Guilford County NcArchives Court.....Jesse Steed, John M'Gee & September 1788
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Source: Colonial Records
Written: September 1788

Acts of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1788
November 03, 1788 - December 06, 1788
Volume 24, Pages 952 - 994

CHAPTER XLI.

An Act to enable John M'Gee to Inherit and Recover the Estate of his Reputed 
Brother, Jesse Steed, deceased.

Whereas it is represented to this General Assembly, that Jesse Steed, late of 
Guilford county, deceased, in his life time and at the time of his death was 
entitled to a considerable real estate, besides some personal property, and 
that the said Jesse Steed departed this life in or about the month of May, one 
thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, intestate, without leaving any wife 
or issue, and that administration of the goods and chattels, rights and 
credits of the said Jesse Steed, was afterwards granted by the county court of 
Guilford to one James Bohanan, who claimed the same as the greatest creditor 
of the said deceased: And whereas it having been made appear to this General 
Assembly that the said Jesse Steed was an illegitimate son born of the body of 
one Elizabeth Steed, and has left no kindred who can legally succeed to his 
estate, but has left his reputed brother John M'Gee, of Brunswick county, in 
Virginia (also a son of the said Elizabeth) but born in wedlock during her 
coverture with Michael M'Gee, whom it is reasonable to suppose the said Jesse 
Steed might have preferred in case he had made a will: And whereas it has 
likewise been made appear, that the said Elizabeth bore two other children, to 
wit, Moses and Michael M'Gee, and no more, and afterwards died; that the said 
Moses died without issue, and the said Michael removed himself towards South 
Carolina about thirteen years ago, and it is not known by his relations 
whether he is living, or whether he had issue or not:

I. Be it therefore Enacted, That the said John M'Gee be henceforth considered 
as next of kin to the said Jesse Steed, deceased; and that he the said John 
M'Gee, be and he is hereby empowered and enabled, in his own name to ask, 
demand, sue for, recover and receive all the estate both real and personal 
whatsoever of the said Jesse Steed, to which the said Jesse Steed, at the time 
of his death, was or might be entitled either in law or equity; and that all 
such real and personal estate be, and it is hereby fully and absolutely vested 
in the said John M'Gee, his heirs and assigns forever; except such part of the 
personal estate as has been or may be legally administered and appropriated to 
the paymaster of demands against the said estate; provided, That he enter into 
bond with security in the county court aforesaid, to surrender one half of the 
said estate to Michael M'Gee the younger, or his heirs, if he or they should 
appear and claim the same, after deducting all reasonable expences by him 
incurred in the management of the said estate; and the said court of Guilford 
county is hereby authorized and directed to take bond as aforesaid, and cause 
the same to be filed of record.


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