This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ellencloud1 Surnames: Austin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.currituck/1453.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: For all of you Austin researchers, here is some information on the Carteret County Austins March 1743 THOMAS AUSTIN IN OPEN COURT MADE OATH THAT HE HATH IN HIS FAMILY SIX WHITE PERSONS. June 1746 THOMAS AUSTIN SENR IN OPEN COURT ACKNOWLEDGED A DEED FOR CERTAIN NEGROS UNTO HIS SONS THOMAS AND EDMOND, AND TO HIS DAUGHTERS MARTHA AND SARAH AS SAID DEED MAY APPEAR AND BY THIS COURT ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED March 1747 WHEREAS EXECUTION ISSUED AGAINST JOHN NELSON, PLANTER, AT THE SUIT OF THOMAS AUSTIN AND LYDIA HIS WIFE, FOR THE SUM OF 58 POUNDS 15 SHILLINGS WITH COSTS, AND THE SHERIFF HATH EXECUTED THE GOODS OF THE SAID JOHN AND CALLED CONTRARY TO LAW, THIS COURT HATH ORDERED THAT SAID EXECUTION BE VOID, AND THAT ANOTHER EXECUTION ISSUE RICHARD COGDELL, DEPUTY SHERIFF, MADE OATH THAT HE HAD TAKEN A BOND SIGNED BY THOMAS HICKS AND THOMAS AUSTIN SR, FOR THE APPEARANCES OF THE SAID THOMAS HICKS AT THE SUIT OF WILLIAM GRAY FOR TAKING AND CARRYING AWAY A CERTAIN HOG OR PIG AND THAT THE SAID BOND IS LOST. June 1748 THIS COURT, BY CONSENT OF THOMAS LOVICK, DAVID SHEPARD GENT, AND GEORGE READ, TRUSTEES FOR DANIEL FRAZIER, CHILD OF JOHN FRAZIER DECD, HATH BOUND DANIEL FRAZIER UNTO THOMAS AUSTIN JR UNTIL THE SAID DANIEL ARRIVE TO FULL AGE AND THE SAID THOMAS TO LEARN HIM THE SAID DANIEL, THE COOPERS TRADE THE BEST WAY AND MANNER HE CAN AND TO LEARN HIM TO READ, WRITE AND CYPHER AS FAR AS THE RULE OF THREE AND TO PROVIDE SAID DANIEL SUFFICIENT CLOATHS, MEAT, DRINK AND PERFORM SUCH AS THE LAW ENJOYS. June 1749 THOMAS AUSTIN SR ACKNOWLEDGED A DEED UNTO HIS SON THOMAS AUSTIN FOR THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ACRES OF LAND IN CARTERET COUNTY AND BY THIS COURT ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED. THOMAS AUSTIN SR ACKNOWLEDGED A DEED UNTO HIS SON EDWARD AUSTIN FOR 320 ACRES OF LAND IN THIS COUNTY AND BY THIS COURT ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED. March 1753 THIS COURT MET ACCORDING TO ADJOURNMENT. THOMAS AUSTIN JR, HAVING SOME TIME SINCE HAD DANIEL FRAZIER BOUND UNTO HIM AS THE MINUTES OF THIS COURT MAY APPEAR, AND MARY CANADAY, THE MOTHER OF THE SAID DANIEL, WITH THE CONSENT OF THE SAID THOMAS, WAS WILLING TO TAKE THE SAID DANIEL FROM HIS APPRENTICE SHIP THEREFORE THE SAID THOMAS IS CLEAR FROM ANY DEMANDS THE SAID DANIEL SHALL HEREAFTER HAVE AGAINST THE SAID TH Sept. 1755 THE PETITION OF JAMES AUSTIN (OSTEEN?) BEING READ AND GRANTED, ORDERED THAT THE CLERK ISSUE A LICENCE ACCORDINGLY, HE GIVING SECURITY AS THE LAW DIRECTS. MOSES AUSTIN AND JOSEPH FULFORD ESQ STAND AS SECURITY FOR GEORGE GIBBONS ESQ FOR COLLECTING THE PARISH TAX OF