Will, NC, Northampton, Charlotte Foort 1810 State of North Carolina To the worshipful, the justices of the county of Northampton, the petition of CHARLOTTE FORTE [Fort], widow, humbly showeth. That SUGAR FORTE [Fort, Sugar Foort], her late husband, departed this life, intestate, some time in the month of December last, and was at the time of his death seized in fee of sundry tracts of land lying in Northampton County on Roanoke River, on Uraha Swamp, to which this petitioner is entitled to her dower. She further showeth that said Sugar, at the time of his death, left the following children, his heirs at law, viz: BETSY FORTE, CHARLOTTE FORTE & MUNROW [Monroe] FORTE, who are all infants under the age of twenty one, and therefore are unable to assign this petition, her dower. In tender consideration whereof, and to the end that her dower may be laid off and allotted to her agreeable to law, may it please your worships to grant a write directed to the sheriff of Northampton commanding him to summon a jury to lay off and to your petitioner her third in said SUGAR’s land & c. and that you would make such order respecting the infants above mentioned as may appear just and proper. And your petitioner will ever pray & c. CHARLES W. HARRIS, For petitioner Page 1 of 12 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, Charlotte Foort 1810 CHARLOTTE FORTE vs The heirs of SUGAR FORTE Petition for dower Service admitted by R. WHITAKER Ordered that RICHARD WHITAKER be bounded guardian for the infants mentioned in the petition for his service. Page 2 of 12 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, Charlotte Foort 1810 Account current with Richard Whitaker administrator. 1810 December – 1811 April 8 JOHN BOON ISAAC GRIFFIN DR. ANDREW J. MILLER PATSEY WHITAKER The following notes remain in the hands of the administrator, which are considered as desperate. JEREMIAH BILLTO JOHN BOON STERLING BOYKIN SHERIFF BENJAMIN BRASWELL MARMADUKE BRASWELL WILLIAM BREWER SAMUEL ELLIS WILLIAM GOORLEY WILLIAM GRANT ABRAM GUMS VERDEN HILL MATTHIAS B. DICKINSON JOHN LANE JOSIAH LINDSEY EDWIN LYLES HOWELL MCLEMORE LEWIS & EDITH MOORE LEMUEL MURDOUGH DENNIS O’CONNER SAMUEL PARKER ROBERT PEELE GEORGE POLLOK ABRAHAM SEAL JAMES STEWART WILLIAM WATSON JOHN WEBB ??? YOUNGS Pursuant to the annexed order to us directed, we have examined the accounts of Richard Whitaker, administrator, do and find as above stated. February 23rd 1813 C. MOORE HENRY BOON L. NICHOLAS Page 3 of 12 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, Charlotte Foort 1810 Northampton County March Court 1813 Agreeably to an order of court C. MOORE, HENRY BOON & JOHN NICHOLAS report they have settled the account of Richard Whitaker administrator of CHARLOTTE FOORT, deceased. Ordered to be recorded. Test J. C. HARRISON, CC Account Current of the estate of CHARLOTTE FOORT, deceased TOM HUGHES Page 4 of 12 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, Charlotte Foort 1810 Account of sale of the estate of Charlotte Foort, deceased, December 20th 1810. HARLAND ABINGTON ZACHARIAH HOWELL HENRY ABINGTON DANIEL JACKSON JAMES ALPHEN WILLIAM JACOBS JOSEPH AUFFANT THOMAS JEFFERSON COUNCIL BASS CARTER JONES JETHRO BASS SILAS LONG WILLIE BODDIE CHRISTIAN MOORING JOHN BOON JOHN NICHOLAS THOMAS BOON SAMUEL PARKER MILLS BOYCE JESSE PHILLIPS TURNER BYNUM JOHN PINNER WILLIAM CARLOSS SOLOMON SMITH WILLIAM COTTLE JOHN WALDEN JOHN DAWSON JESSE WARREN ELIAS FOORT RICHARD WHITAKER ELIZABETH FOORT THOMAS WHITE NATHANIEL GOODSON CHARLTON YELLOWLEY ARTHUR GRIFFIN ABRAM GUMS R. WHITAKER, administrator Northampton March Court 1813 This account of sales of the estate of CHARLOTTE FOORTE was returned on oath by RICHARD WHITAKER, administrator & O. R. Test J. C. HARRISON, CC Page 5 of 12 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, Charlotte Foort 1810 Account sales of the of the estate of CHARLOTTE FOORT deceased March 1813 Recorded TOM HUGHES Page 6 of 12 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, Charlotte Foort 1810 Pursuant the annexed order to us directed, have proceeded to divide the Negroes belonging to the estate of Charlotte Foort, deceased, inn the following manner, viz: To CHARLOTTE FOORT: ISAAC, BETTY, AUGUSTINE, HENRY To ELIZABETH FOORT: ABRAM, WILL To MUNROE FOORT ROSE, ISAAC The above division made this 21st of December 1810 L. NICHOLAS H. ABINGTON SILAS LONG