Chowan County NcArchives Court.....Rowden - Deceased, William 1749
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Source: Colonial Records Of North Carolina
Written: 1749

Deposition of Abraham Blacknall concerning the estate of William Rowden
Blacknall, Abraham
May 19, 1749 
Volume 04, Pages 1206-1207

Abraham Blackall of Edenton in the Province aforesaid, Practitioner in Physic 
& surgery aged forty three years having duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists 
Deposeth and saith, that in the Year he entered a Caveat in the Secretary's 
Office with Mr. Robt Forster the then Deputy Secretary of this Province to be 
heard by Council learned in the Law before His Excellency Gabriel Johnston 
Esqre against Letters of Administration being granted to one John Selwood on 
the Estate of William Rowden & Charles Westbear Deceased partners in the 
baking Trade & in behalf of Sarah Rowden Widow of the said William Rowden who 
before had Letters of Administration granted her by Sir Richard Everard Bart. 
when Governor on her deceased husband's Estate, the said John Selwood having 
pretended to a false debt or claim of one thousand Pounds Currant Bills of the 
aforesaid Province Whereupon his Excellency the Governor appointed a day for 
hearing the Arguments touching the said Caveat at the Council Chamber in 
Edenton & this Deponent furthur saith that he attended with his Lawyer at the 
time and place appointed expecting the Caveat would have been debated that Day 
when to his great surprise the Governor went out of Town without hearing or 
determining any Matter or thing touching the said Caveat and afterwards 
Granted Letters of Administration to the said John Selwood whereby he became 
possessed of and converted to his own use two valuable Slaves one whereof was 
taught by his Master William Rowden the Trade of Bisket baking which said 
slave was sold to the said Governor afterwards by the said Selwood for two 
hundred Pounds Notwithstanding he was worth the price of Four hundred Pounds 
so much having been offered by Captain George Martyn in the presence of this 
Deponent and this Deponent furthur saith that the widow of the said Rowden by 
means of the said Letters of Administration was deprived of the Possession of 
her late husband's Estate, and reduced to extreme poverty and want having 
three small children to maintain and further saith not.

ABRAHAM BLACKALL.

Edenton the 19th of May 1749.

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