Craven County, NC - Thomas Nelson Estate Record, 1750 & 1752 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THOMAS NELSON I Estate Records in Secretary of State file NC State Archives. Note: Estate records following: Monies are pounds/shillings/pence. DO = Ditto A TRUE AND PREFECT INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS NELSON DEC’D TAKEN BY ELIZABETH NELSON HIS EXECUTOR THIS 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1750 1 NEGRO FELLOW CALL’D TOBY 1 DO CALL’D JEMMEY 1 DO CALL’D HARDY 1 DO BOY CALL’D TOBY 1 DO GIRL CALL’D CATE 6 FEATHER BEDDS 1 SMALL SEABEDD 3 BOLSTERS, 4 PILLOWS 6 ENGLISH BLANKITTS 2 RUGGS, 2 CONTRA CLEATH BLANKITTS 5 CHEST, 1 OLD SAGE 3 HAND MILLS & FRAMES 1 PAIR HAND MILL STONE 1 SMALL PEREAUGER 1 COONEW, 1OLD ?PUNT 1 OVEL TABLE 3 CASES OF BOTTLES 1 COFFEMILL 7 EATHERN PLATES 6 TEA CUPS 7 SASERS 1 EARTHEN SUGAR POTT 2 DO MILK POTTS 8 SMALL PUNCH BOWLS 1 CHANEY TEA CANESTAR 32 EARTHEN CUPS 1 DO CHAMBER POTT 1 DO JUGG 1 LARGE GLASS TUMBLERE 2 VINEGAR CREWHITTS 1 COPER TEA KITTLE 1 DO COFFE POTT 1 BRASS PEPPER BOSC 1 TIN D, 1 HACKLE 9 GUNNS, 4 CHEARS 1 GAUGING ROD 1 CLOATH BRUSH 9 PAIR WOOL CARDS 1 PAIR DO COTTON 1 WOOLLEN SPININ WHEELS 2 LINNING WHEELS 1 BOX IRON, 1 SLATE, 1 PR SPURS 1 PR COOPER SEALES & WEIGHTS 3 PR STILYARDS 20 PEWTER PLATES 3 DO DISHES LARGE 4 DO SMALLER 7 LARGE PEWTER BASONS 4 SMALL DO 2 PEWTER QUART POTTS 1 DO POINT 1 HARD METTL TEA POTT 1 PEWTER FLAGON 1 HALF HOUR GLASS 1 BASS CASE WITH SNUFFERS 1 JACK SPITT 1 BOST MEAT SPITT 3 OLD FRYING PANS 1 STILL & WORM? QT 35 GALLONS 1 LARGE COOPER KITTLE 1 DO BRASS 1 BRASS KITTLE SMALL 1 BRASS SCILLIT & FRAME 4 CLUB AAXES, 1 BORAD DO 2 PLOWS, 2 HARROWS 1 QUADRANT, 1 NOCTURNAL 1 DOZEN PEWTER SPOONS 598 11 WOOL 373 11 COTTON IN THE SEED 2 BRIND STONES 1 BELL METTLE SPICE MORTER AND PESSEL 1 MARINERS COMPASS 1 SCHOONER & FIRNETURE 1 PAIR BLESH FORKS 68 11 NEWFEATHERS 2 CROSSCUTT SAWS 1 WHIP SAW, 1 HAND SAW 190 SHEAVES OF WATERD UNBROAKE FLAX 1 PR FIRE TONGS 1 PR NEWLINE TURNS 1 PR SMITHS BELLEWS 1 ANVIL, 1 BRICK IRON 27 YARDS, YARD & QUARATER WIDE CORSE LINNING 3 STOCKS BEES 3 LARGE STONE BUTTER POTTS 1 SMALL DO 3 LARGE EARTHEN PANNS 2 SMALL DO 170 GALLONS (W I) RUM 2 FLAX BRAKES 34 OXHIDES, 1811 DEER SKIN 2 SMALL SLEDGE HAMMERS 1 PR CART WHEEL BOXES 2 IRON PUMP SPEARS 1 SETT OF CART WHEEL HOOPS 1 SOUNDING ??? 1 PAIR POTT RACKS 1 ROLE SPUN YARD 1 SPEAKING TRUMPIT 1 PR SHOE BOOTS 11 OLD BUCKETTS 3 HALF BUSHELS 6 WASHING TUBBS 3 IRON WEDGES 17511 OLD IRON 5 WEEDING HOES 5 HIILLING DO 711 BAR IRON 1 COOPERS ADDZ 1 DO AE, 1 DRAWING KNIFE 1 CHISILS, 1 ??OW 4 AUGERS, 1 B__G BOXES 1 BLESHING KNIFE 1 ROUND SHA-E 1 HOWELL, 2 HAMMERS 1 GAFF HOOK 1 LARGE JOYNTER 1 NEWPLOW SHERE SILVER l22.18.0 GOOLD 15.19.7 38.17.7 BILLS 28 Y.O. PROV 2 CARPENTERS ADDSES 43 GLASS BOTTLES 1 BOX PIPES 50 HEAD OF SHEEP 2 HORSES, 1 MARE 1 WATCH, 24 YARADS CANVAS 1 PAIR SHEEP SHEARS 1 CHASSING DISH 4 OLD MEAL