Walker Thornton Estate
Records
Submitted by Mary Hatton, 7/21/06
1. Walker
Thornton-Appraisement and Inventory-of the Personal Estate-Will Book
F-Part 2-Pages-260-261-Dated March 10th 1819-Recorded in
Bourbon County-May Court 1819.The Appraisement and
Inventory of the Estate of Walker Thornton deceased was taken March
10th 1819
One man slave Abel valued
at-$750.00
One boy Bob Do-$350.00
One young woman Franky do-$550.00
One horse do-$75.00
One cow and calf do-$13.00
One bolster and pillows-$30.00
Another bed bolster and
pillows-$25.00
Another bed bolster and
pillows-$20.00
Two small mattress and small
bed-$7.00
Eight blankets-$24.00
Seven pair shoes-$24.00
Seven counter panes-$36.00
Two quilts-$12.50
Eight table cloths-$22.50
Nine pillow cases-$2.00
Six towels-$2.00
Two bedspreads-$10.00
One dining table-$8.00
One small table-$3.00
One prep-$28.00
One brace, horseman’s pistol, cart
__ __-$15.00
One horseman’s sword-$4.00
One watch-$18.00
Misc. green Windsor chains-$11.00
Misc. black Do-$9.00
One silver ladle-$6.00
Misc. silver ladle spoons and
twelve teaspoons-$25.00
One rum and castors-$7.00
Two teapots, one sugar dish and
one cream-$5.00
Ten coffee cups & saucers-$2.00
Misc. tea cups and saucers-$11.00
Clap ware-$3.00
Two pitchers-one dollar, one
butter coat-one dollar-$2.00
Two bags candlesticks and
snuffers-$3.00 and one tin-$0.50-$3.50
Three tin tea canisters-$1.00
One mustard pot and four butter
plates earthware-$1.00
Ten earthen dishes-$9.00
Two vegetable dishes-$1.00, One
wash basin-$1.00-$2.00
Ten green edge dining
plates-$1.50, Ten Do Do breakfast-$1.00-$2.50
Five blue edge plates-$0.75, same
old pitcher-$0.25-$1.00
One large water-$3.00, three small
Do Do-$0.25-$3.25
One bag of shot-$0.75
One tray kettle-$3.00, one pair
medicine scales-$3.00-$6.00
Medicine-$5.50, old
bottles-$1.25-$6.25
Five small stone plates-$1.50, two
large do-$2.50-$4.00
Four stone jugs-$1.50, paper ink
powder of-$1.70
One calf skin-$3.50
Tin ware-$5.25, nine breakfast
knives & forks-$2.00-$7.25
Misc. dining knives & forks and
carving knife & forks-$5.25
Ink stand led-$0.50, coffee
mill-$1.25-$1.75
Potters ware-$0.50, cedar wood
ware-$8.00-$8.50
Other wood ware-$0.50, Sifter of
wire-$0.75-$1.25
Two pair common tongs, three
shovels-$2.75
Old iron ware-$4.00, two pair und
lions-$3.00-$7.00
Tea kettle-$3.00, two smoothing
irons-$1.50-$4.50
Two iron pots and one pair hooks &
two __-$2.50
One set of hind geer for a
wagon-$20.00
One saddle and saddle bags$6.00
Two axes-$2.00
Guthries Geography and Atlas-$5.00
Ferguson’s astronomy-$2.50
Seven small books-$3.00
Bourbon County Sct.
We the undersigned appraisers do
certify that the foregoing is an appraisement of the estate of
Walker Thornton deceased so far as shown to us by his administrator,
we being first duly sworn by a justice of the peace in and for said
County.
Joseph L. Stephens apr.
Alex A. McClintock apr.
Thomas Davis apr.
Jno. Rootes Thornton Adm.
Bourbon County Clerks Office May
Court 1819.
This inventory and appraisement of
the Estate of Walker Thornton deceased was returned into court and
ordered to be recorded.
Att.
Tho. P. Smith C. B. C.
2. Walker Thornton-Sales-of the
Personal Estate-Will Book F-Part 2-Pages-262-263-Dated the 11th
day of March 1819-Recorded in Bourbon County-May Court 1819.
One horse do-$90.00
One cow and calf do-$13.18 3/4
One bolster and pillows-$10.00
Another bed bolster and
pillows-$17.00
Another bed bolster and
pillows-$25.00
One small mattress to the
window-2.00
One small mattress-$2.00
One small bed to the window-$2.50
Four blankets to the window-$16.61
Four blankets-$8.37
Seven pair shoes-$25.00
Six counter panes to the
window-$32.00
One counter pane-$2.00
Two quilts to the window-$12.50
Four table cloths-$5.15
Four table cloths-$4.00
Nine pillow cases to the
window-$4.00
Six towels to the window-$5.00
One bed stead to the window-$5.00
One bed stead-$$3.12 1/2
One dining table-$7.75
One small table-$2.12
One prep-$25.00
One brace, horseman’s pistol, cart
__ __-$15.00
One horseman’s sword-$3.12 1/2
One watch-$15.00
Misc. green Windsor chains-$13.00
Misc. black Do-$10.12 1/2
One silver ladle-$6.00
Misc. silver ladle spoons and
twelve teaspoons-$25.00
One rum and castors-$7.00
Two teapots, one sugar dish and
one cream-$5.00
Ten coffee cups & saucers-$1.87
1/2
Misc. tea cups and saucers-$1.71
Clap ware-$2.31
Two pitchers-one dollar, one
butter boat-one dollar-$2.23 1/2
Two bags candlesticks and
snuffers-$3.00 and one tin-$0.50-$3.50
Three tin tea canisters-$0.81 1/2
One mustard pot and four butter
plates earthware-$0.62 1/2
Ten earthen dishes-$7.33
Two vegetable dishes, One wash
basin-$1.78
Ten green edge dining plates, Ten
Do Do breakfast-$2.50
Five blue edge plates, same old
pitcher-$0.80
One large water, three small Do
__-$3.01
One bag of shot-$0.62 1/2
One tray kettle, one pair medicine
scales-$7.62 1/2
Medicine-$3.30,
Old bottles-$1.16
Five small stone plates, two large
do-$2.75 1/2
Four stone jugs-$1.50, paper ink
powder of-$2.23
One calf skin-$5.00
Tin ware, nine breakfast knives &
forks-$5.76
Misc. dining knives & forks and
carving knife & forks-$5.75
Ink stand lead, coffee mill-$1.50
Potters ware, cedar wood
ware-$10.21 3/4
Other wood ware, Sifter of
wire-$1.25
Two pair common tongs, three
shovels-$2.50
Old iron ware, two pair und
lions-$7.37
Tea kettle-$2.12 ½
Two smoothing irons to the
window-$1.50
Two iron pots and one pair hooks &
two __-$5.56 1/2
One set of hind geer for a
wagon-$26.27
One saddle and saddle bags$4.12
1/2
Two axes-$1.75
Guthries Geography and Atlas-$3.50
Blaire’s lectures and one small
book-$1.87
Ferguson’s astronomy-not sold,
want of bidders
The foregoing is a faithful
account of the sales of all the personal Estate of Walker Thornton
which has come to the hands of the administrator.
Jno. Rootes Thornton
Administrator of Walker Thornton
Executed
Bourbon County Clerks May Court
1819.
This account of the sales of the
Estate of Walker Thornton deceased was returned into court and
ordered to be recorded.
Att.
Tho. P. Smith C. B. C.
3.
Will Book L- Page 195
THORTON, Walker, decd - Estate Inventory, dated 20 January
1840
Interest up to March 1837-$190.00
" " " March 1838-$190.00
" " " March 1839-$190.00
" " " March 1840-$103.00
Hire of Negro Abel for 1836-$30.00
" " " " " 1837-$100.00
" " " " " 1838-$100.00
" " " " " 1839-$100.00
Total -$1113.00
Given under my hand as administrator of Walker Thornton
deceased
this 20th day of Jan. 1840.
Jno Rootes Thornton
At
the February of the County Court of Bourbon County Kentucky
on
the 3rd day of February 1840.
This additional Inventory of the estate of Walker Thornton
decd
being returned into Court and approved of is ordered to be
recorded
witness Thomas P. Smith Clerk of the said Court the date
above.
Tho. P. Smith CBC
by
P. Smith Jr. DC
4.
