Estate  of  Joshua  Ensminger,
deceased
 

Box 14

Joseph Lacy Exec.

Filed November 11, 1851
J. Vernon Clerk

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Inventory

            An Inventory of the Accounts Monies Notes Recipts and Writings Obligatory of  Joshua Ensminger 
Deceased by  Joseph Lacy  Administrator of said Estate with the will Annexed taken November the 11th 1851

Fountain Huffman Recipts

$ 00

00

Joseph Lacy Recipts

00

00

James J. Curtis Recipts

00

00

John Bless Recipts

00

00

John Ensminger Recipts

00

00

Robert Harford Recipts

00

00

Joseph Lacy Note Due 25 Dec 1851 Interest from Oct

22

50

Andrew Ensminger Note Due 25 Dec 1851 Interest from Oct

11

00

Andrew Ensminger & Chapman Ensminger Note subject to Credit $3.85 Ľ Due Aug 1850 for

8

54

Wesley Rucker Note Due Aug 1850

1

10

George Eck Note Due Dec 25th 1851

10

00

Fountain Huffmans Note due Nov 1st 1851

55

00

John Ensminger Note Due Dec 25th 1852

55

00

Andrew Ensminger Note Due June 8th 1852

33

50

Cash on Hand

89

00

Interest an all the Above Notes to this Date Nov 11th 1851

      2

12

 

$ 287

76

                                                                                                                                               Joseph Lacy


State of Indiana
Shelby County Ss
            Before me Jacob Vernon Clerk f the Probate Court of said County personally came Joseph Lacy as Executor of the last will and testament of Joshua Ensminger dec’d and being by me duly sworn says the foregoing Inventory is in all respects first and true and contains a full statement of all the property bonds mortgages notes and accounts debts and other securities belonging to the Estate of said Testator which has come to his knowledge, and of all the moneys Bank Bills and other circulating medium belonging to the Estate of said testator which has come to his hands.

Joseph Lacy        

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of November 1851

J. Vernon Clk

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Final  Exhibut

 

Final Exhibit Joshua Ensminger dec’d
Filed in Open court January 1853        J. Vernon Clk

            The account of Joseph Lacy Executor of the last will and testament of Joshua Ensminger, late of the County of Shelby and State of Indiana deceased.
            The said Executor charges himself with the amount of the personal Estate of said decedent as per Inventory thereof on file in the Clerks Office towit--
$287.76
Interes  t      3.00
$290.76

Said Executor claims a Credit for the following disbursements made out of said Estate towit:

By Amt paid John E. Bless for making Coffin No. 1

$ 6

00

By Amt paid J. J. Curtis for shrouding No. 2

3

00

By Amt paid Randolph See his account for Tombstone No. 3   

18

52

By Amt paid D. Thacher for printing Notice No. 4

1

00

By Amt paid Executors allowance for services

5

00

By Amt paid Wesley Rucker his acc No. 5

1

00

By Amt paid J. Vernon Court Charges No. 6

13

25

By Amt paid Joseph Lacy his account No. 7

33

00

By Amt paid Philip Ensminger his legacy

1

00

By Amt paid John Ensminger his legacy

1

00

By Amt paid Philip Ensminger his legacy

14

00

Leaving in hands of Executor for distribution

$ 199

99

 

$ 290

76


Joseph Lacy                        

Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court before me June 21, 1853 J. Vernon Clk

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Nancy C. & Wm. H. Ensminger

$ 32

08

        $ 31

75

Martha Polly’s heirs

32

08

31

75

Hannah Huffman Rec’d $28

32

08

31

75

Catharine Hafford Rec’d $18.74 Paid

32

08

31

75

Isabel Lacy Rec’d $22.90 Paid

32

08

31

75

Andrew Ensminger Paid

   32

08

31

75

 

$198

48

   

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Receipts  of  Heirs

            Received of Jacob Vernon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Shelby County the sum of thirty two dollars and Eight cents in full for the distributive share of the Estate of Joshua Ensminger dec’d due to my wife Isabel Ensminger December 24th 1853

Joseph Lacy            

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            Received of Joshua Ensminger twenty eight dollars it being a part of his legacy this 1st day of Nove 1850.

