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Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
January Session 1827
Ordered that administration on the estate of Silas Etheridge be granted to Sally Etheridge the widow of said deceased.
Ordered that Richd. Howett, Enoch Hassell & Matthew Brickhouse be appointed commissioners to lay off to Sally Etheridge her years allowance out of the estate of Silas Etheridge her deceased husband.
Ordered that Sally Etheridge sell so much of her deceased husbands estate as to satisfy the debts.
April Session 1827
Account of sales & inventory of the estate of Silas Etheridge was returne in open court by the administratrix Sally Etheridge.
January Session 1828
Sally Ethridge returned the hire of the negroes of the estate of Silas Ethridge deceased for the year 1828.
Sally Ethridge administratrix of Silas Ethridge returned notice to creditors & filed.
April Session 1829
Ordered that John Alexander in right of his wife be allowed sixty dollars for one year board and clothing of Jehan ? & Sally Ethridge children of Silas Etheridge deceased.
John Alexander returned an account of the hire of the negroes & rent of the land of Silas Etheridge deceased amount $14.06.
Ordered that Richard Howett, Enoch Hassel & Jos. Halsey audite and settle the estate of Silas Ethridge with his administratrix & report to next term.
July Session 1829
Ordered that Enoch Hassell be appoited guardian to Daniel, Asa, Fanny, Julian (?) & Sally Ethridge children of Silas Ethridge deceased & he enter into bond with Jesse Swain & Richd. Howett.
April Session 1830
Ordered that Sally Ethridge administratrix of Silas Ethridge be allowed seventy six dollars & 26/100 for maintaining & board of Julian & Sally Ethridge orphans of said deceased.
Enoch Hassell guardian to Daniel, Asa, Fanny, Jullan Ann & Sally Ethridge orphans of Silas Ethridge returned an account with the said wards amount $407.90.
Enoch Hassell guardian to Silas Ethridge heirs returned the hire of negroes & rent of land for 1830.
January Session 1832
Enoch Hassell guardian to Silas Ethridge returned the hire for the year 1832.
April Session 1832
Ordered that Enoch Hassell guardian to Julian Ann & Sarah Ethridge orphans of Silas Ethridge be allowed sixty dollars for board & clothing from April 1831 to April 1832.
Enoch Hassell guardian to the heirs of Silas Ethridge came into court and resigned his guardian ship & ordered that he settle his accounts with the Clerk of the Court & pay over to him.
April Session 1833
Ordered that Jno. Alexander be allowed fifty five dollars for board and clothing of Sarah Ethheridge & July Ann for the year past. For Sarah $30. For Julia Ann $25.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.19), Box 19
Etheridge, Silas, 1827
Bond dated 23 Jan 1827 in the amount of three thousand dollars in which Sally Etheridge is appointed administratrix of the estate of Silas Etheridge deceased, Henderson Sutton, Pledger Melson, Isaac Meekins & Richd. Howett securities.
Bond dated 27 Jul 1829 in the amount of two thousand pounds appointing Enoch Hassell guardian to Daniel, Asa, Fanny, July Ann & Sally Etheridge minor orphans, Jesse Swain & Richd. Howett securities.
Petition January Term 1833 by Ephraim Mann & Daniel Etheridge of full age and Asa Etheridge, Fanny Etheridge & Sally Etheridge by their guardian and next friend, Jos. Halsey. They show that they are owners in common of a negro woman and four children. Petitioners Ephraim & Daniel are desirous of having division made of said negroes and Jos. Halsey says it is impractical to effect the same without a sale being made. Petitioners pray a sale be ordered by the court.
Petition January Term 1834 by Daniel V/N Etheridge & Asa Etheridge stating that Silas Etheridge died intestate seized and possessed of sundry tracts of land bounded by Major Brickhouse and others, one called the Webster Tract, one called the Charlotte Davenport Tract, one called the Richard Routen Tract and one called the James Snell Tract. He left surviving him, his widow who has since intermarried with one John Alexander & four children, viz. your petitioners Daniel & Asa, & Fanny & Sally. Petitioners further show that they are now of the lawful age of twenty one and are desirous of having a division of said lands so they can get their respective shares. They further show that Fanny & Sally the other children and heirs at law of the said Silas Etheridge are minors within the age of twenty one years and have no guardian. Petitioners pray a guardian ad litem be appointed for Fanny & Sally and that a division of said lands be ordered. Overleaf says Joseph Halsey appointed guardian ad litem to Fanny & Sally Etheridge, commissioners for the division are Joseph Alexander, Matthew Brickhouse, Henry Gibson, George Alexander & Enoch Hassell with Charles McClees as surveyor.
There are also several documents relating to recovery of a debt from the estate of Silas Etheridge by Abraham Baum. The debt was $250 incurred on 2 Dec 1811, some of which was paid back over the years.
Transcriber's Notes:
Tyrrell County marriage bonds show the marriage of John Alexander to Sally Etheridge on 17 Jan 1828, Enoch Hassell security.
The 1817 will of Asa Etheridge states that his daughter, Sally Etheridge, was the wife of Silas Etheridge.
Silas Etheridge was appointed administrator of the estate of Betsey Etheridge in 1822.
The 1833 petition lists Ephraim Mann as owning an interest in the negroes of Silas Etheridge and July Ann Etheridge is not listed as owning an interest. Could it be that July Ann became the wife of Ephraim Mann? In any case, the 1834 petition does not list her as an heir, so she must have died.
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