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In the name of God Amen I JOHN DAY of the County of Person and State of North Carolina being of perfect mind and memory, thanks
be given unto God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will
and testament. that is to say principally and first of all I give and recomend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend
to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the
same again by the mighty power of God. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give demise and dispose
of the same in the following manner and form.
First. All my just debts is to be paid. Second I give and bequeath to JANE my dearly beloved wife the land and plantation whereon I now live her life time,
one Negro man named SQUIRE, One Negro woman named LET and child MILDRY, and if in case either of the above named Negroes should have to
be sold to pay his debts she is at liberty to sell which she pleases. If she should marry my will is that the above named Negroes should be sold and the
money equally divided between my wife JANE and children. One bay mare called Nance, one bay horse called Yarick, two choice cows and calves together with my
whole stock of hogs and sheep, four feather beds for the benefit of MRS. DAY and four children. the flock of geese, all the household and kitchen furniture,
except such as is named out in this will the whole of this for lifetime and then to be equally divided among the following children REBECCA, WILLIAM, JOHN,
SUSANNAH, ELIZABETH, EDITH, EMILY, CAROLINE and FRANCES JANE. Third. I give to my son WILLIAM one bay colt called Hebrew. Also one Negro boy named SCOT,
provided there is property sufficient to pay my debts without him if the boy should have to be sold and there should be any surplus money it is my wish that
it may be put out on interest for the benefit of said WILLIAM. And at his death to be equally divided among the above named legatees in case he should die
without an heir. Fourth, I give my daughter SUSANNAH one sorrel horse called Bob, one feather bed and furniture, one bureah, one cow and calf. Fifth, I give
to my daughter ELIZABETH one feather bed and furniture, one cow and calf, one bay filly called Pat and eight dollars worth of furniture or money. Sixth,
EDITH, EMILY, CAROLINE and FRANCES JANE who are minors is to have a horse, feather bed and furniture, cow and calf, chest or bureau equal in value to those
given to SUSANNAH and REBECCA when and as they become of age.
Seventy, my Deep Creek land that I sold to BENJAMIN MOSELY when he pays for the same my Executrix or Executors are authorised to make a right of the same to
said B. MOSELEY or any other person that said MOSELEY may convey the same to. Eighth, my waggon and plantation tools are to be kept with my home track of
land as above named. And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies bequests and Executors and
do constitute my well beloved wife JANE my Executrix and do confirm this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and this 15th day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty one.
Signed, sealed, and declared by the said JOHN DAY as his last will and testament in the presence of us.
ISAAC WEBB
HENRY SWEANEY
N.B.
I give my wife my crop of corn fodder, oats and provision of all kind also twelve dollars out of my present crop of tobacco, and ELIZABETH eight dollars in
place of bureau.
JOHN DAY
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Humbly complaining shew unto your Honors JOHN SMITH HURST & SARAH his wife relict of JONATHAN PARKER deceased & THOMAS SNEED and
ANNE his wife daughter of said JONATHAN PARKER deceased which said THOMAS SNEED is Administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels magsts. and
credits of SARAH PARKER deceased that some time in the year of [blank] JOHN SMITH HURST and SARAH his wife relict &c of JONATHAN PARKER deceased and ANNE
PARKER and SARAH PARKER Orphans of said JONATHAN deceased by their guardian JOHN SMITH HURST &c exhibit their bill of complaint to this Honorable Court
against ROBERT DICKENS and WILLIAM WAITE thereby JCt[?]
all which will fully appear by referring to procedures of this Court that before said suit has decided to with on the [blank] day of [blank] A.D. the said
ANNE PARKER one of the Coheirs and distributees of said JONATHAN intermarried with THOMAS SNEED one of the complainants to this will and that also before
said suit was decided to wit on the [blank] day of [blank] A.D. the said SARAH PARKER one of complainants in said bill died intestate and without issue
leaving a Mother to wit SARAH HURST wife of said JOHN S. HURST and one Sister to wit ANNE intermarried with said THOMAS SNEED her next of kin. That at a
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions held for the County of Person on the day of [blank] A.D. the said THOMAS SNEED only administered on her Estate. By more
proceedings the said suit abated complainants pray that said suit be revised and be placed in the same situation as at the abatement thereof.
