Previous posts have noted various records connecting the Phipps/Fipps and Carothers/Carruthers families of the area of Craven and Beaufort Counties in North Carolina. One of the documents refers to a certain Joseph Phipps and his wife Ann; other records pertain to Nathaniel and Sophia Phipps. Phipps and Carruthers associations are interwoven throughout.
Here are some additional records regarding these families:
From the Craven County, North Carolina estate file of Nathaniel Phipps, 1803:
Memorand Cattle Sold [?] of the Stock of Nath. Fips Dec.
[A long list follows. Among the names are what appear to be Charlotte Fips, Nath. Fips, Jos. Fips, [Lottey?] Fips, and a couple other scribbled Feps/Fips names]
December the 22nd 1805
[A lost of various household items sold follows. Among the buyers were Joseph Phipps, N. Phipps, J. Phipps, Robert Phipps, C. Phipps, C. Phips, [P. or R.?] Phipps
The Estate of Nathaniel Fips [Decr.?] Sale.
[Another list of livestock and items sold follows. Among the buyers were Nath Fips, Jos. Fips, Lottey Fips, R. Phipps, J. Phipps, N. Phipps]
An Inventory of the personal property of Nathaniel Fips Decd.
one hundred head of Cattle Sixteen head Sheep fifty head of hogs six Iron potts 2 spiders [Note: Spiders were early frying pans with legs] 1 frying pan 1 Iron kittles 2 pot Tramels 1 pr. fire Dogs 2 pr. fire Tongs 1 Tea kitle 4 head horses & mares 1 gridle 1 [? (looks like Cose] Iron 2 flatt Irons 5 feather beds and furnature 5 bedsteads 9 Stocks [Beer?] 4 Tables 11 Chears 3 [Chests?] 1 Case of Bottles 14 Earthen [plates?] 6 Pewter Dishes 10 pewter plates 2 pewter [Casons?] 5 Tin [Casons] 4 Earthen pans 10 old [? (looks like “Camels”)] 1 [Cag?] 4 Spinning Wheals 1 Loom 4 [Slays?] & Gears [5?] washing Tubs 9 pails and Pigins 1 pr. steel yards 5 hoes 2 axes one hatchet 1 Spaid 12 Coffey b[?]s 4 cups & Sausers 6 Mugs 2 Teapotts 1 Cruet one Salt Seller 1 Tin [Cannister?] 2 pr. Cards 5 Tin measure 1 Caufey pott one Funnel one Flax hackle 2 pr Iron wedges 1 hand Saws 1 Drawing knife 3 Augers 1 handmill 1 Cart & wheals 2 Candlesticks 1 pr. Candlemoles [i.e. candle molds] 1 Iron skillet 1 Slate 1 [? (looks like “potato Coat”)] 3 [? (looks like “Canoy”)] 4 bread [Coals?] 1 Looking glass 1 grind Stone one butter Chirn 7 knives & forks 10 pewter Spoons 2 [? (looks like “Caphats”)] 3 pad Locks & kees 1 pr. Sheep Shears 1 [? (looks like “Dc.”)] Taylors 2 pr. Scizers [2?] Stone Jugs 3 Cow hides 4 meel Sifters 1 old Sadle 2 bridles 1 bell 1 Cotten jyn 1 half bushel 4 books 4 Stone butter potts 3 stands 1 pepper Box 1 Claw hammer and 1 pr. [Shutules?] 1 fro [i.e. froe] 1 pr. Spoon[?] 1 pr. [? (looks like “Cumposes”)] 1 plow and [? (looks like “hannyes”)] 5 Gimblets
23d. febr. 1803 Taken by me
[signed] [? (looks like “Tufiah” [perhaps Sofiah?] Fips
[back of the above:]
N Fips Inventory
Inven. of Estate Nathl. Phipps decd.
retd. June Term
1803
[back of the above:]
Inventory of Estate
Nathaniel Phipps decd.
