Bryan County Estate Inventory – John Pray (1819)

Location: Bryan County, Georgia
Deceased: Pray, John
Date Performed: 1819-12-20
Appraisers: A. Netherclift, Richard H. Footman, Edward Footman
Estate Executors: John J. Maxwell, George M. Waters
Total Value of Property Appraised: $60700
Value of enslaved persons: $49130
Comments: Look for probate documents for John Pray in Wilkes, Chatham, Bryan and Liberty Counties.

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An inventory & appraisement of the personal Estate (in Bryan County) of Jno [John] Pray late of Chatham County deceased produced and shown to us by Jno J. Maxwell and Geo. M. Waters qualified executors and made by virtue of a warrant of appraisement from the Court of Ordinary of Chatham County to us directed and hereto attached.

Total $60,700.00

Bryan County 20th December 1819

Appraisers
A. Netherclift
Rich’d [Richard] H. Footman
Edward Footman

Bonds
David G. Holm’s dated 12th June 1812 – 481.56
John Winn’s dated 17th May 1817 – 498.78
1 Thos. H. Harden dated 17th May 1819 – 2077.75
2 Thos. H. Harden dated 17th May 1819 – 2076.00
3 Thos. H. Harden dated 17th May 1819 – 2076.00
1 John J. Maxwell dated 11th Jany 1819 – 4860.00
2 John J. Maxwell dated 11th Jany 1819 – 4644.00
3 John J. Maxwell dated dated 17th Jany 1819 – 4428.00
4 John J. Maxwell dated 17th Jany 1819 – 4212.00
5 John J. Maxwell dated 11th Jany 1819 – 3996.00
6 John J. Maxwell dated 11th Jany 1819 – 3996.00
7 John J. Maxwell dated 11th Jany 1819 – 3564.00
8 John J. Maxwell dated 11th Jany 1819 – 3348.00
9 John J. Maxwell dated 11th Jany 1819 – 3132.00
1 Luke Mann dated 3d June 1815 – 286.74
2 Luke Mann dated 3d June 1815 – 286.74
3 Luke Mann dated 1st June 1818 – 2500.00

Notes
1 Benj’n [Benjamin] Aplin dated 19th Octr 1813 – 256.00
2 James Holmes dated 10 Febry 1819 – 600.00
3 Joseph Law dated 8th May 1813 – 401.31
4 Est: Thos [Thomas] E. Law dated 19 June 1816 – 212.00
5 Gaudry & Dufaure dated 17 —
6 Thoms [Thomas] W. Grimes dated 1st March 1817 – 5000.00
7 P.B. Terrell dated 2d Decr 1816 – 1100.00
8 Andrew Knox dated 17 Septr 1815 – 5000.00
9 Andrew Knox dated 12th April 1815 – 2517.00
10 Knox & Stone dated 20 Janry 1817 – 1800.00
11 R & J [or I] Habersham dated 29 May 1818 – 4547.22
12 Thos. [Thomas] Young dated 5th May 1818 – 1011.00
13 John Cubbedge security note for J Holms –
14 Geo. [George] M. Waters dated 1st March 1819 – 1000.00
15 Luke Mann dated 9 March 1819 – 150.00
16 Luke Mann dated 9 Janry 1818 – 57.21
17 Rich’d [Richard] T. Keating 27 March 1818 – 197.78
18 Andrew Low & Co [no amount listed]
Judgement Wm. Mein vs. Andrew Knox assigned 30th June 1819 – 655.40

A true copy 17 Dec. 1825
Sam’ll M. Bond Clk County C.C. [Chatham County]
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Chatham County, Georgia, Court of Ordinary, Probate Records, probate records for John Pray, folder 66; Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/705489:8635 : accessed 14 Aug 2024), “Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992” -> “Chatham” -> “Probate Records, Page-Putman, Folder 1-103,” images 1077-1079