Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 Inventory ISAAC STIDHAM Apr. 4, 1822 Page 1 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 Inventory of the Goods & Chattels of ISAAC STIDHAM, deceased, of the Hundred & County of Newcastle as appraised by us, the subscribers, this 4th day of March, 1822 [INVENTORY LIST] JOHN PLATT ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER Returned in to the register’s office April 4, 1822 By JONAS STIDHAM, for himself & MARY STIDHAM, Administrators Page 2 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 List of sales of the personal property of ISAAC STIDHAM, deceased Page 3 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 Vendue list taken the 15th day of March 1822 of the personal estate of ISAAC STIDHAM, late of the hundred and county of Newcastle. JOSIE BAILES J. MOORE JOHN BALIS JOHN MURPHY TITUS BEASON G. UXLEY [OXLEY] JOHN BELLVILL [BELLVILLE] J. POGUE M. COLLINS NICHOLAS QUINN B. ELLIOTT H. RICE C. ELLIOTT J. RICHARDSON ABRAHAM EVES R. P. ROBINSON SAMUEL FOSTER JOHN SELLARS [SELLERS] B. FOULAR [FOWLER] R. SIMMONS J. GOTTS THOMAS SPEAKMAN J. HOOTEN J. SPRINGER BRINE [BRYAN] JACKSON J. THOMPSON R. KEDDY [KENNEDY] J. Y. TOWNSEND M. KENADY [KENEDY] THOMAS VANDIVER DR. MCLAIN [MCCLAIN] J. WALTER F. MELVIL [MELVILLE] G. WASHINGTON JONAS STIDHAM for himself and MARY STIDHAM, administrators April 4, 1822 Page 4 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 List of debts of the estate of ISAAC STIDHAM deceased Filed March 29, 1825 Page 5 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 From the books and papers of the late ISAAC STIDHAM which came to the hands of his administrators. It would appear that the following, many of those persons are known to be insolvent and others are dead or removed from the state without leaving any estate to pay their debts, others of the persons hereafter named have accounts against the said ISAAC STIDHAM which are not yet settled but believe it doubtful whether any thing is due from them to the estate. The administrators therefore return the following as a list of debts appearing to be due to the said estate bu which are returned as desperate debts. WILLIAM ADDERSON [ANDERSON] JOSEPH HIGGINS JOHN ALEXANDER THOMAS HIGGINSON JOHN ALL PENNY W. JOICE DAVID ALRICH JACOB JUSTICE SAMUEL BIRNS [BURNS] MARTIN KENADY [KENNEDY] DANYEL BLANG [DANIEL] ANDREW KING JOHN BODEN MICHAEL KING JOSEPH BOOTH ELLI [ELLA] LAMBORN EZEKIEL BRITTON JOHN MASON RICHARD BRITTON HEW MCBRIDE CATHERINE BRYAN JAMES MCCALLMOND ISAAC BRYAN CHARLES MCCREDDON ROBERT BRYAN ISAAC MILLER DARBY CAIN ALEXANDER MORTON RICHARD CARTER JOHN MURPHY DAVID CHOAT HENRY NAFF WILLIAM CLARK JOSEPH NEWLIN HARLIN CLOWD [CLOUD] ALEXANDER PHIMESTER [FEAMSTER] SARAH CLOWD [CLOUD] JOHN PLATT JACOB COLESBERRY ROBERT PORTER ANTRIM CONRO THOMAS PRESTON ANN COX HENRY ROWN [ROEHN] ESAU COX JAMES SELBY JOHN CROW JAMES SHELEDY SAMUEL DASHAM JOHN SMITH WILLIAM DAUGHERTY THOMAS SMITH JOHH DERRAH JOHN STARK THOMAS DIXON JOSEPH STARK BENJAMIN ELLIOTT THOMAS STEWART CLOWD [CLOUD] ELLIOTT ISAAC STIDHAM JR. JAMES EVES JONAS STIDHAM ANDREW G. COLESBERRY PETER STIDHAM HEZEKIAH GAIRE [GAYER] NICHOLAS VANDYKE JOSEPH GRIMES JOHN WAGNER CORNELIUS HAINS [HAYNES] JOHN WILEY ISAAC HAINS [HAYNES] HARDIN WILLIAMS ALEXANDER HARRY WILLIAM YOUNG JONAS STIDHAM for himself and MARY STIDHAM Page 6 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 Settlement ISAAC STIDHAM December 7th, 1822 In the orphan’s court March 9th 1826. Upon exception taken to the administration account of MARY STIDHAM & ISAAC STIDHAM, administrators, of ISAAC STIDHAM, deceased, the same was corrected and amended and the balance found to be in the hands of the administrators $1,551.28 ½ Attest MATTHEW KERR, clerk of court Page 7 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 The account of MARY STIDHAM and JONAS STIDHAM, administrators of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights & credits which were of ISAAC STIDHAM, late, of Newcastle inst the county of Newcastle, deceased, as well for such & so much of the estate of the estate as came to their hands as for their several charges, payments & disbursements out of the same as follows, viz. 1822 April 4 … 1821 December Received from: W. ADDERSON J. SELBY J. MILLER C. LAMBORN J. NEWTIN [NEWTON] 1821 November J. DAVIS DR. A. MCLANE P. B. DELANY J. MOORE J. DEPUY P. MOTHERALL J. DIXON H. J . NAFF J. FLEMMING S. OSBORNE J. FRAZER J. PATTERSON E. GILPIN J. POGUE H. GRIMES A. PORTER J. GRUBB J. ROBERTS S. HARKIN A. ROBINSON W. HARRISON J. SELLARS J. HEDRICK J. SPRINGER W. G. JONES J. H. STARR C. LAMBORN H. J. TERRY W. LARKIN E. WALLACE J. LYNCH J. WALTER Z. MARSHALL Errors excepted JONAS STIDHAM for himself and Administrators JAMES W. COLESBERRY W. GAILEY J. CROM P. J. SYKES A. S. EVES E. THOMAS Examined, adjusted, allowed and passed the 7th day of December A. D. 1822 Page 8 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 March 26, 1823 Exception filed and accounts sent up to Orphan’s Court B. H. THOMAS, Reg. BENJAMIN ELLIOTT & MARY [ELLIOTT], his wife & SARAH CLOUD [CLOWD] vs. MARY STIDHAM & JONAS STIDHAM, administrators of ISAAC STIDHAM, deceased File these exceptions & issue citation with notice to the admins. To produce the books & papers referred to in the prayer of the exceptants, at the time therein mentioned. L. MCLANE M. KEAN, Esqr. Clk. Orp. Court