Probate, NC, Nash, Newit Lane 1786 Know all men by these presents that we ELIZABETH LANE, JOHN LANE and SION HILL all are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency SAMUEL JOHNSON Esquire and his successors in the sum of one thousand pounds to be paid on to Excellency his successors are assigned to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves and each of our heirs executors and administrators jointly and severally and firmly by these presents season with our seals and dated this 13th day of May 1788. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound ELIZABETH LANE administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits of NEWIT LANE deceased to make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattels rights and credit of the said deceased’s which have or shall come to the hands, knowledge or possession of the said ELIZABETH LANE or into the hands or possession of any other person for her and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the secretary's office and one attested copy to the county court where orders for administration was passed within 90 days after the date of these presents and the same goods chattels and credits of the deceased at the time of his death which at any time hereafter or that have already come into the hands or possession of the said ELIZABETH LANE or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for her do administer according to law and further do make or cause to be made a true and just accounting of his administration within one year after these presents and all the rest and residue of said goods and chattels and credits which shall be found upon the said administrators accounting the same being past examined and allowed by the governor & Council general, or County Court, shall deliver to such person or persons respectively and has the same shall be do pursuant to the true intent and meaning of the ACT in that case made and provided and if it appear that any will & Testament was made by the deceased and the executor or executor is there an named new exhibit the same into court and requesting to have it allowed and approved of recording and the above bound ELIZABETH LANE being there to required to render and deliver to such person or persons respectively as the same shall be due pursuant to the true intent and meaning of the act in that case made and provided & if it appear that any will and testament was made by the deceased & the executor or executors therein named do exhibit the same into court & requesting to have it allowed & approved of accordingly & the above bound ELIZABETH LANE being thereto required to render and deliver the said letter of administration, testimony being first had and made with the said Court, then the above obligation to avoid otherwise to remain in full effect and virtue. ELIZABETH LANE {seal, her mark} Signed and sealed in the presence of JOHN LANE {seal his J mark} SION HILL {seal} Page 1 of 9 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Nash, Newit Lane 1786 Know all men by these presents that we ELIZABETH LANE, EDWARD PURCELL and SION HILL are held and firmly bound in to his Excellency RICHARD CASWELL, Esquire governor and his successors in the sum of one thousand pounds to be paid to his said Excellency, his successors or assigns to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, and each of our heirs executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated the 14th day of November Anno Domini 1786. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound ELIZABETH LANE administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights, and credits of NEWIT LANE deceased to make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come into the hands or knowledge or possession of the said ELIZABETH LANE or into the hands or possession of any person for her and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the secretary's office one attested copy to the county court where orders for administration were passed within ninety days after the date of these presents and the same goods, chattels, and credits of the said deceased at the time of his death which at any time hereafter or that have already come into the hands or possession of the said ELIZABETH LANE or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him do administer according to law and to make or cause to be made a true and just accounting of her administrations within one year after these presents and all the rest and residue of the said goods, chattels, and credits which shall be found upon the said Administration and the same being first examined and allowed by the governor & council general, or County Court, should delivered to such person or persons respectively as the same shall be due pursuant to the true intent and meaning of the act in that case made & provided and if it appear that any will and testament made by the deceased and the executor or executors therein named do exhibit the same into court and requesting to have it allowed and approved of accordingly if the above bound ELIZABETH LANE being thereto requested to render and deliver the said letters of administration, testimony being first had and made in the said Court then the above obligation to be void other wise to remain in full force and virtue. ELIZABETH