Person:Gilbert Townsend (5)

Estate Records

State of Indiana

County of Blackford

Comes now Gilbert Townsand and swers that he is the son of Gilbert Townsand Seynior now decased, that said Townsand seynior dceased died on the 8th day of October 1861, And that the estate of said deedent is being unlawfully intermeddled by Alby Townsand and others who have no authority whatever so to intermeddle with said estate of said deedant. And asks the Clerk of Blackford County Circuit Court to appoint a specel Administrator to administer on and take care of said estate until there is a regulur one appointed. And further there is no person at this time with authority to take care of said estate.

October 14th, 1861

(Signed) Gilbert Townsand

Subscribed and swornte before me this 14th day of October 1861

Moses Stahl Clerk

B.C.C.P.

Payments, Estate Inventory on Ancestry.com

Payments to Heirs:

Come now the following persons and prove to the satisfaction of the Court that they are the only heirs of said Townsend deceased and entitled to distributive shares in the said Townsend Estate.

Chas. Townsend

Lydia Green

Gilbert Townsend

Licia Ann Gadberry

James Townsend

Elisabeth Leffler--now Elis. Leffler

Mary Foy--Mary Foy

Alva Townsend

Heirs of John Townsend to wit M. Elisabeth Hedge, Emily Conduit, Lydia Casterline, J.W. Townsend, Henry, Lewis, Orrin and Ira Townsend. And the clerk is therefore ordered to pay to them their several shares as follows

Gilbert Townsend Sr. Will with Misc. Documents

To wit: Sept. 2, 1863

Received of Clerk Stahl $29.48 Charles Townsend

Received of Clerk Stahl $29.48 Allen R. Gadbury

Received of Clerk Stahl $29.48 Daniel Leffler

Received of Clerk Stahl $29.48 (cannot read with certainy what name--looks like Janet dee Gesy)

Received of Clerk Stahl $29.48 Gilbert Townsend

Received of Clerk Stahl $29.48 James S. Townsend

Gilbert Townsend Sen. Ds.

To Thomas Smithj as follows

to goods $1.25

to 1 gal. of vinigar .20

to Tobacco .25

to oil .15

Making in all $1.85 Which is due and wholly unpaid. Thomas Smith Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of October 1862 Moses Stahl Clk.

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