Probate Records of Shadrack Pinkston (c1750 - 1794)

The following was taken from microfilmed copies of the original "Loose Papers" of Wilkes County, Georgia, in the Georgia Department of Archives and History. Mixed in with Shadrack Pinkston Sr's probate is that of his son, Greenberry (c1781 - 1828). Papers were not placed in order before microfilming and sometimes items belonging to both probates are found on one page. For this work, everything is arranged chronologically by return dates and Greenberry's probate papers are in a separate file.  Portions of many pages are difficult to read, and some are totally illegible because of ink blots. Unreadable, but logical letters or words based on context are [within brackets]. Otherwise, blank [   ] brackets are used when words could not be deciphered. 
One of the more interesting findings is the differing shapes and sizes of paper used for recording receipts for payment and official returns. Sizes of some receipts are noted. No attempt was made to present the pages, line for line, as found in the originals. Spelling remains true to the original record, but highlighting of names and minor punctuation were added. A serendipitous finding was the number of original signatures. Several of these are scanned and appear elsewhere on the web page. 	Linda Sparks Starr, February 2005

Shadrack Pinkston 
        	       Bond:  
Atha Pinkston adm
Georgia Wilkes Superior Court Office
Recorded in Book 22 page 106 & 107
this 27 day February 1798
	B. Catching  Clk

Georgia	  Know all men by these presents that we  Athaeliaza Pinkston, John Talbot & John Owens are held and firmly bound unto David Terrell register of probates for Wilkes County & his Successors in office in the Sum of two thousand Spanish milled Dollars to be paid to the said Register of probates and his successors in office to which payment well & truly to be made and done we bind our selves and every of our Heirs Executors and administrators in the whole and for the whole, Jointly and Severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our  Seals and dated this 18 day of July AD 1795,
	THE CONDETION of the above obligation is such that if the above bounden Athaeliaza Pinkston Administratrix of the goods, Chattels and Credits of Shadrack Pinkston late of this County deceased, do make a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods, Chattels and Credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands possession  or knowledge of the said Athaeliaza Pinkston or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for her and the same to made do Exhibit in to the said Court of Wilkes when she shall be thereunto required and such Goods Chattels and Credits do well and truly, administer according to Law and do make a true and Just account of her actings and doings therein when required by the Superior Court or Register of probates for said County and all the rest of the Goods Chattels and

Credits which shall be found remaining upon the amount of the said administration the same being first allowed to by the said Court shall deliver and pay to such person or persons respectively as are entitled to the same by Law, and if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and Testament was made by the said deceased and the same be proved before the Court and the Executors obtain a Certificate of the probate thereof and the said Athaeliaza Pinkston do in such  Case if required render and deliver up the said Letters of Administration then this obligation to be Void otherwise to remain in full Fourm & Virtue
Acknowledged in	}					Athalia Pinkston	(seal)	 
the Registers Office	}					John Talbot	(seal)
	David Terrell RPrC					John Owens	(seal)

Shadrack Pinkston dec'd 
Warrant of Appraisement, 
Athaeliaza Pinkston Admx: 
Returned 11th Jan 1798

do Certify that John Carter William Triplett & Thomas Eidson has Been sworn agreeable to Laws  July 21st 1795						John Wingfield J.P.

State of Georgia	}	By David Terrell register of 
Wilkes County		}	Probates for said County.
	These are to authorize and impower you or any three of you whose names are hereunder written to appraise the Goods, Chattels & Credits of Shadrack Pinkston late of this County dec'd in Spanish milled Dollars, So far forth as the same shall come to your sight & knowledge you having  first taken your oath before any Justice of the peace for said County well and truly so to do, a certificate of which you are to return annexed to the appraisement and when you have the same so appraised you shall return an Inventory thereof signed by you or any three of you  unto Athaeliaza Pinkston the administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of said deceased, on or before the 18th day of October now next incurring together with this Warrant.
	Given under my hand and Seal of office this 18th day of July AD 1795  
						David Terrell RPrC
To Messr: William Triplett, John Carter, Thomas Talbot, Simon Bailey, John Bailey, John Sims, Thomas Eidson

The appraisement of 
Shadrack  Pinkston Estate	
Georgia:  Wilkes County 
Register of probates office
Registered in book HH 
page 211 this 11th day of January 1798

An Inventory of the Estate of Shadrack Pinkston deseast as appraised by us Wm Tripplitt, 
John Carter & Thomas Eidson This 21st day of July 1795			Dol       Cents