LANE {seal her X mark} EDWARD PERCELL {seal his E mark} SION HILL {seal} Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of WILLIAM HALL Page 2 of 9 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Nash, Newit Lane 1786 The estate of NEWIT LANE an account with ELIZABETH LANE administrator Debit To the whole amount of sale £266.04.01 2 cash received of SION HILL £13.13.08 Credits 1 By paid SION HILL acct proved £6.00.00 2 By paid Micaj Thomas note with interest £13.09.03 3 By paid Unity Bryant note £3.10.00 4 By paid Joseph Ewing for note £6.06.00 5 By paid Joseph Ewing for note £6.18.00 6 By paid judge William Park £15.16.00 vs ELIZABETH LANE 7 By paid William Bryant in part of his acct £1.15.00 8 By paid John Chapman £0.06.08 9 By paid the sheriff costs Lane £3.17.06 vs Alford & Purcell 10 By paid William Park his acct proved £0.19.00 11 By paid William Park in full of his judge £14.19.00 12 By paid Sheldon Taylor Tax for year 1786 £3.00.00 13 By paid William Bryant his acct £1.16.00 14 By paid Benjamin Bryant his acct £0.16.03 15 By paid William Andrews his note £4.14.06 in dollars equal to 16 By paid William Hendrick judge & costs £4.01.00 17 By paid Unity Bryant judge & costs £3.11.00 18 By paid Thomas “Enoch” note & interest £6.02.10 19 By paid Hardy Morgan his acct proved £2.14.00 ======== £102.10.00 Page 3 of 9 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Nash, Newit Lane 1786 Nash County Agreeable to an order of the Court directed to me to divide the estate of NEWIT LANE deceased, between the widow and orphans of the said deceased, and upon examination of the Court XXX we find 166.7 and 7 1/2 acres to be divided in 7 parts: ELIZABETH LANE, the widow 23.15 DRUSYLLA HILL 23.15 JOHN LANE 23.15 MICKA LANE 23.15 KINCHIN LANE 23.15 MARY PURCELL 23.15 BENNETT LANE 23.15 JOHN PRITCHETT WILLIAM HENDRICK SOLOMON CARTER Page 4 of 9 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Nash, Newit Lane 1786 LANE'S DIVISION May Court 1797 Registered under order of court in book 14 page 56 this 24th day of November 1831. JONATHAN G. BLOUNT, PR Page 5 of 9 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Nash, Newit Lane 1786 January 2nd 1787 Account of sale of the estate of NEWIT LANE deceased sold by JOSEPH ARRINGTON, Sheriff 1 bed and Furniture 2 ELIZABETH LANE £10.13.6 1 bed and Furniture to JOHN LANE £9.0.6 1 bed and Furniture 2 ELIZABETH LANE £9.0.0 1 lot of pewter 2 SION HILL £1.1.6 1 lot of pewter to ELIZABETH LANE £5.7.0 1 chest to ELIZABETH LANE £10.6 1 pot to ELIZABETH LANE £1.2.6 1 Skillet to ELIZABETH LANE £3.0 1 pot scratch pad to ELIZABETH LANE £9.6 1 lot of pewter to ZION HILL £8.6 1 case of knives and forks to ROBERT HOBBS £3.0 1 case and bottle to JOHN HINNONT [HINNANT] £15.0 1 wooden wheel to ELIZABETH LANE £13.0 1 pair of cotton cards to ELIZABETH LANE £13.6 1 pair of cotton cards to ELIZABETH LANE £2.6 1 Wollin wheel to JOHN LANE £14.6 5 earthen plate to SOLOMON CARTER £6.6 1 lining wheel to ROBERT HOBBS £3.0 1 lot of books to ELIZABETH LANE £15.6 1 book to ROBERT HOBBS £6.0 1 lot of wooden ware to ELIZABETH LANE £5.0 1 lot of wooden ware to ELIZABETH LANE £4.6 3 axes to JOHN LANE £17.6 3 chairs to ELIZABETH LANE £19.6 1 table to JOHN LANE £1.6 3 slays to ELIZABETH LANE £3.0 1 room to ELIZABETH LANE £4.0 1 negro man MINGO to WILLIAM COHOON £2.11.0 1 negro woman ROSA to WILLIAM PARKS £101.4.0 20 gears to ELIZABETH LANE £3.4.0 16 gears to BURWELL BURGE £2.10.6 1 lot of tools to ELIZABETH LANE £2.0 2 pair of cart wheels to DANIEL EWING £10.0 1 horse to ELIZABETH LANE £16.0.0 1 mayor to JOHN LANE £6.4.0 1 horse to WILLIAM STRICKLAND £4.6.0 2 cows and yearling to ELIZABETH LANE £11.1.6 2 cows and 1 yearling to STEVEN YOUNG £9.0.0 3 cows to SION HILL £11.1.6 1 cow and 1 bull to WILLIAM HAMMON £6.11.0 1 hug to SOLOMON CARTER £2.10.0 2 hugs to ELIZABETH LANE £2.11.6 1 beehive to ELIZABETH LANE £3.0 1 grinding stone to ROBERT HOBBS £13.01 1 still and worm to EDWARD PURCELL £20.5.6 6 hogs heads to ROBERT HOBBS £13.0 5 plow hose to JOHN LANE £2.14.6 Page 6 of 9 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Nash, Newit Lane 1786 3 weeding hose to ELIZABETH LANE £17.6 4 raw hides to Hardy MORGAN £2.0.0 1 pair of iron wedges and to hose to ELIZABETH LANE £15.0 1 box iron and hetore to JOHN LANE £14.0 1 flax hackel to SAMUEL BRYANT £1.2 1 pair of shears to ELIZABETH LANE £1.0 2 hoes to SAMUEL BRYANT £9.0 2 hoes to SAMUEL BRYANT £12.0 1 lancet to SION HILL £0.0.6 4 Cask to ELIZABETH LANE £12.0 3 Cask to THOMAS LEWIS £5.6 1 cask to SION HILL £1.8 1 task to THOMAS LEWIS £5.1 1 cask to SION HILL £2.0 1 side saddle to ELIZABETH LANE £1.0 1 hogg to ROBERT BRYANT £10.0 2 cows to MICAJAH THOMAS £7.10.0 2 blade stake to ELIZABETH LANE £1.0.0 1 blade stake to JOHN LANE £5.0 1 top steak 2 ELIZABETH LANE £16.0 1 top steak to SAMUEL BRYANT £10.0 1 bail and go to ZION HILL £3.0 2 reap hooks to ELIZABETH LANE £1.0 2 reap hooks to THOMAS LEWIS £2.6 Page 7 of 9 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Nash, Newit Lane 1786 The person who first purchased the Negro woman ROSE of NEWIT LANE’s estate deceased could not give security the Negro was then exposed to sale second time and sold for £85.0.2 and purchased by DREWRY ALFRED Sold by JOSEPH ARRINGTON, D.S. 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