Granville County Wills & Estates, Pt.6

Granville County Wills & Estates, Pt. 6

Will of AGATHA BURTON-1825
Granville County Wills 1830-1833
Will Book 12, Page 103-107

In the name of God amen I AGATHA BURTON of Granville County and State of North Carolina of sound mind knowing the uncertainty of life do make and ordain my last Will and Testament in manner following.
I give and bequeath to my two daughters FANNY H. and ELIZA W. their heirs and assigns forever that part of my Lands whereon I now live known by the name of Montpelier included within the following lines including the mansion and out houses contigous [sic] thereto, beginning at what is called the mouth of the beach Spring branch or where it empties into the main Spring branch, thence a straight line to the mill branch in a southwardly direction to intersect the mill branch at the mill thence up the mill branch and the Southern prong thereof to the line of LEONARD HENDERSON thence with the said HENDERSON's line to the main road leading from Williamsborough to Oxford, thence with the said road in a Northeastern direction to the town lots of Williamsborough thence to the back line of said lots thence with the back line of said lots to JESSE COBBS or JOHN BULLOCK's line, thence with the said COBBS or BULLOCK's line to a point opposite to the mouth of said beach Spring branch thence to the beginning. But in case either of my said daughters should die without leaving issue living at the time of her death, then the share of the one so dying to be and remain to the survivor her heirs and assigns forever. And should both of them die without issue living at the time of their deaths, then the whole lands herein devised to them as well the original share as that acquired by survivorship I direct to be equally divided among all my children then living and the heirs of such of them as may be dead per stirpes and per capita except my son FRANK who has been sufficiently provided for by my father. I also bequeath to my two daughters all my household and kitchen furniture my carriage and harness and their choice of a pair of horses, out of this bequest is excepted two beds and furniture one of which I give to my son HORACE A. and the other to my son AUGUSTUS.
I give to my son ALFRED M. a Negro girl between fourteen and eighteen years old and should I have none of that description I direct that my executors should purchase one for him.
I give to my son JOHN W. my Negro boy named GEORGE.
I give and bequeath to my sons ROBERT H., ALFRED M., JAMES M, and AUGUSTUS their heirs and assigns forever all the residue of my lands.
To my two daughters FANNY H. and ELIZA W. I give my stock of provisions and family supplies of all kinds on hand at the time of my death.
The residue of my Estate of every description I direct to be equally divided among all my children except my son FRANK N. W. should any of my children die in my life time the issue of such deceased child to stand in the place of and represent their deceased parent.
Should any part of the lands herein bequeathed to my two daughters not be allotted to me upon the portion of the lands under my husbands will, then I direct that that such part be made up and supplied out of the lands which may be allotted to me on such portion.
I request that my said two daughters should permit their brother AUGUSTUS to live with them if he should choose to do so but this request is purely personal to him. I constitute and appoint my son ROBERT H. and my nephew LEONARD HENDERSON and my two daughters, Executors and Executrixes to this my last will and testament.
In testimony that the foregoing is my last will and testament I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this second day of September A.D.1825.

AGATHA BURTON

Signed Sealed and published by the said AGATHA BURTON to be her last will and testament in presence of us who have subscribed the same as witnesses in her presence and at her request
A. E. HENDERSON
SAM'L F. SNEED
JOHN L. HENDERSON

Nov 4th 1826.
I declare the following clause to be taken as part of my will as if inserted at the time of the making thereof. I give to my son JOHN WILLIAMS my Negro woman LYDIA to him his Ex'rs Admrs' and assigns forever.