To 1/2 dozen Deep & 1/2 dozen Shallow Puter plates			41.0 --
To 1/2 doxen shallow plates						 -  .75
To Seven old footers							   1.50
To 8 Basen & 4 dishes							 16.00 --
To Seven Earthenware							   4.00 --
To Seven knives & forks							   1.50 --
To 1 Coffey mill 1 doll 2 gilt Trunks 3 dol					   4 --   --
To 1 latshin trunk							   3 --  --
To 1     do    2 Dol   6 chears  2 dol					   4.0 --
 2  1  [gun crossed out] Shell gun 					   4 - 0 --
 "  1 Bed 2 Sheats blanket & quilt  bedstead etc. 				 40 - -
 "  1    do  2   do    Blanket &    do       do					 35 - -
 "  2   do   & furniture etc.						 45
 "  Sundry plantation Tools						 12 - 0 --
 "  Sundry gears etc.							   5 - -
 " 1  Pole ax								   1.50 --
 " 2  Flall pans								   1.50 --
 "  1 Cross Cut Saw & 1 hand saw					   6    0 --
 "  seven old tools etc.							   2   0  --
[       ] lay pan  Pott etc							   6      --
 "  3 wheels etc 1 slay etc.						   6.50
 "  1 Jugg & Bottle in pail						  1.50 --
 "  15 head of hoggs							 15     --
 "  1 mare & Colt							130    ---
 " 3 cows & 2 Yearlings							  21   --
 1 negro woman Lidday & child mose					200   --
 1     do     do     Pacin[       ]						  85  0  --
 "  1 pr of Stillards							    2.50  --
 "  2 augurs & 2 grimbletts						    1.     --
 " 1 old Syth								       .25
									 659.50 --
 " 1 pr of Stretches							     1.50
								Doll'rs	 661."   "
[       ]	Corn & bacon							  12.
									673. "  "
								Wm Triplett
The amount Six hundred					John Carter
And Seventy three dollr						Thos. Eidson

Pinkston to Pinkston 	} Acct
Shadrack Pinkston Ret  etc Jan 11th 1798
Atha Jarrett late Atha. Pinkston

1795 Mr Shadrack Pinkston Deceast					Dr.
Feb 15							To John Talbot
	To upsetting an acc						£ 0. 1. 0
March 6 To pointing a coller  my Iron					       1. 3
	To setting a pair of [?shdes]					       1.
         17 To sharpening a plow                                            	                      . 6
April 14 To sharpening a plow & pointing a Coller                          	       1. 6
        23  To sharpening a plow                                                                    	         . 6
        24  To shaping a hilling hoe                                                                       1. 6
May 5th    To Sharpening a plow                                                                        6
     20       To       do               do						      6
June 16  To         do              do						      6  
Octr 29     To     do		do					      6
			EE					     £  0 .  9. 3
						John Talbot

[5 1/2 x 1 inch scrap]
January 17, 1795 [        ] wife Atha Pinkston Ninety Shillings for training one Scholar
				[	] John Ridley Sr.  [       ]

[2 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches]
Citation 4/8
Letters of Adm 9/4
Warrant of Appt 2/4
	      17 / 9 / "
	Rec'd of Mrs. Pinkston admr of Sharack Pinkston the above sum of Seventeen Shillings & nine pence pr as my fee [   ]			David Terrell R.P
									July 18th 1795

[2 1/2 x 1/2 inch]
Deed of Shadk Pinkstone taxes for the year 1794	 9/99   D.Merewether

[5 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches]
1794 Shadrack Pinkston Dec'd 	To		  Thos Eidson
	To Cash Sent 16 dollars		EE		£ 3.14.8
						Thos Eidson
Wilkes County [    ]
	This day came Thos Eidson before me and made Oath that Shadrack Pinkston at the time of his death Stood Justly in debt to him the above acct given under my hand this 21st day of July 1795.						John Wingfield JP

Know all men by these presents that I Shadrack Pinkston of the state of Georgia am held and firmly bound unto James Waggoner of the state aforesaid in the Just sum of Three Thousand five hundred pounds of Tobacco of Augusta Inspection Or Sixteen pounds Cash of the Currency aforesaid  The which payment will and truly to be made unto the Said James Waggoner his heirs etc. I bind myself, my heirs etc. firmly by these presents, Sealed with my Seal this Twenty fourth day of March One Thousand Seven hundred and ninety four.
The condition of the above Obligation is such  that if the above bound Shadrack Pinkston his heirs etc. shall will and truly pay unto the said James Waggoner his Heirs etc the Just sum of Sixteen hundred pounds of Tobacco of the sd Inspection Or Eight pounds Cash of the sd Georgia currency  on or before the first day of February 1795 Then this Obligation to be void or else to remain in full force. [      ]
Signed Sealed & Delivered in the 
presence of John  Ridley                            [Shadrack's signature is torn off.]

