WINLOCK PEARSON
Meriwether County, Georgia
Know all men by these presents That we James P. Hay, David R. Hay and Henry Morris are held and firmly bound unto the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County ?illing as a Court of Ordinary and their ??? in office in the sum of Ten thousand Dollars for the true payment of which we bind ourselves our heirs? administrators executors and assigns jointly and s?? firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals and dated this fourth day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound James P. Hay administrator of the goods chattels lands and cretids of Winlock C. Pearson deceased do make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods cahttels and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the said James P. Hay or unto the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him and the same to made do exhibit? unto the said Court of Ordinary whom? he shall be there unto required and such goods chattells and credits do well? and truly administer according to law and do make a just and true account of his a??? and doings? there on when required by the Superior Couth or Register of Probate for the County ??? all the rest of the goods chattels and credits which shall be found remaining? upon the account of the said Administration the same being first allowed by the said court shall deliver and pay to such persons respecting as are entilled? to the same by law and it shall here after appear that any las will and testament was made by the said deceased and the same be proved before the Court and the Executor obtain a certificate thereof and the said James P. Hay do in such case if required ??? and deliver up the said letters of administration then this obligation to be void else ??? ?? full force In testimony where of we have ??? unto our hands and affixed our seals the day and year above writtenJas. P. Hay David R. Hay Henry Morris Attest Levi M. Adams C.C.O Recorded 9th Jany 1837 Levi M. Adams Clerk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The return of James P. Hay Admr. of the Estate of Wenlock C. Pearson decd. March 1837 & 18381837 ??? Estate Receipt No. $ Feby 27 Paid Wm L. Sharp 1 31.75 March 4 " Wm. Redden 2 4.96 " 6 " James P Hay 3 18.62 " 5 " Wm. Morris 4 45.50 Dec 9 " John A. Hopkins 5 36.48 " 30 " John L. Dixon 6 159.28 Apr 17 " R.L. Beecher 7 15.00 1838 Jany 8 " Jno Danbar 8 6.00 " 27 " Stone &(?) Sharp 9 7.95 Feby 5 " T.T. Napier 10 64.50 March 5 " Duncan ??? 11 60.87 7 " J? Buckman 12 19.36 23 " Charles Allen 13 89.56 Dec 27 " Cline & Iverson 14 15.75 " John Harris 15 66.00 " Henry Morris 16 542.16 1237.72 1838 The Administrator Feby 6 To and sale of lot of land No. in 2 Dist. Meriwether Co 607.00 " " negro man Peter 981.00 May " " " woman & child 800.00 2388.00Meriwether Co Georgia Personally came in open court James P Hay and being duly sworn, deposed and said that the above and foregoing return is true. Sworn to in open court, this 6th May 1839 Levi M. Adams C.C.O. James P. Hay~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Return Book A Meriwether County By the Court of Ordinary for said county. To John L. Dixon, David R. Hay, Valentine Corely, William Reddin and William Morris. These are to authorise (sic) and empower you, or ??? three of you to makea just and true appraisment of all and singular the goods chattels (ready money only excepted) of Winlock C. Pearson late of said county deceased in Dollar and cents as shall be produced by James P Hay the administrator of the estate of the said Winlock Pearson You and each of you first taking the oath required by ?? before some justice of the peace for said county and that you will return the same certified under your hands and also a certificate of your having taken the oath there to ??? unto the said James P Hay within the time prescribed by law Witness the Honorable W.B. ?etor? one of the Judges of the said Court of Ordinary this 29the day of January 1837 Levi M. Adams Clerk of C.O. Georgia Meriwether County. The following is a list of the Appraisment of the property of Wenlock C. Pearson late of said county decd. as pointed out to us by Jas. P. Hay Admr. of said EstateOne negro man named Peter valued at $1700.00 One " woman " Phillis " 900.00 Twenty eight head of cattle 225.00 Forty nine " " hogs 115.75 Eighty barrels corn more or less 250.00 One sorrel mare 100.00 Bay mare $4?0 Gray horse $23.50 four head sheep 91.50 Lot Geese $1.50 Lot picked cotton $168.50 170.00 Lot Pork $50 one bread tray and contents $2.25 52.25 ??? $36.50 Six beds, steads furniture $142.00 178.50 One rifle gun & shot bag $20 one clock $20 40.00 One red chest $4 Trunk $2.75 4.75 Rocking cradle 50 cents .50 Looking glass crockery & glass ware 8.12 1/2 P?. a?d. and Smooth ?ra?? 3.00 Pine Table $1 Ten sitting chairs $6 6.00 Poplar Leaf Table 1.50 Two spinning wheels & one clock R??? 7.00 One coffee mill & lot of cas??? 8.75 One mans saddle $2 Loom $4.00 6.00 Lot plows gears & old ?ro?s $14 Leather $5 19.00 Barrels $1.50 Irish potatoes & frying pan $3.50 5.00 One stand? Lard $15 Cut saw & grind stone $9 24.00 Ox cart $8 Lot Fodder $30.00 38.00 Shovel crowbar & broad ax $%.871/2 2 pr steelyard? $4.75 10.621/2 One cotton gin $75 Remnant? Picked Cotton $12.50 87.50 3618.25 [may have gotten some of the numbers wrong] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Return Book BThe Minors of Wenlock C. Pearson decd. in account with their Guardian James P. HaysNathan Pearson one of said minors Dr To Tuition 1841 paid Wm. Stanley Voucher No. 1 6.00 Myron? Ellis a/c against sd minor 1842 " 2 4.25 Levi Pearson one of said Minors Dr To Wm T. Jenkins 1842 Voucher No. 4 13.25 Emeline Pearson one of said minors Dr Myron? Ellis Voucher No. 5 12.18 3/4(?) Mary Pearson one of said minors Dr amt paid Myron(?) Ellis 1842 Voucher No. 6 10.95 3/4(?) " " Wm Stanley for Tuition 1841 " " 1 6.00 John Pearson Dr to tuition to Wm Stanley 1842 Voucher No. 1 1.55 Myron(?) Ellis account " " 7 2.12 Sarah Pearson Dr. to tuition to Wm. Stanley 1841 Voucher No. 1 16.25 Myron(?) Ellis account Voucher No. 8 3.37 Wenlock Pearson one of said minors Dr. To Tuition to Wm. Stanley Voucher No. 1 11.70 Myron(?) Ellis a/c 1842 " " 9 1.50Georgia Meriwether County Personally appeared James P. Hay Guardian of the orphans of Wenlock C. Pearson deceased who being duly sworn deposed of and ?? ?? the within return is just and true sum ?? and subscribed before me this 3rd day of July 1843~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bond Book H(?)Whereas James P. Hay applies for letters administration on the Estate of Wenlock C. Pearson late of Meriwether County died the same ??(part of this is cut off) duly published in Terms of the ?? ??(cut off) the said Jas P. Hay has taken ??(cut off) oath in terms of the law and given bond the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars with David Hay and Henry Morris securities in said bound It is ordered that he be appointed administrator ??(cut off) of all and singular the estate of the said Wenlock C. Pearson decd. And that letters ??(cut off) Administration do ?? to him as such