Brenda, Good work and many thanks. I can't figure out if this was Alexander, son of Alexander Jr and brother to your Edward. Have not put him on the database yet. There were two Alexander's on the 1816 Greene Tax List with about the same worth. If one was the son of Alexander Jr, then he would have been older than Edward. On the 1850 Pitt Census you sent, there was Susan in her daughter's household and you have Walson written next to her name. Since she was buried in the Walston Cemetery, I assume this was Alexander's wife and since she was born 1790 according to the 1850 Census, assume Alexander was also. Wonder if Alexander Jr had two wives. It seems to me like all of the Harpers in Pitt were near Walstonburg and would therefore be related although some of the land that you mentioned was closer to St. Johns. Martha > >Martha, >Here is the first of some abstracts of Harper documents at the NC >Archives.I will send them in separate e-mails as I get them typed. >Brenda > >Supreme Court No. 07 > 4 >NC Pitt County 1857 >File: CR 079.508.31 Harper, Alexander > >Henry Wingate vs Susan Harper, John Cox, and W.S. Hanrahan > >In equity. Bill of Henry Wingate in his own right vs >John Cox, Susan Harper, Oliver Harper, and Francis Harper > >1. Henry Wingate acting in his own right and as Administrator for Blaney >Harper, Nancy Harper, and John Harper. >2. Alexander Harper died in Pitt Co. and had last will and testament proved >in Pitt County Court. Blaney Harper duly qualified as one of the executors. >3. Negro woman Mary and child Eveline left to Alexander Harper's wife Susan >for her life with remainder to his children. >4. Children of said testator at his death: Oliver Harper, Francis G. Harper, >Blaney Harper, Nancy Harper wife of Henry Wingate, and John Harper. >5.The children last named Blaney Harper, Nancy Harper Wingate, and John >Harper died afterwards intestate. Pitt County Court administrations on the >several estates werre granted in full to your orator Henry Wingate. >6.Afterward, writings of Oliver and Francis Harper assigned all their >estates in saif slaves to your orator Henry Wingate. >7. Slaves were put in possession of Susan Harper. She sold and delivered >said above and increase to John Cox to the intent that they be carried out >of state and disposed of beyond jurisdiction of this court. Cox in >performance of such purpose sold said slaves to Walter Hanrahan who knew the >premises. >8. Said Cox knew at time of purchase the interest of oratorand that Susan >held slaves for her life only. Very small price paid to Susan, little >exceeding value of her life estate. >9. Susan quite old. Cox took slaves out of state, sold them to W.S. Hanrahan >and they combining together now keep them concealed, intending to defraud >your orator of his estate in them. >10. To the end that Susan Harper, John Cox, and W.S. Hanrahan may appear >next court term to answer orator's inquiry, and rights of orator may be >declared,and slaves may be secured to the orator on the falling in of the >life estate, that the deft Cox be enjoined from removing of slaves from this >state or disposing of them. Orator asks for subpoena commanding Susan >Harper, John Cox, and W.S Hanrahan to appear and answer to court, to submit >and abide by directions, decrees, and injunctions. > > Wm. B. Rodman > > >==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== >Post to this mail list at: [email protected] >Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr >Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >