Vines Collier
Inventories and Appraisements

State of Georgia }
March: 2 1796}
Oglethorpe County}
The Inventory and appraisement of the goods, chattels and credits of Vines Collier, dec'd appraised by Charles Smith, John Gresham, Stephen Potts and Mathew Rainey after duly sworn on the holy Gospels by Jno. Hardeman, Esq., Justice of the Peace for said county. Appraised in Dollars and Cents as follows (to wit):

One Negro Man David 300
One Negro Man Kiser 200
One Negro Man Randol 225
One Negro Woman Beck 180
One Negro Woman Pat 200
One Negro Man Frank 20
One Bay Mare 43 1/2
Two Younge Bay Mares 140
One Black Mare 25
One Gray Mare 55
6 Feather beds and Furniture 210
33 Hogs and 17 Head of Cattle 101
Cash $12.75; 7 Head of Sheep, $6.00 18.75
10 Pewter(?), 14 Dollars; Cupboardware, 12.00 Dollars 26
1 Desk & Books 25 1/2
2 Looking Glasses and Sundry Articals 1.5
One Doz. Knives and Forks; 2 Guns 7
1 Case of twelve Bottles; Two Tables 3.5
1 Pair of stilards (steelyard?); 3 pair of cotton cards 4
2 Cotton Wheales; one Flax ditto; 1 hackle; 1 Gin 8
14 Chairs; 1 knife 8
1 Chist and sundry articals 4
1 pair of Fire Dogs 3
1 Box and sundry articals 3
200 Weight of Cotton 7
3 sides of leather; Beaf Hooks 7.5
1 woman's saddle 3
1 Loome and articals belonging to these(?) 5
1 pair of saddle bags 0.5
6 pailes; 3 tubs; 1 churn 2
Kitching Furniture 15
1 waggon and Geirs (Gears?) 25
waggon Irons and Grind Stone 9
1 Barrel and sundry articals 1
1 Hand saw, 3 augors & Drawing Knife 2
Iron utentials; 5 axes 20
60 Barrels of corn and Dry meat 122
Sault and sundry articals 10
Parcel of tobacco; 7 tubs & wry(rye?) & oats 21.25
3 Cow hides & sundry small articals & 37 geese 19
5 Sacks of Forthere (fodder?) 10
1 Dark Bay Horse & 7 Shoats 15.5
 
Total amount 2,201.75

The estate of Vines Collier, dec'd, indebted by bond to Northington — 107.00

The inventory and appraisement of Vines Collier, dec'd, Returned and Recorded the 1 Day of June, 1796 by Isaac Collier, Executor.

M.A.RAINEY, R. C. O. C.

January the 10th, 1797. Return of Expenditures of the Estate of Vines Collier, dec'd, Returned by Isaac Collier & John Collier, Executors.

Paid Jas. Park proven account 5.3
Paid Jas. Thomas proven account 2.00
Paid John Grisham proven account 2.18 ½
Paid Dockter Sankey 2.25
Paid Register's Fees 3.25
John McCords, Rec. # 7.75
John Blakley, Rec. # 6.00
Jas. Haggard, Rec. # 6.00
Jr. Tax Collector 2.87 ½
Receiv'd of of John Garrett 2.00
Paid Sam"l Park 1.00
Recorded January the 10th day 40.34 ½
1797. M.A.RAINEY, R.C.O.C.

REGISTER'S OFFICE

January the 5th day, 1798. A return of the Receipts and Expenditures of the estate of Vines Collier, dec'd for the year 1797made by Salley Collier, Acting Executor.

January the 25th, 1797 pd. M. Hays for all demands in full.
March, 1797 pd. Phinizy 5.00
February the 22nd pd. Jas. Park in full of all demands
February the 16th pd. Thos. Dunn 1.50
pd. Sam'l Northington By bond. 107.12 ½
Dec'r 22nd day, 1797 pd. John Colley 26.50
140.12 ½

Recorded January the 5th day, 1798.
M.A.RAINEY, R.C.O.C.

pd. Tax Collector for the year 1797
Francis Myers, receipt for schooling $21.00
Hardiman Phinizy Receipt 12.05
Gravitt W. Park, Receipt 15.50
 
