Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 Case No. 34 File No. 1440 JOHN O'BRIAN deceased JOHN JOHNSTON administrator 1831 Page 1 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 Inventory of goods and chattels of JOHN O'BRIAN deceased February 14th 1831 ROBERT SINCLAIR HUGH TATE J E MCKENZIE DUNCAN MCCALLUM ALEXANDER BARNETT [ALEXANDER BARNET] MOSES BIGGER R BARNETT Page 2 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 The appraisement bill of the estate of JOHN O'BRIAN deceased returned on oath the 18th of April 1831 B Cayse recorded book N page 300 Page 3 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 The sale bill of the estate of JOHN O'BRIAN deceased returned on both the 18th of April 1831 record book and page 302 Page 4 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 Sale bill of the property of JOHN O'BRIAN deceased sold February 15th 1831 by JOHN JOHNSTON administrator [names show up multiple times in sale bill] JAMES BOYD DEMPSEY COOK JOHN COOK WILLIAM COOK LAWRENCE CULLANDER JOHN CURRENCE JOHN G EAKIN ROBERT EAKIN ANDREW HILL FRANKLIN G HILL DAVID HORSLY ROBERT JOHNSTON JAMES MASON DUNCAN MCCALLUM PETER MCCOLLUM JAMES MCKENZIE JOSEPH MCKENZIE JAMES NICK LOUIE MARGARET O'BRIAN PATRICK PARKER DAVID PATRICK WILLIAM PRESSLEY JAMES ROBERTSON JOHN ROBERTSON HUGH TATE FRANKLIN WALLACE JAMES WALLACE AARON WOOD REGIN WOOD Page 5 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 JOHN JOHNSTON administrator of the estate of JOHN O'BRIAN deceased April 9th 1832 recorded book n page 461 Page 6 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 JOHN JOHNSTON administrator of the estate of JOHN O'BRIAN deceased ALEXANDER BARNETT [ALEXANDER BARNET] RICHARD BARNETT MOSES BIGGER LAWRENCE CULLANDER ROBERT DAVIDSON JOHN HARPER MATTHEW HARPER JONATHAN B HUNTER JAMES L JACKSON JAMES MASON DUNCAN MCCALLUM JAMES MCKENZIE ROBERT PRESLEY WILLIAM PRESSLEY R M PRESSLEY WILLIAM SINCLAIR J A WALLACE HUGH WARREN WILLIAM WARREN Page 7 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 Letters of Administration ] State of South Carolina ] York District ] By BENJAMIN CHAMBERS Esquire, ordinary of York District to JOHN JOHNSTON where is JOHN O'BRIAN late of York District deceased lately died intestate having whilst he lived and at the time of his death diverse goods rights and credits within the district aforesaid by means we're of the full disposition and power of granting the administration of all and singular the goods rights and credits of the said deceased and also auditing the accounts calculations and reckonings of the said administration and a final dismission of the same to me is manifestly known to belong I desiring that the goods rights and credits of the said deceased may be well and truly administered converted and disposed of do hereby grant unto the said JOHN JOHNSTON and whose fidelity in this behalf I very much confide, full power by the tenor of these presents to administer the goods rights and credits of the said deceased which to him in his lifetime and at the time of his death did belong and to ask levy recover and receive the same and to pay the debts in which the deceased stood obliged so far forth as his goods rights and credits will extend according to their rate and order of law being first sworn on the holy evangelist of Almighty God to make a true and perfect inventory thereof and to exhibit the same into the ordinary's office in Yorkville in order to be recorded on or before the 1st day of May now next ensuing and to render a just and true account calculation and reckoning of the said administration when thereunto required and I ordaine depute and constitute you the said JOHN JOHNSTON administrator of all and singular the goods rights and credits of the said deceased. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 31st day of January in the year of our Lord 1831 and in the 55th year of American independence. Ordinary's office record book page 299 BENJAMIN CHAMBERS Esquire, ordinary York District Page 8 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 Warrant of appraisement ] State of South Carolina ] York District ] By BENJAMIN CHAMBERS ordinary of said district these are to authorize and empower you or any three or four of you whose names are here under written to repair to all such parts and places within the state as you shall be directed unto by JOHN JOHNSTON administrator of the goods and chattels rights and credits of JOHN O'BRIAN late of the said district deceased wheresoever any of the said goods and chattels are or do remain within the said parts and places and which shall be shown unto you by the said JOHN JOHNSTON and there view and appraisal and every the said good and chattels being first duly sworn on the holy evangelists of Almighty God to make a true and perfect inventory and appraisement thereof and to cause the same to be returned under your hands or any three or four of you unto the said JOHN JOHNSTON on or before the 1st day of April next. Witness BENJAMIN CHAMBERS Esquire ordinary of the said district the 31st day of January in the year of our Lord 1831 and in the 55th year of American independence. To Messrs. DUNCAN MCCALLUM, ALEXANDER BARNETT [ALEXANDER BARNET], MOSES BIGGER, RICHARD BARNETT and WILLIAM PRESSLEY BENJAMIN CHAMBERS ordinary York District Esquire Memorandum that on