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This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. by Martha Marble mmarble@erols.com ========================================================= BRYAN FAMILY PAPERS - Collection #96 - Southern Historical Collection - UNC Chapel Hill My thanks to the staff for permission to abstract some of this information for the GenWeb sites. There are three Bryan Collections that I am aware of in North Carolina - Southern Historical Collection, NC Archives in Raleigh, and Special Collections at Duke. Most of the information comes from the papers of James Bryan who married Rachel Heritage and their descendants. Both of their sons, John Heritage and James, were well known in Craven County and across the state. John Heritage Bryan was an attorney and had clients in neighboring counties and up and down the eastern seaboard. The family was well connected to every prominent family in eastern North Carolina and through personal correspondence many families can be traced. Every descendant well into the twentieth century kept every scrap of paper they ever owned, both personal and business. There are numerous scrapbooks kept by the wives. I have started the Collection at both UNC and the NC Archives. The former is 40 feet of material and may never be finished. Because the papers are spread out in so many places, it makes working with them difficult from the standpoint, one sees mention of the same legal cases in both Collections. The papers at the Archives are frustrating because there are so many notes that refer to see attached will or deed and said will or deed is not attached which means it could be in any of the Collections in another folder. There are many notes on scraps of papers and that is just what they are - notes which may or may not make sense. The Collections are being culled primarily for two reasons - to abstract any Dobbs, Greene or Lenoir County papers with genealogical information and to abstract any documents that might pertain to the early Bryan family which will be used by the Bryan research group. Because of the latter, there are many Craven and Jones references in these notes. Another member of the Bryan research group is going to continue with the correspondence and I will concentrate on deeds, wills, and court records. There are numerous Lenoir County Court Dockets in the Collection which will be typed later for a separate file. Eventually as more time is spent at UNC, this file will be added to and the researcher will have to consult the date posted to know when it has been changed. The Archives Collection file will probably be finished before the UNC Collection. CORRESPONDENCE - SERIES 1 Only did the first box in this series. Just picked out Genealogical information of Lenoir and Greene Counties and the Bryan family. Many of the letters are pertaining to business and legal clients especially from New York and many are just scraps of paper. Leggett Fox in New York appears to be big client as people from NC were not very good about paying their bills. SERIES 1.1 - Folders 1-13 FOLDER #1 1. Letters regarding JOHN HARVEY 2. Estate of RIDGON WHITE of Craven County FOLDER #2 - 1830 1. Regarding debts of JOHN M. OLIVER, JOSEPH OLIVER, CHARLES STEWART 2. Letter regarding the sale of Negroes of J. BROWN to W. I. BLACKLEDGE in Washington - 25 May 1830 - money actually belonged to a sister - not named - the sale may have been fraudulent - money had disappeared 3. 3 Oct 1830 - letter from H. M. COOKE of Beaufort which refers to sons, HENRY L. and THOMAS COOK who were going to the western counties FOLDER #3 - 1831 1. Letter from JOHN HILL - 28 Oct 1831 - Return address Waynesboro, NC Mr. John Heritage Bryan New Bern, NC I and Mr. Mooring have lately been down in Hyde (that is since we saw you) to view and try to sell the land which we possess in that county. But we could not sell it in consequence of its not being divided. We employed Mr. John and Daniel Slade to superintend and have the land divided and to sell the shares of the heirs of Wm. Bryan as they think it will be most saleable after it's divided. They wish to know the year, month, and day that John Bryan, the son of John Bryan died as they may know whether John B. Jasper is entitled to any share or not and as I am not able to inform them, I wish you if you please to ascertain the time of his decease and write to them. The