Recorded January the 11th day, 1798
M.A.RAINEY, R.C.O.C.
1799 Jan'y the 11th day. The Yearly Return of the Expenditures of the
Estate of Vines Collier, dec'd, by Sarah Collier for the year 1798.
Paid Thomas Mason for Schooling $ 12.00
Paid Geo. Younge for smiths work 7.30
Paid John Gresham for 71 Acres of land 152.00
 
Salley Collier, Acting Exec. aded 171.30
Recorded January 11th day, 1799. M.A.RAINEY, R.C.O.C.
Vines Collier, dec'd, yearly Return for 1799
Pd. Dr. M. Clay for medicine on a sick negro 11.62 ½
Pd. Matthew Gage for goods bought for the use of family 25.31 ¼
Ditto to F. Phinizy 8.89
Pd tax for year 1798, $3.54 ¼; do. for the year 1799, $3.54 ¼ 7.08 ½
Pd. Smith for work for year. 6.43 ¾
59.33 ¼
Isaac Collier, acting Recorded June the 26th day, 1800
Executor M.A.RAINEY, R. C. O. C.
Dec'r 31st day, 1800. Yearly Return on the Estate of Vines Collier, dec'd
By John & Isaac Collier, surviving Exe's.
Paid F. Phinizy as per Receipts $ 7.81 ¼
Paid Do. as per Do. 11.69
Paid Matthew Gage as per Receipts 3.00
Paid F. Phinizy as per Receipts 20.50
John & Isaac Collier, Exe's 43.00 ¼
Dec'r. 31st day. 1801. Yearly Return on the Estate of Vines Collier, dec'd,
To the amount of Sales Real and Personal 5,080.05
to a parcel of seed cotton sold @ $4.00 per hundred
and the amount not ascertained 36.00
to parcel of tobacco sold @ $2.50 and the amount
not ascertained 15.83
to 2 hogsheads of tobacco not sold on hand 47.72 ½
Paid to George Younge as per voucher 6.83 ¾
Paid Wm. Collier as a legatee in part. 443.87 ¼
Paid Vines Collier as a legatee in part. 433.31 ¼
Paid Cuthbert Collier Do. in part. 277.56 ¼
Paid Thos. Collier Do. in part. 325.56 ¼
Paid Benj'n Collier Do. in part. 375.06 ¼
Thos. Dunn's Receipt for on feather bed and furniture
put into his care for Salley Collier amounting to 41/00
John Hardaman Receipt for one feather Bed and funiture
put into his hands for the use of Polly Collier to the amount
of 41.00
also paid Cuthbert Collier, a legatee 80.00
Money due the estate of said dec'd as per open
acc'ts, Isham Smith, Dr. 17.50
also Wm. Collier, open acc'ts 3.00
John and Isaac Collier, Ex'ers.
Recorded February 9th, 1802
M.A.RAINEY, C.C.O.C.
1802 & 1803} Yearly return on the Estate of Vines Collier, dec'd, for the within years by John and Isaac Collier, Ex'ers.
Paid Rob't Collier, a legatee in part as per Receipt 162.00
Ditto Benj'n Collier Do. Do. 184.55 ¼
Ditto Thos. Collier Do. Do. 100.00
Ditto Cuthbert Collier Do. Do. 151.81 ¼
Ditto Vines Collier Do. Do. 77.00
Ditto Williamson Do. Do. 510.00
Ditto Wm. Collier Do. Do. 66.12 ½
Ditto Jno. Lumpkin, proven account 10.00
Ditto A. M. Clay Do. Do. 6.25
Ditto George Young Do. Do. 4.06 ¼
Ditto Wm. Collier Do. Do. 3.31 ¼
Ditto George Phillips Do. Do. 19.12 ¼
Ditto to Seymore Powell for bonding Rob't. 18.50
Ditto for stamp paper at the sale. 4.35
Ditto Joseph Lumpkin, proven acc't. 6.43 ¾
Ditto Jno. T. Sankey Do. Do. 32.00
Ditto Daniel Wagnon, due bill. 14.25
Ditto taxes 1799, 1800, & 1801 and direct tax 10.63 ¾
Ditto Sam'l Shields proven acc't 7.92 ¾
Ditto Wm. Collier Do. Do. 26.50
Ditto Furnished Polley Collier with clothing 29.22
Ditto Salley Collier with Do. 18.84 ½
Ditto Wm. H. Crawford fees 28.00
Ditto Sheriff in Green County 1.50
Ditto Cost of non(?) vs. Doggett 1.00
Ditto M. Rainey, Clerk at the sale 2.31 ¼
  
