The 1835 Estate Sale of Gilson Oliver

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During the October 2000 trip to Oconee/Pickens Counties, a brief examination of the estate papers of the Pickens district revealed estate records for Gilson (maybe Jilson) Oliver; Edward Hughes and Thomas Harbin fiduciiary. Since the Oliver family figured in some of the dealings surrounding the sale of David Liles' land, we examined the estate papers carefully. The following list of names includes "William Liles," almost certainly William Albert Lyles. He would have been 22 years old in 1835. In future trips we will examine more estate papers for other family names.

 

[Editing notes: I have kept the original spelling with question marks to indicate places where the spelling was uncertain. I have also kept the use of the abrievation "do" to mean "ditto".]

 

Joseph G. Oliver	3 Barrels Corn a 262 1/2 per Barrel	7	87	1/2
Thomas Harbin	3 Barrels Corn a 256 1/4 per Barrel	7	68	3/4
John R. Boggs	3 do do do do do	7	68	3/4
do do	3 do do do do do	7	68	3/4
John Hughes	do do do do do	7	68	3/4
Joseph G Oliver	200 Bundles B[?]lades a 125 per Hundred	2	50
Widow Oliver	180 do do 118 3/4 per Hundred	2	18	3/4
Rubin Gilbert	1 Dun Cow & calf	7	56	1/4
Richard Coggin	1 Pided Cow	11	37	1/2
Widow Oliver	1 Read Cow & Calf	12	12	1/2
Thomas Harbin	1 Yeslin [?]	3	31	1/4
John Adair	1 Yoak Oxen	17	37	1/2
David Humphrey	1 Brindle Cow	6	37	1/2
Thomas Harbin	3 Sows & six Pigs	11	25
M. T. Trimmin	3 do do do	10	00
George Colhoun	1 ?iare [Chair?]	70	25
William Parkinson	1 Horse	43	00
L Lowers	1 Bareshire Plow	2	00
Rubin Gilbert	1 Shovel Plow	1	37	1/2
do do	1 goffer do	1	12	1/2
David Humphreys	1 chattock	1	00
Thomas Harbin	1 Axe	1	12	1/2
David Humphreys	1 Axe		37	1/2
do do	1 spade		50
// Jesse Bryon	1 Inch Auger		31	1/4
John Robertson	2 Inch Auger		56	1/4
John R. Boggs	1 Pare Hamer Traces & Coller	1	31	1/4
Rubin Gilbert	1 do do do do	1	00
David Humphreys	1 Pices Iron		37	1/2
C. Whisenant	1 Iron Wedge		37	1/2
Rubin Gilbert	1 Lott Tools		56	1/4
Edward Hughs	3 Hoes		62	1/2
O. W. Trimmin	1 Shovel Plow		25
Thomas Harbin	1 Large Wash Pot	2	6	1/4
Joseph G. Oliver	1 Small Pot	1	50
E. Hughs	1 oven & 2 Lids	1	00
[end of first page]	/ $255.37 1/2 /
Widow Oliver	1 small Pot	1	00
Alpkin [??] Forsh	1 Pare Stillyards	1	50
C. Whisenant	1 Large Bell	1	25
William Liles	1 do do	1	18	3/4
L. Lowers	1 Small do		81	1/4
E. Hughs	1 shot gun	5	00
do do	1 Rifle do & shot Poch	7	00
do do	1 Chist [??]		25
M. T Trimmin	1 Half Bushel & 2 Baskets		59
Thomas Harbin	1 Lot Crockery		50
E. Hughs	1 Lot Knives & forks	1	25
Widow Oliver	1/2 dozen Table spoons		62	1/2
Joseph G. Oliver	1 Lot Puter		68	3/4
do do	1 Razor Knife & spichich [spictich?] Case		50
C Whisenant	1 Looking glass		18	3/4
Thomas Harbin	1 Lot Bottles		25
Widow Oliver	1 Coffee Pot		43	3/4
Joseph G. Oliver	1 Testament & Hymm Book		50
do do	1 Lot Sundrys		6	1/4
C Whisenant	1 Jug		25
Joseph G. Oliver	2 spurs		6	1/4
E. Hughs	3 Phials		18	3/4
L. Lowery	4 [?] setting Chares		62	1/2
Joseph G. Oliver	1 Case Bottle(s?)		12	1/2
E. Hughs	1 Bedstedd Bead & Furniture	16	00
C Whisenant	1 Sithe [?] & cradle		62	1/2
Widow Oliver	1 Loom	2	00
do do	1 Barrel		6	1/4
Joseph G. Oliver	1 Barrel		50
E. Hughs	1 Barrel		10
do do	1 Barrel		12	1/2
Joseph G. Oliver	2 1/2 Bushels a 43 3/4 per Bushel	1	10
do do	1 Cutting Knife		37	1/2
Widow Oliver	1 mans saddle	1	56	1/4
L. Lowery	1 Beef Hide		93	3/4
[end of page 2]	/ $303.60 1/4 /
George Colhoun	1 Herb [???] Bridle		93	3/4
Thomas Harbin	1 Bridle		12	1/2
John Adair	30 lbs Bacon a 12 1/2 cts per lb	6	25
do do	34 do do a 13 cts do do	4	42
	[editors note: above looks like a mistake on original]
Rubin Gilbert	2 Bushels Potatoe seed		45
	Amount Brought up [from page 2]	303	60	1/4
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		310	08	1/2
	To Rent Land 1 Year

I do hereby Certify that the above and foregoing is a Just and true account of the sales of the Result of the goods a& chattels of the Estate of Gilson Oliver dec.

 

6th April 1835 (signed) Edward Hughs Admr.