Rec'd of Athaeliza Pinkston Three pounds & fourteen shillings & Eight pence being the Ball'ce that Shadrack Pinkston owed me. Certified by me this 21st of July 1795.  
Test: John Talbot							Thos Eidson

November 19th 1795. Then rec'd of Atha Pinkstone the Contents, in full of all demands.
							J. Evans
[  ] this is for schooling.     John Ridley				£1.10

[Along left hand side ]     
Pinkstone to  Talbot	}  Acct 	
        £ 0..9.3

dec'd of Mrs. Atha: Pinkston admrx of Shadrack [Pinkston]  Deseast the [    ]
							[John] Talbot
April 10th, 1795

Dr The Estate of Mr. Shadrack Pinkston Dec'd 
1795  		  To Athaeliaza Pinkston Admrx
	To Cash paid James Waggoner pr Bond			£ 8. 0. 0
July 21st	To Cash Thos Eidson pr acct			   3.14.8
Juy 21st	To paid John Ridley for Schooling			   1.10 -
	To paid D Meriweather Tax fee for 94		                     9.9
	To paid [the Register]					  17. 9. 4
	To paid John Talbot pr acct				    9. 3
	To paid Henry Mungar for recording  Deed		    2. 4
Nov 19th To Cash pd John Ridley for Scholing			    1.10 -
								£ 16.14. 7
						$71.60

1795					Contra Cr
	By Tabo made by the Estate before appt				£ 8. 0
		to [James or Wm] Waggoner
	By   do etc. for Thos Eidson				                3.14. 8
	By Corn etc pd to John Ridley for 94				   1.10
1799	By Cash from Virginia of pay	}
	      on negro after paying Expens	}			  24.16. 8
	     etc. 106 dols & 35 cents [?cagil]	}

Georgia			}	Personally appeared before me Athaliaza Jarrett late
Wilkes County		}	Athaliaza Pinkston, admx of Shadrack Pinkston dec'd and being duly Sworn Saith that the above acc Contains a true statement of the retr & expenditures of the Estate of said Shadrack to the best of her knowledge & beliefs ---
Sworn before me this 11th Jany 1798					Atha. Jarrat
	David Terrell RPrC

Mr. Fadda Jarrott Dr.  To the Estate of Shadrack Pinkston Dec'd
To Cash and other goods in the year 1797
To Cash you got Seventy five Dollars				$ 75 = Cents
To Nine Bushels of wheat at 11/2 Dol per Bu			   13 1/2
To 357 lb Cotton at 5 Dolr pr C [hundred]			   17 - 25
To 2 Bushels of Salt						     2 1/2
To 70 lb of  Swingled flax at 1/2 per lb				   17 1/2
To 25 gallons of Brandy at 1 Dollars per g			    25
To 1000 lb of Cotton at 5 Dollars per C    			    50
To 1667 lb of pork at 5 Dollars pr C				    83
To a Colt							      8
To 1 horse							      8
To 2  Barrels Corn						      4
To 1      Do							      2
To 21    Do at 2  Dollars per Barrel				    42
To 3 1/2  Dollars Cash lent you for Sappington			       3.1/2
						Dollars	             $ 351 - 1/4
It is understood by the Parteys				John C. Pinkstone
that Mr. Jarrett is to have Credit for all 
the Cotton an Flax hear in Charge with     Test Thos Talbot
on a Coumpt  of the old  Jentleman 
acknowling that he will not Charge 
the girls for Beds

Shadrack Pinkston dec'd 
returns of Fadda Jarrett & wife 
Jany 31st 180_

[2 3/4 x 3 inches]
Mr. Faddy Jarret:  Sir please to Send by the Bearer Mr. John Pinkston's one Dollar and Sixty Eight Cents and in So doing you will discharge a Small debt of the Same and much Oblige, your Hble Servt				John Todd
March 12th 1798

[4 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches]
January 21, 1799 Then Rec'd of Mrs. jarrott Five Dollars in full of all Demands for Schooling.					Thos D. McLaughlin     

[2 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches]
Rec'd of Faddy Jarrett the tax for the Estate of Sh--- Pinkston for the year 1798   
$2.41 			J. H. Foster

