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Anthony THORNTON Jr. ESTATE RECORDS

Submitted by Mary Hatton 7/6/2006

 

Anthony Thornton Jr.-Will Book G-Inventory & Appraisement-Pages-52--54-Dated-15th day of December 1819 & recorded October Term 1822 Bourbon County Court

One man slave named Cato aged fourty-five-$400.00

One man slave named Peter aged about thirty eight-$500.00

One man slave named Wyatt aged about thirty-six-$425.00

One woman slave named Patty aged thirty-$350.00

One man slave named Rachel aged thirty-$350.00

One woman slave named Matilda aged nineteen-$400.00

One boy named John aged about sixteen-$500.00

One boy named Jeffrey aged about fifteen-$450.00

One boy named George aged about thirteen-$450.00

One boy named Alexander or (Alred) aged eight-$350.00

One boy named Charles aged about eight-$325.00

One boy child named Cesar aged about four yrears-$150.00

One boy child named William aged two years-$125.00

One girl named Molly aged about ten years-$300.00

One girl named Judy aged eight-$250.00

One girl named Grace aged about six-$175.00

 

Anthony Thornton Jr.-Will Book K-Volume I-Pages-248-249-Dated-1st day of October 1836 & recorded 3rd day of October 1836 Bourbon County Court

 

1831

By balance against executor on last Settlement-$235.51

By hire of John this year-$60.00

By hire of Charles this year-$60.00

By hire of George this year-$60.00

By hire of Alech this year-$60.00

By hire of Jeffery this year-$60.00

By hire of Cesar this year-$35.00

By hire of Grace this year-$25.00

By hire of Matilda & Child Ben this year-$20.00

By hire of Cato & Patty this year-$25.00

By rent of land this year ending March 1832 when it was sold-$150.00

1832

By hire of Charles this year-$70.00

By hire of Jeffrey this year-$65.00

By hire of George this year-$65.00

By hire of Cesar this year-$45.00

By hire of Cato & Patty this year-$25.00

By hire of Grace this year-$20.00

By hire of Ben this year-$5.00

The (100 men?) Matilda & Molly & children __? to no hire this year.

1833 March 1st

By interest on such of the money for the land sold as was due-$30.00

By hire of Charles this year-$75.00

By hire of Alech this year-$75.00

By hire of George this year-$60.00

By hire of Jeffrey this year-$65.00

By hire of Cesar this year-$50.00

By hire of Grace this year-$20.00

The negro boy Alech was hired this year to Smith__Strains __ __ __ __-$11.31

1834 March

By interest on money for land due-$100.00

By cash of B. Kinney __ over share of Negroes-$100.00

By hire of Alech this year-$100.00

By hire of Jeffrey this year-$100.00

By hire of George this year-$70.00

By hire of Cesar this year-$60.00

By hire of Grace this year-$20.00

1835 April

By interest on money the land sold from-$215.00

By hire of Alech this year-$110.00

By hire of George this year-$100.00

By hire of Jeffrey this year-$100.00

By hire of Cesar this year-$70.00

By hire of Grace this year-$30.00

1836

By interest of money land sold for this year-$216.00

 

Anthony Thornton Jr.-Will Book L-Volume II-Pages-467-468-Additional Inventory-Dated-25th August 1841 & recorded 6th day of September 1841 Bourbon County Court

 

1836 October

By balance on Settlement with County Court-$48.26

By balance due three younger children, to wit; George W., John R. and Henry Walker for land of their father sold-$2282.51

