Administrators of estate were usually
appointed in county court shortly after a person's death. In the absence of a
death date, the date of the appointment of an administrator can be used as an
approximate death date. The appointment of an estate administrator was recorded
in the county court minutes and sometimes in a separate administrator's bond
book (after 1852 in Caldwell County). The administrator was required to post
bond with at least one person as surety for the faithful performance of his
duties as administrator. The duties of the administrator were very similar
to those of an executor of a will.
The page number at the end of each entry refers to the
page number in County Court Book H (1850-1859), where these entries are
located. Both Caldwell County Court
Order Book H and Administrators Bond Book 1852-1862 are available on
FamilySearch.org as well as in the Caldwell County Clerk's Office, Princeton,
Kentucky.
John G.
Pettit was appointed administrator of the estate of Mary Pettit 20 Apr 1857.
Surety: James A. Johnson. [p. 506]
John G.
Pettit was appointed administrator de bonis non with will annexed of Thomas G. Pettit
20 Apr1857. Sureties: William Wadlington, Henry Tandy, P.B. McGoodwin, James A.
Johnson. [p. 506]
James H.
Robert was appointed administrator of the estate of John Jones 20 Apr 1857, the
widow having relinquished her right to administer. Surety: Zebulon
Blackburn. [p. 509]
James
Roberts was appointed administrator of the estate of Melissa Roberts 20 Apr 1857. Sureties: Thomas Jones, Rufus L. Harper.
[p. 511]
David H.
Blalock and Timothy Creekmur were appointed administrators of the estate of
John Creekmur 18 May 1857, the widow, Nancy Creekmur, having relinquished her
right to administer. Sureties, John
Creekmur, Josiah Nichols.
Mary E. Cook
was appointed administrator of the estate of John W. Cook 19 May 1857.
Sureties: Wm. D. Tinsley, James A. Cook, John M. Bullock, James H. Calvert,
James A. Johnson, Ben D. Terry. [p. 519]
Thomas W.
Pickering was appointed administrator de bonis non of the estate of John W.
Guess 15 Jun 1857. [p. 522]
James M.
Harper was appointed administrator of the estate of William Irvin 20 Jul 1857.
Surety: Thomas W. Pickering. [p. 529]
Thomas W.
Pickering was appointed administrator of the estate of Reuben Harrald 17 Aug
1857, the widow, Eliza J. Harrald, relinquishing her right to administer. [p.
532]
James A.
Fletcher was appointed administrator of the estate of Marcus A. Strickland 18
Aug 1857. Sureties: Thomas J. Duncan, William Gregston. [p. 533]
Thomas W.
Pickering, Sheriff, was appointed administrator de bonis non of the estate of
John W. Guess 17 Oct 1857. [p. 534]
Benjamin J.
Jordan was appointed administrator of the estate of James Jordan 19 Oct 1857.
Surety: Robert Scott.
Robert Gray
was appointed administrator of the estate of Wm. M. Patterson 20 Oct 1857, the
widow, Julia Ann Patterson, having relinquished her right to administer.
Surety: George J. Ingram. [p. 538]
Wright
Nichols Senr. was appointed administrator of the estate of David J. Eison 20
Oct 1857, the widow, Mary Ann Eison, having relinquished her right to
administer. [p. 543]
Robert
Holloway was appointed administrator of the estate of Jinsey Oliver 10 Nov 1857,
the husband having relinquished his right to administer. Surety: John
Holland. [p. 546]
Jacob B.
Crider was appointed administrator of the estate of Daniel Bagwell 16 Nov 1857.
Surety: Francis H. Baker. [p. 549]
Milton
Dudley was appointed administrator of the estate of Hugh Dickinson 16 Nov 1857,
the widow having relinquished her right to administer. Surety: Robert H.
Lander. [p. 549]
A.P.
Stallions was appointed administrator of the estate of W.P. Stallions 25 Nov 1857.
Surety: J.M. Simpson. [p. 554]
H.M. McElroy
and James H. Leech were appointed administrators with will annexed of the
estate of Wm. McElroy 25 Nov 1857, the widow having relinquished her right to
administer. [p. 556]
Published 28 June 2018, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/
