MYERS, Christopher [10214]

  General Notes:

According to Norma Cullison Myers:
Birth: The year 1730 is just a guess. I don't think Christopher was an "old man" when he died, given the fact his wife was expecting their second child.

Probate: Will- 1775 Orange Co., N.C., Vol.A, p.194 - CHRISTOPHEL MIER, dated Aug. 1775; recorded NOV 1775 ...In the name of God, Amen. I Christophel Mier of Orange County in the province of North Carolina being through the abundant mercy and goodness of God too weak in body yet of a sound and perfect understanding memory to constitute this my last Will and Testament as followeth. I impower (?) and give unto my dear and loving wife, one two year old sorrel mare colt and her beads and all my pewter ware that I one (own), and two milch cows, and she is to have full liberty and possession of the Dwelling house wherein I now dwell and the improvements belonging to it totally (until) my oldest son George comes of age and then he is to have full posession of said improvements, (Apparently Christopher's wife was pregnant at the time the will was made because it goes on to say) ...and if I should have two sons. I order it equally to be divided among them and so likewise the rest of my estate after my debts is paid and if I should have one daughter she is to have the third ..the improvement after the debts is paid and I order and appoint my trusty friend Adam SMITH and Jacob GRISSOM to constitute them executors of this my last Will and Testament and trustee for my Wife and Children".

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord 1775 Wit: George FOGALEMON (sic),George CORTNER. Doolin LAU (LAW)
Signed: Christopher Mier North Carolina/Orange County/ November Court 1775
The Execution of the within Will was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of George Fogleman one of the subscribing Witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded.

Note: Counties of NC: Orange Co. formed 1752 from Bladen, Granville and Johnston; Rowan Co. formed 1753 from Anson; Guilford Co. formed 1771 from Orange and Rowan

In settling the estate, Adam Schmidt, listed the debts of Christopher Meyer which totaled 101 pounds, 2 shillings, 10 pence. This was owed to William Oneal, Michael Mosser, Jacob Starr, Nicholas Holt, Lues Tronbarry, David Tronbarry, Michael Shofner, John May, Ludovick Clap, Jacob Anthoney, Peter Low, John Hartley, Christian Long, John Ritnar, Tobias Smith, and John Schady. In his account Adam Schmidt does not say where the money came from to pay the debts. I assume an estate sale was held to raise the money. Orange County
Estates records, 1754-1944; August 15, 1782

Christopher married Elizabeth FOGLEMAN [10215] in NC.¹