ROBERT POWELL CARVER

Genealogy Records Collection

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Misti,

BENJAMIN HESTER was dead by October 2, 1837, when JOHN BATES was aptd guardian of HIRAM GREEN HESTER, JR., a minor child of BENJAMIN HESTER, decd. Bond $1200, with securities GEORGE BROWN and THOMAS S. HILL.  [QCR, 1836-1839, p. 74]

Apparently he died under suspicious circumstances as SIMPSON ORGAN, coroner, allowed $10 for holding an inquest over the dead body of BENJAMIN HESTER, decd. [QCR, 1833-1836, March 24, 1834, p. 57]

HORACE G. HESTER v JOHN BATES et al - Defts BROWN and JOHNSON have gailed to answer. [CCR, 1846-1853, January 7, 1853, p. 556]

HORACE G. HESTER v JOHN BATES et al - final decree - Deft BATES is guardian of compl and is indebted to him $300. [Ibid., January 6, 1855, p. 25]
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JOHN HESTER was dead by January 6, 1840 when BRINKLEY BRIDGES was aptd admr of his estate with securities BRITTAIN DRAKE and THOMAS S. HILL. Bond $1500. [QCR, 1840-1844, p. 268]

Cmsrs ANDERSON JENNINGS, ISAAC PEAK, and JONATHAN EATHERLY, JR. aptd to allot yrs provisions to widow. [Ibid., February 3, 1840, p. 277]

Power of attorney from JOHN HESTER of WCT to his son WILLIAM HESTER of WCT to recover from HAMILTON HESTER, admr of ZECHARIAH HESTER, decd, late a citizen of Granville County, North Carolina, such estate or distributive share as he may be entitled to as one of the children and heirs of his father, ZECHARIAH HESTER, decd. [QCR, 1836-1839, October 2, 1837, p. 73]

BRINKLEY BRIDGES, admr v ANDERSON JENNINGS and YOUNG - Deft JENNINGS recover from BRINKLEY BRIDGES and ALLEN H. BRIDGES $272.79 with interest. [CCR, 1836-1846, July 14, 1842, p. 308]

B. BRIDGES, admr of JOHN HESTER, decd, v ANDERSON JENNINGS and B. YOUNG - Said BEVERLY YOUNG in the premises has been fraudulent in transferring receipts. [Ibid., July 14, 1843, p. 387f]
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ZECHARIAH HESTER - dead by October 2, 1837:

JOHN BATES aptd guardian of his children: WILLIAM, JOHN, SUSAN, ANN, ELIZA,  and CANDIS BATES, minor children and heirs, being his children by his wife, ELIZABETH BATES, decd, formerly ELIZABETH HESTER, and daughter of ZECHARIAH HESTER, decd, and there the said BATES made bond, $1200, with securities THOMAS S. HILL and GEORGE BROWN. [QCR, 1836-1839, p. 74]

Settlements with JOHN BATES, guardian of HIRAM G. HESTER, and for his own children, were made regularly from March 5, 1839 (p. 199) through November 6, 1849, p. 130 - the final settlement.
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SAMUEL HESTER married SALLY GRIFFIN, July 7/9, 1834, WCT, by N. ESTES, MG, with HARDY S. GRIFFIN, bondsman

ELIZABETH HESTER married ANDERSON C. RICE, February 17/19, 1833, WCT, by BRINKLEY BRIDGES, JP, with ROBERT CRISWELL, bondsman

HIRAM HESTER married MILDRED GRAVES, April 14/15, 1846, WCT, by R. R. BARTON, MG

LUCY A. HESTER married BURTIS GRIFFIN, December 23/25, 1845, WCT, by MICAJAH ESTES, MG

HIRAM G. HESTER married LEVINA ZACHARY, December 30/31, 1851, WCT, by R.R. BARTON, MG

MARY ANN HESTER married ZACHARIAH P. HAWKINS, May 21, 1849, WCT, by JOHN GOLD, MG

ALBERT HESTER married RACHEL ANN ZACHARY, September 5/6, 1855, WCT, by E. T. ROSS, JP

MARY JANE HESTER married RUFUS GRIFFIN, March 6/7, 1855, WCT, by ALEXANDER BRETT, JP

MARTHA P. HESTER married ANDREW W. PARTAIN, January 8, 1855, WCT

MYRA T. HESTER married JAMES F. RICE, August 7, 1857, WCT

NANCY L. HESTER married JAMES T. HOWELL, August 6/9, 1857. WCT, by E. T. ROSS, NP

ELIZABETH HESTER married JESSE E. HILL, June 19/21, 1863, WCT, by H. S. McCLAIN, clerk of court

MARY J. HESTER married WILLIAM A. BETHEL, February 19/22, 1863, WCT by WILLIAM D. HAMBLEN, JP

MARIA LOUISA HESTER married JAMES LEONARD ESKEW, December 26/28, 1861, by C. W. SEAWELL, MG

[All of the above marriage bonds were from my abstracts of the originals]

HAMBLETON HESTER married ANN ELIZA BAKER, January 19, 1841, WCT, by MICAJAH ESTES, MG

JAMES HESTER married SUSAN BATES, January 14, 1840, WCT, by MICAJAH ESTES, MG

ROBERT HESTER was bondsman for SMITH OLIVER and SARAH ANN SANDERS, February 4, 1836, WCT

WILLIAM HESTER was bondsman for WILLIAM BATES and MARGARET WRIGHT, May 28, 1838, WCT

Hope this helps.
Bob

Harvey,

DAVID KEYS appears in one entry in Partlow's Deed Book abstracts...1793-1829, p. 78:

WILLIAM WOODWARD to DAVID KEYS for 80 acres on Bradley's Creek. September 20, 1812, DB F, p. 15 (original page).

I checked by abstracts of the Court Records on page 27...and could not find any reference to DAVID KEAS/KEYS.

PEGGY KIAS married WATKINS OWENS, October 18/23, 1823, by WILLIAM FLOWERS, Sr., MG, with ROBERT PULLY, bondsman.

BRAXTON M. KEY married JANE ANN WILSON, October 1, 1833, by B. W. SMITH, JP

Bob