William Shearin Sr. (abt. 1732 - 1792)

Born about 1732 in Brunswick, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Colcough) Shearin — married about 1765 in Warren ,North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1792 at about age 60 in Warren, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Shearin Sr. was a Virginia colonist.

William Shearin was born to John and Lucretia Shearin.^[1]

Residence

He appears on the 1755 tax list for Granville County, North Carolina for his father John who was taxed a poll for himself and one for son William and also taxed for two slaves named Beb and Juda.^[2][3]

He also appears on the tax lists of Granville County, North Carolina for 1760, 1761 and 1763.^[4]

Marriage

William married Elizabeth Colclough in 1765 Bute Co. NC.^[5]

Acts of Business

May 1756. Granville Co., NC. William CHEEK witnesses a deed from David KELLY of Brunswick Co., VA, to William SHERRIN, conveying 200 acres on John JARRIS' line. (Granville Deed Book 1, pp.79-80.)^[6]

Bute County North Carolina,DB-A, page 166

WILLIAM JOHNSON, Sheriff of Bute Co., to JOHN AUSTIN FINNIE in lieu of WILLIAM TABS. 25 March 1765. Reference is made to Order of ALLEN JONES, Clerk of Supr. Court, Halifax District, 1 Sept. 1764, for property of SAMUEL BELL to be sold to recover what WILLIAM SHEARRIN recovered against him. Highest bidder at Sheriff's sale, 31 Jan. 1765, was JOHN AUSTIN FINNIE, by WILLIAM TABB, Esq. his next friend, bid being 60 Pds. Procl. money, part of which was paid to WM. SHEARRIN & overplus returned to SAMUEL BELL. Land on WS Hubquarter Creek, adj. EATON, to Shearings Path, devised to SAMUEL BELL by THOS. BELL, dec'd., by will 18 Oct. 1761. No witnesses. Ack: Bute April Court 1765, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg: 2 July 1765, SUGAN JOHNSON, P.R.^[7]

1765 May 1st, RICHARD COLEMAN, Sr. to RICHARD COLEMAN, JR. 1 May 1765. 50 Pds. Va. money for 200 A. on SS Sixpound Creek, adj. WM. SHEARIN, JOHN NUCCOLS & WILLIAM NOLES, a grant to JOS. KIMBALL. Wit: JOHN HARRIS. Ack: Bute April Court 1765, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg: 17 July 1765, SUGAN JOHNSON, P.R.Deed Book-A page 205^[8] May 1776 Henry Foote states in his will on fourth page, that he leaves William Shearin , 1 whip saw and 1 horse.^[9]

Acct. of Sale of Estate of THOS. WALKER, dec'd. Dated 26 October 1770. Sold by WILLIAM MOORE, Deputy Sheriff. Mentions: The WIDOW, JOHN HARRIS, SAMUEL WALKER, GEORGE WALKER, JAMES LAUGHTER, WILLIAM DOUGHLAS, WILLIAM GILREATH, ROBERT ALEXANDER, SAMUEL WALKER "the less," WILLIAM SHEARIN, JOHN COLEMAN, GEORGE PEGRAM, SANDERS WALKER, JOHN COLCLOUGH, JESSE WALKER, JOHN LAUGHTER, SAML. BELL, JOHN ELLIS, EDWARD ELLIS, RICHARD JONES, THOMAS GLOVER, JOHN WRIGHT, JESSE BELL, DANIEL PEGRAM, JOHN SCOGGIN, WILLIAM DURHAM, JAS. NICHOLSON, JOHN SHEARIN, JR., WILLIAM PICKRILL, WILLIAM SHEARING, EDWARD ELLIS, JR. Recorded November Court 1770.^[10]

Administrator's Bond in Estate of JONATHAN RAE, dec'd. ANN RAE, Admrx. Bond, dated 16 August 1771, to WILLIAM JOHNSON, Esq. President of this Court. Securities: JOHN MOSELEY, NATHANIEL BAXTER, DANIEL SLEDGE, ISAAC ACRE, & WILLIAM SHEARING (the last named in text of bond but he does not sign with the other four). Recorded August Court 1771.^[11]

20 August 1772. WILLIAM WALKER,SR. to MARK THORNTON, both of Bute Co., Saint Johns Parish. 30 Pds. Va. money for 238 A. in Bute Co. on ES Little Creek, adj. BELL & WM. SHEARIN. Wit. WILLIAM SHEARIN, HENRY FOOTE, WILLIAM COLCLOUGH. Proved by WILLIAM SHEARIN, Bute February Court 1773, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg. 8 September 1773, by JAS. JOHNSON, P.R. Deed Book 4,page 127.^[12]

DB-4, page 177. 17 April 1773. WILLIAM SHEARIN, of Bute Co., to JOHN TODD, of Cumberland Co., Va. 300 Pds. Va. money for 350 A. in Bute Co. where I now live, on Six Pound Creek, adj. JERE BUSH & WM. NOLES, WM. ACRE & land JOHN TODD bought from JAS. WALKER, to Jordans Branch. Wit. THOS. MILLIER, WM. N. NORSWORTHY JOHN MOSELEY. Ack. by WILLIAM SHEARIN, BUte May Court 1774, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg. 17 January 1775, by JAS. JOHNSON, P.R.^[13]

1782 Aug.13th,~Ordered that on the petition of Sundry of the inhabitants of Six Pound,to renew a road put down last Court, be reviewed, and James Milam be appointed Overseer of the same,who also will repair the said road with the hands of William Shearin,Thomas Hall, Mary Todd, Dudley Darnel,Lewis Milam and Cader White.^[14]

1783 Feb 11th, Administration on the Estate of Benjamin Colcough,deceased,with the will annex granted to John Colcough,he entered into bond William Shearin and John Baxter his securities for the discharge of his said administration and letters granted. Page 120.^[15]

Death

He died in 1792 in Warren County, North Carolina.^[16][17]

26 Nov. 1792; Nov. Ct. 1792. Inv. Est. WILLIAM SHEARIN, dec'd., by ELIZABETH SHEARIN, Admrx. Includes 1,229 1/2 A. in Warren Co. & 750 A. in Daivenson Co. (Note, MHK: Must be Davidson Co., Tenn. as it was formed 1783 & Davidson Co., N. C. was not formed until 1822.)

