Estate Inventory of Stephen Clement

Date: 17 Aug 1833 [unknown]
Location: Bibb, Alabama, United States
Surnames/tags: Clement Slavery Black_Heritage

Introduction

The estate of Stephen Clement was inventoried on 17 August 1833, and settled in December. Wife Leana, brother Luellen Clement and son Garrison S. Clement put up the bond.

Image of the original file can be found at FamilySearch.^[1]

Transcription

State of Alabama, Bibb County, August the 17th, 1833

An Inventory and Apprasement of the estate of Stephen Clement deceased late of the County and State aforesaid.

1. - One negro woman, Cyntia, twenty-eight years of age - $350
2. - Her child Charles, four months old - $100
3. - Ditto girl Dicy, two years old - $125
4. - Ditto woman Rose - $375
5. - Thomas boy two years old - $150
6. - Girl Ellen five years old - $165
7. - Boy Wesley eight years old - $300
8. - Mulatto boy Jim five years old - $200
9. - Woman Jane twenty five years old - $400
10. - one sorrell Horse - $30
11. - one Sorrell Mare & colt - $50
12. - one bay Horse - $100
13. - one Sorrell Mare - $75
14. - one bay filly - $40
15. - one yoke of oxen - $60
16. - one waggon two pair of gear & breaching - $70
17. - one small waggon & gear belonging to it - $60
18. - one lot of planes and steel blade square - $3
19. - three chisels - $1
20. - one foot Adaz - $1
21. - one hand saw and drawing knife - $2
22. - one square & cornpalfses [? somewhat illegible, maybe "cornprefses"] - 0.75
23. - two Augers & one gunfset [?] - 1.25
24. - one pair steelyards - $1
25. - one hand ax - $0.50
26. - one Broad ax - $2.50
27. - one iron wedge & cold chisel - $1
28. - one club ax - $2
29. - two old axes - $0.75
30. - four hoes - $1.50
31. - one oven, one pot, on pair hooks, one kettle - $2.75
32. - two pails, to piggins, two trays - $2
33. - one bed and furniture - $20
34. - ditto and furniture - $20
35. - ditto and furniture - $20
36. - one case of glafs bottles - $4
37. - two smoothing irons - $0.75
38. - one lot of crackers [?] ware - $2
39. - two smoothing irons - $0.75
40. - one trunk and one pine chest - $1
41. - one lot of books - $10
42. - three chairs - $1

Total $2,752.57

We the undersigned appraisers appointed to appraise the estate of Stephen Clement deceased, being duly sworn do Certify this to be a true appraisement the day and date within written. John Clark Lewis Cammack [illegible signature] Sworn Appraisers

Leana Clement [Gxra?] Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 2nd day of September 1833 attests William Caddell, clerk

Orphans Court, Dec. Sitting 1833 Received in open court, examined, accepted and ordered to be entered of record. Tho. Crawford, Judge

The State of Alabama, Bibb County Please know all men by these presents that we Leana Clement, Luellen Clement & Garrison S. Clement are held and freely bound unto Thomas Crawford, Judge of the County Court for Bibb County for the time being and his succefsors in office in the [penal?]sum of eight thousand dollars to the payment of which well and truly to be made we bind ourselves over and each of us our heirs, executors and administrators jointly and severally [fracialy?] by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 12th day of August 1833.

The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bounds Leana Clement appointed administratrix of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and jcredis of Stephen Clement deceased. Now if the said Leana Clements shall well and truly perform all the duties which are or may be by law required of her as such administratrix then the foregoing obligation to be said otherwise to be & [recuse? illegible] in full force & virtue. (signed) Leana Clement, Luellen Clement, Garrison S. Clement

Sources

1. ↑ "Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RGC-9RKJ?cc=1978117&wc=MX52-LTG%3A314239501%2C314527501 : 19 May 2014), Bibb > Clements, Stephen (1833) > image 7 of 7; county courthouses, Alabama.