Ahnentafel #86 - Ezekiel Parrish, ver. 2

Ezekiel Parrish

Born: ca. 1786 Rowan Co., NC
Died: Sept. 1829, Putnam Co., IN

Buried: Unknown

Married: Temperance Perry ca. 1806 in Rowan Co., NC

Occupation: probably a farmer

Census:

1790 not found on census

1800 North Carolina - Rowan Co. age about 14 living with his parents and six siblings. 


1810 not found on census

1820 not found on census

1829 probate record in Putnam Co., Indiana - State of Indiana, Putnam County
Ezekiel Parish's Estate Settled
Jarrett & Miller Admr. 

Pleas before the Honorable John Cowgill sole Judge of the Probate Court of Putnam County held for said county at the court house thereof on the 6th day of January 1831.

Be it remembered that heretofore to wit at a probate court held for Putnam County on the 7th day of September 1829 On motion it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that Ezekiel Parish late of Putnam County died intestate and James Jarrett and John Miller having their bond with sufficient freehold warranty which said bond follows in these records and figures to --- know all men by these presents that we James Jarrett, John Miller, John Lynch and John Butcher are held and firmly bound to the state of Indiana in the sum of five hundred dollars lawful money of the United States for the which payment truly to be made we bind ourselves. Our heirs executors and administrators, sealed with our seals, and dates the seventh day of September 1829. The condition of this obligation is such that if the above named and bound James Jarrett and John Miller administrator of all and singular the goods chattles and credits of Ezekiel Parish deceased as make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the Goods chattles and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands and possession or knowledge of the said James Jarrett and John Miller or into the hands of any other person for them and the same so made, do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited to the Judge of the probate court in session of the County of Putnam at the next November term of said court and the same goods chattles and credits of the said deceased at the time of his death which at any time hereafter shall come to the hands or possession of the same James Jarrett and John Miller or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for them do will and truly administer according to law and farther do make or cause to be made a true and just account of their administration at or before the seventh day of September 1830 and all the residue of, the said Goods chattles and credits which shall be found upon the same administrators account the same being first examined and allowed by the said court and deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively as the said court by their decree or sentence pursuant to the true intent and meaning of the law shall ---- and appoint. And if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the late deceased and the executor or executors therein named do exhibit the same before the said court making a request to have it allowed and approved accordingly, if the said within or above bound James Jarrett and John Miller being thereunto require do ------- & deliver the same letters of administration approbation of such testament being first hand and made in the said court then this obligation to be void and of ----- effect or else to remain in full force and virtue James Jarrett {seal} John Miller {seal} J. Lynch {seal}  John Butcher {seal} and being duly sworn to discharge their duties according to law administrations of all and singular the goods and chattles, rights & credits of said decedant is granted to the same James Jarrett and John Miller. And afterwards, to wit, on the 12th day of September 1829 the said Administators James Jarrett and John Miller filed in the clerks office of said County the following inventory of all and singular the goods and chattles, rights and credits of the said decedant in these words and figures to wit: 

List of Property

• One waggon and hind gears $50.00
• One bay mare 40.00
• One bay mare 45.00
• One colt 8.00
• Twenty nine head of hogs 18.00
• One half bushel .37 1/2
• One speckled cow and calf 6.50
• One red cow and white calf 6.50
• One red heifer 3.50
• One Black heifer 2.50
• One log chain 3.00
• One pair of gears 3.00
• 3 weeding hoes 1.75
• One cary plow 5.00
• One pair of streachers [stretchers] 2.00
• One shovel plow 1.75
• One shovel plow 2.00
• One watch 1.37 1/2
• Amount $200. 25

• Amount brought forward $200.25
• One iron wedge .75
• Three narrow axes 4.00
• One ten-gallon kettle 3.00
• One pot 1.37 1/2
• One oven 2.00
• One pair of pot hooks .25
• One frying pan .87 1/2
• One rifle gun 15.00
• One side saddle 10.00
• One man's saddle 6.00
• Two washing tubs .37 1/2
• 8 chairs 3.00
• One hand saw 1.50
• Three augers .75
• One chisel .37 1/2
• Two drawing knives 1.25
• One pr sheep shears .62 1/2
• One pair of hip straps .37 1/2
• One hackle 2.50
• One big wheel 1.50
• Two baskets .75
• One iron sieve .75
• One flat iron .50
• One pair of candle moulds .18 3/4
• One small cag [keg] .50
• Tow rasors and box 1.25
• One tin trunk 1.00
• One pocket book .50
• Two slays 1.25
• One bed and covering and stead 8.00
• One loom 6.00
• One bed and covering 7.00
• One bed, bedstead and covering 7.00
• One bed, bedstead and covering 8.00
• One dining table 2.00
• One curry comb .18 3/4
• One bible .37 1/2 (? entry is smudged)
• Two spelling books .37 1/2
• One Introduction to the English Reader .18 3/4
• $297.56 1/4