retd. March Term
1805
[another document:]
personal [In?] Inventory of the Estate of Nathaniel Fipps Decd. Taken by Robert Fipps – 18th Decbr. 1804 –
5 Feather Beds 3 meal sifters 2 puter basons 5 Tin basons
1 Linin Wheel 5 puter Dishes 7 puter plaets
1 Woolen Wheel 8 Earthen plates 1 Coffee Mill
2 Chests 3 Cups & saucers 7 small Earthen boles
3 Tables 1 Earthen pitcher 1 [? (looks like “Do. mugg”] 1 Church Bible
1 Cotton Gin 9 Forks & 2 Kni[vs?]
6 Iron pots 1 pair Flat irons 1 Box Iron 2 heaters
2 spiders 2 Iron kettles 1 Case & 5 bottles
4 Pails & 3 piggins 2 washing Tubs
1 mans Saddle 2 pot Tramels 1 pair Fire dogs
2 pair Fire Tongs 2 Honey Stands 1 [Fat?] Tub
2 Churns 1 Hand Saw 3 augurs 1 [Hacket?]
1 [Couring?] Knife 1 Frow 1 pair Iron wedges
1 Gimblet Som Shoe Tools 1 Claw hammer
2 pair of Cards 1 Gridle 2 pad locks 1 Looking glass
2 Butter [pots?] 1 Half bushel 1 jug 1 morter
9 Barrels 1 Hand mill 1 Drawing knife
4 Stocks of [Beer?] 2 steer hides 1 pair Taylors
[Shars?] 1 Candle Stick 1 pepper [Box?]
1 Half pint measure and Funnel [1?] Dizen
Table Spoons 4 [Slays?] 1 pair Geirs 1 Plow
and [Tackling?] 3 Canoes 1 Pilate Bote
2 Club axes 3 hoes Eathen [sic; earthen] pan 1 Wooden Bole
2 Bread Trays 1 Sheep 1 Gun 1 pair Hors Hames
80 Head of Cattle
5 Sows 8 piggs & 21 Head of [? (looks like “Day”)] Hoggs
2 mairs
1 Loom
2 Wheels
11 Chairs
[signed:] Robert his mark Fipps Administrator
[on printed form:]
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Craven County.
KNOW all men by these presents, that we Sophia Phipps, John Tillman & Levi Ball are held and firmly bound unto Joseph Leak – Esq. Chairman of the Court of pleas and quarter-sessions, of the county aforesaid, in the sum of One thousand pounds – current money; to be paid to said Chairman, his successors or assigns. To the which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents; sealed with our seals, and dated this 15 day of June A. D. 1803
THE condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above bounden Sophia Phipps with the will annexed Administratrix of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of Nathanl. Phipps – deceased, do make, or cause to be made, a true & perfect inventory of all & singular the goods and chattles, rights & credits of the deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, knowledge or possession of the said Sophia Phipps or into the hands or possession of any person or persons, for her and the same so made, do exhibit or cause to be exhibited, to the court of the county aforesaid, within ninety days from the date of these presents; and the same goods, chattels and credits, & all the other goods, chattels, and credits of the deceased, [at?] the time of his death, which at any time hereafter shall come into the hands or possession of the said Sophia Phipps or into the hands or possession of any person or persons, for her do well and truly administer according to law, and further do make or cause to be made a true & just account of her said administration within two years after the date of these presents, and all the rest and residue of the said goods, chattels & credits which shall be found remaining upon the said administratrix’s account, the same being first examined and allowed by the court of said county, shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons, respectively, to which the same shall be due, pursuant to the true intent and meaning of the act in that case made and provided; then this obligation to be void and of no effect, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
[signed:]
Sophi[a?] her mark Phipps (seal)
J. Tillman (seal)
Levi Ball (seal)
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of
[signed:]
Saml. Chapman CC
[back of the above:]
Sophia Phipps
Admr. with the will annexed of Nathanl. Phipps decd. bond £1000 –
June Term 1803
[on printed form:]
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Craven County,
KNOW all men by these presents, that we Robert Phipps, Alex. Carruthers & William Lewis – are held and firmly bound unto John Tillman Esq. Chairman of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions, of the county aforesaid, in the sum of One thousand pounds – current money . . . dated this 11[th?] day of December A. D. 1804
THE condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above bounden Robert Phipps Administrator [above line: “debonis non with the Will annexed”] of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of Nathaniel Phipps decd – . . .
[signed:]
Robert his mark Phipps (seal)
Alexr. Carruthers (seal)
Wm. his mark Lewis (seal) . . .
