RANSESTA (Estate papers originally extracted by Mrs. Grace McIntyre, copies obtained by Jim Swailes of North Dakota from Albany Public Library, Albany, Georgia.) RANSOM SHIVER RECORD OF APPRAISEMENTS BOOK B Page 3 Court of Ordinary GEORGIA: DOUGHERTY COUNTY A list of the Appraisement of the Estate of both Real and Personal PROPERTY of RANSOM SHIVER, Late of Dougherty County demand as exhibited by the Adminstrator and Aministratrix this the 30th Oct. 1854. 19 Head Stock Cattle @ 5.50 $ 104.50 1 Yoke oxen & Cart 70.00 75 Head Hogs @ 2.50 180.00 1 Bay Horse 75.00 450 Bushels Corn @ .75 337.50 12 Bushels Peas @ 1.00 12.00 Bales of Cotton @ .07 per lb. -------- 4000 Lbs. Fodder @ .75 per cwt. 30.00 1 Lot Sugar Cane 30.00 1 Lot Plantation tools 10.00 1 Rockaway and Hamp 75.00 1 Lot Jars, Jugs and bowls 5.00 1 Lot Coopers Ware 3.50 1 Large Spinning Wheel and cakes 6.00 1 Lot Crockery 1.25 1 Holden Ware 7.00 3 Tubbs 4.00 11 Chairs 8.00 1 Day Clock 10.00 1 Desk and 1 Slab 3.00 1 Trunk and Chest 3.00 5 Bedsteads and furniture 112.50 1 Pr. Saw Irons and 1 Pr. Iron & tongs 2.00 1 Side Saddle and 2 old Guns 2.50 1 Square land Lot 35 in 1st Dist. 1500.00 1 Negro Woman - Easter 800.00 1 Note on Wm. H. SLAPPEY - Interest from Jany 1853 907.50 1 Note on Wm. H. SLAPPEY - due 1st Jany 1853 36.47 1/2 1 Account on Wm. H. SLAPPEY 15.00 -------- RECORD OF APPRAISEMENTS BOOK B Page 4 Court of Ordinary GEORGIA: DOUGHERTY COUNTY We the undersigned Appraisers of the Estate of Ransom Shiver demand in obedience to an order of the Ordinary of said County do certify that in rep. and to the late residence of Ransom Shiver deceased, and then and there appraised all both real and personal property of said Estate as far as was exhibited to us by the Administrator, and that the above and foregoing is a just and true list of the said Appraisement the 30th Oct. 1854 S. B. WEBB } John SHIVER, Jr. } W. H. SLAPPEY } Wm. WALLANS } Appraisers his } John X SHIVER, Sr.} mark } GEORGIA: DOUGHERTY COUNTY I do certify that Wm. Wallans, Wm. H. Slappey, John Shiver, Sr. and John Shiver, Jr. were duly sworn as Appraisers in the Estate of Ransom Shiver deceased late of Said County This 30th Oct. 1854 Sam'l. B. WEBB, J.P. Recorded Jany 17th 1856 J. C. GARDNER D.C.C.O. MINUTE BOOK M-1 Page 186 Dougherty County, Georgia Court of Ordinary GEORGIA: DOUGHERTY COUNTY Annl. Returns of Warren Shiver one of the administrators of Ransom Shiver Deceased having been on file for Thirty Days Passed it is ordered the Same be admitted to Record July 13th 1857 J. M. Cooper, Ordinary Dougherty County RANSOM SHIVER - ESTATE RECORDS ACCOUNT CURRENT BOOK R-1 Page 472 Dougherty County, Georgia Court of Ordinary GEORGIA: DOUGHERTY COUNTY Personally came before me Warren Shiver, Admrst. of Ransom Shiver, Dec'd, who being