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Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
July Session 1783
Appeared Benjamin Alexander in open court & prayed administration on the estate of Joshua Alexander deceased & granted & give bond in the sum of 150 pounds specie John Warrington Esqr. & Miles Pierce securitys - also produced an inventory of the said deceased estate in open court on oath & ordered to be filed - the said Benjamin Alexander prayed a division of the estate of Joshua Alexander deceased & granted John Warrington Esqr. Joseph Alexander Senr. & Isaac Alexander to divide the same & make return to next court.
July Session 1785
Ordered Col. Hezekiah Spruill have leave of administration on the estate of Joshua Alexander deceased son of Benja. and give bond 100 pounds - Col. Joseph Spruill and Col. John Warrington securities.
Ordered that Col. Hezekiah Spruill sell the perishable part of the estate of the said Joshua Alexander deceased and make return to next court.
October Session 1785
William Howett Deputy Sheriff produced in court an account of sales of the estate of Joshua Alexander deceased amounting to 57 pounds, 8 shillings & 9 pence ordered to be filed - also an account of sales of the estate of John Ewen deceased amounting to 67 pounds, 8 shillings & 5 pence ordered to be filed.
January Session 1786
Ordered that Joseph Pledger, John Hoskins & Thomas Hopkins divide the estate of Joshua Alexander deceased son of Benja. between the representatives of said deceased & make return to next court.
April Session 1786
Ordered that Francis Cummins James Anderson & William Howett divide the estate of Joshua Alexander deceased son of Benjamin deceased & make return to next court between the representatives of said deceased.
July Session 1786
Francis Cummins, James Anderson, Thomas Hopkins & William Howett being appointed to audit & settle the estate of Joshua Alexander deceased between the heirs of said deceased & the guardians of Joshua Alexander deceased & his administrators return that Joshua Alexander B. A. & Benjamin Hassell securities of the said deceased administration pay said deceased heirs the sum of 24 pounds, 11 shillings & 5 pence award filed and the estate of Michael Alexander deceased guardian to the said deceased orphans pay the heirs of said deceased Joshua Alexander the sum of 22 pounds, 6 shillings & 9 pence award filed suit on the action docket.
October Session 1786
Francis Cummins returned into court a division of the estate of Joshua Alexander deceased ordered to be filed/being one of the dividers.
January Session 1788
Col. Hezekiah Spruill administrator of Joshua Alexander deceased exhibits his account of said deceaseds estate being examined by the court find that the said administrator hath fully accounted for and settled said deceaseds estate filed.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.03), Box 3
Alexander, Joshua, 1785
Division of the estate of Joshua Alexander deceased on 29 Aug 1786 and returned by Francis Cummins in October Term 1786. After paying expenses, the balance remaining was 49 pounds & 16 shillings. This was split four ways among Thomas Mann, Ann Mead, the orphan of Benjamin Alexander & John Spooner.
Transcriber's Notes:
The will of Benjamin Alexander in 1784 identifies two sisters Christian Mann and Ann Bly. Christian Mann is further
identified as the wife of Thomas Mann in his will in 1790. Benjamin Mead was appointed guardian to Joshua Alexander orphan of
Benjamin Alexander in 1787, so he is probably the husband of Ann Mead. There is a John Spooner living in Edenton, Chowan County
in the 1790 and 1800 Federal Census of North Carolina.
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