Estate Records
of
West Walker
Knox Co., TN
(Salt Lake film 1020320)
Transcribed
October 4, 20001
by Margaret Robe Summitt (csummitt@gte.net)
April Sessions 1822 (page 359)
On motion of Robert TUNNELL administration is granted him on the estate of West WALKER deceased, he having been sworn and entered into bond with Elinor HARDIN & Benjamin WILKERN his securities in the sum of five hundred dollars conditioned as the law directs—
State of Tennessee
To Robert TUNNELL greeting. Whereas it hath been reported unto us in our court of pleas and quarter sessions for Knox County that West WALKER of said county lately died intestate having whilst living and at the time of his death goods chattels or credits the ordering and granting administration where of doth appertain unto us and we being desirous that the said goods chattels & credits may be well and faithfully administered do grant unto you the said Robert TUNNELL full power by these presents well and truly to collect and administer all and singular, the goods, chattels and credits which were of the said West WALKER at the time of his death hereby requiring you to make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of the said goods chattels and credits and the same be made to exhibit or cause to be exhibited into our said court, within ninety days from the date hereof—and also to return [?] a just and true account of administration when thereto required. Witness Charles McCLUNG clerk of our said court at office in Knoxville the first Monday of January 1822
Chaz. McCLUNG
By me Alex WILLR.SMAN [?]
(page 360)
West WALKER
An inventory of the estate of West WALKER deceased, returned to court by the administrator and admitted to record as follows to wit:
- One horse, bridle, saddle & bags
- Two cows
- Ten sheep
- Two beds & furniture
- One wheel
- One reel
- One chest
- One bureau
- One table
- One cupboard
- Ten plates
- One set knives forks & spoons
- One coffee pot
- Two pales
- One churn
- One pot & oven
- One pair hand irons
- One trammel
- One shovel
- One smoothing iron
- Five chairs
- One loom
- One plow & gur [?] cliris [?] & stretcher
- Four hoes
- One doz. Shoemaker boots
- One looking glass
- One slate
- One razor
- One compass & chains etc.
- Fifty five acres of land warrant
- A number of books
Robert TUNNELL
Administrator
(page 361)
April Sessions 1822
West WALKER
Ordered by the court that the perishable part of the estate of West WALKER deceased be exposed to public sale as the law directs.
(page 376)
July Sessions 1822
An additional inventory of the estate of
West WALKER
One iron wedge, one cotton plow, one handsaw, one drawing knife, two screw augurs, two chosits [?], one coffee mill, one small kettle, two axes, one mattock
Robert TUNNELL
Administrator
Ordered that the perishable part of the estate of West WALKER deceased be exposed to sale as the law directs—
West WALKER
An account of the sales of the estate of West WALKER deceased was returned to court
- Widow WALKER bid for 1 horse saddle bridle & saddle bags was $30.00
- Ditto 2 knives @ 6 dollars 6.00
- Do. Ten head of sheep at 10.25 10.25
- Do. One starch (?) collar & Gun (?) stretcher, & 2.25
- Do. Four hoes @ $2.00 2.00
- Do. Five chairs one dollar & fifty cents 1.50
- Do. Two beds & furniture Eleven dollars 11.00
- Do. One Bureau two Dollars & fifty cents 2.50
- Do. One chest one dollar & fifty cents 1.50
- Do. One Table one dollar & fifty cents 1.50
Total $68.50