                            F. Huffman

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            Received of Joshua Ensminger twenty two Ninety a part of his legacy this 1st day of Nove 1850

                    Joseph Lacy

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            Rec’d of Jacob Vernon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Shelby County the sum of thirty two dollars and Eight 2/3 cents in full for my distributive share of the Estate of Joshua Ensminger dec’d. December 24, 1853

Andrew Ensminger

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            Received of Jacob Vernon as Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Shelby County the sum of thirty two dollars and Eight cents in full for the distributive share of the Estate of Joshua Ensminger, deceased, due and coming to my wife Catharine Harford (late Catharine Ensminger) December 26th 1853

Robert Harford    

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            Received of Alexander Miller as Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Shelby County in the State of Indiana the sum of two dollars and sixty seven cents Each being the full amount distribution hairers of the Estate of our grandfather the late Joshua Ensminger deceased we being part of the heirs of Martha Pauley deceased who was the daughter and heir of said Joshua Ensminger deceased.
            Sworn under our hands this 14 day of September 1856
      Allen Pauley his X mark        
   William Pauley his X mark        
George R. Pauley his X mark        
 Andrew Pauley                        

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            Received of Alexander Miller as Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Shelby County in the State of Indiana the sum of two dollars and sixty seven cents each being the full Amount of distribution among the hairs of the estate of our grandfather the late Joshua Ensminger deceased. We being part of the heirs of Martha Pauley deceased who was the daughter and heir of said Joshua Ensminger Being given under our hands this 1 day of October 1856

George N. Bell (SEAL)    
   Maryann Bell (SEAL)    
     Alfred Astel (SEAL)    
Elizabeth Astel (SEAL)    

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Vouchers

Estate of Joshua Ensminger dec’d To Joseph Lacy DR
            To Boarding lodging washing and taking care of said decedent from the 5th day of November 1850 to the 28th day of June 1851 thirty three weeks at $1.00 per week. $33.00 Nov 15, 1851

State of Indiana
Shelby County SS
            Before me Jacob Vernon Clerk of the Probate Court of said county personally came Joseph lacy and being by me duly sworn says the above account is justly due to him and no payments have been made thereon and that there are no set offs against the same to the best of his knowledge.

Joseph Lacy
            Sworn to and subscribed before me November 15 1851  J. Vernon Clk

            Received of Joseph Lacy as Executor of the last will and testament of Joshua Ensminger dec’d the sum of thirty three dollars in full for the within account
November 15 1851.                                                        Joseph Lacey

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Joshua Ensminger DR to Wesley Rucker
n the year 1850
to writing 1 Will testamentaty $ .75
To to other instruments of writing                     .25
$1.00

Subscribed and sworn to Before me this 3d of July 1852

Samuel Kirk     Justice of the peace                                

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Received of Joseph Lacy administrator of the Estate of Joshua Ensminger deceased One dollar in full for advertising Orders of Administration in Volunteer.

D. Thacker
 

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Middletown Oct 9th 1851
Received of Joseph Lacy six dollars for coffen of old Mr. Enchminger.

John E. Bless
 

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Middletown Oct 1 1851
Received of Joseph Lacy three dollars for furnel expense for old Mr. Enchminger deseast.             J.J. Curtis

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        Received of Joseph Lacy as Executor of the last will and testament of Joshua Ensminger dec’d fourteen dollars in full for my account against said Estate, and also received one dollar in full for the amount bequeathed to me in the will of said decedent, making together the sum of fifteen dollars. June 21, 1853
Attest J. Vernon                             Philip Ensminger his X mark

August the 25 1851
            Recd of Phillip Ensminger the sum of eighteen dollars and 52 cents the same being paid for two set of tombstones for the spouses of Joshua & Elizabeth Ensminger late of Rush Shelby County Ind

Randolph See

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            Received of Joseph Lacy as Executor of the last will and testament of Joshua Ensminger dec’d the sum of Eighteen dollars and fifty two cents being in full for the Tombstones named in the within receipt. December 4th 1851
                                                                $18.52                         Philip Ensminger his X mark

$140.15         Received of Joseph Lacy as Executor of the last will and testament of Joshua Ensminger dec’d, One Hundred and forty dollars and fifteen cents of the money belonging to said Estate.   March 14th 1853    Paid out $16.00 & Rec’d

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            Received one dollar & fifty cts of Joseph Lacy against a claim filed in the Clerks Office against the estate of Joshua Ensminger deceased. Given under my hand this June 6th 1853.

Wesley Rucker

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$13.25          Received of Joseph Lacy as Executor of the last will and testament of Joshua Ensminger dec’d the sum of thirteen dollars and twenty five cents being in full of Court charges taxed against said Estate. March 14th 1853

J. Vernon Clk
Shelby C C    

Transcribed by Barb Huff
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