PEASE, ELIHU

Minutes
Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions

January Session 1787

Ordered that John Foster have leave of administration on the estate of Elihu Pease deceased and give bond in 20 pounds - John Snell & Isaac Devenport securities & qualifyed accordingly.

Also returns on oath an inventory of the estate of the said Elihu Pease deceased ordered to be filed.

Ordered that John Foster administrator of Elihu Pease deceased have leave to sell the perishable part of the said deceaseds estate for ready money or as much as will pay the funeral charges and make return to next court.

April Session 1787

John Foster administrator of Elihu Pease deceased exhibited in court a second inventory of the estate of the said deceased on oath and ordered to be filed.

John Snell Deputy Sheriff exhibited into court an account of sales of the estate of Elihu Pease deceased amounting to 18 pounds, 10 shillings & 8 pence ordered to be filed.

John Foster administrator of Elihu Pease deceased exhibited in court an account against the estate of the said deceased after being examined by the court find a balance due the said administrator to the amount of 10 pounds, 7 shillings & 10 pence ordered to be filed.

October Session 1787

John Foster administrator of Elihu Pease deceased exhibited in court an account against the estate of said deceased and find a balance of 4 pounds, 19 shillings & 3 pence due said deceased estate & ordered to be filed.

July Session 1788

Thomas Stewart and Hezekiah Spruill Esquires appointed to audit and inspect and settle the accounts of guardians administrators and administratrix accounts of the deceased estates which is accordingly done as per entrys following to wit - John Foster administrator of Elihu Pease deceased and find a balance due said administrator of 1 pound, 12 shillings & 4 pence filed.

Tyrrell County Loose Estate Papers
North Carolina Archives

December 2 day 1786 {Elihu Pease deceased
 To John Foster  L  S  D

To the fees of one warrant & one witness0 = 4 = 0
To summonsing 4 men to search for his body0 = 5 = 4
To summonsing 21 men as jouriers of inquest2 = 2 = 0
To bringing the Schooner from port to Col. Spruills landing0 = 8 = 0
To bringing his things to my house & takeing cear of them1 = 5 = 0
To washing his cloths that he was drownded in0 = 3 = 0
To money paid for makeing one hollon shirt0 = 8 = 0
To money paid for his funeral sermon0 = 8 = 0
To tending at 2 corts and expences going & comeing2 = 0 = 0
To money paid for seventy three feet of plank for coffin0 = 14 = 6
To money paid for making his coffin and nails0 = 14 = 0
To the fees of warrant and one witness0 = 4 = 0
To Drying his Papers and takeing cear of them0 = 5 = 0
To tending the day of sale0 = 10 = 0
To Receiving and paying for to settle accounts2 = 0 = 0
To money paid to {?} for {?}0 = 12 = 0
To money paid for returning a {?} inventory0 = 2 = 0
To money paid for returning an acount of sales0 = 2 = 0
Balance due administrator10 = 7 = 10

Tyrrell CountyThe above account sworn to in open court by
April Term 1787administrator Test - Mackey CSCt

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Updated March 28, 2018
Charles W. Barnes