ESTATE PACKET and DOCUMENTS OF DAVID STRAIN
Transcribed by James A. Strain © 2004.
David Strain, deceased prior July 1, 1823, and after 28 Sep 1822.
Administrator’s Docket Book, No. 1.
Date/No./Names of Decd/Admins Apt/Bond/Security/Remarks
July 1st (1823)/64/David Strain/John R. Strain/$300/William Patton Wm Hughey/Not Settled time Expired March 1828 suit filed July T (Term)1838.
Appraisement Bill, p. 372-74, Book?
The State of Ohio Highland County
On the 5th day of September 1823, Edward Byram Samuel Strain and George Elwood Appraisers of the of David Strain late of Maddison Township in said County deceased personally Appeared before me William Hughey A Justice of the Peace in & for said County and were duly sworn according to law well & truly to Appraise all the goods & chattels of the Estate of the said David Strain deceased Which shall be presented to them for Appraisement sworn under my hand the date above written.
W. Hughey J.P.
A true and Correct inventory of the goods & Chattels of David Strain deceased presented to us the undersigned Appraisers of said Estate by John R. Strain Admr of said Estate this 5th day of September 1823.
150 bushels of Corn in the field at
Wheat in the Sheaf
4 Sheep first Choice
3 do 2d do
Flax Break
Waggon
one Shovel Plow
Frow
**
Pair of double trees
Log Chain
One Shovel plow
One Pair of Horse Geers
do do do
****
One Pair of Clevise
Bar share Plow
Broad ax
Chopping do
Mattock
Iron Wedge & old Ax
Remnant of Breaching
two jointer plasses
Hand saw
two screw augers
Coopers Auge
Pair of Coopers Compases
Inshave Crowze & Cooper’s Knife
Drawing Knife & Chissel
two weeding hoes
Cross Cut saw
Still, worm & Fleakstand
Six Still Tubes
Singling tub & 2 Kegs
Flour Barrell
Fat Can, tar bucket & Salt Keg
Churn
One bedstead & cord
Loom
two reeds, temple, & Raythe
pair of loom gears
Kettle & Bayles
do do
Iron Pot
Dutch oven & lid
two buckets & hand rake
real & Hop bucket
skellett & Pot
one Rifle Gun and accoutrements
Flax Wheel
Stone Jug
Fire Shovel
two split bottom Chairs
Five do do do
Table
two buckets & bread tray
Cupboard furniture
Hair Seive
Trunk & Chest
Bed of furniture
one Brindled Cow
do
do
One heiffer
do
Steer Calf
Stack of Hay
two hogs
Six pigs
one sow & 3 pigs
three hoggs
one horse
Bedstead
fifteen geese
Total amount of bill of Appraisement $254.40
Appraised – by Us the day & year Above written
Edward Byram }
Saml Strain } Appraisers
George Elwood }
Five hundred and Eighteen dollars 37 1/2 cents worth of the property in this appraisement bill was set off to the Widow as her support for one year Sept 15th 1823.
John R. Strain, admr.
Recorded September 15th 1824.
David Strain Sale Bill
pp. 375-76. [I have listed only the buyers names, not the items purchased.]
A list of the Goods & Chattels belonging to David Strain late of Madison Township Highland County deceased Sold at publick Sale by the undersigned Administrator of said Estate on the 6th day Sept 1823.
Isaac Hughey
Andrew Cunningham
Jacob Simbro
John B. Strain
Edward Byram
Job Combs
John Wilson
James Hughey
John Wilson
Wm Hughey
Thomas Hughey
Thomas Watts
Jno R. Strain
Saml B. Strain
Benjamin Adair
James Hughey
William Hughey
George Ellwood
Isaac Hughey
John R. Strain
Jonas Stafford
Andrew Johnson
Job Combs
J. R. Strain
Robert McCarter
John Wilson
William Hughey
Robert McCarter
Benjn McClure
John R. Strain
Wm Hughey
Returned & Recorded September 15th 1824.
HIGHLAND PROBATE COURT
PACKET No. 563
David Strain Decd.; John Strain Admr.; 1823;
Bond
Letters
Inventory
Account
Acct. for Settlement, John R. Strain, Admr., 1838, July 14th 1845 for ???; filed July T. 1838, was not Ret'd?