R. WILLIAMS
S. HENDERSON
JNO. CAMP
Mr. Norwood accepts the statement of facts as a Bill of Revisor
JNO. S. HURST & Alias
Vs
DICKENS & WAITE
Bill of Revisor
Filed 27th Oct'r 1800 ======================================
An Inventory of the Estate of JONATHAN PARKER JN'R Deceased taken the 25th day of November 1775 viz't
51 narrow hoes, 5 waggon boxes, 1 brand ax, 20 water pitchers & juggs, 2 quart mugs, 1 sifter, 1 pair pot hooks, 1 cask pepper weight about 70 D., 1
bag corks, 1 big plow, 1 bason, 1 candle stick, 2 pair dove tail hinges, 1 set bed screws, 12 D.F. stick, 2 funnels, 1 coffee pot,2 shuttles, 2
cannisters tea, 4 cups & sausers, 4 puter basons, 18 Ditto plates, 13 do. spoons, 1 pepper base, 1 pewter poringer, 1/2 doz. chairs, 1 cubboard, 1
cotton wheel, 1 flax wheel, 3 feather beds & furniture, 1 delf bowl, 1 candle stick, 1 testament, 4 pair cotten & wool cards, 1 sugarbase, 1 rifle gun,
1 violin, 2 flat irons, 1 candle mold, 2 cowhides, 1 walnut desk, 2 cloth brushes, 1 sauce pan, 1 pair fire tongs & shovel, 3 juggs, 2 pitchers, 1
sifter, 2 hammers, 2 plow hoes, 3 hilling hoes, 1 gravleing hoe, 1 mattock, 2 looking glasses, 2 chests 1 table, 2 augars, 2 chizzels, 2 gauges, 6
jugs, 12 pitchers, 1 1/3 doz. knives & forks, 1 pair winding blades, 2 horse bells, 1 camp oven, 1 frying pan, 2 pales 1 tub, 1 Negroe man named PETER,
2 jugs, 1 pitcher, 2 horses, 1 mare & cattle 3 cows & 2 calves 2 hiefers, 1 steer, 1 cribe corn containing about 75 barrels, 1 Negroe woman named
VENUS, 1 grindstone, 2 pair snuffers, 5 pewter dishes, 2 sides leather, 1 bedstead, 1 cow & calf, 1 pine table
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An account of the sale of the Estate of JONATHAN PARKER Deceased the 14 day of December 1775 sold at 6 months credit
Purchasers:
ROBERT DICKINS, bought of the above Estate
1 doz. hilling hoes, 1 doz ditto, etc. aparal waggon boxes, 1 big plow, yellow oaker, juggs, parts of a barrel, pepper & bag corks, 1 mare & colt,
1 steer, 1 candlestick, broad ax.
SARAH PARKER of the above estate, bought grubbing hoes, walnut desk, jugs & pitchers, 1 sifter, tripan,1 doz. chairs, pine table, mug, 4 cups &
saucers, pewter basons, delf bowl, poringer pewter, 2 bottles, 2 iron candlesticks, 1 coffe pot. l looking glass, sugar box, 2 plow hoes, 3 feather
beds & furniture, 2 flat irons, 2 horse bells, 28 jugs & pitchers & 1 butter pot, 2 cannisters & tea, 1 pepper box, 2 cow hides, hammers, brushes,
pair winding blades, 2 augors, 1 testament, card mold, sauce pan, 1 set fire irons, 1 flax wheel, 1 cotton wheel, 13 pewter spoons, 2 pewter basons,
plates, dishes, funnels, looking glass, bay horse, 26 head hogs, cows & calves, hiefers, fodder, crib corn, knives & forks, iron pots & hooks, camp
oven, pales, tubb, frying pan, hilling hoes.
JOHN ATKINSON bought 1 rifle gun, 2 jugs.
JOEL LEDBETTER bought 2 juggs
JOHN COMMINS bought of the above Estate the 24th day of December 1777 payable in 6 months.
One Negroe man named PETER
1 Negroe woman named VENUS, left with MRS. HURST to help her to maintain her children & now in possession of her husband with 5 or 6
Children.
