Shelby  County  Indiana
Courthouse  Records
Probate

James  Hendrickson,  dec'd

Box 17
Jonathan Hendrickson, administrator
1843

Inventory

                And inventory of the goods and chattels and Effects of  James Hendrickson  late of Shelby county and state of  Indiana decease father, by  Jonathan Hendrickson  administrator of the Estate of the said deceased, with the assistance of  Smith G. Means  and  Thomas Cole  appraisers Called and duly sworn for that purpose.

			$ $	Cts
1.		1 bed and bedding	12	.00
1.		1  do      do	05	.00
2.		1  do      do	4	.00
3.		1 lot of bed covers	2	.00
4.		1 chest	1	.00
5.		1 side saddle	12	.00
6.		7 chairs	1	.00
7.		1 looking glass		.25
8.		1 little wheel	1	.50
9.		1  do    do	2	.00
10.		1 lot of tobacco		.50
11.		1 1/2 bushels dried peaches		.56	1/4
12.		1 lot cupboard ware and cupboard	2	.00
13.		1 lot of water buckets		.50
14.		1 loom 3 slays and 1 pare of weaving gears	2	.00
15.		1 big wheel	1	.00
16.		1 set of big Spools	1	.00
17.		1 washing tub 33 barrels 1 churn		.37	1/2
18.		1 Sieve		.12	1/2
19.		1 side saddle and bridle	3	.00
20.		1 saddle	15	.00
21.		1 lot of castings	1	.25
22.		1 big pot	1	.00
23.		1 flat iron 1 pot trammel	1	.25
24.		1 hand saw and 1 lot of stirrups		.50
25.		1 kag		.90
26.		2 old axes	1	.00
27.		1 lot of iron		.25
28.		1 big vital kittle	1	.50
29.		2 augers		.37	1/2
30.		1 drawer knife and frow		.75
31.		1 Scythe and hangin	1	.00
32.		1 Scythe		.50
33.		1 Scythe and 2 reep hooks		.50
34.		1 lot of Salt	1	.00

Appraise bill continued

35.	600 lbs meat at 2 cents per lb.	12	.00
36.	4 bee stands  $15.0 each	6	.00
37.	1 grine stone	1	.25
38.	1 lard Stand and lard	1	.00
39.	2 pare of gears	2	.50
40.	1 Shovel plow	1	.25
41.	1 double tree and single trees and clevises	2	.00
42.	1 chopping ax	1	.50
43.	1 bul plane		.50
44.	1 do  do	2	.00
45.	1 weeding how		.37	1/2
46.	1 cow skin	2	.50
47.	2 hay stacks $1.75 each	3	.50
48.	1 oat stack	3	.00
49.	1/2  do  do	1	.50
50.	1 Shovel plow	1	.00
51.	1 lot of flax	1	.00
52.	1 lot of tobacco		.50
53.	6 acers of wheat on the ground $1.50 per acer	9	.00
54.	5 acres of corn standing in the field	20	.00
55.	1 Stack of wheat	3	.00
56.	25 bushels of wheat	8	.00
57.	1 wind mill	6	.00
58.	1 lot of flax	1	.50
59.	120 of corn at 10 Cents per bushel	12	.00
60.	35 head of geese 16 2/3 cts.  Each	5	.83
61.	12 ducks		.37	1/2
62.	5 turkeys		.75
63.	12 head of sheep	12	.00
64.	42 head of hogs	31	.50
65.	1 bay mare	8	.00
66.	1 rone mare	30	.00
67.	1 rone colt	12	.00
68.	1 Sorrel horse	1	.00
69.	1 white muley cow	6	.00
70.	1 white back cow	5	.00
71.	1 red cow	6	.00
72.	1 pided cow	6	.00

Appraisers bill continued

73.	1 red cow with amottle face	4	.00
74.	1 red heifer	3	.00
75.	1 bull	3	.00
76.	2 Steers	7	.00
77.	2 heifer calfs	2	.50
78.	11 dollars in money	11	.00

            given under our Hands and seal this 23 Day of February 1843

Amount taken by Widow at appraisement.			$100.00
		Expenses
	Smith G. Means
	Thomas Cole
Cash on Hand			$11.00
Making in all			323.00

