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

Thomas Greer

Notice to heirs

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

Probate and estate

John Clarke

5 cent reward for the return of an apprentice boy by the name of Carnabay Jones to me in Concord.

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

Business

William Davidson

$50 reward offered for return of slave who ranaway in March 1832 from Charlotte. Walley is about 26 years of age, rather light complected, about 5` 10`. I raised this fellow and have no knowledge of which direction he will take. It is supposed that he has gone south and is under the protection of someone or has forged free papers.

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

Slavery

Henry Foster

Notice to debtors by Laird Harris.

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

Probate and estate

Hannah Guion

p.3 -Executor`s notice - `Havng duly qualified as the executor of the late Hannah Guion, all persons owing her estate are hereby noticied to make prompt settlement and all bills against her estate must be paid immediately. C,R, Harris, Executor May 19, 1899.

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

Probate and estate

Dan Alexander

He will move his wool carding machine to his lower mill on Mallard Creek, 2 miles from his horse powered mill.

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

Business

Mattie Belk

Misses Mattie J. Belk and Willie L. Sneed, of Greenville,SC, spent the holidays here, the guests of Misses Marie Pethel and C.E. Cantey respectively.` p.8.

Notices not included in the other notice catagories.

Misc

Nathan Brown

Announces that his carriage manufactory on main street, a few hundred yards northeast of the courthouse, is now open. He also has a blacksmith available.

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

Business

Douglas Alexander

`Mr. Hezikiah Alexander and Mr. Douglas Alexander, (both) formerly of Charlotte, but now of Washington,DC and Lynchburg, VA, spent the holidays here.` p.8

Notices not included in the other notice catagories.

Misc

James Bell

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

Probate and estate