Return to Hyde County

July 14, 1860; Swan Quarter - Order by the Court that George Credle be appointed as Speical Administrator on the estate of John U. Abel, dec'd., upon entering bond of $1000.00 with Mathias Credle & Joseph M. Watson as his securities.  It is also ordered that the Special Adm'r. sell at public auction after legal advertisements, 2 horses, 1 buggy, 1 wagon & set of harnesses, household & kitchen furniture, 5 hogs and the hire out of 2 Negroes until October 15^th next.  /s/ William B. Tooly, J.P., Tilman F. Credle, J.P., Joseph M. Watson, J.P.

Same date as above - bond was given in the amount of $1000.00.  /s/ George Credle, Adm'r., Mathias Credle, Joseph M. Watson

July 26, 1860 - Account Sales of the property of John U. Abell, dec'd., sold by George Credle, Special Adm'r.  Sale amounted to $473.32^1/2.  Various buyers were: Sanford Harris, John D. Lewis, W.R. Hudson, the widow, Robert Silverthorne, Joseph Pledger, George Jarvis, W.J. Russel, and many others.  This report was returned into Court at August Term 1860.

August 13, 1860 - Administrator's Bond of George Credle, adm'r., with Nathaniel C. Credle & Jabez K. Weston as his securities, for $3000.00.  He is to administer on the estate of Dr. John U. Abell.  /s/ George Credle, N.C. Williams (sic) and Jabez G.? Weston

August Term 1860 - Petition of Elizabeth Abell for her 1 years provision.  She states that her husband died about July 1860.  Commissioners are ordered to lay off to the widow her 1 years provision.  Their report was returned into Court at November Term 1860.

August 28, 1860 - Commissioners accessed $200.00 in cash to be paid to Elizabeth Abell, widow of John U. Abell, by the adm'r., which includes $35.50 for the purchase of a bed and furniture and a wheel & cards which is to be her absolute property.  /s/ Joseph M. Watson, J.P., Green Bridgman & N.C. Williams, commissioners.

Oct. 22, 1856 - Sept. 1860 - Amount of cash on hand and notes & accounts due the estate of John U. Abell, dec'd.  Many note listed as bad or doubtful.

December 19, 1860 - Hyde County Sheriff's summons to George Credle, adm'r. of Jno. U. Abel, and take the body of T.F. Credle to to Swan Quarter to answer unto Tilmon F. Credle to the use of N. Beckwith of a plea that they swore unto him to said use the sum of $135.00 which they are detaining and to his damages of $50.00.

January 12, 1861 - Account of Sales & Inventory of the corn and cattle of John U. Abel, dec'd., sold at 6 mos. credit.  /s/ George Credle, adm'r.

Feb. Term 1861 - Report of account sales & inventory returned into Open Court by the adm'r.

June 26, 1866 - Hyde County Sheriff summons to George Credle as administrator of John U. Abel, dec'd., and Wilson Farrow as administrator of the estate of Isaac L. Farrow, dec'd., to answer unto Zaida Gibbs of a plea that they render to her $150.00 which they unjustly detain.

1859 - 1873 - Account current with the estate of John U. Abel, dec'd.,  Total estate amounted to $2465.25.

Dec. 15, 1874 - Notice--In the Probate Court - To George Credle, adm'r.  of Jno. U. Abell, Tully Williamson and Ex'r. Nasa Farrow.  You are commanded to appear in Court and make your annual returns.  /s/ Geo. I. Watson, Probate Judge

NOTES:
** In the 28 pages of this estate and in the Poorhouse records of Hyde County John Abell's middle initial looked like a "W" and at times like a "U".  I do not know his birth date nor who his parents were but there was a Uel (also seen as Ewell in places) Abell in Beaufort County who died on Jan. 29, 1835 at the age of 46.  His obituary listed him as "a substantial planter and an excellent man, leaving a widow and several children".  This "Uel Abell" could possibly be the father of the John U. Abel in this estate.
** John U. Abell was listed as an 1858 graduate of the medical department from the University of the City of New York.  After his graduation he came back to Hyde County and married Martha Elizabeth Credle on June 7, 1859.
** In April 1860 Dr. John U. Abel was appointed to attend the poor of St. George's parish as their physician for the sum of $150.00.
** By June 26, 1860 when the Hyde census was taken, 17 year old Elizabeth Abel appeared to be widowed and was living in the home of her brother, George Credle, who was made adm'r. on her deceased husband's estate.  She remarried on January 26, 1869 to Richard Winslow Howard.  She and Richard are buried in Soule Cemetery in Hyde County.

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