land has been - next work unreadable - much delegated by John B. Jasper. He has sold one hundred acres of it which includes all the cleared land and by what we could discover it has been as much as ten or fifteen years since he sold this pice. I think you had best get the above mentioned men or some other man to aline to your these two Mr. Slades live in sight of the store which on the land. I'll inform you my family is tolerable well at present. Yours John Hill 2. Letter from FREDERICK S. BLOUNT to brother JAMES W. BRYAN - 20 Nov 1831 - from Mobile, Ala Refers to NATHAN WHITFIELD owing him money Refers to COL. KING Refers to visiting in Ala, MRS. JOHN VAIL the sister of MISS HARRIETT DADE who appears to still be in NC Refers to visiting DOCTOR WELCH Refers to SQUIRE WHITFIELD who appears to be in Alabama Refers to FRANK NELSON in Greensborough - he not going back to NC - said JOHN FOY lived close to him as did MAJOR NAT. HELLEN 3. Letter from B. JASPER - 13 Dec 1831 to JOHN H. BRYAN JOHN H. BRYAN offered to give his part of land in Hyde Co to the son of B. JASPER, JOHN BRYAN JASPER, to apply towards his education - that land is worthless - "two claimants under UNCLE WILLIAM were down here in the late fall and offered to sell of two dollars per acres" - they could not sell. Son appreciates the offer. "I discover from my grandfather, JNO BRYAN'S will that I am entitled to 40 acres of land known by the name of Fork Neck." JASPER want to know where that land is located and what it is worth. Folder #4 - 1832 1. Letter from Leggett Fox - 13 March 1832 - refers to JAMES WALLACE who moved to Fla from Craven Co. 2. Letter from FRED. S. BLOUNT to JAMES W. BRYAN - 7 March 1832 Refers to PLEASANT H. MAY former beau of MISS HARRIETT SMITH - MAY also now in Ala. Refers to JUDGE SMITHHAND, his grandaughter MISS MARY TAYLOR Refers to MR. LUND to marry MISS CONRAD and EDWARD STANLEY will not marry JULIA JONES - all these people appear to be in New Bern Refers to HENRY - will he marry SUSAN WASHINGTON Refers to "why did JAMES STANLY send HARVEY into this part of the world?". HARVEY was a lawyer REFERS to - none of the family has obtained the success or wealth of OLD JOHN HERRITAGE 3. Letter to JOHN H. BRYAN from SCARBORO KEEK of Twiggs Co, Ga - 13 May 1832 4. Refers to JOHN S. or L. LAVENDER made a note and resides in Wilkerson Co, Ga - in right of his wife who was a MISS GEORGE - regarding land in Jones Co a few miles from Trenton - LAVENDER wants BRYAN to collect on note for him FOLDER #5 - 1833 1. Letter from RICHARD B. JONES to JOHN H. BRYAN - Brookfield near Philadelphia - 17 Sept 1833 - refers to MITCHELL heirs - MR. WASHINGTON has purchased 2/3rd of land - JONES appears to won some of MITCHELL'S LAND NOTE: There are a number of letter from Jones in this Collection FOLDER #6 - 1. Letter to JOHN H. BRYAN from R. M. S. MOORE of Germantown in Hyde County - 10 May 1834 Refers to MR. JOSEPH DIXON wants to buy their share of land 2. Letter from WILLIAM C. BRYAN of Waynesboro to JOHN H. BRYAN - 19 Sept 1834 Dear Cousin, Fearing that you may forget to bring with you to court the Papers pertaining to the land in your county & in which you said you thought my fathers heirs were Probally entitled to a share. Please favor myself with an opportunity of reminding and also requesting you to bring up the Papers to the Superior Court of this county or examine them as you may be Prepared to let me know whether or not we have any right in it. Please give my complements to Cousin Mary Pam & C Your affectionally, William C. Bryan 3. Letter to JOHN H. BRYAN from FREDERICK ASKEW - 19 Dec. 1831 - Laurens County, Ga Refers to heirs of JOHN THOMPSON dec (this is probably in Onslow County) - land sold at venue after your marriage to WIDOW THOMPSON - it was sold to JACOB WILLIAM of Duplin Co - father of FREDERICK was a wit to Will of THOMPSON - FREDERICK'S wife now dec - NOTE: IT is not clear exactly who the widow married FOLDER #7 - 1835 1. GEO. MORDECAI of Kinston to JAMES W. BRYAN in Beaufort - 18 March 1835 Mordecai appears to be an attorney Refers to appeal properly taken by Wm. BRYAN against SEARS BRYAN - appears to be about ownership of property - then refers to HARDY BRYAN doing the appeal - judgement went against SEARS - NOTE; Very unclear what was happening FOLDER #8 - 1836 1. Letter to MARTIN Van BUREN from R. M. SACEND ?? Letter of introduction of