Burton Steen Will

Randolph-Jasper County court of the ordinary Administrators bonds Book A-AA 1808-1821 page 273 Administrators Bond

Know all men by these presents, that we Samuel PARSONS, Patsey STEEN, Edmond PARSONS, and William FINLEY are held and firmly bound unto the honorable, the court of the ordinary, for the county of Jasper, and state of Georgia, in the just and full sum of Twenty five hundred dollars which payment well and truly to be made, we, and each of us, do find ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seal and dated this fourth day of September, 1815.

The condition of this obligation is such, that, if the above bound Samuel PARSONS and Patsey STEEN administrators of the goods, chattles and credits of Burton STEEN, deceased, which have, or shall come to the hands, possession or knowledge of Samuel PARSONS and Patsey STEEN or unto the hands or possession of any other person, or persons for him and the same so made, do exhibit to the court of Ordinary when thereunto required; and such goods, chattles and credits do, well and truly administer according to law, and do make a just and true account of their actings and doings therein, when required by the court afforsaid; and all the rest of the goods, chattles and credits wich shall be found remaining upon the account of the said administration, the same being first allowed by the said Court, shall deliver and pay all persons respectively as are entitled to the same by law and it shall hereafter appear, than any last will and testement was made by the said deceased, and the executors obtain a certificate of probate thereof, and the said Samuel and Patsey do in such case if required, render and deliver up said letters of Administration, then this obligation to be void, else to remain in full force, power and virtue.

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One Negro boy named Randolph $400
One Grey Mare sorrel horse colt $80
One lot of cattle $45
One lot of hogs $37.50
two peacocks $2.75
total $565.25

Page 2
Total brought forward $565.25
One hansaw[sic] $1.50
One small log chair $1
Four Axes $1
One drawing knife and two chisels $1.75
Two Augery $ .37 1/2
One Frow[?] $ .75
One single tree of clives $ .37 1/2
One lot of old iron $2.50
Three smoothing irons $2.50
One Iron wedge $1.00
One hammer and two gimblets $ .75
Two weiding hoes, on pair of hams $1.75
One pair of chane tracy and hams $2
One reap hook $ .50
Two shovel plows & an Colter $2.25
Two Curry combs $ .37 1/2
Two pots one oven two lids & one kettle $5.50
One Frying pan two pair pot hooks $1.00
One Baker one ladle & 1 fish fork $1.00
One saddle and two bridles $6.00
One flare wheal $1.50
One grindstone $1.00
Five Bushlands $10.00
One Cotton wheal & one pair cards $3.00
One shot gun $10.00
Two beds & three bedsteads $40.00
Two chests one box $3.00
Seven chairs $3.00
One table $1.50
One tin bucket & three tin pans $2.00
total page 2 [obscured]

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Amt Brought forward [obscured]
One pair candle molds one candle holder $ .50
One pair shears $ .50
One coffee Mill $1.50
Five knives and six forks $1.00
One set of cups and saucers $ .37 1/2
Two cups & three saucers $ .12 1/2
One pepper box & Cream pot $ .25
Nine table spoons & five tea spoons $ .75
Six plates and one tea pot $ .75
One pewter dish & two glass tumblers $1.00
One sugar dish cream pot & mustard pot $ .50
Two jugs three bottles & small decanter $3.00
One clothes brush $ .25
two tubs 2 pails two piggins 1 half [?] and one Kealer $3.00
twelve pounds of feathers $6.00
One loom & three stays $2.50
Total [obscured]
Georgia
Jasper County

We the undersigned do certify that we as [illeg] appointed by the honorable the court of the ordinary have this day appraised all the goods, chattle, etc. which have been brought to our view of Burton STEEN late of the county and state. Aforesaid do certify the withen is a true inventory of the same, signed this 12th day of Sept 1815, Registered 19 Dec 1815

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Account of sale of the Estate of Burton STEEN deceased
To One negro man to Solomon LONG $806.00
To One tract of land to Solomon LONG $600.00
Total $1406.00
Solomon LONG X mark of his wife
Samuel PARSONS X his mark
Recorded Jan 10, 1820
R. ROBEY C. C. O.

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Sale of Property of Burton STEEN dc'd the 31st of October 1815
Column 1 $23.25
Column 2 $384.43 3/4
Column 3 109.37
The above amount due the estate and [illeg] bought per self and LONG.
Samuel PARSONS
Solomon LONG in the right of his wife.
Brought from the within $493.81 1/2
The crop for 1816 $90.00
The crop for 1817 $90.00
total $673. 81 1/2
Samuel PARSONS X his mark
Solomon LONG
Registered Jan 9, 1819 Robert ROBEY C. C. O.

Know all men by these presents that one Samuel PARSONS, Abba BENTON and John FLEMISTER are held and firmly bound unto the Justice of the Court of Ordinary and their successors in office in the just sum of Three Thousand Dollars, payable by the said Samuel, Abba and John or other of their known heirs, executors, administrators or [illeg] bounty and severalty to be void on conditions that if the said Samuel PARSONS shall do and perform all the duties of guardianship for the persons and property of James and Susannah STEENE, Orphans of Burton STEENE died as the law requires of him otherwise to remain in full force proven and virtue Witness our hands and seals this 5th day of March 1821.

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