Death Records

Obituary of Frank M. Avis, Jr.
(C. Avis Catalog entry #937)

Phoenix Gazzette, Phoenix, AZ
11/7/1973
p. D8
 

Frank M. Avis, Jr.

    BLACK CANYON CITY -- Graveside services for Frank M. Avis, Jr., 72, who died Sunday in his home here will be in the Black Canyon City Cemetery, Memory Chapel announced.
    Mr. Avis had been a rancher and homesteader in the New River area since 1933.
    Prior to that he had owned and operated the Avis Garage in Glendale for four years.  He was a former member of the American Legion and the First Christian Church in Glendale, a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Black Canyon City, and was a World War I Navy veteran.
    Survivors include his wife, Doris, and three daughters, Mrs. Bob Gilbreath of Glendale, Mrs. Alvin Lane of Williams and Mrs. Gary Essary of Bagdad.

Obituary of John Henry "Hal" Herring, Jr.
(C. Avis Catalog entry #932)


Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tuesday, May 5, 1931, Knoxville, TN, p. 16

J. H. HERRING
Special To The News Sentinel
GREENEVILLE -- J. H. Herring of Warrensburg died Monday in a hospital.  He was 75 years old.  Mr. Herring is survived by two sons, Henry of McMinnville, Ore., and Ivan M. Herring of Greeneville.

[The implied date of death is 5/4/1931]

MacGruder's Maryland Colonial Abstracts
(C. Avis Catalog entry #368)

Vol. III  p. 78 Baltimore County
William Hodge was co-executor of a will recorded 11-30-1770, proved 12-18-1775

Vol. II p. ?  Kent County
William Hodges appraised an estate about 11-13-1775
 

Vital Records of St. Marks Episcopal Church, San Antonio, TX - Book 1
(C. Avis Catalog entry #212)

p. 104

Mrs. Lucinda Richardson
Mother of Rev. W. R. Richardson
d. 9-19-1880

Oglethorpe Co., GA Wills
(C.Avis Catalog entry #214)

Misc. Records from Office of Ordinary 

Hodge, John, dec'd.
Archibald & Alexander McCoy, administrators paid Jacon Elsberry, receipt in full, a legatee, 12-31-1801; paid John Hodge, a legatee, in 1800.

Names of Deceased Persons Book A 1799-1821
(C. Avis Catalog entry #42)

Office of Ordinary, Oglethorpe Co., GA

entry #112
Archabald Hodge, dec'd
Alexr Hodge & Alexr McCloy - Administrators
David Criswell, Isham Smith, Woody Jackson - security

Settled

Ogethorpe County, Georgia Administration Bonds 1799-1807
(C. Avis Catalog entry #41)

Ordinary's Office

State of Georgia          }
                                    }  Jan^y Term 1801
Oglethorpe County     }

Know all men by these presents that we Alex^r Hodge Alex^r McCloy Isham Smith David Creswell and Woody Jackson are held and firmly Bound unto their honors the Judges of the Court of Ordinary for said county in the sum of three thousand dollars for the payment of which sum to the said Court & their successors[?] in office, we bind ourselves our heirs ex^rs adm^rs firmly by these presents sealed with our seals & dated this 24th day of January 1801 ---

    The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Alex^r Hodge & Alex^r McCloy adm^rs of the goods chattels & credits of Archibald Hodge dec^d do make a just & true Inventory of all and singular the goods Chattels and --- Credits of the said dec^d which have may or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the s^d Alex^r Hodge & Alex^r McCloy, or into the hands of any other person for them, & the same so made do exhibit[?] into the said court, when the shall Be thereunto Required & such goods Chattels & Credits Do well and truely administer according to law & do make a Just and account of their accting[?] and doing when there unto Required by the said Court, all the Rest of the goods Chattels & Credits which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said adm^rs the same being the first allowed by the Court shall deliver & pay to each person Respectively as are intitled to the same By law & if it shall hereafter appear that any last will & testament was made by the said dec^d & the same be proved before the & the [?] obtain a certificate of the probate thereof & the said Alex^r Hodge and Alex^rMcCloy do in such case if Required Render and deliver up said letters of admⁿ then the above obligation to be Void else to Remain in full force power and Virtue ---

test

    [unreadable signature] C.C.O.O.C. } Recorded Feb^y                    Alex^r Hodge    seal

                                                                24th day 1801                     Alex^r McCloy     seal

    [unreadable signature] C.C.O.O.C.                                                Isham Smith    seal

                                                                                                            David Creswell    seal

                                                                                                            Woody Jackson    seal

Obituary of William Maples
(C. Avis Catalog entry #920)

Athens Post, Athens, Tennessee

6-4-1858

p. 4

Obituary.

