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1792 Petition and Tax Lists: 1797, 1798, 1799, 1806, 1807, 1808, etc 1792 Petition and Tax Lists: 1797, 1798, 1799, 1806, 1807, 1808, etc
Full Title - 1792 Petition and Tax Lists: 1797, 1798, 1799, 1806, 1807, 1808, 1810, 1811, 1815, 1823, and 1824 for Meck Co, NC
Transcribed by Herman W. & Ralph B. Ferguson.
In the absence of most early tax records for Mecklenburg County, Ferguson has brought together a 1792 petition listing names of Mecklenburg County residents protesting the formation of Cabarrus County and 11 extant tax lists to 1824.  Five of the tax lists are repeated from his book of will abstracts, but all are collected here in one place.  Both petition list and tax lists are arranged by militia companies.  Also has included is a map of Mecklenburg County before Cabarrus and Union Counties were cut off that shows rivers and creeks extending into adjoining counties. 1999, vi+186 pp.  ISBN 0-9620770-7-0.  Indexed.
Price: $27.50

Decedents for Whom Loose Estate Papers are Extant (Meck & Cabarrus Co) Decedents for Whom Loose Estate Papers are Extant (Meck & Cabarrus Co)
By Herman W. Ferguson
This volume is a finding aid to approximately 9,750 loose estates files in the North Carolina Archives for persons who died in Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Counties.  If a person died intestate, these files should definitely be consulted to find the disposition of an estate. 1998, 68 pp.  Indexed.  ISBN 0-9620770-6-2.
Price: $16.50

Estate Records for Meck Co, NC: Vol 1, Aaron - Ayres Estate Records for Meck Co, NC: Vol 1, Aaron - Ayres
By Herman W. Ferguson
These four volumes of Herman Ferguson's abstracts of loose estate records for Mecklenburg County, NC, contain the alphabetical files of persons with surnames starting with "A", "B", "C", and "D" through "Farrow."  The indexes in each volume include 1000s of names of other persons named in the files. Plats from the original files were copied and included in each volume.  Estate records are probate records that contain administrator bonds, guardian bonds, divisions of land naming heirs, estate inventories, estate and personal property sales with lists of buyers, dower rights naming the widow, plats, and vouchers with original signatures. 
Price: $33.50

Estate Records for Meck Co, NC: Vol 2, Bacot - Byrum Estate Records for Meck Co, NC: Vol 2, Bacot - Byrum
By Herman W. Ferguson
These four volumes of Herman Ferguson's abstracts of loose estate records for Mecklenburg County, NC, contain the alphabetical files of persons with surnames starting with "A", "B", "C", and "D" through "Farrow."  The indexes in each volume include 1000s of names of other persons named in the files. Plats from the original files were copied and included in each volume.  Estate records are probate records that contain administrator bonds, guardian bonds, divisions of land naming heirs, estate inventories, estate and personal property sales with lists of buyers, dower rights naming the widow, plats, and vouchers with original signatures. 
Price: $33.50

Estate Records for Meck Co, NC: Vol 3, Caddin - Cuthbertson Estate Records for Meck Co, NC: Vol 3, Caddin - Cuthbertson
By Herman W. Ferguson
These four volumes of Herman Ferguson's abstracts of loose estate records for Mecklenburg County, NC, contain the alphabetical files of persons with surnames starting with "A", "B", "C", and "D" through "Farrow."  The indexes in each volume include 1000s of names of other persons named in the files. Plats from the original files were copied and included in each volume.  Estate records are probate records that contain administrator bonds, guardian bonds, divisions of land naming heirs, estate inventories, estate and personal property sales with lists of buyers, dower rights naming the widow, plats, and vouchers with original signatures. 
Price: $33.50

Estate Records for Meck Co, NC: Vols 4 & 5 (combined), Dalton - Farrow Estate Records for Meck Co, NC: Vols 4 & 5 (combined), Dalton - Farrow
By Herman W. Ferguson
These four volumes of Herman Ferguson's abstracts of loose estate records for Mecklenburg County, NC, contain the alphabetical files of persons with surnames starting with "A", "B", "C", and "D" through "Farrow."  The indexes in each volume include 1000s of names of other persons named in the files. Plats from the original files were copied and included in each volume.  Estate records are probate records that contain administrator bonds, guardian bonds, divisions of land naming heirs, estate inventories, estate and personal property sales with lists of buyers, dower rights naming the widow, plats, and vouchers with original signatures. 
Price: $33.50

Estate Records for Meck Co, NC (Complete Set) Estate Records for Meck Co, NC (Complete Set)
By Herman W. Ferguson
These four volumes of Herman Ferguson's abstracts of loose estate records for Mecklenburg County, NC, contain the alphabetical files of persons with surnames starting with "A", "B", "C", and "D" through "Farrow."  The indexes in each volume include 1000s of names of other persons named in the files. Plats from the original files were copied and included in each volume.  Estate records are probate records that contain administrator bonds, guardian bonds, divisions of land naming heirs, estate inventories, estate and personal property sales with lists of buyers, dower rights naming the widow, plats, and vouchers with original signatures. 
Price: $115.00

Will Abstracts, 1791-1868, Books A-J and Tax Lists 1797, 1798, etc Will Abstracts, 1791-1868, Books A-J and Tax Lists 1797, 1798, etc
Full Title - Will Abstracts, 1791-1868, Books A-J and Tax Lists 1797, 1798, 1799, 1806, & 1807 for Mecklenburg Co
Transcribed by Ralph B. & Herman W. Ferguson
This comprehensive volume of abstracts of all Mecklenburg County wills from 1791 through 1868 includes 38 original unrecorded wills found only in the state archives.  In addition, Ferguson has listed in the appendix earlier wills from Brent Holcomb's Mecklenburg County, NC, Abstracts of Early Wills, 1763-1790 (1749-1790), referencing the testator, date, and page where they are found in Holcomb's book.  Maps of the county for 1790 and 1860, and sketches of historic Mecklenburg homes are included.  A list of errata discovered in the first printing and James Latta's will, which was omitted, are included as a separate page. 1998, xvi+368 pp.  Indexed.  ISBN 0-9620770-2-X.
Price: $32.50