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Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
June Session 1751
The last will and testament of of the honorable Cullen Pollock Esqr. deceased was proved in open court by the oath of John Gum and John Lain subscribing evidnces thereto in due form of law. Then appeared Coll. Robert West and Capn. Robert West executors to said will and was duly qualified as the law directs. pd.
September Session 1751
An inventory of the estate of the Honbl. Cullen Pollock Esqr. deceased was proved in open court by the oath of Capt. Robert West in due form of law.
September Session 1754
Majour Robert West exhibeted a petition praying an order to devide the estate of the Honorable Cullen Pollock Esqr. deceased which accordingly was granted, and ordered that Majr. William Mackey, Capt. Thomas West, John Hardison, John Daly and Evan Jones devide the same according to the decd. will and that return thereof be made at the next court.
June Session 1757
On motion of Saml. Johnston praying deviders to devide the negros left by the will of Cullen Pollick deceased to his wife during her life be divided acording to said will. William Gray, Giles Long, Jacob Blount Senr. and John Hardison Esqr. or any three of them & return the same to next court.
September Session 1757
Jacob Blount returned the division of part of the negros of Culling Pollicks estate persuant to an order of this court. Ordered to be filed.
December Session 1757
On motion of Majr. Robert West praying a division of ye estate Culling Pollick Esqr. deceased, ordered that William Mackey Esqr., John Daly, Giles Long and Francis Ward divide the same and make the return of their proceedings to next court.
June Session 1758
Article of Agreement of three parts indented made and concluded between Robert Lenox of Edenton in North Carolina practitioner in phisic & surgery of the first part, Frances Pollick of Tyrrel County in the province of North Carolina daughter of the honourable Cullen Pollick late of Tyrrel County aforesd. Esqr. deceased of the second part, and Robert West of Bartie County Esquire and Robert West the younger of the same county Esquire of the third part as followeth whereas a marriage is shortly intended to be had and solemnized between sd. Robert Lenox and the sd. Frances Pollock with whom the said Robert Lenox is to have and receive a valuable personal estate consisting of twenty negro slaves and upwards besides other moveables to be delivered and paid by the sd. Robert West and Robert West the younger or who have possession of the same being executors of the last will and testament of the sd. Cullin Pollick deceased and the sd. Frances moreover intitled to and in her right seized of and in & to a valuable tract of land in Tyrrel County aforesaid it is therefore covenanted and agreed by & between the sd. parties to these presents in manner & form following that is to say first the sd. Robert West and Robert West the younger being executors of the sd. Cullen Pollick deceased as afsd. and haveing the care of the sd. Frances Pollick and the personable estate which will become due & payable on her marrage do for themselves their heirs executors administrators covenant and agree to and with the sd. Robert Lenox and Francis Pollick his intended wife in case the sd. intended marrage shall be had and solemnized that the sd. Robert West & Robert West the younger their heirs executors administrators shal and will on the reasonable request of the sd. Robert Lenox after the celebration of the neptials between the sd. Robert Lenox and the sd. Francis Pollick so intended to be had and solemnized as aforesd. deliver and pay to the sd. Robert Lenox the aforesd. twenty negro slaves and all other moveables & personal estate to which the sd. Francis by the last will and testament of the sd. Cullen Pollick deceased will be intitled and which the sd. Robert Lenox in virtue of the marrage afsd. will have right to receive and for as much as the sd. Robert Lenox is not at present seized or possessed of an estate sufficient to make a joyntere for the sd. Francis Pollick his intended wife equivalent to her fourtune the sd. Robert Lenox for himself his heirs executors administrators for and in consideration of the sd. intended marrage and of the sd. estate before mentioned to be delivered and paid by the sd. Robert West & Robert West the younger as afsd. and of all the benefit and advantage to which by the intended marrage afsd. he will be intitled to doth covenant, grant and agree to & with the sd. Robert West and Robert West the younger their executors and administrators that in case the sd. marrage shall take effect and the sd. Robert Lenox should happen to die in the lifetime of the sd. Francis Pollick his intended wife that he the sd. Robert Lenox shall and will by his last will and testament in writing or otherwise give and assure unto the sd. Francis Pollick the sum of eight hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain or the full value thereof in lands, tennements, goods or chattells to be at her owne disposal and to be by her received and taken to her owne benefit, proper use and behoof and further, the sd. Robert Lenox for himself, his heirs, executors & administrators doth covenant, grant & agree to & with the sd. Robert West and Robert West the younger and their executors and administrators for the consideration aforesd. that the negros before mentioned and the other personal estate which he shall be intitled and in concaquence of the sd. marriage and this agreement he shall receive shall stand chargeable as a security for payment of the eight hundred pounds to the sd. Francis Pollick his intended wife in case the sd. marriage shall take effect and the sd. Robert Lenox shall happen to die in her lifetime. In witness whereof the sd. parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably set their hand & seals the fourth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty seven. Signed by Rot. Lenox, Frances Pollock, Robert West & Robert West Junr. Witnessed by Wm. Mackey, Eleanor Mackey & Tamer West. Recorded 29 May 1758 by FR. Ward.
A division of the estate of Cullen Pollock Esqr. deceased was exhibited in court and ordered to be recorded.
December Session 1758
Personally appeared Evan Jones and exhibited the divisan of the estate of the Honl. Culin Pollick deceased and on motion ordered to be filed.
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