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Halifax County Wills, Pt 16 |
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Estate of THOMAS
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Halifax February Court 1850 Agreeable to the annexed order, we the undersigned Commissioners have proceeded to divide and allot to the heirs of the late THOMAS NICHOLSON dec'd the following Negroes, Valued as follows, viz: Man RICHMOND valued to..........$ 425.00 DICK...$600.....WILIE...$550.....1150.00 JIM...500......RUTH.....225.......725.00 PATIENCE & Child ALLEN............600.00 AUSTIN...600.....BILL....550.....1150.00 LINDSEY & Child ALBERT............350.00 ABRAM...300.....WILLIS...425......725.00 ROXANA....75....CAROLINE...450....525.00 HILLIARD...375...BARBARY...300....675.00 ALLICE...175....ISHMEL....350.....525.00 LAMB...275......HENRY....275......550.00 ANDREW............................300.00 MOSES.............................400.00 CHESTER...........................350.00 RINY & Child NANCY................475.00 JACOB.............................500.00 OLD SARAH...................000.00 Total:..........................$9425.00 Divided into 3 shares 1/3 of which is $3141.66 2/3 |
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Lot No.1 drawn by B.B. NICHOLSON: DICK valued at..........$600.00 WILLIS valued at.........425.00 JACOB valued at..........500.00 CHESTER valued at........350.00 ABRAHAM valued at........300.00 HENRY valued at..........275.00 PATIENCE & Child ELLEN...600.00 ROXANA....................75.00 (Total)................$3125.00 |
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Lot No. 2 drawn by LAURA: BILL valued at..........$550.00 WILLIE valued at.........550.00 MOSES valued at..........400.00 HILLIARD valued at.......375.00 ANDREW valued at.........300.00 BARBARY valued at........300.00 RINY & Child NANCY.......475.00 RUTHY....................225.00 (Total)................$3175.00 |
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Lot No. 3 drawn by S.T. NICHOLSON: AUSTIN valued at........$600.00 RICHMOND valued at.......425.00 JIM valued at............500.00 ISHMEL valued at.........350.00 LAMB valued at...........275.00 CAROLINE valued at.......450.00 LINDSEY & Child ALBERT...350.00 ALLICE valued at.........175.00 (Total)................$3125.00 |
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Lot No. 2 pays to Lot No. 1 $16.66 also pays Lot No.
3 $16.66. Old woman SARAH put to keep for life without charge to J.J.
NICHOLSON. Given under our hands & seals this 3rd day of January 1850. A.W. MOORE BENJA. W. ARRINGTON R. PULLEN P.P. HERVEY |
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Estate of THOMAS R.
PURNELL- 1842 |
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Estate of THOMAS R. PURNELL in account with E. B.
DUDLEY Oct. 1842 Slaves delivered to you in part of a Legacy, to wit: GATO, ELIAS, SALLY BAZIL, VIOLET & Child, HAGAR & Child Valued by Committee per order of Court The Estate consists of the following Slaves: ALLEN, BOYD, ELIAS, GANTO, TOM, ALLEN, MALINDA & Two Children, POLLY, VIOLET & Two Children, CUPID, SALLY, HAGAR & Two Children & SHADE. Also MRS. PURNELL has HANNAH, CAROLINE & JOHN |
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Will of SOLOMON SLATTER-
1850 |
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I SOLOMON SLATTER of the County of Halifax & State of
North Carolina do make and declare this to be my last will and testament as
