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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Alexander Family Probate Records

ALEXANDER FAMILY PROBATE RECORDS
The list below consists of Alexanders listed in NC probate records from mid 1700’s to 1958: the names in blue blue have had their will transcribed. Those with red stars are relatives I’ve identified so far. Need to research who belongs to who – I’m sure most if not all are cousins. Names in green are the transcribers

Alexander, Abner
Estate
1823
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Abner
Estate
1845
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Abner
Estate
1851
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Abraham
Estate
1829
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Abraham
Estate
1816-1822
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01 Note: Possibly two estates

Alexander, Agnes
Estate
1822
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Alexander
Estate
1803
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Allen
Will
1866
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 3 Page 76
Mike J. Schoettle
Alexander, Allen
Estate
1868
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Ann C.
Estate
1854
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Anthony *
Will
1741
NC Archives/Secretary of State - S.108.195
Gordon L. Basnight
Alexander, Anthony
Estate
1742
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Anthony
Will
1746
North Carolina Archives - Secretary of State Papers

Alexander, Anthony *
Will
1758
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 1 Page 43
Gordon L. Basnight
Alexander, Anthony *
Will
1784
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 1 Page 141
Jean Owens Schroeder
Alexander, Anthony
Estate
1792
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Anthony
Estate
1821
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Anthony
Will
1917
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 4 Page 413
William E. Gray
Alexander, Benjamin
Estate
1764
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Benjamin *
Will
1784
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 1 Page 142
Jean Owens Schroeder
Alexander, Benjamin
Estate
1784
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Benjamin Jr.
Estate
1852
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Bushrod W.
Estate
1867
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Caroline
Will
1861
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 3 Page 69
Mike J. Schoettle
Alexander, Caroline B.
Estate
1864
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Christain *
Will
1760
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 1 Page 53
Gordon L. Basnight
Alexander, Clarky
Estate
1827
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, David
Estate
1819
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, David
Will
1901
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 4 Page 179
Ellen Kroll
Alexander, Edmen
Will
1830
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 2 Page 101
Phillip Coulter
Alexander, Edmund
Estate
1820
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Edward
Estate
1806
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co.Inventory - C.096.50001

Alexander, Edward
Estate
1806
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Elenor
Estate
1802
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co.Inventory - C.096.50001

Alexander, Elizabeth
Estate
1816
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Elizabeth
Estate
1829
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Ezekial
Estate
1806
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Ezekiel
Estate
1806
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co.Inventory - C.096.50001

Alexander, Frances G.
Estate
1867
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Francis
Estate
1819
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Frederick
Estate
1823
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Gardner
Estate
1816
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, George Hurttle
Will
1958
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 5 Page 293

Alexander, George H.
Will
1836
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 2 Page 134
Phillip Coulter
Alexander, George H.
Estate
1836
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Gideon
Will
1839
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 2 Page 150
Phillip Coulter
Alexander, Gideon
Estate
1840
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Gilbert
Estate
1819
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Hardy
Estate
1839
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Henry
Will
1816
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 2 Page 74
Phillip Coulter
Alexander, Henry Senr.
Estate
1823
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, Hezekiah
Estate
1817
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.01

Alexander, H. J.
Will
1947
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 5 Page 146

Alexander, Isaac
Will
1777
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 1 Page 96
Jean Owens Schroeder
Alexander, Isaac
Will
1780
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 1 Page 113
Jean Owens Schroeder
Alexander, Isaac
Will
1780
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 1 Page 122
Jean Owens Schroeder
Alexander, Isaac
Estate
1780
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02 Note: see Elizabeth Davenport

Alexander, Isaac
Estate
1806
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Isaac
Estate
1806
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co.Inventory - C.096.50001

Alexander, Isaac
Estate
1819
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, James
Estate
1788
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, James
Estate
1804
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, James
Estate
1866
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, James
Estate
1867
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Jesse Junr.
Estate
1813
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co.Inventory - C.096.50001

Alexander, Jesse (Colonel)
Estate
1817
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, John
Estate
1788
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, John
Estate
1793
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, John
Estate
1801
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, John
Will
1812
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 2 Page 37
Phillip Coulter
Alexander, John
Estate
1812
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co.Inventory - C.096.50001

Alexander, John
Will
1821
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 2 Page 84
Ellen Kroll
Alexander, John
Estate
1823
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, John
Estate
1800 (?)
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co.Inventory - C.096.50001

Alexander, John G.
Will
1853
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 3 Page 35
Mike J. Schoettle
Alexander, John G.
Estate
1855
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, John J.
Will
1842
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 3 Page 5
Mike J. Schoettle
Alexander, John J.
Estate
1847
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, John P.
Will
1953
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 5 Page 304

