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Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
January Session 1830
Ordered by the court that administration upon the estate of Robin Sawyer deceased be committed to Jno. A. Patrick who came into court and gave for security Wm. Meekins & Jos. White.
Ordered that Dempsey Liverman, Timothy Jones & David Cohoon lay off to Prudence Sawyer widow of Robert Sawyer deceased and report to next term.
April Session 1830
The account of sales of the estate of Robin Sawyer was exhibited in open court on oath by the oath of Jno. A. Patrick the administrator & filed.
January Session 1831
Jno. A. Patrick returned an additional inventory of sales on the estate of Robin Sawyer amount $18 8/10.
July Session 1831
Ordered that Jno, B, Beasly, Dempse Liverman & Charles McClees audite and settle the estate of Robin Sawyer with Jno. A. Patrick his administrator & report to next term.
October Session 1831
The audited account of the estate of Robin Sawyer was returned into open court.
January Session 1832
A legatees bond of the heirs of Robin Saweyer was filed in open court.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.44), Box 44
Sawyer, Robert, 1830
Deed dated 12 Feb 1814 from William Russ, Abigail Russ, Tiler Smith, Jane Smith, John Banks, Mary Banks, Ebeneser Smith, Rachel Smith & William Ward to Robert Sawyer for $100, half of a patent granted to Anthony Ward number 71 containing 200 acres on the west side of Great Alligator River. Witnessed by Jeremiah Wynne, Timothy Jones & Hezakiah Gorham. Includes the examination of Abigail Russ, wife of William Russ, Jane Smith, wife of Tiler Smith, Rachel Smith, wife of Ebeneser Smith & Mary Banks, wife of John Banks.
Deed dated 9 Apr 1825 from Isaiah Smith to Robert Sawyer for $50, 10 acres joining the dividing line between Robert Sawyer and the heirs of Isaac Smith. Witnessed by John Richardson & Peledge Sawyer.
Bond dated 27 Jan 1830 in the amount of fifteen hundred dollars appointing John A. Patrick administrator of the estate of Robert Sawyer deceased, William Meekins & Joseph White securities.
Notice dated 15 Sep 1830 by Jno. A. Patrick administrator of Robert Sawyer for all claims against the estate to be submitted by 15 Mar 1831.
Legatee bond dated 12 Nov 1831 in the amount of $1372.72. John A. Patrick administrator of Robert Sawyer deceased has paid over to Prudence Sawyer William Bodwell John Jones John Richardson Junr. Peledge Sawyer Gilley Sawyer & Isaiah Smith as guardian to the heirs of Patsy Smith, heirs at law of said Robert Sawyer their full distributive share of said estate of $98.03 each. Bond guarantees each will pay their share of any further claims that may arise against the estate.
Deed dated 30 Sep 1836 from Peledge Sawyer, William Bodwell, Priscilla Bodwell, John Jones & Olender Jones of Tyrrell County to Gillia Jones of Tyrrell County for $171.50, a right of land being one half of the tract of which our father Robert Sawyer lived immediately before his death, the said part containing 55 1/2 acres and being all our interest, right & title and claim to all and any of our father's land whereon he lived as aforesaid. Includes examination of Olender Jones.
Undated petition in the Superior Court by Prisey Bodwell against Lemuel Basnight executor and guardian to Cora E. Combs, Lola O. Basnight & Lemuel Combs. Plaintiff shows that Robert Sawyer died intestate leaving surviving him your petitioner, Gillie, Patsey, Pherebee, Peleage & Olly Sawyer, his children and only heirs at law upon whom his real estate descended equally in six shares. At the time of his death, Robert Sawyer was seized in fee simple of a tract of 200 acres on the west side of Great Alligator River, it being half of Anthony Ward's patent number 71. There is also another tract of 10 acres adjoining this tract. Plaintiffs further show that they desire to have partition made amongst plaintiff and defendants according to their respective rights and intents thereon but owing to the size of the tract, the number of parties interested, the nature and quality of the soil and other causes, it is impossible that partition thereof can be made without serious injury to all concerned. Petitioners therefore pray a court order to sell said land so that the proceeds may be divided among them according to their respective shares and that said land be secured for them according to law. Petitioner is entitled to one moiety or half of said land and defendants are entitled to one half or moiety of the same. Defendants have been in possession of said land for a long time running and enjoying the rents and profits of the same and cutting the timber, the value of which is $1,000 or some large amount. Petitioners pray an order for the sale of said land be issued, the proceeds be divided according to their respective interests and that plaintiffs can have an account of said rents and profits judged againt the defendants. [Based on following summons, date was 1872/1873.]
Summons dated 21 Apr 1873 from the Superior Court for Lemuel Basnight executor of B. S. Basnight deceased and Lemuel Basnight guardian to Cora E. & Lola O. Basnight infants to appear at court on the 1st Monday of September 1873 to answer the petition of Pricey Bodwell.
Land at issue in the case of Priscilla Bodwell vs. Lemuel Basnight executor and Lemuel Basnight guardian was sold at public auction on 2 Jul 1877 to Lemuel B. Combs for $399.25. Notes paid and monies distruted in 1881. There are many other documents in this file dealing with this case.
Transcriber's Notes:
Tyrrell County marriage bonds show the marriage of William Bodwell to Priscilla Sawyer on 11 Jan 1820, D. Clayton security; also John Jones to Olive Sawyer on 28 Jul 1829, Charles McCleese security; also John Richardson to Ferebee Sawyer on 30 Dec 1827, Charles McClees security; also Patsey Sawyer to Isaiah Smith on 8 Jan 1816, Solomon Hassell security; also Robert Sawyer to Prudence Cohoone on 27 Oct 1794, John Gibson security.
The 1850 census of Tyrrell County shows Peleg Sawyer (50) with Permelia Sawyer (40), Mary A. Sawyer (18), Samuel Sawyer (13), Charles Sawyer (11), Elizabeth Sawyer (7), Anson C. Sawyer (2) and Permelia Sawyer (2).
The 1850 census of Tyrrell County shows Bartlet Jones Senr. (56), Angelico Jones (51), Bartlet Jones Junr. (28), Tinothy Jones (24), Elizabeth Jones (19), Anjelico Jones (16), Koxey A. Jones (6), Franklin Jones (3) and Benjamin A. Jones (2).
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