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- In April Sessions, Book 4, Court Minutes of Mecklenburg Co., NC, Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions:
1797 APRIL SESSION
Guardians( appointed)
Ordered by the Court that Robert Davidson and Jos McK Alexander be and they are hereby appointed Guardian for Mary, John and Wilson Davidson, Orphans of John Davidson, deceased who came into Court and entered into bond with Jno McK. Alexander, James Alexander and Geo. Graham, seurities in the sum of L 3000.
Ezekiel Robison, and orphan of Robert Robison, deceased, came into court and made choice of Wallace Alexander for his Guardian and was also appointed by Court Guardian for Martha Robison, an Orphan of the Said Decd., who came into Ct. and entered into Bond with Ezekiel Alexander, Senr. Secy in the sum of L500.
Isbell Robison, an orphan of Robert Robison, deceased came into Court and make choice of Matthew Wallace, Junr. for her Guardian who was also at the same time appointed by Court Guardian for her sister Sarah Robison who came into Court and was bound with John Sharpe, Security in L500.
Ezekiel Alexander had daughers named Deborah and Sarah Robison (from will 1810/11. He had a grandson Ezekiel Robison at the time. Robert Robison died in 1797 and left his wife unable to care for the children: Ezekiel, Martha, Isabell and Sarah. Ezekiel and Isabell were at least 14 or 15, able to choose their guardians. Martha and Sarah were younger. Wallace Alexander was Sarah's brother.
What was the relation of Mathew Wallace Jr. and John Sharpe?
Ordered by Court that Ezekiel Alexander, Junr. and Wallace Alexander administer on all and singular the goods and etc of David Alexander, Decd. who came into Court and was qualified and bound with Wm Alexander and William Black (Wagon Maker) securietes in L500
David was Ezekiel Sr.'s cousin. In 1797 Ezekiel Jr. would have been 30 years old. Martin had a son, David m. to Elizabeth Caldwell. David and Elizabeth had David Jr. and Martin's son Aaron had a son David. . This being in the year 1796 must have been David mar. to Elizabeth Caldwell.
Amos, son of Martin died 1813, had son Ezekiel d. 1823, who married Rachel Price (25 Mar. 1811 (wit. Ephraim Alexander)
1799 April session
Samuel Sample to Deborah Robison for 150 acres of land dated 12th of Oct. 1798, proved by Wallace Alexander (her brother)? Could Samuel Sample be a relative? There is no mention of money exchange.
Book 4 #67 (MNCMinutes and Quarter S. 1780-1800)
Sarah Robison, widow of Richard Robison dec., Wallace Alexander and Robt Barnett. Bond with Matthew Robison and James Sharpe.
Other children named in Joel's Baldwin Alexander will were: Sarah Robison, James Taylor, Wallace, Deborah Robison, grandson, Ezekiel Robison. The orphans of Deborah and Robert Robison (jr) are mentioned in Quarter Sessions, 1797. Wallace is named a guardian , Ezekiel Sr. puts up security.
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