Administration Bond of William Todd, of Sussex County, Delaware
Dated 3rd December 1818
 

Sussex County, sc.
Know all men by these presents That we Nancy Todd of the county of Sussex in the State of Delaware, & John Booth and John Morris of the same county are held and firmly bound unto the State of Delaware aforesaid, in the sum of Three Thousand dollars lawful money of the said State, to be paid for the use of the same; to which payment well and truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated the Third day of December one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen.

THE CONDITION OF THE ABOVE OBLIGATION IS SUCH, That if the above bounden Nancy Todd administratrix of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits which were of William Todd late of Sussex county, deceased...

Nancy "X" Todd (Seal)
John Booth (Seal)
John M. Morris (Seal)

SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED,
In the presence of
Phillips Kollock

 

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Inventory of William Todd, dec'd
Dated 10 December 1818
Recorded 23 July 1819

Inventory of the goods and Chattels which were the property of William Todd dec'd late of Sussex County as Given in by Nancy Todd and appraised by the Subscribers the 10th Dec. 1818

 

Wearing Apparel 24.00, Bed & furniture #1 25.00, 1 do & do #2 22.00
1 do & do #3 20.00, 1 do & do #4 15.00, 1 do & do #5 10.00, 
1 do & do #6 18.00, 1 set Green Stools 9.00, 3 flag bottom Chairs 2.00,
6 do do inferior 3.00, 1 Walnut dining Table 4.00, 1 Mahogany Desk 14.00,
1 Large Blue Chest 4.00, 1 smaller do do 2.00, 1 Armed Chair .60,  
1 Cupboard 8.00, 2 pine & Gum tables 1.50, 1 Large looking Glass 1.25,
1 small do do 1.50, 1 Yankee Clock 8.00, 1 Loom 4.00, 5 Slais & 4 pr Geers 4.00,
1 Woollen wheel 1.00, 1 spinning do 2.35, 1 do do 1.75, 1 do do 1.00,
1 do do .75, 1 swift & spooling (???) & Spools .75, All the ???? in Cupboard 12.00, 
1 Knife Box .25, 5 Candlesticks .20, 1 Case & Bottles 1.50, 1 Candle Stand .20,
1 Saddle Bridle & Blanket 6.00, 1 Shovel & Tongs 1.25, 20 1/2 lbs of Pewter 2.56,
1 Lott Glass 1.50, 4 Stone & 4 Earthen Jars .75, 2 Trays .25, 1 pr Sad Irons 1.00, 
1 do and ??? best 1.50, 1 do do 1.25, 1 pot rack & chain 1.50, 1 Frying pan .20, 
1 Large pot 1.00, 1 ??? do .75, 1 ??? Kettles .75, 1 pr pot hooks .40,
1 Ladle & fleshfork .50, 4 Earthen dishes .25, 1 Knife Box & Broken ?? Lot ??? of forks .40,
1 Skillet .50, 1 dutch oven best 1.00, 1 do do .75, 1 do do .50, 1 pr large Steelyards 1.00,
1 do small do .50,  1 Coffee Mill .50, 3 Jugs 1.00, 4 Table Cloths & 4 Towels 3.50,
1/4 lbs wool .37 1/2, 2 old chests .75, 25 lbs nails 8d & 10d 2.00, 1 flour tubb large .50,
1 do less .25, 1 Hackle 1.00, 1 pr Cot'n & 1 pr wool cards .37 1/2,
Some Spokemakers tools, Leather & Apron 1.00, Lot of Carpenters Tools 6.25,
do Coopers do 1.50, 4 1/2 lbs of yarn @ 67 pr lb 3.00, 60 Gal. Vinegar 6.00,
200 do Cyder 18.00, 16 do Gal. Casks 16.00, 3 Bushels 3.00, 3 open Hh'ds 1.50,
3 do bbs. 1.00, 9 __ gums 1.20, 1 hominy morter & pestle .75, 20 3/4 lbs Bacon 2.77, 
40 lbs Corn & ___ 2.40, 18 3/4 lbs Soap 1.46, 2 open _____ 1.00,
3 bus'ls Salt 3.00, 1 do Beans 1.00, 1/2 do Peas .50, 150 Herrings 1.50, 5 bags 1.50,
1 Meal Sifter .50, 2 Buckets .25, 1 Grindstone 2.00, 4 Axes 3.00, 2 Grubbing hoes 1.50,
3 Ploughs & double Iron _____ 3.50, 2 Harrows 2.50, 9 Clapboards 1.80, 210 Staves 4.00,
100 beading 1.00, 610 Shingles 6.10, 1 Horse Cart harness & Saddle 15.00,
1 Dutch pan 1.00, 1 Cart body 2.00, 1 old carriage harness & whip 30.00,
22 3/4 bus'ls wheat 39.81, 1 C___ 8.00, 1 half Bus'l measure .50, Lot old Iron .50,
1 Spade 2 Shovels 1.00, Lot of flax in Straw 5.00, 1 set plough geers 1.50,
1 Cow hide 3 sheep skins 2.50, 1 Casing B__ & Knife 1.00, 400 Bush'ls Corn 160.00,
4 Stacks Blade fodder 16.00, 7 do ___ do 21.00, 1 Scythe & Craddles 1.00,
10 head sheep 12.50, 1 Black Horse 9 years old 75.00, 1 do do 8 do 30.00,
1 Grey mare do do 50.00, 1 Red & white pide Cow 8.00, 1 do do & calf 15.00,
1 do do do 12.00, 1 Black & white do 12.00, 1 4 year old heifer 10.00, 2 stacks corn shucks 2.00,
1 2 year old heifer 6.00, 1 likely Black & White pide do 16.00, 1 pide heifer 7.00,
1 red do 11.00, 3 Iron wedges & 1 frow 1.25, 1 large Hog 15.00, 
1 lot iron including hinges etc. 1.00, 1 still worm & Tub 30.00, 1 Cyder Trough Mill & ___ 8.00
Shaving Instruments & Specticles .50, B____ Shates Keg & funnel 1.00, 7 Fat Hogs 54.00,
4 weeding hoes 1.25, 2 hives of bees 2.00, Lott of old Books 1.50, 1 Set Blacksmiths Tools 18.00
11 shoats 22.00, 1 Sow & 8 pigs 8.00, 1 large white Sow 5.00, 2 Yearlings 6.00
1 Negro woman named Rebecca aged 16 years 120.00, 16,000 Bricks 64.00, 4 Stacks straw 3.00
6 Gal. Brandy 3.50, 1 Keg .75, 1 Broken stack fodder .50, 1 Duck Bill Harrow .37 1/2
20 Bus'ls Sweet potatoes 12.00, 8 do Irish do 4.00, 1 Corn Cradle 1.00,
1/2 Cross Cut Saw 1.00, 6 Bus'ls flax seed 9.00.
                                                                                                         Total $1328.22 1/2

