Misc. Notes
Pg 32 Will Bk 5 p. 174
2005 Inventory of estate of Jacob Hoover 18 Dec 1845
Administrator: James Freeman
Appraised by Henry Miller, Henry Grose, Crofford Jackson
Pg 33 Will Bk 5 p. 182 Bond of James Freeman and James Cleek for $200 on 10 Nov 1846 for Freeman’s service as committee of the person and estate of Nancy Hoover, a lunatic* (* Nancy (Freeman) Hoover is shown later in this book to be the sister of James Freeman, the widow of Jacob Hoover, and the mother of Alexander Hoover.)
Bond of James Freeman and James Cleek for $400 on 10 Nov 1846 for Freeman to deliver estate to Alexander Hoover, orphan of Jacob Hoover dec’d
Pg 67 Will Bk 5 p. 451 Sale of estate of James Freeman 21 Feb 1852; Receipt for property retained by widow is signed “Jane Freeman”
Buyers: James S. Hamner, Henry Hoover, Nicholas F. Gibson, James A. Clarkson, Jacob Hoover, Jacob Cleek, John A. Hoover, Henry Grose Sr., John Cleek, J.J. Jackson, B. T. Walton, William Cummings, John Snead, Samuel Hoover, James M. Smith, Crafford Jackson, Andrew H. Walton, John J. Thomas, Moses H. Mann, John S. Kincaid, Jess J. Jackson, George Hively, Fleming Keyser, William Keyser Sr., Elisha B. Williams, James S. Kincaid
Pg. 78 Will Bk 5 p.516 Guardianship accounts of James Freeman, guardian of Alexander Hoover- settled by Andrew Damron 13 Apr 1853
Pg. 78 Will Bk 5 p.517 Guardianship accounts of James Freeman, committee of Nancy Hoover - 13 Apr 1853 - committee was administrator of Jacob Hoover, whose widow was Nancy Hoover. Jacob was administrator of Benjamin H. Freeman and some claims are still open against Jacob Hoover and the estate of Benjamin H. Freeman.
Pg 83 Will Bk 5 p. 542 Settlement estate of James Freeman 9 Aug 1853; Administrator: Benjamin T. Walton; settled by Andrew Damron; Mentions A. H. Walton, Guardian of A. Hoover
Pg 102 Will Bk 6 p.59 Settlement estate of James Freeman 15 Nov 1855;
Administrator: Benjamin T. Walton; settled by Andrew Damron
Mentions entanglements with Hoover estate and B. H. Freeman estate.
Distributees: widow Jane Freeman (who is also a distributee of the B. H. Freeman estate), the children of James Freeman (who are also distributees in the estate of B. H. Freeman), Alexander Hoover (the only distributee of Jacob Hoover dec’d)
Pg 103 Will Bk 6 p.62 Settlement estate of Benjamin H. Freeman 15 Nov 1855; Heirs: Jane Freeman is the widow of James Freeman, who was a brother of B. H. Freeman
Pg 8 Will Bk 5 p.17 Settlement estate of Benjamin H. Freeman 13 Sep 1842
2005 (who is Benjamin H. Freeman? Relationship? Father?)
Administrator: Jacob Hoover Jr. Settled by James M. Montague
Legatees: James Lindsay, James Freeman
Pg 37 Will Bk 5 p.212 Settlement estate of Benjamin H. Freeman 14 Jun 1847; Administrator: Jacob Hoover, settled by Andrew Damron
James Freeman is the administrator of Jacob Hoover
Distributees: James Lindsay and wife, James Freeman, heirs of Thomas Freeman, heirs of Alexander Freeman, Jacob Hoover and wife (Relationships?)
1850VABath Pg 113(9of60) Ln42 Dwg 62 Fam 62 James Freeman lives next dwelling to John Hoover
3228 (Relationship? Especially given that his sister, Nancy is married to Jacob Hoover)
1850VABath Pg 113A & B Dwg 62 Fam 62
14136,2580 (Relationship? If daughter, mother would have been 38 when she was born, not out of the realm of possibility)
Freeman, Ellen, 7 F, b: Allegany, VA
Freeman, James 3 M, b: Bath, VA
Hoover, Eliza, 21 F, b: Bath
Hoover, Alexander, 19 M, Laborer on farm, b: Bath, VA (his nephew) - In Reunion