Page 7 of 12 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, Charlotte Foort 1810 Division of the Negroes of CHARLOTTE FOORT, deceased March 1813 Recorded TOM HUGHES Northampton March Sessions 1813 This division of the Negroes of CHARLOTTE FOORT, deceased, was returned by the commissioners who made it & ordered Recorded. Test J. C. HARRISON, CC Page 8 of 12 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, Charlotte Foort 1810 Northampton County March Session 1813 This division of the estate of CHARLOTTE FOORT, deceased, was returned by the commissioners who made it & ordered to be recorded. Test TOM HUGHES, DC Page 9 of 12 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, Charlotte Foort 1810 A division of the estate of CHARLOTTE FOORT, deceased, among the heirs. ELIZABETH J. FOORT: SAMUEL ELLIS CHARLOTTE FOORT: W. BRASWELL, F. YOUNG, WILLIAM WATSON, BENJAMIN BRASWELL, JOHN BOON, HEREMIAH BITTLE, JAMES STEWART MONROE FOORT: EXUM LYLES, V. HILL, JOHN WEBB, HOWELL MCLEMORE, F. LEWIS The following division was made of the notes remaining in the hands of the administrator named in the account current, which were considered desperate, amounting, in Virginia Currency to the sums annexed to each of them, making £184.14.2 in the whole. Pursuant to the annexed order to us directed we have proceeded to divide the estate of CHARLOTTE FOORT, deceased & report as above. February 23rd 1813 C. MOORE L. NICHOLAS HENRY BOON Page 10 of 12 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, Charlotte Foort 1810 State of North Carolina Northampton County KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we RICHARD WHITAKER, JAMES LASSITER & SAMUEL PARKER are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency DAVID STONE Esquire, Captain General and commander-in-chief in and over the said state in the sum of three thousand pounds current money to be paid to the said Governor his successors, or assigns to the which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this 5th Day of December Anno Domini 1810. THE CONDITION OF THE ABOVE OBLIGATION is such that if the bounden RICHARD WHITAKER administrator of all in singular that goods, chattels, rights, and credits of CHARLOTTE FOORT deceased to make or cause to be made it true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, and chattels, rights and credits of the deceased which have or shall come to the hands, knowledge or possession of the said RICHARD WHITAKER or into the hands or possession of any person or persons for them and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the secretary's office, and on attested copy thereof to the county court where orders for administration passed, within ninety days after the date of these presents; and the same goods chattles and credits, and all other goods, chattles and credits of the deceased at the the time of his death, or which at any time hereafter shall come into the hands or possession of the said RICHARD WHITAKER or into the hands or possession of any person or persons for her do well and truly administer according to law and further do make or cause to be made a true and just account of her said Administration within 90 days after the date of these presents and all the rest and residue of the said goods chattels and credits shall be found remaining upon the said administrators account the same being first examine than Allowed by the court of the said County shall deliver and pay under such person or persons respectively to which the same shall be due pursuant to the true intent and meaning of the act in that case made and provided and it shall appear if it shall appear that any will or Testament was made by the said deceased and the executor or executors there in named to exhibit the same into court making request to have the same allowed and approved of accordingly if the said RICHARD WHITAKER above bounden being thereunto required to render the said letters of administration (approbation of such Testament being first had and made into said Court) then this obligation to be void and of no effect otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. R. WHITAKER JAMES LASSITER SAMUEL PARKER Signed and sealed in the presence of TOM HUGHES Page 11 of 12 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, Charlotte Foort 1810 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 12 of 12 ** PAGE BREAK **