HE IS GONE.

DIED — At his residence in this county, on Tuesday morning, the 25th inst., Father and Grandfather MAPLES, who for many years had been a member of the excellent society from which he is now taken, and on which he ever exerted so salutary an influence.  Mr. Maples was a man in his younger days of excellent mind, and one, too, of business habits, managing well all to which he ever attended, and so preceding in all his business as to keep the friendship and gain the esteem of those with whom he chanced to deal.  He was honest, prudent and punctual — his word was his bond — no man who knew him feared to trust him — none suspected him being their enemy.  He possessed the traits peculiar to the christian — he loved his neighbor as he loved himself — he wept with those who wept around him and rejoiced with such as rejoiced.  In short, he was one in whose manly bosom burned the fires of christian love.  He kept the commandants (or tried at least,) and lived not by bread alone, but by every word that proceeded out of the mouth of God.  He was liberal to the faults of misguided friends, and bore with patience the wrongs of the world.  Around him he raised his excellent family and early taught each member to fear God.  The father is gone.  But God will bless the children, for the Psalmist said, “I have never seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread.” But I will cease to make an effort to delineate the outlines of Mr. Maples’ worth, or to portray to an inquiring world the true character of so an inestimable a man.

McMinn co., May 29, 1858 Little Hope.

Edgecombe Co., North Carolina Wills, Vol. C, 1785-1796
(C. Avis Catalog entry #520)

"North Carolina, Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-VZCW-K?cc=1867501&wc=32LK-829%3A169764201%2C170997401: 21 May 2014), Edgecombe > Wills, 1785-1796, Vol. C > image 298 of 385; county courthouses, North Carolina.
 

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p. 179

In the name of God Amen.  This twenty second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred and ninety three - 
I John Lewelling of the county of Martin & state of North Carolina being in sound and perfect mind and memory blessed by God Knowing it is appointed unto all men once to die do make and ordain this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following viz First and princepally I recommend my soul in the hands of the Almighty God who gave it me and my Body I commit to the earth to be Buried in a Christian like and decent manner and as [?] those worldly goods and Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me I give bequeath and dispose of them in manner and form following

Item  I give and bequeath unto Mary Bowers my wife's Daughter six pewter plates and one small pewter Dish to her and to her Heirs forever.  I Lend unto Mary Bowers one negro woman named Lucy and one negro girl named Milly and after the decease of my wife I Lend unto Mary one negro man named Nepton for and during the term of her natural life and after her death I give & bequeath said negros unto the Children of the said Mary Bowers then living them and their Heirs forever.

Item  I give and bequeath unto Cloe Bowers my wife's daughter six pewter plates and one small pewter dish to her and to her Heirs forever  my will and desire is that there shall be a negro girl purchased out of my Estate between the age of fourteen and twenty years of age which said negro girl I lend to said Cloe and her husband William Bowers during their natural Lives also one negro man called Jim and after the death of my wife one negro woman called Silvy with her increase from this time after the decease of S^d Cloe and William my will and desire is that said negros shall be equally divided among the Children of S^d Cloe then living.

Item  I give and bequeath unto Clarry Southerland my wife's daughter ten Pewter Plates and one small Pewter dish to her and to her heirs forever I lend unto Said Clarry Southerland one negro girl named Rachel and one negro girl Named Pine and after the death of my wife, I also lend Said Clary one negro man named Sam for and during the Term of her natural life and the life time of her husband John Southerland and the decease of said Clary and John my will and desire is that S^d negroes and Increase shall be Equally divided among the Children of Said Clarry then living -.

Item  I give and bequeath unto Charlotte Staton my wife's daughter ten Pewter Plates and one small Pewter dish to her and to her heirs forever.  My will and desire is that Mony shall be [?]d out of my Estate at convenient times to Purchase a negro girl between the age of Fourteen and Twenty years of age, which said negro girl, I lend unto S^d Charlotte and Arthur Staton During there natural life times likewise one negro girl child Called Chane and after the death of my wife one negro man Called Isaac and after the death of S^d Charlotte and Arthur my will is that S^dnegro's and increase shall be Equally Divided among the Children of S^d Charlotte then living.