[5 1/4 x roughly 1 1/2]							
Received of Mr. Fadda Jarrott Six Dollars for Cooperage January 21, 1798.
									John Owens

[Roughly 5 x 2 inches --  torn from a larger piece of paper.]
Recd By The hand of Fady Jarrett the tax of the Estate of Shar Pinkston dec'd for the year 1799  $2.41 		  J. H. Foster			July 12, 1800

[5 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches]
This is to Certify that I Received thirteen Dollars of fadde Jarott for the Esteat of Shadrack Pinkstone Dec'd on Account of a small ballance Due me from the said Estate 
november th 20 -  1798					John hudgens

[5 1/2 x 3 inches]
Rec'd from mr. faddy jarret the Sum of thirty one Dollars and Sixty two and Harlf cents being on account of the totale of Shadrack Pinkston Deceast fabuary 17th 1800
							L. Prudhommey Junr.
					3.25
					  .50
					1.12 1/2
					 .75
					5.62 1/2
				           26.____
					31.62

[Two years recorded on one page. The first line is written across the top covering both sides. 1799 is recorded on the left side of page and 1798 on the right side of the page.]

Dr. The Estate of Shadrack Pinkston dec'd in Acct with Fadda Jarrett & wife Admrs  Cr
1799	To 1 Sorrel Horse furnished for the use of the  	}
family & Sold at the Sale of the Estate	}		$ 30. --
	To Cash pd for Tax of 1798 & 1799				     4.82
	To Cash pd  Jno. Todd for Smiths work				     1.68
	To Cash pd for Schooling Charlotte	 			     5. --
	To 26 # Iron @ 12 [per hundred] cts				     3.25
	To 2 pr Leading lines 						   --  .50
	To 9 # 	Iron @ 12 [per hundred]   				      1.12 1/2
	To 3 # Nails      25						        .75
	To Cash for John Hudgens in part of his Crop as overseer	    13. --
	To Expenses of Cooperage  etc 4  [  ]  7/10			      3.--
	To Cash pd Prudhome for Sundry furnished the family		     26.--
	To Cash pd Owens for Cooperage				       6.--
	To 5 1/2 Barrels Corn returned to  per Estate @ 2$ --		     11.	
									  1,06.12 1/4	
		To Bal'ce due the Estate	--------------		    135.87 1/2	
									$   242.
									======

1798 	By Cash							$ 75 --
	By 1 Horse							     8.
	By Cash from Tho. Eidson 		} for corn		     2
	By Cash from James Brewer 		} for corn		     4.
	By 1667 # Pork at 5$					                83.
	By 18 Barrels Corn  2$					                36.
	By 9 Bushels wheat		1.25				   13.50
	By 2 Bushels Salt					                  2.50
	By Cash for paid Sappington					     3.50
									 227.50
	By cash Rec'd of Mr. Brewer					     1 --
	By Sundries purchased at the Sale				   13.50
									$242.00

"The above acct duly Sworn to before me by  Fadda Jarrett & wife Exr this 31 Jany 1801
David Terrell CCordy						Fadde Jarrat
								Atha Jarrat

Shadrack Pinkston dec'd 
   Sale of Negroes, etc.
returned 14th Nov. 1800. 

[Along right hand fold:]
The within is a true account of the Sale of S. Pinkston dec'd made 24 Oct 1800. 
			his
Fadda (   ) Jarrett Admr.
			Mark

[Along the left side of paper in different handwriting:]  
The above is a true acct of Sales made the above date -- Thomas Talbot

Amount of Sales of the Estate of Shadrack Pinkston Deceased October 25th 1799
Fanny Pinkston		To		 £		
Bed & Furnature			41		£41
Sally Pinkston 		To
Bed & furniture				41
1 Doz New & 10 old plates
8 Basons 5 Dishis			13.25		34.25
Charlotte Pinkston 	To 		54.25
Bed & furnature				41		41
Caleb Brewer 		To
1 Crosscut Saw				  7.25		 7.25
Frederick Lipham 	To
1 Cow Calf & Bull   		            17.62 1/2           17.62 1/2
John Brown 		To
1 Red Heffer				12.25		12.25
Philip Burford 		To
1 Black Cow				15.25		15.25
Abraham Simons 	To
1 Horse					25		25
William Co[   ]s		To
1 Bull					16		16
John Thurmon 		To
1 Waggon & Line gears			35		35
James Brewer	 	To			          264.62 1/2
1 Negro Woman			171.25	          171.25    
						       $ 435.87 1/2

