Estate Records for Samuel Gilliland
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
1805

Source:
North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979
Mecklenburg County

State of North-Carolina
Mecklenburg County.

KNOW all Men by these Presents, that Ann Gilliland John Gilliland Wm. Menteith & Elijah Alexander are held and firmly bound unto [Isaac] Alexander Esquire, Chairman of said court, in the sum of Two Hundred pounds, current money, to be paid to the said [Isaac] Alexander or his successors: 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 28th day of October Anno Domini 1805.

 THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such, That if the above bounden Ann Gilliland & John Gilliland administrators of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of Samuel Gilliland deceased,  do make or cause to be made, a 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 Ann Gilliland – John Gilliland 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 into Mecklenburg county court, within the time prescribed by law, after the date of these presents: And the same goods, chattels and credits, and all other the goods, chattels and credits of the deceased, at the time of his death, or which at any time hereafter shall come into the hands or possession of the said Ann Gilliland and John Gilliland or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for them do well and truly administer according to law; and further do make, or cause to be made a true and just account of their said administration, agreeable to law, after the date of these presents: And all the rest and residue of the said goods, chattels and credits, which shall be found remaining upon the said administrators account (the same being first allowed by the Governor and Council, Superior or County Court) shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively as the same shall become due, pursuant to the true intent and meaning of the act in that case made and provided. And if it shall appear that any will or testament was made by the deceased, and the executor or executors therein named do exhibit the same in court, making request to have it allowed and approved of accordingly, if the said Ann Gilliland & John Gilliland above bounden, being thereunto required, do render and deliver the said letters  on administration, (approbation of such testament being first had and made in the said court) then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

Signed,  sealed and delivered   }                     X   Ann Gilliland
in the presence of                      }                    John Gilliland
                                                                        Elijah Alexander
Isaac Alexander                                              William Menteith*

*I assume that the name “Mentieth” is simply a spelling variation of the surname Monteith.

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Novr 12, 1805   Agreeably to an order of Court We the subscribers having met at the late dwelling house of Saml Gilliland decd do hereby apportion off & allot to sd widow & two children for their support for one year the following articles –
   Thirty five bushels of good corn
   Three Hoggs being all there is
   1 Red & white cow with her second calf
   1 bushel of salt
   All the cotton No of the road from the stable to the fence at the creek
   & all the potatoes
In testimony whereof we have set our hands & seals the date above
Test
[There are four signatures here, only two of which could be completely interpreted by me and those two are the names of James Harris and David Davis. Another name is that of Mr. Price, whose first name I could not decipher. The fourth signature was that of the Justice of the Peace.]
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Novr 14 [----] received of Jno Gilliland the admr the above articles in full as above mentioned for my support for one year Witness my hand & seal the date above
                                                                                                           Her
                                                                                                  Anny X Gilliland
                                                                                                         Mark

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This next section is an inventory of the goods sold at the estate sale.  My transcription of this list is spotty, due in equal measures to misspellings and uneven script in the original document and my own lack of knowledge regarding the terms used for farm implements of two centuries ago. That said, I find these inventories especially interesting because they give us insight as to how people lived during that time. Additionally, since these sales were most often attended by neighbors and relatives of the deceased, these estate documents can be quite useful, genealogically speaking.

The Estate of Samuel Gilleland Deceasd
Sold at Publick [------] on the 14th Day of nov. 1805 –

Aaron Gilleland  ______1 ____  Tray
Joseph Maxwell ______ 1 ____  [Kegg]
David Smith _________ 1 ____  Shovel
David Smith _________ 1 ____  Inshave
John Gilleland _______  1 ____  Iron [----]
William L. Davidson __ 1 ____  axe
John Gilleland _____________   Irons for a Double Tree
David Smith _______________  Drawing Chains
Aaron Gilleland ____________   Jointer
David Smith _______________  Drawing knife & hamer
Joseph Maxwell ____________  Tub and Barrel
Ann Gilleland ______________  Pale
William Sheilds ____________   Saddle
David Smith _______________   Pott Rack
Charles [Flenigan] __________   Leather
William [Write] ____________   Basket
William L. Davidson ________   Hoe
Joseph Maxwell ____________   Churn
Joseph Maxwell ______ 1 ____   Kegg
William L. Davidson ________   Drawing knife
David Smith _______________   Augur
Hezekiah Dewese _____ 3 ____  Chairs
William [Kerns] ____________   Shovel Plough
James robyson _____________   Lot of Knives & forks
Aaron Gilleland ____________   Table
Ann Gilleland ______________  Saddle
Ann Gilleland ______________  Bedstead & Cord
David Smith _______________  Bed & Beding
William L. Davidson __ 2 ____  Clevises
Ann Gilleland ______________  Bed & Beding
James Robyson ______  5 ____  Plates
William [Write] ______ 3 ____  Dishes
Ann Gilleland ______________  Lott Pewter
Ann Gilleland ______________  Pair of Cards
David Smith _______________  Trunk
Ann Gilleland _______  1 ____  Bag
Ann Gilleland _____________   Spinning Wheel
David Smith _________ 1 ____  Saw
John Covey _______________   Duch Oven
William [Write] ____________  Cotten
David Smith _________ 1 ____  Lott of Corn
John Washam ________ 1 ____  heifer
William Brown ____________   Plank
Aaron Gilleland ______ 1 ____  Horse

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Note: I did not include the prices paid for each individual item. The final bill of sale was signed by John Gilliland. The final accounting was made to the court in January of 1806.
    No corrections or alterations in spelling, punctuation or the like have been made from the original document.

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Transcriber: Kate Maynard, 2013
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