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• Type: Probate
• Category: Original

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Widow's Award

September 21th 1840

William M McFarland administrator of John McFarland deceased I do set apart to the widow the following property. widow shall be allowed to retain as her sole and seperate property, one bed and bedding the wearing, apperal of herself and family, one Milk cow and calf, her saddle and bridle, one horse of the value of forty dollars, house hold and kitchen furniture sufficient for herself and family and provisions for the same for one year; twenty acres of corn, about fifty bushels of wheat, about sixty dayon[?] of oats and about two tons of hay, this last named Property, widow took at the appraisement

                                $.cts
Mattock hoes and doubletrees    2.00
Box of irons                    3.00
two aces                        2.50
two plows                       6.50
waggon                         45.00
tree barrels                    1.50
loom Real and two wheals       10.00
one yoke of oxen               40.00
one log chain                   1.50
Nineteen head of sheep         38.00
one sow and eleven shoats       6.00
gearind                         6.00
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                             $162.00

William M McFarland

Sale Bill

List of the sales of the goods and chattels belonging to the estate of John McFarland late of adams county Ill deceased Sold at publick rendue? by the ? administrator of said estate on the 23 day of September 1840

Purchasers Names     Property                      D cts
Lewis McFarland      1 grind stone                00.50
Wm M McFarland       1 pr double trees            02.75
Lewis McFarland      2 chissels 1 draw knife      00.37
John downing         3 augers                     01.00
Wm M. McFarland      1 draw knife                 00.62
Wm M. McFarland      1 auger                      00.34
Wm M. McFarland      1 prs ? wedge                00.62
Jonathan Brown       1 bell                         .25
Lewis McFarland      1 sithe                      00.30
Wm M. McFarland      1 hand saw                   00.15
Joseph H. McFarland  1 broad axe                  02.00
Joseph H. McFarland  1 log chain                  02.62
John Willard         11 hogs                      19.10
John Willard         6 hogs                       18.00
John Willard         6 hogs                       10.00
David Pond           1 year old steer             19.50
Wm M. McFarland      2 pich forks                 00.25
Benjamin Booth       1 wheat fan                  05.12 1/2
Joseph H. McFarland  1 rifle gun & shot bag       18.00
Robert Bicket        1 hay stack                   6.75
Isaac Roseberry      1 two year old colt          37.50
Silas B Clark        1 year old colt              10.12 1/2
James A. Barnes      1 spring colt                16.87 1/2
James McCurdy        1 oats stack                 04.00
James McCoy          1 oats stack                 04.12 1/2
Wm M. Wallace        5 acres of corn              08.25
James Robertson      5 acres of corn              06.62 1/2
Robert Bicket        5 acres of corn              06.80
Robert Bicket        last lot of $1.62 per acre
                     being 2 3/4 acres             4.46 1/2

We the undersigned do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the sale bill of property sold by Wm M. McFarland administrator of the estate of John McFarland deceased as sold at publick sale

Given under our hands and seals the day and year appraiased

William Bayne auctioneer
Lewis McFarland Clerk

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Final Report

William M McFarland administrator of the estate of John McFarland deceased, in account of said estate

          This acount charges himself as follows              D  C
          viz
          Amount of the sale of the personal property
          sold on the 23 day of September on a              172.05 3/4
1840      credit of twelve months
Sept. 1   cash received of William Mcnutty constable
          on two jusgements against two Mr Hardings
          debt and interest $99.85                           99.85
      2   cash received on State editors warrant out of the
          Qunicy Bank $20.00                                 20.00
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                                         Total amount       292.40 3/4

The said admoinistrator returns the following list of bad debts, viz
Henry M. Harringtons note in suit for $91.79 cts debt and interest
one county order for $20.00
one note on L H McFarland for $7.37 1/2

1840      This accountant claims the following credit for                D  C
          disbursements on account of said estate

                   Expenses of last illness
Sept 4    Paid G. B. Pond his account for attendance on deceased
          for p?ynim                               No. 1 $  23.00       23.00

                     Funeral expenses
July 25   Paid Mr. Dunlop for preaching funeral    No. 2    $3.00
Sept 3    Paid george Babcock for making coffin    No. 3    $6.00
Sept 4    Paid R P Coats for burning clothes       No. 4    $5.00
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                                                           $14.38       14.38

                   costs of administration
Sept 23   Paid L McFarland as clerks fees          No. 5    $1.00        1.00

                        Debts Paid
Sept 2    Paid D g Whitney on note in full         No. 6.  $31.35
Sept 4    Paid F Collins on note                   No. 7.  $49.44
Nov 2     Paid W Wren collector of tax out of the
          county order personal and land tax       No. 8.   $7.94
                                                           ______
                                                            88.69       88.69
                                                                       ______
                                                                       127.07
          Balance in administrator's hands $166.33 3/4

• Text: Other
  
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  Rebeccah McFarland
  Widow of John McFarland deceased
  
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  John McFarland of the County of Adams and State of illinois died intestate as it is said on or about the 24th day of July A. D. 1840
  
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