[Along left side in different handwriting:] 
The above is a true acct of Sales made the above date. Thomas Talbot

Amount of Sales of the Estate of Shadrack Pinkston Deceased November 21th 1799.
John Tharmon 			To		   £			
1 Lot of Old Iron					 9.25
2 Axes						 3.31 1/4
1 Tabel						 2.25		14.81 1/4
James Thurmon		 To
1 Lot of old Iron					 3.37 1/2
2 Iron Wedges					 2		 5.37 1/2
Thomas Talbot 			To
2 Mattocks					 3.25
1 Loom						 2. 6 1/4	 5.31 1/4
Green Pinkston			To
1 Flax Wheel					 2.25
1 gun						 7.75		10. --
Phada Jarrot			To
1 Cotton Wheel					 1.12 1/2
1 Pot & Frying Pan				 4.37 1/2
1 Pair of Hilliards				 1.62 1/2
1  Cub board					 2.37 1/2
1 Box						   .50
To the higher of  Negro Boy	                           2		 12
Nathan Blackbourne		To
1 Spinning Wheel & Hand Saw			 1.87 1/2	 1. 87 1/2
Howell Jarrot			To
1 Jugg Tray & Nales				 3.37 1/2
1 Pott & Oven					 2.50
1 Cow						 9.25		15.62 1/2
William Coles			To
2 Guns & Picling Tub				 1
1 Cotton gin					 2. 37 1/2
1 Case & Bottels				 4		 7.37 1/2
Thomas Dilling			To
1 Cow & yearling				13.50		13.50
John Eidson			To
1 Cow & Young Calf				 15.50		15.50
Ellis Jamison			To
1 yearling		  			   5		  5

Charles Carter			To
2 Sows & Piggs					 13.56 1/4	13.56 1/4
R. B. Washington 		To
9 Hoggs					 45		45
James Brewer			To
1 Lot of Wading Ware				  1		 1_________
							         £165.93 1/2  165.93 1/2

Account of things Sold Plantation Rented & Negro hired at the Sale of Shadrack Pinkston dec'd on the 21st of Nov. 1799 which was neglected to be return to the court of Ordinary.
John Carter				120.50
Wm Trippet hire of Jim			  86.00
1799 Moses Terry rent Plantation 	  70.00
1800 Moses Terry   Do       Do		  56.00
1801 John C. Pinkston for a Mare	  50.00
          John C. Pinkston note		  26.00
					408.50

q
Shadrack Pinkston dec'd 
Acct of Sales No 2 returned, 
March 2nd 1802. 
Recorded in Book JJ Page 142 & 43 
this 2nd day of March 1801.  David Terrell CCordy

Saturday the 24 October 1802   
The Amount of the Sail of the Property of S. Pinkstone Deceast
One Negroe Child named Jack Sold to Wm Owens for		112 Dollars
One Mulatto Boy named Emanuel Sold to Gran Pinkstone for	120 Dollars
One Boy Sold to Ms Charlotte Pinkston by the name of  Aron for	205 Dollars
One negro man Named James Sold to Peter Bennett for		431 Dollars
The plantation Rented to Mr. Terry for 				  79 Dollars		
Wm Tripplett
	  42
	120
	205
	431
	 79
  	877

Sally & Charlotte Pinkston 
      Orphans of 
Shadrack Pinkston
Return of Thos Talbot Guad. 
    Feby 23rd, 1803

Received of Fadda Jarrett and Alatha his wife late Alatha Pinkstone adm of the Estate of Shadrack Pinkstone dec'd the Sum of Three Hundred Dollars and Eighty Six Sent & half in full on my Shear or demand of the Estate of said dec'd for which I acknowledge my Self Satisfyd and in  case any other demands shall com against the Estate, while the money is in my hands, I do hearby agree to pay or refund any shear or proportion of Said demand agreeable to a mount received by me In witness whearof  I have hearunto set my hand this 1th January 1802.
	Thomas Talbot guardian for Charlottee Pinkstone

Received of Fadda Jarrett and Alatha his wife late Alatha Pinkstone Adm of the Estate of Shadrack Pinkston dec'd the sum of Three Hundred Dollars & Eighty Six Sent & half in full or my Shear or demand of the Estate of said dec'd for which I acknowledge my self satisfyd and in case any other demands shall com against   the Estate while the money is in my hands I do hearby agree to pay or refund any Shear or proportion of said demand agreeable to a mount received by me. In witness whearof I have hearunto set my hand this 1th January 1802.
	Thomas Talbot guardian for Salla Pinkstone