J. W. BRYAN brother of J. BRYAN formerly of Congress - he may stop in Washington on the way to Europe 2. Letter from Wm. BOYD of New York to JAMES BRYAN - 16 June 1836 Refers to Broad Street near Wall Street burning Refers to SUSAN WASHINGTON marrying WM. A. GRAHAM 2. Letter from L. or S. B. VAIL, Mobile - 20 June 1826 - Refers to R. P. VAIL his half brother by his father's 2nd marriage FOLDER 12 - 1837 1. Letter from MRS. ELIZABETH GRIST to JAMES BRYAN - 11 Aug 1839 Refers to SUSAN, brother WILLIAM and FRANKLIN, cousin EMMA, cousin JOHN, cousin WILLIAM WASHINGTON, cousins BETSY and MARY SERIES 3.2 - 1704 - 1840 - FOLDERS 697 - 708 - NOT FINISHED FOLDER #697 1. 5 June 1794 -I, WILLIAM HENRY, High Sheriff of the County of Craven - by virture of an Execution agreed at the suit of Mathais (name not clear and could be Stephen but it does not appear to be a p in the name) NEALE and EUNICE his wife against the Estate of JOHN BRYAN - have sold at public vendue a Nergo girl named SARAH aged about 14 years to JAMES BRYAN of Newbern for 125 pds, 5 shillings - BRYAN the highest bidder WIT TH. L. OLIVER 2. 4 September 1795 - Indenture - GEORGE LANE of Craven of the one part and JAMES BRYAN of the same of the other part --- LANE for 5 pds sold a tract in Craven Co on the SS Nuce River on Adams Creek - beginning at the mouth of a small Creek where MRS. BRYAN now lives and runs with the first line of the patent at JOHN CARNEYS CREEK and then down the various courses of said creek to Adams Creek - 25 acres WIT WILLIAM HAWLEY FOLDER #698 - 1790 - 1800 1. 12 March 1793 - WILLIAM BOWEN of Somerset Co, Md 180 Spanish Milled Dollars pd by JAMES BRYAN of New Bern - Negro man named Adam aged about 28 years WIT JOHN CRADDOCK 2. Craven Co - 25 April 1797 - JOHN GREENE of New Bern to JAMES BRYAN of New Bern - 40 pds - house and lot in New Bern - Graves & Middle Streets - Lot 345 - 1/2 acre 3. 16 April 1798 - Craven County - We, JAMES BRYAN and W. H. ?_ BRYAN bound unto WILLIAM DUDLEY for 150 pds. Condition of above is such that whereas the aforesaid JAMES BRYAN is possessed in right of his wife, RACHEL, now under age, the following piece of land in Craven Co - SS main main being part of a patent granted to WILLIAM HERITAGE dec for 500 acres - - 60 1/4 acres --land to be conveyed to said DUDLEY as soon as RACHEL arrives at the age of 21 Both signed - James and W. H. WIT THOS L. OLIVER NOTE: No indication why W. H. Bryan would be signing this unless he was guardian of Rachel 4. 6 February 1798 - I WILLIAM BRYAN of the County of Lenoir for 150 pds paid by JAMES BRYAN of NewBern - sell a Negro woman named KATE aged about twenty two years together with her child named SARAH aged about two years. There is a large blotch between the W. and Bryan in the signature which to me looks like there could have been a middle initial. WIT WILLIAM BRYAN FOLDER 699 - 1. Reference to a 300 acre patent to JOHN BRYAN on Bay River - no date - NS Neuse at George's Neck - adj CHRISTOPHER DAWSON, SILAS KELSEY, Wolf pocoson, JOSEPH CRISPIN - note dated 22 July 1774 - note says sold to H. L. J. BRINSON NOTE: Don't see this patent in Bryan files 2. Reference to a 200 acres Patent to JOHN BRYAN 4 March 1885 - ES Goose Creek, JOHN VENDRICK, NS Deep Run, NICHOLAS HARPER, Valentine's Neck, Sand Hills - note says this land sold to Scott 3. Reference to - PAUL SPARROW had a patent 4 March 1775 - 500 acres - SPARROW sold to JOHN BRYAN - Book k no 2 p 385 4. Will of Col. JOHN BRYAN - notes Home land was afterwards patented by JAMES BRYAN adj Sandhills and it is said there was an exchange and there is a deed from JNO to JAMES for the land for $500. JAMES exchanged his portion of Hyde Co land for JOHN'S Sandhill land in 1796 LEWIS died C 1797 MARY md JAMES CARNEY and died in 1787 per a family memo ANN - married LEM. HATCH after JASPER (sic) To wife, ELIZABETH a life estate in Adams Creek lands - it appears that 512 acres on Adams Creek were sold to WALHAM SMITH by JAMES BRYAN for 20 acres of which there is a deed to JAMES from GEO. LANE - the other 492 1/2 acres he inherited from JOSEPH BRYAN. LEWIS' 246 acres descended to his brothers and sister who were JAMES, WILLIAM and ANN. JAMES then owned 328 acres - and he may have also disposed of his mother's land at the same time When JOSEPH (youngest son of Col JOHN) died, HENRY CARRAWAY informed me that he was told by MRS. OLIVER (Formerly Neal) that his death took place within 5 minutes of the birth of his sister CARNEY'S first child (Mary md JAMES CARNEY) 5. INDENTURE - Craven Co - 15 August 1821 - JOHN H. BRYAN and JAMES BRYAN by his guardian JOHN H. BRYAN to NOAH BELL - land in HYDE Co - conveyed to JOHN BRYAN father of JAMES BRYAN dec - JAMES was father of JOHN H. and JAMES BRYAN - NOTE: This appears to be a rental agreement but no money is mentioned 6. Indenture - Craven Co - 16 Jan 1822 - JOHN H. BRYAN as guardian for JAMES BRYAN and himself - to WILLIAM L. HOOVER and ASA HOOVER - Bay River, adj JOHN BRYAN, Pampton's Road, Gaulberry Swamp - 300 acres - a lease for 5 years 7. 