Estate of Lovet Ryals Cumberland Co NC dated 1854 on folder
Page 1 - Cover Sheet  [Although this was dated earlier, it was filed later in the folder]
Administration Bond
W T Rhodes
Jno. L Ryals
for est.
of
Lovit Ryals
October 3d 1854
Fee $1.20 due

Pages 2 & 3 Bond
State of North Carolina
Cumberland County
	Know all men by These presents that we W. T. Rhodes and John L Ryals William Avera  Sr and 
James A Johnson are held and firmly bound unto the State of North Carolina in the sum of four 
thousand dollars Current money of said State to the payment whereof all bind ourselves our heirs 
Executors and administrators Jointly and severally firmly by These presents signed with our hands 
and sealed with our seals this 2nd day of October AD 1854.
	The condition of this obligation is such that if the above bound W. T. Rhodes and John L. Ryals 
administrators of all and singular the goods and Chattles Rights and Credits of Lovet Ryals Decd 
to make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory and account of sales of all and singular 
the goods and Chattles rights and Credits of the said Decd which have or shall come to the hands 
possession or knowledge of and the said W. T. Rhodes and John L. Ryals or into the hands or possession 
of any other person or persons for them and the same to made to exhibit or cause to be exhibited into 
the office of the court when order for administration papers within ninety days after the date of these 
presents and the same goods Chattles and Credits of the said Decd at the time of his death or which at 
any time after shall come to the hands or possession of the said W T Rhodes and John L. Ryals or into 
the hands or possession of any other person or persons for them do well and truly administer according 
to law and further do make or cause to be made a true and Just account of their said administration 
within two years after the date of these presents and all the rest and residue of the said goods Chattles 
and Credits which shall be found remaining upon the said administrators account the same being first 
examined and allowed by the Court shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively as the 
same shall be due unto pursuant to the true intent and meaning of this Act and if it shall appear that 
any last will and testament was made by the Decd and the Executor of Executors therein named do Exhibit 
the same into Court making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly if the said W T Rhodes 
and John L Ryals above bound being thereunto required to rendent[?] and deliver the said letters of 
administration probate of such testament being first had and made in the said court then this obligation 
is to be void and of no effect or Else to remain in full force and virtue.

Teste:  /s/ Neill S. Stewart
/s/ W. T. Rhodes (seal)
/s/ John L Ryals (seal)
/s/ William Avera  [sir? sin? Jin?] (seal)
/s/ Jas Johnson (seal)
Page 4 - Cover sheet   [This was the first item in the folder]
Adm Bond
Willie[?] F Rhodes
Jno L Ryals
Admrs
Of
Lovet Ryals
Dec 1854
Pages 5 & 6
State of North Carolina
Cumberland County
	Know all men by These presents that we W. T. Rhodes and John L Ryals Wm Avera  Hiram Vickers Henry Avera 
are held and firmly bound until toe state of North Carolina in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars current 
money to be paid to the said state of North Carolina for the payment which [illegible] and truly to be made 
and done we bind ourselves our heirs executors and administrators Jointly and Severally firmly by these 
presents sealed with our seals and dated this 4th day of December AD 1854.
	The condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounden W T Rhodes and John L Ryals administrators 
of all and singular the goods and Chattles rights and Credits of Lovet Ryals Deceased do make or cause to be 
made a true and perfect inventory and account of sales of all and singular the goods and and [sic] Chattles 
rights and Credits of the said Deceased which have or shall come to the possession or knowledge of them or 
persons for them and the same so made to exhibit or cause to be Exhibited into the office of the Court where 
order for administration [papers?] within ninety days after the date of these presents and the said Chattles 
and credits and all other goods Chattles and Credits of the said Deceased at the time of his Death or which 
any time after shall come into the hands or possession of the said W T Rhodes and John L Ryals or into the 
hands or possession of any other person or persons for them do well and truly administer according to law 
and further do make or cause to be made a true and Just account of their said administration within two years 
after the date of these presents and all the rest and residue of the said goods Chattles and Credits which 
shall be found remaining upon the said administrators account the same being firs examined and allowed by this 
Court shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively as the same shall be due unto pursuant to 
the true intent and meaning of this act and if it shall appear that any last will and testament was made by the 
Decd and the Executor or Executors therein named do Exhibit the same into Court making request to have it allowed 
and approved according if the said W T Rhodes and John L Ryals above bound being thereunto required do render and 
Deliver the said letters of administration probate of such Testament being first had and made in the said Court 
then this obligation to be void and of no Effect or else to remain in full force and virtue
Test:  /s/ Jas Johnson

/s/ W T Rhodes (seal)
/s/ John L Ryals (seal)
/s/ William Avera (seal)
/s/ Hiram Vickers (seal)
/s/ Henry Avera (seal)

Page 4 - Lovet Ryals administered upon William Averas estate - Lovet Ryals dies and his son & Wilie Rhodes admint

Pages 8 & 9 - Inventory
Oct 4th /54
An Inventory of the personal property of Lovet Ryals Dec which came into the Hands of W T Rhodes and John L Ryals his adm.