follows I lend to MARTHA W. NICHOLS wife of THOS. B. NICHOLS twenty nine Negroes and their increase namely LIDDY, LUCY, PENELOPE, CLARISSA, CLOE, VENUS, CHARITY, MARINA, LOUISA, ADELINE, MARY DORCAS, NANCY, ABRAHAM, EMILY, DAVID, DEMPSY, DOLYTHENE, BENJAMIN, TOM, CAMBRIDGE, EDMOND, NELSON, JOHN, PETER, REUBEN, HENRY, VIRGIL, HARRY & STERLING during her natural life and at her death I give the aforesaid Negroes & their increase to SALLY R. & MARY W. NICHOLS children of said MARTHA W. NICHOLS and should either of the said girls die before arriving at the age of twenty one years it is my will that the survivor shall inherit the aforesaid Negroes & increase from the deceased. I led to MARTHA W. NICHOLS my house and plantation during her life and at her death I give the said house and plantation to MARY W. NICHOLS in fee simple forever reserving the grave yard in the garden thirty first north & south and twenty feet east & west in the care of my Executor to be enclosed with part and plank & covers to be kept on the graves to be kept in repair & defended from intruders as long as he shall live. I give to MARTHA W. NICHOLS one gold breastpin to be kept in her own possessions as a lasting memorial. I also give to her one china press, one bureau, one loom, one walnut table, five cotton wheels, one linnen wheel, one family bible, slays & cards. I lend to LUCY ANTHONY wife of JOHN H. ANTHONY four Negroes namely LUKE, KIAH, HOMER, HESTER & at her death I give her the right to dispose of said Negroes to each one of her children as she may think proper. I give to MARY JANE WHITAKER daughter of JAMES and NANCY WHITAKER one hundred dollars. I give to ESTHER WHITAKER fifty dollars to be paid to her in such sums and at such times as my Executor may think most conducive to her comfort I give to my Negro girls CLARISSA, CHLOE, PENELOPE & LUCY each one feather bed, one bedstead, one bolster, one pillow, one blanket, one counterpane & two sheets for their own proper use. I give to CLARISSA one bed quilt in addition. The balance of my bed clothing I wish to be equally divided between VENUS, CHARITY, MARINA, LIDDY & LOUISA. I give to my girl CLARISSA all of my sister NANCY's trunks, band boxes, looking glasses with all her wearing apparel to be distributed as she may think proper. The balance of my estate I wish to be sold, and the proceeds with my notes & accounts and about four hundred dollars which my Executor will find in my trunk appropriated to the payment of my debts and legacies and the expenses of settling my Estate my Executor retaining in his hand what he shall think necessary to keep the grave yard in repair as before named. The balance I wish to be distributed by my Executor amongst the whole of my Negroes equally say twenty five dollars to each one more or less according to the amount, sum that may remain in his hands. I nominate and appoint WM. R. SMITH my sole executor to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 18th day of October A.D. 1848. "the word dollars interlined before signing". SOLOMON SLATTER Witness RICH'D H. SMITH J. N. SMITH Whereas I SOLOMON SLATTER did on the 18th day fo October 1848 make the foregoing will, I do now declare this codicil to be a part of said will and wish it to be construed in the same way as if it was written in the body of this will. I hereby alter that clause of my will which gives "to MARTHA W. NICHOLS my house and land during her life and after her death to her daughter MARY WHITMELL" and wish it to read thus- I give the said house and land to t THOS. B. NICHOLS husband of said MARTHA during his natural life & after his death I give it to MARY WHITMELL his daughter. In witness whereof I the said SOLOMON SLATTER have set my hand & seal to this codicil to my will this the 16th day of August 1849. S. SLATTER Witness WM H. PAULL J. N. SMITH Halifax County May Court 1850 The foregoing paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of SOLOMON SLATTER is propounded for Probate by WILLIAM R. SMITH the Executor therein named and the same with a codicil as a part thereof is proved in due formal manner by all the subscribing witnesses thereto to wit RICH'D H. SMITH, JAMES N. SMITH & WILLIAM H. PAULL. Wherefore WM R. SMITH the Executor named is duly qualified and the will & codicil is ordered to be recorded. Witness WM W. DANIEL Clk |