9 May 1793 - Indenture - JOHN BRYAN of Craven of the one part and JAMES BRYAN of Town of Newbern of the other part - 500 pds - sell - all my land known as Sandhill in Craven Co which land was devised to the said JOHN BRYAN by the last Will and Testament of his Father Colonel JOHN BRYAN dec together with all improvements: another parcel of undivided land on SS Nuce River in Craven Co on Adams Creek being part of the land my Mother now lives on which said land fell to me by the Death of my Brother, JOSEPH BRYAN together with all the Right title interest claim or demand which was unto him the said JAMES BRYAN - WIT FREDERICK DIVOUN, H MACHINE ?? Proven on oath of FREDERICK Divoun ?? 29 Oct 1809 Registered Craven Co, Book 3, page 370 8. ELIZABETH WIGGINGS vs JOHN WIGGINS and others The complainant and the defendant JOHN WIGGINS came into court & declared that they have made an agreement to the following effect. It is agreed between JOHN WIGGINS & ELIZABETH his wife that henceforth they shall separate from bed & board & that each shall forego & each doth hereby forego & release all right & claim & interest which either has in the society of the other. It is agreed also that the said JOHN WIGGINS shall secure to the said ELIZABETH the sum of - original torn - --- be approved by the Court of Equity in which in pending the Bill of the said ELIZABETH against her said husband for alimoney. -ELIZABETH renounces her claim upon the death of said JOHN to any part of his estate. --- there shall be secured for the separate use of complaimant of the moneys of her husband the sum of $436.09 - for which sum $269.42 1/3 cents to be paid by CALEB WIGGINS & $166.66 2/3 cents paid by ROBERT WIGGINS - ordered that the said CALEB and ROBERT pay this sum within five months - and the said Clerk shall pay the same to LEVI WEST who is chosen by complainant as her Trustee - said Trustee shall pay to ELIZABETH an annual sum to be worked out - sum of $25 and interest. The said JOHN WIGGINS to pay court costs. Signed by ABNER PEARCE, CM of Lenoir Co Court - 3rd November 1821 Received from ROBERT WIGGINS by hands of CALEB WIGGINS $166 2/3 cents 22 March 1822 FOLDER #700 1. This folder contains an entire notebook regarding the Division of lands belonging to heirs of WILLIAM SHEPHARD, esq - County of Weakly, Middle fork of Obeou River, in Tenn - granted by State of NC to WILLIAM BLOUNT then to WILLIAM SHEPHARD - a note says conveyed by RICHARD DOBBS SPEIGHT who conveyed to WILSON BLOUNT NOTE: There is no date but this division took place about 1826. There was about 1000 acres in each lot Lot #1 - to WILLIAM B. SHEPHARD LOT # 2- to EBENEZER PETTIGREW Lot #3 - to CHARLES B. SHEPHARD Lot #4 - to JAMES B. SHEPHARD Lot #5 - to FREDERICK B. SHEPHARD LOT #6 - to JOHN H. BRYAN LOT #7 - to RICHARD M. SHEPHARD Lot #8 - to PENEOPE S. SHEPHARD Lot #9 - to JOHN S. SHEPARD This book includes a list of the Grants which are not dated 5. JESSE SANDLIN of Onslow md SARAH THOMPSON daughter of JOHN THOMPSON - some of this family went to Duplin Co - this case went to the Supreme Court in 1834 6. There is no date although a hand written note by the staff at the top says Dec 1825 with a ?? - Jones County - To the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of County of Jones. The petition of ______ SIMMONS, widow of NEEDHAM SIMMONS, that on the ____ day of ____, the said NEEDHAM SIMMONS died, possessed of the following tracts of land viz. One tract on Ss Trent in Jones adj lands of the heirs of NEEDHAM SIMMONS and ELIZAN STEELS ?? containing 640 acres; another tract NS Trent adj THOMAS MURPHY and GEORGE C. HATCH --about _____ acres; another tract on NS Trent adj lands of 11?? Heirs of EDWARD MUFORD and LEML HATCH - 400 acres. The widow requests that the same be alloted her and not assigned according to law. Signed JAS BRYAN FOLDER # 701 1. Will of JOHN COBB - Francis Hodges has already placed this will on the Lenoir Co. Archives website FOLDER #702 - 1831 - 1832 1. Note regarding estate case - these are only notes with no supporting documents - Mentioned that SARAH ANN RICE on 23 Sept 1831 - appears to be a case - PATRICK & others vs STYE ?? - SPENCER mentioned - a STYE appears to have lived with SARAH ANN RICE 2. 