Anthony Thornton Jr.-Will
Book K-Volume I-Pages-248-249-Dated-1st day of October 1836 &
recorded 3rd day of October 1836 Bourbon County Court
1831
By balance
against executor on last Settlement-$235.51
By hire of
John this year-$60.00
By hire of
Charles this year-$60.00
By hire of
George this year-$60.00
By hire of
Alech this year-$60.00
By hire of
Jeffery this year-$60.00
By hire of
Cesar this year-$35.00
By hire of
Grace this year-$25.00
By hire of
Matilda & Child Ben this year-$20.00
By hire of
Cato & Patty this year-$25.00
By rent of
land this year ending March 1832 when it was sold-$150.00
1832
By hire of
Charles this year-$70.00
By hire of
Jeffrey this year-$65.00
By hire of
George this year-$65.00
By hire of
Cesar this year-$45.00
By hire of
Cato & Patty this year-$25.00
By hire of
Grace this year-$20.00
By hire of Ben
this year-$5.00
The (100 men?)
Matilda & Molly & children __? to no hire this year.
1833 March 1st
By interest on
such of the money for the land sold as was due-$30.00
By hire of
Charles this year-$75.00
By hire of
Alech this year-$75.00
By hire of
George this year-$60.00
By hire of
Jeffrey this year-$65.00
By hire of
Cesar this year-$50.00
By hire of
Grace this year-$20.00
The negro boy
Alech was hired this year to Smith__Strains __ __ __ __-$11.31
1834 March
By interest on
money for land due-$100.00
By cash of B.
Kinney __ over share of Negroes-$100.00
By hire of
Alech this year-$100.00
By hire of
Jeffrey this year-$100.00
By hire of
George this year-$70.00
By hire of
Cesar this year-$60.00
By hire of
Grace this year-$20.00
1835 April
By interest on
money the land sold from-$215.00
By hire of
Alech this year-$110.00
By hire of
George this year-$100.00
By hire of
Jeffrey this year-$100.00
By hire of
Cesar this year-$70.00
By hire of
Grace this year-$30.00
1836
By interest of
money land sold for this year-$216.00
Anthony Thornton Jr.-Will Book
L-Volume II-Pages-467-468-Additional Inventory-Dated-25th August
1841 & recorded 6th day of September 1841 Bourbon County Court
1836 October
By balance on
Settlement with County Court-$48.26
By balance due
three younger children, to wit; George W., John R. and Henry Walker for land
of their father sold-$2282.51
1836 December
By hire of
Jeffrey this year-$130.00
By hire of
George this year-$130.00
By hire of
Cesar this year-$90.00
By hire of
Grace woman this year-$30.00
By hire of
Phill boy this year-$10.00
1837 March
By interest of
money to this time for a year-$216.00
1837 December
By hire of
Jeffrey this year-$120.00
By hire of
George this year-$120.00
By hire of
Cesar this year-$120.00
By hire of
Phill this year-$15.00
1838 April
By interest of
money this year to this time-$150.00
1838 December
By hire of
Jeffrey until sold-$50.00
By hire of
George this year-$120.00
By hire of
Cesar this year-$120.00
By hire of
Phill this year-$20.00
1839 April
By interest of
money to this time-$150.00
1839 December
By hire of
George this year-$140.00
By hire of
Cesar this year-$140.00
By hire of
Phill this year-$25.00
1840 April
By interest of
money to this time-$130.00
By the hire of
Cesar to this time-$150.00
1841 April
By the
interest of money to this time-$90.00
1841 July
By interest of
money to this time-$20.00
In 1837 George
W. departed this life unmarried and under age, and negroes Grace and child
and Jeffrey being his portion of negroes were sold to wit; Grace/child
credit for-$800.00
In 1838
Jeffrey was sold on a credit for-$750.00
The proceeds
of negroes Grace and child and Jeffrey was equally divided among the other
heirs, his Brothers and sisters.
Hire of Cesar
for 1841-$140.00
Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates
Settled-A-Pages-408-414-Dated-5th day of October 1822 & recorded
Bourbon County Court October Term 1823.
1819 October
To balance a
woman hire to nurse child-$6.00
To furnish
shoes for Matilda-$3.00
1820 December
By hire of
George & Matilda this year-$49.00
1821
By hire of
Cato, Polly, and Charles this year-170.00
By hire of
John & Jeffrey this year-$110.00
By hire of
George this year-$25.00
By hire of
Alech this year-$10.00
This year
Matilda was sick and had a child and yielded no hire. The man Richard died
early in 1820. All the negroes except George and Matilda lived at home with
the midwife in 1820.
1822
By hire of
George this year 1822-$30.00
By hire of
Cato, Polly, and Charles this year-$110.00
By hire of
John & Jeffrey this year-$120.00
By hire of
Alech this year-$15.00
By hire of a
girl named Judy this year-$5.00
By rent of all
the land this year-$338.00
Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates
Settled-A-Pages-463-465-Dated-5th day of January 1824 & recorded
Bourbon County Court January Term 1824.