1836 December

By hire of Jeffrey this year-$130.00

By hire of George this year-$130.00

By hire of Cesar this year-$90.00

By hire of Grace woman this year-$30.00

By hire of Phill boy this year-$10.00

1837 March

By interest of money to this time for a year-$216.00

1837 December

By hire of Jeffrey this year-$120.00

By hire of George this year-$120.00

By hire of Cesar this year-$120.00

By hire of Phill this year-$15.00

1838 April

By interest of money this year to this time-$150.00

1838 December

By hire of Jeffrey until sold-$50.00

By hire of George this year-$120.00

By hire of Cesar this year-$120.00

By hire of Phill this year-$20.00

1839 April

By interest of money to this time-$150.00

1839 December

By hire of George this year-$140.00

By hire of Cesar this year-$140.00

By hire of Phill this year-$25.00

1840 April

By interest of money to this time-$130.00

By the hire of Cesar to this time-$150.00

1841 April

By the interest of money to this time-$90.00

1841 July

By interest of money to this time-$20.00

In 1837 George W. departed this life unmarried and under age, and negroes Grace and child and Jeffrey being his portion of negroes were sold to wit; Grace/child credit for-$800.00

In 1838 Jeffrey was sold on a credit for-$750.00

The proceeds of negroes Grace and child and Jeffrey was equally divided among the other heirs, his Brothers and sisters.

Hire of Cesar for 1841-$140.00

 

Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates Settled-A-Pages-408-414-Dated-5th day of October 1822 & recorded Bourbon County Court October Term 1823.

 

1819 October

To balance a woman hire to nurse child-$6.00

To furnish shoes for Matilda-$3.00

1820 December

By hire of George & Matilda this year-$49.00

1821

By hire of Cato, Polly, and Charles this year-170.00

By hire of John & Jeffrey this year-$110.00

By hire of George this year-$25.00

By hire of Alech this year-$10.00

This year Matilda was sick and had a child and yielded no hire. The man Richard died early in 1820. All the negroes except George and Matilda lived at home with the midwife in 1820.

1822

By hire of George this year 1822-$30.00

By hire of Cato, Polly, and Charles this year-$110.00

By hire of John & Jeffrey this year-$120.00

By hire of Alech this year-$15.00

By hire of a girl named Judy this year-$5.00

By rent of all the land this year-$338.00

 

Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates Settled-A-Pages-463-465-Dated-5th day of January 1824 & recorded Bourbon County Court January Term 1824.

 

1823

By hire of Cato and Polly this year 1823-$100.00

By hire of John this year 1823-$120.00

By hire of J. Hrey this year 1823-$79.00

By hire of George this year 1823-$40.00

By hire of Matilda this year 1823-$90.00

By hire of Alech this year 1823-$15.00

By hire of Charles this year 1823-$15.00

By hire of Judy this year 1823-$10.00

The negro girl Patty nurse the children and the others lot younger for hire

By rent of all the land this year-$321.00

 

Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates Settled-B-Pages-63-64-Dated-24th day of March 1825 & recorded Bourbon County Court April Term 1825.

 

1824

By rent of land in 1824-$290.00

By hire of Cato and Molly this year-$100.00

By hire of John this year-$62.50

By hire of Jeffrey this year-$60.00

By hire of George this year-$35.00

By hire of Alech this year-$30.00

By hire of Charles this year-$20.00

By hire of Matilda and children this year-$30.00

By hire of Judy this year-$6.00

 

Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates Settled-B-Pages-183-187-Dated-3rd day of September 1827 & recorded Bourbon County Court September Term 1827.

 

1825

By rent of the land in 1825-$162.00

By the hire of John this year-$63.00

By the hire of Cato & Patty this year-$66.00

By the hire of Jeffrey this year-$50.00

By the hire of George this year-$45.00

By the hire of Alech this year-$25.00

By the hire of Charles this year-$25.00

By the hire of Matilda this year-$20.00

By the hire of Judy this year-$10.00

By the hire of Ceasar this year-$5.00

By the hire of Grace this year-$5.00

The girl Molly having two young children this year hire only for victuals & clothes

By the hire of William this year-$4.00

1826

By rent of land this year, thirty dollars having been allowed for repairs-$140.00

By the hire of John this year-$70.00

By the hire of Cato and Patty this year-$65.00

By the hire of Jeffrey this year-$60.00

By the hire of George this year-$50.00

By the hire of Charles and Alech this year-$70.00

By the hire of Matilda this year-$18.00

By the hire of Ceasar and Grace this year-$10.00

Molly hired only for victuals and clothes

William died this year.