27 Jan1825 - Indenture - between NANCY SCOTT of town of New Bern on one part and JOHN COBB of Lenoir on the other part - - said JOHN COBB in consideration of the rents and covenants - hath granted to NANCY SCOTT a part of a lot of ground in the town of New Bern on the SS Broad being lot # 84 - to pay rent of $1.50 a quarter FOLDER 704 - 1835 - 1836 1. Nov 1836 - GEO BRYAN vs WM WISE - MRS. WISE (now dead) was the first wife of EBENEZER SLADE by whom she had three children - JEREMIAH 13, CATHERIN 12, ANN 10 - EBENEZER SLADE was the brother of the wife of GEO. BRYAN - their children are the nearest and almost the only relatives in this state - GEO. BRYAN and his wife have no children - they are willing to take the children and rear them - WISE is now their guardian NOTE; There is no indication of the outcome FOLDER 706 - 1838 1. JONES CO - Superior Court - Fall Term 1839 - petition of JOSEPH and SUSAN KINSEY. SUSAN was the daughter of WILLIAM RHEM dec. RHEM had a will 1 May 1830 and gave SUSAN a Negro when she married but there was no deed - her brother WILLIAM B. RHEM, was executor of the estate and would not let SUSAN have her Negro There was a copy of the Will attached which I did not copy since Jones Co has its records - the children WILLIAM RHEM mentioned in his will were MARY I. RHEM HANNAH PERRY JOSEPH RHEM SUSAN KINSEY ELIZABETH LOFTIN WILLIAM B. RHEM MELCHER RHEM Exec WILIAM B. RHEM and HARDY ?? PERRY Written 1 May 1830 WIT JOHN L. KOONCE, AMOS L. KOONES 2. JOSEPH KINCEY (sic) vs JONATHAN WOOD and WILEY F. HIGGINS def JOHN G. KINCEY (sic) is the brother in law of JONATHAN WOOD - Jones Co - this is only genealogical information 3. No date but a note at the top says CA 1838 - To the Judges of the Superior Court of Craven - Petition of JOHN C. WASHINGTON, JAMES A. WASHINGTON, ELIZA GRIST, JAMES W. BRYAN & ANN his wife, WILLIAM A. GRAHAM & Hyraw - name not readable - his wife, GEORGE WASHINGTON by his guardian, JAMES W. BRYAN, & MARY WASHINGTON by JNO C. WSHINGTON her guard. --- JOHN WASHINGTON late of the town of New Bern died intestate on the ___ day of August 1837 leaving your petitioners, his children & heirs - Said WASHINGTON in posession of several tracts lying in different counties - land held by heir subject to an estate in dower for ELIZABETH the widow - following tracts in Craven Co - the Eggpt & Rasset ?? lands containing 1300 acres on Nuse River near Fort Barnwell - the tract formerly belonging to JAMES G. STANLY on Brices Creek, the Bell and other lands near New Bern containing about 1000 acres; The following lands in Lenoir Co - tract adj Kinston of 1000 acres; the Robison tract of 200 acres; the Jones land of 250 acres, Branton land of 300 acres, Witherington land of 250 acres, the Allen, Croom and Jordan racts of 1500 acres; following land in Pitt - Croom and Blount land of 2500 acres, Caswell track of 100 acres; and also land in Johnston and Jones Counties - (not identified) Petitioners wish to have land divided Signed by JOHN H. BRYAN FOLDER 707 - 1839 l. This is probably LENOIR CO although it does not say so - could be Jones Co - DRIBBLE had a business in Lenoir 1 March 1839 - Article of Agreement - C. B. DRIBBLE and F. DUVAL - 365 mulberry trees for planting - DuVal pd $182 to them to be planted and cultivated WIT NEWET D. EDWARDS, GEORGE GREENE FOLDER 708 - 1840 1. Deposition of JACOB (X) LANGSTON - 5 Oct 1840 - State of NC - County of Lenoir JACOB LANGSTON stated that JOSIAH H ? orton (could be Norton) had been dead about 10 years - had children EVERETT, SARAH, ELIZABETH and MARTHA and they all resided in Lenoir Co. 2. PENELOPE SHEPHARD died in 1840 - W. B. SHEPHARD was her exec and he sold her land in Tenn to CHARLES SHEPHARD 3. 