A printed notice to the debtors and creditors of James Roach of Craven County, filled in by C. M. Roach, his executor, on September 10, 1866. It records that at the September Term 1866 the Craven County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions granted letters testamentary on James Roach’s estate, which means James Roach left a will and named C. M. Roach as his executor. C. M. Roach is Charles M. Roach, who served in Company I, 44th North Carolina Troops, during the Civil War and appears as one of the heirs of James Roach in the 1868 quitclaim deeds in the land records of this collection.
Executor’s notice to the debtors and creditors of James Roach, deceased, by C. M. Roach, executor – Craven County, September 10, 1866
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.
[Printed form, with the handwritten parts shown here in plain text. Printer’s line at top right: “T. J. Crowen, 643 Broadway.”]
NOTICE.
To the Debtors and Creditors of [left blank] deceased, late of the County of James Roach —
At the September Term A. D. 1866 of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County of Craven — letters Testamentary — upon the Estate of James Roach — deceased, late of said County, were duly granted by said Court to the Subscriber, who at the same time was qualified as Executor — of the said deceased, in due form of law. All persons indebted to the Estate of the said deceased, are hereby notified to make immediate payment; and those having claims, accounts and demands against the Estate of the said deceased, are requested to present them for payment to the Subscriber, within the time prescribed by law, or they will be barred of recovery by virtue of the Act of the General Assembly of this State, in such cases made and provided.
Sept. 10 A. D. 1866.
C. M. Roach
Executor
[The printed affidavit of posting below is left blank:]
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, [blank] County, ss.
This day, [blank] of the County of [blank] personally appeared before me, [blank] Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace of said County, who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, maketh oath and saith, that on the [blank] day of [blank] A. D. 18[blank] he saw a true copy of the foregoing Notice or advertisement, posted up at the Court House of the County of [blank] where the said [blank] deceased, usually dwelt at the time of his death, and also on the [blank] day of [blank] A. D. 18[blank] he saw true copies of the said notice or advertisement posted up at the following named other public places in said County, viz. at [blank]
In Witness whereof, The said affiant hath hereunto signed his name, and I have also affixed my hand and seal, this [blank] day of [blank] A. D. 18[blank]
[blank] J. P. [SEAL.]
About the original
Notices like this were posted at the courthouse door and other public places. Anyone who owed the estate was to pay at once, and anyone with a claim had to present it within the time set by law or lose the right to collect. The affidavit printed on the lower half, in which a witness would swear where and when the notice had been posted, was never filled in, so this is probably C. M. Roach’s spare copy.
The writer put James Roach’s name in the blank meant for the county on the first line and left the blank for the name of the deceased empty. This is the James Roach (died 1866) who was special administrator of John Fornes in 1840–1842 and who bought and sold much of the land in the land records of this collection.
Source: Executor’s notice to the debtors and creditors of James Roach, deceased, by C. M. Roach, executor. 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: 35988.
Part of the Roach Family Papers collection on East Carolina Roots.