Dr Sally Pinkson orphan of Sha: Pinkston dec'd to Thos Talbot Guardian      Cr
Nothing					1802 By Cash rec'd
				[crossed out of Wm Triplett] 		$15 --

Dr Charlotte Pinkston orphan of S. Pinkston dec'd to Thos Talbot		   Cr
	By Cash rec'd of Wm Triplett				 	$ 06.
	By Negroe Boy						 205.
									 211.
	By hire of Negroe for 1802					   10
									$221
									====
									
Georgia			}	Personally appeared before me Thos. Talbot Guardian
Wilkes County		}	of Sally & Charlottee Pinkston. I being duly Sworn Saith the above return is Just & true.			
							Thomas Talbot
Sworn to before me this 23 Feby 1803			  
      D'd Terrell	CCordy

Receipt & Expenditures of the Estate of Sally Pinkston [crossed out] Shadrack Pinkston by Thos Talbot Guardian
	Cash on hand				$198.
	One year Interest			    15.84
						$213.84
The above return duly Sworn to by Thomas Talbot Guardian
					Thomas Talbot Guard.
Sworn to before me this 14th Jan 1802	}		
David Terrell Jcordy

T. Talbotts Return 
as guardian for 
Sally Pinkston & 
Charlotte Pinkston 
return to Nov. 1818

Georgia			}	Ordinary 
Wilkes County		}	[   ] Office  
Recorded in Book CC folio 310th [  ]CC
this 30th November  [_ 8 _ _]
			__ Dyson CCO

April 17, 1803
	Record of Thomas Talbot [guardian] 
for my wife Sally formally Sally Pinkstone the Sum of three Hun[dred and] Eight dollars being the ballance of her [proportio]nable part of all the Estate  Real and [Personal] of her deceased Father Shadrack Pinkstone and do hereby acquit all claims and demands whatsover against the said Talbot as guardian aforesaid. 				 James Hurley

Received of Thomas Talbot Guardian for my wife Sharlottee formally Sharlottee Pinkstone the Sum Three Hundred Seven Dollars & Sixty Sent an half being the ballance of Her propotionable parte of all the Estate, Real and Personal, of Her deceased Father Shadrack Pinkstone. I do hearby acquit all claims and demands whatsoever against the Said Talbot as guardian aforesaid. 
October 6th 1806						Bejamin Starr

Received in full of Thomas Talbot al[l ] demands Real an Personal up to this date for John C. Pinkstone deceast October 6th 1806 
					 Wm Watts, admr of John C. Pinkstone 

Return of Thomas Talbott guardian of Charlotte Pinkston nov.  [        ]
Oct 6, 1806
	Paid Benjm Starr as per Receipt			307.60 1/2

Return of Thomas Talbott Guardian for Sally Pinkston now Sally Hurley
[  two lines too faint  ]
[James] Hurley	 per Acct				$308.00

Georgia		}	appeared in open court Thomas Talbott who saith on Oath
Wilkes County	}	that the above Return as it Stands Stated is Just & true.
Sworn to this 2nd of Nov 1818
Test
John Dyson Clk						Thomas Talbot

Chambers 24th July 1816. 
Recd & Sanctioned. 
Let the States writ of Subpoena issue in the penalty of five 
hundred dollars & Such other & further proceedings be read 
as are usual in Courts of Equity.					  
Young Gresham.

[First line along fold is unreadable.]
Third Monday in January met at a Superior Court to be holden in & for the County of Wilkes to answer concerning those things which shall thus & there be directed to you & to do further & receive  whatever said Court shall have considered in this behalf & this you may in no wise omit under the penalty of five hundred dollars. Witness [     ] honorable Young Gresham Judge of our said Court this 6th day September 1816.  
[David Te]rrell ClC

Georgia			}	To his Honor Young Gresham Judge of the Superior Court
Wilkes County		}	of the West[___ Cir]cuit of said State.
	Humbly Complaining Sheweth unto your Honor your orators Peter Bennett and Frances his wife formerly Frances Pinkston the daughter of Shadrack Pinkston of Wilkes County deceased Greenberry Pinkston son of the said Shadrack, James Hurley  and Sally Hurley his wife formerly Sally Pinkston and daughter of the said Shadrack; Benjamin Starr & Charlotte Starr his wife formerly Charlotte Pinkston daughter of the said Shadrack, Silas Starr & Elizabeth Starr his wife, widow of John C. Pinkston deceased, who was the son of the said Shadrack and Greenberry Pinkston Junior, son of the said John C. Pinkston by his next friend Silas Starr (Silas Starr & Elizabeth Starr his wife & Greenberry Pinkston Junior the only Legal heirs & distributees of the said John C. Pinkston and by right of sd presentation the heirs & distributees of the said Shadrack). The only Legal heirs & distributees of the said Shadrack Pinkston of Wilkes County deceased. That the said Shadrack departed this life about the year Seventeen hundred ninety four Intes[tate leav]ing the children before mentioned and [Atha] Pinkston, his widow otherwise called Athaeliza Pinkston That the said Athalizea or Atha his widow in the year Seventeen 

