Estate account: Sarah Lytle, Robert Lytle

The court ordered an unrelated jury to assign Robert Lytle’s widow one-third of lot 24 and Andrew Lytle’s widow one-third of the remainder.

Kind of business

Estate account

Court

May 1787 term, 31 May 1787

People

• Sarah Lytle (widow; Widow of Robert Lytle)
• Sarah Lytle (widow; Widow of Andrew Lytle)
• Robert Lytle (deceased)
• Andrew Lytle (deceased)
• Archibald Lytle (petitioner)

Places

Lott No 24

Amounts

twelve; Third part; one third

Reading note: Two distinct widows named Sarah Lytle were retained. The order subsequently used Sarah Little and Ro Lylte; the second allottee was read as Andrew’s widow.

Names and places are given as the source writes them. This record has not been checked against the original minute book.

Where to find it

• Minute book 4, page 33
• Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1787 term
• Original: State Archives of North Carolina, Orange County court minutes (CR.073.301).
• Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 30002, “County Court Minutes, 1777–1795” (State Archives film).