Walker Thornton-Estates Settled A-Part 2-Pages-387-390-Dated
the 11th day of April 1822-Recorded in Bourbon
County-2nd day of May 1822.
**(Note pages 387-390 were very dark and obtaining a copy to
transcribe was difficult. If anyone has corrections please
contact Mary Hatton
(mahat@adelphia.net).**
Slave data was abstracted.
1819
Paid Cole A. Thornton for Bob’s shoes-$2.00
October-1820
Hire of __ 1819-$55.00
Hire of Alech 1819-$90.00
Bob’s hire in 1820-$60.00
Alech’s hire in 1820-$80.00
5.
Walker Thornton-Estates Settled B-Pages-225-227-Dated the 1st
day of March 1828-Recorded in Bourbon County-March Term
1828.
The Estate is entitled to the following credits-By balance
in favor of Estate on the last settlement with County Court
on which no interest is charged me because the state was in
debt and some of the money soon paid out and it was not
known whether the whole would be needed. I could no and did
not get interest-$$1120.51 ¼
By
amount of Note collected of G. W. Ward due March
1821-$1074.15
By
legal interest on same to March 1828-$451.08
By
amount of Note collected of G. W. Ward due November
1821-$616.36
By
legal interest on same to March 1828-$234.20
By
amount of waggon of estate sold to Bowles due Christmas
1819-$175.00
By
legal interest on same to March 1828-$85.75
By
hire of Negro Abel in 1821-$60.00
By
hire of same in 1822-$60.00
By
hire of same in 1823-$60.00
By
hire of same in 1824-$60.00
By
hire of same in 1825-$60.00
By
hire of same in 1826-$60.00
By
hire of same in 1827-$60.00
Total amount-$4177.39 ¼
The Estate of Walker Thornton deceased in account with John
R. Thornton Administrator.
1822
May-To paid Foras account-$16.25
July-To paid the widow cash-$15.50
To
paid Fee bill-$3.98 ½
August-To paid John Cuny(?)-$2.00
October-To paid the widow cash-$85.00
1823
January-To paid __ for Register-$3.00
Feby.-To paid widow cash-$70.00
To
paid widow cash for child-$30.00
April-To paid widow cash-$20.00
To
paid fee bills-$2.34
To
paid fee bills-$1.75
October-To paid widow cash-$37.50
November-To paid widow cash-$10.00
1824
January-To paid Foras account-$4.00
April-To paid widow cash-$80.00
To
paid the child Molly Rootes-$30.00
To
paid the widow cash-$90.00
June-To paid Bowles cash-$5.00
Dec.-To paid widow cash-$15.00
1825
January-To paid widow cash-$30.00
To
paid for Luminary-$3.00
April-To paid fee to Richard Chinn-$20.00
May-To paid for the child Molly Roots-$15.00
To
paid widow for herself-$20.00
July-To paid Kana(?) Commissiomers-$7.50
Sept.-To paid the widow cash for child-$15.00
Oct.-To paid the widow cash-$11.00
To
paid fee bills to Beasley-$2.05
1826
Jany.-To widow for Cash-$30.00
May-To widow for cash-$10.00
To
paid John R. Price in part decree of Fayette Circuit
Court-$150.00
To
paid fee bill-$0.43
To
paid fee bills-$2.19
Sept.-To paid widow cash-$15.00
1827
Jany.-To paid your account McJlovain(?) & Jolly-$6.50
Feby-To paid your account to Sherman-$5.50
To
paid widow for self-$32.25
To
paid widow for child-$32.25
April-To paid tuition Molly Rootes-$8.25
June 11-To paid John R. Price balance in decree of Fayette
Circuit Court-$164.75
1827-To amount Brought up-$1102.12 ½
To
paid widows account at Brent‘s omitted in 1826-$3.00
Sept.-To paid Molly Rootes tuition-$8.00
Dec.-To paid her account with Kelly Payne-$12.87 ½
To
paid board of widow for herself and child in the course of
1829 fifty eight dollars and twenty five-$96.25
1828
Feby-To paid widow and child-$110.50
To
paid fee bill to clerk-$0.86
Allowance to Administrator for personal Expense in attending
to and managing estate-$150.00
Amount Credits-$1577.02
Amount Received by Administor-$4177.02
Expensed by him-$1577.02
Balanced in his hands this first day of March 1828-$2600.31
Bourbon County Sct.