[back of the above:]
Robert Phipps
Admr. [&c &c?]
Nathl. Phipps, decd.
bond
Decr. Term
1804
From the Craven County, North Carolina estate file of Sophia Fipps, 1805:
To Craven County September Court 1794
The Humble Petion [sic; petition] of Wm Phipps Executors of [John? (folded paper)] King & David King Son of the [looks like “dist” (unclear, folded paper)] that Your Worships would grant an order of [hour? (for our?)] Court to Divide the Lands agreable [sic; agreeable] to Law and Apoint [sic; appoint] such men as You shall think fit or as Your petitioners Shall mention Your Compliance will [Ever?] oblige your Petioner [sic; petitioner] to Pray
[signed:]
Wm Phipp
David King
ordered that Jacob Johnson Esqr Jos. Palmer & Charles Roach Fredrick Johnson Steven Harris
[back of same:]
William Phipps & David King’s Petition
grantd. Sept. Term
1794.
partition
[another sheet:]
Inventory of Debt due the [Estate?] Sophia Phipps decd.
retd. March Term
1805
[other side of same:]
An Inventory of debts due the Estate of Sophia Fipps Deceasd.
A debt due from [? (looks like “Lornes”] Ball £ 7-0-0
do [i.e. ditto] – do from Alexander Carruthers – 6-0-0
do – do from Levi Ball – 5 [or 1?]-9-0
The above on [? (unclear, looks like “Sperate”)] debts
[signed:] Robert his mark Fipps Administrator
[another sheet:]
Craven.
To the Worshipfulls the Justices of sd. [i.e. said] County
the petition of Joseph Phipps & Ann his wife
Humbly sheweth
That your petitioner’s (Ann) brother, Jno. [Kemp?] [decd.?] [heires?] of a Considerable real estate which has descended to her two sisters Winifred [Kemp?] & Sarah [Kemp?] which property is undivided – Wherefore
They pray your Worships that commiss. may be appointed to divide the said estate according to Law & your petitioners
[signed:]
[F H?] [Martin?]
[Att. Pet?]
From Craven County, North Carolina loose estate papers:
Robert Phipps. Admr &c
Nathl. Phipps decd. –
Acct. Settd. [&?] returned
June Term
1806
[other side of sheet, very difficult to read:]
The estae [sic; estate] of Nathaniel Phipps and Sophie Phips [Decd.?]
Account Current with Robert Phips [Administrar?]
Amount of the Said Estate in the hands of Said Administrator as follows
Amount of acc’t of Sales – £314-6-9
Commissions 17-[6?]-9
[Total:]
[?] 297-0-0
Cort Carges [?] [sic; court charges?] 3-2-6
[Total:]
three Going to [Nuberg for day?] [1-0?] 222-13-6
two days taking Invintory [1-0?] 35-0-0
[Total:]
[4-12-6?] 253-13-6
to taxes [unclear notations]
When [examing?] of the will have [unclear] Josiah Ph[ipes?] twenty Pounds it bein his [share?] of the catle as a Lega[sy?]
Nathanuell Phips fifteen Pounds
[Inpersuance? (for in pursuance?)] of an order of Cort [sic; court] to us Directed we have met and after Examining the Administrar [sic; administrator’s] acounts we find the [neat? (for net?)] amount of the Estate after a lowing [sic; allowing] the administrators Accounts as [also?] to be 253-18 which we have Divided in Five parts agreeable to the will and find each part to be £50-15-8 this 22 of March 1806
[signed:]
Francis Delamar
Joshua [Carraway?]
John Carrothers
From the estate file of Alexander Carruthers, 1818, Craven County, North Carolina:
Act. Sales the property of Alexander Carruthers dec’d Sold 26th June 1816
. . . 1 Stock [(unclear, looks like “bus” or “bur”)[. Nathaniel Phipps – 3..00 . . .
From the estate file of Clayton Carruthers, 1816, Craven County, North Carolina:
The County Sales of the Property of Clayton Carruthers Decest for March The 30th 1816
. . . 1 Lot net – To Robert Phipps – “ “ 50 . . .
. . . 1 Hog – To Robert Phipps – 1..30 . . .
Phipps Genealogy 