Jesse Fornes’s receipt and release, given to James Roach, special administrator of John Fornes, on July 26, 1842, for $1,309.70, his full share of the personal estate of “my late father the said John Fornes.” This is the paper that shows Jesse Fornes was John Fornes’s son. By signing, Jesse released Roach from any further claim “either at Law or Equity” (in either kind of court), which closed his part of the settlement. Alderson Ellison witnessed it.
Receipt of Jesse Fornes for his share of the estate of his father, John Fornes – July 26, 1842
Transcription notes: spelling, capitalization and punctuation follow the original. Words in [square brackets] are editorial notes; [?] marks an uncertain reading and [illegible] marks words that could not be read.
July 26th 1842
Received of James Roach Special administrator of John Fornes deceased the sum of Thirteen Hundred & nine dollars and seventy cents in full of the distribution share to which I am entitled in right of my legacy of and in the personal Estate of my late father the said John Fornes deceased and I do hereby release the said James Roach from any and all further Claim or demand on him as administrator of the said Estate arising either at Law or Equity Witness my hand & seal
Witness Ald. Ellison
Jesse Fornes (Seal)
Exr. [?]
[Back:]
Jesse Fornes
receipt
$1309 [?]..70
About the original
The receipt speaks of Jesse’s “legacy” and “distribution share,” which suggests he was taking under John Fornes’s will as well as by law. The abbreviation under Jesse’s signature looks like “Exr.” (executor), but the paper does not say whose executor he was, and the reading is not certain.
$1,309.70 was a large sum in 1842, far more than the small sale of March 1840 brought, so the estate probably included money owed to John Fornes, slaves, or other property that does not appear in the sale list. The docket on the back gives the amount as “$1309..70,” though the third figure could be read as an 8.
Source: Receipt of Jesse Fornes for his share of the estate of his father, John Fornes. Roach Family Papers (#346), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, Box 1, Folder b (Inventories, Wills, and Estates, 1783–1868). Collection guide. Digitized folder: ECU Digital Collections, 0346-b1-fb.
Images courtesy of East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University. View in ECU Digital Collections: 35984.
Part of the Roach Family Papers collection on East Carolina Roots.
