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WILLS & ESTATES

THE ESTATES OF HYDE - 1700s
Abstracts of the Loose Estate Records of Hyde County
Found in the North Carolina State Archives
by Romulus Sanderson Spencer, Jr.

pp. 60-61. Wilkinson, Abraham (Abram), Senr.

1795 Account of Abraham Wilkinson, dec’d. to John P. STOTESBERRY;
27 Feb. 1797 bill of costs in case of J. P. STOKESBERRY versus administrator;
29 May 1797 J. P. STOKESBERRY versus administrator.

Published by the Christopher Boyd Sheppard Memorial Fund of the Hyde Co., NC Historical & Genealogical Society, 7820 Piney Woods Fairfield, NC 27826.

Hyde Co., N.C. Records of Wills
Book # 4 - Part 1
May Term, 1818

34. Acct. of Sales of Ebenezer BELL, dec'd, sold 16th Sept 1817:

Various buyers were: Eben JESTER, John UFFORD, Vineyard CAMPBELL, Laban TOOLEY, Reuben REW, Wm. EASTER 3rd, and J.P. STOTESBURY. The total amount of sale was $644.40.

[signed] Jno. UFFORD

Hyde Co., N.C. Records of Wills
Book # 4 - Part 7
May Term, 1824

334. Account sales and inventory of the property of Samuel GIBBS, dec'd., taken the 16th & 17th day of March 1824 by Caleb SPENCER, Adm'r.

Various buyers at this very lengthy sale were: Cason SPENCER, Sarah GIBBS, Henry W. GIBBS, John STOTESBERRY, Cornelius SWINDELL, Jacob GASKILL, Robert HENRY & Benedic R. NEAL. Mentions Negroes: Solomon, Merrick, York, Austen, Wallace, Lazarus, Bob, George, Tamer, Sall, Fanny & child, and Ishemal.

[signed] Caleb SENCER, Adm'r.

Hyde Co., N.C. Records of Wills
Book # 4 - Part 9
Nov. Term - 1828

397. Account of sales of the personal property of Reuben BENSON, dec'd., sold March 3, 1828 & May 23, 1828

Various buyers at this very lengthy sale included: John BENSON, John A. STOTESBURY, John BERRY, SR., Devotion ONEAL, Holland JARVIS, Tilmon FARROW, Patrick WHITE, Sparrow MIDYETT, Washington CARAWAN, Jacob CAFFEE, Elijah HUDSON, Henry BOOMER, & Fanny BENSON.

I hereby certify that above to be a true inventory and account of sales of the personal estate of Reuben BENSON, dec'd. May 23rd 1828. [signed] Carrowon BENSON

423. D. SHAW, Ext'r., in account with the estate of W. HIGSON: Extremely lengthy list of accounts receivable & payable. Many notes listed with a balance due the estate of $4362.40. The further sum of $925.99 in desparate debts on hand and ready to be paid over to the guardian and administrator. Done at Wysocking this 12th day February 1829. [signed] David CARTER, SR., Benj. SAUNDERSON, Wm. SELBY - Commissioners

Amount of rent of lands on Juniper Bay belonging to the estate of W. HISGON for the years 1827 & 1828 in the hands of W. WATSON, Ext'r., to be paid over 1/3 to the widow and the other 2/3 to Harriet W. HIGSON or her guardian.

*Rent of lower plantation to Elijah HUTSON for the year 1827 for $9.42
*Rent of lower plantation to D'r. STOTESBURY for the year 1828 for $2.00
*Rent of the upper plantation for the year 1828 to Ezekiel HUTSON for $9.10

Source: Hyde Co., N.C. Records of Wills, Book # 4; Abstracted by Kay Lynn Midgett Sheppard .

HYDE CO., N.C. INDEX of WILLS

Stokesbury, John P. - 1847 - Beaufort Co. Orphans Bk. F, p. 383.

Stokesberry, John A. - 1862 - Hyde Co. Will Book Bk. 9, p. 127.

Note: John P. STOKESBURY was a resident of Hyde County in 1790, 1800, 1820 and 1830.
Source: North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665-1900, Courtesy of Thornton W. Mitchell.

HYDE COUNTY ESTATE RECORDS

Source: The North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2807, Compiled by Louise Jarvis McLeod.

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