1823
By hire of
Cato and Polly this year 1823-$100.00
By hire of
John this year 1823-$120.00
By hire of J.
Hrey this year 1823-$79.00
By hire of
George this year 1823-$40.00
By hire of
Matilda this year 1823-$90.00
By hire of
Alech this year 1823-$15.00
By hire of
Charles this year 1823-$15.00
By hire of
Judy this year 1823-$10.00
The negro girl
Patty nurse the children and the others lot younger for hire
By rent of all
the land this year-$321.00
Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates
Settled-B-Pages-63-64-Dated-24th day of March 1825 & recorded
Bourbon County Court April Term 1825.
1824
By rent of
land in 1824-$290.00
By hire of
Cato and Molly this year-$100.00
By hire of
John this year-$62.50
By hire of
Jeffrey this year-$60.00
By hire of
George this year-$35.00
By hire of
Alech this year-$30.00
By hire of
Charles this year-$20.00
By hire of
Matilda and children this year-$30.00
By hire of
Judy this year-$6.00
Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates
Settled-B-Pages-183-187-Dated-3rd day of September 1827 &
recorded Bourbon County Court September Term 1827.
1825
By rent of the
land in 1825-$162.00
By the hire of
John this year-$63.00
By the hire of
Cato & Patty this year-$66.00
By the hire of
Jeffrey this year-$50.00
By the hire of
George this year-$45.00
By the hire of
Alech this year-$25.00
By the hire of
Charles this year-$25.00
By the hire of
Matilda this year-$20.00
By the hire of
Judy this year-$10.00
By the hire of
Ceasar this year-$5.00
By the hire of
Grace this year-$5.00
The girl Molly
having two young children this year hire only for victuals & clothes
By the hire of
William this year-$4.00
1826
By rent of
land this year, thirty dollars having been allowed for repairs-$140.00
By the hire of
John this year-$70.00
By the hire of
Cato and Patty this year-$65.00
By the hire of
Jeffrey this year-$60.00
By the hire of
George this year-$50.00
By the hire of
Charles and Alech this year-$70.00
By the hire of
Matilda this year-$18.00
By the hire of
Ceasar and Grace this year-$10.00
Molly hired
only for victuals and clothes
William died
this year.
By the hire of
Judy this year-$12.00
1826 March 13
To shoes for Jeffrey-$2.00
To paid
testator debt to Walker Thornton estate which ought to have been discharged
before-$45.00
To paid debt
to Charles T. Thornton’s estate which appears on settlement of Said Charles
T. Thornton’s estate in county court-$51.35
To paid estate
of Charles T. Thornton-$45.00
Jan. 26th
1824 To paid McKrainty(?) Kelly for blankets for negroes-$3.50
March 1824 To
paid Doctor Talaeferro account for negro-$7.75
1826 To paid
Doctor L. Warfield for John negro-$13.12 ½
1826 To paid
Alexander for medicine & on negro boys hired in 1825 and 1826-$4.00
Thornton Jr.-Estates
Settled-B-Pages-494-500-Dated-29th day of October 1831 & recorded
Bourbon County Court 7th day of November 1831.
1827
To paid
Midwife for negro Matilda-$5.00
To cash to
Sally for attendance on Matilda-$2.50
To furnished
Matilda & Child cloths-$2.62
To furnished
Matilda shoes this year-$1.50
Matilda a
woman of the estate was hired this year but had a child and the man
neglected her and I was compelled to furnish her victuals as above and got
no hire.
To furnish her
one blanket-$1.50
To furnish Six
yards cotton flannel-$1.75
Molly had
three young children and would no hire
Dec. 1827-To
paid midwife fee for Molly-$2.00
To paid John
McIlvain for physicians bill, burying clothes, and coffin for Judy who died
this year in his __? and was young and brought no hire-$17.30
1828
To New Cinnon
to make negro George bed tick-$1.50
To cash paid
for Socks for Same when sick-$0.25
To Alexander’s
account for negroes-$12.50
1828 Dec.-To
cash Same (Testor) for clothes for negro woman Molly and her children-$7.20
1829 December
To paid
Midwife fee for Matilda-$4.00
To paid
Taliaferro’s account for Matilda’s sick child-$2.75
1830
December
To paid
Medical account for Boy Ben of the estate to W. & L. Warfield-$23.25
To paid
midwife fee for woman Molly-$2.00
1831 February
To paid T. J.