Being first duly sworn I have made the a foregoing Statement
of accounts and statements of the estate of Walker Thornton
deceased and find in the hands of said John R. Thornton the
above balance of two thousand sex hundred dollars and thirty
seven cents witness my hand this first day of March 1828.
Tho. P. Smith
Bourbon County Court March Term 1828. This settlement on the
accounts of Walker Thornton deceased being returned into
court and approved is ordered recorded.
Att,
Tho. P. Smith C. B. C. C.
6.
Walker Thornton-Estates Settled B-Pages-468-470-Dated the 17th
day of March 1828-Recorded in Bourbon County-4th
day of April 1831.
1826 Aug. 1st-To paid to the order of Mrs.
Thornton the widow in favor of Lewis Thornton for four
hundred dollars which ought to have been credited to me at
this date on my last settlement with the County Court but
was not and which with the interest up to March first 1828.
The date of my last settlement with the County Court amounts
to four hundred and sixty-two dollars and which ought to be
taken from the ball and against one on said last settlement
and now charged to the estate leaving the balance against me
of $2158.00 as will be seen credited to the estate.-$462.00
1828 Mar.-To clerks fee bill-$2.05
April-To trustees Berean Simnary for daughters
tuition-$11.25
Oct.-To paid widow and Daughters account to Kelly-$31.91
1829 Jan.-To board of widow and Daughter last fall with
Chris Barbee-$37.50
Sept.-To paid widow for herself last year $45.00 and for
daughter Molly eight dollars twelve and half cents-$50.67 ½.
Aug.-To paid Rev John Todd for board & tuition daughter this
year-$35.00
Sept.-To paid widow for herself $34.50 and Daughter five
dollars-$39.50
Apl.-To paid Tho. P. Smiths daughter subscription for Pedro
Baptist-$1.00
1830 Jan.-To paid amount of widow and daughter to Kelly for
merchandise-$48.00
Mar.-To paid widow for herself $10.00 and daughter five
dollars-$15.00
Mar.-To paid Rev John Todd for board & tuition Daughter for
this session ending March 1830-$40.00
To
paid widow and daughter postage account-$1.36 ½
Nov.-To paid Rev John Todd for board & tuition daughter this
year-$39.50
To
paid widow for herself-$15.00 and for her daughter
$9.25-$24.25
1831 Jany-To paid widow & daughters account to Hughart &
Warfield for last year-$34.97
To
amount brought over-$431.98 ½
1828 Mar.-The estate is entitled to credits as follows:
By
the balance against me as appears on my settlement of this
state with the County Court after deducting four hundred and
sixty two dollars which ought then to have been credited to
me being a payment to the widow on her order to Lewis
Thornton dated August 1825 and which with its interest to
this date was improperly to me and leaves the proper balance
against me of $2138.00 at my last settlement with the County
Court.
By
interest on sale balance from this date to Match 1st
1831
By
hire of negro Abel in 1828-$60.00
By
hire of negro Abel in 1829-$60.00
By
hire of negro Abel in 1830-$60.00
Bourbon County Sct
I
Thomas P. Smith being sworn proceeded pursuant to an order
of the Bourbon County Court to settle the estate of Walker
Thornton deceased and find in the hands of John R. Thornton
Administrator the sum of twenty one hundred and thirty eight
dollars as is stated in the foregoing account. Witness my
hand and seal this seventeenth day of March eighteen hundred
and thirty one.
Tho. P. Smith
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Bourbon County To Wit I Thomas
P. Smith clerk of the County Court for the aforesaid do
certify that this settlement of the estate of Walker
Thornton deceased was returned into court approved of and
ordered to be recorded. Whereupon the same hath been duly
admitted to record in my office. Given under my hand this 4th
day of April 1831.
Tho. P. Smith
By: Robert E. Rankin, D. C.
7. Walker Thornton-Estates Settled C-Vol
ll-Pages-325-326-Dated the 17th day of March
1828-Recorded in Bourbon County-4th day of
April 1831.A Settlement
of the amounts of John R. Thornton Administrator of the
Estate of Walker Thornton dec’d. Said Administrator.
