PARKE COUNTY COURTHOUSE PROBATE RECORDS

GEORGE WILKINS ESTATE

George Wilkins Estate                           Final

            Come now the parties and also come the Master Commissioner and files his report herein (insert)

            Which said Report of Mas Adm being seen and Examined by the Court ? motion the same is in all respects confirmed.  And said Admins report is ordered ? of record.  Which is in the Words and figures following towit:

            Admin is ? account in Final Settlement

To the Honorable William P Brittan, Judge of the Parke Circuit Court ? the Estate of George Wilkins Deceased.

            The undersigned Administration of the said Estate:

Said Administrator charges himself with

the amount of Inventory on file                         $311.10

To amt recd from sale of Water Wheel                 7.00

"   "  Note of J.S. Jones for Inventory                             49.36

"   "  Note owed Wm Hendrick                                       200.00

"   "  recd from sale of land to Wm Hendrick                   210.00

"   "  recd from sale of land to Wm Floyd                        540.00

"   "  recd from sale of land to E Beum                              20.00

"   "  recd Rents from Real Estate                                       22.50

"   "  recd interest on paid notes                                        21.60

Total                                                                            $1381.56

By credit as follows

1 By Amt personal property taken by Widow      $135.55

2 "  "   cash paid widow                                                  13.10

3 "  "    "    "    "                                                   7.00

4 "  "    "    "    "                                                  22.50

5 "  "    "    "    "                                                  85.00

6 "  "  paid into Court                                        236.85

7 "  "  deficiency in ?(see sale bill)                   131.31

8 "  "  pd F.W. Dinwiddie                                     2.49

9 "  "  pd F.W. Dinwiddie                                    24.44

10 " "  pd J P ? Campbell                                      2.42

11 " "       Do                                                        2.07

12  not visible on xerox

13-26  Xerox did not complete far right edge of sheet    

              so amounts are incomplete

13 " "      Do                                                                     2.

14 " "  "  E. McDaniel                                                       3.

15 " "  "  John M Cox                                                        .6

16 " "  "  Wm Best                                                          11.

17 " "  "  Wm J White                                                      1.

18 " "  "     Do                                                                  1.

19 " "  "  J.D. Maris                                                         76.

20 " "  "  David Stouse?                                                  89.

21 " "  "    Do                                                                  11.

22 " "  "  Mkeeny for Rockville Republican Co               33.

23 " "  "  Rice and Johnston                                            90.

24 " "  "  Note of Geo S Jones (insolvent)                      49.

25 " "  "  Account on A Pickett (inventory)                      5.

26 " "  "     "    on S Hadley      "                      

   " "  "  bal Judgh unpaid Wm Hendrick                        115.

   " " Administrators Commission                                      75.

                                                                                         $1230.07

                        Amt paid ? Court                                        $ 151.49

 

Said Administrator shows to the Court that the above report contains a full and complete Statement of all of said Estate which came to his hands to be administrated together with the credits which he is entitled that at the March Term of the said Court 1881 he filed this petition in said Court to sell a certain certificate of purchase executed to him the Sheriff of said Parke County for parcel of land and a pottery kiln thereon but he failed to make a sale on the order granted? on said petition.  that he made every exertion to find a purchaser for said certificate and finally sold the land to Eliza Wilkins for $85.00 that being the highest and best bid he ?  ?  for the same that had he taken a deed to said land with said certificate and applied to same court for an order to sell said land he would not have been able to obtain over and above the costs of said application a sum to exceed $85.00, therefore asks an order confirming and He further states that after paying the Expenses of Administration, Taxes and funeral expenses there remains in his hands the sum of $151.49 for distribution among the creditors.  that the claims filed and allowed against said estate is due for $116.50 in favor of John A Goldsberry of which sum $57.00 was found by the Court to be a preferred claim for expenses of medical attention in the last sickness of Deceased.  that the said Adm sold the real estate of decedent under the order of the Court to pay the debts of said decedent, among which is the following judgements taken in the lifetime of the decedent which were levies against the said lands towit,

a Judgt for costs in Parke Circuit Court of Dec? 31 1875 $9.62

a Judgt in favor of Wm E Sewell Circuit Court Oct 13 1876 for

            $643.23

a Judgt for costs in Parke Circuit Court of date Oct 16, 1877

            $20.00

 

that he sold said lands to pay said liens and he pays into Court said sum of $151.49 and asks a order of Distribution of the same among said creditors.  He further shows that the preferred claims will exhaust said sum leaving nothing to pay on the general and unsecured claims and having fully executed his Trust he asks a discharge of the same.