        Given under my hand and seal this 23d day of February 1843 

Jonathan Hendrickson      Administrator

State of Indiana
Shelby County 
                To Wit personally appeared before me Thomas Thompson a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the Estate of James Hendrickson deceased and Smith G. Means and Thomas Cole appraisers of said Estate and being duly sworn the said Smith G. Means and Thomas Cole say that the above and within is a true inventory and appraisement as assigned by them is just and true inventory and valuation of the goods and chattels and affects of the said James Hendrickson to the best of their judgment and the said Jonathan Hendrickson administrator says that the above is ajust a true inventory of the personal Estate of the said James Hendrickson so far as the same has come to his hand to be administered.

February 25th 1843

Thomas Thompson JP (SEAL)

Sale  Bill

Box 17
James Hendrickson decd 
Jonathan Hendrickson Admin.
Filed May 30th 1843 J. Vernon Clerk

		$	cts
Thomas Blackburn	1 36 lbs of meet	3	.40
Wm. Hendrickson	1 hay stack	4	.12	1/2
James Bennett	1 do do	3	.74
Stephen Ridlin	1 oat Stack	5	.00
Robert Burns	34 doz of oats	3	.57
Thomas Kelly	6 acres of wheat	7	.75
Stephen Ridlin	2 acres of corn	8	.87	1/2
do  do	2  do    do	8	.00
Thos. Blackburn	5 bushels of wheat	2	.81	1/4
Smith G. Means	5  do    do	2	.50
Robert Burns	5  do    do	2	.45
Alen Major	5  do    do	2	.50
Do    do	5  do    do	2	.50
Henry Wayler	5  do    do	2	.48	3/4
John Conger	1 wind mill	10	.00
A. L. Burns	35 geese	5	.77
Alen Major	5 turkeys	1	.10
Melzar Cole	12 ducks		.31	1/4
Thos. Hendrickson	1 grine stone	1	.50
Elizabeth Hendrickson	2 Sheep	2	.00
Sarah Hendrickson	2 do	2	.00
James Wood	4 do	7	.25
Stephen Ridlin	4 do	5	.75
George Philipy	10 hogs	8	.56	1/4
Wm. Major	25 do	1	.00
Jonathan Hendrickson	1 rone colt	12	.62	1/2
Thos. Blackburn	1 Sorel horse	2	.68	3/4
Joel Gregory	1 cow	8	.31	1/4
Nancy J. Hendrickson	1 do	5	.00
Joel Gregory	1 do	8	18
Stephen Ridlin	1 do	4	87	1/2
Thos. Cole	1 heifer	3	12	1/2
Smith G. Means	1 Steer	3	41
Enoch Trimble	1 bull	3	.49
Elizabeth Hendrickson	7 hogs	3	.00
James Bennett	2 calfs	3	.36

March the 21st 1843            Jonathan Hendrickson Administator

Thomas Cole Clerk of Sale


Sail[sic] Bill


            Account of Sales of the personal property of James Hendrickson late of the County of Shelby and State of Indiana deceased at public auction held at the late dwelling house of the Said deceased on the 21st day of March A.D. 1843.

		$	cts
Nancy J. Hendrickson	1 bed & bedding	12	.00
Do    do	1 Chest	1	.50
Do    do	1 Side Saddle	13	.00
Do    do	1 little wheel	2	.00
Melzar Cole	1 lot of tobacco		.50
Sarah Hendrickson	1 loom	2	.50
Do    do	1 Set of Spools	1	.00
Thos. Blackburn	1 pot	1	.00
Jonathan Hendrickson	1 Side Saddle	2	.00
Elizabeth Hendrickson	1 Saddle	2	.00
Thos. M. Hendrickson	1 big wheel	1	.50
James Thompson	1 lot of iron		.50
Thomas M. Hendrickson	1 hand Saw		.62	1/2
Do    do	1 kagg		.43	3/4
James Harper	2 axes		.93	1/4
Hiram Adams	7 lbs of iron		.46	1/4
Wm. Keelin  [Keeling]	2 augers		.43	3/4
Thomas Blackburn	1 drawer knife		.62	1/2
Wm. Moore	1 frow		.37	1/2
Thos. Hendrickson	1 Scythe and hangins	1	.00
Robert Burns	1 do	1	.00
Melzar Cole	1 do		.37	1/2
Thos. Hendrickson	2 Sickles		.81	1/4
Elizabeth Hendrickson	1 bee Stand	1	.00
George Conger	1 do do	1	.90
Do    do	1 do do	1	.93	3/4
Robert Burns	1 do do	1	.00
Thos. Cole	1 bull plow		.81	1/4
Robert Burns	1 hide	1	.87	1/2
Stephen Ridlin	1 do	2	.00
Robert Burns	1 Shovel Plow	1	.74
A. L. Burns	1 lot of tobacco		.25
Do do	1 lot of flax		.56	1/4