Alexander, Jon.
Estate
1851
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Joseph
Estate
1746
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Joseph
Will
1763
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 1 Page 57
Gordon L. Basnight
Alexander, Joseph
Will
1780
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 1 Page 130
Jean Owens Schroeder
Alexander, Joseph
Will
1796
North Carolina Archives - Original Tyrrell Co. Wills

Alexander, Joseph
Estate
1798
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Joseph
Estate
1851
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Joshua
Estate
1757
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Joshua
Estate
1786
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Joshua
Will
1796
North Carolina Archives - Original Tyrrell Co. Wills

Alexander, J. A.
Will
1961
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 5 Page 273

Alexander, J.G.B.
Estate
1868
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Laura
Will
1956
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 5 Page 282

Alexander, Lemuel
Estate
1778
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Lourania
Estate
1826
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Ludford
Will
1775
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 1 Page 89
Gordon L. Basnight
Alexander, Lury
Estate
1832
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Mary
Estate
1784
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Michael
Will
1781
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 1 Page 128
Jean Owens Schroeder
Alexander, Michael
Estate
1786
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Michael
Estate
1822
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Milley
Estate
1806
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Nathan
Will
1862
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 3 Page 65
Mike J. Schoettle
Alexander, Nathan
Estate
1867
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Nelson
Estate
1842
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Nely
Estate
1803
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co.Inventory - C.096.50001

Alexander, Reading
Will
1864
Tyrrell Co. Wills - Book 4 Page 20
Ellen Kroll
Alexander, Reddick
Estate
1855
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Rhoda
Estate
1841
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Robert
Estate
1835
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Sarah
Estate
1820
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Thomas
Estate
1819
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.03

Alexander, Thomas O.
Estate
1839
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.03

Alexander, T.H.
Estate
1871
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.02

Alexander, Walter B.
Will
1903
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 5 Page 47

Alexander, Warren
Estate
1839
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.03

Alexander, William
Will
1763
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book 1 Page 56
Gordon L. Basnight
Alexander, William
Estate
1805
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.03

Alexander, William
Estate
1816
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co. Estates - C.R.096.508.03

Alexander, William son of Michael
Estate
1804
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co.Inventory - C.096.50001

Alexander, Zilpah
Will
1794
Tyrrell Co. Transcribed Wills - Book x Page xxx
Phillip Coulter
Alexander,James
Estate
1804
NC Archives/Tyrrell Co.Inventory - C.096.50001

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From a Funeral Program

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom-filled room

Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little - but not for too long

And not with your head bowed low

Remember the love that we once shared

Miss me, but let me go.

For this is a journey that we all must take

And each must go alone

It's all part of the Master's plan

A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart

Go to the hills we know

And bury your sorrow among the trees

Miss me, but let me go.

The Line

Every minute someone leaves this world behind.
We are all in “the line” without knowing it.
We never know how many people are before us.
We can not move to the back of the line.
We can not step out of the line.
We can not avoid the line.

So while we wait in line -

Make moments count.
Make priorities.
Make the time.
Make your gifts known.
Make a nobody feel like a somebody.
Make your voice heard.
Make the small things big.
Make someone smile.
Make the change.
Make love.
Make up.
Make peace.
Make sure to tell your people they are loved.
Make sure to have no regrets.
Make sure you are ready.

I'm My Own Grandpa

Many, many years ago when I was 23,
I got married to a widow
who was as pretty as could be.
She had a grown up daughter
who had a hair of red.
My father fell in love with her
and soon the two were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother,
for she was my father's wife.
To complicate the matters worse,
although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father
of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became a brother -in-law to dad
and so became my uncle though it made me very sad.
For if he was my uncle,
then that also made him brother to the widow's grown-up- daughter,
who of course, was my stepmother.
Father's wife then had a son,
who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandson, for he was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother's mother
and it makes me blue.
Because, although she is my wife,
she's my grandma too.
If my wife is my grandmother,
then I am her grandchild.
and every time I think of it,
it simply makes me wild.
For now I have become the strangest case you ever saw.
As the husband of my grandmother,
I am my own grandpa!

Quotes from the Prophets

President Gordon B Hinckley: "It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. It is good to reflect upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans so well nurtured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries. Their tremendous example can become a compelling motivation for us all, for each of us is a pioneer in his own life."

President Spencer W Kimball: "I hope to see us dissolve the artificial boundary line we so often place between missionary work and temple and genealogical work, because it is the same great redemptive work!"

President Joseph Fielding Smith: " The responsibility on behalf of our kindred dead rests with equal force on all, according to our individual ability and opportunities...the greatest and grandest duty of all is to labor for the dead."

