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Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
January Session 1787
Ordered that Sarah Alexander have leave of administration on the estate of John Alexander the great deceased and give bond in 600 pounds Josiah Phelps Senr. and Joseph Devenport Senr. securities - and qualifyed accordingly.
Also returned on oath an inventory of the estate of the said deceased ordered to be filed.
Ordered that Sarah Alexander administratrix have leave to sell the perishable part of the estate of the said John Alexander deceased and make return to next court.
January Session 1788
John Snell Deputy Sheriff exhibited in court an account of sales of part of the estate of John Alexander the great amount of 24 pounds & 13 shillings ordered filed.
April Session 1788
John Snell Deputy Sheriff exhibits in court an account of sales of part of the estate of John Alexander the great deceased to the amount of 17 pounds, 7 shillings & 1 pence ordered filed.
Sarah Alexander administratrix of John Alexander deceased exhibited her accounts against the said deceaseds estate and there appeared a balance due the estate of 31 pounds, 6 shillings & 7 pence ordered filed settled per auditors appointed this term.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.02), Box 2
Alexander, John, 1787
Account of the sales of part of the estate of John Alexander the great on 29 Dec 1787 by Jno. Snell deputy sheriff. Purchasers include John Swain, ? Phelps, Jonathan Phelps, Isaac Davenport, Adkins Massee, John Davenport, ? Staford, George Wynne, Abner Alexander, John Snell, Sary Alexander & Jeremiah ?.
Petition July Term 1788 by Sarah Alexander widow of John Alexander who departed this life about twelve months ago possessed of a tract of land on the east side of Scuppernong River containing fifty acres or more, which has passed from one hand to another until it came into the possession of one Zilpha Alexander. Petitioner is entitled to dower in this land as the widow and relict of John Alexander deceased, and prays the court issue a precept to the sheriff to assemble twelve uninterested freeholders to set off her dower in this land. There is a second copy of this petition made by Thomas Mackey on 12 Aug 1788 that was served against the defendant, Zilpha Alexander, by John Snell, deputy sheriff. It has a notation that says "Z. Alexander wife of Isaac agreement made at the time of dower to the father (of ? brother) {wife struck through} widow that hey would give up dower to her in consider - of the one brother" and the rest of the note is unreadable except that a deed was made.
Transcriber's Notes:
It would appear that this John Alexander was the son of the Isaac Alexander who wrote his will on 25 Mar 1780 since he had a wife and daughter named Zilpha and the wife is apparently the Zilpha referred to in the petition.
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