David Campbell

Will of David Campbell, 1824 ~ Orphan's Court Document

Transcribed by Melissa Jones Hogan, September 30 2003, From AdmR Book C pg 137

State of Alabama
Bibb County

Know all men by these fores__? that we Aaron Campbell, Calvin Glascock, Joseph Smitherman and Elijah Campbell are held and firmly bound unto Thomas Crawford Esquire Judge of the Orphans Court of the County aforesaid in the final sum of Two thousand Dollars to be paid to the said Thomas Crawford Esq an his successors in office to which payment well and truly be made we bind ourselves our heirs executors and administrators jointly severally and firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 6th day of September in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and twenty four 1824.

The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Aaron Campbell and Calvin Glasscock has been duly appointed Administrators of all and singular? the goods and chattels rights and credits of David Campbell Deceased Now
From AdmR Book C

Need to check pages 138-139

From AdmR Book C pg 140-141

The State of Alabama
Bibb County

Personally came John Wilson Esquire Luke Rea & James Sample appointed by the Honorable Thomas Crawford Judge of the County as appraising the Estate of David Campbell Deceased who being duly Sworn well and truly and impartially to appraise all the property shown to them by the Administrators Aaron Campbell & Calvin Glascock with out favour or affection to the best of their skill and ability Sworn to and Subscribed before before me this day and date above Jesse Potter JP (seal)

We the undersigned Administrators of the goods and chattels rights and credits of David Campbell deceased hereby certify and return the within as a true and perfect inventory of the goods and chattels rights and credits of the said David Campbell deceased so for as the same has come to our knowledge

Aaron Campbell, Administrator

Sworn to and subscribed before me,
William Caddell clerk this 10th day of September 1824

From AdmR Book C pg 163

Campbell David Estate

Amt of sales of the Estate of David Campbell

Charity Campbell Bot one bed and furniture - 5.00
Do do do do do - 5.00
Do do one spinning wheel - 2.00
Do do one lot crockery ware - 1.50
Do do one " coopers ware - 1.50
Do do one pot and oven - 1.00
Do Do pair cands? - .50
Do do per Table - .25
Elijah Campbell " one gun and shotbag - 7.05
Elizabeth Campbell " one Loom - 5.00
William Baker " two old wheels and chairs - 2.95
James Glascock " one mattoc & wedg - 1.50
Joseph Lawley " one as? Paid - .50
Charity Campbell one as? - .50
Do do two weading hoes - .25
Do do do to 1 plough and pair truces - 1.00
Elijah Campbell on shovel plow - 2.05
Littlepage Sims " two pair har? paid - 1.00
Joseph Richey " one raw cow hide - 2.00
Charity Campbell " one stand bees? - .50
John Goodgame Sim one stand bees - 2.00
Do do one stand bees - 2.25
James Glascock " on lot of old irons - .50
Aaron Campbell " one Horne? - .95
Calvin Glasscock " one Razor - .65
Charity Campbell one lot book - .75
Elijah C Campbell " 1 pocket book - .15
John Davenport " one horse - 95.56/4
Charity Campbell " one bay mare - 23.00
Do do " one bay colt - .50
Do do " six first choice Hogs - 23.00
Do do " one sow & 8 shoats * - 5.00
Thomas Martin " one sow and 7 pigs - 10.55
William Robertson one sow and shoats *and foun? - 5.70
Casey Robertson " seven shoats* - 13.12/2

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Do one lot 5 shoats? - 8.10
Charles Casiday " one log chain - 2.30
William Robertson " one hand saw - .80
Henry Martin Jnr ' one white face steer - 11.55
Charity Campbell one cow - 12.05
Do do one " - 10.05
Elizabeth Campbell one cow - 9.00
Thomas Glascock " one caw and calf - 10.25
Robert Vaugn " one cow and calf - 10.25
James Latham Jnr one cow and calf - 16.75
Henry Martin one heifer - 8.70
Do do one " - 7.00
Do do do one " - 6.55
Jesse Killingsworth one steer - 5.50
Do do do - 5.80
Edward major to one bull - 2.37/2
William Baker " one cotton field - 22.00
Charity Campbell to 150 Bushell corn @ 25 cts - 37.50
James Goodgame one lot corn of 25 bushels @.52 - 13.00
William Robertson Snr one " " @ 51 cts - 12.75
Do do one " @ 51 cts - 12.75
Jordan Richardson " " @ 51 cts - 12.75
Edward Majors " " @ 52 ¾ - 13.81/4
John Casse " " " @ 51 ½ - 12.87/2
Jordan Richardson " @ 51 cts - 12.75
J D Jones " " 51 cts - 5.10
Charity Campbell one Lot short corn - 1.00
Milton Glascock one stock fodder - 5.05
William Baker one Dond??? - 4.20
Charity Campbell one " - 3.00
Elizabeth Campbell to 18 ducks @ - 2.50
Charity Campbell one half side Lather? - 1.00
Absolum Nix one " - 1.80
Do do one side " - 4.10

Amount --- 522.90

Page 165

Calvin Glascock Am
Aaron Campbell Adm

Sworn and subscribed before one Williams Caddell clerk of Bibb County Court this 2nd day of January 1825.

Received Examined and ordered to be untied? of second Tho Crawford Judge
Bibb County Courts

Note: * a shoat is a young hog usually less than one year old (per Webster's dictionary) whereas a pig is a young swine not yet sexually mature, and a hog is a domestic swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms).

Note: "do" = " (ditto)