Know all men by these presents that we Bazel Meek, Jr., Joseph Chapman and Nathan Crawford --- All Freeholders and Householders of the County of Hancock and State of Indiana are held and firmly bound unto the State of Indiana in the sum of One Thousand __ dollars lawful money of the United States, and for the payment of which we bind our selves, our heirs, executors and administrators firmly and jointly by these presents, sealed with our seals, and dated this 19th day of October A.D. 1830.

The Condition of the above obligation is such that the above-bound Bazel Meek, Jr. has on this day took upon himself the Administration of the Estate of Bazil Meek, deceased, late of said County of Hancock, and As Such has taken out Letters of Administration. Therefore, if the said above-bound Bazel Meek, Jr. should well, truly (?) and faithfully perform the duties and trust committed to his charge as said Administrator according to Law, then and in that case the above obligation shall be null and void, otherwise it is and remains in full force and written in Law & Equity.

Signed and delivered in the presence of Lewis Leper, Clerk.

Bazel Meek, Jr. (Seal)
Joseph Chapman (Seal)
Nathan Crawford (Seal)

Hancock Co., IN Probate Order Book 1828-1843
Page 12, Bazell Meek Jr. appointed administrator of the estate of Bazell Meek Sr. Dec., Oct 19, 1830 while the court was in vacation and the court approves. Joseph Chapman and Nathan Crawford as his securities. Nov 1830.

This _____ is to show that Bazell Meek administrator of the estate of Bazel Meek deceased & Daniel ______ & George _______ all of Hancock County Indiana have this day agreed on the following bargin to wit said Meek has ______ to said ______ the farm of said basel Meek deceased in said county for the term of one year from this date . Said _____ agree to pay two dollars per acres for ___ The _____ _____ to be paid in improvements on said farm within the year _____ our _____ _____. April 14, 1831

Bazel Meek Seal
Daniel _____ Seal
George ______ Seal

September the 29-1831 Rachal Meek account against the estate of Bazel Meek deceased – for boarding three men five weeks and keeping two horsed five weeks twenty dollars – also for helping move out the old man and family too trips eight days one time Seventy five cents a day-six dollars the other time seven days at seventy five cents per day-5.25 Also for keeping three sick children & nursing them through their sickness & boarding Barlow Meek & John Young the same time ten dollars – also for half price of the cross cut saw three Dollars- The amount of the above account is forty four dollars & twenty five cents. $44.25

State of Indiana } The State of Indiana
Hancock County } to the Sheriff of said county

Greetings This probate court orders you that you notify Bazil Meek that he appears before the said court at the court house in Greenfield at 1a o’clock on the 14th August to answer as administrator of the estate of Bazel Meek desceased and that he may not ______ the authority of Law.

In Testimony thereof I have ______ my name and seal of said court at my office in ____ _____ Nov 13th 1832

Joseph Chapman Clerk
??????????

I Basel Meek administrator of the estate of Basel Meek deceased do hereby certify that I have received of Johnathon Meek of Henry County Kentucky the sum of three hundren forty five dollars principal & eight dollars interest making in all $353 which after paying a certain claim of ten dollars to Johnathon Meek and deducting ten dollars for part of my service the balance I distribute equal to the eleven heirs of the estate knowing them legally qualified as the law provides in such cases taking into consideration what the older heirs received the life time of the father which on a calculation of the whole matter made a share of fifty nine dollars to each. Placed in my hands the shares of the minor heirs they being four in number and one of them it appears from the said settlement have previously received seventy five dollars which leaves in the hands of the administrators two hundred and eleven dollars. The above is a true inventory of said money and distribution ------

Dec 31st 1823 --------- Basel Meek
Adm of Basel Meek Deceased

Henry Co., KY court

July the 23rd day 1831 this day I George Chadwill stated with the ??? of Bassil Meek decsd for the ??? of Jerrimaih Meek descd I certify that Jerrimiah Meek done work for Bassal Meek Vis

To making shingles ???? and weatherboarding          $6.50
To putting ruf gabel ??? long boards                 15.00
To ?????? and wash boards                             7.00
To 2 doors and putting in Slepens (?)                 7.00
To chimney and chinking and pinting said house       10.00
To Balance due for a ?????                            1.00
To cash but to move out Indianna on                  10.00
                                                    --------
                                                    $56.50

State of Kentucky Henry County ??
??????? ???? before ???? by George Chadwill this 21st day of July 1831 ?????? ??????

