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Brian Hall - Translation of documents obtained from NEHGS 5/15/08 – Linda Hall

Brian Hall

Seekonk

1839

 

Translation of documents obtained from NEHGS 5/15/08 – Linda Hall

 

Handwritten document:

August 14, 1840

This may certify to all concerned that I have examined the _______ account and believe it to be correct and am willing it should be so settled with the Probate.

 

Horatio Barney

Horatio Hall

George L Sutton

Isaac Hall

Polly Hall

Ephraim L Hall

Milton Hall

 

 

Handwritten document:

The second account of Theophilus Hutchins (sp?) Administrator on the estate Brian Hall late of Seekonk (deceased)

 

- your accountant charges himself with the balance of his first account

$225.20

Four Dollars & fifty lots of Viall Medbery

4.50

Cash for half of a pew in the Baptist meeting house in Seekonk

23.75

For the sale of the farms where on ____ _____ _____

1004.00

______________ for rest of farm

100.00

To Horatio Hanneys Note

7.03

Alba Vrent

1.00

Balance of Luther Lyon

3.00

 

1369.45

 

And ___ allowance of the following charges and payments

To Wm Hammond for Tax

23.00

John ___ bik

3.00

 

3.75

Lewis Walker

2.00

 

3.40

To Wm Hammond for Tax

5.36

 

4.74

James Bland______

2.00

Wm ________

1.20

A____ for _______

.56

Seth Clark

.35

Scribbled out

1.00

James ________

.50

Polly Hall’s note

114.44

Philip Dunfee (2 notes)

227.91

John Prentice

42.00

Wheaton and Anthony Co account in ___inster

160.39

Wheaton and Anthony Co account note as advanced

221.12

Theophilies Hutchisin

24.97

Issac Hall

25.00

Horatio Barney

35.00

Allen ______

1.50

Asa__ Chaffee

2.70

Thomas ________

27.24

Samuel Tingley

20.00

Ina Mason

3.00

Cyril Read

1.50

My fee for settling the estate

65.00

 

1024.14

 

Cash paid to the heirs of the ____ of Sale _______

To Polly Hall

49.39

To Issac Hall

49.39

To Milton Hall

49.39

To Ephraim L Hall

49.39

To Horatio Hall

49.39

To Horatio Barney & wife

49.39

To Wm L Sutton & Wife

49.39

 

1369.45

 

Bristol SS Probate Court at Seekonk Sept 1- 1840

Theophilus Hutchins adm of the estate of Brian Hall late of Seekonk deceased having made oath to the truth of his afore-written account, and it appearing to me that the heirs at law of said deceased approve thereof and no one appearing to object thereto, after a full examination thereof, I do allow the same, and order it to be of record.

O Prescott       J. Probate

 

Handwritten and typed document:

I Theophilus Hutchins do solemnly swear that in disposing of the estate lately belonging to Bran Hall late of Seekonk in said county now deceased, I will use my best judgment in in fixing on the time and place of sale, and that I will exert my utmost endeavors to dispose of same in such manner as will be most for the advantage of all person interested herein.

Theophilus Hutchins

 

Briston SS March 30, 1840

Subscribed and swore to

Before me  O Prescott Judge of Probate

 

Handwritten and typed document:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bristol SS

To Theophilus Hutchins of Seekonk in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid,

 

You having been duly appointed admin of the estate of Brian Hall – late of Seekonk – in said County – deceased and taken upon you that trust by giving bond faithfully to discharge the duties thereof as the law directs, are hereby directed to give notice of the same within three months from the date hereof by causing notifications thereof to be posted up in two or more public places in Seekonk an affidavit of which, with an original notification (or a copy thereof) you are to make and to file in the Probate Court of said County of Bristol, within one year from the date hereof, that the same may be there recorded, and when occasion should require it , used as evidence of the time, place and manner in which such notice shall have been given.  Given under my hand this 5th of April A.D. 1839 O Prescott Judge of Probate

 