Sussex County  Personally appeared
before me the subscriber one of the Justices of
the Peace in the County afsd Dr. John
Carey & Stephen Redden and was duly 
Sworn and affirmed according to 
law, July 23, 1819, Sam'l Laws
Certificate 206(?)
______ by S. Redden


           Jno. Carey
           Stephen Redden

 

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The Account of Nancy Todd Adm'x of William Todd late of Sussex County, dec'd, as well of all such and so much of the said dec'ds property which came to her hands or possession as of her sundry payments out of the same Viz:
 

The said Accountant charges herself
with all and singular to wit:
With the Inventory $1328.22
Cash on hand at death $37.00
Cash of Lowder Layton $11.00
" of Henry Spence $3.15
" of Daniel Stapleford $2.00
" of William Potter $37.31
" of Jacob Hickman $17.00
" of Robert Stapleford note $80.68 1/2
" of John Beauchamp $50.80
" of Abraham Griffith $27.50
                                  

The Said Accountant craves an allowance to wit;
paid for Letters of Adm'n $2.17
paid funeral Expences $14.00
paid appr's fees $7.99
1. paid Wm W. Huff pro'd acct. $3.07
2. paid Joseph Gray pro'd Acct. $9.65
3. paid Ann Todd note $42.00
4. paid Redden & Stephens acct. pro'd rec't $4.94 1/2
5. paid Joseph Gray Taxes for 1819 pr 2 rec'ts $6.73
6. paid Peter Robinson Esq. atty pr rec't $5.00
7. paid John Carey D. acct pro'd rec't $14.20
8. paid Eliazbeth Boazman minor the balance due to
her pr Guard'n Account papers by her Guard'n Philemon Boazman,
who is insolvent and the said dec'd was surety, pr rec't $213.80
9. to Sundries Expended in Repairing pr Bill $45.56 3/4
10. paid David Morris, Carpenter, Bill $24.85
11. paid Lunnan Bradley's Bill $6.00
12. paid William Nutter's Bill $12.49
Commissions on charge side $13.30
Commissions on Payment side $30.90
paid for Stating and passing acct. $5.00
                                          $461.66 1/2
                 

$1594.66 1/2 Amount of Payments $461.66 1/2 Balance due Estate $1133.00

The above account was exhibited
to the Register the 22nd July 1820
on oath By Nancy "X" Todd

Examined allowed and passed the
same day~. Phillips Kollock Reg. of Wills

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The Account of Nancy Todd administratrix of William Todd late of Sussex County dec'd as well of all such and so much of the said deceased property which _______ her hands or possession as _____ of her sundry payments out of the same Viz:

 

The said Account craves an allowance
of her sundry payments To Wit;
Paid Joseph Gray Tax for 1821 per rec't $2.70
Paid James Adams Tax for 1820 per rec't $3.60
Paid William Nutter acct prv'd & rec't $2.20
Paid R. & Wm Williams ditto Do Do Do $11.60
Paid Jonathan Morris acct for repairs...$2.70
Paid William Nutter for sawing...$16.15
Paid Govey Adkinson for work per rec't $6.56 1/4
Paid Henry Todd for work per rec't $3.68 1/4
for sundry repairs as per Bill $24.50
Paid Purnel Tindle acct per rec't $1.73
___ ______ for troubles $10.00
Paid for Stating & Passing $4.00

 

The Said Account Charges herself with all and singular to wit; With the balance of former settlement $1133.00 With Cash of Sam'l Todd (neg) $44.14 $1177.14 Amount of Payments $89.43 Bal. due Estate $1087.71 Widow's 1/3 $362.57 7 heirs $725.14 Each heirs part $103.59

 

The above Account was Exhibited to the
Register the 18th day of Nov. 1822 on oath
By Nancy "X" Todd Examined allowed & passed the same day
Nathan Vickars Reg.

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