From Henry Co. Deed Abstracts, Deed Book 17, pp. 57-59:

THIS INDENTURE made this 13th day of July 1836 between Joshua Meek, James Meek, Barlow Meek, Jacob Meek, Joseph Young & Patience Young (late Patience Meek), heirs and representatives of Basil Meek, and Eliza Ann Meek, John Meek, Levi Meek and Stephen Meek (infant heirs of Jeremiah Meek, dec’d, son of Basil)(parentheses added), Jesse Meek, Joseph Meek (emphasis added) & Sally Meek, infant heirs of Bazil Meek, Jr. (emphasis added) & Rachael Meek by Samuel Wholines, her guardian of the First Part and George Shortridge of the Second Part _________, Court held for the County of Henry in the month of October 1835, w(hich?) decree was ordered on behalf of the said George Shortridge against the above-named heirs of ______ for the land ___ will ____ and containing by survey100 acres and it was further decreed that upon the failure of the party of the first part to make conveyance of said lands before the succeeding term that Richard White, Master in Chancery, be appointed to make conveyance of the same according to the Bond filed in said Surety, s(how?) this Indenture there witnesseth that Party of the First Part, for and as consideration of the ____ and the further consideration of Seven Hundred and Forty-Five Dollars, the purchase money filed in the Bond herein made, granted, bargained and conveyed and by these presents do grant, bargain and convey to the Party of the Second Part, his heirs and assigns all that tract and parcel of land _____ being in the County of Henry on the waters of Drennon Lick Creek, containing by Survey One hundred acres be the same more or less and bounded as follows: Beginning at a walnut in the original line of Williams and corner, (description continues but hard to read).

Joshua Meek				}
James Meek				}
Barlow Meek				}	Heirs of 
Jacob Meek				}	Bazil Meek
Joseph Young				}
Patience Young late Patience Meek		}

Eliza Ann Meek				}
John Meek					}	Infants of 
Levi Meek					}	Jeremiah Meek
Stephen Meek				}	Son of Bazil 

Jesse Meek				}
Joseph Meek				}	Infants of
Sally Meek				}	Bazil Meek Jr., 
Samuel Wholines guardian 			}
For Rachel Meek				}

Editor’s note: Each of three sections of names is blocked off by a vertical squiggly line and corresponds to how the names are grouped in the body of the deed. The text to the right of each line is also written vertically with each section having it's own text. If each line of the three sections is read through all three sections as if they were not separate it might appear that Bazil Meek had a son named Bazil Meek, Jr. That would be an incorrect interpretation of the document. Compare the list of names to those in Jeremiah’s Hancock Co., IN probate record.

Hancock Co., IN Probate Order Book 1828-1843 Page 147. In an application for partition of real estate of Jeremiah Meek dec. are listed: Jonathan, Joseph and Joshua Meek and Joseph and Patience Young-his wife and Barlow, Jacob, Jasper, Jarah (Sarah?) and James Meek. The rights of Samuel Wollum an heir of Rachel Wollum dec. who was the wife of James Wollum, and also the interest of Eliza Ann Meek who is the wife of Moses Meek and John P., Levi and Stephen Meek heirs of Jeremiah Meek dec. are mentioned. May 15, 1838.

The 1836 deed record from Henry County KY appears to address the same issue and people as the 1838 probate record from Hancock County, IN. The deed record provides some order to the names given in the probate record. Additionally, it clarifies that the probate record is actually about Basil rather than Jeremiah. Additionally, the probate record clarifies Rachel's status as the wife of James Wollum/Wholines.

Therefore, the probate record and deed record provide a list of children for Basil and the children of his deceased children Jeremiah and Rachel. Census and deed records support the presence of some of these children in Henry County.

Deed record		Probate record	
Heirs of Basil			
Joshua			Joshua		
James			James
Barlow			Barlow
Jacob			Jacob
Patience (her heirs)	Patience (her heirs)
Jeremiah (his heirs)	Jeremiah (his heirs)
-------			Jonathan
Jesse			Jasper	(There is no evidence of this person in
				 Other records. He may be Jesse.)
Joseph			Joseph
Sally			Jarah (Sarah)	(Sally a nickname for Sarah.)
Rachel (her heirs)		Rachel (her heirs)

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