• Amount brought forward $297.56 1/4
• One novel .12 1/2
• One set of pewter plates 1.50
• Two pewter dishes 2,50
• One large pewter dish 1.50
• One tin buckat [bucket] .50
• Two pewter basins 1.75
• One bottle of castor oil .50
• Two bottles .50
• One quart bottle .18 3/4
• One box of lumber .50
• One box of shoe tools 1.00 
• One hand vise .25
• Eight head of sheep 7.75
• One bunch of shingle .87 1/2
• Two pair of horse shoes .25
• Five deer skins .50
• One big coat 5.00
• One tub 12 1/2

• Amount personal property $322.87 1/2
• A receipt for two eighty dollar notes 160.00
• One for three and one for ten dollars left for collection with Frederick Goss of N. Carolina 13.00
• And also eight dollars due from Richard Wright 8.00
• One note on Abel Parish & Edward Parish of ten dollars 10.00
• Five dollars and seventy five cents in cash in the hands of Temperance Parish the widow of Ezekiel Parish deceased 5.75
• amounting in the whole to 196.75
• whole amount 519.62 1/2

This is a true account and inventory of the money and debts due to the estate of Ezekiel Parish deceased as far as they have come to our knowledge at this time, signed James Jarrett, John Miller. Taken and sworn to before me Alexander Galbreath at my office in Greencastle this 12th day of September 1829 Witness my hand and seal A. Galbreath {seal} J.P. We do certify that we have valued all the property that came to hand.  Attest. Thomas Ellett, Samuel Rogers, Appraisers. John Miller, James Jarrett Administrators 

1829 - October 10 - Temperance Parrish's portion of the estate:  

State of Indiana, Putnam County

Subscribed and sworn to before me Alexander Galbreath a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid this 12th day of September AD 1829. A. Galbreath seal JP

State of Indiana, Putnam County

Before me personally came the within named Samuel Rogers and Thomas Ellett on the 11th day of the present instant and after being duly sworn proceeded to appraise the within property. Given under my hand this 12th day of September 1829, A Galbreath, JP

And afterwards to wit on the 24th day of October 1829 the said Admin. filed in the clerk's office of said court the following list of property taken by the widow Temperance Parish at valuation to wit. Bill of property of the widow Parish.

• One bay mare 4 years old $40.00
• Twenty nine head of hogs 18.00
• One half bushel .37 1/2
• One red cow 6.50
• One red heiffer 3.50
• One log chain 3.00
• One pair of gears and hipstrap 3.00
• One shovel plow 1.75
• Three narrow axes 4.00
• One ten gallon kettle 3.00
• One pot 1.37 1/2
• One oven 2.00
• One pair of pot hooks .25
• One frying pan .87 1/2
• One side saddle 10.00
• One man's saddle 6.00
• Two washing tubs .37 1/2
• Eight chairs 3.00
• Two drawing knives 1.25
• One big wheel 1.50
• One iron seive .75
• One flat iron .50
• One tin trunk 1.00
• Two spelling books .37 1/2
• One novel .12 1/2 
• Amount $112.50

• Amount brought forward $112.50
• One set of pewter plates 1.50
• Two pewter dishes 2.50
• One tin bucket .50
• Two pewter basins 1.75
• One glass bottle .18 3/4
• One big coat 5.00
• Two seed sleighs 1.25
• One bed and bedding 8.00
• One loom 6.00
• One bed and bedding 7.00
• One bed and bedding 7.00
• One bed and bedding 8.00
• Five dollars and seventy five cents 5.75
• Amount $166.93 3/4

I do certify that I have received the within property as witness my hand and seal this 10th day of Oct. 1829

Temperance Parish her + mark

1829 - October 12 - Bill of Sale of Ezekiel Parrish's estate 

And on the same day, to with the 24th day of October 1829 the said Admin. filed the following sale bill to wit. A bill of property sold by the Admrs. of Ezekiel Parish dec'd. this the 12th day of October 1829.

