The Estate Settlement of Benjamin Franklin Wilson  (1811-1874)         Submitted by Vicki Shaffer (These documents came from the Gibson County Courthouse in Trenton, Tennessee)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Stephen Jones Adm of the Estate ofB. F. Wilson Dec’d To the Gibson County Court April Term 1874The undersigned Adm. of the Estate of B.F. Wilson would report to court thefollowing list of property sold belonging to said estate to witMrs. C.A. Wilson 1 cast plow 1.90 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 crop cut saw 1.00 Mrs. C.A.Wilson 1 ax .50 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 shovel plow .50 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 grind rock.90 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 lafe 1.00 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 clock 5.00 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1looking glass 2.00 Needham Holland 1 steel trap .25 J. Wilson 1 set Britikin????1.50 N.T. Stephens 1 shot gun 5.05 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 looking glass .50 W.D. Cass3 books 1.95 J.F. Penn 2 books .45Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 bed & furniture 5.00 G.E. Flowers 1 Buggy 100.00 Mrs. C.A.Wilson 1 Hack 31.00 Felix Flowers 1 Bull 12.00 Mrs. C.A. Wilson 1 cow 5.00 G.A.Bagby 1 cow 14.75 W.H. Glisson 1 bay filly 150.00 W.T. Mosely 1 Stallion horse150.00 Thomas Flowers note due Apr 22/yr BAL 46.62 James Wilson note due Nov 25/yr35.00 TOTAL $575.87All of which is respectfully reported this 20th of March 1874 Stephen Jones Adm *(Mrs. C.A. Wilson was the widow of Benjamin F. Wilson, Charlotte Ann HOOPER Wilson)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Stephen Jones Administrator of the Estate of B.F. Wilson dec’d Report & SettlementAdministrator’s Book page 364__________________________________A List of the Estate of B.F. Wilson, dec’d,Paid by J.W. Jones for season of mare 10.00W.M. Jones by J.W. Jones Adm. 10.00W.A. Florance 10.00Received on cotton 5.80Received on bails of cotton 55.227 bushels of wheat sold to W.C. Oliver 7.00A.B. Whitehurst season mare 12.00I have reported all the available assetts belonging to the Estate of said dec’dwhich have come into my hands or possession or knowledge or that or any otherperson for me Sworn to August 23, 1876 Stephen Jones Adm. A.S. Curry D.C.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------From the July 1874-Oct 1876 Term Administrator’s Settlement Gibson County, TNSeptember Term of 1876J.F. Penn, W.H. Glisson and D.A. French comrs appointed to set apart one yearssupport for Mrs. C.A. Wilson widow of B.F. Wilson and her family, this day madetheir report to Court which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded.We the undersigned _____holders of Gibson County State of Tennessee after beingduly sworn have proceeded to set apart to Mrs. C.A. Wilson widow of B.F. Wilsondec’d as much of the crop provisions on hand or money to buy the same with as willbe sufficient in our opinion to support her and her family one year from the deathof her said husband. We set apart to her the following named articles.20 Bushels Wheat $20 worth of leather500 bdl of fodder 1 spinning wheel20 barrels corn 80 lb. lard 1 barrell salt 1 barrell molasses 40 lbs. coffee 100lbs. sugar 10 lbs. soda 2 lbs. pepper 1 lb. spice 1 lb. ginger 10 lbs. wool rolls10 hind of Iowa hog 5 gallons coal oil 20 lbs. rice $40 necessary to pay forclothing for children   Given under our hands & seal. February 14, 1874J.F. Penn             W.H. Glisson              D.A. French --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Stephen Jones AdmIn ope with the Estate of B.F. Wilson dec’dTo writ Rept Adm. Book I page 627   $575.87""" present line above 110.52TOTAL $ 686.39Paid by S. Wilson burial expense A 13.00C.D. Allen Tax Rect. C 32.50Mrs. C.A. Wilson years support D 405.03B.A. Smith coffin E 25.00J.F. Penn JP book F 11.20J.R. Biggs Insolvent notice G 3.75of Thos Fowers note involvent 46.62James Wilson 35.00paid for bailing otes and cotton & hauling to Rutherford 3.00M.C. Holmes Clk bond on 3.502 Repts settlement _____ 4.00Allowed Adm. Services 50.00Amt _ _ Hill atty for 5.00Amt due Estate on settlement & paid to ___ $ 77.44The above ope was taken & stated by me after giving due notice as _____ law ThisAugust 23, 1876  A.S. Curry D.C.