? 1.06 ¼ Edward Maxey One half bushel .37 ¼ James Dawson Basket & clevis .62 ½ James E. Davis Bridle bit .25 Lucinda Allen Weavers shuttles .18 ¾ H B Maxey Stone jug .75 Lucinda Allen Washing tub .81 ¼ Lucinda Allen Water pale .56 ¼ Lucinda Allen 1 ditto .56 ¼ James Johnson Water pale .68 ¾ Lucinda Allen 1 ditto .56 ¼ Lucinda Allen 1 Kooler? .37 ½ Lucinda Allen 1 ditto .37 ½ Thos C 1 ? .37 ½ AM’T. BROUGHT FORWARD 570.12 Lucinda Allen ½ plates .56 ¼ Elihu Maxey 5 plates .31 ¼ James Johnson 2 pewter plates .25 John Wilkerson 1 pewter dish .50 James Johnson 1 ditto .68 ¾ Lucinda Allen 1 pewter bason .81 ¼ Elihu Maxey 1 ditto .75 Bennett N. Maxey 1 ditto .81 ¼ Lucinda Allen 1 dish .68 ¾ H B Maxey 1 dish .75 Lucinda Allen Cups & saucers .43 ¾ James Johnson Ditto ditto .56 ¼ B N Maxey Cups & spoons .50 Lucinda Allen 4 tin cups .31 ¼ Lucinda Allen 1 coffee pot 1.06 ¼ Lucinda Allen Tray & sifter 1.12 ½ H B Maxey Stone pitcher .06 ¼ Lucinda Allen 1 churn 1.00 Lucinda Allen 1 table .75 Edward Maxey 1 looking glass 2.06 ¼ Henry B Maxey Under bed 1.75 Lucinda Allen 1 bed mat .06 ¼ Lucinda Allen 1 saddle & blanket 5.06 ¼ John Wilkerson One daisy 2.00 Lucinda Allen Temples? .31 ¼ Lucinda Allen Crop of corn 10.06 ¼ B N Maxey $5 note on the Farmers & Mechanics Bank of Nashville .06 ¼ Nelson Ferguson Several notes on banks .25 Nelson 2 ten dollar notes on sifter ba? Paying William Maxey ten dollars 6.50 Wm Maxey Money scales 1.50 612.31 ½ |
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