            State of Indiana Parke County

           

The undersigned Administrator of the Estate aforesaid and on

Oath say that the above and foregoing account in final settlement of said estate contains a true and complete exhibit of his administration of said Estate and a complete statement of the receipts and expenditures therein with the exceptions of such receipt and expenditures as have been heretofore reported to the Court.                           Milton Robinson

Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 1st day of May 1882

                                                Thomas  Rice

                                                                        Notary Public

Which said Reports being seen and examined ???

and that the said William Sewell is entitled to said sum of $236.85 applied on said Judgement and that said Administrator pay in to Court for distribution the said sum of $151.49 and said administration by discharged from further liability as to said ? Estate is hereby declared finally Settled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            An Inventory of the Personal Estate of George Wilkins deceased, taken by Milton Robison Administrator and appraised by Daniel Heath and John Cox

 

No.       Description of              Valuation          Property Taken             Valuation

            Property                                   of         by Widow                                of Prop

                         Property                       Taken by                                                                                                                                  Widow

                                                                                                                       

1           Bedstead and                15.00                            Bedstead and                15.00

            bedding                                                            bedding

2               "                              25.00                           "                                   25.00

3               "                              25.00        "                              25.00

4          Lounge and ?                5.00    Lounge and ?                5.00

5          Bureau                          10.00    Bureau                   10.00

6          Stand table                        3.00          Stand table                        3.00

7          Stand table                        3.00          Stand table                        3.00

8          Clock                                   .25           Clock                                  .25

9          10 Chairs                                  2.50    10 Chairs                                  2.50

10         Extension table       4.00          Extension table        4.00

11         Safe                                         2.00    Safe                                         2.00

12         Childs crib                          1.00           Childs crib                           1.00

            cupboard                                                          cupboard

13         Washboard & pitcher      .50     Washboard & pitcher      .25

14         Cupboardware              1.00     Cupboardware              1.00

15         24 ? stoneware       1.00            24 ? stoneware        1.00

16         Brass kettle                    .50     Brass kettle                    .50

17         2 Buckets                                   .10      2 Buckets                                   .10

18         2 Washtubs and board      .60   2 Washboards and board    .60

19         4 Barrells                             .50           4 Barrells                             .50

20        4 Flatirons and       1.00           4 Flatirons and        1.00

            claw hammers                           claw hammers

21         Basket                            .10      Basket                            .10

22        Keg and vinegar                   .25           Keg and vinegar                    .25

23        Keg                                             .25     Keg                                             .25

24        Oil can                           .25     Oil can                           .25

25        Water Barrell                 .25     Water Barrell                 .25

26        Barrell                            .25     Barrell                            .25

27        Churn                                 1.00           Churn                                  1.00

28        Sausage Mill                 1.25     Sausage Mill                 1.25

29        Cook Stove and             4.00    Cook Stove and             4.00

            utensils                                                 utensils

30        Parlor Stove                 3.00    Parlor Stove                 3.00

31         2 Iron wedges                .25     2 Iron wedges                .25

32        2 corn knives & ax          .20

33        Augur and square                  .25

34        Shovel and hoe        .25            Shovel and hoe               .25

35        Coffee Mill                          .10 Coffee Mill                           .10

36        Ladder                           .20

37        Pitchfork                                    .50

38        Scoop Shovel                  .20

39        Wheelbarrow                        .25

40        2 Axes                            .25     2 Axes                           .25

