Transcription of Breckinridge County record, mistakenly identified as Circuit Order Book 14, pages 239 & 240, was found in the PATE family folder in the Breckinridge County Archives. The unknown researcher who cited those pages also identified the Edward Pate deceased as the one who married Mary (Crawford). The researcher also added the given names of wives for the two Hambletons and Richard Kincheloe which are typed in italics here; researchers should take these as just good clues until better source documentation is found. Edward Hambleton's wife is Eleanor Pate -- see William B. Clark in the Clark section of this page. 

Friday 24th October 1856

John Pates heirs		Complainants
       against				}	In Chancery
Edward Pates heirs		Defendants

This day this Cause Came on to be heard on the Bills Cro'p bills answers and Exhibits -- It appear from the Master Commissioners reports filed that Edward Pate in his life time advanced to his children as follows. Viz=
To Samuel C. Pate 					$ 583.73
 "   Jeremiah Pate					   673.15
 "   James A. Pate					   450.00
 "   Charles Hambleton & wife Jane			   265.00
 "   Edward Hambleton & wife Eleanor			   380.00
 "    Edward Pate Jr.					   480.00
 "    Richard P. Kincheloe & wife Mary			   230.00
 "    William Pate					   297.00
 "   Mason C. Pate					   345.00
To John Pate the ancestor of Plffs as Much or any Say	   673.15
Each ones part $437.70 each				$4377.03

It appears further that James A Pate as adm'r had assets in his hands on the day of September 1853 on his settlement with the County Court to the amount of --
(Including E Pate's Land Debt) 				$1412.29
To James A Hambletons  Sale Bond for	 		   800.00
purchase of Negro Malinda under Decree		------------
							$2212.29
That he is chargeable with Inters on those debts & funds     368.16
							$2580.45

Which debts the said James A Pate as adm'r & receiver is ordered to Collect the said debts & pay the Costs of this Suit on both sides (by Consent) including $10 hereby allowed to W Cox as Master Comm'r also $15.00 to Jefferson Jenings for prossecuting this Suit & Alfred Allen $15 for services in the Defence $12 to Cover clerks fees on both sides And to James A Pate for selling the Slave & Collecting the funds under this decree the sum of $20 --  Those allowances and Credits amount to $72.00 Which taken from the amount to be in the hands of the receivers and adm'r leaves the Sum of $2508.45 to be distributed to the heirs as far as possible to Equalize them taking into Consideraton the advances made by Edward Pate dec'd in his life time to his several children

	The administrator & Receiver is ordered to pay and distribute Said Estate as follows which when added to the above advancements 

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Friday 24th October 1856
makes the heirs Equals

To	Samuel C Pate (senior)					$  104.81
 "	Jeremiah Pate						      15.39
 "	James A. Pate						    238.54
 "	Charles Hambleton & Wife				    423.54
 "	Edward Hambleton & wife				    308.54
 "	Edward Pate Jr.						    208.54
 "	R. P. Kincheloe & wife					    458.54
 "	William Pate						    391.34
 "	Mason C. Pate						    343.54
 " 	To Complts the heirs of John Pate			      15.39
								$ 2508.37

and Produce and report to thes Court his voucher for Said payments which will be a final Settlement of Said [crossed out "as its"] Estate, any of the distributees who may owe the administrator for the property or otherwise Show account to him for Interest after dues as the adm'r is charged with interest on the funds to this time. It is further ordered and adjudged that Jefferson Jennings be and he is appointed a Commissioner for and behalf of the parties to this suit, the heirs of Edward Pate dec'd to Convey to the Defendant Edward Pate the tract of 242 acres of Land agreeably to the Bond of said deced and the Courses filed …. Also that he Convey in like Manner the 100 acres of Land Sold by said decedent Poindexter Pate -- It being agreed by all the parties that those deeds Should be made and as Some of the heirs are Infants Said Deeds are ordered now to be made by said Commissioners --

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