Bertie COUNTY NC Administration of Estate of Christopher Harrison File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by jmgordeymiron@aol.com Miron Gordey http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/wills/whitson.txt North Carolina Know all Men by theSe PreSent, That we Ann Harrison* James Slatter* and Richard Dillon*, Are held and firmly bound unto his Exollancey William Lyon (s) Esquire govenor -------in the just and full Sum of Six Hundred Pounds*----------------- Proclamation Money to be paid to William Lyon Esq? Govn (something handwritten, illegible appears to be the words; no ex ) his successors or ASSigns: To the which Payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, jointly and Severally, Firmly, by these PreSents. Sealed with our Seals, and Dated this XXVIII* -Day of June* Anno Dom. 1769. The Condition of this Obligation is fuch, That if the above bounden Ann Harrison*--- Administrators of all and singular the Goods and Chattels, Rights and Credits of Christopher Harrison* deceafed, do make, or caufe to be made, a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods and Chattels: Rights and Credits of the Deceased, which have, or Shall come to the Hands, Knowledge, or Possession of the said Ann Harrison* ------ or into the Hands of Poffeffion of any other Person or Persons, for his* and the fame fo made, do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, into the secretary's Office, and one attested Copy thereof to the County Court where Orders for Administration pased, within Ninety Days after the Date of thefe Prefents: and the fame Goods, Chattels, and Credits, and all other the Goods, Chattels, and Credits of the Deceafed, at the Time of his* Death, which at any Time thereafter shall come into the Hands of Possession of the Said Ann Harrison* -- or Into the hands or Poffeffion of any other Perfon or Perfons for her* do well and truly adminifter according to Law: and further, do make , or caufe to be made, a true and juft account of Her* said adminiftration, within One Year after the Date of thefe Prefents, and all the Reft and Refidue of the faid Goods, Chattels, and Credits, which shall be found remaining upon the faid Admimftrat rix* Account, (the fame being firft examined and allowed by the Governor and Council, General Court or County Court,) Fhall deliver and pay unto fuch Perfon or Perfons refpectively as the fame fhall be due, purfuant to the true Intent and Meaning of the Act in that Café made and provided: And if it fhall appear, that any Will and Teftament was made by the faid Deceafed, and the Executor or Executors therein named do exhibit the fame into Court, making Requeft to have it allowed and approved of accordingly, if the faid Ann Harrison* above bounden, being thereunto required, do render and deliver the faid Letters of Adminiftration, (Approbation of fuch Teftament being firft had and made in the faid Court) Then this Obligation to be void, and of none Effect: or elfe to remain in full Force and Virtue. her* Ann* --- X* --Harrison* Sign'd, Seal'd, and Deliver'd, mark* In ther PreSence of ~~~ James Slatter* John Johnston* Richard Dillon* A true Inventory of all & singular the goods & Chattels of Christopher Harrison - Deceased: Taken by Ann Harrison Widow of A Deceased as follows His Wearing Apparel & W/S Crop Duel 2 sifters 3 Bed & furniture From Agnes Moor some coopers ware 2 Bedsteads 1 Sword (some other wooden 4 Chairs 1 Cartoush Box ware) 1 Table 1\4 of a Crate Cutt Law abt 17 barr.Turpentine 1 Chest 1\2 of a Bang Cores ? 7 barr. ?(illegible)too soft 1 Box 1\2 of a Joynter 6 old barrells 2 Spinning Wheels 1 set of Cooper Tools 1 Cyder Barrell 2 pr cands (candles?) 1 Handsaw ? rundletts 1 Cradle 2 augers 4 Basketts 1 gun and some shott 1 gauge 5 Hives of Bees 1 Harness some coopers timber ea 4 Axes 1 soap barrel and some soaps 23 1\4Pewter 5 boar 1 Razor 1 pr Still Yards 2 Hatchette 1 Hone 1 fluke hoe 1 Slated ea 1 Gimblet 1 Side leather & some pieces ab 8 Cotton & some thread 2 Iron Wedges 1 Bagg 1 Wallet A panel of wool 2 frowt ? 21\7 Debt Due from A small panel of flos 4 Head of Herfer James Slatter Ab 8 lb Corn and some salt 1 Yoke of oxen abt 5\ Due from Luke ? A panel of meal and fatt 1 ox yoke 6 Bells 1 barrell of fifh (possibly fish) 2 rings of ?(illegible) 1 File 1 box Iron an Healm(?Hard to read) 2 carts & 1pr of wheels 13 bolts 21 cattle Including a barrel of rum ? 1 skillett 10 sheep 1 frying pan 90 hogs 2 pr pot hooks 10 geese & some other fowls 1 handmill 2 sadles & bridles 1 pepper box some shoemakers tools 1 candlestick & some candles 1 Jugg 1 hackle 1 Butterpott 4 knives 3 Bottles Ann Harrison 7 forks 1 Stone mugg 1 ?aops 1 ink stand 2 Pieces of earthenware 2 Drawing Knives (some tools for getting sharpen fine) NOTE: Original document format was in three columns. Spelling, grammar & punctuation was left as it appears on the original. Some spelling and terms are as near as I could interpret them due to the faded condition of the original. Even enlarged, some things were illegible. A signature was at the bottom of the right hand column as noted above. Question marks and notations of illegible were inserted by me. All ( ) with items from the inventory were on the original. NOTE: Spelling, punctuation and grammar has been left as found on the original document. In this document sometimes the letter "S" was capitalized in mid word but more often is missing and the letter "f" was in its place. A * by a word, partial word, name or phrase indicates that it was handwritten in the document. By the signatures of Ann Harrison & her mark, James Slatter and Richard Dillon there was what appeared to be where they had put their seals by there names in wax. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============