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Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
January Session 1823
Ordered that Lemuel Basnight Frederick Davenport Ephraim Mann John Thoroughgood & Thomas C. Maddux or any three of them lay off to Deborah Alexander widdow of John Alexander deceased one years provision for herself and family out of the estate of the said deceased agreeable to act of assembly & make report to the next term.
Administration on the estate of John Alexander Major deceased was committed to Abraham Pledger the widdows resignation first being produced in his favour who entered into bond with approved security & quallified agreeable to law ordered that letters of administration issue thereon & that he proceed to sell the perishable part of the said estate & account for the same as the law directs.
Ordered that Abraham Pledger administrator to the estate of John Alexander deceased sell as much of the estate of said deceased on credit of 6 months as will be sufficient to discharge the debts of the said deceased & make report.
April Session 1823
Ordered that Abraham Pledger administrator to the estate of John Alexander Major deceased sell at a credit of six months as many of the negroes belonging to said estate as will be sufficient to discharge the debts of said deceased he taking bond with approved security & make report to next term.
Abram Pledger administrator returned in open court on oath the inventory & account of sales of the perishable estate of John Alexander deceased also inventory of Abram Alexander & William Melsons heirs to whom the said John Alexander deceased was guardian & filed.
Ordered that Frederick Alexander P. Davenport Enoch Hassell & Samuel Spruill be appointed to audite and settle the accounts of John Alexander former guardian to the heirs of Abraham & Thomas Hopkns present guardian & make report to the next term.
July Session 1823
Ordered that Abram Pledger administrator of John Alexander deceased sell negro boy Jeptha on a credit of six months in order to discharge the ballance of debts due from said estate & make report.
Ollef Alexander widow of John Alexander deceased appeared in open court & relinquished her right of administration to the estate of the said John Alexander ordered that Abram Pledger be appointed administrator to said estate who entered into bond with approved security & quallified agreeable to law, ordered that letters of administration issue thereon & that he proceed to sell the perishable estate of the said deceased & account for the same as the law directs. {This may belong in the file of Frederick Alexander whose file shows he died about this time, his widow was Ollef Alexander and the administrator was Abraham Pledger. Possibly a simple clerical error.}
Account sales & inventory of negroes belonging to the estate of John Alexander Major deceased was returned to court on oath by Abram pledger the administrator & filed - amount $1022.38.
October Session 1823
An account sales of negro boy Jeptha & other property belonging to the estate of John Alexander was returned to court on oath by Abram Pledger the administrator amount $368.10 & filed.
Inventory and account sales of the estate of Major John Alexander deceased was returned to court on oath by the administrator Abram Pledger & filed.
January Session 1824
An inventory of John Alexander's ratable part of the perishable part of Henry Alexander Senr. property was returned to court on oath by Abram Pledger the administrator of said Jno. Alexander to amt. $31.44 & filed.
July Session 1824
An account of sales of the land of John Alexander (Maj.) deceased was returned in court by the guardian Saml. Leigh.
October Session 1824
Ordered that Ephraim Mann, Edmund Alexander, Frederick Davenport and Thomas Hopkins (or any three of them) audite and settle the estate of John Alexander deceased with his administrator.
January Session 1825
The audited accounts between the estate of Major John Alexander deceased and his administrator Abraham Pleger and by the report of the auditors there is a balance due the estate from the administrator $38.52.
April Session 1825
A refunding bond from Samuel Leigh to Abraham Pledger as administrator of John Alexander deceased was returned and filed in this office.
January Session 1826
Ordered that Joseph Alexander son of Major John Alexander be bound apprentice to Jeremiah Wynne.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.02), Box 2
Alexander, John, 1823
Petition September Term 1823 by Samuel Leigh guardian of Joseph & Charlotte Alexander orphans of John Alexander deceased who states that Abraham Pledger was appointed administrator of the estate of John Alexander and has now exhausted the personal estate satisfying debts with a large balance remaining to be paid, which claims are reduced to judgement. John Alexander died seized and possessed of a tract of 80 acres adjoining the lands of James Swain, Ephraim Mann & others. Petitioner prays for an order to sell said land in order to satisfy said debts.
Bond dated 30 Sep 1823 in the amount of one thousand pounds appointing Samuel Leigh guardian of Joseph & Charlotte Alexander minor orphans, Ephraim Mann & James A. Spruill securities.
Summons issued 26 Apr 1824 for Charlotte & Joseph Alexander minors under the age of twenty one and represented by their guardian Samuel Leigh to appear at next court. Benjamin Spruill's executor Samel Spruill and the rest of the justices obtained a judgement against Abraham Pledger administrator of John Alexander for three thousand dollars. Abraham Pledger pleaded that the estate was fully administered which is true. Cause must therefore be shown why the estate of John Alexander now belonging to Joseph & Charlotte Alexander should not be sold to satisfy the judgement.
This file contains documents related to several other suits for recovery of debts that appear to have no genealogical value.
Transcriber's Notes:
Tyrrell County marriage bonds show the marriage of John Alexander to Deborah Pledger on 8 Jul 1816, Jesse Alexander security.
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