The Estate Settlement of Benjamin Franklin Wilson  (1811-1874)
         Submitted by  

(These documents came from the Gibson County Courthouse in Trenton, Tennessee)
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Stephen Jones Adm of the Estate of

B. F. Wilson Dec’d To the Gibson County Court April Term 1874

The undersigned Adm. of the Estate of B.F. Wilson would report to court the
following list of property sold belonging to said estate to wit

Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 cast plow 1.90 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 crop cut saw 1.00 Mrs. C.A.
Wilson 1 ax .50 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 shovel plow .50 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 grind rock
.90 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 lafe 1.00 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 clock 5.00 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1
looking glass 2.00 Needham Holland 1 steel trap .25 J. Wilson 1 set Britikin????
1.50 N.T. Stephens 1 shot gun 5.05 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 looking glass .50 W.D. Cass
3 books 1.95 J.F. Penn 2 books .45

Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 bed & furniture 5.00 G.E. Flowers 1 Buggy 100.00 Mrs. C.A.
Wilson 1 Hack 31.00 Felix Flowers 1 Bull 12.00 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 cow 5.00 G.A.
Bagby 1 cow 14.75 W.H. Glisson 1 bay filly 150.00 W.T. Mosely 1 Stallion horse
150.00 Thomas Flowers note due Apr 22/yr BAL 46.62 James Wilson note due Nov 25/yr
35.00 

TOTAL $575.87


All of which is respectfully reported this 20th of March 1874 

Stephen Jones Adm 

*(Mrs. C.A. Wilson was the widow of Benjamin F. Wilson, Charlotte Ann HOOPER
Wilson)
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Stephen Jones Administrator of the Estate of B.F. Wilson dec’d Report & Settlement

Administrator’s Book page 364

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A List of the Estate of B.F. Wilson, dec’d,

Paid by J.W. Jones for season of mare 10.00

W.M. Jones by J.W. Jones Adm. 10.00

W.A. Florance 10.00

Received on cotton 5.80

Received on bails of cotton 55.22

7 bushels of wheat sold to W.C. Oliver 7.00

A.B. Whitehurst season mare 12.00


I have reported all the available assetts belonging to the Estate of said dec’d
which have come into my hands or possession or knowledge or that or any other
person for me Sworn to August 23, 1876 

Stephen Jones Adm. 
A.S. Curry D.C.


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From the July 1874-Oct 1876 Term Administrator’s Settlement 

Gibson County, TN

September Term of 1876

J.F. Penn, W.H. Glisson and D.A. French comrs appointed to set apart one years
support for Mrs. C.A. Wilson widow of B.F. Wilson and her family, this day made
their report to Court which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded.

We the undersigned _____holders of Gibson County State of Tennessee after being
duly sworn have proceeded to set apart to Mrs. C.A. Wilson widow of B.F. Wilson
dec’d as much of the crop provisions on hand or money to buy the same with as will
be sufficient in our opinion to support her and her family one year from the death
of her said husband. We set apart to her the following named articles.

20 Bushels Wheat $20 worth of leather

500 bdl of fodder 1 spinning wheel

20 barrels corn 80 lb. lard 1 barrell salt 1 barrell molasses 40 lbs. coffee 100
lbs. sugar 10 lbs. soda 2 lbs. pepper 1 lb. spice 1 lb. ginger 10 lbs. wool rolls
10 hind of Iowa hog 5 gallons coal oil 20 lbs. rice $40 necessary to pay for
clothing for children   

Given under our hands & seal. February 14, 1874

J.F. Penn             W.H. Glisson              D.A. French 
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Stephen Jones Adm

In ope with the Estate of B.F. Wilson dec’d

To writ Rept Adm. Book I page 627   $575.87

""" present line above 110.52

TOTAL $ 686.39

Paid by S. Wilson burial expense A 13.00

C.D. Allen Tax Rect. C 32.50

Mrs. C.A. Wilson years support D 405.03

B.A. Smith coffin E 25.00

J.F. Penn JP book F 11.20

J.R. Biggs Insolvent notice G 3.75

of Thos Fowers note involvent 46.62

James Wilson 35.00

paid for bailing otes and cotton & hauling to Rutherford 3.00

M.C. Holmes Clk bond on 3.50

2 Repts settlement _____ 4.00

Allowed Adm. Services 50.00

Amt _ _ Hill atty for 5.00


Amt due Estate on settlement & paid to ___ $ 77.44


The above ope was taken & stated by me after giving due notice as _____ law This
August 23, 1876  

A.S. Curry D.C.