ASSORTED BONDS, ESTATES, and WILLS
Wilkinson County, Mississippi

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DAVENPORT, Richard  (Estate)  

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SARAH DAVENPORT, DOUGLASS HANCOCK & DAVID THOMAS; bond of eight thousand dollars. SARAH DAVENPORT, Administratrix, for the estate of  RICHARD DAVENPORT, deceased.   3 Feb. 1810.

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Mississippi Territory, Wilkinson county, Orphans count, Feb 2, 1810.  Letter of Administration issued to SARAH DAVENPORT for the estate of RICHARD DAVENPORT, who died intestate.

Mississippi Territory, Wilkinson county, Orphans court Feb 3, 1810. JOHN THOMAS, JOSEPH FUGUA and WILLIAM PHARIS, ---appointed to appraise the estate of RICHARD DAVENPORT, deceased.

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Mississippi Territory, Wilkinson county 17 Feb 1810.
Inventory of the estate of RICHARD DEVANPORT, dec'd.
12 Negroes Viz:
Grandson $500
HANNAH THORNTEN WASHINGTON $650
ISAAC $550 EDMUND  $450
LUKE $400  BOB $550  HANCE  $450
OLIVE $350 RISS/RIP? $300  TOM $300
1 horse $100, 1 horse $60, 1/2 horse $30
33 head of hogs
1/2 waggon
1 lott farming tools
1 lott carpenters tools
1 shot gun
1 slab?
1/2 yoke Oxen
1 feather bed & furniture
1 trunk, 1 lott books
shaving utentials
looking glass & coffe mill
1 lott crockery
24,603 lb seed cotten
1 note of hand drawn by DAVIS
first payment made on section land
1 lot kitchen furniture
1 cow and calf
total  $5,887.56

Personally appeared JOHN THOMAS, JOSEPH FUGUAY and WILLIAM PHARIS, appraisers appointed to appraise the estate of RICHARD DEVANPORT, Dec'd; before JOSIAS GRAY a justice of the peach in and for the county aforesaid and made oath that the annexed inventory exhibits a
true and perfect estimation and appraisement of the goods of the said Dec'd shown to them by SARAH

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DAVENPORT Administratrix Sworn to and subscribe before me the county aforesaid this 17th day of Feb 1810. 
JOSIAS GRAY  J. P.
JOHN THOMAS, JOSEPH FUGUAY, WILLIAM PHARIS.

Also appeared SARAH DAVANPORT the Administratrix and made oath that the annexed list?  Exhibits a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods & chattles rights and
credits of Richard Devanport deceased, which has came to her knowledge and possession.  SARAH DEVANPORT
Sworn to and subscribed before me as above dated.  
JONIAS GRAY J. P.


Wilkinson County, MS Territory, Inventory and Accounts,
Volume one.  1808-1816
Microfilm #0877094

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