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JOHN SMITH HUST [sic] &c in a/c with WILLIAM WAITE Adm'r of the Estate of JONATHAN PARKER, dec'd
[Note: not entering prices only Total at end]
Sep'r 10, 1775
To Cash paid in South Carolina when JONATHAN PARKER was sick & paid part for his burial
£13" 16"1 So. Carolina cur'y at 4 for one
Oct. 14
To Cash paid for Letters of Adm'rs & clerk fees
To ditto paid expences at Court
To 3 days attendance & riding to & from Hillsborough Court
To 1 day taking an inventory of the Estate
Dec'r 14
To 1 day attendance at the sale of the Estate
Jan'y 1, 1777
To cash paid JAMES DINKINS for 4 days work covering a house at MINCHEWs Plantation
To cash paid JAMES ROBERTS for a shear plow & clearing up corn stalks
March
To Cash paid WILLIAM RUTHERFORD for 13 1/2 bushels oats
To ROBERT DICKINS paid ROBERT GRAY for weaving & 2 stays
To Cash paid ARNOLD POWEL for cutting & moulding 2000 rails & 1500 stakes
To Cash paid for making gate & handbrake
July
To Cash paid for cutting oats pd to DANIEL & JOEL LEDBETTER
To Cash paid for 1 gallon whiskey
Aug 27
To Cash let MRS. SALLEY PARKER have at Orange court in presence of MRS. ANN PRYOR
To Cash paid re turning an inventory & account sale
To 3 days riding to & from Court and attendance at court
To Cash paid registering a Deed gift from ANN PRYOR to SALLY PRYOR fo a Negroe woman named VENUS
To Cash paid my expences at Court
Oct'r 24
To Cash paid surveying BELLs & MINCHEW's improvement & chain carrier
To 2 days attendance directing the surveyor
Nov'r 24
To 1 days attendance at the sale of Negroe PETER
To Cash paid the Sheriff of Caswell for selling Negroe PETER
Cash paid the above sheriff
To Cash paid Clerk fees when MRS. SALLEY PARKER got the guardianship of her children in Sep'r last
To Cash paid JAMES ROBERTS
Feb'y 24, 1778
To Cash paid SALLEY PARKER
To Cash paid returning an a/c sale of Negroe PETER
To Cash paid my expences at Hillsborough Court
To 3 days riding to & from said Court & attendance at Court when returning the above
To Cash paid WM. NEELEY & proved
March 28
To Cash paid entering 640 acres of Land in Orange joining their Land and Flat river
To 2 days riding to & from Hillsborough when making the above entry
May 5
To Cash paid Taxes for the year 1777
To Cash paid my expences when taking out subpoenas for witnesses in the suit vs ARTHUR MANGUM
To 2 days riding to & from Hillsborough when taking out the above subpoenas
To Cash paid for entering 2 entries of 640 acres each on Flat river
Aug't 29
To Cash paid for 1 quart whiskey at the Land tryal with MANGUM
Oct'r
To Cash paid JAMES ROBERTS for cribbing rent corn
Nov'r
To Cash paid my expences when I went to Hillsborough to see if ARTH. MANGUM had entered PARKER children Land
To 2 days riding to & from Hillsborough when I went to see if ARTHUR MANGUM had entered PARKERs Childen Land
Jan'y 1779
To Cash paid for entering 640 acres Land in Orange in name of SHADRACH ROBERTS to be conveyed to SARAH PARKER
March
To Cash paid JAMES ROBERTS for keeping rent corn from the time of gathering corn untill sold
To Cash paid REBECCA PARKER for wintering a hiefer paid in Jan'y last
March 1784
To Cash paid MATHEW PRYOR & provided a/c & rec't
Sep'r 22, 1788
To Cash paid HADEN PRYOR & proved a/c & rec't
Total: 63" 11" 10¾
To Balance & contra due WM. WAITE: 6" 6" 10¾
Amount Deb't: 64.12.10¾
Amount Cr.: 54.16.1
[Balance] 9.16.9¾
Names listed in Credits:
JOHN ATKINSON
MARY BUMPASS
STEPHEN MOORE
JOHN COMMINS (for part pay for Negro PETER)
J. DINKINS
JOSEPH HUBBERT
JOHN URQUHART
HARDY ROBERTS
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The answer of WILLIAM WAITE a Defendant to the Bill of Complaint exhibited against him by JOHN SMITH HUST & others Compl't
This Defendant saving and reserving to himself all benefit and advantage of exception to the many errors &c contained in the aforesaid Bill for
answer to do much as he is advised is material for him to make answer unto he saith:
That he admits is to be true that the Complainant intermarried with the widow of JONATHAN PARKER who died intestate, and that he left two daughters
as named in the Bill that the widow of the said PARKER went to Orange Court in order to obtain administration on the estate of her Deceased husband
but could not obtain Security, tho' this defend't did everything in his power to get some of her friends and acquaintances to consent to be her
security, after much time taken up she requested this Defendant to administer, as he was shortly to be married to one of her Sisters and was well
acquainted with the transactions of the said JONATHAN, he consented and qualified as the law directs. That he returned an Inventory and account of
Sales, of the estate of the said PARKER as soon as he could, that he was obliged to go to South Carolina to look after the debts due from Dunburg &
Duncan, and the Books and accounts given up by them to the said PARKER which this Defendant had the care of in the life of PARKER by his particular
desire.