Jno. & Isaac Collier, Ex'ers 1,495.71
  
Recorded 23rd Feb'y, 1804
M.A.RAINEY, C.C.O.C.
Dec'r 31st day, 1804. Yearly return on the Estate of Vines Collier, dec' d, by
Isaac & John Collier, Ex'ers.
Paid John Owen, a legatee as per Receipt 408.00
Do. Rob't Collier Do. 128.00
Do. Thos. Collier Do. 34.00
Do. Sarah Collier Do. 1 saddle and vail. 25.43
 
  595.43
 
Commissions on $4,230.81 cts which has been paid
out to the legatees as per returns to the Clerk at
5 per cent is $210.19 cnts 210.19
 
John Collier} 805.62
Isaac Collier} Ex'ers.
 
Recorded 21st Feb'y 1805
M.A.RAINEY, C.C.O.C.
Dec'r 31st, 1805. Yearly return of the estate of Vines Collier, dec'd
for the above year.
Rec'd nothing
Paid Salley Collier, a legatee, in clothing } 27.87
 
Jno. & Isaac Collier, Ex'rs
Recorded 10th Feb'y, 1806
M.A.RAINEY, C.C.O.
ORDINARY'S OFFICE
  
Yearly return on the Estate of Vines Collier, dec'd, by John and Isaac
Collier, Executors for the year 1806.
 
Paid Thos. Collier, a legatee, as per Receipt $51.00
Do. to Salley Collier Do. cash 8.00
Do. Do. Do. Draw in the land lottery 12 ½
 
John Collier)
Isaac Collier) Ex'rs
 
Recorded 29th Jan'y 1807
M.A.RAINEY, CLK.
Dec'r 31st, 1807. Yearly return on the Estate of Vines Collier, dec'd,
 
Jan'y 9th, 1807 paid Salley Collier, a legatee $ 3.00
Due to sundry goods taken up in Lexington 16.12 ½
 
Isaac Collier, Ex'r. 19.12 ½
Recorded 29th Jan'y, 1808
 
M.A.RAINEY, C.C.O.
Yearly return on the Estate of Vines Collier, dec'd, for 1808 & 1809.
 
Paid Harrison Smith as per 4 Receipts in full. $ 317.75 ¼
Paid Rob't Collier as per Receipt in full. 7.00
Paid Vines Collier as per Receipt in full. 7.00
 
Isaac Collier, Exe'r.
Recorded 8th May 1810. M.A.RAINEY, C. C. O.

Yearly return on the Estate of Vines Collier, dec'd, for the year 1810. Nothing rec'd, nothing expended per

Isaac Collier, Exe'r

Recorded in book B folio. Jan'y 23, 1811

M.A.RAINEY, C. C. O.

Yearly return on the Estate of Vines Collier, dec'd for the year 1811.
Rec'd nothing; paid nothing. Isaac Collier, Exe'r.

Recorded 21 April 1812. M.A.RAINEY, C.C.O.

(Note by W. R. Collier: This appears to be the last year for which a yearly return was filed on the estate of Vines Collier. In 1817, Isaac Collier made a return on 400 acres and 8 slaves in Oglethorpe County. Sarah Elizabeth (Williamson) Collier also known as "Salley" witnessed the will of John Hardeman on February 1, 1804). It is my thinking that Sarah Elizabeth Williamson Collier, wife of Vines, died between January 1, 1811 and December 31, 1811. Had she been deceased before January 1, 1811, the estate would have reverted to the legatees and no return would have been necessary for the estate in 1812. Had she been deceased after December 31, 1811, a yearly return on the estate for 1812 would have been required and such a return does not exist in the records. I am going with my conclusion pending some better information.)

Source: Oglethorpe County Register's Office
Contributed by William Collier