Thomas Foster, dec’d (1774-1834)
Letter of Administration
Appraisal and Division of Personal Estate
Court of Ordinary
Pg. 665
It is ordered that he be and he is hereby appointed administrator of the goods and chattels rights, credits and estate of Thomas Foster dec’d on his executing board in the sum of twenty thousand dollars with security approved by the Court and that letters of administration do issue to him accordingly – The said John Foster thereupon executed the bond required with security approved by the Court and was duly sworn in terms of the law, and received letters in the proceeds.
On the application of John Foster adm. of Thomas Foster dec’d. It is ordered that James P. Knowles, Richard Fears, Thomas W. Perry, John Mitchell, and Charles R. Knowles be appointed appraisers of the personal estate of Thomas Foster, and that they or a majority after being duly sworn do appraise said estate according to law.
We the undersigned agree that the lands and negroes
belonging to the estate of Thomas Foster
deceased may be divided between the legatees of said estate without obtaining
an order from the Court of Ordinary for that purpose, and we agree James Barnes, James Knowles, Richard Fears,
and Lewis Morgan Barnes, or a
majority of them shall make said division, and we agree to abide their
decision in the matter, and we also agree that said persons named as commissioners
may return their actions and doings to the Court of Ordinary which shall be as
binding on our part as if done under an order of Court.
Hannah (x) Foster
Robert Bird
William Foster
John Foster
Laura Foster
Abner Foster
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Hannah Foster Jenny 200.00
old Dave 350.00
Baley 300.00
To receive 25.72 875.72
Robert Bird
Louisa 100.00
To receive 25. 72 875.72
William Foster Isaac 700.00
Samantha 450.00
To pay over 274.78 875.72
John Foster Clarissa 50.00
Young Dave 800.00
To receive 25.72 875.72
Laura Foster Rose 550.00
Mary 180.00
To receive 145.72 875.72
Abner Foster
Alea 700.00
To receive 50.72 875,72
We the undersigned do hereby certify that we have valued the negroes, belonging to the estate of Thomas Foster dec’d and disposed of them among the widow and children of said dec’d by lottery, as will appear by the within written Dec. 23rd, 1834.
James Barnes
J.P. Knowles
Richard Fears
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Robert Bird No. 5 To receive for his part of the
Land from the other Legatees $198.25
William Foster No. 2 137 1/2 acres at 2 ½ N $343.75
To pay over 145.25
John Foster No.3 25 acres w7 175.00
To receive 23.25
Laura Foster No.4 43 ¼ at 5 216.25
To pay over 18.00
Abner Foster No.1 102 ½ acres @ 2 ½ 256.25
To pay over 58.00
We the undersigned do herby certify that we have valued the
James Barnes
J.P. Knowles
Richard Fears
We each of us acknowledge to have received from John Foster administrator of Thomas Foster dec’d of Hancock County, State of Georgia dec’d the full and entire amount coming to us of the real and personal estate of said dec’d as distributes of said estate.
And we and each of us do hereby bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators severally to refund to the said John Foster administrator as aforesaid our proportionable part of any debt which may hereafter be established against the estate of said dec’d. Witness our hand and seals.
William Foster (seal)
Robert Bird (seal)
Hannah (x) Foster (seal)
Laura Foster (seal)