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Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
July Session 1829
Ordered that Benj. Sikes be granted administration on the estate of Henry Galloway.
October Session 1829
Benj. Sikes administrator returned an inventory & account of sales of the estate Henry Galaway deceased & filed - also the same of the estate of James Armstrong deceased & filed.
Charles McClees returned dowers in land for Dorcas Galaway & Lucinda Simmons & filed.
January Session 1830
Benj. Sikes returned into open court the years allowance of Dorcas Galloway widow Henry Galloway & Lurenda/Lucinda Simmons widow of Jno./James Simmons and filed.
April Session 1831
Ordered that Jno. A. Patrick, Dempsey Liverman & Jos. White be appointed auditors to settle the estate of James Simmons & Henry Galiway & report to next term.
October Session 1831
Ordered that John A. Patrick, Demps Liverman & Jos. White audite and settle the estate of James Simmons & Henry Galaway with Benj. Sikes the administrator.
January Session 1832
The audited accounts of James Simmons & Henry Galaway were exhibited in open court & filed.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.20), Box 20
Galloway, Henry, Senr. 1829
Petition of Dorcas Galloway, widow of Henry Galloway, at July Term 1829 for dower in the 75 acres owned by her husband adjoining the lands of John Sykes.
Petition of Dorcas Galloway, widow of Henry Galloway, at July Term 1829 for her year's allowance out of the estate of her deceased husband being administered by Benjamin Sykes.
Bond dated 28 Jul 1829 in the amount of one thousand dollars appointing Benjamin Sykes administrator of the estate of Henry Galloway deceased, with Ephraim Mann & Chas. McClees securities.
Order at July Term 1829 to the Sheriff to summon a jury to lay off to Dorcas Galloway, widow of Henry Galloway, her dower in her deceased husband's land.
Laying off of the dower of Dorcas Galloway, widow of Henry Galloway deceased on 22 Oct 1829. Jurors were Jacob Snow, John Sikes, Joseph White, Jabez Smith, Lemuel Leary, Robert Linton, Stephen Sawyer, Benjamin Chambers, Thoroughgood Parisher, Obediah Chambers, William McKinney & Henry Jarman. The land was 45 acres in Frying Pan and the widow's third included the dwelling house and outbuildings.
Transcriber's Notes:
Tyrrell County marriage bonds show the marriage of Henry Galloway to Darcas Cooper on 30 Jun 1804, Joseph White security.
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