31 Jan 1794 - NOTE - the right side of this got cut off on the copy - On the 4th January 1794 - a division was mutually made and agreed on by the heirs of MARY INGRAM her - next word cut off - MARY GRANBERRY now dec of 3 Negroes viz - SUE and her two children named JACK and TOM and that division boy JACK fell to JOHN CRADDOCK and ELIZABETH BRYAN to be by them equally divided. I JOHN CRADDOCK of Newbern for 20 pds paid by JAMES BRYAN assign my 1/2 share of negro (said malutto boy) JACK BOX 2 - Series 3.2 Folders 709 - 730 FOLDER 709 1. JESSE KENNEDY to draw a piece of land being on Sandy Run adj JACOB PARROTT WALTER KENNEDY to draw land - land at Sandy Run adj JACOB PARROTT - to drain into the ditch which empties into Falling Creek NOTE: These were all the notes - no actual date on paper HEIRS OF ISAAC CROOM these documents found in Folders 709 and 710 but I have combined them for easier reading SERIES 3.2 1. Folder 709 - 1841 ? Mary Loftin Olive Byrd Joshua Byrd David Jones Elizabeth Jones Fred. M. Jones Jesse Jones Wm. C. Jones for the heirs of Margaret Westbook - out to the side and below Margaret's name are listed in ( ) with Westbrook written next to the ( ) James Martha Egbert NOTE: The way it is written indicates James, Martha, and Egbert were Westbrooks Wm C. Jones for self Will M. Croom John L. Croom Mary Jones Fred Jones E. J. Jones Catherine Wayne Nancy Herring Wm. Herring Lydia Moseley Wm P. Moseley Penelope Haywood Wm H. Haywood Caroline Moore K. M. Moore Mary A. Croom Henryetta Croom Dorthula Croom On the back - land lying in Lenoir on NS Neuse adj James R. Croom, Jno Sutton ? and others - 3000 acres or more (Isaac Croom dec) 2. FOLDER 709 ELIZABETH JONES, DAVID JONES, FRED JONES (MARTHA, JAMES, EGBERT children of MARGARET WESTBOOK a deceased daughter), JESSE JONES JR and WILLIAM C. JONES - WESTBROOK Children by HARRIS JONES ADM - Negroes - 48 or 50 - land on Neuse River adj JNO WILLIAMS, GREENE TAYLOR, CHARLES ??? & others - home track - TILGHMAN's land, bridge plantation, STANTON TAYLOR lands, PATRIDGE Land Signed by LEW. C. DESMOND, PINKNEY HARDEE, JAMES E. METTS, MELCHER RHEM, JOHN JACKSON No date - note says around 1841 3. FOLDER 710 State of North Carolina Lenoir County - July 4 1842 - To the worshipful the Court of Pleas and Quarter Session, July Term 1842. Your petitioners humbly showeth (?) that the estate of the late Isaac Croom dec is not in debt that the perishable property of the said decd has been sold & that the lands and negroes have been rented and hired for one year. Thus the Term for which they were rented will ?? expire about the last of Dec 1842. We the undersigned heirs at law of the aforesaid Isaac Croom dec humbly pray your worships to grant ?? a division to be made in the said estate that your partitioners may divide portion of said estate for which were will every pray Signed by Mary Loftin Wm H. Haywood in Right of my wife Penelope B. Haywood Wm C. Jones Elizabeth Jones 4. Series 3.2 Folder 710 Lenoir County - 9 June 1842 - To the Honorable the Judge & Justices of the County Court of Lenoir County, North Carolina. The undersigned hereby showeth that the Estate of Isaac Croom late of said County dec is not indebted that the perishable property belonging to said estate has been sold that the lands & negroes were rented & hired for one year that the term for which they were rented & hired will expire next month ?? ?? - that we the undersigned are heirs at law of the aforesaid estate that we cannot ?? why said estate should not be divided according to law at the exparation of said time for which said lands & negroes were rented & hired. That we therefore humbly petition you to paas ?? an order to that effect & that we your petitoners will and pray the court under our hands this 9th day of June 1842 Signed by K. M. Moore in right of his wife Elizabeth C. Moore & as administrator of the estate of Joshua Croom dec & Guardian for the other heirs of said Croom J. H. Byrd in right of his wife Names of Fred. Westbrook - Marthy Westbrook, James Westbrook, Frederick Westbrook Names of Joshua Crooms children - Elizabeth Caroline Moore, Darthula Croom, Henretta Croom, Mary Croom Isaac Croom J (?)r died leaving Pinkney Hardee adm - Mary Croom his mother - brother Abraham, Joshua both of whom died in lifetime of Isaac Croom - Abraham left Henry, John, Mary, Betsy, Catherine, Nancy, Lydia, Penny - now Mary married Fred Jones; Betsy married David ? Jones, Catherine married Barna Wayne who/dec ?? before Isaac Croom; Nancy married Wm. Herring, Lydia married Wm Palmer Moseley, Penny married Wm H. Haywood Joshua died in lifetime