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Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
January Session 1842
Account sale of sales of negro hire belonging to the heirs of Gilbert Brickhouse was returned by John A. Brickhouse guardian.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.09), Box 9
Brickhouse, Gilbert, 1838
Laying off of the year's allowance of Patsey Brickhouse widow of Gilbert Brickhouse deceased on 10 Mar 1838 by Samuel Rogers, Matthew Brickhouse & T. H. Alexander.
Bond dated 25 Mar 1838 in the amount of one thousand dollars appointing John A. Brickhouse special administrator of the estate of Gilbert Brickhouse deceased, Nathan A. Brickhouse & Richard Davenport securities.
Bond dated 24 Apr 1838 in the amount of four thousand dollars appointing John A. Brickhouse administrator of the estate of Gilbert Brickhouse deceased, Nathan A. Brickhouse & James Brickhouse securities.
Petition October Term 1838 by Samuel Leigh, Joseph Alexander & John A. Brickhouse as administrator of Gilbert Brickhouse deceased who state that in April Term 1836 they became bound as sureties to the guardian bond of Richard A. Meekins for Louisa D. & Ann Elizabeth Davenport. At the time they believed Richard A. Meekins to be solvent but now believe him to be much in debt and that he is appropriating to his own debts the funds of his wards, thereby endangering his sureties. Petitioners pray that Richard A. Meekins be compelled to give other sureties or that he be removed from the guardianship and some other guardian appointed.
Summons dated the fourth Monday in October 1838 and issued 7 Nov 1838 for Richard A. Meekins, guardian to Louisa D. & Ann E. Davenport to appear in court on the fourth Monday in January next to show cause, if any, why the petition of Samuel Leigh, Joseph Alexander & John A. Brickhouse administrator of Gilbert Brickhouse deceased should not be granted.
Petition at April Term 1839 by John A. Brickhouse administrator of Gilbert Brickhouse deceased stating that the debts of the estate exceed the funds available from perishable assets, making sale of a negro slave girl by the name of Jane, aged 7 or 8, necessary. Petitioner prays a court order for the sale.
Bond dated 28 Jan 1840 in the amount of one thousand dollars appointing John A. Brickhouse guardian of Frances, Jos. & Margaret Brickhouse orpans of Gilbert Brickhouse deceased, John E. Brickhouse & Joseph Alexander securities.
Petition January Term 1850 by Martha Brickhouse, Joseph G. Brickhouse, James Everitt and wife Frances, adults, and Margarett Brickhouse, infant, by her next friend and guardian, John A. Brickhouse, heirs at law of Gilbert Brickhouse. They are tenants in common of two negros named Clark & Thomas which they inherited from Gilbert Brickhouse deceased. They can't be divided without injury to some of the parties so the request a suitable person be appointed by the court to sell them.
Bill of sale dated 28 Feb 1850 for the sale of negro Tom belonging to the estate of Gilbert Brickhouse deceased and held in common by the heirs. Sold by order of the court by John A. Brickhouse commissioner and purchased by Joseph Brickhouse for $560. Proved at July Term 1850 by Joseph Alexander and recorded 7 Aug 1850.
Commissioners report at April Term 1850 by John A. Brickhouse who was commissioned by the court to sell two negros belonging to the estate of Gilbert Brickhouse deceased and held in common by the heirs. He conducted the sale of negros Tom & Clark on 28 February last and they were purchased by Joseph Brickhouse & James Everitt for $736 at a credit of six months.
Transcriber's Notes:
Tyrrell County marriage bonds show the marriage of Gilbert Brickhouse to Patsey Ethridge on 6 Feb 1826, James Ambros security; also Frances Brickhouse to James Everitt on 1 Nov 1849, Oliver Bateman security; also Margaret Brickhouse to Oliver Bateman on 9 Apr 1851, Andrew Bateman security.
Gilbert's wife, Patsey, was a daughter of Asa Etheridge. See his 1817 will.
Gilbert was a son and executor of William Etheridge. See his 1825 will.
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