Saturday, March 26, 2022

The Estate of Josiah Spurlock, 1833 MS

I enjoy finding estate sales for family members because the list of their possessions gives insights into their lives. I also like seeing the prices of the items sold. This sale also shos=ws that Josiah's family members bought items. His father, brothers and brother-in-law purchased items. I often read about farm items and kitchen crockery but this sale included a dictionary & books! Was he a well read man?

Do you have a source for Josiah's birth? I have seen his birth posted on Ancestry but I have not seen a source. Please share if you know more.

Josiah Spurlock 

died 1833 MS

Son of Allen Spurlock & Frances Traylor

Husband of Rebecca Adaline Knox

 

Sales of the Perishable Property to the Estate of Josiah Spurlock Dec’d., 1833


Samuel Burrows                       1 lot of Hogs 9 Head                           $12.75

Willford Garner                       1 lot of Hogs 13 Head                           22.00

Allen Spurlock                         1 Work Steer                                         23.50

John Wilson                            1 Steer                                                   20.75

Willford Garner                       1 Cow 7 Calf                                         12.00

            Do                                           Do                                             13.50

            Do                               1 Cow & Yearling                                  10.25

            Do                                           Do                                             10.25

James Lowrey                          1 Cow & Yearling                                  11.00

Willford Garner                       1 Cow & Yearling                                  6.00

Oliver Garner                          1 Cow & Yearling                                12.75

James Lowrey                          2 Young Steers                                       20.25

Willford Garner                       6 head of young Cattle                           27.00

Oliver Garner                          1 Heifer                                                  4.25

Wm Baker                               50 Bushels Corn                                    42.50

Robt Brown                             25 Bushels Corn                                    24.25

William Gardner                     25 Bushels Corn                                    24.25

Wm Baker                               50 Bushels Corn                                    44.50

Lewis Suddith                          1 horse bridle Saddle                              49.00

Fletcher Campbell                   Black mare                                             56.50

Allen Spurlock, Senr.               1 Bay mare                                           100.00

Wm Gardner                           1 Colt                                                    35.00

John Wilson, Jun.                    1 Stack fodder                                         6.00

T. J. Spurlock                          1 Stack fodder                                        6.25

Willford Garner                       1 Stack fodder                                        17.50

            Do                               1 Lot Castin [?]                                       1.50

William Burris                         1 Lot Castin [?]                                       3.75

            Do                               1 Lot Wheels & Reels                            2.00

John Wilson                            1 Lot Plows & gear                                 7.00

Allen Spurlock                         1 Plow & gear                                         7.00

Thos Warens                           1 froe [?]                                                  .68

            Do                               1 lot Plows & Gear                                 2.50

            Do                               1 Drawing knife                                      1.00

Leo Wilson                              1 axe                                                       2.12 

Samuel Burrows                       2 axes                                                     1.75

Thos Warens                           1 Grubbing hoe                                      .50

            Do                               1 lot nails & Irons                                  1.87

Willford Garner                       1 Log Chain                                           1.50

            Do                               1 Log Chain                                          1.62

Thos Warens                           1 Lot of Copperware                               1.00

Allen Spurlock                         1 Bushel Rice                                         2.12 

Wm Burrows                           1 Side Leather                                          .81

T. J. Spurlock                          1 Bed & furniture                                  25.00

Allen Spurlock, Senr.               1 Bed & furniture                                  29.00

Mary Ann Spurlock                 1 Bed & furniture                                  26.00

James Lowrey                          1 small table                                            6.12

Wm Garner                             1 lot Cookery & Glass                           4.00

Leo Wilson                              1 looking glass                                         .50

Samuel Burrows                       1 lot cookery, knives, forks                     2.75

Wm Baker                               1 lot cookery                                           2.25

Allen Spurlock                         1 lot cookery                                           1.50

John Wilson                            1 rassp                                                    .50

Allen Spurlock, Senr.               1 lot Candlesticks                                  26.20

Samuel Burrows                       1 Pine Slab                                              1.75

James Lowrey                          1 Dictionary                                           1.00

William Garner                       1 lot of Books                                         1.50

James Lowrey                          1 gun & horn                                         10.12

Willford Garner                       1 pr Smoothing Irons                              .93

Allen Spurlock                         1 Box Shot                                              1.00

T. J. Spurlock                          1 Hand Saw                                             .87

Wm Keith                               1 pr Log Irons                                         1.75

            Do                               1 Trunk                                                   .25

Samuel Burrows                       1 Bushel Wool                                        1.50

T. J. Spurlock                          3 pr. Cotton cards                                  1.00

Allen Spurlock                         1 lot shaving instruments                        1.87

Wm Keith                               3 Umbrellas                                            2.00

Wm Burres                              1 Loom                                                   5.00

Wm Keith                               3 Chairs                                                  4.00

            Do                               1 Trunk                                                  1.43

James Lowrey                          1 Goat Pail                                              .62

Willford Garner                       1 Water Pail                                             .62

Leo Wilson                              1 Pitcher                                                  .75

A Spurlock                               1 Lot Crockery                                        .50

            Do                               1 Table Cloth                                         3.00

Wm Burres                              I Folding Table                                      12.00

 

Thos. J. Spurlock Says an Oath the within is a true copy account of the Sales of the Estate of Josiah Spurlock so far as said sales have taken place. Sworn & Subscribed this 18th day of November 1833.

Thomas J. Spurlock

 

Source: MS Probate Records, 1781 – 1930, Amite County; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed Dec 2021) Josiah Spurlock, 1833.         

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2 comments:

  1. That a sizeable estate. I love estate sales also. I saw "piggin" on one just recently and had to look it up. never seem one until I looked it up.

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    1. Charlie, I hd to look up "piggin" to see what you meant. ha!

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