41         Set Chain harness               3.00

42        Shovel                            .20                        107.15

43        3 Shovel plow share       .15

44        Lot of bolts                    .25

45        Lot old iron                     .25

46        Iron wedge and bolts      .20

47        Lot gudgeons                1.00

48        Lot iron bands                .50

49        Beaver tail & dogs         1.00

50        3 Mill bar hoops                    .15

51         Stilyards and pick          .20

52        Chisel ax and wrench      .25

53        Spirit level and ?            .50

54        Saw hatchet and                   .50

            mallet

55        Mattock and Shovel        .15

56        Log Chain                                    .75

57        Work bench                          .20

58        Shaving horse                 .25

59        Grind stone                          .50

60        Box of nails                    .20

61         Keg 4 p nails                 1.25

62        Keg 6 p nails             .50

63        Saw mill carriage                  .50

            rollers

64        3 pullies                                     .10

65        Sagments                                  1.00

66        4 Cog Wheels                1.00

67        Mill spindle                     .50

68        Mill spindle and                    .75

            pinion

69        2 iron rods                           .50

70        Rachett rim                           .20

71         Gudgeon and wheel               .40

72        Hoop iron                                   .20

73        Saw mill water wheel    20.00

74        Turbine water wheel     60.00

75        ? saw mill heads                 15.00

76        Mill burrs                          22.00

77        Mill burrs                          10.00

78        Lot of lumber                1.00

79        Cant hook                                   .15

80        Boards                          1.25

81         Hoisting screw              1.00

82        Harrow                         1.50

83        Double shovel plow         .50

84        Scales                            .25

85        White cow                          15.00          White cow                           15.00

86        Sow and pig                         5.00          Sow and pig                    5.00

87        White cow                                18.00   White cow                    18.00

88        To account ?                    .00

89        bal Nathan Pickett          2.05

90        To act Simon Hadley        .80

91         Washing machine                   .25

92        25 ?                                           5.00   25 ?                              5.00

93        Pick                                             .20    Pick                                 .20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Account of the Sale of the Personal Property of

George Wilkins deceased, sold by Milton Robison at the late residence of the decedent, at Public Sale, on the Twentyeight day of February 1879

 

No.                   Names of Articles         Amount To Whom                      Cash

Inventory                                                                     Sold                             or Surety

                                                                                                                                               

 

6                      Stand table                    .50                 Miles Ratcliff               C

23                    Keg                                 .25                 Christian Campbell        C

24                    Oil Can               .20                 Miles Ratcliff               C

25                    Water Barrell     .10                  William Erwin               C

26                    Barrell                .05                 Thornton Sawyers                    C

27                    Churn                             .25                 Eliza Wilkins                S

31                     Two iron wedges            .10                  William Erwin               C

32                    Two corn knives              .05                 Thomas Maris               C

                        and ax             

33                    Augur and square            .35                 William Swain               C

36                    Ladder               .15                  John Pickard                C

37                    Pitchfork                        .35                 Eliza Wilkins                S

38                    Scoop Shovel      .35                 John Maris                               C

39                    Wheelbarrow                  .50                 Robert Graham              C

41                     Set chain harness  2.45             John Maris                               C

42                    Shovel                .40                 William Erwin               C

43                    Three Shovel plow          .20                 William Erwin               C

                        shares

44                    Lot of bolts        .65                 Thornton Sawyers                    C

45                    Lot old iron         .25                 Eliza Wilkins                S

46                    Iron wedge and bolts.15                       Eliza Wilkins                S

47                    Lot gudgeons      .10                  Eliza Wilkins               

48                    Iron Bands                     .15                  Eliza Wilkins                S

49                    Beaver tails & dogs .25             Eliza Wilkins                S

50                    Three mill bur hoops.05                        Eliza Wilkins                S

51                     Stilyards and pick  .25              Eliza Wilkins                S

52                    Chisel and ax      .26                 Thomas Marks               C

53                    Spirit level         .60                 Eliza Wilkins                S

54                    Saw hatchet mallet  .99             H D Teague                              C

55                    Mattock and Shovel  .15                        Eliza Wilkins                S

56                    Log chain                      1.90                 Elkana Cox                               C

57                    Work bench                    .60                 John Pickard                C

58                    Shaving horse     .25                 John Pickard                C

59                    Grind stone                     .25                 Solomon Bell                 C

60                    Box nails                        .25                 John Cox                                  C

61                     Keg of 4 p nails              .85                 Eliza Wilkins                S

62                    Keg of 6 p nails              .70                 Thornton Sawyers                    C

63                    Sawmill carrage              .50                 Eliza Wilkins                S

                        rollers

64                    Three pullies      .25                 Milt Stafford               C

65                    Sagment                         .35                 Eliza Wilkins                S

66                    Four cog wheels              .15                  Eliza Wilkins                S

67                    Mill spindle         .65                 William Swain               C

68                    Mill spindle and              .50                 Eliza Wilkins                S

                        pineon

69                    Two iron rods     .90                 Eliza Wilkins                S

70                    Rachett rim                     .70                 Eliza Wilkins                S

71                     Gudgeon and wheel         .25                 Eliza Wilkins                S

72                    Hoop iron                       .25                 Eliza Wilkins                S

75                    ? saw mill heads   1.25              Eliza Wilkins                S

