Adkins Upshaw is my 4th great grandfather. I found his estate return recorded in the Elbert Co. Georgia Will books on FamilySearch using the Full Text Search. The transcription offered along with it was a mess but good enough that it could tell my search was for Adkins Upshaw. So as an Index for search I love that. I do not have the paid versions of any AI tools and used the free one thru my MS Edge browser and that likely affects the quality of the output along with my lack of knowledge in prompts. My prompt contained a copy and paste of the transcription text from FamilySearch. If you are interested in seeing the copy of the FS transcription txt it can be viewed when you are using the Full Text Search on Adkins Upshaw narrowing the place to Elbert County Georgia.
I get more out of transcribing the text because as I do so it's thought provoking. Below is my own transcription of the return.
Page 60James Patton Administrator on the Estate of
Adkins Upshaw Deceased -------------------
October the 1st 1800 to Goods & Chattels sold to the
Amount of --------------------------------$99.60 1/4
(writing in between line looks like cr oH )
October 5 By cash paid on aproved Acct.
----------By R Lindsy---------------------$50-54
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1801 By Cash paid on aproved Acct
By Jnt? Bradley----------------------------$8-75
1801 By Cash Paid on aproved AcctBy E King----------------------------------$ 3.75
--------------------------------- ---------
1800- the Estate of Adkins Upshaw
Decd fe to James Patton
to Waggoning of a hogshead $8.85
of toba to agustia
to funeral Expenses------------------------$12 - -
to following T Loveletty to Carrolina $6 - -
to two bushels of Wheat -----------------$2
to two bushels of Corn -------------------$1
to the Coopering Hogshed tobc---------$0 50
to the letters admin ----------------------$05 -50
to services done by Jas Patton ---------$2
to 4 days attendance at Court -----------$2
the business of the Estates -----------------------
Recorded this Return of the Estate of Adkin
Upshaw Dec'd the 30th day of April 1801
(signed) W Higginbotham C.C.O
Source:
to funeral Expenses------------------------$12 - -
to following T Loveletty to Carrolina $6 - -
to two bushels of Wheat -----------------$2
to two bushels of Corn -------------------$1
to the Coopering Hogshed tobc---------$0 50
to the letters admin ----------------------$05 -50
to services done by Jas Patton ---------$2
to 4 days attendance at Court -----------$2
the business of the Estates -----------------------
Recorded this Return of the Estate of Adkin
Upshaw Dec'd the 30th day of April 1801
(signed) W Higginbotham C.C.O
Source:
Georgia. Probate Court (Elbert County). Will Books A, B, & C, digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR6N-VTW : accessed 6 April 2024), image 310 of 384, citing FHL microfilm 004968238, Elbert Co GA Will Book C, p 60, Return of Adkins Upshaw Dec’d Estate Admin'd by James Patton.
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James Patten, as the administrator of the Estate of Adkins Upshaw (who passed away on October 1, 1800), accounted for the following transactions:1. Goods and chattels were sold, amounting to $99.60 on October 18, 1800.2. Cash payment of $500 was made on an approved account by R. Lindsy in 1801.3. Another cash payment of $8.75 was made on an approved account by Int Bradley in 1801.4. An additional cash payment of $3.75 was made on an approved account by E. King in 1800.5. The estate of Adkins Upshaw, deceased, paid James Patten $3.85 for the transportation of a hogshead of tobacco to be assessed.6. Funeral expenses totaled $12.7. T. Loveletty received payment.8. Carolina C received payment.9. Two bushels of wheat and two bushels of corn were accounted for.10. The coopering business was conducted.11. Letters of administration were issued.12. Services were performed by J. Callen.13. James Patten attended court for four days to handle estate matters.This return of the Estate of Admin Upshaw, deceased, was recorded on the 30th day of April 1801 by Maginor Tham, Clerk of the Court.
Directly below it's try on interpreting the AI transcription from FS it listed some sources for learning more about Adkins Upshaw, and the Upshaw and Patton Pages at Wikitree.
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L7KS-YCD/adkin-upshaw-1801-1885
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Upshaw-236
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Patton-4854