• John Lane one curry comb $.08
• Andrew Byerly to three wedges .25
• Ditto one chisel .18 3/4
• John Miller to one hand vise .18
• Morgan Wright to 1 box of lumber .59
• Ditto 1 box of shoe tools 1.06 1/4
• John Miller to one basket .25
• Ditto 1 basket .12 1/2
• Temperance Parish to candle moulds .04
• John Jackson to sheep shears .75
• John Miller to one handsaw 1.00
• John Miller to one sickle 1.31 1/4
• Ditto One bottle of castor oil .18 3/4
• Barnabas Woodrum to one bottle .12 1/2
• Samuel Rogers to one bottle .18 3/4
• Elijah R. Knight to cask .26
• John Miller to 4 horse shoes .12 1/2
• Thomas Johnson to one iron wedge .93 3/4
• Amount $7.65
• Amount brought forward $7.65
• John Miller to rasors and shaving box .75
• Tarpley Taylor to 1 pocket book .50
• John Miller to bible and English reader .37 1/2
• Morgan Wright to one mattock 1.43 3/4
• Samuel Rogers to hip straps .12 1/2
• John Jackson to shingles .31 1/4
• Morgan Wright to one hoe .56 1/4
• John Miller to two hoes .25
• Thomas Johnson to one pewter dish 1.00
• George Booker to one plough 1.51
• Elijah R. Knight to 5 deer skins .31
• Ditto to one dining table 2.00
• Washington Walls to one heifer 2.68 3/4
• John Hunter to one cow and calf 6.00
• James Jackson to one colt 11.12 1/2
• Joseph Burner (?) to one sow & nine pigs 2.63
• Thomas Stark to two sheep 2.64
• Ditto to two sheep 2.51
• DItto to two sheep 2.34
• Ditto to two sheep 2.00
• John Miller to rifle guns & shot pouch 16.00
• Elijah R. Knight gears and collar 2.81
• Edward Rogers To gears and collar 2.35
• Morgan Wright one pair streachers [stretchers] 1.60
• Thomas Johnson to one plough 5.00
• John Miller to one tub .12 1/2
• Edward Rogers to one bay mare 44.00
• John Rowdley to one waggon and breeching 31.00
• John Lane to 5 barrells of corn, 77 cents per barrell 3.85
• John Edington to one tar bucket .05
• Amount of sale $155.50

Signed John Miller, James Jarrett Admins.

And afterwards to wit on the 9th day of February 1830 The said Jarrett and Miller administrators as aforesaid filed in the clerk's office of said court the following bill to wit A Bill of Property of Ezekiel Parish deceased this the 8th day of January 1830

• John Miller bought five barrels of corn at 75 cents per barrel $3.75
• John Miller bought 5 bar'l corn at 76 1/2 cts per barrell 3.82 1/2
• John Miller bought 5 barrels corn at 77 cent per barrel 3.85
• Amount $11.42 1/2
• Amount brought forward $11.42 1/2
• John Miller bought 5 barrels corn at 75 cents per barrel 3.75
• John Lynch bought 5 barrels corn at 75 cents per barrel 3.75
• John Lynch bought 5 barrels of corn at 75 cents per barrel 3.75
• Samuel Rogers bought 30 bushels of rotten corn at 2.25
• Amount $28.67 1/2

Temperance Parish received as her thirds 51 barrels and four bushels of corn at 68 3/4 cents per barrel $35.61 1/4

Amount previously taken by widow 166.93 3/4 

New amount taken by widow $202.55

1830 - May 6 - Partition of Ezekiel Parrish's property

And afterwards to wit at a probate court continued by adjournment and held for the county of Putnam aforesaid at the courthouse aforesaid on Thursday the 6th day of May in the year 1830 comes now John Miller and Willy Miller his wife by George F. Waterman their attorney and file their petition for a division of the real estate of Ezekiel Parish deceased which said petition follows in these words to wit:

State of Indiana, Putnam County

In the Putnam Probate Court May term AD 1830 to the honorable the Judge of the Putnam County Probate Court now in session Humbly complaining your petitioners John Miller and Willey Miller his wife former Willey Parish and daughter of Ezekiel Parish late of said Putnam County deceased would respectfully represent unto your Honor that the said Ezekiel Parish at his decease owned and was possessed of in fee simple two certain half quarter sections of land lying in the county of Putnam aforesaid, to wit

One being the east half of the southeast quarter of Section No. 5 Township No. 14 North of Range 4 West containing eighty acres, the other the west half of the southeast quarter of Section No. 5 Township No. 14 North of Range 4 W. containing eighty acres of land which by the decease of the said Ezekiel Parish who died intestate fell to and now belong to heirs at law to wit: 

Cynthia Jarrett, wife of James Jarrett, formerly Cynthia Parish and daughter of the said Ezekiel Parish, deceased, And the said Willey Miller wife of the said John Miller and daughter of the said Ezekiel Parish deceased as aforesaid of full age. And Micajah Parish, Louisa Parish, Elizabeth Parish, Frances Parish, Amos Parish, Howard Parish, Martha Parish and Ezekiel Parish sons and daughters of the said Ezekiel Parish deceased all of whom are now living in the county of Putnam aforesaid. And also Temperance Parish wife of the said Ezekiel Parish deceased who is entitled to her dower out of said lands.  