76                    Mill Burs                         .50                 Eliza Wilkins                S

77                    Mill Burs                         .25                 Eliza Wilkins                S

78                    Lot lumber         1.50                 Eliza Wilkins                S

79                    Cant hook                       .25                 William Erwin               C

80                    Boards         1.00                       Eliza Wilkins                S

81                     Hoisting screw    .20                 J B Hodson                               C

82                    Harrow               .65                 Isaac Harvey                C

83                    Double shovel plow  .25             Christian Campbell        C

84                    Scales              1.10                 Eliza Wilkins                S

85                    White cow                    16.60                Cotez Woody                            C

91                     Washing Machine            .10                  Sarah A Cox                             C

93                    Pick                                .20                 Eliza Wilkins                S

 

 

 

         MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS WITHIN PROBATE RECORDS

 

George Wilkins Estate

Milton Robison Adm

Petition for sale of certificate of purchase.  Examined and adm authorized to sell ? ? of Sheriffs certificate of severance ? without notice for cash ?? full appraisal value and said administrator is authorized ?of sale to pay off said delinquent adn other taxes ?

 

 

Received of Milton Robison Administrator of the Estate of George Wilkins deceased the sum Eighty five Dollars to the ? of a certificate of for real estate from said Administrator.  The sum? being received by me as widow of said deceased?

March 27 1882            

$85.00             Eliza Wilkins

 

 

Received of Milton Robison Administrator the Estate of George Wilkins Deceased thirteen dollars and ten cents for Property bought of him Public Sale of Said Deceased as his Widow the 28th day of February 1879 to be credited my Dowery.

This the 28th Day of February 1879

                                    Eliza Wilkins

 

                       

Annapolis January the 9th 1881.  Received of Milton Robison Administrator of George Wilkins Deceased Eleven Dollar for Coffin for Decedent                 William C Best

 

Annapolis  April the 25th 1879

Received of Milton Robison Administrator of the Estate of George Wilkins Deceased Twenty Two and 50/100 Dollars to Be Part of my five hundred Dollars allowed me By law in my husbands Estate        

                                    Eliza Wilkins

 

February the 28th 1879

Received of Milton Robison Administrator of the Estate of my late Husband George Wilkins Deceased the articles to me charged in the foregoing inventory the 27th day of February 1879  $135.59

                                    Eliza Wilkins

 

December the 5th 1879

Received of Milton Robison Administrator of the Estate George Wilkins Deceased Seven Dollars to Be Applied on My Dowery in Said Estate for a turbine Water Wheel Sold to ? at Public Auction

                                    Eliza Wilkins

 

Sugar-Creek Township Number 3                      $24.44

Treasurer's Office, Parke County, Indiana

Description S   T   R   Acres   Value  Rockville, Mar 28th 1879

W1/2SE1/4   20  17  7    77     1035   Received of George Wilkins

?1/4SE1/4   20  17  7    40      210   Twenty four &44/100 Dollar

E1/2SW/1/4  20  17  7     3       15  

In full of first installment of State House, State, County School, Road, Township, Special School, Tuition and Tax for 1878 on the foregoing described Land and including Penalty, Delinquent

                                                F.W. Dinwiddie Treasurer P.C.

Paid by Milton Robinson Adm.

 

Penn Township Number 12                                 $249

Treasurer's Office, Parke County, Indiana

Description  S   T   R   Acres  Value  Rockville, March 28th 1879

PtNW1/4NW1/4 12  16  8    45     135   Received by George Wilkins

PtW1/2NW1/4  12  16  8    50     160   Two and 49/100 Dollars

In full of first installment of State House, State, County, School, Road, Township, Special School, Tuition and Tax for 1878, on the foregoing described Land, and on $165 Personal Property

                                                F.W. Dinwiddie Treasurer P.C.

Paid by M. Robinson Adm.

