Wayne County NcArchives Court.....Wright, Croom Et Al V 1846
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Source: N C Archives
Written: 1846

#4275 – CROOM ET AL vs WRIGHT

June 1846 Wayne County – in Equity

Thomas Coor was one the defs as well as John Wright

Bill of Complaint of Charles Croom, guardian and trustee for Nancy Coor, and 
Nancy Coor by her next friend Charles Croom and of Avy, Charles, Thomas, Harriet, 
Nancy and Sally Coor of the County of Madison, Tenn, and Nancy Coor of the same 
place on behalf of her next friend Charles Croom – Charles Croom late of Wayne Co 
had a Will about 184--- and among other bequests to his 5 sons and daughters now 
in the western counties viz Charles Croom, Isaac Croom, Nancy Coor, Sarah Cook 
and Jemima Hollowell he left 15 Negroes viz Will, Bryan, Levy, Henry, Isham, 
Ennis, Hardy, Binchy, Phelie, Candis, Hannah, Polly, Lucy, Polly, Eliza – the 
heirs to receive after sd Charles’ death and that of his wife – the heirs either 
to divide or sell the sd Negroes and then divide the money – Charles appointed 
his son Charles Croom as guardian to his daughter Nancy Coor and the legacy was 
left to her free and clear of her present husband Thomas Coor’s debts – then to 
her 6 children Charles, Thomas, Any, Harriet, Nancy and Sally 

Stringer Croom was to be the sole executor of the Will – sd Stringer took 
possession of the estate which was more than sufficient to pay all the debts – 
Temperance Croom was the wife of Charles Croom dec and she is now deceased – on 
19 Feb. 1844 the slaves were divided by Gabriel Sherard, Williams Sherard and 
Redin Coley – Bryan, Polly and Jane were allotted to Nancy Coor and given to 
Aaron Tyson previously appointed by Charles Croom as “guardian” of sd Nancy – 
while the slaves were in possession of sd Tyson they were seized by Calvin Coor 
High Sheriff of Wayne Co under virtue of certain attachment against Thomas Coor 
the husband of sd Nancy in favor of the complaint of John Wright – sd John Wright 
sold the slaves at public auction in 1844 and sd Wright purchased the slaves with 
the full knowledge of the trust of the Will – before the sale Joseph R. Croom an 
agent and attorney was present and forbade the sale

Because the plfs lived so far from Wayne Co it was difficult for Charles Croom to 
enforce the trust of the Will – Nancy Coor wants her property to be secured

Thomas Coor lived in NC (NOTE: it does not say where but in another place it 
states he lived in SC)

A legal notice to be run in the Raleigh papers for Thomas Coor to appear and 
answer the complaint

NOTE: It is not clear if the name of Nancy Coor’s daughter was Any or Avy as both 
spellings were used.


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