That he gave publick notice and he thinks there was between Ten and twenty days from the notice to the day of sale A great number of people
attended and he believes everything sold for its full value except what was purchased by the widow who bought by far the greatest part of the
estate of the Intestate as will appear by the account of sales. This Defendant has never been able to settle with ROBERT DICKINS tho' he must own
the said DICKINS appeared always willing (owing to the following reasons) The depreciation of the money and the dissatisfied conduct & behaviour of
the Compl't HUST. This Defendant is willing and desirous that proper persons should be appointed to examine into the conduct of this Defend't and
to report to this Honble Court what they shall think just and right as he is very desirous to have his administration account settled, and he
humbly hopes that the persons appointed to settle the Transactions between the Compl't & the said DICKINS will be able to settler an account of his
administration.
That this Defendant was in South Carolina when PARKER died and he believes he delivered what little money PARKER had with him to ROBERT DICKINS as
surviving partner but does not recollect the sum tho' it was not much & he might do the like with what was in the desk after PARKER's death but
can't be sure, as PARKER when he took any money charged himself in the cash account and all the money did not make out what he had taken out of the
store, of what he collected due to the partnership of DICKINS and PARKER. This Defendant desires all combination &c without that that &c and humbly
prays that he may be hence dismissed with his costs in this behalf most every fully sustained & he will pray &c
WILLIAM WAITE made oath that the above answer as far as it relates to his own knowledge is true & that he believes the best to be true.
Sworn to before me this 2d day of October 1787
JNO. WILLIAMS JSCLE
HUST & WAITE &c
Answer of WAITE
filed 2d October 1787
S. HENDERSON
Enrolled in Book B,
23d Sept'r 1790
---------------------------------------------- State of North Carolina
Hillsborough District
Agreeable to a Dedemus to us directed hereunto answered we proceed to take the Deposition of SUSANNA BULLOCK about fifty two years of age at the house
of MICAJAH BULLOCK State aforesaid and County of Granville on the Nineteenth Day of July One thousand Eight Hundred & three after being sworn on the
Holy Evangelist of Almighty God to depose the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth
(Sayeth as follows)
This Deponant deposeth & sayeth that JONATHAN PARKER Dec'd intermarried with SARY PRYOR sister to this Deponant about the year one Thousand Seven
Hundred & Seventy two and that the said JONATHAN PARKER departed this life about the Month of August one thousand seven Hundred & Seventy five and that
a certain Negroe woman named VENUS now in the possession of JOHN S. HURST one of the Defts. who was given by ANN PRYOR to her Daughter SARY now
the wife of aforesaid JOHN S. HURST but the said Negroe VENUS was not delivered unto the aforesaid SARY until some months after the death of the
aforesaid JONATHAN PARKER.
Questions asked by CAPT. WILLIAM DICKINS, who appeared for ROBERT DICKINS the Plaintiff
1 Question
Did not ANN PRYOR have in her possession the above named Negroe VENUS in the year one thousand seven Hundred & Seventy three and in the months
of July, August & September.