the 14th day of February in the year of our Lord 1831 personally appeared before me WILLIAM PRESSLEY one of the justices of the peace, DUNCAN MCCALLUM, ALEXANDER BARNETT [ALEXANDER BARNET], MOSES BIGGER and RICHARD BARNETT being four of the appraisers appointed to appraise the goods and chattels of JOHN O'BRIAN late of said district deceased who being duly sworn made of that they would make a just and true appraisement of all and singular the goods and chattels of the said JOHN O'BRIAN deceased as shall be produced by JOHN JOHNSTON the administrator Of the estate of the said deceased and that they would return the same under their hands unto the said JOHN JOHNSTON administrator of the estate of JOHN O'BRIAN on or before the 1st day of April next. Sworn the day and year above written. Before me WILLIAM PRESSLEY, justice of the peace, DUNCAN MCCALLUM, ALEXANDER BARNETT [ALEXANDER BARNET], MOSES BIGGER, RICHARD BARNETT Page 9 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 Administration bond ] state of South Carolina ] York District ] Know all men by these presents that we JOHN JOHNSTON, DAVID BOYD, and ROBERT JOHNSON are holding and firmly bound unto BENJAMIN CHAMBERS Esquire ordinary for the district of York in the full and just sum of $3,000 lawful money of this state to be paid to the said BENJAMIN CHAMBERS or his successors ordinaries of this district or their certain attorneys or assigns to which payment well and fully to be made we bind ourselves and every of us our and every of our heirs, executors and administrators for the whole and in the whole jointly and severally firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals and dated the 31st day of January in the year of our Lord 1831. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound JOHN JOHNSTON administrator of the goods chattels and credits of JOHN O'BRIAN deceased do make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased which have or so come to the hands possession or knowledge of the said JOHN JOHNSTON or into the hands are position of any other person or persons for him and the same so made to exhibit into the said court of ordinary when he be thereunto required and such goods chattels and credits do well and truly administer according to law and to make just and true account of his actings and doing therein when required by the said court and all the rest of the said goods chattels and credits with shall be found remaining upon the account of the said administration the same being first allowed by the said court shall deliver and pay unto such persons respectively as are entitled to the same by law and if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the said deceased and the same be proven in court and the executor is obtained a certificate of the probate thereof and the said JOHN JOHNSTON do in such case if required render and deliver up the said of letters of administration then this obligation to be void or else to remain in full force. Sealed and delivered in the presence of JOHN JOHNSTON DAVID BOYD ROBERT JOHNSTON Page 10 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 A statement of the settlement with Mrs O'BRIAN, A MCCONNELL paid Mrs O'Brian, LAWRENCE CULLANDER Page 11 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 State of South Carolina ] York District ] By BENJAMIN CHAMBERS Esquire, ordinary of York District whereas JOHN JOHNSTON has applied to me for letters of administration on all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits of JOHN O'BRIAN late of the district aforesaid deceased these are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and creditors of the said deceased to be and appeared before me at our next ordinary's court for the said district to be holden at the York Court House on Monday the 31st day of January next to show cause, if any, why administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal this 18th day of January in the year of our Lord 1831 and in the 55th year of American independence. BENJAMIN CHAMBERS Esquire, ordinary York District Page 12 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 Order for sale ] South Carolina ] York District ] By Benjamin Chamber esquire, ordinary of the district aforesaid whereas JOHN JOHNSTON administrator of the goods and chattels of JOHN O'BRIAN deceased has petitioned the court for liberty to sell the personal property of said estate and it appearing proper upon due investigation to grant the prayer of said petition these are therefore to permit and empower the said JOHN JOHNSTON to expose to sale at public outcry at the deceased late residence and on 15 day February next all the property of said estate which may have come into your hands to the highest bidder on a credit of 12 months for all sums above two dollars taking bond with sufficient security for two dollars and all sums under cash on delivery. Fifteen days previous notice to be given by public advertisement and a return of the proceeds of said sale to be made within the time prescribed by law given under my hand and seal the 31st day of January, Anno Domini 1831 and of American independence 55th. BENJAMIN CHAMBERS Esquire, ordinary district Page 13 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, York, JOHN O'BRIAN 1831 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 14 of 14 ** PAGE BREAK **