Hardin Moore's Will

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SHEET 1: Estill County, Kentucky Will Book Index 1856-1870
MOORE, Hardy heirs Inventory Page 202
MOORE, Hardy heirs Settlement Page 257

SHEET 2: Estill County, Kentucky Will Book D page 202

"An inventory of the Estate of Hardy Moore's heirs, to-wit, John W. Moore, William Moore, Martha Moore, Emily Moore, Sarah Moore & Amanda Moore. This amount received of J.C. Lane as agent for Polly Moore, being the amount of a decree of the Estill Circuit Court in the case of W & E Moore against Polly Moore $102.60, Received 2nd May 1851. Wm Benton Guardian says that the above is all that came to his hands as Guardian for the above named Moores.
Wm Benton
Sworn to before me by Col Wm Benton, this 25th Nov. 1859.
Rob Riddell, P.J. Estell

State of Kentucky )
Estill County ) Sct
I W.H. Pigg, Clerk of the County Court for said county, do certify that the foregoing Inventory was produced and filed in Court at the November Term November 26th 1859 and received by the Court and ordered to be recorded, which is accordingly done.
Att, M H. Pigg, C, Estell "

SHEET 3: Will Book D page 257

Att M.H. Pigg, Clerk
Estill County Court
"A settlement with Wm Benton Guardian for Amanda Moore, Martha Moore, Sarah Moore, Emily Moore, William Moore & John W. Moore children and heirs of Hardin D. Moore decd made this 14th day of December 1859.
Said Guardian to said wards:
To amount decreed to said heirs in the Estill Circuit Court
in the suit W & E against Polly Moore 102.60
To int from 2 May 1851 to 2nd June 1852 6.60
To interest on the above interest and principle to 2nd June 1854 13.10
To interest on the above interest and principle to 2nd June 1856 14.68
To interest on the above interest and principle to 2nd June 1858 16.44
To interest on the above principle and interest to 14 Dec 1859 14.06
Total amount to Guardian $167.48
By Judge fee for this settlement one day 1.50
Amount of charges $165.98
Settlement Adjourned until 24th Feby 1860
Act pursuant to adjournment 24th Feby 1860
To amount of charges brought forward $165.98
To interest from 14th December 1859 to date 1.81
Amount charged to this date $167.79
The foregoing is entitled to the following credits as per vouchers
herein filed (viz)
No. 1 By amount paid L.M. Barnes Atty 2rd May 1851 15.00
By interest from 2nd May 1851 to 2 May 1852 97
By int on the above interest and principle to 2nd June 1854 1.94
Page 258 By interest on the above principle & interest to 2nd June 1856 2.15
By interest on the above principle & interest to 2nd June 1858 2.41
By interest on the above principle & interest to 14th Dec 1859 2.06
By interest on the above principle & interest to 24th Feby 1860 28
By this amount allowed Guardian for services to date 25.00
Amount of Credits 49.78
Amount of charges brought forward 167.79
Amount of credits brought forward
Amount of charges brought forward 167.79
Amount of credits deducted 49.78
Settlement adjourned until 2nd day of March 1860 118.01
Robt. Ridell J. Estell
Met pursuant to adjourn this 2nd March 1860
Robt Riddell J. Estell
Said Amt to Said Estate
To amount of charges brought forward 118.01
To interest on same from 24Feby 1860 to this date 17
$118.18

The foregoing is entitled to the following credits to wit:
By Judges fee for the settlement two days 3.00
By further amount allowed Guardian 5.00
Amt of credits 8.00
To amount of charges brought forward 118.18
By credits deducted 8.00
Amount in Guardian's hands $110.18

The Guardian Col Wm Benton puts in a claim of forty one dollars for expenses & for going to Mississippi Amite County at the request of the widow of Hardin D. Moore & some of her children & proves by W.G. Mize that he saw several letters purporting to be from said widow about the year 1846 & from some of the children of said H.D. Moore requesting said Benton to come to said State and County & bring them to the State of KY. , that he loaned said Benton a part of of the money say about $20.00 for the purpose of defraying his expenses that Benton started to Mississippi and was gone some time. I am satisfied that said Benton went to Miss, but am of the opinion that I cannot & have not the power to aportion the fund and on account of the statute of limitations, to which opinion & action of said Court In rejecting said claim Benton excepts. All of which is reported.
Robt Ridell J. Estell

Page 259 State of Kentucky )
Estell County ) Sct
I M.H. Pigg, Clerk of the County Court in and for said County do certify that the foregoing Settlement with Col Wm Benton Guardian for Hardin D. Moores heirs was filed as the March Term 1860 and ordered to be continued for exceptions. And afterwards, to wit, none being filed to said report the same at the April Term 1860 was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded, which is done.
ATT M.H. Pigg, C. Estell.