Gill Document No. 1

Transcribed by Daniel B. Olds from a copy of the original generously provided by Jim & Brenda Hicks

To The Honorable The Judge of the Court of Equity for Wake County.

Humbly complaining your orator Buckner Ray, administrator of Jesse Gill, showeth to your honor that at May Term 1860 of Wake County Court he qualified as administrator of Jesse Gill deceased and at said time letters of administration were issued to him and by virtue thereof he possessed himself of the personal estate and effects of said intestate to an amount more than sufficient to pay his just debts and funeral expenses, an account of which said property and effects is herewith exhibited marked (A). Further that your orator paid out a large amount of money in discharge of the debts of said intestate and his funeral expenses as appears by exhibit marked (B).

Your orator further showeth that there was a large surplus on hand to which the distributes of the said Jesse Gill were entitled as appears by exhibit marked (C) and that he has paid to a number of the distributes large sums as follows:

To Tyrrell Gill he paid eight hundred dollars.

To Agnes Jones he paid thirteen hundred & sixty dollars.

To John Gill he paid one thousand and forty dollars.

To Mary Tate and her husband Henry Tate, eleven hundred dollars.

To B.J. Gill, D.C. Gill & L.T. Gill, grandchildren of Jesse Gill and children of Burton Gill, who died before Jesse, one hundred and seven 17/100 dollars each.

To Nancy McDade who was a granddaughter of Jesse Gill and daughter of Betsy Shipp, two hundred and twenty five dollars.

To Betsy A. Dorin, wife of William Dorin, two hundred and twenty five dollars.

To Pelig Rogers, guardian for C.M. Rogers, Sarah E. Rogers and Nancy M. Rogers, two hundred and twenty five dollars.

To Martha Allen two hundred and twenty five dollars.

Your orator further showeth that the following persons are distributees of his intestate Jesse Gill.

1. • • 1. Tyrrell Gill residing in Wake County, North Carolina
       2. Agnes Jones whose husband died before the intestate and who resides in Wake Co. N.C.
       3. John Gill who resides in North Carolina.
       4. Mary Tate whose husband since his intestate.
       5. Burton Gill’s children to wit: B.J. Gill, D.C. Gill and L.T. Gill who are of age and paid as stated above, and Caroline Gill who has intermarried with Peter Dupro, and Susan Gill, Joseph Gill and S. Gill who are minors and to whom nothing has been paid & who are without guardians.
       6. Betsy Gill’s children and grandchildren who, as well as her husband William ship, died before your orator’s intestate.
          1. Nancy Shipp who intermarried with A.B. McDade and resides in N.C.
          2. Emily Shipp’s children who intermarried with Manassa Sater, and died as her husband did anterior to the death of your orator’s intestate, leaving her surviving Elisia Sater, Louisa who intermarried with John C. Rogers, the said Rogers being now dead, and William Sater & Mary Sater who are under age and without guardians.
          3. Malacy Shipp who married James Laws and died in Texas anterior to your orator’s intestate leaving a child, Nancy P. Laws, who now resides out of state.
          4. Betsy A. ship who intermarried with William Dorin both now living in Wake County, N.C.
          5. Matilda Shipp’s children who intermarried with Pelig Rogers & died before your orator’s intestate surviving her C.W. Rogers, Sarah E. Rogers, Nancy M. Rogers, all living in Wake, and whose guardian received from your orator, as stated above, two hundred and twenty five dollars.
          6. Martha Shipp who intermarried with William Allen he the said Will Allen having died before your orator’s intestate and who was paid, as above stated, two hundred and twenty five dollars by your orator.
       7. Nancy Gill who married first Womerly Ray who had, by his said wife Nancy, two children; Buckner Ray your orator and Henry C. Ray who died before your orator’s intestate leaving surviving him his children Mary Ray, Cinthy Ray and Sarah Ray who married Wm. D. Ray all residing in Wake Co. N.C and A. Parham, Mary Parham, John Parham, Payton Parham, Caroline Parham and E. Parham all by her last marriage with Edward A. Parham, the mother and father having died before your orator’s intestate leaving surviving them the above named children in Tennessee.
       8. Mahaly Gill who intermarried with Joseph Bailey the said Joseph Bailey being dead and the said Mahaly residing in Tennessee.
       9. Payton Gill residing in Tennessee.
       10. Buckner Gill’s children the said Buckner having died before your orator’s intestate leaving surviving him James Gill, Elizabeth Gill who intermarried with Wm. Fortune the said Fortune having died before Jesse Gill, your orator’s intestate, Sarah C. Gill and Thomas Gill all living in Tennessee.

• • Your orator further showeth that his intestate Jesse Gill, as he is informed and believes & so charges, advanced to each of his children a handsome property. Specially does he charge that advancements were made to Mahaly, who married Joseph Bailey, and to Payton Gill of which no schedule has been rendered.

    Your orator further showeth that he had to die upon his hands four hundred fifty dollars in Confederate money or bonds as appears by exhibit (C) and he alleges that it came about in this wise. He held the Confederate money and put it in Confederate certificates to pay the taxes of the estate while the law authorised such certificates to be received in payt thereof but the Revenue laws of said Confederate states were so changed that the collectors were not authorised to receive certificates in payment of taxes and your orator was compelled to raise other funds to satisfy same.

    Your orator further showeth that as fast as he collected the money of his intestate’s estate he either paid the debts and distributive shares as stated above or deposited the money in the bank as he was advised it was safest to do so in the then unsettled condition of the country.

    Your orator further showeth that he is anxious to settle said estate and to that end he prays that an account may be ordered, that the distributees may be required to file their schedule as required by law and that advertisement may be made as required by law for those of the defendants residing beyond the limits of the state and that copies and subpoenas issue to those defendants residing in the state.

    Your orator further showeth that the following defendants reside beyond the limits of the state to wit: Nancy P. Laws, daughter of Malacy Shipp and claiming through her ancestor Betsy Gill; and A. Parham, Payton Parham, Caroline Parham, Wm. Parham and E. Parham; Nancy Gill, then Nancy Ray and by second marriage Nancy Parham; Mahaly Bailey; Payton Gill & James Gill; Elizabeth Fortune; Sarah C. Gill and Thomas Gill, all but Mahaly Bailey and Payton Gill children of Buckner Gill.

    Your orator further showeth that William Sater, Mary Sater, Susan Gill, Joseph Gill & S. Gill are minors and without guardians and that Sarah E. Rogers & Nancy M. Rogers are infants who have a guardian.

    And your orator prays for all such other and further relief as may enable him fully & faithfully to settle said estate.

    And in duty bound your orator will ever pray.

    Rogers & Batchelor

    Sols. For Petitioner 

Sources: Wake County courthouse records, Federal Census records.

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