Estate Sale for Jacob BRAKE, Sr. (1809)

Jacob Brake, Sr. died in late 1808 or early 1809. The administration of his estate was granted to Geo. Simon. An itemized sale bill of his personal property was recorded in Hardy Co., WV on 10 Feb. 1809.
The Sale Bill of Jacob Brake, deceased

                                        lb      s      p
John Dasher       to one dutch oven & tackling		2
Abram Simon       to one small kettle           3
Caleb Peacock     to one pot                    6       9
Jacob Sites       to one frying pan                     16
	Do        to one weeding hoe                    6
Caleb Peacock     to one trunk, and sundries    1       1
Jacob Idlemam     to one fat tub and sundries	1	6
Jacob Rohrbough   to one half-bushel		3
Leonard Stump Jr. to one churn			1	3
Jacob Sites       to two planes				7
Michael Brake     some hames and collars	3
        Do        to two blind bridles and one punch	5
Leonard Stump Jr. to one hyde		        3
Abram House       to three mill gurgens?	7
George Jordan     to one cutting box and knife	1	7
Jacob Draise Jr.  to some copper		2	3
        Do        to one loom			1
        Do        to one pair of gears and reeds10
Caleb Peacock     to one big wheel		1
John Dasher       to two flat irons		9	6
Morgan Ratliff    to one spinning wheel		16	4
James Morrow      to one fire tong and shovel	4
Silas Morrow      to one check reel		5
George Simon      to one pair fire stops	13
Jacob Sites       to one box and tackling	10
        Do        to one clock			10
Leonard Stump     to one dish and two basins 1	4
Daniel Sites      to one small box		2	6
George Mongold    to some copperware		2
Widow Brake       to some pewter	1	2	5
Jacob Ildeman     to sugar box and sundry	2
Michael Brake     to one padlock		1	3
Jacob Rohrbough   to one book case			6
John Harness      to one piece of harness leather 6	3
William Ratliff   to two pieces of upper leather 15	6
Leonard Stump     to one pair of sheep shears	3	1
George Glaze      to some books		       10	8
Daniel Sites      to one pair sheep shears	3	1
Caleb Peacock     to one Bible	        2	9	1
Christiana Dasher to three books		16	6
John Shook        to one shotgun and pouch 1	1	6
Henry Kessel      to one cheer (chair)		6
Michael Harness   to one saddle and bridle	3	6
        Do        to one pair of boots		3
George Mongold    to some crock ware		1
        Do        to some crock ware		1
Jacob Rohrbough   to some tin ware		2
Daniel Sites      to one coffee mill		5
William Ratliff   to one candle molds and sundry 5	5
James Morrow      to two pair of silver buckles	2	6
Jacob Sites       to one buckle and pincers	13	6
Jacob Rohrbough   to one key and sundry		3	6
Christiana Simon  to one pot			7
John Dasher       to one skillet		4
George Mongold    to one sifter			1	6
Jacob Dasher      to one kettel		1	5
John Shirk        to one copper  do		18
William Ratliff   to one crout cutter			2
John Alkin        to two forks			2
        Do        to one box of iron	1	1
Jacob Sites       to one bushel iron		16	1
George Mongold    to 3 plow shares		12
Jacob Morson      to one mallock and shovel	58
Widow Brake       to one pot hummel		7	1
William Ratliff   to four augurs		2	6
John Shirk        to three corn hoes		3	6
Caleb Peacock     to one cleavis and chissel	3	10
Michael Brake     to one pot trammel		9
John Dasher       to one drawing knife		3	1
Michael Brake     to one crow bar		12
Abraham House     to one __hook wedge		4	3
William Ratliff   to one axe			10	7
Daniel Sites      to one axe and hatchet	2
        Do        to one       Do		2	5
Harmon Shook      to one big saw		15
Abraham House     to one hand saw and sundries	smudge
Silas Phillips    to one log chain and sundries	10	6
Sigman Our        to two bells		        1	9
John Brake        to one crow bar		13	3
Jacob Sites       to some old iron	1	7	7
Caleb Peacock     to two double trees		1	3
        Do        to one plow			13	3
John Alkin        to one iron tooth harrow	13	9
Valentine Cooper  to two wagon tires	1	11	11
Jacob Draise Jrn. to two    do	        1	12
        Do        to one    do		1	4	6
Abraham House     to one apple mill and trough	15
Valentine Cooper  to one still and tubs	7
John Dasher       to one grind stone			9
Michael Brake     to 8 geese			12	6
John Harness      to 6 sheep		2	8	6
Silas Phillips    to one cow		2	11	
George Stump Jr.  to one cow		3	5
George Neff Jr.   to one mare		6
Widow Brake       to one mare		5	10
Leonard Stump     to two hogsheads		12	1
        Do        to one barrel and one bedstead 2	2
George Mongold    to one pair of steelyards	9	9
Michael Brake     to one Hogshead		6
        Do        to four chairs		2
        Do        to one bench			        3
Jesse Stump       to one gun augur		1	4
Leonard Stump     to one table			4
John Harness      to one dresser		5	3
Benjamin Simon    to one jug			4	4
John Stump        to one jug			2
John Skirk        to one  ?			1	6
Widow Brake       to one bed and bedstead 9	6
        Do        to one blanket	1	10
John Shirk        to one bed and bedstead 5	2	1
George Stump 3rd  to one bed and bedstead 4	8	2
Widow Brake       to one chest		        6
John Shook Jr.    to one chest		        8
Peter Sines       to one cloth		1	3	3
John Shook Jr.    to one coat and shirt		7	6
William Ratliff   to one jacket and breeches	2	2
Caleb Peacock     to one coat and jacket	11
John Shook        to breeches jacket and cap	11	1
        Do        to coat and breeches		3	4
        Do        to one coat and sundries	6
Leonard Stump Jr. to one tub		        4
George Mongold    to two tubs		        3	6
        Do        to one do		        1
        Do        to one grindstone		9