duly Sworn deposeth and Saith that the within & foregoing account current contains a correct Statement of his acting & Doings as Admrst. Warren Shiver Sworn to Subscribed before me this 19th June 1857 J. M. Cooper, Ordinary Dougherty County ANNL. RETURNS of WARREN SHIVER 1856-1857 ESTATE of RANSOM SHIVER, Dec'd in a/c with WARREN SHIVER - Admrst. By Amt. Rec'd of C.E. Mallory for four bales cotton $ 204.48 Cash for nine bushels corn 6.75 ------- $ 211.23 -Cr- To Amt. Paid N.P. BRINSON Voucher # 1 $ 29.63 " " " McGIVENS & DURHAM " # 2 39.90 " " " BOYNTON " # 3 3.75 " " " Beef - W. W. JOHNSON " # 4 2.00 " " " James HILL - Rope & Baggin " # 5 9.75 " " " Miss BOZEMAN " # 6 6.00 " " " McGIVENS & DURHAM " # 7 17.43 " " " Dr. JONES " # 8 5.00 " " " Beef a/c W. SHIVER " # 9 1.50 " " " Ordinary " #10 4.65 " " " Taxes " #11 8.21 " " " R. HAMPTON " #12 3.65 " " " N. P. BRINSON " #13 16.38 " " " Jacob SHIVER " #14 20.00 " " " James KELLY " #15 9.00 " " " Warren SHIVER " #16 72.00 -------- $ 248.85 RANSOM SHIVER - ESTATE RECORDS ACCOUNT CURRENT BOOK R-1 Page 473 Dougherty County, Georgia Court of Ordinary VOUCHER #1 ESTATE OF RANSOM SHIVER Bot. of N. P. BRINSON 1856 Dr Feby 29 To: 1 pr Boy's Boots $ 1.75 1 Coffee Pot .75 1 Dish .75 1 Cloak Cord .19 1-1/2 yds. gingham .50 Mch 22 1 pr Kid's shoes 1.75 1 quire paper .25 1-1/4 yds. Blk. gingham .45 April 4 1 Doz. coat buttons .30 May 3 1 fine comb .25 30 8-3/4 lb. tobacco 2.71 1 pr men's shoes 1.75 1 pr slippers .75 June 2 1 wool hat .75 June 18 1 box buttons .38 1 pr Kid's shoes 1.75 July 21 2 pr Do 3.00 1 lb nails .10 1 pr Saddle Bags 2.50 Sept 19 3 yds jeans .50 Oct 11 1 pr Kid's shoes 1.75 Oct 15 1 cap - .75 & 1 pr shoes - 1.50 2.25 Oct 28 2 pr Kid's shoes 3.50 Decb 9 1 pr shoes 1.00 -------- $ 29.63 Rec'd payment in full of Warren Shiver, Admrst. Decb 12th 1856 N. P. BRINSON Pr THOMBERRY VOUCHER #2 ESTATE OF RANSOM SHIVER Bot. of McGIVENS & DURHAM 1855 Dr Jany 28 To: 1 pr shoes $ 1.50 Mch 28 1 " " 1.75 May 2 2 Straw hates @ .25 .50 25 9 yds calico @ .15 1.35 1 pr shoes 1.15 July 16 1 Straw hat 1.65 4 yds brown linin @ .33 1.33 19 1 pr ruset shoes 1.50 4 yds striped ging. .70 Balance on spoons .13 2 yds muslin .50 1 bot. laudnum .25 Aug 27th 2 yds stripes 1.50 Sept 11 1 pr shoes 1.75 5 yds. homespun for .63 3/4 yd. linin .37 Sept 22 3/4 yd. linin .63 3/4 yd. homespun .37 Novb 3rd 30 yds Baggin @ .18 5.40 31 ft. rope @ .13 4.03 Feby 2nd 2 pr shoes 4.00 Cash 8.00 Interest .40 -------- $ 39.90 Rec'd of Warren Shiver, Admst. of Ransom Shiver, dec'd, in full for the above acct. July 19, 1856 McGIVENS & DURHAM RANSOM SHIVER - ESTATE RECORDS ACCOUNT CURRENT BOOK R-1, Page 473-474 Dougherty County, Georgia Court of Ordinary VOUCHER #3 Rec'd of Warren Shiver, Admst. of Ransom Shiver, dec'd - Three 75/100 Dollars for Salt. January 13, 1857 Thos. J. BOYNTON VOUCHER #4 Rec'd of Warren Shiver admst. of Ransom Shiver - Two Dollars for beef. July 1st 1856 W. W. JOHNSON VOUCHER #5 Rec'd from Warren Shiver Admst, for rope & baggin - Nine Dollars 75/100 cents. Novb 18 1856 James HILL VOUCHER #6 WARREN SHIVER, Admst. of R. Shiver Dr To Miss A. E. BOSEMAN $ 6.00 For the tuition of 2 children - 1 quarter 38/ Rec'd of Warren Shiver Admst. of Ransom Shiver - Six Dollars in full of the above acct. July 18 1856 J. R. BOSEMAN RANSOM SHIVER - ESTATE RECORDS ACCOUNT CURRENT BOOK R-1, Page 474 Dougherty County, Georgia Court of Ordinary VOUCHER #7 ESTATE OF RANSOM SHIVER To McGIVENS & DURHAM Dr 1856 Jany 28 To: 2 pr shoes @ 1.25 $ 2.50 1 set knives & forks 1.50 1 pr russet shoes 1.50 Feby 13 1 wool hat .75 29 3 yds pink goods .80 19 yds homespun 2.38 4 yds calico @ .15 .60 Mch 22 3 yds jeans 2.53 April 3rd 1/2 yd cloth 2.25 3 candlesticks .37 1 pk flax .10 1 curry comb .25 May 5 1 pr shoes 1.25 5 heavy stripes .63 ------- $ 17.43 Rec'd Alby Decb 12th 1856 of Warren Shiver - Seventeen 43/100 Dollars in full for the above a/c. Admrst. of Ransom Shiver, dec'd. McGIVENS & DURHAM VOUCHER #8 $5.00 Rec'd of Warren Shiver, Admrst. of R. Shiver - Five Dollars - in full for medical services rendered to Green Shiver - minor of R. Shiver Alby - Jany 13th 1857 Taliforo JONES, M.D. VOUCHER #9 1856 Rec'd from Warren Shiver Admst. of Ransom Shiver - One Dollars & fifty cents - for beef. July 12 1856 Wm. SHIVER VOUCHER #10 1856 WARREN SHIVER, Admrst. To ORDINARY, D.C. Dr To Recording a/c current $ 1.40 Order passing same to records 1.00 Recording vouchers 2.25 ------- $ 4.65 Rec'd Payment - Novb 28th 1856 J. M. COOPER, Ordinary Dougherty County RANSOM SHIVER - ESTATE RECORDS ACCOUNT CURRENT BOOK R-1, Page 474-475 Dougherty County, Georgia Court of Ordinary VOUCHER #11 ESTATE OF RANSOM SHIVER Rec'd of Warren Shiver, Admst. of Ransom Shiver - Eight Dollars & Twenty One cents for his State & County Tax for the year 1856. J. IRVIN, T.C. VOUCHER #12 Rec'd of Warren Shiver, Admst. of Ransom Shiver - Three Dollars & Sixty five cents this - Decb. 19th 1856 R. HAMPTON VOUCHER #13 1856 WARREN SHIVER To N. P. BRINSON Dr Decb 5 To: 1 Coat $ 11.00 Part. in pr shoes .88 2 pr shoes for estate 3.00 1 Boys Do 1.50 ------- $ 16.38 Rec'd of Warren Shiver, Admst. of R. Shiver - Four Dollars & fifty cents the amt. paid for the estate. Decb 12 1856 N. P. BRINSON Pr THOMBERRY RANSOM SHIVER - ESTATE RECORDS ACCOUNT CURRENT BOOK R-1, Page 475 Dougherty County, Georgia Court of Ordinary VOUCHER #14 Rec'd of Warren Shiver, Admrst. of Ransom Shiver - Twenty Dollars - for meat hogs. Oct 4th 1856 Jacob SHIVER VOUCHER #15 Rec'd of Warren Shiver, Admrst. of Ransom Shiver - Nine Dollars - for ginning & packing cotton this - 12th Decb 1856 James KELLY VOUCHER #16 Rec'd of the Estate of Ransom Shiver, dec'd - Seventy Two Dollars - in part pay. for work in 1856 Decb 23rd 1856 Warren SHIVER MINUTE BOOK M-1 Page 186 Dougherty County, Georgia Court of Ordinary GEORGIA: DOUGHERTY COUNTY Court of Ordinary - August Term 1859 Annl. Returns of Warren Shiver Admst of having been on file for thirty days it is ordered by the Court the Same be Examined & Recorded. J. M. COOPER, Ordy. D.C. RANSOM SHIVER - ESTATE RECORDS ACCOUNT CURRENT BOOK R-3, Page 483 Dougherty County, Georgia Court of Ordinary 1859 Dr WARREN SHIVER ADM of RANSOM SHIVER Estate of Ransom Shiver - in acct. with Warren Shiver Adm. To admt paid to Stephen Hurst for land as allowed for Number six (6) in 1st Dougherty as allowed by the Court of Ordinary as per VOUCHER #1 $ 400.00 Interest on the Same from Jany 1st 1858 to March 8, 1858 as per VOUCHER #1 5.15 Sept 24 To amt paid Mercer & Degraffenreid as per VOUCHER # 2 36.22 Oct 12 " " " John SHIVER VOUCHER # 3 3.00 Nov 23 " " " BEERS & BRINSON VOUCHER # 4 40.61 Dec 5 " " " A. J. MERCHANT VOUCHER # 5 5.00 Nov 24 " " " FILLYAW & Co. VOUCHER # 6 10.45 " " " " " Tax for 1859 VOUCHER # 7 7.81 " 29 " " " FEARS & HARRIS VOUCHER # 8 29.18 " 29 " " " Wm. WALLACE VOUCHER # 9 11.80 Dec 28 " " " J. B. & J. B. EVERETT VOUCHER #10 21.73 1860 - Jany 16 " " " A. J. MaCARTHY VOUCHER #11 8.50 " " " " " J. M. COOPER VOUCHER #12 14.20 " 23 " " " J. H. KEMP VOUCHER #13 19.00 -------- $ 612.65 1859 - Cr - By amt of Sale of Personal Property to wit: Nov 1 1 - Yoke Oxen to Fleming SHIVER $ 70.00 " 1 1 - Clock to Manning SHIVER 3.00 " 1 1 - bed & bed stead to Manning SHIVER 5.00 " 1 1 - Pot sold to Manning SHIVER 4.75 " 1 1 - Mark & Brand to Manning SHIVER .70 " 1 100 bushels corn @ .80 80.00 " 1 Pr Steelyards sold to Wm. SHIVER .65 " 1 1 - bed stead sold to " " 17.75 " 1 11 head cattle @ $7.12-1/2 to John SHIVER 78.38 " 1 1 - Patch Cane sold to Jacob SHIVER 10.00 " 1 1 - Bay mare sold to F. A. BILLINGSLEA 200.00 " 1 1 - Bay colt " " " " " " 131.00 " 1 1 - bed & bed stead to Sarah SHIVER 11.00 " 1 1 - Slab-1.00, 7 charies @ .90-6.30, 1 bed & bed stead sold to Sarah SHIVER 15.80 " 1 1 - Chest-.37, 1 bed & stead-9.00, 1 lot furniture-10.00, 1 Wheel-1.00, 1 loom-1.00 1 Bay horse sold to Sarah SHIVER 48.37 " 1 1 - Desk-.50, 4 bu.peas@1.00-$4.00, 1 lot plantation tools-$5.00, 1 patch potatoes-5.00, 4 Stocks @ $5.75-23.00, 412 bu corn @ .80-329.00, 47 head hogs @ 21-1/2 - 99.87-1/2 Sold to Warren SHIVER 466.97 Nov 23 By Sale of 12 bales Cotton as per Voucher #14 623.18 -------- $1756.55 RANSOM SHIVER - ESTATE RECORDS ACCOUNT CURRENT BOOK R-3, Page 484 Dougherty County, Georgia Court of Ordinary GEORGIA: DOUGHERTY COUNTY Before me came Warren Shiver who being duly sworn says that the within is a just and true