SIFTERS 1 LOOKING GLASS 1 BOTTLE HOLDING 6 GALLONS 1 RABITING PLANE 1 SCOW PLANE, 1 JOYNERS PLOW 2 CROWSES 2 OLD CUROYS COATS 1 NEW SAGATHY DO 1 PR NEW EVERLASTING BRITCHES 1 PR DUSORY DO 2 PR TROUSERS, 1 GREAT COAT 4 HALLAND JACKETTS 1 SAGATHY DO 1 KERSEY PEA DO -OLD 1 PR SILVER SHOE BUCKELS 2 PR THREAD STICKINGS 1 DO WOSTED 3 OLD HATTS 1 DO FELT 18 YARDS STRIPT HOLLAND 2 OLD (NC) HOMESPUN SKIRTS 1 DO WHITE 2 DO ?HALL’D CHEX 3 3/10 YARDS CANTING 4611 NEW NAILS OF SUNDRY SORTS 12911 TAND LEATHER-- 8 CANDLE MOULDS 1 WEAVING LOOM, 2 WAITS, FLAYS & GEERS THE ABOVE IS A TRUE & PERFECT INVENTORY OF ALL THE GOODS & CHATTELS THAT ARE ALREADY COME TO MY HAND. DEC. 12 1750 ELIZABETH NELSON ************************************************************ THE ESTATE OF THOMAS NELSON DEC’D TO ELIZABETH WALLIS ADMR. 1752 To Bills pd Wise Hill in full of his Acct for Building on the Banks 9/7/0 To paid Berry Nelson on Book Acct 0/2/6 To Pd Elijah George on Do 0/4/4/ To pd Jno Black on Do 0/0/11 To pd Thomas Cook on Do 0/11/4 To pd Capt. resolve Waldron for Acct. 15/11/0 To pd Mr. Balch the Ballance of Nelsons note to John Garnder 2/16/8 To Paid Saml Sivann on Capt. Waldrons Order in fav’r of John Spooner 9/2/9 To Paid Arthur Mabson the Ballance of a Bond 6/17/0 To Paid Jno Kerney on Book Acct. 8/0/0 To Paid the Levy at Sundry times for Jacob Carter 2/12/0 To Paid Jacob Copes for going to Town at Sundry Times 2/0/0 To Paid Jno Hambleton for his trouble gitting up, Branding Marking & of ? Cattle on Ye Banks 1/14/8 To Paid Wise Hill for Do 2/0/0 To Paid Will Hilladay for Do 2/0/0 To paid Robt. Wallis for Do 2/0/0 To paid Silvlanus Dickson for Do 0/18/8 To paid for Rum on ye Banks 1/0/0 To paid Col. Lovick his Acct. 0/16/0 To Paid Mrs. Mary Moore for Nelsons Bond 30/7/2 To the Vandue Master for Selling the Schooner Ranger and Espenses in Liquor 5/12/0 To John Devis the Vendue Master on Ye Sales of Other Goos & Effects 20/0/0 To Paid John Fostor for Acct. 2/0/2 To Paid Jno Parsons for Ditto 3/5/0 To the Ct. for Letters Admnr. 0/5/4 To Pd Mr. Lagardere for Nelsons Note 20/3/9 To Pd. Chas Adams on a Note 3/14/8 To Pd Cogdell for Vanduing Negroe Toby 2/0/0 To Pd Lazarus Pearce for Acct. 4/0/0 To pd Mr. J. Vail for Advice &c 3/8/9 To pd Phil Smith the fees on five Patents in the Secrys. Office 6/13/4 To pd Cap Waldrons order to R. Lovett 2/16/0 To pd Philip Smith for fees 0/8/0 To William Bishop for Rum Endeavoring to get off the Schooner 1/1/4 Carried over & Contunued 169/16/6&1/2 (one half) To Pd John Fulsher Jr for his Acct 1/18/4 To pd Peter George for his Acct 0/16/8 To pd Thomas Jones for Ditto 0/19/0 To pd Jacob Copes for work & Labour Done 26/6/8 To pd Robt. Gascoine for his Acct. 7/0/0 To pd Edmond Cullin for his Acct. 3/12/0 To pd Peter Dukes for his Trouble in Seting the Books &c 7/3/0 To Pd Phil Smith for fees 0/13/0 To paid Joseph Masters for Acct 0/12/0 To Paid John Williams up ye river for Acct. ?