Lenoir County, NC - Joseph J.O. Loftin Estate ESTATE OF JOSEPH JAMES OLIVER LOFTIN in A/C WITH F. G. SIMMONS, ADM Found in NC Supreme Court Case #4909. The case can be found in Lenoir County, Supreme Court Case along with the will of Joseph Loftin, the father. The will for his brother, John Lewis Loftin, can be found in Jones County Wills. Page 1 DATE TO PRINCIPAL INTEREST TOTAL 1850 MAY 3 W. C. Loftin $1.50 .32 $1.82 1851 Jan 23 Wm. H. Haywood, Atto $10.00 1.75 $11.75 Feb 8 M. Matthews, Undertaker $12.00 2.09 14.09 Feb 17 L. Miss Mier Ap 17.73 3.04 20.77 April 5 M.McDaniel, auctioneer 4.00 .64 4.64 July 29 B. Askew Coffin 20.00 3.10 23.10 Sept 16 R. W. King taxes 10.35 1.41 11.76 Oct. 29 J. W. Bryan Atto 33.33 4.33 37.66 Nov. 25 Nathan Stanly 4.60 .58 5.18 Nov 25 Thomas Becton 5.30 .65 5.95 1852 Jan 23 Dr. Shackleford 10.00 1.05 11.05 Jan 26 Sarah E. Loftin A/C 16.98 1.96 18.94 Jan 25 Ditto Note 2.50 .29 2.79 Jan 27 Dr. Shackleford A/C 2.00 .23 2.23 March 15 J. R. Webb, auctioneer 1.50 .15 1.65 April 20 Dr. Hines A/C 1.00 .10 1.10 April 26 Dr. I L. McKincey A/C 12.91 1.28 14.19 April 29 Wm. H. Haywood Atto 33.33 3.33 36.66 Sept 20 I F. ?? Wooten C & M 65.00 4.98 69.98 Sep 20 I. L. Taylor A/C 18.24 1.38 19.62 Nov 22 Thomas Becton Witness 5.30 .34 5.64 Nov 22 W. Stanly Do 4.60 .31 4.91 Nov 22 N. Stanly Do 4.60 .31 4.91 1853 Jan 4 John Simmons Note 41.15 2.46 43.61 April 19 William Fields Sheriff 21.87 .82 22.69 April 19 W. Stanly Witness 11.80 .48 12.28 April 20 R. W. King Costs .80 .03 .83 April 20 Geo. S. Attmore Atto 150 6.24 156.24 April 20 R. W. King Costs .80 .03 .83 April 20 Ditto Taxes 5.97 .28 6.25 April 22 Elvy Becton Witness 3.46 .13 3.59 April 28 John B. Gates 7.00 .28 7.28 April 30 J. L. Aldridge, Judgmt 53.87 2.16 56.03 Total to carry over to next page $565.66 PAGE 2 May 29 1850 By amt of Sales of Perishable $934.55 172.88 1107.43 Property at 6 mos as Spect. Adm due 29th November 1850 Negro Hire Isam for year $41 Negro Hire Norris for year 1.00 Negro Hire Mary for year 1.30 Negro Hire Betty & children 17.00 Of which Intestate 1/3 $60.30 20.10 3.60 23.70 Jan 1, 1851 Negro Hire Isam for year $125.25 Negro Hire Jacob for year 100.00 Negro Hire Betty & children 25.00 Negro Hire Norris 3.35 One third is 253.60 84.53 10.14 94.67 1852 Negro Hire to 15 March 1852 Isam $13.50 Jacob 17.00 Norris .25 Betty & child 3.00 Mary .25 One third is $34.00 11.33 1.27 12.60 March 15 Negro Hire to 6 Jan 1853 Isam 63.50 Jacob 90.00 Norris 17.50 Betty & child 25.50 Mary 10.75 One third is $207.25 69.08 4.07 73.15 1853 Jan 6 By sale of Negro Jacob 6 mos due 6 July $861.00 Negro Mary 445.50 1306.50 37.89 1344.39 Carried from $2655.94 PAGE 3 1853 – Paid To PRINCIPAL INTEREST May 2 John H. Peebles Note 11.85 .48 12.33 May 2 Same 11.80 .47 12.27 May 3 J. S. Cummings A/C 1.00 .04 1.04 May 4 R. W. King Judgmt 2.06 .08 2.14 May 4 Same Same 5.94 .23 6.17 May 4 J. W. Bryan Same 227.93 38.97 236.90 May 4 R. W. King Same 38.30 1.51 39.81 May 4 Same Same 65.64 2.58 68.22 May 4 Same Same 7.03 .28 7.31 May 4 George W. Venters Do 49.80 1.98 51.78 May 4 Same Do 42.96 1.72 44.68 May 4 Davis & Hunter A/C 23.29 .92 24.21 July 5 John B. Bryan Note 60.04 1.75 61.79 July 5 Same A/C 7.50 .21 7.71 July 5 James G. Stanly Clerk 25.00 .73 25.73 July 5 William A. Cox A/C 18.00 .53 18.53 July 6 F. Hindes A/C 9.57 .27 9.84 July 6 W. C. Loftin Judgt 91.51 2.65 94.16 July 26 Dr. I. McKinscy A/C 16.50 .41 16.91 Nov 29 N. Foscue Witness 3.20 .20 3.40 Sept 3 L. Stranglang A/C 21.75 .42 22.17 Sept 16 Geo. W. Venter Judgmt 40.06 .70 40.76 Sept 16 Same Do 15.08 .11 15.19 Sept 20 Simon L. Becton A/C 9.74 .16 9.90 Oct 6 Sarah Waterbury Witness 4.10 .05 4.15 Oct 10 T. McDaniel Note 65.00 .86 65.86 Oct 10 F. G. Simmons Do 114.00 1.53 115.53 Oct 17 W. C. Loftin A/C 9.00 .11 9.11 Nov 1 F. Hindes Note 50.00 .50 50.50 Jan 1 Geo L. Attmore Attn 50.00 Commrs on $7448.03 372.40 Balance dec Estate 3688.11 $5754.27 PAGE 4 1853 By Acct brot Forward $2655.94 Jan 6 1/3rd of the Hire of Negro Judy after Intestates death $6.66 1/3rd of sale of said Negro 40.32 1.16 41.48 $100.99 33.66 Hire of Negro Judy from 1838 to 1851 14 years being the Negro bequeathed by Joseph Loftin to Joseph E. Rhem upon Continguency & never vested (See decree) paid by L. C. Desmond $575.55 9 Jan 1853 Nov 1 Int to 1st Nov 10 Months $28.77 Intestate 1.3rd is $604.32 201.44 2.01 203.45 James E. Metts Note due 17th Jan 1851 $90 Cr. On same 62.75 37.25 6.59 43.84 Shad E. Loftin Note 60.00 13.40 73.40 10 April 1850 Wm. C. Loftin Note 500.00 111.16 611.16 17 Sept 1850 Jan 1 this Amt recd of Louis C. Desmond former guardian of intestate in Compromise of his Guardian afcts ?? settled by the parties interested with Mr. Desmond & a tract of land taken in payment by them & afterwards sold by them to Major Hunter for $1750 $2035.00 This amount allowed as Interest to date 100.00 On the same in lieu of rent $5754.27 PAGE 5 To Cash paid Jno Oliver & wife for their 1/4th of the land taken from Mr. Desmond At $2025 506.25 Cash, bal of distributive share 415.78 922.03 Cash pd S. L. Becton & Wife being 1/3rd proceeds of Land Sold at $1750 583.33 This amt being 1/3rd of $275 loss on the land & paid by agreement 91.67 Cash paid do bal of share 247.03 922.03 This amt. Paid Green Taylor Admr. Rhem as last Above stated 922.03 This amt paid F. B. Loftin by his attorney Louis C. Desmond as last above stated 922.03 3688.12 We the undersigned being entitled to the distribution of the personal estate of Joseph J. O. Loftin dec in the hands of Farnifold G. Simmons Adm of said Loftin have fully examined the foregoing A/C of said Adm and admit the same to be correct and Satisfactory, and we have each received from said Simmons Admr our respective shares of the balance due the Estate of the said Intestate as therin stated and acquit him thereof. And we agree this A/C and Settlement shall be filed in the case in the Supreme Court of No. C. in the cause therein depending between the parties as a full Settlement with said Simmons, leaving the question of costs only to be disposed of by the said Court. S. I. Becton Jno. Oliver Lewis C. Desmond atto for Fred B. Loftin Green Taylor admr of Joseph E. Rhem, dec Jones County January 1st, 1854 $831.56 NOTE: Died in Jones Co on morning of April 27, from effect of a fall from a horse; J. O. Loftin, age 21. WWJ., May 3, 1850 From "Onslow Register" by Roger E. Kammerer and David E. Carpenter