AGATHA BURTON

SAM'L F. SNEED

Whereas my son HORACE A. BURTON did some years ago purchase of my AUGUSTUS at the price of Seven hundred dollars which he then or soon after paid to him, his the said AUGUSTUS interest in certain Negro slaves which were with their increase bequeathed to me for life by my father the late JUDGE WILLIAMS and after my death my death to be equally divided among my children surviving me as by reference to the will of my father will more fully appear, and whereas also the said HORACE A. did afterwards sell to his brother ROBERT H. BURTON his interest in the said Negroes so acquired by purchase from the said AUGUSTUS for the price of Seven hundred and fifty dollars, which except fifty dollars the said HORACE A. did afterwards pay or rather give to the said AUGUSTUS which sum of Seven hundred and fifty dollars the said ROBERT H. hath paid to the said HORACE A. and whereas by the death of my son the said AUGUSTUS in my lifetime his expectancy in said Negroes under my said fathers will is entirely defeated and no benefit can be claimed either by the said HORACE A. or ROBERT H. in the Negroes aforesaid by the cause before mentioned (to wit) the death of my said son AUGUSTUS in my lifetime being well satisfied that my sons HORACE A. and ROBERT H. acted in the premises from the purest motives of friendship towards their brother AUGUSTUS and towards each other and not from any motive of speculation or gain to themselves. I hereby bind and oblige myself to leave per my last will and testament to my son HORACE A. as much of my estate as shall enable him to pay to my son ROBERT H. the said sum of Seven hundred and fifty dollars with interest thereon from the date of the Bill of Sale from said HORACE A. to the said ROBERT H. and should any accident happen that such bequest should not be inserted in the last will which I shall leave.
I direct that this writing shall be so far considered as testimentary to effect that object, but such testimentary character is by no means to affect the obligatory force and irrevocable nature of this writing in other respects and whereas also the said HORACE A. hath at divers times advanced money and opened responsibility for my said son AUGUSTUS leaving a balance due to the said HORACE to the amount of two hundred or thereabouts I bind myself in the same manner to make for him in my said will a provision al for the satisfaction of said debt with interest from this time.
Should any disaster take place whereby my fortune may be impaired so that in justice to my other children the portion which I should have given to my son AUGUSTUS had he survived me would not warrant to the said two sums with interest above mentioned then there shall be a rateable deduction made from them according to the chasm in my fortune at that chasm arise from whatever cause it may. it being my intent to indemnify my said son HORACE A. for the debts and liability aforesaid act of that property which as an impartial and conscientious mother I intended for my said son AUGUSTUS in case he had survived me, and not to impair my power of acting fully and impartially towards my other children.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 29th day of September A.. 1828.

AGATHA BURTON

Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
FANNY HENDERSON BURTON
ELIZA W. BURTON
L. HENDERSON

State of North Carolina
Granville County
May Court A.D. 1831

The execution of the foregoing last will and testament of AGATHA BURTON dec'd was duly proven on oath in Open Court by ARCHIBALD E. HENDERSON, SAMUEL F. SNEED and JOHN L. HENDERSON the subscribing witnesses thereto. Also the codicil thereto was duly proven on oath by SAMUEL F. SNEED the subscribing witness thereto, and also the foregoing paper writing purporting to be a codicil to the said foregoing last will and Testament of AGATHA BURTON dec'd was produced in open court by HORACE A. BURTON and the execution of the same was duly proven on oath by LEONARD HENDERSON one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and on motion they were ordered to be recorded. At the same time came forward FANNY H. BURTON & ELIZA ANDERSON who are named as Executrixes in said will and duly qualified as such, also JAMES ANDERSON who intermarried with said ELIZA came forward and qualified as an Executor to the same in right of his wife ELIZA ANDERSON.

Witness
STEP. K. SNEED Clk

Hiring 18 March 1831
Negro Woman HANNAH --- HORACE A. BURTON - $11.00
Negro Man HARRY --- ALBERT SNEED - 15.50
Negro Man NICOLAS --- SAMUEL F. SNEED - 22.00
Negro Man (blacksmith) SANDY --- ALBERT SNEED - 41.50
Negro Man BARNETT & AILSA his wife --- HORACE A. BURTON - 35.10
Negro Woman Old DAPHNEY to keep --- HORACE A. BURTON - 10.00

State of North Carolina
Granville County
August Court A.D. 1831

The foregoing account of Sales was duly returned on the oath in open court by JAMES ANDERSON executor in right of his wife ELIZA W. and ordered to be recorded

