Abstracts of loose papers filed with the Secretary of State for North
Carolina - Wilkes County:
Most of these papers (the full version) should be attainable from
the State
Archives of North Carolina in Raleigh.
This is in order by surname. Names mentioned (including slaves)
in the papers are in italics. My notes are in brackets ([ ])
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Adams, Wm. - Inventory returned to Wilkes
Court by Omy [Amy?] Adams, admrx, in October
court session of 1783. Inventory includes 50 acres of land and was attested
before G. Wheatley.
- Alexander, August - Wilkes County
Inventory take before Winifred Alexander,
admrx. Proved in the December court session of 1778 before Wm.
Lenoir. Account of salve by sheriff.
- Bicknell, Thomas - Of Wilkes County,
Inventory taken by Rachel Bicknell, admrx.
Inventory included 321 acres of land and proved in the September court session of
1781 before George Wheatley.
- Brown, James - Wilkes County Inventory
taken by Rachel Brown. Proved in the
July court session of 1784 before G. Wheatley.
- Buntain, William - Of Wilkes County,
inventory taken by Elonar Buntain, admrx.
Included in the inventory was 100 acres of land. Notes due in VA from 1771
from Thomas Lackey, Hugh McFadden, Robert
Henderson. Proved in the June court session of 1782 before
George Wheatley.
- Elsmore, Edward - Wilkes county inventory
taken by >Hester Elsmore, admrx.
Included in the inventory were 250 acres of land. Proved in the March court
sessions of 1782 before G. Wheatley.
- Gambill, William - Wilkes county inventory
taken by Thomas Gambill, excr. Proved
in September court session in 1779 before Wm.
Lenoir
- Grier, John - Wilkes county inventory
returned in the July court session of 1782 by John
Brown and Nancy Grier, excrs.
Included in the inventory were 4921/2 acres of land and 10 "negroes"
(no names). Proved before George Wheatley.
- Guyn, Richard - Wilkes county appraisal
of estate which included 6 unnamed "negroes". Proved in the December court session
of 1781 before Benja. Cleveland and
Richard Allen. Estate sale by
Sarah Guyn, admrx, proved in the June court
session 1782 before G. Wheatley
- Isbill, James - Wilkes county estate
appraised by John Kees, Robt. Neithery, Benja. Ellege.
Included in the estate were 800 acres of land; and additional 100 acres joining
L. Isbill, Nusband [husband??]; 100 acres
purchased from Henry Tilley; 100 acres in
Burke County. Also included were the following "negroes": men -
Abraham, Ben, women - Jude,
Hannah, Doll, Amey (child), Siller (age
7), Sarah (18 months). Appraisal proved
in the September court session of 1781 by Francis &
Leviston Isbill, admrs, before G. Wheatley
- Jackson, James - Wilkes county estate
sale held on November 9, 1786. Included in the estate sale were the following
"negroes": Rebecah, Fann. Buyers of the
estate were Widow Jackson, Susannah Jackson,
Patty Anerson [sic Anderson?], Joyce Jackson, William Jackson. Returned
on July 6, 1787.
- Mallory, William - Wilkes County inventory
taken by David Baker, excr. Proved March
court of 1779 before Wm. Lenoir
- Parks, John - Wilkes county inventory
reported in the April court session of 1784 by John
Parks, excr. Included in the inventory were 2 "negro" men,
Mingo and Primos.
Proved before Demsey Sumner
- Pate, Jacob - Wilkes county inventory
that included 2 "negro" men Isaac and
Asher in addition to 100 acres of land.
Proved in the April court session of 1784 by Mary Pate,
admrx, before G. Wheatley. Estate sale
included 1 "negro" man and 1 "old woman" [no names]. Buyers listed were
Mary Pate, Nancy Pate, Ruth Pate, Wm. Roberts.
Returned in July 1787.
- Pate, Widow - [no information other than
Wilkes county, the widow is Mary Pate above.
