Estate Papers of John Cantrell, Jr.
Contributed by Lind Vestal on 29 Aug. 2000; Records from Lauderdale Co., AL Courthouse
Inventory of appraisement - John Cantrills Estate
Recorded 17th May 1842
W T. Hawkins clk
Fee $1.50
affidant 1.50
$3.00
Lauderdale County
We hereby Certify that the foregoing Inventory of appraisement Embraces all the property belonging to the Estate of John Cantrill Decd and a list of all Notes and accounts that have come to our hands.
Levi Howard
Executor of John Cantrill
An inventory of the Estate of Jon (sp) Cantrill Deceased Appraised by the undersigned this day of Feb 1842
1 Lot of Hogs 71 Head 106.50
1 Cow & Calf 7.50
1 do do 10.00
1 do & yearling & bell 10.00
1 Cow 5.00
1 Cow & Calf 10.00
7 young Cattle 33.25
1 yoke larg steers 30.00
1 do young steer 30.00
1 do small steers 25.00
1 old sorrel Mare 30.00
1 young sorrel Horse 40.00
1 sorrel Filly 30.00
1 sorrel Colt 20.00
1 do do 25.00
1 yellow Mare 40.00
1 Black Mare 50.00
1 waggon 75.00
1 Negro man Lewi 900.00
1 Negro woman Jinny 600.00
1 Negro Boy Matthew 350.50
1 cupboard & furniture 10.00
5 Beds & Furniture 87.50
1 Clock 30.00
2 Tables 3.00
1 Bureau 13.50
16 Chares 6.00
1 loom slay & Harness 6.00
1 lot of pot ware 10.00
1 lot of water vessels 1.00
2 wheels 3.50
4 Bee Stands 3.50
5 Ploughs 9.00
1 Gun 16.00
1 Looking Glass 1.50
1 Crib of Corn suppose to be 100 barrels 150.00
1 do 57 86.25
2 Raw hides 3.00
1 Scythe & cradle 3.00
1 lot Fodder 9.00
2 Pair Gears 4.50
1 lot of Books 5.00
2 Flat Irons and 1 Pair And Irons 2.00
1 Mans saddle 10.00
1 side saddle 15.00
1 lot of Cotton 6.00
1 lot of Jars & Buckets 2.50
1 lot of Bacon 20.00
1 lot of Wheat 16.00
1 Handsaw & 1 Auger &
Plane bits & Drawing Knife 2.50
240 acres of land 2000.00
one Note on Jesse G. Westmoreland
Due 11th October 1841 for 169.00
one Note on James A. Johnson
Due 1st January 1842 71.92
Balance on Wm Winburns Note
Due 1 January 1836 the Note 20 dollars with a credit 6th of June
1840 for $14.00 - 6.00
a receipt for the Collection of 26.50
Due 25 Dec 1829 26.50
Cash 43.12 1/2
we do certify that the above is a correct inventory of Estate of John Cantrell Decd or so much therof as was shown to us for Appraisement, Appraised by us this 14th Feb. 1842
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14 Febr 1842
D W House (seal)
Philip Huggins
Thomas McBride
Josiah Thornton Appraisors
Hugh Reynolds
The following is a list of the property sold belonging to the Estate of John Cantrell Deceased, on the seventh of Dec 1849
Enoch Brewer 1 clock $15.00
do do 1 looking glass .50
do do 1 lot of Books 3.28
do do 1 pair of and irons 1.06 1/4
Joseph Hardwick 1 folding table 6.00
Enoch Brewer 1 bureau 10.00
do do 1 lot of water vessels 1.31
do do 1 table .56 1/4
do do 1 half Bushel measure .12 1/2
do do 1 Citch cubboard 3.18 3/4
Joseph Hardwich 1 stew cittle 1.18
Enoch Brewer 1 tub & pot .50
do do 2 flat irons .81
Joseph Hardwich 1 pot rack .87 1/2
Abner Beard 1 spining wheel & card 1.81
Enoch Brewer 1 pair of stutyards .75
do do 1 pair of gers .70
Louis Shepperd 1 pair of gear 1.30
Hugh R Reynolds 1 pair of gear 2.00
Enoch Brewer 4 Bee stands .87 1/2
James Lawson 1 Drawing knife & saw 1.22 1/2
C L Hough 1 Lot of farming tools 5.10
Enoch Brewer 1 log chain 1.25
Abner Beard 1 yoke of Bulls 16.00
D W House 1 yoke of steers 40.25
Enoch Brewer 1 yoke of steers 38.25
do do 1 red cow & calf 9.37 1/2
Edmond Cannady 1 Brindle cow & calf 8.25
do do 1 spotted cow & calf 10.00
Abner Beard 2 yearling 4.00
Enoch Brewer 30 head of hogs 33.00
John Seargent 1 waggon 35.25
David Foust 1 raw hide 1.00
David Kenedy 1 lot of fodder 3.75
Joseph Hardwich 1 Black Mare 21.50
William Haddon 1 Bay Horse 41.25
Giles Mcbride 1 hog 3.00
Basele Onell 1 lot of cotten 69.19
James Rhods 1 stack of oats
Enoch Brewer 1 stack of oats
John Seargent 5 hogs first chois 29.25
Giles Mcbride 5 hogs 2nd chois 22.25
Basel W Oneal 5 hogs 3rd chois 17.00
Giles Mcbride 5 hogs 4th chois 13.00
Giles Mcbride 5 hogs 5th chois 14.06 ¼
Enoch Brewer 13 Geese 2.60
Enoch Brewer 1 pot 1.37 1/2
The State of Alabama Lauderdale County
I hereby Certify this the above return shown fully the list is Inventory of the Sale of the personal property belonging to the Estate of John Cantrill Deceased as made by me as the Adm hereof on the 7th Dec. 1849
Sworn to & subscribed before him the 23rd July 1850
W T Hawkins Clk
Enoch Brewer
Warrant to an order from the orphans Court of Lauderdale County Alabama to us directed we did on this day at the home of Enoch Brewer Proceed to appraise all the property presented us belonging to the Estate of John Cantrell Jr. Deceased and Divided the Negroes as follows
Jane Brewer formerly Jane Cantrell
takes Lewis at $800.00
and must pay $265.00
Joseph Hardwick takes Matthew at 600.00
and must pay 65.00
Hughriah Reynolds takes solomon at 475.00
and gets 60.00
Nelly Cantrell takes Peter at 200.00
and gets 335.00
Lucinda Cantrell takes Jinny at 600.00
and must pay 65.00