H. Brent for Blanket to Grace-$1.50
1831 June
To paid
midwifes fee for Matilda-$5.00
1827 January
By rent of
land in 1821-$170.00
By hire of
John-$70.00
By hire of
Jeffrey-$65.00
By hire of
George-$60.00
By hire of
Cato-$40.00
By hire of
woman Polly-$25.00
By hire of
Charles-$40.00
By hire of man
named Alech-$40.00
By hire of
girl Grace-$10.00
By hire of
little boy Caesar-$5.00
Matilda &
Molly yielded no hire this year but was an expense
1828
By Rent of
land this year-$170.00
By hire of
negro John-$70.00
By hire of
Jeffrey-$65.00
By hire of
George-$60.00
By hire of
Cato-$57.00
By hire of
woman Patty-$25.00
By hire of boy
Charles-$40.00
By hire of Boy
Alech-$40.00
By hire of
girl Grace-$10.00
By hire of
little boy Caesar-$15.00
By hire of
Matilda-$5.00
Molly produced
no hire
1829
By rent of
land this year-$215.00
By hire of
negro John-$60.00
By hire of
Jeffrey-$70.00
By hire of
George-$60.00
By hire of
Cato-$20.00
By hire of
Woman Polly-$20.00
By hire of Boy
Charles-$50.00
By hire of boy
Alech-$50.00
By hire of boy
named Caesar-$25.00
By hire of
girl named Grace-$15.00
By hire of
Matilda and Child Ben-$10.00
Molly yielded
no hire but was an expense
1830
By rent of
land this year-$192.00
By hire of
negro John-$60.00
By hire of
Jeffrey-$70.00
By hire of
George-$60.00
By hire of
Cato-$20.00
By hire of
Woman Polly-$20.00
By hire of Boy
Charles-$60.00
By hire of boy
Alech-$60.00
By hire of boy
named Caesar-$30.00
By hire of
girl named Grace-$25.00
By hire of
Matilda and Child Ben-$10.00
Molly yielded
no hire but was an expense having several small children
Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates
Settled-C-Pages-362-364-Dated-1st day of October 1836 & recorded
Bourbon County Court October Term on the 7th day of November
1836.
1833 March
To various
persons sick negroes in 1831 & 1832-$50.00
1832
To paid
Brent’s and & for negro Grace-$4.07
1833 December
To paid Towels
to make up his portion at division March 1834-$70.00
Also delivered
to him (Towles) one negro man named Charles valued at $600.00 and one boy
named Charley valued at $150.00 in full of his portion of the Estate of his
Father in the negroes and personal Estate as per receipt.
I also
delivered to John W. Hall who married Daughter Catherine one negro man named
John at $425.00 in 1832 and paid him $150.00 being in full his portion of
the negroes & personal Estate as per receipt.
I also
delivered to B. Keiningham who married Daughter Betsy a negro woman named
Matilda and her child Benn and 3 small ones and also old Cato & Polly valued
together at $850.00 and he paid me for the Estate $100.00 the foregoing
negroes being in full of his portion of negroes & personal as per receipt
March 1834.
I also
delivered to Anthony Thornton one negro man Alech at $850.00 and a girl
valued $350.00 and $150.00 in money his full portion in the negroes and
personal Estate of his Father as per receipt Dec. 1835.
1834 December
To paid out
Brent’s servants & children-$31.48 ¾.
1835 April
To paid
midwife fee for woman Molly-$2.00
1835 November
To paid
account for sick negroes to Demitt-$17.25
Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates
Settled-C-Pages-365-366-Dated-1st day of October 1836 & recorded
Bourbon County Court November Term the 7th day of November 1836.
To paid John
W. Hall who intermarried with Daughter Catherine to make his equal portion
in negroes-$150.00
Proceeds of
land to be distributed.
To paid John
W. Hall full portion in right of his wife out of the first payment deducting
legal interest until the second and third installments was due.
The foregoing
balance of the land money divided among the six remaining children gives to
each $760.83.
To paid
Benjamin Keiningham who married daughter Betsy his share-$760.83.
To paid Towles
Thornton his share of land and money being of age-$760.83.
To paid
Anthony Thornton his share of land and money being of age-$760.83.
Anthony Thornton Jr.-Estates
Settled-D-Pages-192-195-Dated-25th day of August 1841 & recorded
Bourbon County Court at the October Term on the 4th day of
October 1841.
1837 March
Paid Tasc(?)
on negroes 1836-$6.10
1837 March 17th
Paid Stephens
for clothes for negroes-$10.40
1839 November
To paid hire
negro to nurse sick negro-$20.00
1841 January
To paid Doc.
Major account for negroes-$67.00
To paid Tho.
T. Thornton his interest in the Estate of his brother George who died before
he was of age-$393.00
To paid
Benjamin Keiningham in right of his wife Elizabeth her interest in her
brother George’s Estate-$393.00
To paid John
W. Hall in right of his wife Catherine in her brother George’s
Estate-$393.00
To paid
Anthony Thornton his interest in the Estate of his brother George-$393.00
To paid John
R. Thornton his interest in the Estate of his brother George-$393.00
To paid John
R. Thornton, Junior his interest in the Estate of his father Anthony
Thornton dec‘d. three negroes to wit, George, Phill, & Nat and also in cash
for what the land sold-$760.83
To paid Henry
Walker Thornton his son his interest in the Estate of his brother George
deceased-$393.00
To delivered
Henry Walker his son the negro man Cesar and Molly and her three children
and paid him as his interest in his father Anthony Thornton’s Estate for the
land in full cash-$760.83
To Walker paid
him the hire of Cesar for 1841-$140.00