Posted on: Johnston Co. NC Queries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Johnston/2013 Surname: AVERA, RYALS, ENNIS, DRAUGHON ------------------------- Below is my Kinship Chart on Moses AVERA as determined from his Estate Papers and subsequent legal proceedings. Mary AVERA RYALS seems to be the sister of Moses AVERA. Please help me to identify Mary Avera's parents. Her siblings are detailed below. Siblings[??]of Moses Avera. [By the way, I followed the spelling as found in the actual original documents.] 1. UNKNOWN AVERA Children of UNKNOWN AVERA are: i. MOSES AVERA (1), d. Bef. December 05, 1831, Cumberland Co NC. No Progeny Known. December 05, 1831, adminstrators of his Estate appointed by Cumberland Co Court. March 1843, Heirs-at-Law Petitioned the Court to Partition his Property ii. EDITH AVERA, d. Aft. June 1844; m. HENRY AVERA; d. Aft. June 1844. Both Edith's husband and her brother were named Henry Avera. iii. ESTHER AVERA, d. Aft. June 1844; m. JAMES DRAUGHON; d. Aft. June 1844. iv. ELIZABETH AVERA, d. Aft. June 1844; m. WILLIAM ENNIS; d. Aft. June 1844. v. MARY AVERA, d. Aft. June 1844; m. LOVIT ROYALS; d. Aft. June 1844. vi. JOHN AVERA, d. Aft. June 1844. Bef. 1843, John was no longer in NC. (2) vii. HENRY AVERA, d. Aft. June 1844. Bef. 1843, Henry was no longer in NC (3) viii. WILLIAM AVERA, d. Aft. June 1844. ix. THOMAS AVERA, d. Aft. June 1844. Endnotes: 1. Cumberland Co Estate Records: 1758-1930, File: Moses Avera:1831, (Loose Estate Papers with dates 1831-1844). 2. Cumberland Co Estate Records: 1758-1930, File: Moses Avera:1831, (Loose Estate Papers with dates 1831-1844), Petition for Partition, Mar 1843 and Mar 1844 (Not understand both 1843 & 1844 because identical Petitions.), "...your petitioners pray that publication may be made for the non-residents John and Henry to appear at the next term of this Court..." 3. Cumberland Co Estate Records: 1758-1930, File: Moses Avera:1831, (Loose Estate Papers with dates 1831-1844), See Endnote on residence of John Avera, brother of Moses Avera..