return of his account & actings & doings with the Estate of Ransom Shiver since his last return. Warren SHIVER Sworn to and subscribed before me June 9th 1860 Louis P. D. WARREN N.P.D.C. VOUCHER #1 400.00 On or by the first day of January eighteen hundred and fifty eight I promise to pay Stephen HURST or bearer the sum of four hundred dollars for value received of him - Given for lot of land number six in the first district of Dougherty County this the twenty fifth day of August 1856. Warren SHIVER Received of Warren Shiver the Administrator on the Estate of Ransom Shiver deceased four hundred & five dollars and 15 cents. March 8 1858 it being to satisfy said note. John HURST RANSOM SHIVER - ESTATE RECORDS ACCOUNT CURRENT BOOK R-3, Page 484-485 Dougherty County, Georgia Court of Ordinary VOUCHER #2 Albany Georgia September 1859 Mr Warren Shiver for Estate Ransom Shiver 1859 Bot of Mercer & DeGraffenreid Dr March 20 Rope & bagging $ 2.00 July 29 125 lbs Rope @ .10-1/2 13.12 90 yds bagging @ .16-1/2 14.85 6 lbs tobacco @ .33-1/3 2.00 Aug 22 1 Large Bunch Twine .50 Sept 13 Tobacco-.50, Nails-.25 .75 Sept 22 1 Sack Salt 1.75 7 lb coffee 1.00 1 Bucket .25 -------- $ 36.22 1859 Sept 20 Cr. by Cash on a/c 30.00 Cr. for coffee 1.00 -------- $ 31.00 Bal due 5.22 Rec'd payment of Warren Shiver administrator on Est Ransom Shiver the whole amount of above a/c to date. Albany George Sept 24 1859 MERCER & DeGRAFFENREID VOUCHER #3 1859 The Estate of Ransom SHIVER to John SHIVER Aug 23 For three bushels corn $ 3.00 Rec'd of Warren Shiver Admr. of R. Shiver three dollars in full this October 12 1859 his John X SHIVER mark RANSOM SHIVER - ESTATE RECORDS ACCOUNT CURRENT BOOK R-3, Page 485 Dougherty County, Georgia Court of Ordinary VOUCHER #4 Estate Ransom Shiver 1859 In acct with BEERS & BRINSON Dr Jany 18 To 9 yds Ginghams $ 2.25 " 3 " Do .60 22 " 1 pr Trace chains for Henry .75 22 " 3-1/4 lbs. tobacco 1.22 Mch 19 " 3 yds pant stuff 1.20 " " " " " 1.88 Apl 9 " 1 set hoops-.50 1 hoe-.75 1.25 " 3 tbs snuff 1.13 May 9 " 6 lb tobacco 2$ 1 card buttons-.50 2.50 June 8 " 2 pr Kids shoes (Warren) 3.50 " 1 Black hat ( " ) 1.75 " 3 plugs tobacco ( " ) .50 18 " 34 yds homespun @ 11-1/2 3.94 25 " 1 Pr Woms Shoes (Warren) 1.50 " " 1 Pr shoes ( " ) 1.88 Augt 12 " 3 yds Linen - 1.13 thread-.10 for Anthony 1.23 18 " 3-1/4 yds Linen 1.22 " Thread-.10 Corase Comb-.45 .55 20 " 1 hat .63 22 " 4 yds osnaburg .50 Sept 23 " 1 pr Shoes (Warren) 2.25 " 1 pr Girls shoes (Warren) 1.25 Oct 5 " 1 pr shoes - 2.00 3 yds kersey - .19 2.19 14 " 3 yds Ky jeans 1.13 27 " 1 pr work shoes - 1.50 1 pr Boys do - 1.25 2.75 Nov 8 " Tobacco .50 -------- $ 40.61 Received Albany November 23rd 1859 from Warren Shiver Forty Dollars and Sixty One Cents in full of the within account BEERS & BRINSON Pr THORNBERRY