The subscriber hereby give public notice to all concerned that he has been duly appointed and taken upon himself the trust of admin of the estate of Brian Hall late of Seekonk in the County of Bristol deceased, by 0 giving bond as the law directs. He therefore requests all persons who are indebted to said deceased‘s estate to make immediate payment, and those who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same for settlement to Theophilus Hutchins dated April 5-1839

 

Theophilus Hutchins makes ______ that agreeable to the order of the Hon. O Prescott Judge of Probate of Wills &c. for said county dated the fifth day of April last, he did within three months from said date, post up notifications whereof the foregoin is a copy, at each of the following places viz: at the inn of Allen ____ and at the store of _________ _____ Luther and John _______. Theophilus Hutchins

 

______ to by the above named _ at a Probate court for the County of Briston holden at Taunton in said county on the 21st of June A.D. 1839 Before me, O Prescott Judge of Probate

 

Handwritten and typed document:

_______ all men by these _____ that we Theophilus Hutchins, Viall Medbery and _______ Luther all of Seekonk in the county of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged onto unto Oliver Prescott Esquire Judge of the court of Probate in and for the County of Bristol, in the sum of four thousand dollars, to be paid to said judge or his successors in said office, or assigns, on demand. To the true payment whereof, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals dated third day of the March eighteen hundred and forty –

 

The condition of this Obligation is such, that whereas the above bounden Theophilus Hutchins at a court of Probate holden at Taunton in and for said County of Bristol on the third day of March 1840 was authorized by said Court to make sale of certain real estate belonging to Brian Hall of Seekonk in ____ county of Bristol deceased.

 

Now therefore if the said Theophilus Hutchinsshall sell the same in the manner prescribed for sales of real estate by executors and administrators, and shall account for, and dispose of, the proceeds of the said sale in the manner provided by law, then this obligation to be void: otherwise to remain in force. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of

_____ Wheeler

Mary Luther

Theophilus Hutchins

Viall Medbery

________ Luther

 

Bristol SS. April 4-1840. I have examined, and do approve of the foregoing bond, and order the same to be recorded and filed in the Probate Office

O Prescott  Judge of Probate

 

Handwritten and typed document:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

Bristol, ss At a court of probate holden at Taunton in and for said County on the seventh day of January A.D. 1840

 

Whereas Theophilus Hutchins Administrator of the estate of Brian Hall late of Seekonk in said county, deceased, has offered for allowance his Seekonk account of his administration of the estate of said deceased has offered for allowance his second account of his administration of the estate of said deceased and also his private account amounting to twenty four dollars ninety seven cents against said estate; Ordered that the first Tuesday in March next at ten o’clock before noon at the court of Probate then to be holden at Taunton in said county be assigned for taking the said accounts into consideration: and that the said Hutchins give ______ notice thereof to all persons interested by causing an attested copy of this order to be published three weeks successively in the Taunton M___ a Newpaper ____ in Taunton before the said time that they may be present, and shew cause, if any they have, why the accounts should not be allowed.

Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate

 

Handwritten and typed document:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bristol To Church (?) Gray and Lewis Walker both of Seekonk in said county  _________

 

Whereas the estate of Brian Hall late of Seekonk in said county deceased hath been represented to me as insolvent, and insufficient to pay all just debts which the said deceased owed: You are therefore hereby appointed Commissioners (being first sworn) to receive and examine all the claims of the creditors against said estate, and you are to cause the times and places of your meeting for that purpose to be made known by publishing notice thereof three weeks successively in the Taunton Mrig (?) a newspaper printed in Taunton.

 

And six months are allowed to said creditors to present and prove their claims: At the end of which time you are to make return to me of this Commission, with your doings thereon.

 

Given under my hand this twenty fifth day of June in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine. Then Church Gray and Lewis Walker _____ and made oath that they will faithfully discharge the service to which they are appointed by the above commission.

Before me, Allen _____ Just. Of the Peace

 

To the Judge of Probate for the County of Bristol.