By the hire of Judy this year-$12.00

1826 March 13 To shoes for Jeffrey-$2.00

To paid testator debt to Walker Thornton estate which ought to have been discharged before-$45.00

To paid debt to Charles T. Thornton’s estate which appears on settlement of Said Charles T. Thornton’s estate in county court-$51.35

To paid estate of Charles T. Thornton-$45.00

Jan. 26th 1824 To paid McKrainty(?) Kelly for blankets for negroes-$3.50

March 1824 To paid Doctor Talaeferro account for negro-$7.75

1826 To paid Doctor L. Warfield for John negro-$13.12 ½

1826 To paid Alexander for medicine & on negro boys hired in 1825 and 1826-$4.00

 

Thornton Jr.-Estates Settled-B-Pages-494-500-Dated-29th day of October 1831 & recorded Bourbon County Court 7th day of November 1831.

 

1827

To paid Midwife for negro Matilda-$5.00

To cash to Sally for attendance on Matilda-$2.50

To furnished Matilda & Child cloths-$2.62

To furnished Matilda shoes this year-$1.50

Matilda a woman of the estate was hired this year but had a child and the man neglected her and I was compelled to furnish her victuals as above and got no hire.

To furnish her one blanket-$1.50

To furnish Six yards cotton flannel-$1.75

Molly had three young children and would no hire

Dec. 1827-To paid midwife fee for Molly-$2.00

To paid John McIlvain for physicians bill, burying clothes, and coffin for Judy who died this year in his __? and was young and brought no hire-$17.30

1828

To New Cinnon to make negro George bed tick-$1.50

To cash paid for Socks for Same when sick-$0.25

To Alexander’s account for negroes-$12.50

1828 Dec.-To cash Same (Testor) for clothes for negro woman Molly and her children-$7.20

1829 December

To paid Midwife fee for Matilda-$4.00

To paid Taliaferro’s account for Matilda’s sick child-$2.75

1830 December

To paid Medical account for Boy Ben of the estate to W. & L. Warfield-$23.25

To paid midwife fee for woman Molly-$2.00

1831 February

To paid T. J. H. Brent for Blanket to Grace-$1.50

1831 June

To paid midwifes fee for Matilda-$5.00

1827 January

By rent of land in 1821-$170.00

By hire of John-$70.00

By hire of Jeffrey-$65.00

By hire of George-$60.00

By hire of Cato-$40.00

By hire of woman Polly-$25.00

By hire of Charles-$40.00

By hire of man named Alech-$40.00

By hire of girl Grace-$10.00

By hire of little boy Caesar-$5.00

Matilda & Molly yielded no hire this year but was an expense

1828

By Rent of land this year-$170.00

By hire of negro John-$70.00

By hire of Jeffrey-$65.00

By hire of George-$60.00

By hire of Cato-$57.00

By hire of woman Patty-$25.00

By hire of boy Charles-$40.00

By hire of Boy Alech-$40.00

By hire of girl Grace-$10.00

By hire of little boy Caesar-$15.00

By hire of Matilda-$5.00

Molly produced no hire

1829

By rent of land this year-$215.00

By hire of negro John-$60.00

By hire of Jeffrey-$70.00

By hire of George-$60.00

By hire of Cato-$20.00

By hire of Woman Polly-$20.00

By hire of Boy Charles-$50.00

By hire of boy Alech-$50.00

By hire of boy named Caesar-$25.00

By hire of girl named Grace-$15.00

By hire of Matilda and Child Ben-$10.00

Molly yielded no hire but was an expense

1830

By rent of land this year-$192.00

By hire of negro John-$60.00

By hire of Jeffrey-$70.00

By hire of George-$60.00

By hire of Cato-$20.00

By hire of Woman Polly-$20.00

By hire of Boy Charles-$60.00

By hire of boy Alech-$60.00

By hire of boy named Caesar-$30.00

By hire of girl named Grace-$25.00

By hire of Matilda and Child Ben-$10.00

Molly yielded no hire but was an expense having several small children

 

Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates Settled-C-Pages-362-364-Dated-1st day of October 1836 & recorded Bourbon County Court October Term on the 7th day of November 1836.