Cash on hand - 	55.00
One note of hand on Spence F Mathews Due 1st of May 1855 	65.00
One note on A B Moore for tewenty dollards due Apr 4th /54 - 	20.00
One note on John W McAlister for thirty five dollars due 4th of Feb 1854 	35.00
  subject to Cr twenty dollars 9th May 1854  		20.00
One note on John G. Hodges for thirty one dollars and twenty five cents 	31.25
  Due 10th of Aug 1854 subject to Cr twenty dollars 16th day of Aug /54		20.00
One note on R B Ryals & Ransom Ryals for one Hundred dollars due 27th	100.00
  Of Feby 1854 subject ot Cr fifty one 50/100 dollars 8th of Sep 1854		51.50
One note on John Hunt for five dollars & 11 cts Due 18th Jul /53	5.11
One note on H M Turner R B Smith A J McNeill for five Hundred dollars due
  1st of Oct 1851	500.00
One note on Sion Crowder & Alexdr[] B Campbell for ten dollars Due 25th	10.00
  Of  Apr 1849 subject to Cr five dollars 25th of Augt 1849; one other credit five 
  Dollars 17th of Nov 1850 		10.00
One note on Henry Avera for the sum of two Hundred and fifty dollars & fifty
  Six and one half cents	250.56 ½ 
Bad Debts
One note on James Norris for two dollars due 30th Sep 1850	3.00
One note on James Norris & Henry Norris for sum of two dollars and eight cents
  Due 1st June 1849	2.15
Officers Receipts Doubtful
One receipt on Daniel McLoud for the sum of sixteen dollars and seventy eight
  Cents and Int.	16.78
One note on Daniel McLoud for nine dollars and ten cents and Int. 	9.10
One Receipt on R. J. Amis for the sum of ninety dollars and eight cents and Int.	90.08
  Subject to Cr of fifty dollars		50.00

 
Page 10 - Cover sheet - Lovet Ryals Lease to W J Clements

Page 11 & 12 - Lease of land
	This agreement Entered to this the Eight day of Nov one Thousand Eighteen Hundred & forty nine 
by and Between N J Clements of the County of Johnston & State of North Carolina of the one part and 
Lovet Ryals of the County of Cumberland and State of North Carolina of the other part witnesseth 
that I the Said Lovet Ryals do Lease to the Said W J Clements, Ten Acres of Land Lying on The South 
Side of Stuards[?[ Creek and on the sest Side of the River leading to Aversborough for the Term of 
five years
  The Said Lovet Ryals is to furnish the Said W J Clements all of the Timber that is necessary to 
make Such improvements as he may think proper.  I  The Said W J Clemts is To Build a Stoor House The 
House to be a Framed House.  I the said Ryals is to furnish the Said W H Clemints the Lumber for the 
Stoor House.  The Said Lovel Ryals do warrant & defend The above obligation in the presence of these 
witnesses.  
Teste: /s/ William Avera

/s/ Lovet Ryals (seal)


Pages 12 & 13  - a list of property sold on the 25th day of October 1854 by W T Rhodes and John L Ryals 
adm of Lovet Ryals decd on a credit of six months bond and approved security required of this purchase.

Several names including:  Hinton Manes, Furny Tart, Giliam Parker, John L Byrds, John Matthews, the widow, 
John L Ryals, Richard M Canady, William Reaves, W B Whitton, Samuel Ellis, Thomas Fowler, Raiford Lecus,  
Chal?/Cloe? Smith,  Alfred Lucus, Allen Fowler, Fredrick Lucus, Jessy Busby, --- Parker, Anson Parker

Items included:  hogs , pigs and shotes [shoats]; Timber Wagon; Wagon Wheels; clay bank horse; bulls, cows 
with calves; steers; [possibly] cut timber.

Pages 14, 15, 16 - a list of Property sold on the 28th day of Decr 1854 by W T Rhodes & John L Ryals administrators 
of Lovet Ryals Decd on a credit of six months

 A J Turlington, 1 spade; Henry Avera, 1 grub hoe;  Riley Jackson, tongs & waffle [something]; Richard Ryals,  
 gun  shot bag, 1 black mule; John L Ryals, 1 gun shot; Jackson Byrd, sow & 4 pigs; Gilliam Parker, sow & 4 pigs; 
 Fanny Wood, sow & 3 pigs; Wm Avera, 3  [illegible] Shuck; Alfred Moore, 1 fair bellows & anvil; Allen Fowler, 
 1 box & chickens[?], 1 waggon &c.; Gulford Lucas, 1 cross cut saw; W C Clements, 1 black mule; W S Stewart, 
 1 black mule; Asher Reives, sow & 5 pigs.

All else was bought by the widow, including, besides numerous household items and some livestock, 1 saw mill & 
smith for 12 months; several Negroes hired  for 12 months - Hector, Mary, Daniel, Alsey, Hagar, Leavy, Tom.

Page 17 - cover sheet (no inventory) for Estate Sale of Lovet Ryals by W T Rhodes & John L Ryals, administrators, 
dated Mar 1855; recorded in Book D page 516 & 517