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This information is contributed by Carolyn Shank Source: Duplin Court Of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Written: 1793 Recorded: April 15, 1793 ,O m15 April 1793 DUPLIN COURT MINUTES Appointed JOSEPH DICKSON guardian to MARY MOLTEN, orphan of JOHN MOLTEN, deceased. He gave bond of $1,000. with approved security of JOHN DICKSON and JAMES PEARSALL. Ordered he take her estate into his possession whereever it can be found in the State. Appointed JEREMIAH PEARSALL, guardian to SARAH MOLTEN, orphan of JOHN MOLTEN, deceased. He gave bond of $1,000 with approved security of JOHN DICKSON and JAMES PEARSALL. Ordered he take her estate into his possession . Appointed THOMAS JAMES, guardian to ELIZABETH MOLTEN; KATHERIN MOLTEN, and THOMAS MOLTEN, three orphan children of JOHN MOLTEN, deceased. JAMES gave bond of $3,000 with approved securities JOHN DICKSON, JOHN JAMES, and THOMAS HOOKS. Ordered he take estates of said children into his possession. Last will and testament of RIGDON BRYAN, deceased. Exhibited and proved by JOHN DICKSON and KEDAR BRYAN, one of the executors of said will, qualified. Last will and testament of PATRICK NEWTON, deceased. Exhibited and proved by MAURICE MOORE, and JAMES REARDON and MARY NEWTON, the last two Executors of said will qualified. Receipt from ELEAZOR CAMPBELL to MICHAEL CAMPBELL for Adm'r. of WILLIAM CAMPBELL, deceased, proved by HENRY STEVENS. Ordered recorded and is as follows: State of North Carolina, Duplin County. This day JOHN ROGERS SR. appeared before us. THOS. HOOKS and FREDERICK BARFIELD, two of the Justices for the County aforesaid made oath on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God that he the said ROGERS being brother to the Mother of a certain ELEAZOR CAMPBELL here present, said ROGERS further sayeth that the said ELEAZOR CAMPBELL is the Eldest Brother of a certain WILLIAM CAMPBELL who enlisted in the Continental Service and there continued while the siege of Charles Town and there was killed and further sayeth that MICHAEL SULLIVAN of the County aforesaid did administration of the estate of above mentioned WILLIAM CAMPBELL. (Signed) JOHN ROGERS Test. THOS. HOOKS, FREDERICK BAREFIELD, Jan. 8th 1793. Then received of MICHAEL SULLIVAN, 7 pounds, it being in full of all my right, title, claim and demand in and of the said estate of the above mentioned WILLIAM CAMPBELL. (Signed) ELEAZOR CAMPBELL. Present: WM. SULLIVAN SR., HENRY STEVENS, WILLIAM SULLIVEN. Inventory of the estate of MARY QUIN, deceased, exhibited by Adm'r and also account of sale amounted to 56.0.4 pounds exhibited. Ordered recorded. Inventory of the estate of JOHN BONEY, deceased, exhibited by Adm'rs. Ordered filed and recorded. As JAMES MAXWELL, JOHN DICKSON and WILLIAM MCCANN were appointed a Committee to value and divide the estate of JOHN BONEY, deceased, between the widow and orphans and to lay off the widow her share, said committee reports they have proceeded to value said estate, agreeable to a list herewith rendered and filled: to the amount of 319.10.8 pounds. They gave the widow 79.17.8 pounds out of the articles valued being 1/4 part and her receipt therewith for same: The committee did not value the corn and meat intended for the family's year's provision as the widow agreed with the Administrators to feed and cloath the children for one year for the Provisions, cotton, ___, which was provided for the family's consumption. Court concurred and ordered also that the Administrators of JOHN BONEY, deceased, pay JANE BONEY, widow of said deceased the 3rd part of personal estate of JOHN BONEY, dec'd. , one of the orphan children of said JOHN BONEY. Additional Comments: John, Rigdon,Patrick, Eleazor, Mary, John |