 

                       

 

In the matter of the Estate of Geo Wilkins Decd Parke Circuit Court

Milton Robison Adm of said estate shows to the court that on the 1st day of January 1880 he obtained a judgement and ? of foreclosure in favor of said estate against Wm Hendrick and Martha Hendrick his wife for $191.55 & costs, taxes at &76.64 at date of execution and an order of sale of part of the SW1/4 of sec 3 Town 16 N Range 8 West described as commencing at the SE corner of said 1/4 section, thence west 76 rods, thence North 10 rods, thence east 16 rods, thence South 10 rods to place of beginning containing one acre more or less.  that on the 21st day of February 1880 said land was sold on said ? after a notice by the Sheriff of Parke County and no one bidding on said land except the said Adm the same was bid in by him for the sum of & 268.19 and a certificate was issued to him by said Sheriff.  That said Deft has not ? said land ? ? expires on the s of February 1881 that ? other property on which levy of said Deft. That he has an offer of $250 for said certificate that there is an unpaid $58.00 delinquent tax against said land which a ? That the said offer of $250 is made with the condition that the Ad pay said taxes. He further ? that he believes that it is for the best interests of the estate that said certificate be sold on the terms aforesaid and he asks an order accordingly.

                                    Milton Robison Ad

18th day of March 1881

                                    Thomas ?

                                    Notary Public

 

 

In the Parke Circuit Court May Term 1882

In the matter of the Estate of George Wilkins

            Comes now William EB Sewell by DH Maxwell his attorney and files his exception to so much of the Final Report of Milton Robinson Ad of the Estate as distributes the sum of two hundred thirty six and 85/100 dollars to Eliza Wilkins Widow of decedent said amount being part of the proceeds of the sale of two thirds of the real estate of which decedent died seized and sold by said Ad for payment of debts of decedent and said amount being distributed to her by the Ad to make up the deficiency of the personal estate of decedent to satisfy the Widows claim of Five hundred dollars

            He states that in decedents life time, and on the 13th day of October 1876 in the Parke Circuit Court he recovered a judgment on a note against decedent for the sum of $643.23 and for costs 10.05 without relief from valuation and appraisement - that on the 15th day of Nov 1876 an execution was issued on said judgment - That said judgment in the life time of decedent became a lien and was at his decease a lien on the real estate so sold by the Ad for payment of debts and he alleges that the lien of his judgment had and has priority over the lien of the said Eliza Wilkins on the real estate so sold and as against the said amount of $236.85 should be applied and paid on his said judgment.                      DH Maxwell

                                                Atty for Sewell

 

 

State of Indiana

Parke County,  Be it known, that on the 4th day of June 1879 being the third Judicial day of the June term 1879 of the Parke Circuit Court held at the Court House in Rockville County of Parke and State of Indiana.  before the Honorable Albert Thomas  Sole Judge of said Court, the following proceedings in cause of

Milton Robison, Ad

of George Wilkins Decd                        No 710

            V

Eliza Wilkins                                        Petition

Comes now the Plaintiff by Messrs Rice and Johnston, his attorneys and also come the Commissioners hence aforesaid and file their Report duly acknowledged in open Court, Which Report in the ? and figures following towit:

            the undersigned commissioners appointed by the Parke Circuit Court at the March Term 1879, to make partition of foregoing described Real Estate, having ben duly sworn have discharged the duty assigned us and submit our report as follows.  We having examined said premises do hereby set off and assign to the said Eliza Wilkins defendant as her one third of said

Real Estate the following described portions thereof to wit: A part of the West half of the NorthWest quarter of Section Twelve (12) Township Sixteen (16) North Range Eight (8) West Bounded as follows. Commencing Twenty three (23) rods West of the North West Corner of the Original plat of the Town of Annapolis running thence West Seven (7) rods, thence South ten (10) rods, thence East seven (7) rods, thence North ten (10) rods to the place of Beginning.  We also set off and assign to said defendant Lots Number forty seven (47) Number forty Eight (48) Number fifty six (56) and Number thirty eight (38) in the Town of Montezuma.  Also Lots number two hundred and three (203) and Two hundred and four (204) in Hills addition to the said Town of Montezuma, and we set off and assign to the said Plaintiff the residue of said Real Estate as the two thirds thereof

                                    Clark McDaniel

           

                                   

 

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