Jonathan Pratt was from VA and Newberry Co. SC but some people from Fairfield Co. were at the estate sale so I am sending it to both lists. He must have been an interesting man--the owner of two stills and a Singing School. Let me know if you find any ancestors here. Newberry County, SC Probate Estate abstracts Box 16, Pkg. 17 1802 Jonathan Pratt Eliz. Pratt and Aron Cate, admin. A.B.- 8 Mar 1802 $5000.00 Eliz. Pratt, Aron Cate, Thomas Cates, Benj. Johnston W.A.- 8 Mar. 1802 John Ruff, Geo. Ashford, Leonard Zuber App.- 17 Mar 1802 trunks, cotton wheel, flax wheel, kitchenware, books, furniture, beds, farm tools, farm animals, still (2) Notes Due estate: Wm. Fish, A. Cate, James Vardaman, Bond on James Remy. Sale- 2 Apr. 1802 Eliz. Pratt, John Mancil, Gideon Nelson, Frances Pratt, John Hutcherson, Richard Mancil, James Dickson, Stephen Hogg, George Pratt, Thomas Ramsey, John Mancil, Wm. Miles Nevitt, Wm Rooks, Aron Cates, Leonard Zuber, James Kelly, Sr., Fenning Adams, Sam. Wood, John Conerly, Lt. Ephraim Liles, Wm. Pratt, John Crooks, Jos. Fish, Miss Heller (Keller), John Duncan. List of Accounts Due Deceased for Whiskey and Subscription to Jonathan Pratt Singing School. Return- 1805 Paid Gideon Nelson, legatee; 54: 18: 3 Wm. Pratt, legatee; 54: 18: 8 George Pratt, legatee; 95: 34: 08 John Hutcherson, legatee; 54: 18: 8 John Hutcherson for Wm. Pratt for his dower in land, 42: 96: 08 John Hutcherson in full; 58: 31: 4 Gideon Nelson in full; 44: 39: 0 Gideon Nelson; 8: 67: 6 George Pratt in full; 9: 69: 0 Eliz. Pratt Widow 1/3; 400: 41: 6 Frances Pratt; Legatee; 21: 0: 0 John Pratt, Legatee; 105: 83: 2 (Land Dower) Milly Pratt; 84: 1: 6 Frances Pratt, Legatee; 49: : 61 Due Frances and Milly and John Pratt; 51: 32: 4 equally divided = 17: 10: 7 Due Wm. Pratt; a balance; 8: 67: 6 Rec. for rent of plantation Return 1806 Return 1811 -due John Pratt, minor 137: 26: 1 Return no date -Due Frances Cates, formerly Frances Platt......80: 52: 0 -To John Pratt.....137: 26: 1 -- Susan C. Johanson Springfield, VA djohanson@mindspring.com Rootsweb sponsor-NEHGS member http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=johanson http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/h/Susan-C-Johanson/ ...Searching for footprints in the sands of time...