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| The estate of Andrew Baker |
Andrew Baker passed
away 10 Sep 1842, ten days short of his 77th birthday, in Laurel County.
Below is the estate inventory followed by the results of the estate sale. The
appraised value of Andrew's estate, which didn't include his property, was
$227.50, probably a little above average, but considerably less than the value
of the estates of grandson-in-law
Mills Whitaker and
grandson
Alfred Warren, both
of whom died a decade later in Pulaski County.
Special thanks to Wilma Johnson and Kay Hanna who dug these documents out of
the unindexed Will Book 1, pages 250-253.
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October the 18th, 1842
We the men appointed by the Laurel County Court, James Adams, William Storm,
James Woodall, William Taylor and William Herron to appraise the estate of
Andrew Baker, dec'd and proceeded to business when duly qualified
| Item |
Amount |
| one set blacksmith tools |
$45.00 |
| one saw and two drawing knives |
2.50 |
| one foot ads |
.75 |
| four augers |
1.00 |
| two reep hooks |
.75 |
| one plow |
.25 |
| two plains & mataxe |
2.50 |
| three weeding hoes |
2.25 |
| four screws |
.50 |
| two axes |
1.50 |
| one scythe and cradle |
1.50 |
| one steel trap |
3.00 |
| two axes |
2.25 |
| one drawing knife |
.25 |
| three pairs of hames & two pairs of chaisses[?] |
2.00 |
| one grindstone |
.50 |
| two Cl[?] & swingle tree |
.50 |
| two bee gums |
2.50 |
| one square |
.75 |
| one scythe |
1.00 |
| one hackle |
2.50 |
| one St [?] |
1.50 |
| one oven |
1.50 |
| two pots |
1.50 |
| one frying pan |
.50 |
| one flax wheel |
1.50 |
| one cotton wheel |
1.25 |
| three beds & furniture |
15.00 |
| one clock |
8.00 |
| one rifle gun |
9.00 |
| dresser ware |
.50 |
| one saddle |
3.00 |
| one side saddle |
6.00 |
| one loom |
3.00 |
| one log chain |
3.00 |
| one pair of steelyard |
1.25 |
| one coffee mill |
.25 |
| one kettle |
2.50 |
| one kettle & pot |
3.00 |
| 14 hundred feet of plank |
10.50 |
| one cow & calf |
8.00 |
| one heifer |
3.00 |
| 8 head of sheep |
4.00 |
| one cow & calf |
8.00 |
| one [?] |
5.00 |
| two yearlings |
5.00 |
| 76 head of hogs |
13.00 |
| one gray mare |
10.00 |
| one young gray mare |
25.00 |
Given under our hands on this day and date above written: William Herron, James
Adams, William Storm, William Taylor, James Woodall |
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Laurel County Court November Term 1842
The commissioners appointed to appraise the personal estate of Andrew Baker,
dec'd this day returned this report which is rec'd and ordered to be recorded
and the same is recorded accordingly Att. W. H. Randall, Clk
| Purchaser, Item |
Amount |
| Smith Baker, one saddle |
$5.25 |
| James Arnold, 1 pair gesse |
1.50 |
| M[athew] Warren, 1 log chain |
2.50 |
| John Whitaker, 1 pair [?] & 2 axes |
1.75 |
| Bowling Baker, 1 pair geese |
2.25 |
| Smith Baker, 1 axe |
2.81 1/2 |
| John Whitaker 1 [?] |
.62 1/2 |
| Bassett Warren, 1 jug |
.56 1/2 |
| Bowling Baker, 4 augers |
1.50 |
| Alfred Warren, set of cooper tools |
1.06 1/2 |
| Bassett Warren, 1 drawing knife |
.75 |
| Joel Adams, 1 square |
.62 1/2 |
| Andrew Warren, 1 foot adze |
.93 3/4 |
| Smith Baker, 2 plows |
1.87 1/2 |
| Smith Baker 1 handsaw |
.93 3/4 |
| Isaac P. Baker, 1 mattock |
1.06 1/4 |
| William Hamm, 1 reap hook |
.43 1/2 |
| Smith Baker, 1 reap hook |
.37 1/2 |
| William Baker, 3 hives, 4 screws and 2 collars |
3.93 1/2 |
| Thomas Whitaker, 1 [?] and lid |
.62 1/2 |
| James Arnold, 1 kettle |
3.81 1/2 |
| Hannah Baker, 1 mare |
5.00 |
| Amos Heath, 1 cow |
7.81 1/2 |
| Bassett Warren, 2 yearlings |
3.50 |
| Mathew Warren, 1 cow |
8.00 |
| Smith Baker, 1 steel trap |
2.00 |
| Smith Baker, 1 hand saw |
1.00 |
| Smith Bake,r 1 bee hive |
1.62 1/2 |
| Bassett Warren, 1 sythe & cradle |
2.50 |
| Alfred Warren, 1 masons hammer & trowel |
1.25 |
| John H. Jones, 1 broad axe |
3.12 1/2 |
| Samuel Arthur, 1 [?] |
.62 1/2 |
| James Smith, 1 cutting knife |
1.00 |
| Isaac P. Baker, 1 steel trap |
.75 |
| Bassett Warren, 1 scythe |
1.06 1/2 |
| Bowling Baker, 1 rifle gun |
9.50 |
| John Whitaker, 1 rifle gun |
9.62 1/2 |
Signed: Smith Baker
Laurel County Court December Term 1842
A sale bill of the estate of Andrew Baker dec'd was this day returned into
court and ordered to be recorded and the same is recorded accordingly by Att.
W. H. Randall, Clk |
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