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LUCY VIRGIL HENRY REUBEN PENELOPE CLARISSA DAVID Total - Less- |
43 40 37 33 32 31 29 |
$300 700 750 750 300 300 700 $3800 400 |
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DEMPSEY (blind) CHLOE DOLPHIN BENJAMIN VENUS CHARITY MARINA LOUISA TOM CAMBRIDGE Total - |
28 26 26 24 22 21 20 17 17 15 |
000 600 750 750 200 650 650 650 700 650 $5600 |
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EDMUND NELSON JOHN ADELINE MARY DORCAS PETER NANCY EMILY ABRAHAM HARRY STERLING Total - LYDIA |
14 13 12 11 10 10 8 6 6 4 3 (old & infirm) |
600 500 400 350 350 400 300 250 300 275 200 $3925 $150 less |
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HOMER LUKE HESTER HEZEKIAH Total - |
55 75 68 65 |
$400 150 Less 150 Less 100 Less $400 |
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Halifax County February Court 1852 Ordered by the Court that COLLIN M. CLARK, BENJA. W. COTTEN & WM. H. PAUL be appointed Commissioners a majority to act to value the slaves & others specifie that bequeathed SOLOMON SLATTER to his colateral relatives or strangers & report under their hands & seals such valuation to the next court. Witness, W. W. DANIEL, Clerk Agreeable to the annexed order we the undersigned have vale the slave belonging tot he Estate of SOLOMON SLATTER & Report the net valuation Twelve thousand nine hundred & twenty five dollars. Given under our hand & seal May 11th 1852. B. W. COTTEN, JP W. H. PAULL |
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Estate of MISS ELIZABETH
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Division of Slaves of MISS E. N. SMITH A Division of the Negroes belonging to MISS E. N. SMITH by W. J. HILL & WM. H. PAULL by the consent of the parties the following lots were drawn as stated below, viz: JAMES S. G. BAKER, Lot No. 1: ANACA, DICK, JUDE, KIT, LEWIS, DANIEL, WILLIAM, MARGARET, TONEY NELSON, and Old LUCY valued at the sum of $4325 and receives $10 from Lot No. 2 RICHARD H. SMITH, Lot No. 2: LUCY, CATY, ELICK, ABRAM, HANNAH, MILY, ISAIAH, MARTHA, BEN, AARON, and valued at the sum of $4350 and pays Lot No. 1 $10 & to Lot No. 4, $5 JAMES N. SMITH Lot No. 3: MAHALA, SAM, NICEY, ANNA, MARY, DELLA, CASS, SOLOMON, CORNELIUS, WASHINGTON and Old HESTER and valued at the sum of $4425 and pays to Lot No. 4, $30 & to Lot No. 5, $60 WM. R. SMITH, Lot No. 4: LYDIA, RENA, ANTOINETTE, LISHA, JOHN, CHARITY, ROSETTA, PENNY, CAIN, JOHN, TOM & MARIA & Old ALICE and valued at thesum of $300 and receives from Lot No. 2, $5 & from Lot No. 3, $30 R. A. SMITH, Lot No. 5: AGGA, PETER, HARRIET, EDMUND, LUCINDA, MARY ANN, SUSAN, NANCY, SABRA, ABRAM & MATTHEW and valued at the sum of $4275 and receives from Lot. No. 3, $60 The following Negroes were chargeable, LUCY Drawn by Lot No. 3, and receives $20 from each Lot, HESTER drawn by Lot No. 3, and receives $20 from each Lot. ALICE drawn by Lot No. 4, and receives $20 from each Lot. The within division of Negroes belonging to the Estate of ELIZABETH N. SMITH dec'd has been made by the consent of the undersigned, and we hereby bind ourselves, our heirs &c to abide the said division under the penalty of the sum of five thousand dollars to be paid to the other parties each by the party at any time hereafter dissenting from the same. Witness our hand & seal this the 13th day of September 1852 JAMES S. G. BAKER RICHAR'D H. SMITH J. N. SMITH RICH'D H. SMITH Trustee ROBT. A. SMITH WM. R. SMITH WM R. SMITH Trustee R. A. SMITH Witness WM H. PAULL |
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Estate of MARCIANA