Item  I give and bequeath unto Gracy Mooring ten Pewter Plates and one small Pewter Dish to her and her heirs forever.  I lend unto said Gracy Mooring One negro girl named Trabany and one negro boy Named Charles and after the death of my wife I also lend unto S^d Gracy Mooring one negro man named Lewis for and During the term of her natural life and the life time of her husband John Mooring and and after the death of said Gracy & John my will and desire is that S^d negro's and increase shall be Equally divided among the Children of S^d Gracy then living.

Item  I give and bequeath unto Anness Moor my wife's Daughter ten Pewter plates and one small Pewter Dish to her and to her heirs forever, I lend unto S^d Anness Moor one negro girl Nance also one negro woman named Chane after the death of my wife one negro man called Tony and after the death of S^d Aness & William my will and Desire is that S^d negro's and increase be Equally among the Children of S^d Anness then living.

Item  I give and bequeath unto Susannah Mooring my wife's daughter ten Pewter Plates and one Small Pewter Dish to her and her heirs forever I Iend unto S^d Susannah Mooring one negro girl named Hassly and one negro boy named Sampson And after the death of my wife I also lend unto said Susannah one negro man named Lukes for and during the term of her natural / life and the life time of her husband James Mooring and after the death of Susannah and James My will is that S^d negro's and increase shall be Equally divided among the Children of the S^dSusannah then living.

Item  I give and bequeath unto John Lewelling son of my wife, one negro man named Phillip one negro man named America one negro girl named Harry one Mullato Charlote one negro man named Bob all my will and desire is the S^d negro Bob shall make my wifes Shoes during life after the death of my wife I give S^d Lewelling one negro girl named Bete & increase from this time and likewise one half the household and kitchen furniture likewise working Utentials likewise horses Cattle hogs sheep and Bees etc likewise my part of the Water Gress Mill likewise my Still, all my desire is that his Mother shall have the liberty of stilling her liquor [2?1?] still during the term of her natural life which Property I have given to my son John Lewelling I give to him and his Heirs forever -

The other half of the Household and Kitchen furniture working Utentials and stock of every kind I lend to my wife during her life and after her decease my will and desire is that Part of my Estate shall be Equally divided among her daughters My will and desire is that Tony Isaac Neptone Sam Lewis & Luke be four of them hired out every year and the other Two to be kept upon the Plantation the money so arising for the Hire of S^d negros be advanced for giving my wife a genteel maintainance during her lifetime if any be left at her decease my will and desire is that it shall be Equally divided among her daughters.

Item  I give and bequeath unto John Lewelling all my Lands Excepting as much as his mother can tend with two hands & one fourth Part of the Orchard during her life.  And I do further make and ordain constitute and appoint Colo^l Nathan Mayo, William Wallace & my son John Lewelling to be joint Executors to this my last Will and Testament Hereby revoking and disannulling all other and former wills by me heretofore made if any such should be found wratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament.  In witness whereof the above John Lewelling hath hereunto set his hand and fixed his seal the day and date above  Written Signed Sealed and delivered to be the last will and  Testament of the said John Lewelling

Signed sealed        }                                                        Joh Lewelling
in the presence of  }
Mathew Burnett                                                        
Martha Cross
Frances  [her mark]  Burnett

Edgecombe County August Court  1794
The within will was duly proven in open Court by the Oath of Mathew Bunnet a Subscribing Witness thereunto.  Executors were at the same time Qualified and the will ordered to be recorded.   
                            Test     Edward Hall    CC




 

Records of Estates Edgecombe County, North Carolina 1761-1825, Vol. 1 (David B. Gammon) 
(C. Avis Catalog entry #519)

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Gammon, D. B.. Records of Estates Edgecombe County, North Carolina 1761-1825. Raleigh, NC: D.B. Gammon,1989. p. 90

p. 90

Clara Sutherland Petition (May, 1813) for division by John Sutherland, admr. of the dec'd., who states that John Lewelling died testate in 1794 bequeathing certain furniture and Negroes to his wife for her lifetime with reversion to their five daughters at her death.  Record indicates the widow Mary Lewelling survived her husband fourteen years and her property was to be divided among her seven daughters, namely (1) Mary, now widow of Benjamin Bowers of Pitt Co., (2) Chloe, wife of William Bowers of Pitt Co., (3) Clara, wife of John Sutherland, who survived the said John who had died in 1801, (4) Charlotte wife of Arthur Staton, (5) Gracey, wife of John Mooring of Pitt Co., (6) Annis, wife of William Moore of Pitt Co. and (7) Susannah Mooring, now wife of Nathan Mayo.