30 Nov. 1792; Nov. Ct. 1792. Est. WILLIAM SHEARIN, dec'd.; ELIZABETH SHEARIN, Admr. Bond for 4,000 Pds. to WILLIAM JOHNSON, Presiding Justice. Sec: JOHN SHEARIN & ISAAC ACREE.^[18][19]

Will

31 Jan. 1793; Feb. Ct. 1793. Div. of negroes in Est. WM. SHEARIN, dec'd. Equal shares allotted to: ELIZABETH SHEARIN, Sr., JOHN SHEARIN, WILLIAM SHEARIN, NANCY SHEARIN, ELIZABETH SHEARIN, Jr., RICE SHEARIN, FRANCES SHEARIN, JARRETT SHEARIN, MARGARETT SHEARIN, HEATHY SHEARIN & THOMAS SHEARIN. Commrs. for div.: JAMES PAINE, HENRY FITTS & ISAAC ACREE.^[20]

Feb. Ct. 1793. Acct. sale Est. WILLIAM SHEARIN, dec'd., by JAMES MOSS,D.Shf. Purchasers: WM. NOYALL NORSWORTHY, Mrs. SHEARIN, NANCY, JOHN & WILLIAM SHEARIN, BENJAMIN E. PERSON, SAMUEL CRUTCHFIELD, AUGISTIN BALTHROP, Col. JAMES PAINE, JOHN COLCLOUGH, CHARLES THORN, CHARLES MYRICK, REUBEN PATRICK, AARON SHEARIN, JAMES CANNON & JAMES MYRICK.^[21]

17 Feb. 1806; Aug. Ct. 1806. Acc't. in Est. of WILLIAM SHEARIN, dec'd., by RANSOM KIMBELL for his wife ELIZABETH, Admrx. Includes: "my commissions for managing Est. " & "my wife ELIZABETH KIMBELL as Extrx. "; & names: FRANCIS BURROW Gdn. to JOHN SHEARIN, GEO. NORSWORTHY, Constable, WM. KIMBELL, KEMP PLUMMER, Atty., J. G. EGERTON JONES, BRITAIN NICHOLSON, RODERICK BIGALOW, THOMAS B. GLOSTER, WM. COLCLOUGH, ZACHARIAH WRIGHT, CLACK ROBINSON, AMEY BELL, JACOB MORDECAI, EDWARD TANNER, DUD. CLANTON, HENRY FITTS & THOMAS ELLIS.^[22]

Sources

1. ↑ Warren County, North Carolina Will of John Shearin, dated 12 May 1794, probated November 1795.
2. ↑ 1755 Granville County, North Carolina Tax Listp1.
3. ↑ Transcript of 1755 Granville County, North Carolina Tax List.
4. ↑ Granville County, North Carolina Tax Lists 1760-1764. Timothy W. Rackley. 2004. p9, 19, 43, 86.
5. ↑ https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clinardja&id=I46144
6. ↑ http://www.moonzstuff.com/cheek/william1720_ofwarren.html
7. ↑ https://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/historical/Bute/dbook-a/dba-16.htm
8. ↑ http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/historical/Bute/dbook-a/dba-19.htm
9. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K78C-FGG : 13 March 2018), Henry Foote, 1776; citing Bute, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,433,688.
10. ↑ http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/historical/Bute/recbka/page26.htm
11. ↑ https://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/historical/Bute/recbka/page30.htm
12. ↑ www.patch.net/deeds/db4-1.html
13. ↑ https://www.patch.net/deeds/db4-2.html
14. ↑ www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/WCCR/Court%20of%20Pleas%20Book%201/WCCR-1780-86_3.pdf
15. ↑ www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/WCCR/Court%20of%20Pleas%20Book%201/WCCR-1780-86_4.pdf
16. ↑ Warren County, North Carolina Estate dated 1792. Administered by his wife Elizabeth.
17. ↑ Gammon, David B. Records of Estates Warren County, North Carolina. Volume 1 – Estates Found in Court Record 1780-1800. Raleigh, North Carolina. 1988. Repository – Clayton Genealogical Library, Houston, Texas. p20-

    William Shearin - Administration granted to Elisabeth Shearin at the Nov Court 1792. Elisabeth was appointed guardian of Betsey, Margaret, Frances, Jarrat, Hehey and Thomas Shearin, orphans of the deceased. An account of sale was filed at the February Court of 1793 by James Moss, Deputy Sherriff.

18. ↑ https://www.patch.net/wills/wb6.html
19. ↑ http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/wills/will-abs/wc-wb6.htm
20. ↑ http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/wills/will-abs/wc-wb6.htm
21. ↑ https://www.patch.net/wills/wb6.html
22. ↑ http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/wills/will-abs/wc-wb13-2.htm