Henry Shearin (abt. 1750 - 1781)

Born about 1750 in Bute,North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Colclough) Buford — married 1777 in Bute, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1781 at about age 31 in Warren,North Carolina,United States

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Biography

Henry Shearin was a North Carolina colonist.

Private Henry Shearin served with Warren County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Henry was born about 1750. He passed away in 1781. ^[1]

Marriage

Henry married Margaret Colcough around 1777.^[2]

Acts of Business

DB-4, page 55. 20 August 1772. WILLIAM WALKER, SR. to WILLIAM SHEARIN, both of Bute Co., Saint Johns Parish. 20 Pds. Va. money for 268 A. in Bute Co. on ES Little Creek, adj. AXOM(?). Wit. MARK THORNTON, HENRY FOOTE, WILLIAM COLCLOUGH. Ack. by WILLIAM WALKER, Bute November Court 1772, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg. 1 February 1773, by JAS. JOHNSON, P.R.^[3]

DB-5, page 29. 1774. HENRY FOOTE, Planter & MARGARET, his wife, to JOHN AUSTIN FINNIE, Merchant of Va. 175 Pds. Va. money for 200 A. in Bute Co. on Hob Quarter Creek, up Little Creek to Reedy Branch & along Barn Branch to Hobb Quarter Creek, adj. JOHN RIGGON. Wit: JAMES HARDWICK, THOS. READ, Proved by JAMES HARDWICK, MARGARET, the wife of HENRY FOOTE, having first given consent in private e~amination, Bute August Court 1774, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg: 8 September 1774, by JAMES JOHNSON, P.R.^[4]

1778 May Court, Henry Shearin is mentioned in the Estate sale of John Morey.Bute County, North Carolina^[5]

Military

Shearin, Henry Warren County Regiment 1781.

1781, a Lieutenant under Capt. Henry Sullivant, then under Capt. John White. aka Henry Shurrin.Guilford Court House.^[6]

Will

Nuncupative Will of HENRY SHEARIN. 26 Nov.1781; Feb. Court 1782. Affidavits of JESSE BELL & WILLIAM FOOTE that "he died last night" & that he intended his Est. to go to his wife MARGARET & his two children. will proved by the oath of Jesse Bell and William Foote be admitted to recored as the last will of Henry Shearin,deceased,and that Margaret Shearin truly administer with the will annexed.

Henry must have died before Feb. 14, 1782 Warren Co. North Carolina.

Margaret Shearin came into court and returned,on oath,an inventory of the Estate of Henry Shearin,deceased,and on motion the same is ordered to be recorded ^{[7] [8]}

May Ct.1782. Div. Est. HENRY SHEARIN, dec'd., between: His widow, ZACHARIAH SHEARIN & JOSEPH SHEARIN. Commrs.: THOS.MILLER, JAMES PAINE & WILLIAM N. NORSWORTHY.

Reaserch Notes

I. ACRE, Col. JOHNSON, Mr. MILLER & WM. SHEARIN; BEN KIMBELL. Div. of negroes & each child's part among: Orphans of H. SHEARIN, dec'd., ISHAM, LUCY, ABNER, DANIEL, SALLEY, LEWIS, FRED(E)RICK, STERLING, WILLIAM, JOHN & GARDNER SHEARIN(C).^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.multiwords.de/genealogy/grigsby.html
2. ↑ https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grantpinnix&id=I101473
3. ↑ https://www.patch.net/deeds/db4-1.html
4. ↑ https://www.patch.net/deeds/db5-1.html
5. ↑ www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/historical/Bute/recbk2/page61.htm
6. ↑ http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_patriot_military_lieutenants.html
7. ↑ http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/WCCR/Court%20of%20Pleas%20Book%201/WCCR-1780-86_3.pdf
8. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6X-P2G : 12 March 2018), Henry Shearin, 1782; citing Warren, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,295,307.
9. ↑ [InternetShortcut] URL=https://www.pegram.family/wills/wb6.html