Administration of the Estate of Jacob Furr
Mecklenburg County
Submitted by Bill Furr
"Mecklenburg County, N.C. Minutes of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter
Sessions 1780-1800".
Court Minutes, Book 1, 1785. March Session
On sufficient Reasons shewn to the Court Ordered that Letters Administrative
on the Estate of Jacob Furr, dec'd, issue to Henry Furr Who produces as Security
Joseph Shinn, Bound in the Sum of 200, Admr. Sworn.
Court Minutes, Book 2, 1786. December Session.
An Inventory and Account of Sales of the Estate of Jacob Furr, dec'd, was returned
amounting to 100.16.4.
Court Minutes Book 2, 1791. July Session.
Ordered by the Court that Henry Furr, Admr. of the Estate of Jacob Furr, Dec'd.,
bring to our next Court Herry Furr, Orphan of Jacob Furr, Dec'd., & to use
his endeavour to provide a Master & have him Bound to a Trade & that
the Said Administrator come prepared to Settle the Estate.
Cabarrus County, NC Abstracts - Court of Pleas 1793-1797 Deed Book 1, 2, and
3 1793-1801
3rd Monday of Jan 1795 - 1:69 HENRY FURRER, an orphan of Jacob FURRER, dec'd,
shall be hired to Henry FURRER, his uncle, until he attains the age of 21 for
which Henry FURRER is to pay the said Henry FURRER, the sum of 7 pounds and
byside 3 pounds what the law directs for apprentices in that case.
Wednesday Oct 22, 1794 1:65 Ordered that the Estate of Jacob FURRER, dec'd shall
be brought to final settlement and Joseph SHINN and Daniel JARRET, Esqs, are
appointed to settle same.
1:84 Mathias MICHEL is appointed guardian of Mary FURRER, an orphan child of
Jacob FURRER, dec'd, and was bound for sum of 50 pounds.
1:85 Joseph SHINN is appointed guardian of Elizabeth FURRER, an orphan child
of Jacob FURRER, dec'd, and ordered to give bond. Frederic MELSHER, security
in the sum of 50 pounds.
Jacob MITCHEL is appointed guardian of Rosina FURRER, an orphan child of Jacob
FURRER, dec'd, and bound with John NEUSSLER in the sum of 50 pounds.