 

We the subscribers having been appointed to receive and examine the claims of the creditors to the estate of Brian Hall late of Seekonk in said county, deceased, and having given notice and performance of service required, now present a list of claims that have been laid before us with the sum we have allowed on each claim, as follows: viz

 

Jan  9, 1840 accepted

 

Creditors Names

Claimed

Allowed

Seth Clark

.35

.35

Polly Hall

113.68

113.68

John Prentice

42.00

42.00

Isacc Hall

211.75

25.00

Horatio Barney

65.33

35.00

Phillip H Dunfee

216.39

216.39

Ditto

7.16

7.16

Thomas J. Griffin

27.24

27.24

Estate of Allen Monroe

1.50

1.50

Wheaton & Anthony Co note

239.31

239.31

Ditto

158.17

158.17

 

 

     $865.80

 

Seekonk December 31 1839

Church Gray and Lewis Walker

Commissioners

 

Handwritten document:

To the judge of Probate for the County of Bristol. ______ _______ that the heirs of Brian Hall late of Seekonk in said county deceased who has lately died intestate leaving goods and estate of which administration is necessary – we therefore request that you Hon would appoint Theophilus Hutchins

Administrator on said estate agreeably to law in such cases made and provided. Seekonk April 2nd 1839. 

 

Polly Hall

Milton Hall

Horatio Hall

Horatio Barney

George L. Sutton

Ephraim L. Hall

 

Handwritten and typed document:

To the judge of Probate for the County of Bristol Theophilus Hutchins Administrator of the estate of Brian Hall late of Seekonk in said county, deceased respectfully represents, that the estate of the said deceased, will probably be insufficient for the payment of his debys; he therefore represents the same as insolvent. Dated June 21 1839. Theophilus Hutchins

Church Gray

Lewis Walker

Comm

 

 

Handwritten and typed document:

To the Judge of Probate for the County of Bristol

Theophilus Hutchins

Administrator

 

of the estate of Brian Hall late of Seekonk in said county, deceased respectfully represents that the debts due from said deceased as nearly as can be ascertained amount to nine hundred and fifty dollars and sixty five cents; that the charges of Administration amount to about fifty nine dollars and eighty eight cents and the value of the personal estate of said deceased which remains  un__________ amounts to one hundred and ninety two dollars and sixty five cents that the real estate of said deceased consists of two parcels of land which are under separated mortgages the first of which contains seventy acres more or less is bounded Northerly by a road and Westerly by land of Wm Mason  & land which the said deceased _____hand of William Hall – the second of which contains thirty acres more or less and is bounded Northerly by a road easterly by the first above mentioned lot, Southerly by the land of William Mason and Westerly by land of Josiah Kent (?) and Thomas L. Neck (?) that neither of said ____ of land will sell for enough to pay the debts of that by a ____ sale of sixteen that residue thereof would be greatly injured. He therefore prays that he may be licensed to sell the whole of the real estate of said deceased above described for payment of said deceased debts and charges.   Theophilus Hutchins

 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

Bristol

 

At a court of Probate holden in Taunton in and for said county on the seventh day of January 1840.

 

Upon the foregoing petition of Theophilus Hutchins ordered that said petitioner notify all persons interested therein to appear at court of probate to be holden at Taunton in and for said County on the first Tuesday of March next, by causing an attested copy of said petition with this order thereon to be published in the Taunton Mrig a newspaper printed in Taunton three weeks successively prior to said Court, to be holden aforesaid, that they may then and there appear and shew cause if any they have why the prayer thereof should not be granted.

Oliver Prescott  Judge of Probate.

 

Handwritten and typed document:

The first account of Theophilus Hutchins Administrator on the estate of Brian Hall late of Seekonk deceased. The said accountant charges himself with the personal estate of said deceased as from inventory amounting to $231.38

Also to the _____ of sale as from bill                                                18.12

                                                                                                      ————

                                                                                                        $249.50

 

And _______ allowance of the following charges and payments

 

A____ T______

1.50

______ ______

1.50

Josiah Hunt (?)

.75

Seth Wood

.75

Lewis Walker

.75

Wm Hammond

6.40

Caleb Abel

2.00

Church Gray

1.00

Joshua Read

1.00

William Leonard

3.50

Philip Wood

4.00

 

24.30

 

 

Handwritten and typed document:

Bristol: Church Gray, Josiah Hunt and Seth Wood of Seekonk.