Answer
She had also a Negroe same name but a child
Question 2
How many children has the Negroe VENUS & what are their names and who have them in possession
Answer
I know she had one named BOB. Also have reason to believe she has seven but know the names of but six (viz) BOB, CLOVER, NUMON, DULIE,
TILLER, FANNY - the other I know not the name of- also reasons to believe they are in the possession of JOHN S. HURST & THO'S SNEED
3 Question
Did not SARY PRYOR who is now wife to JOHN S. HUST [sic] live with her Mother until she intermarryed with JONATHAN PARKER
Answer
She did
4 Question
What was the age of SARY PRYOR now SARY HURST when she was marryed to JONATHAN PARKER & what time of the year was she marryed
Answer
She was about Seventeen or Eighteen years of age & marryed some time in Summer in the year 1772.
5 Question
What property belonging to the Estate of JONATHAN PARKER dec'd came in the possession of JOHN S. HURST on his intermarriage JONATHAN PARKER's Widow and
the value thereof
Answer
The Widow SARY PARKER had in her possession one hors [sic] some stock of cattle 4 Hoggs also some household furniture which I suppose went into the
possession of JOHN S. HURST, the value I know not.
Question asked by DOC'R BENJAMIN BULLOCK who appeared for Defendants
1 Question
Do you know of your own knowledge that the Negroe VENUS had any more than one child
Answer- I do not
SUSANNA BULLOCK (Seal)
Sworn to before us
JA'S ROBARDS, JP
JNO. D. COOKE
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Hilsborough District
Agreeable to a dedimus to us directed hereunto annexed we proceed to take the Deposition of MATTHEW PRYOR of about Fourty Six years of age at the house
of MICAJAH BULLOCK of the State aforesaid & County of Granville on the nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred
and three after being Duly sworn upon Holy Evangelist of Almighty God to depose the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Sayeth as follows:
That in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy four, this deponant lived with a certain JONATHAN PARKER who had intermarried with
SARAH PRYOR now the wife of JOHN S. HURST, that a Negro woman VENUS now in the possession of sd HURST; was not in possession of said JONATHAN
PARKER in the course of that year, nor before that year, nor before that this Deponant lived with the Widow a considerable time after the Death of said
PARKER and that she did not possess sd Negro while he lived with her and further this Deponant saith not.
WM. DICKINS appeared for the Complainant and asked the following Questions:
Question 1
Did not ANN PRYOR have in her possession the Negro VENUS above named in the year of Seventeen Hundred and Seventy three and in the Months of
July, August & September.
Answer: I Believe she did
Question 2
Who has the Negro VENUS now in possession, How many Children has she, What are their names, and in hose possession are they;
Answer:
I do not know how many Children she has but believe she has two BOB and NEWMAN. As to whose possession they are in I do not know, but
suppose them to be in HURST's & SNEED's
Question 3
Did not SARAH PRYOR who is now MRS. HURST live with her Mother untill she was married to JONATHAN PARKER
Answer:
I believe she did
Question 4
What month and year was SARAH PRYOR married to JONATHAN PARKER
Answer:
I believe she was married in June but do not recollect the year.
Question 5
What property has come into the hands of MRS. HUST that belong'd to the Estate of JONATHAN PARKER, and the value thereof
Answer:
There was one horse I suppose worth Seventy dollars and suppose there was other property but do not know the value thereof
MATTHEW PRYOR
Sworn to before us
JA'S ROBARDS JP
JNO. D. COOKE
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State of North Carolina
Hillsborough District
In Equity 1803
To JAMES ROBARDS & JOHN COOKE Esq'rs two Justices of the Peace for the County of Granville afore are hereby authorized and empowered to cause to come
before you at such time and place as you shall appoint JOSEPH TAYLOR Att'o, MICAJAH BULLOCK Esq'r, SUSANA BULLOCK, MATTHEW PRIOR and their depositions
on Oath take touching or concerning all such matters and things as they may know respecting a dispute now depending in our Court of Equity between JOHN
S. HUST and wife ad Others Defendants to the cross bill filed by ROBERT DICKINS Complainant as well on the part and [paper torn] of the said Defendants
as of the said Complainant and Examination in [torn] under your Hand and Seal to be delivered to our Court of Equity to be holden for the district of
Hillsborough at the Court House in Hillsborough on the Sixth day of April next.
Witness ROBERT BELL, Clerk and master in our said Court at office and under Seal of Office the 6th day of October 1802, Issued the 8th day of Feb'r
1803
ROB'T BELL C.M.E.
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