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Early Wills and Intestate Records
(October 6 1783 - July 6, 1789)Abstracted from Court Minutes of Davidson County by Jeanne M. Johnson Copyright. All rights reserved
Source: Davidson County Clerk Minutes (Daily), Vol. M-N, Date: 1819-1829. Microfilm roll #1602 of the Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville.
Following the daily court records on the microfilm are pages 1-395 of the court minutes of Davidson County, North Carolina, for the period October 6, 1783 - July 6, 1789. (The statehood of Tennessee was not formally recognized and admitted into the Union on June 1, 1796.)
Name of Deceased
Court Action
Page
Date
Blackamore, John
Henry Bradford appointed estate administrator
252
July 2, 1787
Blackamore, John
Estate inventory returned into court by Henry Bradford & sale order issued
252
July 2, 1787
Blackamore, John
Account of estate sale proceeds returned by Henry Bradford
257
October 1, 1787
Bond, John
Malachy Fry appointed estate administrator
199
October 6, 1786
Bond, John
Joshua Howard, security for administrator Malichiah Fry, is "apprehensive of being damaged by being security" & the court orders Fry to appear in ensuing court
230
April 3, 1787
Bond, John
Estate inventory returned into court by Mal. Fry & sale order issued
251
July 2, 1787
Bosley, Rebeccah
Will proved by the oath of Thomas Smith
229
April 3, 1787
Brown, James
William Brown appointed estate administrator
328
October 7, 1788
Buchanan, John
John Buchanan & James Mulharin appointed estate administrators
271
October 4, 1787
Donaldson, John
William Donaldson appointed estate administrator
183
July 4, 1786
Donaldson, John
John Blackamore, Kasper Mansker, and Robert Cartwright appointed estate appraisers [Note: This entry & others struck out on the page.]
183
July 4, 1786
Dunam, Daniel
Sara Dunam appointed estate administratrix
255
July 3, 1787
Dunam, Daniel
Estate inventory & inventory sale account returned into court by Sarah Dunam
257
October 1, 1787
Freeland, James
Marget Freeland appointed estate administratrix
26
July 5, 1784
Gentry, Nicholas
Isaac Mayfield appointed estate administrator
8
January 7, 1784
Gentry, Nicholas
Ordered estate appraised by John Thomas & Haydon Wells & return of inventory to "our next court".
9
January 8, 1784
Gubbins, William
Lardner Clark appointed estate administrator
184
July 4, 1786
Gubbins, William
Estate inventory returned into court by Lardner Clark & sale order issued
255
July 3, 1787
Gubbins, William
Statement of estate accounts returned into court by Lard. Clark
296
July 7, 1788
Gubbins, William
Judgment awarded against the estate
317
July 10, 1788
Gubbins, William
Judgment awarded against the estate
318
July 10, 1788
Gubbins, William
Judgment awarded against the estate
333
October 8, 1788
Gubbins, William
The personal estate of deceased is not sufficient to pay creditors' claims. Real estate to be sold.
351
January 8, 1789
Hart, John
Estate appraisers appointed [Note: This entry & others struck out on the page.]
183
July 4, 1786
Hays, William
Daniel Frazer appointed estate administrator
258
October 1, 1787
Hays, William
Summons Issued for Joshua Howard to appear regarding the estate of William Hayes
258
October 1, 1787
Hays, William
Estate inventory returned by Daniel Frazer & sale order issued
279
January 9, 1788
Hunter, John
Will proved by Charles Gordon
366
April 7, 1789
Iveson Estate
Daniel Oglesby ordered to deliver to the sheriff such property of Iveson
332
October 8, 1788
Iveson, [no first name recorded]
Estate inventory returned by estate administrator [unnamed]
296
July 7, 1788
Iveson, James
Wm. Crutcher appointed estate administrator
282
April 8, 1788
Iveson, James
Daniel Oglesby sworn as garnishee of James Iveson's estate. Several individuals gave sworn oaths & testified about the personal property of James Iveson's estate. Determination postponed until the ensuing court.
296
July 7, 1788
Jennings, Jonathan
Will proved by James Robertson & Wm. Fletcher. Edmund Jennings, Executor, gave bond
39
July 8, 1784
Kennydy, John
Will proved by Samuel B. Buchanan & J__ Thompson
161
January 3, 1786
Laramore, Edward
Russell Gower appointed estate administrator, Julius Sanders & Geo. Freeland appointed appraisers
9
January 8, 1784
Laramore, Edward
Suit against the estate heirs
295
July 7, 1788
Lefever, Catherine
Francis Armstrong appointed estate administrator; James Shaw, Eusebius Bushnel & Gd. Neville appointed appraisers
137
July 4, 1785
Leiper, James
Will proved by Andrew Erwin, Andrew Lucas, Thomas Spencer & James Robertson (executor of the will)
31
July 6, 1784
Lewallen, Abenago
Nancy Lewallen appointed estate administratrix
295
July 7, 1788
Lightholder, Christopher
Will proved by Haydon Wells, Lardner Clark, & James Maxel
365
April 7, 1789
Lucas, David
Isaac Johnson, Daniel Dunam, & Thomas Brown appointed as estate appraisers [Note: This entry & others struck out on the page.]
