Genealogy Files of Lorene Houk of Kingwood, Texas.

Petitions ot the Court of Perquimans County, North Carolina

The documents listed below are petitions made to the Court of Perquimans County, N.C. by the sons of Joseph Oates (1697-1747) and Elizabeth (Wyatt) Oates, relative to their inheritance from their Grandfather, John Wyatt. The cover page for John Oates looks to be 1749. The cover pages for the others are not clear. Per the petitions, the will stated that the "children" of the daughter of John Wyatt, Elizabeth [Wyatt] Oates, were entitled to equal shares of John Wyatt's estate, when they had "arisen of full age" [not verbatim]. A review of the will indicates that the petitions are consistent with the wording in the will. 

John Oates Petition 
James Oates Petition
Joseph Oates Petition
Jethro Oates Petition
John's Cover Page

Note: The above "petition" files are large, 500K - 800K, and may take some time to download. To save a copy to your computer, "right-click" and "save to target" location on your C: drive. The above documents are contained on LDS Microfilm #2026888. 

Oates Land Transactions in Shelby County, Texas
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