1840 Feb. 20, - Sterling Graydon (as he signed), Asbury Terry(as he
signed) and John M. Terry(as he signed) become executors to the estate
of
Thomas Gradon. They post a $10,000 bond as executors and agree to pay
bills
and heirs as required. Money is owed to John M. Terry, Wm Terry, Asbury
Terry,
Sterling Gradon, John Graden, G. Poole, Wm Gradon, W. G. Vinson, Drury
Gradon,
Nancy Gradon. Included in the estate were nine slaves with an estimated
value as follows: - (man) "George" $585, (women) "Charity" $375,
"Chloiy"
$700, (boys) "Jacob" $750, "Dick" $900, "Addam" $850, "Washington"
$775,
"Joshua" $500, "Bob" $450.
[Landers Co., S.C., Judge of Probate, Box
89, pkg. 9, LDS film #1029341]
(These records indicate to me that all of
these individuals are heirs to the estate through either direct
descendancy or marriage consequently the inclusion of the unknown
female heirs in the above list of children. Elroy C.)
W. G. Vinson purchases - 1 negro woman "Cloe"
for $625 and 1 boy, "Bob" for $427
Willam T. Watts, purchases 1 negro man, "George" $420
Drury Graydon purchases 1 saddle $100, 1 sorel mare $100, 1 negro
Man "Jacob" $706, 1 negro boy "Joshua" $520
Charles Terry purchases- 1 heiffer $6.25
John Terry purchases - several small items, negro boy "Adam" $913
Asbury Terry purchases - several small items, 1 negro boy "Washington"
$757
Moses Myers purchases - 1 steer $6.50
Nimrod Neighbors purchases - several small items, 1 negro boy "Dick"
$919 Zacheriah Gray purchases - 16 bushels of refined corn for $6.40
Leroy Madison purchases - 1 bay horse $69.50
William Nizbitt purchases-20 dozen oats, $2.40
there are other smaller sales
