Bertie County NcArchives Court.....King, Sarah 1817 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000642 November 15, 2014, 12:03 pm Source: North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979 Bertie County (digital) Written: 1817 North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979 Bertie County Sarah King folder 11 images im 2 15 May 1817. Bond five thousand pounds by Thomas Ruffin, Jarod Young, & Titus Moore. Thomas Ruffin Administrator. im 10 Inventory of Estate Jun 3 1817 by Thomas Ruffin Admr three beds & furniture, one walnut table, one pine chest, six flag bottomed setting chairs, one wooling wheel, one linnen wheel, one loom, one boofat, one trunk, knife box, candlestick & two large needles, one tea pot, three striped blankets, one Sett nitting pins, one table cloth, one stone jug, one sugar box, two dishes, pitcher & two waters, one hymn book, one pair cotton cards, pair scissors, Bond of Starkey Ruffin & Martha Ward for three hundred & forty five dollars & thirty six cents due the 7th day of July 1813, one other bond of Starkey Ruffin for one hundred & Seventy nine dollars & forty one cents due the 25 Feb 1816. Bond of Henry Ruffin for four dollars & four cents due the first day of March 1812. Bond of William W. Williams for the rent of land in Martin County for the year 1817 at two dollars pr thosand Corn Hills the number of hills not assertained. Thomas Ruffin Adm. im 3 Account of sale of the property of Sarah King dec'd sold the 3rd day of June 1817 on a credit of six months by Thomas Ruffin Administrator 1 woolen wheel & pair cards - John Ruffin $1 1 Linnen wheel - Augustine Pugh $1 6 Setting chairs Balis Bond $2 Knive box, candlestick & Jug - Blount Ruffin .40 1 Trunk Balis Bond $4 1 looking glass John Ruffin 1.75 1 Walnut table " " 6.25 1 chest " " $4 1 Table cloth Balis Bond $1 1 Book " " " 1 tea pot Thomas Ruffin .04 1 bed & furniture Henry Ruffin $34 " " " Thomas Ruffin $35 1 bed & furniture E.O. Rhodes $45 1 blanket John Ruffin $4 1 " " "$4.99 1 blanket Henry Ruffin $6.07 1 sugar box 2 dishes, Pitcher & two waters Thomas Ruffin $.50 pair scissors & nitting [knitting] pins Blount Ruffin .12 1/2 Thomas Ruffin Admr img 5 Recorded Book Q pa 60 img 6 August Term 1821 Ordered that Simon Turner, James G. Mhoon, William Hinton, Noah Hinton and William B. King or any three of them audit & settle the accounts of Thomas Ruffin Adm of Sally King dec'd and make return to next court. Thomas Ruffin Adm of Sarah King 1817 Dec 3. Amst. act ___ due this day 161.13 1/2 Inst to 7thNov 1821 37. 86 Starkey Ruffin & Martha Ward note due 7th July 1813 $345.36 Int. 172.68 NOTE: William W. Ward was executor of Starkey's will in March Term 1817 Martin County. Starkey Ruffins bond due 25 Feb 1816 179.42 Int 61.35 Henry Ruffins Bond due 1st March 1812 04.40 Int 2.65 Wm W. Williams obligation for rents of land due 1st Jan 1818 $40 int 9.24 1821 July 18. Rec'd of Starkey Ruffin's Exr. this amt being her legacy from s'd estate. $68.89 Int 1.26 = 70.15 [Transcriber note: Starkey died before Sarah. Will left his negroes to brothers, Thomas, Henry, James and sister Sarah. Inherited from dec'd brother, William: Nick & Tempy. Inherited slave Harry from father, William.} Bal due the Estate on the 7th Nov 1821 $941.25 Total 1084.14 img 7 Paid out: May 12 1817 Clerk's fee paid this day 2.27 Inst to 7th Nov 1821 .61 Aug Paid Simon Turner's Acct 19.78 int 5.06 1818 Feb 14 Paid Green Turner's act for coffin $15. int 3.37 1819 Jan 19 J & J W Gordon obs 19.11 int 3.20 Jan 29 L.J. Baker's acct 10.78 int 2.40 1821 June 15 paid Wm M. Clark ob'g 6.95 int .16 Commissioners of 5 per interest on the ___ $1084.14 being the amt of the Estate By Bal due to the Estate $941.25 Done by the undersigned in obedience to the annexed order of Nov. Anno Domini 1821 $1084.14 Simon Turner , James G. Mohoon, Wm B. King Recorded book R p 366 Additional Comments: Sarah King (daughter of Wm Ruffin- Bertie Co) had left the land in Martin Co, North Carolina, where she and her husband, David KING,(probably died 1812- had lived, to her 6 brothers: James, John, Henry, Thomas, Whitmell and Blount. She must have known of brother, Starkey's death in Feb 1817) Bertie County. Deeds - 11 Jan 1819 whereby Henry, Thomas and John sold their portions of the land to Luke Harrell. Whitmell and Blount probably did as well. James had already sold his portion to brother, Thomas in 1818 as he was in Jones Co GA. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/court/king2516gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 5.0 Kb