Council Minutes, Wills, and Inventories, 1677-1701

[Centered print] Administrations. [albema^e?] By Y R^[t] Hon^[ble] Governd and Counsell. Wheras in hath been proved before us that John [???] [???] of thy County is deseased [???] and that anne his Wife being nearest of kin to y deceased hath [???] to have the [admiration?]of all and singular y goods and Chattells of the so John Stuart Comitted to her These are to impo[???] the sd anne stuart to administer in and upon all end every the goods and Chattells & personall [estate?] of the deceased wherever in thy goverm^[t] to be found and the same into her custdy and possession to take and all Y just debts of Y deceased to pay soe far as the sd estate will extend or amount to & a [true?] [Inventory?] of Y sd estate [appeased?] according to [???] to[refuse?] to Y secretarys office and the same to be accountable for when soever [shee?] shall be therunto Lawfully called shee [herooing?] given security for for the true [Y?]= [formance?] herof Given [???] over [hernds?] and seal of Y County Y [???] day of august and DM 1694 [right margin] Philip Lud[???] [right margin] [Francies?] [James?] [?]ho Harwy [right margin] Dan^[l] [???] Beni Lakar [right margin] Wm Wilkison [left margin] albem^[?] . Kno[?] all men by these p[???].that roe anne Stuart [Sen?] and John Cooke both of the County of albem^[?] doe acknowledge our [selvos?] ind[???]. unto his Exect Y [Palatine?] & y rest of the true and absolute Lords proprietors of all Carolina their, [heines?] and such efforts in the full & just sume of fifty pounds sterling to [10^th?] pay [m?] [???] and truely to be made roe [binde?] [ey?] and every of [???] Joy[fully?] and Severally our [heines] Executo^[r] and administrats firmely by these p[???] wilnes our hands and seales Y 24^[th?] day of august and [DM?] 1694 The [Condilon?] of this [obhgaeon?] is such that [???] Y above [???] an Stuart hath obtained administration of Y goods and Chattells of John Stuart late of the [Prelimet?] of [Chowem?] deceased [???] Y so an Stuart doe from time to time [???] and truely Execute and [?] forme Y office of administration in and upon the sd Estate and at all times be accountable for the sd estate & every part thereof [???]soever thereto Lawfully called according to Y true intent and meaning of Y Comision to her Y [???] that then this [???] obligation to be void & of none effect [otherwise?] to be of full force and vertue. Signi[??] [???] [Elira?] Lillington [right margin] anne Ann Stuart [left margin] n [Glover?] [right margin] John Cooke

[left margin] an Inventory of John Stewart givin this 23 day of august 1694 to one [of?] hunck, one [of?] Case [???] five [bottles?] = one [of?] Pero[???] B[???] one Po[???] one [?]aiocer one Plate = three [Earthon?] Polls one frying Pan and one p^[r] of [tongs?] one [of?] [Che???] = two [of?] [sedar?] [tubs?] two [of?] [???] hay of one [of?] [Sphitt?] Bowle to one J[?]on [Postell?] to one Smoothing J[?]on and one [of?] Book[?] [no?] whose names are under Written doe value the above named [???] att - - - - - - - 01^[?] = 0[?]^[s] = 00^[=?] [Right margin] Caleb Callaway [Right margin] John Barrow [Right margin] 48