of Isaac Croom leaving Elizabeth C who married K. M. Moore, Darthula, Henrietta; Mary,. (It is unclear if this is a dot or comma behind Mary) Betsy a sister (who married & died in his lifetime) Jesse Jones Jr leaving David, Fred, Jesse, William, Peggy who married Fred Westbook & died since Isaac Croom Jr dec. Mary who md Ila Loftin - Loftin died before Croom & Olive who married Joshua Byrd both being a sister. FOLDER 710 - 1842 See above Croom information 1. No date - This appears to be the division of the lands of JOHN WASHINGTON of Craven Co - who also owned land in Lenoir Co Lot #1 - to JOHN WASHINGTON - 866 1/2 acres adj Kinston Lots No 28, 27, 26, 25,35,34,33,32 Lot 29 in Kinston 100 acres D ??adler land 96 acres in Caswell County Lot #1 will pay to No 3 $117 LOT #2 - to JAMES W. BRYAN and wife 1054 acres Egypt plantation 146 acres - WILLIAM RUPELS Lot #2 will pay to LOT #3 $1452, Lot #4 $1257 and Lot #5 $444 ?? LOT #3 - to GEORGE WASHINGTON 377 1/2 acres B. ROBINSONS 42 acres R. MOORE 870 1/2 acres ALLEN Lands Lots 52, 58,5,6,7,8, in Kinston Lot #1 will pay to #3 - $117 Lot # 2 will pay $1451 LOT #4 - to ELIZA H. GRIST 8 1/3 acres of marsh on Trent 5 1/8 acres - Wallace's land 250 acres F. Hawks's land 604 acres J. BELLS land ____ acres Marsh on Neuse River 630 acres - M. A. Pasteurs 446 acres Coom land in Lenoir 75 acres M. Jordan in Lenoir 135 acres R. JONES in Lenoir 115 acres T. JONES, Lenoir 360 acres - A. J. ? HANBY No 2 will pay #4 $1257 LOT #5 - to A. WASHINGTON (double check initial) Lots # 81 &83 in Waynesboro 300 acres Branton lands 298 acres R. WETHERINGTON land Lot #34 in Smithfield No 5 will refeive from No 2 $1501 ?? No 7 $357 ?? LOT #6 - to MARY WASHINGTON 719 acres - CROOM 687 acres - WILLIAM BLOUNT 1256 acres - G. BLOUNT 47 1/2 acres - Croom half lot No 84 in New Bern No 6 will receive from #7 $52 LOT #7 - to GRAHAM & WIFE Lots No 3,4,40 in New Bern Water Front of Lot No3 800 acres on Brices Creek No 7 will pay # 6 $52 and to no 5 $357 ?? 2. Lenoir Superior Court Spring Term 1842 The handwriting is extremely difficult to read First 2 words not readable - CHARLES FULLER vs ? and BARNABAS WADSWORTH This was an action of Ejectment on the trial of which the following parts were agreed upon 4 Nov 1835 the premises in dispute and of which the defendant was in possession of were mortgaged by him to WILLIAM D. MOSELEY by a deed dated that day - at the March term 1838 Lenoir Superior Court the lesor ? of the plaintiff obtained a judgement against the defendant WADSWORTH - on the 1st Monday in July 1838 the land was sold by the sheriff at public sale when the lesor of the planitiff became the purchaser and it expected it conveyed the defendants equity --- on the 1 Jan 1839 after the sale but before the commencement of the suit in the 23rd day of November 1838 the lesor procured a conveyance from MOSELEY the mortgager of all his interest in the premises by a deed bearing that date. The Court determined that the plaintiff was entitled to recover and rendered a judgement which the defendant appealed. No appeal was required. Will. H. Battle ???? FOLDER 712 - Several Superior Court Dockets which will be transcribed in a separate folder. FOLDER 713 1. To the Judge of the Court of Equity of County of Lenoir In the matter of ANDREW J. ROUSE, THOMAS HILL & SARAH his wife, RICHARD WARTERS & ELIZA his wife & others - Petition for sale of real estate of JONATHAN ROUSE dec for partition - Filed Spring Term April 1845 The Petition of ANDREW J. ROUSE, QUINCY ROUSE, ALEXANDER ROUSE, SUSAN E. ROUSE, ELIZABETH ROUSE and JEFFERSON ROUSE, the last five named children of RICHARD C. ROUSE by their next friend, ANDREW J. ROUSe, THOMAS HILL & SARAH his wife, ALEXANDER HILL & FINETTA his wife and JOHN HILL, RICHARD HILL, PENELOPE HILL & JONATHAN HILL, infants of tender years by their next friend JESSE VAUSE, WILEY J. ROUSE, JESSE H. ROUSE, RICHARD WARTERS & ELIZA his wife, CRAVEN B. GRIFFIN & CATHERIN his wife, RICHARD DAWSON & NARCISSA his wife, WILLIAM H. ROUSE, LYDIA A. S. ROUSE, JOHN ROUSE, SIMON ROUSE & JOSHUA ROUSE, the five last named infants of tender years by their next friend, JESSE VAUSE the said JESSE being also guardian of the said JOSHUA ROUSE, all of the County of LENOIR respectfully showeth - that JONATHAN ROUSE late of the County of Lenoir on the --- day of --- 1844 departed this life intestate leaving him surviving your