CRAVEN COUNTY, NC - NEWSPAPERS - An account of Francis Delamar, guardian of Wallace Nelson --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- From the Elizabeth Moore Papers, Collection No. 322, East Carolina University Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Permission to Publish Has Been Granted. Published in the "Pamlico County News," date not shown. Genealogy and History, by Elizabeth Moore An account of Francis Delamar, guardian of Wallace Nelson, June Term 1799. Names mentioned: John Freebody, John Carney, Benjamin Mason, James Carney, Jon Biggs, Thomas Sparrow, Benjamin Nelson, Auditors: John Dawson, Esq., John Biggs, and Thomas York. ..................................... John S. Nelson, Guardian of Elizabeth Dukes. John Carney, Benjamin Mason, John Parsons, Sr., Samuel Cook, and William Biggs appointed Commissioners, December Term 1799. Estate of Peter Dukes, Deceased, Lot No. 1 on the West side of Adams Creek to William Cottle. Lot No. 2 assigned to Elizabeth Dukes, 11 Feb. 1800. Signed by Benjamin Marshall, John S. Nelson, Guardian, John Carney, Samuel Cook, John Parsons, and William Biggs. ...................................... Francis Delmar (Delamar), Guardian of Wallace Nelson, account filed December Term, 1796. ................................... Joseph Nelson, late guardian of Wallace Nelson. Acount audited by William Harris, H. Carraway, John Biggs, 28 Nov. 1801. .................................... September Term 1804. The petition of Thomas H. Nelson, Elizabeth Biggs, William C. Nelson, infants under the age of 21 years, by their guardian William C. Nelson and Robert Nelson and Frederick Nelson for division of the land of the late Thomas Jocelyn, deceased. Commissioners appointed to divide: Thomas Jocelyn, Philip Neale, John S. Nelson, William Jones, Southy J. Rue, and Samuel Chapman, CC. Plot shows Garbacon Creek on South side of Neuse River and on West side of Garbacon Creek, 20 April 1805. (s) Thomas Jocelyn, Philip Neale, John S. Nelson ................................. December Term 1804. Petition of Smith Delamar and Sally, his wife, Francis Shine, John Shine, and William Shine for the division of lands of William Shine. Ordered that Henry Tillman, Henry Carraway, Esq., John Biggs Sr., Joseph Nelson, and Ephraim Fulcher be appointed commissioners to lay off and divide the lands between the heirs. Samuel Chapman, CC. Pursuant to an order, &C, made following division: No. 1 to William Shine. Part of Joshua Ballance’s deed beginning at an oak, John Biggs, corner. &C. No. 2 to Smith Delamar. Land beginning at a pine East side of Bashaby’s Gut, to a chinkapin hickory, head of Smith Creek. No. 3 to John Shine, land beginning at a chinkapin, to a red oak &C known as Piney land. No. 4 to Fanny Shine, land beginning at a small red oak being on the west end of a deed from Nancy Vaughn. This 6th day of March 1805. (s) H. Carraway, John Biggs, Joseph Nelson, Ephraim Fulshire. RECORDS COPIED FROM CLERK’S LOOSE PAPERS, CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Florence Fulford Moore FFFMoore@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________