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Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
January Session 1813
Ordered that Prissy Ansley have leave of administration on the estate of Nathan Ansley deceased and has given bond in the sum of five thousand dollars John Haughton and Zachariah Eborn her securities.
Ordered that Richard Wood John Haughton Joshua Powers & Joseph Haines lay off to Priscilla Ansley her years allowance out of the estate of Nathan Ansley deceased and make return to next court.
Ordered that the sheriff summon a lawfull jury to lay off to Priscilla Ansley her third of the land of Nathan Ansley deceased who shall make return to next court.
Ordered that Priscilla Ansley have leave to sell the movable estate of Nathan Ansley deceased and make return next court.
April Session 1813
Solomon Hassell Esqr. returned in court the surveyors return of the third of Nathan Ansley deceased land laid out under an order of this court to his widdow Priscilla Ansley filed.
Zachariah Eborn returned in court on oath the inventory and account of sales of the estate of Nathan Ansley deceased filed.
January Session 1814
Ordered that Priscilla Ansley be appointed guardian to Charles & Poley Ansley orphans of Nathan Ansley and has given bond in the sum of two thousand dollars Zebulon Tarkenton & Hezekiah Arnold securities.
January Session 1815
Ordered that James Wood, Levi Bateman, James Hoskins, Zebulon Tarkenton and Richard Davis audite and settle the estate of Nathan Ansley deceased and make returns to next court.
The division of the lands of Nathan Ansley deceased was returned to court and filed.
Ordered that Priscilla Ansley be allowed the sum of one hundred dollars for boarding & clothing Charles & Polley Ansley orphans of Nathan Ansley deceased out of the estate of said deceased account filed.
April Session 1815
Account of sales of the negroes belonging to the heirs of Nathan Ansley deceased was returned in court by Priscilla Ansley to amount of five hundred and fifty six dollars.
July Session 1815
Ordered that Levi Bateman Zebulon Tarkenton and James Hoskins be appointed to audite and settle the estate of Nathan Ansley deceased and make return to next court.
January Session 1816
Ordered that Priscilla Ansley be allowed fifty dollars for one years board & clothing of Charles and Polly Ansley orphans of Nathan Ansley deceased.
October Session 1820
Ordered that Joseph Arnold be appointed guardian to Charles and Polly Ansley orphans of Nathan Ansley Senr. deceased and entered into bond with approved security.
October Session 1822
Joseph Arnold appeared in open court & renewed his bonds as guardian to the heirs of Nathan Ansley Senr. deceased & filed.
Ordered that James Wood John Haughton Esqr. & Wilson B. Hodges be appointed to audite & settle the estate of Nathan Ansley deceased with his administrator & make report to next term.
April Session 1823
Joseph Arnold guardian to Nathan Ansleys heirs returned on oath the account sales of the rent of lands belonging to said heirs for 1821, 1822 & 1823 & filed.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.04), Box 4
Ansley, Nathan Sr., 1813
Bond dated 12 Jan 1813 in the amount of two thousand five hundred pounds appointing Prissey Ansley administratrix of the estate of Nathan Ansley deceased, John Haughton & Zachariah Eborn securities.
Laying off on 26 Jan 1813 of the years allowance of Priscila Ansley relict of Nathan Ansley deceased. Includes 14 barrels of corn, 2 bls of pork, 20 lbs bacon, six fat hogs, 3 head of cattle and 5 head of sheep.
Laying off of the dowry of Priscilla Ansley widow of Nathan Ansley deceased dated 3 Feb 1813 by William Clough surveyor. 100 acres out of a certain tract belonging to Nathan Ansley deceased.
Bond dated 12 Jan 1814 in the amount of one thousand pounds appointing Priscilla Ansley guardian of Charles Ansley & Polly Ansley orphans of Nathan Ansley deceased, Hezekiah Arnold, Zebulon Tarkenton & John Ansley securities.
Petition October term 1814 by Nathan Ansley showing that his father Nathan Ansley died intestate about 28 Oct 1812 leaving your petitioner, Charles Ansley & Polly under age who have a guardian, their mother the widow of said Nathan Ansley as heirs at law seized of a piece of land and swamp joining the lands of Jno. Tarkenton & Robert Wynne on Scuppernong River of which no division has been made among the heirs. Pray the court order division of this land among the heirs.
Division on 29 Oct 1814 of 277 1/2 acres of land among the heirs of Nathan Ansley deceased into three tracts of 92 1/2 acres, the westernmost tract to Charles Ansley, the middle tract to Polly Ansley and the easternmost to Nathan Ansley, all being equal in quantity and quality.
Bond dated 2 Oct 1820 in the amount of two hundred and fifty pounds appointing Joseph Arnold guardian of Charles Ansley orphan of Nathan Ansley Senr. deceased Burton Hathaway & Samuel Davenport securities.
Bond dated 1 Oct 1822 in the amount of two hundred and fifty pounds appointing Joseph Arnold guardian of Charles Ansley, with Jno. Norman & Samuel Davenport securities.
Bond dated 24 Apr 1826 in the amount of one thousand pounds appointing Joseph Arnold guardian of Charles & Mary Ansley, minor orphans with Wm. Tarkenton & J. A. Spruill securities.
Bond dated 27 Apr 1829 in the amount of one thousand dollars appointing Joseph Arnold guardian of Charles Ansley, minor orphans with Jesse Spruill & James A. Spruill securities.
Transcriber's Notes:
Tyrrell County marriage bonds show the marriage of Nathan Ansley to Pricillar Arnold on 29 Apr 1809, Hezekiah Arnold security; also
the marriage of Nathan Ansley to Abigail Tarkinton on 26 Mar 1781, Stephen McCabe security.
Since Nathan Ansley, son of Nathan Ansley Senr., submitted a petition to the court in 1814, he was at least of age by then. Guardian
bonds indicate that Charles and Mary Ansley were much younger, and Priscilla Ansley was initially their guardian. It is probable that
Priscilla was the mother of Charles and Mary and that Abigail Tarkenton may have been the mother of Nathan.
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