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Marriage, Death & Other Notices: Early Mecklenburg County, NC Newspaper Abstracts

Masselina Smith

A bright mulatto girl named Mary, age 20, low and chunky, round face, with a good set of teeth, hair sandy and kinky, and marked on the right eye with a scar caused by a whip, dressed in homespun, is passing herself as a white woman by this name. Her story is that her husband took her from Richmond, VA to Franklin, GA, got in debt and ranaway and left her, and that she is making her way back to her mother and brother in Richmond.

Notice of the sale of slaves or of runaway slaves. Check estate sales first, as this is where most slave sales are listed.

Slavery

Nancy Smith

Clerk of county superior court, satisfied that defendant is not in the state, orders publication of a petition for divorce.

Legal announcements granting a divorce, or notices to creditors that a spouse (wife) has deserted and is should no longer be granted credit.

Divorce / Desertion

William Smith

Postmaster published list of unclaimed letters.

Includes the opening, sale, operation or closing of a business.

Business

William Smith

Estate creditors notice by Franklin Smith.

May include the sale of land, goods or slaves owned by the deceased, notice to heirs, or notice to creditors.

Probate and estate

William Smith

Sale of personal property, slaves and land, including a 30 acre adjoining Charlotte. See also 1-5-1833.

May include the sale of land, goods or slaves owned by the deceased, notice to heirs, or notice to creditors.

Probate and estate

Wm. Smith

Postmaster gives notice of unclaimed letters as of October 1, 1830.

Includes the opening, sale, operation or closing of a business.

Business

Peter Snapdragon

The Concord Lycomprehensibles invite the Charlotte Fantasticals to a Barbacue at Concord of an Ox roasted whole, with bones and hoofs, and to join in their confused procession to the place of the gormandizing, when the Col. Commandant will address his soldiers.

Includes the opening, sale, operation or closing of a business.

Business

James Spratt

At his residence will be offered for sale young negroes of both sexes, one of whom is a good Blacksmith, also livestock, furniture, a wagon and cotton gin. A number of likely negroes will also be hired out.

May include the sale of land, goods or slaves owned by the deceased, notice to heirs, or notice to creditors.

Probate and estate

Eli Springs

Personal property sale by John Springs, administrator

May include the sale of land, goods or slaves owned by the deceased, notice to heirs, or notice to creditors.

Probate and estate

Eli Springs

20 acres of Providence land, adjoining O. Pierce, offered for sale by DR Dunlap

May include the sale of land, goods or slaves owned by the deceased, notice to heirs, or notice to creditors.

Probate and estate