William Cravens - 1843
Will Book B., Trigg Co., Kentucky

p. 441
William Cravens, Dcd. Inventory of Appraisement.  Examined and filed.
A schedule of the personal property belonging to the estate of William Cravens, Dcd which was shown by Administrators and appraised by us.

Negores
 1.   Westly      500
 2.   Attanary    500
 3.   Patsy       400
 4.   Syman       700
 5.   George      700
 6.   Jerry       800
 7.   Joseph      900
 8.   Ann         700
 9.   Mary        400
10.   Washington  400
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Dower to Widow  456-468    Trigg County, Kentucky

p. 465  Allotment of Dower to Mary Cravens and division of slaves between heirs
        of William Cravens, dec'd.  Examined and filed.

Trigg County, State of Kentucky

In obedience to an order from the County Court aforesaid directed to Edmond Bacon, William P. Carlis and Bennet WIlferd directing the said party to alot to the widow of the said Wm. Cravens, dec'd. we the said commissioners have alloted to Mary Cravens, widow to the said Wiliam Cravens, dec'd. the tract of land lying in Christian County and aforesaid State adjoing the land of Robert Dillard, Elija Cravens, and Abram Cravens and others  containing 85 acres by the same and also alloted to the sd. Mary Cravens three negro slaves named Patsy, a woman, Joseph a man and George a boy valued by sd commissioners to $1400.

... We have also divided between the heirs of sd. William Cravens, decd. the following negroes to Henry Cravens, a girl named Attazara valued at $350 and a boy named Washington at $300, both amounting to $650.
... We have divided to Gershom Cravens Ann, a girl valued to $400 and Wesley, a boy at $300, both making $700.
... We have divided to Elizabeth Cravens Simon, a boy valued at $500 and Mary, a girl at $300 and in order to make each legatee equal in said division, Mrs. Cravens will pay to Henry Cravens the sum of $33.33.
... We have also alloted to Harriette Cravens a negore man named Jerry valued at $500.
... Gershom is to pay Harriette $16.67, Elizabeth to pay Harriette $116 and 67 cents.

Witness our hand this 13th day of February 1843
E. N. Bacon
Wm. P. Carlas
Bennett Wilford

Certified by Clerk 13th day of February 1843  J. E. Thompson CTCo

Contributed by: "Barbara Rivas"  sayona@swbell.net