The account Sales as above, amounting to Eight Hundred and eighty three dollars, twelve cents ($883.12/100) comprises all the undevised personal property (Negroes excepted) which has come to my hands. The overseers part, or share, had not been taken out of some articles sold at the sale, such as cotton, tobacco, &c and the whole of such were disposed of with his consent, it being agreed that he should receive that share of the proceeds which he was entitled to receive of the articles themselves. The amount thus due him, and to be deducted from the above appears to be about twenty six dollars ($26). The Sale and Hire bonds are payable to me as Executor in right of my wife; the former are due 1 January 1832 and the letter 25 December 1831. These Bonds were divided with MISS FANNY H. BURTON, a Co-Executrix, and the amount of such she thus received, after abating some credits, was Four Hundred and eighty four dollars fifty five cents ($484.55/100).
The Negroes left by my testatrix are the men NICHOLAS, HARRY, SANDY, GEORGE & BARNETT-- the women AILSA, HANNAH*, LYDIA & DAPHNE-- the boy HENRY -- the girls EADY and PATSEY.
Of these twelve Negroes, GEORGE and LYDIA were willed to JNO. W. BURTON. EADY was lent to him by testatrix, and is still in his possession. GEORGE, LYDIA, HENRY and PATSEY went into his possession after the death of testatrix, without my knowledge and consent, and before they could be hired out. It was supposed this took place by consent of MISS F. H. BURTON, executrix, but on inquiry this fact could not be ascertained. Suit has therefore been commenced for their recovery, as he refuses to give them up, and shows no evidence that he hold them by consent of said executrix.
From the time of MRS. BURTON's death, 31 January 1831, until the Sale and Hiring 17-18 March following, the black family, together with the horses, mules & hogs, were supported from the stock of corn and other provisions then on hand. There were found remaining One hundred and sixty one 6/10 barrels long corn and two barrels short corn, together with twenty-three hundred and thirty four pounds bacon.

JAMES ANDERSON, Ex'r in right of his wife, ELIZA W.

*There is a note in the file dated August 10, 1831, stating that HANNAH wished to go with FANNY BURTON, and an agreement was made with SAMUEL DICKENS, FANNY's new husband, to purchase her.

This was Agatha Keeling-Williams, widow of Robert Burton; she was dau/of George Keeling & Agnes Bullock, and step-daughter of Judge John Williams

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Will of JOHN S. EATON- 1853
Granville County Wills 1851-1855
Will Book 19, Page 299-301

