Thursday, November 4, 2010

Administrators' Bonds - Henderson County, Kentucky 1860

An administrator of an estate was appointed by the county court shortly after the death of a person who had an estate  and who left no valid will. The appointment of the administrator was recorded in the county court minutes as well as in a separate administrators' bond book. The appointment of an administrator is a good way to determine the approximate date of death. The following entries have been extracted from Henderson County Administrator Bonds 1853-1861, located in the Henderson County clerk's office, Henderson, Kentucky.

Gabriel D. Sugg was appointed administrator of the estate of Wiley Sugg 23 January 1860.

W.G. Melton was appointed administrator of the estate of Jesse Melton 23 January 1860.

Samuel Sugg was appointed administrator of Harvey Peed's estate 8 February 1860.

John M. Shaw was appointed administrator of the estate of Joseph Grant 10 March 1860.

Lucie H. Allison was appointed administrator of William D. Allison's estate 26 March 1860.

Alexander Clayton was appointed administrator of the estate of Sallie Hicks 26 Mar 1860.

Isham Cottingham was appointed administrator of the estate of Thomas Sutton 9 April 1860.

Isham Cottingham was appointed administrator of the estate of Peter Wise 23 April 1860.

Joseph C. Allen was appointed administrator of the estate of Thomas F. Robinson 26 April 1860.

John R.Dixon was appointed administrator of Charles Dixon's estate 28 May 1860.

J.J. Melton and Hamilton A. Shelton were appointed administrators of the estate of Elisha Melton 10 July 1860.

William Catlin was appointed administrator of the estate of Lewis J. Walden 10 July 1860.

Susan Jane Melvin was appointed administrator of John Melvin's estate 23 July 1860.

W.R. Kinney was appointed administrator of the estate of Dr. A.H. Posey 23 July 1860.

Isham Cottingham was appointed administrator of the estate of C.C. Baker 23 July 1860.

James B. Lyne was appointed administrator of  William B. Abernathy's estate 14 Aug 1860.

William Kebenegh was appointed administrator of the estate of Wm. Goodson 23 October 1860.

William E. Bennett was appointed administrator of John W. Settlemire's estate 16 November 1860.

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