Rachel Handser
d. 1815

Kent County, DE Probate Adm. Bond - May 5, 1815 Rec'd Book D 227 Book P-73

excerpt: Hugh Durham, Angelica Lockerman and Susan Durham all of Kent Co., DE posted a bond of two hundred dollars naming Hugh Durham as the administrator on the estate of Rachel Handser, deceased. All three signed the bond with their marks.

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loose piece of paper: I Susan Durham, oldest daughter of Rachel Handser, dec'd do hereby renounce all my right and claim of Administrating on the estate of my said dec'd mother, Rachel Handsor and my wish and desire is that Letters of Admin. on her Estate may be granted to Hugh Durham, witness my hand this 5 May, 1815. Susan Durham (signed with her mark)

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Inventory - 1815

An Inventory of the goods and Chattles of Rachel Hanser, Deceased

	one sow		5.	00
	one table		0.	50
	one bucket		0.	20
	one Shoat		1.	00
	one table(?) and Coverled (?)		0.	12
	one Chest pot wheel and Coffee manten(?)		0.	50
	two cows		30.	00
	one awld ax		0.	25
	one lot of feathers said to be seven or eight lb. at twenty five cents per pound		2.	00
			39.	57

Kent County (unclear) Augt. the 11, 1815 Came Benjamin Simpson and John Mc Coy before me James Harper, Reg. and proved that the above Inventory in due form of Law. (signed) J. Harper, Reg.

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Admn. Acc't of Rachel Handsor 11 Augt. 1815

To James Harper, Register of Kent County: Hugh Durham Administrator of Rachel Handser deceased Presents the following account of his administration on the Estate of said deceased and prays that the same may be adjusted & settled

			THE ESTATE OF THE DEC'D TO THE ADMN.
	1815
	May 5		To cash paid for Letters of Administration		1.	25
			To appraisers fees		.	78
			To Funeral Expences		13.	10
			To balance of note due to Daniel Durham, dec'd to whom this accountant is also Admn. as pr. Probt.		6.	21
			To cash paid Joseph Buckmaster for feeding a sow belonging to the Estate od said dec'd as per Probt.		.	96
			To commissions at 10 pr. cent		3.	00
			To Registers fees for passing this acc't		1.	14
					27.	34
			To Bal. on hand of Admn.		12.	23

			PR CONTRA
			By the Amount of the Inventory		$39.	57

			Susan Durham her share		6.	11 1/2
			Geo (?) Poockham		6.	11 1/2

Examined Adjusted proved & Settled this 11th day of August 1815 (signed) J Harper, Reg.