Will Book 2 Page 230 Account of Estate of Maryann Franklin Dr Estate of Maryann Franklin Decd to John Witt Exor 1794 Nov 22 To paid Susanna Cheeck as per provd acct & rect - 8 9 24 To paid George Robertson " provd acct & rect - 15 - 1795 Dec 24 To paid William Hudoral for his services as cryer at the sale per Rect - 18 - " To paid Ditto for schooling Children after the Testators Death per acct & rect - 17 - 1794 Dec 5 To paid Conrad Newman per pr acct & rect - 3 - 1795 Nov 30 To paid Thomas Reed per prvd acct & rect 3 6 - Decr 21 To paid Samuel Mitchel per pr acct & rect 1 3 - Novr 23 To paid John L W Mayhew per pr acct & rect - 12 - 1795 April 1 To paid Docter Rice per proved acct & rect 2 5 - Feby 22 To paid Henry & Daniel Brown as per provd acct & rect 6 1 8 To piad the Clerk of Bedford for recording Will & accnts - 4 2 To paid ditto for recording appraisment 10 6 1795 Decr 24 To paid William Hudral for schooling before the Decedants Death as per provd acct & rect 1 10 6 1796 June To paid Lefwich Callaway & Lumkpin for Bond & rect 4 11 8 April 2 To paid William Trigg as per proved acct & rect 4 5 2 Novr 19 To paid Sheriff Tax for Land 94 & 95 as per Rect - 3 - To paid Ditto fee for Serving Writ as per rect - 5 - Feby 22 To paid William Dobson for Teaching Archibald per Rect - 10 - March 20 To paid Isaac Wade provd acct & rect - 5 6 To Balance Carried forward 54 17 7 --------- --------------------------------------------------------- 83 9 1 To paid Joseph Thurman his Legacy per rect 13 16 8 1794 To paid one of the appraisers - 3 9 To paid cash 1 Quir paper - 1 4 To a Coffin for the Decd - 10 - To 1 Sheet to bury the Decd - 15 - To Cash lent the Decd in her last sickness to purchase Medn - 18 - 1796 October To a Coffin for Robert Franklin Decd - 6 - To 18 days attendc on the business of the Estate a 6/ each 5 8 - 1797 To paid Doctor Hale for attendance and medicine to Robert Franklin Decd per pr acct & rect 4 10 - May 1st To paid the Extr: of Thomas Overstret Decd as per Judgement & rect - 19 3 19 To paid Mary Ryan for Three months Schooling Elizabeth Franklin - 7 6 1794 To paid Joseph Thurman for finishing the Crop as per acct 8 15 - page 231 To paid Ditto for Plank for Coffin - 5 - 1796 To paid Ditto for Funeral Expence and Expence in Sickness of Robert Franklin per a 2 10 - To Ballance due Estate as per Contre 26 8 3 ------------ 60 13 9 Contra " " 6 2 =========================================================================== By Sundry Bonds for Articles sold taken 21st Nov 1794 & due 21 Nov 1795 viz: James Echols " " " " 5 2 6 John L. W. Mayhew " " " " 2 10 - John Carter " " " " 3 12 6 Daniel Mitchel " " " " 1 6 - Bird Creesy " " " " 1 - 8 Charles Hoole " " " " 5 13 - Samuel Michel " " " " 1 13 6 Jacob Stiff " " " " 11 6 - Daniel Gowen " " " " 1 10 4 Elijah Weeks " " " " 12 19 - Stephen Mitchel " " " " 1 3 9 Sundres to John Witt " " " 1 11 - By sundries Sold for Cash " " " 4 5 4 By Joseph Thurman " " " " 30 5 6 ------------ " " " " " " " 83 9 7 By Balance Brought forward " " " 54 12 7 By Interest of money in my hands" " 6 1 2 ------------ 66 13 9 ------------ By Balance Due the Estate " " 20 8 3 Agreeable to an order of the Court of Bedford we the susbscribers have settled the account Current of John Witt Exor of the Estate of Maryann Franklin Decd and find after allowing him for his time and Expence what we thought a Reasonable Charge - the sum of twenty six poundd 8/3 yet in his hands as per Statemnt given under our hands this 19th of Sept 1797 Michael Graham Augustine Leftwich Enos Mitchell At a Court held for Bedford County the 23d day of July 1798 This account Current of the Estate of Maryan Franklin Deceased was returned to Court and ordered to be recorded Exd Teste Ja. Steptow C B C ======================================================= "quir paper" = a quire of paper is 24 or 25 sheets.