petitioners QUINCEY ROUSE, ALEXANDER ROUSE, SUSAN E. ROUSE, ELIZABETH ROUSE & JEFFERSON ROUSE children of his deceased son RICHARD C. ROUSE who died in the lifetime of the said JONATHAN ROUSE, your petitioner SARAH, who intermarried with your petitioner THOMAS HILL, his daughter, your petitioner FINETTA his daughter who intermarried with your petitioner ALEXANDER HILL, your petitioner JOHN HILL, RICHARD HILL, PENELOPE HILL & JONATHAN HILL children of his daughter SUSAN who intermarried with HENRY HILL and died in the lifetime of the said JONATHAN ROUSE, your petitioner ANDREW J. ROUSE, WILEY J. ROUSE, JESSE H. ROUSE, his sons, your petitioner ELIZA his daughter who intermarried with your petitioner RICHARD WATERS, your petitioner CATHERINE his daughter who intermarried with your petitioner CRAVEN B. GRIFFIN, your petitioner NARCISSA his daughter who intermarried with your petitioner RICHARD DAWSON & and your petitioners WILLIAM H., LYDIA A. S. ROUSE, JON ROUSE, SIMON ROUSE & JOSHUA ROUSE his children and heirs at law The said JONATHAN ROUSE Sr was seized of a tract of land lying in the county of Lenoir on both sides of the main road leading from Kinston to Waynesboro, nine miles distant from the former place on Falling Creek adj the lands of JESSE WIGGINS, GEORGE DAILY, JOHN C. WASHINGTON, WILLIAM GRAY, THOMAS HILL & others containing 1100 acres and also of an undivided tract of land adj the same held in common with JOHN C. WASHINGTON which the petitioners are tenants in common and they are entitled upon a portion of said land to one fifteenth as follows - 1/15 to QUINCY ROUSE, SUSAN E. ROUSE, ELIZABETH ROUSE and JEFERSON ROUSE, jointly representing their deceased father, RICHARD C. ROUSE; 1/15 to THOMAS HILL & SARAH his wife; 1/15 to ALEXANDER HILL and FINETTE his wife; 1/15 JOHN HILL, RICHARD HILL, PENELOPE HILL, JONATHAN HILL jointly in right of their deceased mother SUSAN HILL; 1/15 to each - ANDREW J. ROUSE, WILEY H. ROUSE, WILLIAM H. ROUSE, JESSE H. ROUSE, LYDIA A. S. ROUSE, JOHN ROUSE, SIMON ROUSE, JOSHUA ROUSE; 1/15 to RICHARD WATERS and ELIZA his wife and 1/15 to RICHARD DAWSON and NARCISSA his wife Petitioners wish the land to be sold so the proceed could be divided FOLDER 714 - 1846 1. MARRIAGE CONTRACT - 12 October 1846 - Between JEREMIAH WATERS of Lenoir County and CHELLY WILSON of Lenoir - intending to marry --- this indenture to settle land, negroes and perishable possessions of JEREMIAH WATERS - $1.00 pd to CHELLY by said JEREMIAH - she gives up any claim on following: one tract of land in Lenoir - SS Neuse adj ADMIRAL CROOM, DAVID McLAWSON, JOHN WILLIAMS, and JOHN SUTTON - being land purchased from W. B. EDMUNSON and known as SASER (?) place; slaves - ROSE, JACK, DEG, MALIKIAH, WILLIAM, SIMON, WASHINGTON, LUCINDA, CALEB, DELSEY, SEGE, ALFRED BELL, DELCEY, CYNTHIA, RELLY, WINNIE, GILBERT, SUSANNAH, GENIEMA, TERRID, PHILLIS, ROBERT, ALLEN, COX, DINAH, JIM, JOSEPH, MARY, HENRY, PENNY, JULIA, & LENEG; all perishable property viz cattle, horses, hogs, household and kitchen, furniture; upon death of JEREMIAH, CHELLY to be paid $1500; if they should have a child that child would inherit fully 9 April 1846 (note the two different dates) JEREMIAH signed CHELLY used a mark WIT RICH KING ALE WILSON FOLDER 716 - 1848 1. 16 November 1848 - Deposition of GABRIEL COX who made oath in Lenoir County of property that had come into his hands from his father's estate - O. B. COX. Before and since his death - one Negro boy, NED 14 years old - worth about $450; one gig and harness worth $75; bed and furniture worth $15 J. R. CROOM, JP FOLDER 717 - 1845 1. (This is hard to read) - Superior Court - April 1849 - Lenoir County - JOHN DAVIS, late Sheriff of Lenoir - stated that EDWARD R. STANLY of Craven at July Term 1844 obtained a judgement against ROYAL R. CANFIELD for $153.63. term of office expired for sheriff - case continued - some money was received - interest charged which was in error - needs to be corrected signed by JOHN DAVIS 2. Court - Jan Term 1849 - Lenoir Co - JAMES FAULKNER and wife MARY to RICHARD ?? POOL - 1 Jan 1849 - sold tract NS White Marsh adj NEEDHAM HOLLAMAN, EDWARD CHURCH, WARTERS, heirs of W. Y. ALDRIDGE - 50 acres FOLDER 719 - 1851 I, JOHN BRYAN, sell to HENRY CARRAWAY for $300 - undivided 1/3 part of 400 acres - land was devised by my grandfather, JOHN BRYAN, by will 19 Jan 1781 to his son JOHN BRYAN - no date