Hundred & ninety five took out letters of administration on the Estate of the said Shadrack in the County of Wilkes and by virtue of the said Letters possessed herself of [real] & personal Estate of the Said Shadrack [    ] of Five thousand dollars or other considerable amount. And then the said Athalizia alias Atha sometime in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety seven intermarried with Fadda Jarrett of Wilkes County who by virtue of the said Intermarriage became administrator in right of his wife on the Estate of the said Shadrack. That the said Fadda after his said Intermarriage  took one third of the Real Estate of the Said Shadrack And that the personal Estate consisting of negroes, Stock, household & kitchen furnishings not sold by the Said Athalizia or Atha & Fadda Administrators as aforesaid for the sum of Twenty Two hundred dollars or other considerable amount which said sum should have been divided into six equal parts, one of which should have been assigned to the said Fadda Jarrett in right of his wife. And the other five parts should have been assigned to the children of the said Shadrack. But your orators expressly aver that one third of the sales of the said personal Estate amounting to Seven hundred dollars or upwards was [      ] or retained by the said Fadda Jarrett & A[thaliza] his wife otherwise called Atha on the express Stipulation & agreement & understanding that 

the same was to be accounted for at the death of the said Fadda Jarrett with the heirs & distributees of the said Shadrack Pinkston deceased. And your [orators] further state that Some of them gave [recei]pts possibly in full of their distributive Share of the said Shadrack's estate but after the express understanding that as the said Fadda Jarrett had taken one third of the Personal Estate by virtue of his Intermarriage as aforesaid the same was to be accounted for at his death with the heirs & Legal representatives of the said Shadrack. And your orators further state that a knowledge of these circumstances met particularly in the heart & recollection of the said Athalizia or Atha who from hers the [    ] is better acquainted with them than any other person. And your orators further state that Fadda Jarrett died about the year Eighteen hundred & Thirteen.  And that the said Atha Jarrett otherwise called Athalizia his widow,  Richard Sappington & Thomas Talbot all of Wilkes County, about the sixth of January one thousand Eight hundred & fourteen took out Letters of administration on his, the said Fadda's Estate & possessed  themselves of the same to the value of Ten thousand dollars or other considerable amount. And your orators further sta[te that] the said Atha alias Athalizia knowing the [   ] of your orators claim and that the Estate of the said Fadda was fully Indebted to the heirs & distributees 

of the said Shadrack Pinkston deceased in the sum of money as aforesaid would have paid your orators their Just claims had not the Said  Richard & Thomas the Co[admi]nistrators expressed or raised some doubt [      ] that they might render themselves liable to the heirs of the said Fadda Jarrett.  And your orators further state that said Atha alias Athalizia Richard & Thomas administrators as aforesaid, tho often requested in a friendly manner to account with & pay over to your orators the one third part of the [blot or purposely inked out] amount of the Sale of the personal Estate of the said Shadrack Pinkston amounting to seven hundred dollars & upwards have Little to wholly refund & Still do refuse. --
In Tender Consideration whereof & for as much as your orators are remediles by the Strict rules of the Common Law and can only be relieved by the Interference of a Court of Equity. To this  and therefore that the said Atha alias Athalizia may [   ] and perfect [      ] to all and singular the Premises not only according to their own knowledge but also according to the best of their Information and belief as fully and distinctly as if they were here again repeated and they thereto respectively interrogated Particularly that [    ] Atha alias Athaliazia Richard & [Thomas] may answer and set forth whether your orators are not the heirs & Distributees