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Halifax County November Court 1851 Ordered by the Court that COLLIN M. CLARK, BENJ. W. COTTON, THOS. FERRELL & THOS VAUGHAN be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners, a majority to act to divide the Negroes belonging to the estate of MARCIANA SMITH so as to allot and set apart to W. H. PAUL & Wife CORNELIA, WM. FENNER & Wife ANNA, RICH'D F. SMITH and ROBERT SMITH one fourth or an equal and proportionable part thereof in severalty and make report to the next term of this Court under their hands & seals after being duly qualified. Witness W. W. DANIEL Clk Halifax County Court February 1852 The undersigned Commissioners appointed by the Worshipful this Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Halifax County to divide and set apart the Negroes the property of the late MARCIANA SMITH among and to the parties entitled in distribution report as follows, to wit: |
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Lot No. 1: SERVICES valued at - $600.00 Lot No. 2: ALICE - 150.00 SUSAN - 75.00 ADELINE - 400 Total: $625.00 Lot No. 3: HILLIARD - $550.00 GENNY - 175.00 Total: $725.00 Lot No. 4: LINUS - $375.00 NANCY - 200.00 |
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Lot No. 3 entitled to $631.25 Pays to Lot No. 1 - 31.25 To Lot No. 2 - 6.25 To Lot No. 3 - 56.25 Net: 93.75 + 631.25 = $725 Lot No. 1 - $631.25 Receives SERVICES 600 From Lot No. 3 - 31.25 = $631.25 Lot No. 2 valued at $625 Receives from Lot No. 3 -625 = 631.25 Lot No. 4 valued at $575 Receives from Lot No. 3 - 56.25 = $631.25 |
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Lot No. 1 is allotted to W. H. PAUL & Wife CORNELIA Lot No. 2 is allotted to RICHARD L. SMITH Lot No. 3 is allotted to WILLIAM FENNER & Wife ANNA Lot No. 4 is allotted to ROBERT D. SMITH. Allof which is respectfully submitted. Given under our hands & seals this 31st day of December 1851. THOS. FERRELL B. W. COTTON THOS. G. VAUGHAN |
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Estate of MARIA SMITH-
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November Court 1851 Ordered by the Court that W. J. HILL, JP, THOMAS VAUGHAN, COLLIN M. CLARK & B. W. COTTON be and they are hereby appointed Commissions a majority to act to lay off and allot to RICHARD L. SMITH WM. FENNER & Wife ANNA, & ROBERT SMITH one third part of the Slaves belonging to the estate of MARIA SMITH dec'd in separate and equal shares in severalty to each and report to the next term of the Court under their hands & seals being duly qualified Witness W. W. DANIEL Clk Halifax County Court February 1852 The undersigned Commissioners appointed by the Worshipful the Court of Pleas && Quarter Sessions for Halifax County to divide & set apart the Negroes the property of the late MARIA SMITH among and to the parties entitled in distribution report as follows, to wit: |
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Lot No. 1: SILUS - valued at $250.00 PENELOPE - 575.00 ARMESA - 75.00 MALVINA - 200.00 JANE - 500.00 CHARLEY - 500.00 SALLY - 75.00 MARTHA - 125.00 GEORGE - 175.00 Total: $2475 Lot No. 2: LEWIS - 625.00 AGNES - 525.00 STEWARD - 400.00 CHANEY - 285.00 TOM - 200.00 ISHAM - 100.00 MARTHA - 375.00 Total: - $2510.00 Lot No. 3: TOM - 675.00 CATY - 475.00 MARY - 375.00 BEN - 300.00 WASHINGTON - 425.00 Total: $2250.00 |
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Lot No. 1 Entitled to 2411.66 - 2/3 Pays to Lot No. 3 - $63.33- 1/3 = $2475.00 Lot No. 2 Entitled to 2411.66 -2/3 Pays to Lot No. 3 - 98.33- 1/3 = $2510.00 Lot No. 3 valued at 2250.00 Receives from Lot No. 1 - 63.33- 1/3 Receives from Lot No. 2 - 98.33- 1/3 = $2411.66- 2/3 Lot No. 1 is allotted to WM FENNER & Wife ANNA Lot No. 2 is allotted to ROBT. D. SMITH Lot No. 3 is allotted to RICH'D L. SMITH All of which is respectfully submitted. Given under our hand & seals & this 31st day of December 1851. W. R. CLARK B. W. COTTON THOS. J. VAUGHAN |
