This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: patriciastaley223 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.union/3774.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Probate Records 1818-1855: John Stokes Jr., died 9 Mar 1845. Administrix: Mary Stokes, widow, $400 bond 17 May 1845, with Jones Stokes and James Boswell as securities. Appraisal: Dr. B.W. Brooks $4.50 for medical services 6 Mar 1845. John McGinnis $1.25 for sawing lumber and shoe making. Sale: $131.48; 7 Jun 1845; S.P. Montgomery, clerk; Matthew Stokes, crier. Purchasers at sale; Mary Stokes, John Stokes, Thomas Stokes, Jones Stokes, Thos. Galey, Robert Williams, Beary Greer, Thos. McDaniel, Alfred Stokes, Henry Miller, Nathan Miles, Collins Murphy, Martha Stokes, Geo. E. Stokes and Needham Wiggs. Heirs: Mary Stokes, widow, $31.82; children: Jones Stokes, Alfred Stokes, Wm. Stokes, Calvin Stokes, James Stokes, John Stokes, Mary Stokes, Elizabeth Stokes and Prestley Stokes, $7.07 Each. Sources: Box S-273; Probate Bk. 3 pp 225-226; Book 4 pp 5, 9; Book 5 pp 7-8; Book A p 16; Book 6 pp 186, 270. Thomas Stokes, died 9 Mar 1847. Adm.: Nathan B. Jinnett of Johnson Co., Ill., $500.00 bond 5 Oct 1847, with John S. Hacker and Tolbert Sams as securities. After the death of Nathan B. Jinnett, Wm. E. Jinnett was appointed adm. debonis non, $400 bond 4 Jun 1849, with John B. Jones and Richard Sessions as Securities. Appraisal: $362.55 by John Reynolds, Wm. N. Hamby and Urias Martin. Sale: $106.40; 26 Oct 1847; D.G. Standard, clerk; Matthew Stokes, crier. Purchasers at sale: John Burgess Sr., Peter Lence, Harrison Martin, Edney Stokes, John Pollard, John Stokes St., James P. Graham, Peter Barringer, Geo. Hileman, Martin Brown, Matthew Stokes, Nathan B. Jinnett, John Pollard Jr., Matthew Stokes Jr., Calvin Armstrong, John Reynolds, Peter Zimmerman, Wm. N. Hamby and A.F. Hunsaker. The widow received specific property worth $338.50. Sources: Box S-274; Probate Bk 4 pp 392-393; Bk 5 pp 10-13, 175-176. Edney Stokes, died 26 Dec 1848. Adm: Nathan B. Jinnett of Johnson Co., Ill., $400 bond 1 Jan 1849, with Richard W. Sessions as security. After Nathan B. Jinnett died, Wm. E. Jinnett was appointed adm. debonis non, $400 bond 1 Jun 1849, with John B. Jones and Richard W. Sessions as securities. Appraisal; $215.35 by Urias Martin, James P. Graham and John Henry Williams. Land: Part of N.W. 1/4 S.W. 1/4 and S.W. 1/4 S.W. 1/4 sec. 19, Twp 12 S., range 1 E., 70 acres worth $180. Debts: S.S. Condon, $1.50, 25 Dec 1848, for medicine sent by Throgmorton, Louisa Boswell, July 1848 tuition of her (Edney Stokes) children, $1; Oct 1849 tuition for same, $1.43. Preston Anderson, $1.13 for making three pair of small shoes in 1849, $1 for husking and measuring corn and #3.75 for cutting and taking care of wheat in 1849. L.K. Parks, $9 for professional services in 1848 during last illness. Leone Bonnell, $8 for making coffin 6 (?) Dec 1848. Sale $168.73; 25 Jan 1849; Jones Stokes, crier; Samuel Martin, clerk. Purchasers at sale: James P. Graham, Matthew Stokes, Henry Williams, Eliza McGinnis, Rebecca Keith, N.B. Ginnett, Barnett Ginett, Jones Stokes, John Verble, Daniel Verble, Robert Throgmorton, Preston Anderson, Benj. Eaves, Isaac Sitter, Geo. E. Stokes, Berry Grear, H.A. Sams, Arthur Frogge, Wm. Toler, John Pollard Sr, Elitia Pollard, John Hileman, James West, Geo. Hileman and Frederic Maho. Heir: Matthew G. Stokes, Wm. P. Stokes, Thos. J. Stokes, Mary A. Stokes, and Martha Jane Stokes, received $20.58 each. In 1849, Nathan B. Jinnett of Johnson Co., Ill. was appointed guardian of the minor heirs of Thos. and Edney Stokes: Sarah E. Stokes (notlisted above as an heir of Edney), Thos. J. Stokes, Mary A. Stokes and Martha Jane Stokes. In 1851, Winstead Davie was appointed their guardian and in 1853, Wm. E. Jennett was appointed. Sources: Box S-274; Probate Bk 5 pp 125, 150-152, 172-173, 353; Guardianship boxes 571, 574 and 577. There are also probate records for George E. Stokes who died 13 Aug 1851, widow Nancy Stokes. Jones Stokes Sr., died 29 Jan 1853, widow Eliz. Stokes. I'll see if I find anything else on them. Patricia Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.