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North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Original Will at N. C. Archives
February 10, 1832
February the tenth eighteen hundred and thirty two I am now in my comon health and perfect sences I do will to my children at my deceis as follows to daughter Anna Owens to have five dollars and to my daughter Elizabeth Twedy five dollars and to my daughter Kisey Cowell five dollars and my daughter Easter Basnight to have ten dollars and my daughter Rose Smith and Fann (Fanny?) Everton and Sally Vanhorn and the airs of Susa (Susan?) Twedy my daughters and my son Jacob Basnight to have each of them twelve and a half cents and the balance of my property to be equally devided betwixt my daughter Philis Edwards and my son Joseph Basnight this being my last will and testimony this day and year above ritten.
Darkis (her mark) Basnight
Witness
John W. Dutton
Elizabeth (her mark) Basnight
Will was presented for probate in 1832 at the July Term of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions where it was opposed by the heirs of Dorcas Basnight and the sheriff was ordered to summon Jacob Basnight to the next session of the court on the fourth Monday in October. File subsequently contains summons to Will Hooker, Hez. G. Spruill, Ephm. Mann, John W. Dutton and Elizabeth Basnight over time to the July Term of 1833.
Minutes
Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
July Session 1833
Jos. Basnight vs. the heirs & descendants of Dorcas Basnight. In this case the following jury to wit Ephm. Powers, Josiah Smith, Jos. H. Swain, William Cohoon, Talket Davenport, Jeconias Neal, Gibeon Alexander, Jos. White, Jonathan Tweedy, Uzziel Brickhouse, John Midgett being empaneled and charged say the paper writing exhibited for probate is not the last will and testament of Dorcas Basnight.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.05), Box 5
Basnight, Dorcas, 1833
Bond dated 24 July 1833 in the amount of five hundred dollars appointing Jacob Basnight administrator of the estate of Dorcas Basnight deceased, Ephm. Mann & Chas. McCleese securities.
Transcriber's Notes:
Tyrrell County marriage bonds show the marriage of Elizabeth Basnight to Nathan Tweedy on 9 Aug 1817, Thomas Basnight security; also Keziah Basnight to Torans Cowel in September 1822, John Thoroughgood security; also Rosannah Basnight to Francis Smith on 10 Oct 1816, Anthony Ward security; also Fanny Basnight to Lemuel Evernton on 25 Nov 1815, Jno. Edwards security; also Sally Basnight to John Vanhorn on 14 Feb 1814, Uri Spruill security; also Susan Basnight to Jno. Tweedy on an unknown date, Benjn. Tweedy security; also Phillis Basnight to Jno. Edwards on 7 Jan 1807, Devotion Twiddy security; and also Esther Basnight to Edward Payne on 22 Jul 1833, Amos Thoroughgood security.
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