In the name of God amen, I JOHN S. EATON of the County of Granville and State of North Carolina, do make, Publish and ordain this to be my last will and Testament as follows, to wit,
Item 1st. I desire that my body shall be buried according to the rites of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Item 2nd. I desire that all my just debts be paid and I wish the following property and effects to be applied to the payment of the same in the order following, that is to say, First cash on hand and debts due me at my death, Secondly my perishable property not herein otherwise disposed of and thirdly my stock in the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Company, and my stock in the North Carolina Rail Road Company. And I hereby authorize and empower my Executors hereinafter named, to sell the said perishable property and Rail Road Stock, or so much thereof as may be required for the purpose aforesaid, in such manner, whether by public or private sale and upon such terms as they shall judge most advisable.
Item 3rd. It is my will & desire that the tract of land whereon I now reside be divided into two parts by a due North & South line extending from JAMES FULLER's line, to ARCHIBALD DAVIS' line and crossing the Mill Creek, at the lower end of the large tobacco field where it joins a clover field and near to and just below a large poplar on the Creek, All that part of the said tract of land that lies East of the North & South line, aforesaid including my mansion or dwelling house, and supposed to contain fourteen hundred acres I give and devise unto my beloved wife SALLY T. EATON during her life with remainder at the death of my wife to SALLY JOHN EATON daughter of WILLIAM A. EATON to her, her heirs and assigns forever, I give devise and bequeath to the said SALLY JOHN EATON and her heirs and assigns forever all that part of the said tract of land whereon I now reside, that lies west of the North & South line aforesaid, and supposed to contain twelve hundred acres, and also the following slaves, and their increase from the date hereof, to wit, HENRY, MIMY and her children following, to wit, SUSAN, VINEY, SALLY, ANTIONETT, JEFF, ROBERT, MARY, GOVAN and REBECCA, children of MIMY. MARK & VIOLET and their children following to wit, MIMY and CHARLES Children of MARK & VIOLET. WILLIAM & MOLLY and their children following to wit, BOWSER and CHESLY children of WILLIAM & MOLLY, JANSEY, THOMAS, SUCKY, JOHN, PARHAM and Old VIOLET.
Item 4th. I give and bequeath to my said wife SALLY T. EATON, absolutely the following slaves together with their increase from the date hereof to wit, HALIFAX and HARRIETT and their children following to wit FANNY, AARON, LAVENIA, ALMIRA, KIZZY, JOHN, JAMES, LIZZY, CAROLINA, DONALD, BETTY and KITTY children of HALIFAX & HARRIETT. BOB and BETSY his wife and their children following to wit ALLEN, WILLIS, ANN, GEORGE, MARGARET, FANNY and ELLEN Children of BOB and BETSY. BOWSER and MARY his wife and their children following, to wit, ANNA, CATHERINE and TOM children of BOWSER and MARY. JUBA, MARTIN, DAVID a Blacksmith, JIM a Blacksmith, CHLOE, ALFRED, LETHE and ANN. I give and bequeath to my said wife for and during her life the following slaves and their increase from the date hereof to wit, LUCY and her children following to wit, JINSEY and SANDY children of LUCY, FRANKY and her children following, to wit, WESLEY, BARKER, HENRY and NANCY children of FRANKY. Old MOLLY, DUMPS and BIDDY. At the death of my wife I give all the slaves bequeathed to her for her life and their increase aforesaid with the exception of HENRY, to CHRISTIANA B. EATON, daughter of WILLIAM A. EATON, and at the death of my wife I give and bequeath the said Slave HENRY to JOHN E. BURWELL, son of JOHN A. BURWELL. I further give & bequeath to my said wife, all my pictures and books except the portrait of myself which I give to said SALLY JOHN EATON and except the portrait of my mother which I give to said CHRISTIANA B. EATON. I further give and bequeath to my said wife six work horses, her choice my carriage, carriage harness, carriage horses, twenty five head of cattle her choice, seventy five head of hogs, three hundred barrels of corn, one hundred bushels of wheat, ten stacks of oats, ten stacks of fodder, all my stock of sheep, all my household and kitchen furniture, one five horse wagon and gear, one two horse wagon and gear, an ample supply of plantation tools for her force, all my blacksmith tools, one oxcart & two yokes of oxen, her choice and eight thousand pounds of pork. I further give and bequeath to my said wife one third of the nett[sic] proceeds that may arise from the sale of the crop of tobacco that may be growing at my death, provided the crop of tobacco of the preceeding year has not then been sold I give her one third of the nett proceeds that may arise from the sale of that crop instead of a third of the nett proceeds of the growing crop. It is my will & desire that out of the crop stock and provisions at my death not herein before disposed of my wife have an ample support for herself until she receives all her legacies and also a support for such of the slaves herein given her as she may receive before receiving her other legacies.
Item 5. I desire and direct my wife at any time after my death that she thinks proper to give to ELLEN BROWNLOW daughter of DR. T.S. BROWNLOW a Negro girl suitable for a mailing maid the said Negro girl to belong to said ELLEN BROWNLOW absolutely and to be selected by my wife at her option whether from the slaves given to her absolutely or from amongst those given to her for life and if my wife should give said ELLEN BROWNLOW one of the shares given to my aid wife absolutely then my said wife is to have absolutely in lieu thereof one of those given to her for life of equal value to be chosen by herself.
Item 6th. I give and bequeath to my friend & kinsman WILLIAM EATON JUNR my gold watch.
Item 7th. I give and devise to my friend ROBERT B. GILLIAM Esq. the tract of land whereon DAVID. D. CARGILL now lives supposed to contain fifty acres in trust for the sole separate & exclusive use and benefit of the present wife of the said DAVID D. CARGILL during her life and at her death to be equally divided amongst her children but the said ROBERT B. GILLIAM is to permit the said DAVID D. CARGILL to have a home there during his life.
Item 8. I give to the said WILLIAM EATON JUNR. herafter named one of my Executors the sum of twenty five hundred dollars in lieu of Commissions as a full compensation for his services done as Executors and I hereby charge the Estate given my wife with one half of the same and the Estate given to the said SALLY JOHN EATON with the other half of the same.
Item 9. I give devise and bequeath all the residue of my Estate to the said SALLY JOHN EATON & CHRISTIANA B. EATON to be equally divided between them.
Lastly I nominate and appoint my friend WILLIAM EATON JUNR. and my wife SALLY T. EATON Executor and Executrix to this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all other wills by me at any time heretofore made. In witness whereof I the said JOHN S. EATON have hereunto set my hand & seal this 19th day of July A.D. 1853.