 

1833 March

To various persons sick negroes in 1831 & 1832-$50.00

1832

To paid Brent’s and & for negro Grace-$4.07

1833 December

To paid Towels to make up his portion at division March 1834-$70.00

Also delivered to him (Towles) one negro man named Charles valued at $600.00 and one boy named Charley valued at $150.00 in full of his portion of the Estate of his Father in the negroes and personal Estate as per receipt.

I also delivered to John W. Hall who married Daughter Catherine one negro man named John at $425.00 in 1832 and paid him $150.00 being in full his portion of the negroes & personal Estate as per receipt.

I also delivered to B. Keiningham who married Daughter Betsy a negro woman named Matilda and her child Benn and 3 small ones and also old Cato & Polly valued together at $850.00 and he paid me for the Estate $100.00 the foregoing negroes being in full of his portion of negroes & personal as per receipt March 1834.

I also delivered to Anthony Thornton one negro man Alech at $850.00 and a girl valued $350.00 and $150.00 in money his full portion in the negroes and personal Estate of his Father as per receipt Dec. 1835.

1834 December

To paid out Brent’s servants & children-$31.48 ¾.

1835 April

To paid midwife fee for woman Molly-$2.00

1835 November

To paid account for sick negroes to Demitt-$17.25

 

Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates Settled-C-Pages-365-366-Dated-1st day of October 1836 & recorded Bourbon County Court November Term the 7th day of November 1836.

 

To paid John W. Hall who intermarried with Daughter Catherine to make his equal portion in negroes-$150.00

Proceeds of land to be distributed.

To paid John W. Hall full portion in right of his wife out of the first payment deducting legal interest until the second and third installments was due.

The foregoing balance of the land money divided among the six remaining children gives to each $760.83.

To paid Benjamin Keiningham who married daughter Betsy his share-$760.83.

To paid Towles Thornton his share of land and money being of age-$760.83.

To paid Anthony Thornton his share of land and money being of age-$760.83.

 

Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates Settled-D-Pages-192-195-Dated-25th day of August 1841 & recorded Bourbon County Court at the October Term on the 4th day of October 1841.

 

1837 March

Paid Tasc(?) on negroes 1836-$6.10

1837 March 17th

Paid Stephens for clothes for negroes-$10.40

1839 November

To paid hire negro to nurse sick negro-$20.00

1841 January

To paid Doc. Major account for negroes-$67.00

To paid Tho. T. Thornton his interest in the Estate of his brother George who died before he was of age-$393.00

To paid Benjamin Keiningham in right of his wife Elizabeth her interest in her brother George’s Estate-$393.00

To paid John W. Hall in right of his wife Catherine in her brother George’s Estate-$393.00

To paid Anthony Thornton his interest in the Estate of his brother George-$393.00

To paid John R. Thornton his interest in the Estate of his brother George-$393.00

To paid John R. Thornton, Junior his interest in the Estate of his father Anthony Thornton dec‘d. three negroes to wit, George, Phill, & Nat and also in cash for what the land sold-$760.83

To paid Henry Walker Thornton his son his interest in the Estate of his brother George deceased-$393.00

To delivered Henry Walker his son the negro man Cesar and Molly and her three children and paid him as his interest in his father Anthony Thornton’s Estate for the land in full cash-$760.83

To Walker paid him the hire of Cesar for 1841-$140.00