Mayes Family - William Mayes - Probate Record - page 2

This is the second page of the probate record for William Mayes. This probate is continued from page 350 onto this page 351. This first entry reads as:

my wife Darnash that after taking the above sums of One dollar for all my children above named then all my debts paid that my two youngest sons have the balance of my Estate my hand and seal this day and year first written

Joshua Woosley        }

Dinesha F. Bradshaw}

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What follows on page 351 is as follows:

Know all men by these presents That we F. Mayes and Joshua Woosley of the County of Pike and State of Illinois are held and firmly bound with the People of the State of Illinois in the final sum of Two Hundred Dollars current money of the United States which payment well and freely to be made and performed [weand] each of us find ourselves our heirs executors administrators and assign jointly and severally and firmly by these presents Witness our hands and seals this 9th day of June A.D. 1852 The condition of the above obligation is such that if the said John F. Mayes Executor of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits of William Mayes deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and Chattels rights and credits of the said deceased which shall come to the hand s [possession] or knowledge of him the said John F. Mayes as such executor or to the hands of any person or persons for him and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the County Court for the said County of Pike agreeably to law and such goods and chattels rights and [?] credits do well and trully administer according to law and all the rest of said goods and Chattels rights and credits which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said Executor John F. Mayes the same being first examined and allowed by the County Court of Pike County shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively as may be legally entitled thereto and further do make a just and true account of all his actings and doings therein when thereunto required by the said Court and if it shall thereafter appear that any other last will and testament was made by the deceased and the same be proved in court and letters testamentory or of administration be obtained thereon and the said John F. Mayes do in such case on being required therto render and deliver up the letters Testamenary granted to him as aforesaid and shall in general do and perform all other acts which may at any time be required of him by Lax then this obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and affect

Taken and subscribed before me}  John F. Mayes {seal}
   this 9th day of June A.D. 1852}   Joshua Woosley {seal}
     John Collard
          Clerk of Pike County

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