 

You are hereby appointed to appraise, on oath, the estate and effects of Brian Hall late of Seekonk in said County deceased which by law are to be administered. When you have performed that service you will deliver this order and your doings in pursuance thereof to the Administrator of said deceased that he may return the same to the Probate Court for said county of Bristol Given Under hand this second day of April the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine. 

Oliver Prescott  Judge of Probate

 

Bristol April 4th 1839 then church Gray, Josiah Hunt and Seth Wood above ___ ____ made oath that they will faithfully discharge the trust to which they are appointed the above warrant Before me

Lewis Walker, Justice of the Peace

 

An inventory of the estate of Brian Hall late of Seekonk in the County of Bristol deceased viz:

 

____ Mr. _eal _____tine of about one hundred acres of land with all the buildings _______ standing being the _____ ______ Farm

$2,000.00

Half a pew in Baptist Meeting House

18.00

 

2018.00

 

 

Horatio Barney note & interest dated Feb 22 1836

6.76

Charles Tourtitat note and interest dated March 16 1839

6.77

One horse wagon 20.00 __ wagon harness 5.00

25.00

2nd ___ harness 2.50 farming ____ wagon 7.00

9.50

Old wheels and thills 30 one sled 30 one wagon wheel 50

1.10

Old __ wagon 2.00 ____ body 75

2.75

Draft chain 1.00 3 waggon chains 75 ___ old iron 75

2.50

One boer 50 old Syther and Sneads 45 oat ____ 25

1.20

1 dung fork 50   shovel 15   2 garden hoes 15

.80

___ oats about seven buckets 40

2.80

Two shooth16.00  one two year old heifer 30.00

46.00

One horse 25.00 ____ English hag 7.50

32.50

Barrel containing hay ____ 1.00 grind stone 1.00

2.00

Lot dung ___ fowls 2.00       1 iron kettle 75

2.75

2 iron pots and kettles 75   1 iron pot 50

1.25

2 iron kettles 50  3 spiders 60 1 ____ kettle 15

1.25

Fry & ____ Kettle 50  hand ___ 50  pair ____ 25

1.25

4 ____ sticks 20   6 flat irons 75 ___ and irons 50

1.45

2 ____ & 2 ____ 25  1 stone and 1 nail hammer 30

.55

Water ____ 15  looking glass 50   candle ____25

.90

Maple desk 3.00  maple table 1.00

4.00

6 green canister back chairs 1.50 & old chairs 40

1.90

9 milk ___ .75 all the ____  in the _____

1.35

3 stone jugs and 2 jugs 50 ____ with chopping & ____ 30

.80

Tea Pot 15 one basket with ____ 10

.25

Basket containing china Crockery and Glassware

1.00

13 small silver spoons 3.60 Holy bible ___ ___

7.00

1 ladle 25  7 ____ 1____ and basin 50

.75

Milk shaine and milk quart 25  1 small ___ ____ 50

.75

2 old boxes 10 1 table 25 1 bed trough 10

.45

1 rolling chair 75 2 copper plate window ____ 50

1.25

1 looking glass

2.00

2 armed chairs & 6 others ____ bottom chairs 2.00

2.00

Pair brass andirons 3.00 me carpet 4.00

7.00

Best set large knives and forks 75  2nd  best ditto 25

1.00

Best set tea knives 60  5 knives and forks 25

.85

Mahogany table 2.00 ____ horse 28

2.28

One ___ ___ best bed pillows and bolster

7.00

Second best bed bolster and pillows

5.00

___ ___ bed bolster and pillows

4.00

2 bed stead & cord 80 two ____ under beds 50

1.30

Best bed quilt 2 & second best bed quilt 2.00

4.00

Old bed quilt 1.00 one bed quilt 1.00

2.00

Old bed quilt 25  old comforter 15

.40

_____ blankets 75 ___ cotton sheets 1.00

1.75

6 linen sheets 2.00 5 old cotton sheets 1.25

3.25

_____ cotton ____ sheets 50

.50

One chest 75  27 cotton pillow cases 1.02

1.77

Chair liners ___ ____ 12     linen dishes table clothes 1.00

1.