State of Indiana 
Shelby County            To wit
                The above named Thomas Cole makes oath that the above is a Just and true account of the sale of the personal estate of James Hendrickson late of said County Deceased.
                Sworn before me a Justice of the peace of Said County the 10th day of April 1843.

            Austin Coleman        Justice of the peace

                I  Elizabeth Hendrickson  Received of  Jonathan Hendrickson  administrator of the Estate of James Hendrickson decd. the following articles at their appraised value as my One hundred dollar allowance as the Widow of said James Hendrickson dec'd to wit

2 Beds and Bedding	$5.00	$4.00		9.00
1 Lot of Bed Clothes				2.00
7 Chairs				1.00
1 Little Wheel				1.50
1 1/2 Bushels dried peaches				.56	1/2
1 Lot of Water Buckets				.50
1 Washing tub 3 Barrels & 1 Churn				.37	1/2
1 Seive				.12	1/2
1 Lot of Castings				1.25
1 flat Iron & pot trammel				1.25
1 Big Kettle				1.50
1 Lot of Salt				1.00
564 lb of Meat				8.60
1 Lard stand and Lard				1.00
2 pair Gears				2.50
1 Shovel plough				1.25
1 Chopping Axe				1.50
1 Bull plough				2.00
1 Weeding Hoe				.37
1 Stack of Wheat				3.00
1 Lot of Flax				1.50
1 Bay Mare				8.00
1 Roan do				30.00
1 Pided Cow				6.00
				$91.18
1 Looking Glass				.25
1 Lot of Cupboard ware & cupboard				2.00
1 Double Tree single trees & 2 clevises				2.00
120 Bushels of corn				12.00
				102.00

Elizabeth Hendrickson            Her    X    Mark


The Account of  Jonathan Hendrickson, administrator of all and singular the goods and Chattles, rights and credits, which were of  James Hendrickson, late of Shelby county, deceast.
Dr.

February 1843	$	cts
The said administrator charges himself with the	231	.80
amount of the personal estate of the decease, as per	11	.00
inventory thereof on file in the clerks office	$242	.80
with property bought at Sale and money expenses
with $11.00 whereas paid to Mother from Hardin Sherly [Shirley],
Guardian Separate Hendrickson minors, which was not good money Cr	10	.00
And was refunded.	$247	.80

            The said administrator claims credit for the following disbursements made out of said estate, to wit,

August 13th 1844	To the heirs of said estate
	Cash paid to Nancy Jane Hendrickson as per receipt		50	.00
	Cash paid to Sarah Hendrickson as per receipt		9	.50
	Cash paid to Elizabeth Hendrickson as per receipt		21	.00
	Cash paid to Robert Burns as per receipt		18	.13
March 21st 1844
	Cash paid to Samuel F. Randolph for medical attendance  as per receipt		4	.00
Feb 17th 1844
	Cash paid to Hiram Adams as per receipt		1	.34
June 5th 1844
	Cash paid to Thomas Cole as per receipt for clerking sale		1	.75
June 13th 1843
	Cash paid to Smith G. Means as per receipt		1	.75
May 7th 1844
	Cash paid to James Harper as per receipt			.56
March 25th 1844
	Cash paid to M. B. Lee as per receipt		1	.00
Aprile 10th 1843
	Cash paid to William Keeling as per receipt			.31	1/4
There is yet	remaining in the hands of the said administrator		108	.34	1/2
	the following claims to wit in favour of said estate not paid
	Balance on note against Wm. Hendrickson and  Hiram Adams		4	.12	1/2
	One Note against  Wm. Herron and James L. Adair		1	.50
	One Note against  James Wood and  Wm. Brooks		12	.43
	Came over		18	.05	1/2
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	Amount Brought over		$18	.05
	One Note against Thomas Blackburn and Austin Coleman		10	.51
	One Note against Allen Major and Wm. Major		6	.10
	One Note against Wm. Major and Allen Major		10	.00
	One Note against Stephen Ridlin and Robert Burns		34	.50
	Balance on a note against Thomas Cole		1	.87	1/2
	One Note against Henry Wakeer  [Walker ?]		2	.48	3/4
	The administrator charges himself		$83	.52	1/4
	With property bought at sale		14	.62	1/2
	And money expenses		98	.14
	[see cash paid to ..., above]		108	.34
	Money collected and on hand		35	.26
			===	==
			$241	.74

