ADMINISTRATION OF WILLIAM S. JOHNSON'S ESTATE

(original document in Hempstead Co. Courthouse. Page 53)



State of Arkansas

County of Hempstead

Office of the Clerk of the Hempstead Court of Probate in vacation, March 24th A. D. 1846

     Be it remembered that on this day before me Simon T. Sanders clerk of the  circuit court and

Ex-Officio Clerk of the Court of Probate within and for the county of Hempstead in the State of

Arkansas personally came due appeared John S. Johnson Jr. and appeared for letters of

Administration to be granted him on the Estate of his late Brother William S. Johnson Dec. and be

thereup on made and subscribed the following affidavid viz.  I do solemnly swear  that to the best

of my knowledge and belief the value of the estate of the said William J. Johnson dec. is about the

sum of Two Thousand Dollars and that the Sums of  said dec. are this affiant(?)  his Brother and

the children of the late Sarah Ann Smith who was the wife of Enoch J. Smith and Jane Ann Stuart

wife of A. O. Stuart, Sisters of the dec. all of Hempstead County Arkansas and his Brother E. J.

Johnson whose is somewhere on the Missippi River, that the deceased died without a will on or

about the 19th day of March A. D. 1846 in the county of Hempstead and State of Arkansas, that I

will make a perfect Inventory of and faithfully administer all that Singular the goods and chattels

rights and credits of the deceased and pay his debts as far as the assets which may come to my

hands will c? and the law direct and that it will account for and pay even according to law all

assets which may come to my hands or possession So help me God.

               John S. Johnson Jnr.

      Sworn to and Subscribed before me the date herein first above provided

               S. T. Sanders   Clk

Filed and Recorded on the 24th day of March A. D. 1846

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Know all men by these presents that we John S. Johnson Jr. and George Hill and Matthew V.

Cheatham are held and firmly become with the State of Arkansas in the first and final Sum of Four

Thousand Dollars for the payment where of will and truly to be made ? ? ? ? our ? Executors and

Administrations firmly by these present, Witness our hands and seals at Washington this 24th Day

of March A. D. 1846.

      The condition of the above obligation is such that of the above ? John J. Johnson Jr. as

administrator of all and Singular deceased, shall make or come to be made a True and perfect

Inventory of all and Singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the deceased which

have or may come to the hands, possession or knowledge of him the said John J. Johnson, Jr. or

into the hands or possession of any other ? for him, and the same so made shall return and Exhibit

in the office of the clerk of the Probate for the county of Hempstead within sixty days from the

date of the above obligations and all singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the

deceased which shall come to the hands, possession or knowledge of the deceased John S.

Johnson Jr. he shall will and freely administer according to ? and pay the debts of the deceased as 

far as his assets will ? and the law direct, and further m(?) a cause to be made Just and True

accord of his administration and ? ? and proper settlement.