1831 Mar 1-To balance in the hands of
Administrator at the last settlement-$2140.00
Hire of negro man Abel for 1831-$60.00
1832 Mar 1-Interest on said balance to
this date-$128.40
Hire of negro man Abel for 1832-$60.00
1833 Mar 1-Interest on said balance to
this date-$128.40
Hire of negro man Abel for 1833-$60.00
1834 Mar 1-Interest on said balance to
this date-$128.40
Payment on part of __ yard in claim set’d.-$100.00
Hire of Abel for 1834-$60.00
1835 Mar 1-Interest on said balance to
this date-$128.40
Balance received for __ yard-$50.00
Hire of negro Abel for 1835-$67.50
1836 Mar 1-Interest on said __ to this
date-$128.40
Interest over 6 percent rec’d. to this
date-$62.00
Total-$3363.50
Credits
1832 Mar 1-To widow and Daughter cash for
recp.-$188.40
1833 Feb 7-James Hushart-merdz.-$109.06
Mar 6-T & W Kelly-Do-$140.71
T. P. Smith for hire 1831-$1.68
E. Skillman-Luminary-$2.50
James Paton-postage-$1.92
Same-do-$1.79
Same-do-$0.57
Nov 6-Widow & Daughter-cash-$65.13
Nov 8-Widow-do-$5.00
Total-$516.76
Dec 19-James Hughart-mdz.-$65.00
1834 Mar 4-Same-$73.90
Mar 25-Widow & Daughter-cash-$30.00
Mar 14-James Paton-postage-$0.70
May-Widow--cash-$20.00
July-James Paton-postage-$0.39
Mary R. Thornton-cash-$12.50
Nov 10-George Snyder-Mdz.-$10.77
1835 Jan 24-Hu. J. Brent-do-$21.56
Jan 27-Wright & Coates-do-$50.96
James Paton-postage-0.67
Feb-Mary R. Thornton-cash-$26.50
James Paton-postage-$0.76
Same-do-$1.70
May-Widow-cash-$20.00
June-Mary R. Thornton-do-$21.81
James Paton-postage-$1.03
Sep 9-Widow for Anthony
Thornton-cash$8.75
Sep 10-Keiningham Ellis-mdz-$31.04
Mary R. Thornton-saddle-$18.00
Oct 23-W. D. Griffing(?)-saddle
cloth-$3.50
Dec 14-L. G. Ray-medical-$2.50
Dec 22-Mary R. Thornton-cash-$30.00
Sarah Thornton-do-$20.00
James Hughart-mdz.-$151.26
1836-James Paton-postage-1.39
Apr. 14-A. T. William-Luminary-$5.62
C. E. Williams-medical-$10.00
Williams & Ingels-do-$5.00
June 3-Widow-cash-$30.50
Mary R. Thornton-do-$20.50
Commissioners making this
settlement-$3.00
Total-$1222.07
Total-$2141.43
Bourbon County Sct.
We the suboinbrs(?) have stated and
settled the amounts of Jn. R. Thornton Administrator of
Walker Thornton dec’d as annisad(?) and find in the
hands of the said administrator the sum of twenty one
hundred and forty one dollars forty three cents. The
administrator in this case named any claims for
compensation for his services. On reference to the
report in the last settlement, it shows a balance
against the administrator as being two dollars less than
the amount assumed on this account, which makes the
balance now in the hands of said administrator twenty
one hundred and thirty nine dollars and forty three
cents. The Distributors resident in this county __ noted
in writing which accompanies this with the vouchers.
Given under our hands this sixth day of
June 1836
Wm. Hickman
Tho. P. Smith
At the July term of the County Court of
Bourbon County Kentucky on the fourth day of July 1836.
This settlement of the Estate of Walker Thornton
deceased having been returned at the last court and
ordered to be over, is this day examined, approved of
and ordered to record.
Witness Thomas P. Smith clerk of said
court the date above.
Tho. P. Smith Clk.
8. Walker Thornton-Estates Settled
D-Pages-110-111-Dated the 28th day of January
1840-Recorded in Bourbon County-2nd day of
March 1840.
