NC, Dobbs, Probate and Estate Records ========================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by Martha Marble. April 2001. ========================================================== PROBATE AND ESTATE RECORDS These lists were given to me by Russell King many years ago with no notation where they came from. I assume the originals are located at the NC Archives. The name of the deceased I have put I CAPS. North Carolina A List of certificates for Obtaining probates, admrs granted by the Inferior court of Dobbs County from Oct. Court 1763 to October Court 1764 Inclusive NOTE: This is arranged in columns 1st column - Court Granted 2nd column - Names of the Testator or Intestater 3rd column - Names of the Exrs or Admors 4th Column - Name of the Securities 1763 Oct Court - CHARLES YOUNG -Richard Caswell & Grace Young Exrs Same Court - JOHN WOODWARD - Thos. Woodward, Adm - Ja. Oates & Wm Williams Same Court - JOSEPH DAWSON, Junr - Sarah Dawson, Adm - John Dawson, Barnaby Fullor - 500 pd proc 1764 Jan Court - THOS. BRANTON - Walter Jones ?? & Saml. Branton Exr - April Court - MOSES HOLMES - John Sherard, Mary Holmes, Exrs Same Court - MARH ?? HANDLEY - Eliza Handley & John Handley Exrs Same court - PHILIP WALSTON - Eliza Walston, Adm - Richd. Byrd, Benja Caswell and Richard Caswell, 1000 pds proc Same Court - JAMES MATTHEWS - Wm. Herritage, Rachel Matthews, Exrs July Court - ALEX. KILPATRICK - Wm. Kilpatrick Exr October Court - THOS. EDWARDS - James Thomas Exr Same Court - WILLIAM SAURCY, Jun - Ruth Saurcy, Adm - Saml. Samford, John Stewart Certified By Martin Caswell ***** North Carolina - A List of Certificates for Obtaining Probates or Administrations granted by the Inferior Court of Dobbs County 1st column - date 2nd column - to whom Granted 3rd column - on whose estate 4th column - Names of Securities 5th column - penalty of the Bond 6th column - at what Court taken Elizabeth Daniel, Thomas Woodward - ABRAHAM DANIEL - April Court 1765 Robert Jones - HOWELL JONES - William Bruton, William Kilpatrick - 200 pds - April Court 1765 Jethro Oates, Richard Caswell, Stephen Blackman - JAMES BAKER - January Court 1766 14 October 1766 - John Dickson, Stephen Blackman, John Sasser - ROBERT FELLOWS - April Court 1766 Frances Winsett - JONATHIOUS WINSETT - July Court 1766 10 August 1766 - Durham Leigh, Joseph Taylor, Jacob Griffin - CHRISTAIN LEARGE ?? - July Court 1766 14 October 1766 - John Peacock - ARTHUR PEACOCK - Jones Cook, Wm. Fort - 200 pds - July Court 1766 14 October 1766 - John West - WILLIAM BOYTE - James Pate ??, Charles Hopton junr - 70 pds - October Court 1766 Mary Curlee - JAMES CURLEE - Dennis McClendon, Wm. Bentley, junr - 200 pds - October Court 1766 John Jones ?? - SAMUEL R/DALLING ?? - Benjamin Caswell, Samuel Caswell - 100 pds - October Court 1766 14 Oct 1766 - James Pate - JOHN JOHNSTON - Charles Hopton, junr, John Powell - 11 pds - October Court 1766 14 Oct. 1766 - Charity Wilson, Rich. Caswell, Wm. Dawson - WILLIAM WILSON - October Court - 1766 Mary Williams, Thomas Williams - WILLIAM WILLIAMS - October Court 1766 Mary Newborn, John Parrott, Thomas Newborn - GEORGE NEWBORN - October Court 1766 Signed by Martin Caswell, Clk *** An Account of the Letters of Administration Granted for Dobbs