And deeper into the weeds we go............. :-)

I believe I've got a few more docs sorted out and this is what I've 
found....

Regarding the estate of Jeremiah Hatcher Jr:
WB 5, p 302 - Archibald Hatcher's accounts current for July thru Nov 1816
WB 5, p 303 - AH's a/c for Nov 1816 thru Oct 1817
WB 5, p 304? - varied dates with misc debts paid, Eliz Hatcher listed, 
alive in Feb 1817
WB 5, p 305 - AH's a/c for Aug 1816 thru Dec 1817
WB 5, p 306 - AH's a/c for Oct 1818 thru Dec 1821

NOW! At the end of p 306 is the following:

Agreeable to an order of Bedford September Court 1819 to us directed we 
the undersigned having Stated and Settled the account current of 
Jeremiah Hatcher Junr with Archibald Hatcher his executor. And find the 
amount of debits exhibited and allowed amounting to the Sum of $1360.93 
and Credits amounting to the Sum of $1906.81 cents agreeable to the 
Within accounts annexed. Given under our hands this the 21st day of 
September 1821.

[Signed]
John Baughn
Peter Hunter
David Jones
John Newell

At a Court held for Bedford County at the Courthouse the 24th day of 
September 1821. This Settlement of the account Current of the estate of 
Jeremiah Hatcher Deceased with his executor was returned to Court and 
ordered to be Recorded.

So we have another court order to go after - Sept 1819.

But what prompted this particular court order? We know Elizabeth Hatcher 
was alive in 1820 and not remarried.

1820 BedfordCo, VA census, Roll M33-133, p 41.
Elizabeth Hatcher, 3M 0-10, 2M 10-16, 2F 10-16, 1F 26-45

We know Nancy, the eldest child, didn't marry George Hawkins until 1822.

So is the above accounting the actual "normal" end of Jeremiah's probate 
before final settlement to the heirs? If so, why was the Inventory and 
appraisement taken a full year later in Nov 1822? [the doc that started 
this whole mess :-)

Now to Sharpe's msg [which didn't make it to the list because of the 
attachment].....

I've read just the 1st page of the 1832 case s/he sent me and at the 
moment, the name of Caleb Henry as a s/o Jeremiah Jr makes no sense but 
I'll need to read all of it. I have one of these cases where the oratrix 
gave a number of names of family members that were in error and were 
corrected later on in the paperwork..

We know George Hawkins was the guardian of Caleb when Caleb married in 
Dec 1836 but we don't know when George became the guardian.

And Janice raised a question about the post-Revolutionary dissolution of 
Anglican parish lands. This is not something I'm familiar with at all so 
have no idea if this had any effect on the situation we're dealing with.

Nel

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On 10/5/2011 6:51 PM, sharpe wrote:
> See comments below.
>
> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 7:18 PM, nelhatch <[log in to unmask] 
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>     I'm going to try answering several people who have responded.
>
>     First, Mary Jean....
>
>     I'm very familiar with VA research since our Wiliam arrived in
>     Henrico c1636 and bucket loads of Hatchers still live there.  I'm
>     also familiar with the chancery cases and have ordered a number of
>     them over the past year or so. I do agree chancery cases are among
>     the most revealing of court documents but......none found in this
>     case.
>
>
> *Hawkins v. Hatcher, Bedford, 1832-047.  States that Jeremiah Hatcher 
> Junr died before his father (senr), and that the father devised in his 
> will 60 acres on the north fork of the Otter to the heirs of Jeremiah 
> junr, along with slaves Arthur and Lidy.  Further states that the 
> widow of Jeremiah senior has died (Edith).  Petition to sell the land 
> as it is hard to divide 60 acres 7 ways.  Names the 7 heirs of 
> Benjamin Hatcher Junr --  Nancy E. Hatcher (wife of George Hawkins), 
> William L. Hatcher, Jane J. Hatcher, Jeremiah G. Hatcher, Archibald P. 
> Hatcher, Wilson C. Hatcher and Caleb Henry Hatcher.  Land sold and 
> proceeds distributed to the seven heirs.  No reference to the widow of 
> Jeremiah junr, as she had no interest in the property.*
>
>
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