1694 Wills administratons

albem^[?] S[?]. By Y Govern and Lds Propriet^[s] Dep^[ty]. n heras Jn^[o]. [Godderd?] [???] of this County is deceased haveing made [far left margin] [Sigiet?] noe Will and it appearing unto us That The Hon^[ble] Tho Pollock [???] and m^[r] Jn^[o] Wost being attornys of M^[r] Tho. Steel Consignee of m^[r] Jn^[o] Boarland of New England are the [grealest?] Credilo^[H] We doe Hereby authorise & impo[???] the Sd Thomas Pollock and Jn^[o] Wost to enter in and upon all & singular Y Goods Chattells Rights and Creditts of the Sd Jn^[o] [Godderd?] [wherover?] in this [Govorm^t?] to be found and the same into their [Possession?] on to [???] and a true Invontory thereof [???] according to Law to returne to Y Secretarys Office and all the just - Debs of the Sd Jn^[o] [Godderd?] to [satisfy?] soe far as the sd estate will = Extend to and the same to be accountable for whensoever they shall be therunto Lawfully required. They haveing given Security for the [pformance?] hereof [Gioen?] [???] Our hands and Seals of The County The [???] day of September and Dm 1694. [Right Margin] Tho Harvey [Right Margin] Sam.^[?] [Snamn?]. Dan^[L]. akehurp [Right Margin] Praneil [Tomes?] [Left Margin] albem^[El?]. S[?]. [Right Margin] Bon[i?]: Lakar [Left Margin] Know all men by these [???] y no Thomas Pollock Thomas [Rolfe?] & [Hraneil?] Tomes of a Y doe hereby firmely binde our sol[???] our [???] Executo^[r] and [administrators?] and every of us [joyfully?] and [severally?] [unknown phrase] truely to payor [cause?] to be paid to his Exect Y Palatine and [rest?] if Y [???] and absolute Lords Proprietors of all Carolina their [heirs?] and [Paceof?] = soy the full and just sume of three hundred Punds to be paid on the for[?]oiturs of the and or written Condtion Wilnes our hands and seals the [???] day of septem^[br]. and Dm 1694. The Condi[??]n of thy obligation is such Y wheras the about bound [on?] Thomas Pollock hath [obleined?] a comision of adm^[tn]. in and upon the estate of Jn^[o] Godderd late of the Prec. of [Paseolanck?] deceased if the sd Thomas Pollock doe [well?] and truely act Execute and proforme all and = every the part duty and office of an adm^[eture?]. and of all and every pt of the sd. [estate?] a just and true all Rond & when over thereto lawfully called accord= ding to the true intent and meanding of the Sd Comision w/out [???] delay or decp^[t]. then this ps[?]nl obligation to be void o therwise to [???] and be in full vertue. [Right margin] Tho. Pollock 0 Signed Sealed and delivered [Right margin] Tho. Rolfe 0 in p[???] of Jn^[o] Durant [Right margin] Francis Tomes 0 WGlover. albem^[?]. River July Y 13th 1694 an [apprisom?]^[?] made of goods belonging to Y estate of Jn^[o] [scratched out name] Goddend. dec^[?]. by us whose names are under written being done in [???] [far left margin 49 written in pencil] [anes?] of an Order of the Hon^[ble]. Y Palla linds Court bearing date the [???] of this instant July. [far right margin] [?]. [S?] = [9?] Jm P^[???] 73 1/2 35 is 10 Y^[rs] of bro. [offence?] [???] at 18^[?] - 08 = 02= 09 36 y^[rs] 1/2 [ditto?] a [aillo?] [daimm?] fy at 18^[?] - - 02 = 08 = 07

1694 Wills Administrations [Centered] Proved in Court Feb ^[5] y 2^[d] 1691 [Centered] a[?]efied H Rich Pleter [???]. albem^[?] By the Hon^[ble]. Thomas [???] e[???] Dep^[ly]. Govorn^[?] [Centered] by Hon^[ble]y Loios propriew^[???] Dep^[ly] [?] We boing certifyed y^[?] y above [???] if the [???] will and Lefta (Ligift circled) mount of Law [???] [arnold?] dec^[d]. and that [???] of therof according to law hath born made we doe hereby impower the executor [this?] in appointed in an upon y Sd [???] to enter and the Same inito his [possession?] to take [???] in this Goverm^[?] to be found and thereof to [his?]= pots as by the Sd Will is appointed and he is hereby required an [???] of y Sd Estate to [returne?] into y Secretarys office w/in two [???] {Monels?] (seven X's) after the date hereof Givon [??]derour hands and y Seal of y County 10^[th] day of Octobor - and Dm 1694 [Right margin] [Thomas Harvy?] [Right Margin] Sam^[L?] Swann Dan^[L?]. [???] [Right Margin] [Boni?] Lakan.

albem ^[?] By the Hon^[ble]. Thomas Ha[??]dy of a Deputy Govern^[?] [Centered] and the Hon^[ble].y Lords Deputys. We boing each fy of that Dan^[l]. [Graves?] [???] of this County & [delegates?] maving made noe Will and y^[?] [???] De [Lamaze?] [having?] Ma[??] [???] Y Re^[lt]. of Y [deceased?] is near oft a Kin to [goither?] [???] [???] to Y [deceased?]. We doe hereby impower Y fd. [???] De [Lamaze?] and [???] his wife to [???] in and upon all and Singular Y Goods and [Chattells?] Rights and [Credills?] of the fd Dan^[l]. Travis wherever in this G[???]m ^[?] to [go?] found and the Same into their [???] and [???] to [take?] and [true?] [inventry?] therof [???] according to Law to [???] into Y Secretarys Offics [???] in [???] mone[???] after Y date herof and all Y just debts of the decse= sd to pay, Soe far ap Y Sd [estate?] will Extend and amount to and for the Sa[???] to be accountable whenever thereto [Lawfully?] Called the {???] De [Lamaze?] haveing given Security for the [???] herof Given union or own hands and Seal of y County [???] day of October [are?] Dm 1694. [Right margin] [Thomas Harvey?] [Right margin?] Dan^[l]. [???] [Right margin] [Boni Lakar?] [Right Margin] [Sam^.[l] Swan?]