Probate of Michael Butcher

of Ste. Genevieve, MO and Kaskaskia, Ill

As I have time I will add links to scanned images of this large probate. Below is front and back of one page.

I believe this to be the first page of Michael Burtcher/Burtcher's probate.The right side of the page has been cut off during copying so it might be missing some words.Where words are missing or I can't make the word out I will show _?_ to let the reader know that part is missing.Please fell free to offer any corrections as you see the need.
Thank you, Freeda Burtcher Berry

In the matter of Michael Butcher dec'd. Thomas J.V. Owens, Leanard Stevens & Jacob Feaman to the people. Administration bond. Accepted,approved & filed July 20th 1829.
D,J, Baker; Judge of probate.

Know all men by these present that we Thomas J.V. Owens, Stevens & Jacob Feaman of the county of Randolph and.........are held and firmly bound unto the People of the state of Illinios__?__ sum of eight hundred dollars~~~~~~__?__ of United States,which payment well and truly to be made and__?__ we and each of us bind ourselves,_?_ _?_, excutors, administrators and assignes,jointly,severally,and _?_ by _?_. Witness our hands and seals, this 20th day of July A.D. 1829 The condition of the above obligation is such that if the _?_ _?_ J. V. Owens, administrator of all and singular the goods and rights and credits of Michael Butcher, deceased,do make or _?_ made,a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattles,rights & credits of the said deceased,which shall come to profession or knowledge of him the sid Thomas J. V. Owens,administrator: or to the hands of any person or persons for him the name so made,do exibit or come to be exibited _?_ ,_?_ of probate for the said county of Randolph agreeably to law,and goods & chattle,rights and credits do well and truly administer according to _?_ all the rest of the said goods & chattles,rights and credits which shall be remaining upon the account of the said administrator,the same first examined and allowed by the court of probate,shall do and pay unto such person or persons,respectfully,as may be _?_ entitled thereto,and further,do make a just and true _?_ all his actings and doings therein,when thereunto required _?_ said court;and if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the deceased and the same for probate court,and letters testamentary or of administrators be obtained on,and the said Thomas J.V. Owens,do, in such case on _?_ grieved thereto ,under & deliver up the letters of admimistration to him as aforesaid,and shall in the general,do form all men cats which may at any time be required of by law;then there/this obligation to be void,otherwise to remain in full force & virture.

Signed on the bottom right by: Th. J.V. Owens, Sterens/Stevens? and Jacob Feaman.
Writen on the bottom left":Between the 18th & 19th lines from the top the words "rights & credits" interlined before signing". Then the signatures: Davis J. Baker Judge of probate.
END OF 1st PAGE OF PROBATE

The deceased Michael Butcher in his life time claimed eighty three acres of land or thereabouts lying on the Kaskaskia River near to where Mr. Antoine La Chapelle now resides upon which there is a good improvement,purchased by him of one Jacob Fisher,but the said Butcher has no title papers for said land except a bond given by P. Menard to Ezra Owen and by the said Ezra Owen assigned to Drusella (C?) Owen,from Drusella and Fisher wife of the said Fisher) in which said bond said Menard bind himself to execute a deed _?_ _?_ to the said Ezra Owen his heirs and assigns where ever payment shall be made. Therefore the said Owen nor his assigns the said Fisher never paid the said Menard for any part of the 83 acres claimed by Butcher nor does there appear any payment of said bond by Fisher to the deceased Butcher,or is there any evidence that the said Butcher in his lifetime paid the said Menard anything for the said land. The title is therefore in Menard who claims the land.
Among the papers of the deceased I find a lengthy account made against Pierre Menard for stone work by the perch but the calculations are not made out nor corrected out in the columns_