JOHN S. EATON

Signed sealed published & declared by the above testator JOHN S. EATON as and for his last will & testament in Our presence who at his request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereunto
H.H. BURWELL, T. L. BRODIE, ARCHIBALD DAVIS

North Carolina
Granville County
November Court 1853

The execution of the foregoing last will & testament of JOHN S. EATON decd, was duly proven on oath in Open Court by THOMAS L. BRODIE & HENRY H. BURWELL two of the subscribing witnesses thereto, which was ordered to be recorded and filed. At the same time came forward WILLIAM EATON JUNR. & SALLY T. EATON named as executor and executrix in said Will and duly qualified as such by taking the usual oath.
Witness
A. LANDIS Clk

Will Book 19, Page 315
Inventory of Estate
Inventory of the estate of JOHN S. EATON, returned to the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Granville County by WILLIAM EATON JUNIOR, and SALLIE T. EATON executors of the said JOHN S. EATON.

Negro Slaves
HENRY, MIMA, SUSAN, VINEY, SALLY, ANTOINETTE, JEFF, ROBERT, MARY, GOVAN, REBECCA, MARK, VIOLET, MIMA, CHARLES, WILLIAM, MOLLY BOWSER, CHESLEY, JINCEY, THOMAS, SUKEY, JOHN, PARHAM, OLD VIOLET, HALIFAX, HARRIET, FANNY, AARON, LAVINIA, ALMIRA, PEGGY, JOHN, JAMES, LIZZY, CAROLINE, DONALD, BETTY, KITTY, BOB, BETSY, ALLEN, WILLIS, ANN, GEORGE, MARGARETT, FANNY, ELLEN, BOWZER, MARY, ANNA, CATHARINE, TOM, MARY, JUBA, MARTIN, DAVID, JIM, CHLOE, ALFRED, LETHE, ANN, LUCY, JINNY, SANDY, FRANKY, WESLEY, BARKER, HENRY, NANCY, OLD MOLLY, DUMPS, BIDDY, and the last named slave being born since the death of the testator) of the slaves above named one has died since the testator to wit, JUBA.

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Will of WILLIAM FARRAR- 1788
Granville County Wills 1787-1796
Will Book 2, Page 68-69

In the Name of God Amen I WILLIAM FARRAR of the County of Granville & State of North Carolina planter being very weak of body but thanks be to Almighty God of perfect mind & memory do make and ordain this my last will & testament this 3d of January in the year of our Lord Christ 1788.
After all my just debts and funeral charges are paid I give and bequeath what it hath pleased God to bestow of this world's goods upon me as follows (vizt) 1st. I lend unto my loving wife LUCY FARRAR the land I now live upon with one Negro man named DICK also her choice of two the other Negros belonging to me during her natural life. It is my will that the Estate be kept together for eight years from this date at the management of my sd loving wife LUCY FARRAR at which time she taketh possession of the above lone of the land I now live upon & Negroes above mentioned.
2d'ly. I give and bequeath unto my son GEORGE FARRAR at the decease of my sd loving wife her one choise out of all the Negroes lent to her to be to him & his heirs forever.
3d'ly. I give & bequeath unto my five daughters (vizt) SHUSANNA, SARAH, JUDITH, JEANSY TOLER & LUCY JEFFERSON FARRAR at the end of eight years from this date all my other Negroes not lent to my wife to be divided equally amongst them or the survivors of them & their heirs forever.
Likewise at my sd wife's decease I give unto my sd five daughters all the Negroes lent to my sd wife after my son GEORGE has his choice of one as above directed.
4th'ly. I give & bequeath to my sons JOHN, ABEL, RICHASON, CHESLEY, PETTERFIELD, GEORGE FARRAR all my lands at my wife's decease to be sold and equally divided amongst my sd sons or their heirs &c.
5th'ly. I likewise lend unto my loving wife LUCY FARRO[sic] all my moveable property during her natural life & at her decease it my will that it be equally divided amongst all my above mentioned sons and daughters. I do hereby appoint my sd wife LUCY FARRO and my son RICHASON FARRO, JOHN SMITH hatter & JOHN ALLISON to be Executor & Executrix of this my last will & testament & do hereby revoke, disannul all & every former wills Legacies, bequests, Executors by me in any wise before this time named, willed or bequeathed, ratifying & confirming this and no other to be my last will & testament in witness whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
Signed, Sealed & Delivered by the said WM FARRAR his last will

