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North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Original Will at N. C. Archives
November 24, 1795
I give to my beloved daughter Polly Long, one pot one tea kittle one coffee pot and one ? of coffee one bed iron and heater (?) two pewter plates and small pewter dish one three quart pewter bason two chairs one cow yearling --
I give to my beloved daughter Ann Davenport one bed and furniture one linnig wheel
I give to my beloved son Hugh Stephenson one horse bridle and saddle - -
I leave the remaining part of my estate to be sold and equally divided between my children namely Louis Stephenson Isiah Davenport & Uriah Davenport given under my hand this 24 day of November 1795
Joannah (her mark) Davenport
Signed & delivered in presents of
John Swain
Joseph Chesson
Elizabeth (her mark) Chesson
Tyrrell County December ye 22nd 1795
Personally apeared John Swain before us Joseph and Charles Spruill two of the justices of said county
and swore the within will was just and true as it was delivered by the deceast and that he saw the other two subscribing
witnesses sign the same sworn before us
Jos. Spruill
C. Spruill
Minutes
Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
October Session 1803
Ordered that Benjamin Spruill Esqr. Richard Wood and Charles Spruill or a majority of them be appointed to audite the accounts between John Swain and the estate of Joanna Davenport deceased and return to next court.
February Session 1809
John Swain returned in court the audited account of Joanah Davenport deceased with the administrator and find a ballance due the estate of 4 pounds, 9 shillings & 3 pence account filed.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.16), Box 16
Davenport, Joanna, 1796
Administrators bond dated 26 Jan 1796 in the sum of one thousand pounds appointing John Swain administrator of the estate of Joanna Davenport deceased with John Davenport son of Richard & John Norman securities.
Transcriber's Notes:
Tyrrell County marriage bonds show the marriage of Levi Long to Polly Stephenson on 3 Mar 1795, Stephen Swain security; and also the marriage of James Davenport (Sr.) to Hannah Stephenson on 9 Jan 1784, Edmund Blount Jr. & Ebenezer Slade securities. {Could Hannah really be Johannah? This is almost certain because the will of James Davenport Sr. in 1790 lists his wife as Joannah and he has children Ann, Isaiah & Uriah, among others. This would be a second marriage for Joanna since she has male children with surname Stephenson.}
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