                      signed by George Simon
At a court held for Hardy County the 14th day of June 1809 this account of sales of the Estate of Jacob Brake dec'd was returned and ordered to be recorded.
Teste Ed Williams. In obedience to an order of the worshipful court of Hardy County to us directed we have examined the sale Bill and Vouchers to us produced by George Simon adm of Jacob Break decd and do find it as follows
amount of sale bill                                      314.86
Michael Brakes obligation payable in different ___total 3133.33
John Calso ? and Isaac Brakes Debt                        30.79
Cash and Cobb? dollars                                   220.00
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                                                        3639.98

Expended in funeral charges                               20.59
For Admis services                                       110.00
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                                                        $130.59
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                                                        3568.39
We also find a note of Peter Shook as per appears bill ten dollars to have been paid. Then appears to be in the administrators hand after paying the foregoing sums to be due the Estate of Jacob Breake decd the sum of three thousand five hundred and sixty eight dollars and thirty nine cents when ever the same becomes due upon the obligation of Michael Brake which is in the hands of the administrator. Given under our hands this 5th day of November 1810.

Abel Seymour
John Crayon

In obedience to an order of the Worshipful county court of Hardy to the undersigned directed we have this day re-examined and settled the Estate of Jacob Brake decd as produced by George Simon the administrator of said Jacob Estate and find it as follows to wit.

The amount of the sale Bill is             $314.86
Michael Brake's obligations
not due                                    2933.33
John Colp note                                4.17
Isaac Brake Debt                             26.62
Cash and Cobb dollars                       220.00
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                                           3498.98

taxes, clk notes, funeral expense
cryer                                        31.99
admis commission                            110.00
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                                            141.99
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                                           3356.99
Widow's third                              1118.99
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                                           2238.00
By the above statement it appears that there remains in the administrators hands after payment of Debts expenses this commission the sum of three thousand three hundred and fifty six dollars and ninety nine cents which after deducting the widows third (which is eleven hundred and nineteen dollars and fifty seven cents) there remains due unto the heirs of Jacob Brake Two thousand two hundred and thirty eight dollars when the same may become due upon Michael Breake's obligations all of which is respectfully submitted to the worshipful court Given under our hands this 10th day of November 1812
$2230.00 John Craigen A. Seymour At a court continued and held for Hardy County the 12th day of November 1812.
This amount of the settlement of the administration of the Estate Jacob Breake decd was this day returned and ordered to be recorded.
Teste
Ed. Williams Cty Clk

Compiled by Linda Brake Meyers


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