WILLIAM FARRO

In presence of us
WILLIAM FOWLER ("X" his mark)
CARTER HUDSPATH ("X" his mark)
NIMROD BROMMIT ("X" his mark)

Having considered the circumstances of my affairs I thought it might be necessary to add to this my last will & testament as follows (vizt) that the lands whereon LEWIS PAGE now lives be sold in order to be applied to the payment of my debts as far as is necessary & what money is left to be equally divided amongst my above mentioned wife and family & I do hereby direct that this shall be esteemed apart of my last will & testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 25th of April 1788.
WM FARRO

Test
JOHN ALLISON
LEWIS PAGE
NIMROD BRUMMIT ("X" his mark)

Granville County
August Court 1788
This Will was duly proved by the oaths of JOHN ALLISON, LEWIS PAGE & NIMROD BRUMMIT and ordered to be recorded. LUCY FARRO, RICHASON FARRO, JOHN SMITH & JOHN ALLISON qualified as Executors
Teste

A. HENDERSON CC

An Inventory on Pages 77 & 78, filed by JOHN SMITH & LUCY FARRAR on November 1788 for the Estate of WILLIAM FARRAR.

(Note the surname was spelled several different ways throughout this Will)

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Will of WILLIAM FARRAR- 1792
Granville County Wills 1787-1796
Will Book 2, Page 318

In the name of God Amen, I WILLIAM FARROW of Granville County being sick & weak but in perfect mind & memory not knowing how soon is my please God to take me out of this World I do make this my last Will & Testament-- oi preamble omitted
First. I lend all my stock of horses, cattle, hogs & household furniture & Plantation Tools to EASTER TOMSON during her natural existence or widowhood & afterwards to be equally divided between PENNY, SUSANNAH, JOSIAH, THOMAS & the one that she is now big with which is all her children.
I do nominate, constitute & appoint EASTER TOMSON, NATHANIEL WILLIAMS my Executors of this my last Will & Testament, renouncing & revoking all other Wills made by me. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 21st day of April 1792.

WILL FARROR

Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of
REUBEN MORSE
HOWEL MORSE

Granville County Ss
November Court A.D. 1792
This the last Will and Testament of WILLIAM FARROR Dec'd was duly proved in Open Court by the oath of REUBEN MORSE one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded. Then came EASTER TOMSON the Executrix therein named, qualified and took on herself the burthen of Executing the same.

Test.
A. HENDERSON C.C.

The Inventory on Pages 321-322, filed November 1792, gives the name of the deceased as WILLIAM FARRAR and the Executrix as EASTER THOMSON.

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Will of FANNY HANKS- 1829
Granville County Wills 1828-1830
Will Book 11, Page 207-208

In the name of God Amen.
I FANNY HANKS of Granville County and State of North Carolina being weak in body but of sound mind and memory Do this tenth day of of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine -1829- make this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following (Viz)
Item. I will and bequeath unto my son GREEN S. HANKS my Negro man JACOB; my Negro girl HARRIET, my Negro woman NUTTY and her youngest child CELIA to him and his heirs forever.
Item. I will and bequeath unto my son ARGUYLE H. HANKS, and JOHN D. HANKS, all of the balance of my Negroes to be equally divided between the sd. ARGUYLE H. HANKS and JOHN D. HANKS, to them and their heirs forever. Provide the sd. ARGUYLE HANKS, pays to my executor or administrator the sum of Two Hundred Dollars. If he refuses or neglects to pay the sd. Two Hundred dollars I will all the sd Negroes to JOHN D. HANKS, to him and his heirs forever.
Item.   I will all my landed estate to ARGUYLE HANKS, JOHN D. HANKS and GREEN S. HANKS to be equally between them, to them and their heiris forever.
Item.   It is my will and desire that my Negroes and estate of every kind shall be kept together until the crop now growing is made and taken care of.
Item.   I will to JOHN D. HANKS one hundred dollars to be paid to him from the money arrising from the sale of the crop now growing for his yearly services as my overseer.
It is my will and desire that the money which I have directed ARGUYLE H. HANKS to pay shall be applied to the discharge of my just debts and the residue if any to be equally divided between my three sons, A. H. HANKS, J. D. HANKS & G. S. HANKS.
Item. It is my will and desire that my stock of horses, cattle, hogs, furniture of all kinds, plantation utensils and crop of every kind excepting the cotton and tobacco shall be sold when the crop is secured and the proceeds to be equally divided between ARGUYLE H. HANKS, JOHN D. HANKS & GREEN S. HANKS.
Item. It is my will and desire that my tobacco & cotton shall be carried to market and sold and the proceeds to be equally divided between ARGUYLE H. HANKS, JNO. D. HANKS & GREEN S. HANKS after paying JOHN D. HANKS, One hundred dollars therefrom as before directed in this Will and the balance of my debts provided the Two hundred dollars to be paid by A. H. HANKS, is not enough to discharge them.
I constitute and appoint my brother WILLIAM HARGROVE and HENRY WENTWORTH both of Granville County and State of North Carolina my executors to this my last Will and testament. In witness hereof I hereunto set my hand and seal in the day & year within written.
FANNY HANKS ("X" her mark)

Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of
ISRAEL HARGROVE
C. M. HARGROVE

State of North Carolina
Granville County
August Court A.D. 1829

The execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of FANNY HANKS, dec'd was duly proven on oath in open court by ISRAEL HARGROVE, and CHARLES M. HARGROVE, the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. At the same time came forward HENRY WOODWORTH who is named as one of the executors in said Will and duly qualified as such.

Witness
STEP. K. SNEED Clk

Estate of FANNY HANKS
On June 30, 1830, Bonds were secured by the Heirs for the following Enslaved people:
GREEN S. HANKS for NUTTY, JACOB, HARRIET and SELEY
ARGUYLE H. HANKS for CAJAH, BOB, ESTHER, JANE, EFFY & CASWELL
JOHN D. HANKS for GIM, ANTHONY, SUSAN, DORCAS & SARAH

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Will of JOHN D. HANKS-1864
Granville County Wills 1863-1868
Will Book 22, Pages 335-36

I JOHN D. HANKS, of the County of Granville & State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existance do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say,
First. My Executors herein after named shall provide for my body a decent burial and pay all my funeral expenses together with my past debts out of the moneys that may first come into their hands as a parcel or part of my estate.
Item. I give and devise to my Brother ARGYLE H. HANKS, all of my Negroes excepting those herein after mentioned during this lifetime an at his death the Negroes are to be equally divided in five shares, one share to JOHN HARGROVE, one share to CHA'S M. HARGROVE, one share to HARTWELL W. HARGROVE one share to ISRAEL W. HARGROVE, one share to SAMUEL W. SMITH's children born of HESTER ANN SMITH his wife, daughter of WILLIAM HARGROVE SEN'R deceased of Granville Co., NC giving to the said JOHN HARGROVE, & his heirs forever one share & to CHARLES W. HARGROVE, and his heirs forever to HARTWELL W. HARGROVE and his heirs forever to ISRAEL W. HARGROVE and his heirs forever, and to SAM'L W. SMITH's children born of HESTER ANN SMITH his wife daughter of the above named & of the Co. & State above named forever.
Item. I give and devise to my brother ARGYLE H. HANKS, during his life my tract of land whereon I now live during this life reserving to JOHN H. HESTER, who now lives on the plantation the land around the house when the said JOHN H. HESTER, now lives and which he has had the use of it it being a lot around the house in which he lives, for five years.
At my brother ARGYLE H. HANKS death the land shall be divided in five equal shares , which I give one share to JOHN HARGROVE to him and his heirs. One share to CHAS. W. HARGROVE to him & his heirs, one share to HARTWELL W. HARGROVE to him & his heirs, one share to ISRAEL W. HARGROVE to him and his heirs, one share to SAML W. SMITH's children and to their heirs forever to each of the above after my brother ARGYLE H. HANKS death.
Item. I give and devise to my brother ARGYLE H. HANKS, all of my stock, household and kitchen furniture during his life and at his death to be sold and the proceeds to be equally divided between JOHN HARGROVE, or his heirs, CHARLES M. HARGROVE or his heirs, HARTWELL W. HARGROVE or his heirs, ISRAEL W. HARGROVE or his heirs, one fifth that being one share to SAML W. SMITH's children born of the body of HESTER ANN SMITH, his wife, daughter of WILLIAM HARGROVE SENR. of Granville Co, NC, now dead, to them and to their heirs forever.
Item. I give and devise unto JOHN HARGROVE one Negro name JOE to him and his heirs at my death forever.
Item. I give and devise to CHARLES M. HARGROVE one Negro woman & child PHOEBE & RICHMOND to him & his heirs forever at my death.
Item. I give and devise to TAZWELL L. HARGROVE, to him & his heirs one Negro woman named LETHEA and one Negro girl child named DORCAS the child of said Negro woman LETHEA forever at my death.
Item. I give and devise to HARTWELL W. HARGROVE one Negro woman SAL & to his heirs forever at my death.
Item. I give and devise unto my brother ARGYLE H. HANKS, what money I have after paying my just debts I mean the money and debts that I have on hand at this date and the debts due me now.
And Lastly, I hereby constitute and appoint my friends JOHN HARGROVE, and CHAS. M. HARGROVE my lawful executors to intent & purposes to execute this my last will and testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same and every part and clause thereof hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other wills, codicils, and testaments made by me theretofore. In witness whereof I the said JOHN D. HANKS do hereunto set my hand and seal this the 30 day of Sept One Thousand eight hundred and Sixty four.