Now therefore your Petitioners humbly pray your honor to appoint commissioners according to the statute in such case made and provided to divide said land and to us all such other things in relation to the same as may be deemed meet and proper. And your Petitioners as in duty bound will every pray etc. 

George F. Waterman, John Miller, Willey Miller

Robert Glidenell (?), John McNary and James Montgomery are hereby appointed to examine the said premises of the said Ezekiel Parish deceased and proceed to apportion off the same.  And afterwards to wit at a probate court continued by adjournment and held for the county aforesaid at the courthouse thereof on the 8th day of July 1830. The commissioners heretofore appointed to lay off and apportion to John Miller and Willey Miller their part of the land of which Ezekiel Parish died siezed returned into Court their report which follows in these words:

May the 14th AD 1830

We the commissioners appointed by the probate court to apportion to John Miller and wife their part of the real estate of Ezekiel Parish deceased together with the part belonging to James Jarrett and wife which is claimed by said Miller by purchase. We the commissioners set out for said Millers two shares in the north east corner of said tract of land to be surveyed off to said Miller as follows to wit:

beginning at the northeast corner and to run south forty-eight poles thence eighty poles west and thence north forty-eight poles thence to the place of beginning (signed)

R. Glidenwell (?), John McNary, James Montgomery, which is received and approved and ordered to be filed in the Clerk's Office.

1831 - January 6 - Guardianship of minor children granted to Rees Hardesty 

And afterwards to wit at a probate court held for the county of Putnam aforesaid at the courthouse aforesaid on the 6th day of January 1831 being the day and year first before written. On motion it is ordered by the court now here that Rees Hardesty, Esq. be and he is hereby appointed Guardian of Micajah Parrish, Louisa Parish, Elizabeth Parish, Frances Parish, Amos Parish, Howard Parish, Martha Parish and Ezekiel Parish infant heirs of Ezekiel Parish deceased he having first filed his bond with approved security conditioned according to law for the faithful performance of his duty as such business and having taken the oath as such Guardian according to law. Come now in open court James Jarrett and John Miller administrators of the estate of Ezekiel Parish deceased with George F. Waterman Esqr. their counsel and on motion prayed a settlement of their administratorship which is granted by the court. And after a complete examination of all the documents touching the same it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that there is a balance of money in the hands of said administrators of one hundred and ninety six dollars which is paid over to Rees Hardesty Guardian of the infant heirs of Ezekiel Parish by order of the Court. The following papers exhibited are inspected and filed to wit, receipts No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 amounting in all to the sum of together with the clerk's fees $109.90 3/4.  Temperance Parish widow of the said Ezekiel Parish deceased appeared in open court and claimed the sum of fifty one dollars and thirty nine cents as a full compensation for keeping said infant heirs which is granted by the court. And ordered that Rees Hardesty as such guardian pay the said Temperance the said amount so claimed by her. Come now in open court John Miller and James Jarrett heirs at law of the estate of Ezekiel Parrish deceased and claim their portion of said estate and after all things touching the same being heard it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the said Jarret and Miller had received a part of said estate to wit, Miller one bed & bedding to the value of ten dollars and one cow worth seven dollars and one dollar in money amounting to eighteen dollars also Jarret the amount of thirty three dollars and seventy five cents in property which is considered and ordered by the court to be a part of their portion of said estate and ordered that they the said Miller & Jarrett receive the residue coming to them which is paid.

Children:
Cynthia b. ca. 1808 md. James Jarrett 
Willey (f) b. 12/13/1810 md. John Miller
Micajah b. ca. 1815 md. Hannah Edmondson 1/31/1839

• unnamed daughter

Louisa b. ca. 1818 md. Austin Cody
Elizabeth b. ca. 1819 md. Theophilus Cooper
Mary Frances
Amos b. ca. 1821 md. Elizabeth (--?--)

• Lemuel
• Marinda
• Solomon

Howard b. 1823 md. Cynthia Woods 8/23/1846
Martha b. 11/11/1824, d. before 1830
Ezekiel b. 1830 after his father's death, d. 1901 md. Catharine Gentle 8/2/1849

• Jasper b. 1854 md. Emma  (--?--) children Elisa, Willie
• Mary b. 1857
• Sarah b. 1859 md. James Pace 1879 children: four unnamed children, Mary, John, Thomas, Minnie, Margaret
• Laura b. 1869

Revised 8/19/2018