County in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Sixty-seven 1st column - date of the letters 2nd column - To whom Granted 3rd column - on whose Estate 4th column - Names of the Securities 5th column - Value of the Bond 6th column - at what Court taken No letters issued - Hannah Hill, Robert Hill, Edmond Hill, exrs - ROBERT HILL - January Court 1767 Jany 27th, 1767 - William Hooks, Joshua Howell, exrs - WILLIAM HOOKS - same court April 10, 1767 - Elias Ballard, Theophilus Jones, exrs - JOHN BALLARD - Same Court January 13, 1767 - Abraham Sheppard, Jr - WILLIAM EDWARDS - Thomas Williams, Theophilus Baxter - 250 pds - Same Court Feby ??, 1767 - Jesse Jones, Ecr - BENJAMIN TILMAN - same court April 14th, 1767 - Richard Caswell - JOHN WOODHAM - Theophilus Baxter, James Glasgow - 50 pds - April Court 1767 Ditto - Richard Caswell - JEREMIAH SLADE - Henry Goodman, Thomas Torrans - 500 pds - Same Court Ditto - William Fort - JACOB K ??nyer - Thomas Harrison- rest not readable Issued - Ephraim Barden, Exe - John Barden - October Court 1767 Signed by Martin Caswell ***** An Account of the Letters of Administration Granted for Dobbs County in the year one Thousand seven hundred and sixty Eight 1st column - date of the letters 2nd column - To whom Granted 3rd column - on whose Estate 4th column - Names of the Securities 5th column - Value of the Bond 6th column - at what Court taken January 20th 1768 - Margaret Wiggins, Durham Caswell exrs - JOHN WIGGINS - January Court 1768 John Williamson, William Williamson, exrs - WILLIAM WILLIAMSON - January Court 1768 Oct 5th 1768 - William Randal, Jacob Johnson, James Filyaw exrs - ALEXANDER RANDAL - October Court 1768 Richard Caswell, Exr - AMBROSE AIRIS - October Court 1768 James Hall, Exr - JOSEPH HALL - July Court 1768 April 30th 1768 - Henry Goodman, Admr - DAVID LEWIS- Timothy Goodman, Stephen Blackman - 50 pds - April Court 1768 ?? 1768 - Samuel Ruffin - WILLIAM DUNN - Thomas Pridgin, Thomas Woodward - 500 pds - October Court 1768 **** An Account of Letters of Administration Granted for Dobbs County in the Year 1772 1st column - date of the letters 2nd column - To whom Granted 3rd column - on whose Estate 4th column - Names of the Securities 5th column - Value of the Bond 6th column - at what Court taken Joseph Ratcliff - JOHN RATCLIFF - Wm Ayler, Gershom Wiggins - 5 pds - January Court 1772 Eliz. Bruton - WM. BRUTON - John Collier, Joseph Ratcliff - 200 pds - January Court 1772 Mary Hopton - CHAR. HOPTON - Wm Faircloth, Thos Edwards - 250 pds - January Court 1772 Jonas Williams, Alex. Williams Exr - JONAS WILLIAMS - January Court 1772 ?? Feb 1772 - Lydia Womble, exr - WILLIAM WOMBLE - April Court 1772 April 1772 - Jacob Jackson - RACHEL DAILEY, another name not readable - John Tucker, Hugh Ward - 40 ?? pds - April Court 1772 July 1772 - Eliza Miller, exr - JOHN MILLER - July Court 1772 Pleasant Potts - STEPHEN POTTS - Simon Bright, Gershom Wiggins - July Court 1772 ?? 1772 - Patience Scrivin exr - ISAAC SCRIVIN - July Court 1772 Willoughbe Shackelford, Benjamin Scarborough, exrs - WM. S or L AWREY - October Court 1772 Joseph Rasbury, Lurannah Boran ?? ect - WM WHITEHEAD - October Court 1772 October 1772 - Joshua Herring, Elisha Uzzell - exrs - THOS. UZZELL - October Court 1772