John R. Thornton Administrator of Walker
Thornton deceased
1836 June 6th-To balance due
on settlement to this date-$2139.43
To amount & add Inventory-$413.00
Total amount-$2252.43
Credits
By the following expenditures To wit:
1836-John B. Raine-tax-$1.40
July-Tho. P. Smith-clerks fee-$2.00
1837 Mar 7-Hughart & Dickerson-medse-$179.66
Mar 20-Mary R. Thornton-cash-$19.37
Oct. 4-Sarah Thornton widow-do-$32.00
1838 Ma 15-James Hughart-medse-$165.50
Jany 1-Charles E. Williams-medical-$3.00
Dec 4-W. Alexander-medse-$136.32
L. W. Taylor-Fee bill-$0.75
L. W. Taylor-Fee bill-$0.75
L. W. Taylor-Fee bill-$1.25
L. W. Taylor-Fee bill-$0.75
J. Paton-postage-$1.68
J. Paton-postage-$2.15
J. Paton-postage-$1.18
J. Paton-postage-$2.15
J. Paton-postage-$2.40
J. Paton-postage-$1.17
Mar 8-Joseph Stephens for M. R.
Thornton-med-$22.75
Sept 12-M. R. Thornton-cash-$10.00
Sarah Thornton widow-do-$10.00
C. W. James-newspaper-$6.00
Dec 26-John Montgomery for M. R. T. for
college(?)-$2.00
John B. Raine-tax 1838-$4.18
1838 Jany 21-M. R. Thornton-cash-120.00
Sarah Thornton widow-do-$80.00
Feb 20-Mary R. Thornton
Daughter-do-$70.00
Amt. forward-$878.82
To amount brought forward-$3252.43
By amt. of Credits brought
forward-$878.82
1839 Apr. 2- M.R.
Thornton-Do-cash-$100.00
O. Hughes-postage-$1.23
O. Hughes-postage-$5.36
Oct. 11-Mrs. M. R. McAboy-Do-cash-$100.00
Mrs. Sarah Thornton-widow-do-$50.00
Tho. C. Bledsoe-tax 1839-$4.23
John B. Raine-tax 1837-$1.40
Commissioners for settling-$3.00
Thomas P. Smith-Clerk’s fees-$2.00
($1146.03)
Total amount-$2106.40
Bourbon County Sct.
We have stated and settled the account of
John R. Thornton adm. Of Walker Thornton Deceased and
find the above balance to be in the hands of the Adm.
Given under our hands this 28th of January
1840.
Tho. Y. Brent
Tho. P. Smith
Being appointed by the Bourbon County
Court we have made the following Division to wit:
To Mrs. Sarah R. Thornton the
widow-$903.20
To Mrs. M. R. McAboy the
daughter-$1203.20 (2106.40)
Tho. Y. Brent
Tho. P. Smith
At the March Term of County Court of
Bourbon Co., Kentucky on the second day of March 1840.
This settlement of the Estate of Walker Thornton dec’d
which was returned at the last Court and ordered to be
over was this day examined approved of and ordered to
record.
Witness Thomas P. Smith Clerk of said
Court the date above.
Tho. P. Smith clk.
9. Walker Thornton-Estates Settled
D-Page-195-Dated the 25th day of August
1841-Recorded in Bourbon County-4th day of
October 1841.
John R. Thornton Administrator of Walker
Thornton Dec’d.
To balance in his hands on last
settlement made the 28th January 1840 of
$2116.40
Credit
1840 Dec 15-By Mrs. Sarah R. Thornton the
widow-$903.20
By Mrs. M. R. McAboy the
daughter-$1203.20 (2106.40)
In the above receipts the interest is
accounted for from the date of last Settlement to date
of Receipt. The administrator also produced the Receipt
of the widow and daughter of the decedent for a negro
man named Abel.
Bourbon County Sct.
We have stated and settled the accounts
that he has paid over said Estate to the persons
entitled. Given under our hands this 25th day
August 1841.
Tho. Y. Brent
Tho. P. Smith
At the October Term of the County Court
of Bourbon County Kentucky On the 4th day of
October 1841. This settlement of the Estate of Walker
Thornton dec’d which was ordered at the last court and
ordered to be over was this day Examined approved of and
ordered to record. Witness Thomas P. Smith Clerk of said
court the date above.
Tho. P. Smith Clk.
By R. J. Brown, D. C.