/6/8 To Paid John Williams of Adams Creek for Acct 0/10/8 to paid Cllitherall for Nelsons Note 18/15/0 To my Charges for Tending 12 Courts at 20/for Court but Reduced by the Letters sd 6/0/0 To the Charges & Expenses at my Husbands Burial 1/2/6 To Paid John Nelson on Acct of a Negroe bought by Mr. Thos. Nelson Dec’d 13/6/8 To Money Left in Mr. J Vails hands to pay arrears of Quitrents of Nelsons lands 19/14/0 To Paid Mr. Abner Neale for looking over at Sundry times and Settling the Accounts of Nelsons Dec’d 3/0/0 To Paid Thomas Cook for two Days Settling the Estate of Nelson Dec’d 0/6/0 To 100 wt of Wool Sold more than was Inventoryd which I am charged with 2/18/4 To the Ballance of Theop. Mann’s Acct. 34/2/14 316/15/10 The whole Acct. of the Vandue and money rec’d as for the Credit side of this acct. 719/19/6 Money pd as for the Acct above 316/15/10 Principal Estate 403/3/8 The Widow’s thirds of ye Above is 124/10&1/2 Each childs part being 53/15/1&1/2 amounts to 268/15/9&1/2 being five children The Above Acct settled the 24th day of April 1756 By us: Abner Neale Thos. Cook Note: Copied exactly from Elizabeth’s handwriting with her spelling. By money rec’d for 3/4 of the Schooner 75/0/0 By money rec’d of Sarah Masters for her Husbands Acct 14/4/0 By money rec’d for Toby sold at Vendu 41/0/0 By Do rec’d of Jno Cumings for Acct 0/10/3 By Do rec’d of Peter Duke for Acct. 1/9/0 By Do rec’d of Adam Wallis for his Note 2/16/0 By Do rec’d of James Durham for his note 2/3/8 By Do rec’d of Dan’l Dupre for Do 0/10/8 By Do rec’d of Jno Rupell on Do 3/3/3 By Do rec’d of Humphrey Smith on Do 9/4/0 By Cash Inventory 38/17/7 Reduced to 41/3/2 By Proc Ditto 28/9/0 Total 207/3/4 Be ye Whole Amount of Ye Vendue Account 512/16/2 No Carolina Craven County In Obedience to an order of the Court of the County aforesaid dateed Feby 1756: We the Subscribers did meet at the House of the Late Thomas Nelson Dec’d and have Audited and Settled the Accts of the said Nelsons Estte and having had regard to the Inventory & Vandue and as it appears to us Do find Due to be paid the Orphans of Sd. Thomas Nelson Dec’d as there proportions parts of the personall Estate of Love Stocks Only Escepts to the Sum of Fifty Three pounds fifteen shillings and one penny haf penny proclamation money being each childs part as aforesaid. April 24th 1756 Abner Neale , Thos. Cook Thomas Nelson son of John Nelson, Jr. and wife Ann Bell died 1749 Wife Elizabeth remarried to Thomas Martin Wallis, d. 1752. Elizabeth died 1754. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From the Elizabeth Moore Collection No. 322 East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, N. C. For research and study only, not for deposit in other respositories. Most manuscripts are protected by copyright laws; permission to publish must be presented. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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