Arthur Bratchey Estate Records

South Carolina
	Know all men by these presents that we Margret Bratchey John Hall are jointly and severally holden and firmly bound and obliged unto John Tomas Junr Esquire. Ordinary of 96 district in the State aforesaid. the sum of two thousand pounds Sterling, to be paid to the said John Thomas Junr or his sucefsors for the time being in the said office of his attorney or afsigns, to which payment will and truly be made we bind ourselves & each of us jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated the day of 1783 and in the Eighth year of american Independence ________
Whereas Administration of all & singular the Goods & Chattels rights & Credits which were of Arthur Bratchey deceafed was lately committed by the said John Thomas Junr unto the said Margret Bratchey ______ The Condition of the foregoing obligation is such that if the said Margret Bratchey do and shall will and truly Administer all & singular the Goods and Chattels rights & Credits which were of Arthur Bratchey deceafed and which shall come into the hands or pofsifsion of her the said Margret Bratchey to be Administered, and make distribution of what shall remain after payment of the debts and funeral expences of the said deceafed in a due course of law. Then this obligation to be void and of none effect or remain in full force & virtue ____
	her Margret Bratchey (Seal) mark John Hall (Seal)

South Carolina Ninety six district (SEAL) J. Thomas Junr	}	By John Thomas Junr Esquire Ordinary of said district To Robert Hanna Esquire Impofing special Trust & confidence in your care and Circumspection hair by these presints given unto you the said Robert Hanna full power to swear three freeholders to appraise the Goods and Chattels of Arthur Bratchey deceafed, as shall be brought before you by Margret Bratchey, Administratrix of the said deceafed's estate and certify the same by signing your name to the annexed probate for that purpose.
Given under my hand & seal the day of 1783

South Carolina Ninety six district	}	By John Thomas Junr Esquire Ordinary of said district aforesaid
To John Lindfay, Joseph Parsons, & John McClintock
(SEAL) J.Thomas Junr		______________________freeholders These are to authorise and impower you, or any three of you, to repair to all such places within this district as you shall be directed unto by Margret Bratchey. Administratrix of all and Singular, the Goods & Chattels, Rights and Credits of Arthur Bratchey Deceafed. Wheresoever any of the Goods & Chattels of the said deceafed are within the said places and which shall be shown unto you by the said Administratrix, and thus view and there view and appraise the same, being first sworn to make a true and perfect Inventory & appraisement thereof, and cause the same to be returned under the hands of any three of you unto the said Margret Bratchey, within sixty days from the date hereof Given under my hand and Seal the Seventh day of November 1783 and in the Eighth year of Amn. Independence Recorded in book A page 58
Given under my hand & seal the day of 1783

Ninety six District	}	This 12th ______ day of January 1784 Personally appear.d John Linsay_______ Joseph Parsons & John McClintock freeholders
being three of the apraisers appointed to appraise the Goods & Chattels of Arthur Bratchey deceafed, before me and made Oath that they would make a just and due appraisement of all and singular the Goods and Chattels. Ready money only Excepted, of the said deceafed, as shall be produced by Margret Bratchey Administratrix of the said deceafed's Estate and that they wold return the same Certified under their hands unto the said Margret Bratchey within the time prescribed by law_________
Sworn Before me Robert Hanna J P}

Jenury 22 1784 The account of the things sold
mar Brachey to one ram	0	4	0
margrit Brachey to too cows	3	14	0
margrit Brachey to to five cows	9	0	0
margrit Brachey to one hors	4	10	0
margrit Brachey to one Black mare	5	1	0
Rachel Brachey to one pot and Chern	0	19	0
Rachel Brachey to one Loom	1	15	0
margrit Brachey to one Chist	0	3	6
margrit Brachey to 3 Exes	0	17	6
margrit Brachey to 4 hows and 2 Wegs	0	12	6
margrit Brachey to seven Chares	0	9	0
margrit Brachey to one bell hamers Reep hook	0	4	0
margrit Brachey to 4 books	0	12	6
margrit Brachey to thirteen spoons and three wedding plats and one dish	0	7	0
margrit Brachey to one wheil	0	6	0
margrit Brachey to one riel	0	4	0
margrit Brachey to one side sadle	0	12	0
margrit Brachey to one pare of Cards	0	8	0
margrit Brachey to too Churns	0	3	0
margrit Brachey to Bed and furniter	2	0	0
margrit Brachey to 3 bridles	0	3	0
margrit Brachey to one Bay mare	6	2	0
margrit Brachey to too Coulers	0	2	0

February the 21st day 1784

Then Recd of Margaret Bradshaw One Guinea and 6 Dollar In full payment of a Bond of Two Hundred Sixty Pound Dated October the 17th day 1777 I say Pd

to me Abram Gray

March 10th 1784 then Received of Margret Bradfhaw the sume of one Pound two Shilings and six Pence for schooling three Childring I say Received pr Me

John McElroy

July the 25 1784

i say received of marget bracher the sum of Twenty pound south courenseay i say received by me. John Hall

July the 25 1784 i say recved of marget bracher the sum of one pound Saventeen and six pens south courensey i say receved by me. John Hall

1779	Arter Bracher Dcd to Sundrey by Smalls in } thence Ligison and Acc Book L 6..5..0

1785 12 March
South Carolinia
96 District

}
}
}

the above account was Attested before me for L 6..5.0 old Curancey in Specia by Joseph Mellith & that he Never Received Satisfaction for the Same Sworn before me the day & year above written

(Illegible Signature)

Benj Kilgore JP

A true invetery of the goods and Chattils Rights and Creadets of Arther Bracher Decised geaven in to us By Marget Bracher Excuter of the Said Estate
To 2 old Chirns	0	2	3
To 1 old Spinig Whels	0	9	5
To 1 old sHickel	0	9	0
to 2 iron Weges	0	4	0
To 1 mattock	0	4	8
To 1 R Jack Real	0	9	8
To 1 ewcan a old Tomahock	0	5	6
To 7 old Chears	0	7	0
To 1 old Sickel	0	0	8
To 1 old Chist	0	9	0
To 1 Loom	1	8	0
To 2 old Bed Covers 3 old Blainkets	1	0	0
To 1 hamer one old Bell	0	2	0
To 1 Ram	0	5	0
To ax 3 old hoes	0	7	0
To 5 old Books	0	10	0
To 13 Spoons	0	3	0
To 2 old Kellers 4 old Tranchers 1 old plater	0	2	0
To 3 old Bridls	0	1	6
To 1 flesh fork	0	0	11
To 1 iron pot an hook an pot hanger	0	19	0
To 1 Black mare	4	7	0
To 1 Bay mare	4	7	0
To 1 horse	3	5	3

To 1 Cow	2	3	0
To 1 Cow	2	3
To 1 heffer	1	17	5
To 1 Cow	1	17	9
To 1 Cow an Bell on Bell Coller	1	17	9
To 1 Cow	2	0	0
To 1 Cow	1	17	5
To 1 old Brest Chare	0	0	6
To 1 old Side Saddle	0	9	9
To 30 Lb fethers	1	0	0
To 1 Bed Sted	0	5	0
	34	5	0
Tearn over
Certified by us this 13 Day of January 1789
	John Lindsey Joseph Paysors John McClinket