Adm.n Bond

John Baynard

Sept 18th 1809

Caleb Lockwood Jas. Metcalf } app

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That we Margarett Baynard Thomas B Turpins Doctr. William Whitely & Samuel Neal of the county of Kent, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Delaware, in the sum of ten Thousand dollars current money of the said State, unto which payment well and truly to be made unto the said State, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated at Dover, in Kent aforesaid, this eighteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and Nine the Condition of the above Obligation is such,

That if the above bounden Margarett Baynard and Thomas B. Turpin administrators of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of John Baynard deceased, do make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goos and chattels, rights and credits, of the said deceased, which have or shall come to to the hands, possession or knowledge of the said Margarett Baynard, and Thomas B. Turpin or unto the hands or possession of any person or persons for them and the same, so made, do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited into the Register’s Office for the County of Kent aforesaid, on or before the eighteenth day of March next ensuing the date hereof, and the same goods and chattels, rights and credits of the said deceased, at the time of his death, or which at any time after shall come to the hands or possession of the aforesaid Margarett Baynard & Thomas B Turpin or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for them do well and truly administer, according to law. And further, do make or cause to be made, a true and just account of their administration, on or before the eighteenth day of September which shall fall in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ten and all the rest and residue of the said goods and chattels, rights and credits, which shall be found remaining upon the said administrators account, the same being first examined and allowed by the Register for the probate of wills, and Granting of administration of Kent county, aforesaid shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons, respectively, as the said Register, by his decree or sentence, pursuant to the true intent and meaning of the Laws of said State, shall limit and appoint. And if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the deceased, and the executor or executors therein named, do exhibit the same into the Register’s office, making request to have it allows and approved accordingly, if the said within bounden Margarett Baynard & Thomas B Turpin being thereunto required, do surrender and deliver up the said letters of administration, (approbation of such testament being first had and made in the Register’s office) then this obligation to be void and of none effect, or else to remain in full force and virtue. Margaret Baynard {seal}. Tho. B Turpin {seal}. Wm Whiteley {seal}. Samuel Neall {seal}

SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED IN THE PRESENCE OF  Nathl. Smithers

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Inventory

John Baynard

[September 29] 1809

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1 negro man Jacob aged 24 years $180

1 negro man Simon aged 23 $160

1 negro boy Sampson aged 18 $160

1 Negro boy Andrew aged 17 years $160

1 Do. boy William aged 14 $160

1 Do boy Wing Do 10 $100

1 Negro Woman Sarah aged 65 years least $.   0

1 Do Do Do Do 21 & child ann 17 old $100

1 Negro Girl Ann aged 8 Very sickly $  30

1 Do   Do  Clarisse Do 10 $. 60

1 Do   Do   Dido.    Do 10 $. 60

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