THIS COUNTY. March 1756 THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN GILLET WAS EXHIBITED AND PROVED IN OPEN COURT BY THE OATH OF EZEKIEL HUNTER, AND THAT HE SAW JOHN PIGOTT AND EMANUEL JONES SIGN AS THE OTHER SUBSCRIBING EVIDENCES THERETO AND MOSES GILLET QUALIFIED AS AN EXECUTOR THERETO. ORDER THAT LETTERS TO BE ISSUED. THE PETITION OF JAMES AUSTIN WAS READ. GRANTED THAT THE MOTHER OR SOME OTHER PERSON SHALL PAY SAID AUSTIN 13 SHILLINGS 4 PENCE, AND ONE SHILLINGS SIX PENCE June 1756 UPON THE PRAYER OF THOMAS AUSTIN JR, IT WAS ORDERED THAT THE SECRETARY HAVE NOTICE TO ISSUE LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION TO THE SAID THOMAS AUSTIN ON THE ESTATE OF EDMUND AUSTIN DECD. ADMINISTRATION GRANTED TO HIM Sept 1757 AN ACCOUNT OF SALES OF THE ESTATE OF EDMOND AUSTIN DECD WAS EXHIBITED IN COURT AND PROVED BY THE OATH OF THOMAS AUSTIN ADMINISTRATOR. March 1768 ORDER ROBERT READ, LEWIS WELCH AND WILLIAM BORDEN BE APPOINTED TO SETTLE AND AUDIT THE ACCOUNTS OF THOMAS AUSTIN DECD, WHO WAS ADMINISTRATOR OF EDMUND AUSTIN ALSO DECD, AND REPORT OF THEIR DOING THEREON TO NEXT COURT June 1768 WHEREAS THERE WAS AN ORDER PASSED LAST COURT APPOINTING ROBERT READ, LEWIS WELCH ESQ AND WILLIAM BORDEN TO SETTLE AND AUDIT THE ACCOUNTS OF THOMAS AUSTIN DECD, WHO WAS ADMINISTRATOR OF EDMOND AUSTIN ALSO DECD AND NOT BEING DONE TO SATISFACTION THEREFORE THIS COURT APPOINTS ROBERT READ, LEWIS WELCH ESQ WILLIAM BORDEN AND MR THOMAS AUSTIN TO SETTLE AND AUDIT THE SAME AND RETURN THEIR INFORMATION TO NEXT COURT. Sept. 1768 ROBERT READ RETURNED INTO COURT THE SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF EDMOND AUSTIN DECD AND FIND THE BALANCE DUE TO SAID ORPHAN THIRTY POUNDS FOUR SHILLINGS AND SEVEN PENCE AS MAY APPEAR PER ACCOUNT FILED June 1810 ROBERT READ RETURNED INTO COURT THE SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF EDMOND AUSTIN DECD AND FIND THE BALANCE DUE TO SAID ORPHAN THIRTY POUNDS FOUR SHILLINGS AND SEVEN PENCE AS MAY APPEAR PER ACCOUNT FILED Nov. 1812 COURT APPOINTS WILLIAM ROBINSON OF HUNTING QUARTER, DAVID GASKILL, JAMES SALTER, SAMUEL SMITH OF OYSTER CREEK, THOMAS C DAVIS COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE PARTITION OF THE TRACT THEREIN DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN THE SAID ASA BISHOP AND MARIAM HIS WIFE, WILLIAM NELSON, ESHTER STYRON, ANNE TAYLOR, SARAH STYRON AND ****ELIZABETH AUSTIN, WHICH DESCENDED TO THEM AS TENANTS IN COMMON AND HEIRS AT LAW OF ROBERT NELSON DECD, AND TO MAKE RETURN OF THEIR PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT COURT. BURTON **** She was at Portsmouth and the widow of a THOMAS AUSTIN (JR)?? May 1818 BILL OF SALE, CORNELIUS AUSTIN (was at Ocracoke) TO JOHN HOWARD FOR NEGRO MILLY, PROVED BY OATH OF WILLIAM HOWARD A SUBSCRIBING WITNESS Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.