of Shadrack Pinkston of Wilkes County deceased or as particularly set forth. Whether John [C.] Pinkston, son of the said Shadrack, didn't d[    ] what time leaving his widow Elizabeth Pinkston & one child only named Greenberry Pinkston who are the legal heirs & distributees of the said John C. Pinkston. 
Whether the said Shadrack did not depart this life about the year seventeen hundred and ninety four. Whether his widow Athalizia alias Atha Pinkston did not take out Letters of Administration on his Estate in the year Seventeen hundred & ninety five in the County of Wilkes and whether she did not possess herself of the real & personal Estate of the said Shadrack of the value of Five thousand dollars or other considerable amount. Whether she did not intermarry with Fadda Jarrett of Wilkes County about the year Seventeen hundred & ninety seven. Whether the said Fadda did not take one third of the real Estate of the said Shadrack. Whether the personal Estate consisting of negroes, Cash etc was not sold by them for the sum of Twenty Two hundred dollars or for what sum & [      ] the same should not have been [divi]ded into six equal parts one of which should have been assigned to the said Fadda in right of the Wife

and the other five to the five children of the said Shadrack. Whether one third of the Personal Estate of the said Shadrack amounting to Seven hundred [      ] or what particular sum was not kep[t or re]tained by the said Fadda Jarrett & his wife upon the express understanding that the same was to be accounted for at the death of the said Fadda with the heirs & distributees of the said Shadrack Pinkston & the whole Seven hundred dollars or one third paid over to them. Whether any receipts were given & by which of the heirs in full of their shares but with the understanding as aforesaid that the said Sum of Seven hundred dollars  ----  the one third of the amount of the Sales of the Personal Estate was to be paid to or accounted for at his death, with the heirs & distributees of Shadrack Pinkston dec'd. Whether a full knowledge of all these circumstances is not in the recollection of the  said Athalizia or Atha or what the heirs relative to the same. Whether Fadda Jarrett did not die in the year Eighteen hundred & thirteen or at what time & Whether the said Atha Jarrett otherwise [called] Athalizia, Richard Sappington & Tho[mas Tal]bot did not on the sixth of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight 

hundred & fourteen or at what time take out Letters of administration on the Estate of the said Fadda & possess themselves of the same to the value [      ] thousand dollars or other considerable am[ount.] An whether Atha or Athalizia knowing the Justice of your orators' claim was not willing to have paid the same if the said Richard & Thomas had not raised some objections such as that they might make themselves liable to the heirs of the said Fadda. And the said Atha alias Athalizia Richard & Thomas administrators as aforesaid may be cleered by the Honorable Court to pay over to them and to each of them what shall appear to be fairly & Justly their due & that they may have such further & other relief in the Premises as to the said Court may seem meet may it please your honor to Grant unto your orators the States writ of Subpoena to be directed to the said  Atha alias Athalizia Richard & Thomas administrators as aforesaid thereby commanding them at a certain day & under a certain Penalty therein to be inserted personally or by attorney to be & appear before the [Hon]orable the  Superior Court to [      ] & for the County of Wilkes on [the ] third Monday of January next then & there to answer the Premises

and to Stand to and abide by Such Decree therein as to the said Court shall seem agreeable to Equity & Good Conscience.
					Alexander Pope [       ] Pro Complt
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Georgia		}	To Atha Jarrett (alias Athalizia) Richard Sappington &
Wilkes County		}	Thomas Talbot administrators of Fadda Jarrett deceased For certain causes offered before us in Chancery we command & Strickly enjoin you  & each  of you that laying aside all other matters & notwithstanding any other course you personally appear before us in our Said Chancery on the Third Monday in January next  at a Superior Court to be holden in & for the County of Wilkes to answer concerning those things which shall then & there be directed to you & to do further & receive what our said Court shall have considered in the behalf & this you may in no wise omit under the penalty of five hundred dollars.
	Witness the honorable Young Gresham Judge of our Said Court this 6th day September 1816					[D'd Ter]rell  ClC

[This paper is folded so each section is written within a 5x2 inch space. Many words in both sections are completely illegible.]

We the Jury find for the Complainants 
Seven hundred thirty three and one 
third dollars with cost of Suit. 
M. Henderson Frm
Whereupon it is Decreed by the Court 
that the Complainants recover of the 
Defendants in the Sum of Seven Hundred 
& Thirty three dollars [        ] for Me[    ] & 
this behalf [     ] the Defendants [     ] 1818.  
Alexander Pope,  Complt Atty

We find for the Complainants Six 
hundred and forty Dollars 
22  folio 370 & 377 Wm. Triplett Juror 
[      ] that the Complainants recover 
of the [          ] Matter Laws & meets 
of the Jarrett [   ] the _____  [    ] of the 
administrator Defendants to be [      ] 
as two the Sum of Six hundred & forty 
dollars for their Lawyer in the suit [      ] 
for them in their behalf co [     ] 
Feby 26th '20 Alexander Pope Complt

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