Page 9 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 Exception to the account of MARY STIDHAM and JONAS STIDHAM, administrators of ISAAC STIDHAM, deceased, of their administration of goods & chattels, rights & credits & effects of the said ISAAC STIDHAM passed and allowed December 7th, A. D. 1822 Exceptions in behalf of BENJAMIN ELLIOTT and MARY ELLIOTT, his wife, and Sarah Cloud, widow, which said MARY and Sarah are the daughters of the said ISAAC STIDHAM. Exception FIRST: That the said MARY STIDHAM & JONAS STIDHAM, administrators as aforesaid, have not accounted for all the goods, chattels & effects which were of the said ISAAC at the time of his death & more particularly for a quantity of hay, corn, oats & other grain and also a number of hogs & sheep, & c. SECOND: That the said administrators have not accounted for the full and fair value of the goods and chattels of the said ISAAC STIDHAM which were included in the inventory and appraisement of the said goods and chattels which appraisement had much below the fair value thereof and obviously & manifestly unjust and especially as it regards his pair of oxen and sundry horses and a number of sheep and hogs included therein. THIRD: That the said administration neglected to appraise & sell the said goods and chattels and especially the stock of the said ISAAC STIDHAM in the full of the year after his decease, but retained the same until the ??? following when the same was appraised at an unjust value at which time the said administrators charged the estate of the said ISAAC with the expense of keeping the said articles during thee winter and retained the greater part thereof at the aforesaid unjust appraisement. FOURTH: That the said administrators did not expose all the said goods & chattels at public said but kept & applied the greater part thereof to their own use at an unfair & unjust appraisement & without charging the use ??? with the full value of the said goods & chattels. FIFTH: That the said administrators have not accounted for all the debts due and owing to the said ISAAC STIDHAM STIDHAM at the time of his death and which they did receive or received ??? And particularly a debt of considerable amount due and owing from CLOUD ELLIOTT and divers loans Money received from the said CLOUD ELLIOTT and also for rent the frame ??? Any ??? Administration administrator SIXTH: That the said at the shed JONAS STIDHAM is accredited ??? In the set account with the sum of $396.03 as and for question mark over account which is unjust and hot not to be allowed. SEVENTH: That the items numbers 2, 11, 35, 42 and also the item of credit of $40 for the appraised value of negro girl LID ??? are unjust in ought not to be allowed. EIGHTH: That said administrators have not accounted for sundry cords of Hickory and Oak Wood taken and applied to the use of the shed JONAS STIDHAM one of the said administrators NINTH: That said balance in the? That the said administrators is too small and not the true balance Page 10 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 FOR WHICH exceptions for which exceptions ??? therein ??? The said acceptance pray that the said accounts may be reviewed and corrected and the true balance ascertained and that the set acceptance pray that the said administrators may be compelled to produce at the commencement of the orphans court on the 7th day of April next the books of account and of? Of the said ISAAC STIDHAM and all notes and other evidence which came to the hands of the said administrators and also the venue net or loss of sales made and kept by the said administrators of the articles by them sold & c. L. MCLANE Solr. for exceptants Page 11 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 Further settlement ISAAC STIDHAM July 13th 1827 Page 12 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 The further accounting of MARY STIDHAM and JONAS STIDHAM Administrators of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits which were of ISAAC STIDHAM, late of Newcastle hundred in the county of Newcastle, deceased, as well for such and so much of the estate of the intestate as come to their hands as well for their further charges payments and disbursements since their last settlement thereon as follows, to wit. No. 5 & No. 6 payments to Sheriff WILSON is for a judgment, VANDYKE, MCCALLMONT, STIDHAM, ADAMS. J. R. BLACK THOMAS MCDOWELL JOHN COLESBERRY H. MYERS WILLIAM COLESBERRY THOMAS ROBINSON JONAS P. FAIRLAMB THOMAS STEWARD WILLIAM KIRK ADAM TURNBULL FREDERICK LEONARD D. C. WILSON MARY STIDHAM JONAS STIDHAM Examined, adjusted, allowed and passed July 13th 1827. EVAN H. THOMAS, register Page 13 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 Further Settlement ISAAC STIDHAM August 13th, 1829 Page 14 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 The further administrative account of MARY STIDHAM and JONAS STIDHAM, late administrators of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits which were of ISAAC STIDHAM decease as follows. JOSEPH ROBERTS For himself & MARY STIDHAM, late administrators JONAS STIDHAM Examined, adjusted, allowed and passed, august 13th, 1829 EVAN H. THOMAS, register Page 15 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 Page 16 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, DE, New Castle, ISAAC STIDHAM, 1822 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 17 of 17 ** PAGE BREAK **