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Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
July Session 1816
Ordered that Abel Sawer have leave of administration on the estate of William Applegate deceased and has entered into bond in the sum of four thousand pounds gives for security Isaac Sawyer and Abel Sikes securities.
October Session 1816
An inventory & account of sales of the estate of William Applegate was returned to court on oath by Abel Sawyer the administrator amounting to $1424.7 & filed.
April Session 1820
Account sales of the hire of negroes & rent of lands of the estate of William Applegate deceased for the year 1819 amount of $31.30 was returned to court by Abel Sawyer the administrator proved & filed.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.04), Box 4
Applegate, William, 1816
Bond dated 9 July 1816 in the amount of five thousand pounds appointing Abel Sawyer administrator of the estate of William Applegate deceased, Abel Sikes & Isaac Sawyer securities.
Promissory note of Betsy Applegate & William Combs dated 29 Jul 1816 in which they promise to repay in six months to Abel Sawyer administrator to the estate of William Applegate the sum of one hundred and forty five dollars.
Summons dated the second Monday of July 1819 for Lois/Louisa Alexander administratrix of David Alexander & John Combs administrator of Wm. Combs to appear at October court next to answer unto Abel Sawyer administrator of William Applegate and a plea of debt of one hundred and forty five dollars plus twenty dollars damage.
Petition on the first Monday after the fourth Monday in June 1823 by William Lewis & wife Sarah, & Franklin & Josiah Applegate, infants by their guardian Daniel Applegate heirs at law of William Applegate who died intestate in 1816. William Applegate was the father of your petitioners Franklin, Josiah & Sarah wife of Wm. Lewis and they are his heirs at law. Upon his death William Applegate left personal property to the amount of $1733.61 in the hands of his administrator Abel Sawyer, upon which he duly administered. Auditors of his own choice have taken account of his administration on 1 Feb 1823 allowing for all debts vouchers & commissions and it appears a balance of $553.27 1/2 is due your petitioners. Petitioners pray that Abel Sawyer be compelled to pay over the balance due and any other items that may apear to be due.
Petition January term 1828 by William Lewis and Sarah his wife of Somerset County, New Jersey humbly complaining that William Applegate died intestate in Tyrrell County leaving your petitioner Sarah and a son Josiah Applegate reputed to have been born in lawful wedlock but of this the petitioners are not protesting. William Applegate left a tract of land at Fort Landing on Little Alligator Creek of ten acres adjoining Lemuel Basnight & Ephraim Mann and others. The said Josiah is an heir at law of your petitioner's father, resides in the state of New Jersey and is an infant under twenty one years old. Petitioners are requesting division of this property.
Summons issued the fourth Monday of April 1833 for Abel Sawyer administrator of William Applegate to appear in court on the fourth Monday of July next. Judgement had issued against him on 25 June 1823 for $553.27 plus interest and $9.20 in costs and it was ordered that the goods and chattels of William Applegate in the hands of Abel Sawyer be sold to satisfy the debt. However no goods and chattels of William Applegate were found, so Abel Sawyer is to show cause why execution should not issue against his own goods and chattels lands and tenements to satisfy this debt, subject to a credit of $169.44 on 29 Jun 1829.
There are other documents relating to the suit of William Applegate's heirs against his administrator Abel Sawyer which don't add much to the information above.
Transcriber's Notes:
Tyrrell County marriage bonds show the marriage of David Alexander to Elizabeth Applegate on 15 Aug 1816, Richard Roughton security; also
William Applegate to Elizabeth Hendricks on 18 Jul 1808, John Alexander security.
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