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Will of THOMAS TILLERY-
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In the name of God Amen I THOMAS TILLORY of Halifax
County and State of North Carolina being weak in body but of sound mind and
memory do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form
following that is to say: 1st- My wise and desire that all my land Negroes and Slaves of every kind shall be equally divided among my six children, to wit EDWARD, WILLIAM, THOMAS, JOHN, MARY ELIZA AND WADE HAMPTON. Also I leave EDWARD, WILLIAM and THOMAS TILLORY, my Executors to this my last will & testament. Signed & sealed in the presence of THOMAS TILLORY Witness M. A. WILLCOX G. W. BARNES August Sessions 1844 A paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of THOMAS TILLERY was exhibited in open Court and the Execution thereof was duly proven by the oaths of the subscribing witnesses and on motion ordered to be recorded. Whereupon the Executors therein named came into Court was duly qualified as such. JAS SIMMONS Clk --------- Halifax County Slave Distributions from Records of Estates 1843-1849 Microfilm C.047.50002 Records of Estates 1843-1849 Page 226 Distribution of the Slaves of THOMAS TILLERY- May 1845 Halifax County, North Carolina Court, February Term 1848 Halifax County Court November Term 1847 Ordered by the Court that GEORGE W. GARY, THOS. OUSBY, THOS. M. CROWELL, LEWIS HALE and WILLIAM E. AARON be appointed commissioners a majority to act to divide the Negroes belonging to MARY ELIZA TILLERY and WADE H. TILLERY and allot to each a equal share in severally and report to next Court. Witness W. W. DANIEL Clk In pursuance to the annexed order to us directed we the undersigned Commissioners have proceeded to divide the Negroes belonging to MARY ELIZA and WADE H. TILLERY and have allotted them as follows: |
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Lot No. 1 Drawn by MARY ELIZA TILLERY: ANTHONY - 650 HARRY - 450 HANNAH - 60 FANNY & Child LOUISA - 600 ROSE - 500 DINAH - 300 CREECY - 350 Total: $2910 AGGY Expense 60 Total: $2850 Lot No. 2 Drawn by WADE H. TILLERY: VIRGIL - 600 BEN - 300 NED - 250 LOUVINA and Child CHARLOTTE - 600 EDY - 500 SARAH and Child JANE - 600 Total: $2850 Given under our hands and seals this the 30th day December 1847. THO'S OUSBY LEWIS HALE WM E. AARON T. M. CROWELL |
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Estate of HENRY
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VALUATION: PENDER - $162.50 JESSE - 300.00 BOB - 430.00 JANE - 420.00 PATIENCE - 337.50 ISHAM - 637.50 SHARPER - 600.00 EPHRAIM - 000.00 TOM - 537.50 GEORGE - 580.00 PATTY - 450.00 OLD SHARPER - 75.00 MALISSA and Child ALFRED - 475.00 MARY - 375.00 MARIAH - 375.00 SIS - 375.00 LOUISA - 275.00 CAROLINE - 212.50 RACHAEL - 462.50 KINCHEN - 231.50 SUSAN - 200.00 TAYLOR - 637.50 GUILFORD - 500.00 __________ Total amount - 3)$8649.00 Amount of each Shares= 2883.00 |
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Lot No. 1, Alloted to MRS. R. WHELESS: PENDER - $162.50 JESSE - 300.00 BOB - 430.00 JANE - 420.00 PATIENCE - 337.50 ISHAM - 637.50 YOUNG SHARPER - 600.00 EPHRAIM - 000.000 Total: $2887.50 Lot No. 2, Allotted to LEMUEL WHELESS: TOM - $537.50 GEORGE - 580.00 PATTY - 450.00 OLD SHARPER - 75.00 MALISSA and Child ALFRED - 475.00 MARY - 375.00 MARIAH - 375.00 Total: $2867.50 Lot No. 3, Allotted to CARTER WHELESS: LOUISA - $275.00 SIS - 375.00 CAROLINE - 212.50 RACHAEL - 462.50 KINCHEN - 231.50 SUSAN - 200.00 TAYLOR - 637.50 GUILFORD - 500.00 Total: $2894.00 |
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Lot No. 1 pays Lot No. 2 $4.50.
Lot No. 3 Pays Lot No. 2 $11.00 making eac Lot $2883.00. |
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