Jonathan Hendrickson Administrator    his  X  Mark

Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court before me this 15th day of November 1844

J. Vernon Clerk

            The account of Jonathan Hendrickson, Administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of James Hendrickson, late of Shelby County Indiana, deceased.

1843	Dr.
February 25	The said Administrator Charges himself with the amount of the personal estate of the deceased as per inventory thereof on file in the clerks office	231	.80
	Amt cash on hand	11	.00
1846
March 2nd	Amount collected on an account against H. Shirley	10	.00
	Amount of money expensed by the administrator  discharging to the estate	27	.10
	Amount of a judgment on Blackburn & Coleman not yet collected	6	.50
	Amount of an account due against Thomas Cole not yet collected	2	.00
	The amount charged above of Thomas Cole has been collected
	The administrator has the amt that he has expensed  belonging to the estate	$252	.80
	To amount of interest collected on claims	2	.75
		$254	.95
1844	Dr.
August 13	The said Administrator claims credit for the following disbursements made out of said estate To Wit:
1845
August 14	Amount of personal property claimed by the widow of said decease, At its appraisement	100	.00
March 21st 1844	Paid Samuel F. Randolph for medical attendance as per his receipt	4	.00
March 25	Paid M. B. Lee for crying sale as per receipt	1	.00
June 13th 1843	Paid Smith G. Means for appraising as per receipt		.75
June 5th 1844	Paid Thomas Cole for appraising & clerking, as per receipt	1	.75
February 17th	Paid Hiram Addams his account as per receipt	1	.34
May 7th	Paid James Harper his account as per receipt		.56
April 10th 1843	Paid William Keeling his account as per receipt		.31
August 13th 1844	Paid Nancy Jane Hendrickson, one of the heirs of said estate As per receipt, as part distribution	50	.00
	Paid Robert Burns one of the heirs of said estate, as per his 2 receipts, August 13th 1844 & March 2, 1846	28	.13
	Paid Sarah Hendrickson one of the heirs of said estate as per receipt As her part distribution	9	.50
August 18th 1844	Paid Elizabeth Hendrickson, the widow of said deceased as per her receipt As her part distribution	21	.00
May 13th 1847	Paid James Harrison as per his receipt for Attys service	5	.00
	Paid Jacob Vernon for Court charges as per receipt	11	.61
	Administrator charges for settling the estate	20	.00
	Amount of money remaining in the hands of Admin.	107	.50
	For distribution 107.50	$362	.45
		254	.95
		107	.50

Jonathan Hendrickson      his  X  mark               

State of Indiana Shelby County, Probate Court May Term 1847

Jonathan Hendrickson Administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson deceased, makes oath and says that the above account by him exhibited, contains a just and true statement, and calculation of the personal estate of said deceased, to the best knowledge and belief. Sworn in open Court this 15 day of May 1847.

