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Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
April Session 1788
Ordered that Nathan Hooker have leave to administer the estate of John Hooker his death being suggested and give bond 1,000 pounds Col. John Warrington & Hezekiah Spruill Esqr. securities.
Nathan Hooker administrator of John Hooker appeared in court and qualifyed agreeable to law as administrator.
Ordered that Nathan Hooker administrator of John Hooker whose death is suggested have leave to sell the movable estate of the said John Hooker consisting of one negro fellow named Harry - and that Robert Davison Jeremiah Frasier and John Warrington divide the said estate between the representatives of the said John Hooker and make return to next court.
July Session 1788
Ordered that Nathan Hooker administrator of John Hooker whose deathe is suggested have leave to sell the estate of said deceased and make return to next court.
Ordered that Col. John Warringon Robert Davison and Jeremiah Frasier Esqrs. divide the estate of John Hooker suggested to be dead among the representatives of said deceased & make return to next court.
October Session 1788
Ordered that Nathan Hooker administrator of John Hooker deceased suggested have leave to sell the perishable part of the estate of said deceased and that Robert Davison, Jeremiah Frasier and John Warrington divide the estate of the said John Hooker deceased whose death is suggested between the representatives of said deceased and make return to next court.
January Sesion 1789
Henry Norman Deputy Sheriff returns into court an account of sales of the estate of John Hooker deceased to the amount of 42 pounds ordered to be filed.
Ordered that Robert Davison, Jeremiah Frasier and John Warrington audite the accounts of Benjamin Spruill executor {unreadable} of Stephen Hooker deceased between the said executor and administrator of John Hooker suggested to be dead orphan of said Stephen Hooker deceased and make return to next court.
Ordered that Robert Davison, Jeremiah Frasier and John Warrington divide the estate of John Hooker whose death is suggested between the representatives of the said John Hooker supposed to be dead and make return to next court.
April Session 1789
Col. John Warrington one of the dividers returns into court a division of the estate of John Hooker deceased son of Stephen Hooker deceased Benjamin Spruill being administrator of the said Stephen Hooker deceased accounts between Nathan Hooker administrator of the said John Hooker deceased, George Brownrigg for his wife and Benjamin Spruill son of Benjamin, heirs of said John Hooker deceased and ordered filed also the executors and administrators acounts filed.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.23), Box 23
Hooker, John, 1788
Division of the estate of John Hooker orphan of Stephen Hooker deceased on 6 Apr 1789 between Nathan Hooker, George Brownrigg for his wifes part and Benjamin Spruill son of Benjamin.
Bond dated 16 Oct 1793 in the amount of five hundred and twenty pounds for appearance in court by Nathan Hooker & Ann Hooker administrators of John Hooker deceased to answer a plea by Jonathan Phelps of covenant to his damage of two hundred and sixty pounds with Asa Pearsons & John Padgitt securities.
Trancriber's Notes:
There is a Tyrrell County bond for the marriage of George Brownrigg to A. Hooker dated 6 Oct 1783, Benja. Dupree & John
Warrington securities. Reference to the will of Stephen Hooker (1766) shows that A. Hooker who married George Brownrigg was Amelia
Ann Hooker, that John Hooker and Nathan Hooker were sons of Stephen Hooker and that his wife was Roseanah Hooker. Tyrrell County
marriage bonds show the marriage of Roseanah Hooker (widow) to Benjamin Spruill on 26 Sep 1767, John Phelps security. Also cited as
a daughter in Stephen Hooker's will is Mary Hooker. Tyrrell County marriage bonds show the marriage of a Mary Hooker to Abraham
Jennett on 16 Dec 1767, John Warrington security. This was probably the Abraham Jennett who was the son of the Abraham Jennett who
died circa 1761 according to court records. Since Mary was not listed as an heir in the division of the estate of John Hooker, she
must have been deceased.
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