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Note: Ref: 1850 US Census Monroe Co., TN
Monroe Co., TN Will Book A.p. 105 (abstract)
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Marriage bond of Andrew VAUGHT and Susanna BROYLES of Blount Co., TN:
Submitted by Joy LOCKE
Know all men by these presents, that we Andrew VAUT and Stephen COUTRELL are jointly and severally held an firmly bound unto John SEVIER or his sucessors in office in the final sum of _____hundred & fifty dollars void on condition that there be no lawful objections why Andrew VAUT and Susanna BROILS should not be joined together in the estate of matrimony.
Witness our hands and seals this 16 day of Dec 1800. ? HOUSTON Andrew VAUT Stephen CAUTRELL (COTTRELL) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Will of Andrew Vaught
Monroe Co., Tn. will--Bk. A, pg. 105 I Andrew Vaught being in a weak state of health but in my right mind I wish the following distribution of my property after my death. I want my daughter Tildy Cottrell to get my bed and bedstead and bed clothes that is at Richard Cottrells' for her trouble of waiting on her mother during her sickness and whatever is right for her trouble with me, the allowance be made to Richard Cottrell and family for keeping me to be made by Sam Thompson and Sam Tullock to be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of my property. I want all the rest of my property to be sold to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months. And the proceeds thereof first to pay all my debts and the balance to be equally divided among my children,
David & John, Tildy Cottrell and Betsy Belt, & Margaret Best's children to get a child's part and Andrew and Washington .
I have one wagon and 1 oxen, 1 pair stretchers, 1 blind mare, and 1 cow & calf, 12 head of stock hogs, the meat of seven hogs & four fat hogs to kill, something like two hundred bushels of corn, 2 cannon plows, one shovel, 1 bed & bedstead, and clothes, 1 chest, 1 large pot, 1 skillet & small skillet, one oven without a lid, 1 small oven and lid, one clock, 1 looking glass, 1 cream for _________ plates, one sugar bowl, 1 set of knives & forks, 1 fine shovel, 1 pair wrought irons, 1 ____, 1 big jointer, two fore plains, 1 jack plains, 1 cooper adz. & howell, 1 large hand saw, and small handsaw, one large wood file, 1 hasp, 1 inch auger, 1 large falling ax, 1
small ax, one history of Josephius, 1 Methodist discipline the life of Marion and
Washington, , house bills, 1 pot ____, 2 bread ____, 1 set ____ and double tree, one horse stretcher, 2 fodden stacks, plow chains, and hems, one note on Samuel Ghormly for thirteen dollars and seventy cents, credit to be given on the note, 1 three dollar note on Garner Tucker, 1 umbrella, 1 new riding bridle, two single trees, and three clevise and some other little articles too tedious to mention, 2 pair compasses & 1 butter knife, 2 coffee pots, 1 tea kettle. Now my desire is that there be no administration on my estate. I want Samuel Thompson and Sam'l Tullock to sell my property and pay all my debts and divide the balance among the within named heirs. Witness my hand and seal this 21st day of January 1853.
Witnesses: Anderson Rowan & John Caldwell Andrew Vaught
Submitted by: Joy Locke -----------------------------------------------
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