ABSTRACTS OF WILLS

AND
ADMINISTRATIONS          

This was transcribed exactly as written from

LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSOURI: ABSTRACT OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS: 1821--1850
1968 COMPILED BY JACQUELINE HOGAN WILLIAMS and BETTY HARVEY WILLIAMS

Transcriber Carmen Bein: I have placed all names in a bold font for easier genealogical research.

Samuel T. Mason. Executor of the last will and testament of
     Robert Mason, dec.
     Sec.  Gideon Flournoy, Charles Patterson and Henry Belles,
               bond filed 1 Sept. 1845
     page 65

John Folck. Late of the State of Maryland. Died intestate and
               had property in State of Missouri.
     Adm.  Thomas Hinkle appt. 1 Sept. 1845 in Lafayette Co., Mo.
     Sec.  Harrison S. Chadwick and John L. Benson
     page 66

John W. Letton. Will wr. 31 Aug. 1845-prob. 22 Sept. 1845
     Wit.  Wm. T. Winsor, John Graves and Lawson Smith
     Exec. David A. Graves
     Sec.  John Graves and Desha B. Graves
     Heirs: wife, Mary George Letton
               son, Stoddard Forest Letton
     page 67

Richard S. Cooper. Will wr. 21 May 1845-prob. 6 Oct. 1845
     Wit.  Ben F. Yantis and Jno. B. Vivion
     Exec. wife, Mary Cooper, filed renunciaton 6 Oct. 1845
     Heirs: wife, Mary Cooper
               ach of my children, viz: Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Eliza,
               Frances, Hiram, Sidney, Susan, Emily, Amanda and
               Benjamin Franklin (there were no commas in the list-
               so it was impossible to tell just hom many children
               there actually were)
     New Adm. Charles T. Ustick appt. 6 Oct. 1845
     Sec.  Jno. B. Vivion and John G. Ridge
     page 69

Sally Sanders. Will wr. no date-prob. 6 Oct. 1845
     Wit.  Gideon Flournoy and Reuben E. Sanders
     Exec. John Austin
     Heirs: husband, Bryant Sanders
               Sarah Roberts, dau. of Lewis and Mary Francis Roberts
               sister, Milly McAdow
               sister, Susan Waddell
               sister, Caroline Austin
               nieces, Sally Flournoy, Mary Frances Roberts, Susan
               P. Gill, Caroline Read and Elizabeth Hill
               nephew, Alvin B. Mason
     page 71

Samuel T. Bayliss. Died intestate
     Adm.  ALfred Nichols appt. 6 oct. 1845
     Sec.  Thomas Bayliss and James Nichols
     page 73