183
July 4, 1786
Lucas, David
Estate inventory returned by Mrs Lucas & sale order issued
191
October 3, 1786
Lucas, David
Inventory of the sale of the Estate Returned into Court by Leah Lucas
213
January 3, 1787
Mayfield, Sutherlin
Marget Mayfield appointed estate administratrix, estate inventory returned & sale order issued
368
April 7, 1789
McCain, Thomas
Benjamin Cassellman appointed estate administrator, estate inventory returned & sale order issued
367
April 7, 1789
McCain, Thomas
Inventory of the estate sale returned by Benjamin Cassellman & accounting
392
July 6, 1789
McCutchen, John
Will Proven by Ephraim McLane and Samuel McCrutchen
365
April 7, 1789
McCutchen, William
Will Proven by Thomas Hardiman & John Campbell, Sr.
365
April 7, 1789
Miller, William
David Hood appointed estate administrator
184
July 5, 1786
Miller, William
Estate inventory returned by David Hood & sale order issued
202
October 6, 1786
Miller, William
Summons issued for David Hood to enter estate inventory due to loss of former inventory "being lost before recorded."
270
October 4, 1787
Mills, Jacob
Jesse Evans appointed estate administrator, estate inventory returned & sale order issued
367
April 7, 1789
Mitchel, Marget
Will proved by Patrick Lyons & John Gibson
301
July 8, 1788
Moore, James
Estate inventory returned by John Rice & sale order issued
187
October 2, 1786
Moore, James
John Rice, estate administrator, states that there is not sufficient assets "in his hand" regarding a suit (Moses Moore, plaintiff, against John Rice's estate). Continued to July Court.
270
October 4, 1787
More, James
Esb.Bushnell, Julius Sanders, & David Shelby appointed as estate appraisers [Note: This entry & others struck out on the page.]
183
July 4, 1786
Nowland, Thomas
Ann Nowland appointed as estate administratrix, estate inventory returned & sale order issued
279
January 9, 1788
Nowland, Thomas
Account of estate inventory sale returned by Ann Nowland
298
July 7, 1788
Porter, John
Hannah Porter appointed as estate administratrix
161
January 3, 1786
Porter, John
Estate inventory returned by Mr Porter & sale order issued to Mrs Porter
185
July 5, 1786
Pruit, William
Catherine Moffat appointed as estate administratrix
86
January 6, 1785
Pruit, William
Dispute over deceased's property [Catherine Moffat identified as relic & administratrix in court record]
89
April 6, 1785
Pruit, William
Catherine Pruit, Relic -"administered on the estate…on a wrong name and the court indulges her to withdraw or relinquish her rights of administration"
124
April 7, 1785
Pruit, William
David Hay & John Rains appointed as estate administrators. Eli Titus, Samuel Barton, & Wm. Simpson appointed as estate appraisers.
125
April 7, 1785
Quigley, Patrick
William Overall appointed estate administrator
27
July 5, 1784
Quigley, Patrick
Suit against the estate continued
114
April 5, 1785
Rentfro, Joseph
Olive Shaw granted letters of administration
203
October 6, 1786
Riddle, Cornelius
Jane Riddle appointed estate administratrix
240
April 5, 1787
Riddle, Cornelius
James Mulherin returned estate inventory into court & sale order issued
255
July 3, 1787
Robertson, Mark
Will proved by James Robertson & Mary Robertson
252
July 2, 1787
Ross, Daniel
Thomas Malloy appointed estate administrator
[Note: This page in the court minutes is numbered as #11 but appears between pages #55 & #56 on the microfilm]
11
October 4 , 1784
Sugg, Aquilla
Will proved by Gus. A. Sugg
390
July 6, 1789
Suggs, Aquila
Abigal Sugg appointed estate administratrix
322
October 6, 1788
Thomas, Robert
Nathaniel Overall appointed estate administrator, estate inventory returned & sale order issued
257
October 1, 1787
Tramel, Nicholas
On motion by Ambrose Maulding, the court admits Fanny Tramel to administer on the estate of Nicholas Tramel
7
January 7, 1784
Tramel, Nicholas
Capt. James McFadden & Solomon White appointed as estate appraisers & the return of inventory ordered at "our next court"
9
January 8, 1784
Trammel, Nicholas
Ambrose Mauldin, administrator of the estate, testifies that the sickness of Capt. Jas McFaddin, one of the appraisers appointed to appraise the estate of Nicholas Trammel, had prevented him from returning an estate inventory. Court allows him to make such return at next court.
16
April 7, 1784
Turner, John
Elizabeth Marney appointed estate administratrix
80
January 3, 1785
Turner, John
New securities assigned
239
April 5, 1787
Turner, John
Elizabeth Marney ordered to sell the estate of John Turner
240
April 5,1787
Vernor, Samuel
Elizabeth Vernor appointed estate administratrix
183
July 4, 1786
Vernor, Samuel
James Love, David Rounsevall, Wm. Mitchel, & John Drake are appointed as estate appraisers [Note: This entry & others struck out on the page.]
183
July 4, 1786
Vernor, Samuel
Estate inventory returned by Mrs Vernon & sale order issued
191
Williams, Curlis
Nancy Williams appointed estate administratrix
392
July 6, 1789