The Passing of the Pot (Chamber Pot)

As far back in childhood
As memory may go
One household vessel greets me
That wasn't made for show
Beneath the bed twas anchored
Where only few could see
But served the entire family
With equal privacy
Some called the critter Peggy
And some the thundermug
And others called it badger
A few called it jug
To bring it in at evening
Was bad enough no doubt
But heaven help the person
Who had to take it out
Our big one was enormous
And would accomodate
A watermelon party
Composed of six or eight
When nights were dark and rainy
It was a useful urn
On icy winter mornings
The cold rim seemed to burn
At times when things were rushing
And business extra good
Each took his turn a waiting
Or did the best he could
Sometimes when in a hurry
To our disgust and shame
We fumbled in the darkness
And slightly missed our aim
The special one for company
Was decorated well
But just the same it rendered
That old familiar smell
Today this modernism
Relieves me a lot
And only in my vision
I see that homely pot.
(author unknown)

Poem about ancestors

Though steep is the path I follow today,
The footprints of time will show me the way.
For many have traveled a smiliar road,
And carried an equal of heavier load.

No troubles I face are new to this earth,
That man has not faced from time of his birth.
The route has been charted and roads have been paved
By legions before me who were stalwart and brave.

Their steps never faltered nor courage grew dim,
For they trusted the Lord and let Him led them.
If my faith and my trust remain steadfast and true,
God will guide and protect me in all that I do.
- Dolores Karides

The Elusive Ancestor

I went searching for an ancestor.
I cannot find him still.
He moved around from place to place
and did not leave a will.
He married where a courthouse burned.
He mended all his fences.
He avoided any man who came to
take the US census

He always kept his luggage packed,
This man who had no fame,
and every 20 years or so,
This rascal changed his name.
No one else inthis world is
searching for this elusive man,
so I play "Gene-solitaire"
To find him, if I can!

I'm told he's buried in a plot,
with tombstone he was blessed;
but the weather took engravings,
and some vandals took the rest.
He died before the county clerks
were appointed to keep records
No family Bible has emerged -
In spite of all my efforts.

To top it off, this elusive ancestor
who has caused me many groans -
left me even one more challenge:
He brothed a lady,
by the name of "Jones"!
(Got this from a publication
put out by the DUP organization
that names the author: Merrell Kenworthy)

Poem: Heaven's Door

If I should go before you,

If life on earth were through;

I'll stop just inside Heaven's door,

and there I'll wait for you.

You've but to look 'cross star filled skies,

Past the moon and then beyond;

To know my leaving could never break,

This heart's undying bond.

And if you should go before me,

If your journey on earth were through;

You know I will be close behind,

I'll never be far from you.

Across the span of time and space,

This love will reach this far;

For you'll always carry a bit of my heart,

No matter where you are.

Allison Chambers Coxsey©1995 ~ All Rights Reserved

Which Shall It Be? by Adelaide Proctor

Which shall it be?

"Which shall it be? Which shall it be?
I looked at John and John looked at me,
And when I found that I must speak,
My voice seemed strangely low and weak:
˜Tell me again what Robert said,"
And then I, listening, bent my head.
This is his letter:˜I will give
A house and land while you shall live,
If, in return, from out your seven,
One child to me for aye is given."

I looked at John's old garments worn;
I thought of all that he had borne
Of poverty, and work, and care,
Which I, though willing, could not share;
I thought of seven young mouths to feed,
Of seven little children's need,
And then of this.

˜Come, John,said I,
We'll choose among them as they lie
Asleep. So, walking hand in hand,
Dear John and I surveyed our band:
First to the cradle lightly stepped,
Where Lilian, the baby, slept.
Softly the father stooped to lay
His rough hand down in a loving way,
When dream or whisper made her stir,
And huskily he said: ˜Not her!"

We stooped beside the trundle bed,
And one long ray of twilight shed
Athwart the boyish faces there,
In sleep so beautiful and fair;
I saw on James rough, red cheek
A tear undried. E'er John could speak,
He's but a baby, too," said I,
And kissed him as we hurried by.

Pale, patient, Robbie's angel face
Still in his sleep bore suffering's trace.
˜No, for a thousand crowns, not him!"
He whispered, while our eyes were dim.
Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son”
Turbulent, restless, idle one”
Could he be spared?
Nay, He who gave
Bade us befriend him to the grave;
Only a mother's heart could be
Patient enough for such as he;
˜And so," said John, ˜I would not dare
To take him from her bedside prayer."

Then stole we softly up above,
And knelt by Mary, child of love;
˜Perhaps for her ˜twould better be,"
I said to John. Quite silently
He lifted up a curl that lay
Across her cheek in a wilful way,
And shook his head: ˜Nay, love, not thee,
The while my heart beat audibly.

Only one more, our eldest lad,
Trusty and truthful, good and glad,
So like his father. ˜No, John, no!
I cannot, will not, let him go."

And so we wrote, in courteous way,
We could not give one child away;
And afterward toil lighter seemed,
Thinking of that of which we dreamed,
Happy in truth that not one face
Was missed from its accustomed place;
Thankful to work for all the seven,
Trusting the rest to One in heaven."