J. Vernon Clerk

		Heirs of James Hendrickson deceased
1st		Jonathan Hendrickson has received advancement.		140	.00
2nd		Thomas Hendrickson has received advancement.		206	.00
3rd		Maria & Robert Burns received		72	.88
4th		Sarah Wilson & John Wilson received		48	.00
		distributive share		20	.50
5th		Nancy Jones & Joseph Jones received		50	.00
		distributive share		18	.50
6th		James Hendrickson infant received none		"	"
		distributive share		68	.50
		20.50
		18.50
		68.50
		107.50		to be distributed

4 shares
	1st	Maria Burns has received		44	.75		12.		48	.00
		paid		28	.13				50	.99
				72	.88				107	.50		4	.50
							3/		205	.50
	2	Sarah Wilson has received		39	.00
				9	.00
				48	.00				24	.88
				2	.00
		give		50	.00
	3	Nancy Jane Jones		48	.00				50	.00
				50	.00		4\		170	.88
				112	.00				112	.00
		3\		290	.00				282	.88
				70	.00				70	.72
	4	James nothing give    50.00		110	.00		/3/		60	.00
				50	.00				20	.00
				60	.00

Receipts / Vouchers

Received May 13th 1847 of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson deceased-the sum of five dollars for services as attorney in settling said estate.

James Harrison       

Received of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson deceased thirty one cents in full of my demand against said estate.

April the 10th 1843        William Keeling       

Received of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson deceased the sum of 18 dollars 50 cents being in full for my share of the distribution of the personal estate of said deceased. May 1847

Joseph B. Jones       
One of the Heirs   

Received of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson deceased fifty six cents in full of my demand against said estate.

May the 7 1844           James Harper       

This is to certify that I received of James Hendrickson in his life time goods and chattels to the amount of forty four Dollars and Seventy five cents as part of my legacy this tenth day of May 1847.

Mariah Burns    her  X  mark   

Received of Jonathan Hendrickson Admin. Of the Estate of James Hendrickson decd, the sum of eleven dollars and sixty one cents in full for clerks costs during administration on said estate taxed in the Probate Court of Shelby County, May 15th 1847

J. Vernon Clk.

Received of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson decd the sum of nine dollars and fifty cents being a part of my distribution share of said estate this 19 August 1844.

Sarah Hendrickson her X mark       
One of the heirs of said Estate       

Received of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson Deceased twenty dollars and fifty cents being in full of my share of the distribution of said estate on the final settlement. This 29th day of November 1847

Sarah Wilson    her  X  mark       
One of the heirs           

Received of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson dec the sum of ten dollars being a part of my distribution Share of said Estate this the 2nd day of March 1846.

Robert Burns        his  X  mark   
One of the heirs of said estate       

Recd. Of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson decd the sum of Eighteen dollars and 13 cents being a part of my distribution Share of said estate this the 13th day of August 1844.

Robert Burns    his  X  mark   
One of the heirs of said estate   

Received of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson deceased the sum of fore dollars it being in full of my demands against said estate this the 21 day of March 1844.

Samuel F. Randolph       

Received of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson deceased one dollar in full of my demand against said estate

March 25th 1844.            M. B. Lee                   

Received of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson deceased seventy five cents in full of my demand against said estate

June the 13 1843            Smith G. Means           

This is to certify that I received of James Hendrickson in his lifetime good and chattels to the amount of thirty nine dollars as part of my legacy this 29th day of November 1847

Sarah Wilson    her  X  mark       
One of the heirs               

Received of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the Estate of James Hendrickson decd the sum of fifty dollars being a part of my distribution share of said Estate August 13th 1844

Nancy Jane Hendrickson    her  X  mark           
One of the heirs of said estate                   

Recd of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson deceased the sum of one dollar and 34 cts. It being in full of my demands against Said estate this the 17 day of February 1844.

Hiram Adams       

Received of Jonathan Hendrickson adminr. Of the estate of James Hendrickson deceased the sum of one dollar and seventy five cents in full of my fees as one of the appraisers and Clerking the Sale this 5 day of June 1844.

Thomas Cole       

This is to certify that I received of James Hendrickson in his life time goods and chattels and money to the amount of two Hundred and six Dollars as a part of my legacy this the tenth day of May 1842.

Thomas Hendrickson    his  X  mark       

Received of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson deceased the sum of 68 Dollars and 50 cts. Being in of my share of the distribution of the personal estate of said deceased. May 10th 1848.

James Hendrickson    his  X  mark       
One of the Heirs                       

Received August 13th 1844, of Jonathan Hendrickson administrator of the estate of James Hendrickson deceased the sum of twenty one dollars in full as my thirds of the moneys remaining in the hands of said Administrator, on final settlement of said estate. 

Elizabeth Hendrickson    her  X  mark       

Transcribed by Barb Huff

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