JOHN D. HANKS

Witness
C. H. K. TAYLOR
ISAAC B. WATSON

North Carolina
Granville County
February Court 1865

The execution of the foregoing last Will and testament of JOHN D. HANKS deceased was duly proved in open court by the oath of C.H.K. TAYLOR and ISAAC B. WATSON, the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and filed. At the same time came forward JOHN HARGROVE & CHAS. M. HARGROVE named as executors in said will and duly qualified as such.
Witness A. LANDS Clk

Estate of JOHN D. HANKS
March 3, 1865
Inventory of the real estate of JOHN D. HANKS late of the County of Granville and State of North Carolina deceased and also of all and singular the personal estate of said deceased come to the hands or knowledge of the undersigned JOHN HARGROVE and CHARLES M. HARGROVE his executors to be administered together with an account of sale of part of said personal sold by the said executors on the 3d day of March 1865 upon a credit of six months, to wit:
1. Real Estate- a tract or parcel of land situate in said county of Granville on the Still House Branch, adjoining the lands of CHARLES H. K. TAYLOR, ROBERT R. BURWELL and JOHN HARGROVE, and containing (439) four hundred and thirty nine acres or thereabout.

Personal Estate- the following Negro slaves which since his death have been emancipated by law, to wit:
JIM
ALEX
JACOB
JAMES
ROBERT, since dec'd
JOE
HENRY
ARMSTEAD
WILLIS
PHILL
RICHMOND
SARAH
HESTER
HARRIET
PHEBE
SUE
LETHE
BETSY
DICE
CELY
CAROLINE
CHERRY
OBEDIAH
MARTHA
LITTLE SUE
FRANCES, since died
DORCAS
ELIZABETH

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Will of CADER PARKER- 1780
Granville County Wills 1772-1787
Will Book 1, Page 292

In the name of God Amen, I CADER PARKER of Granville County and State of North Carolina being in perfect health and memory blessed be God do make this my last Will and Testament as followeth
Imprimis- I give and demise to my brothers, SAMUEL, ELIJAH & GEORGE my lands and tenements lying in Granville County, to them their heirs & assigns forever which lands to be sold and equally divided between them.
My stock I give to my three sisters JEMIMA, ELISABETH & PHAROBA equally to be divided after the payment of my debts & legacys to whom I choose JONATHAN PARKER & JOHN BADGET to be my Executors of this my last Will & Testament, as Witness whereunto I have set my hand and seal this 12th day of August 1777.

CADER PARKER

Teste
JOHN JONES - JONATHAN PARKER

Granville County Ss
November Court A.D. 1780
The last Will & Testament of CADER PARKER was duly proved by the oaths of JOHN JONES & JONATHAN PARKER which was ordered to be recorded, then JONATHAN PARKER & JOHN BADGET qualified as Executors to the said Will.

Teste
REUBEN SEARCY

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Will of JONATHAN PARKER- 1788
Granville County Wills 1787-1796
Will Book 2, Pages 61-62

In the Name of God, Amen
I JONATHAN PARKER of Granville County and State of North Carolina being in perfect memory do make this my last Will and Testament
Imprimis- I give and bequeath to my son JESSE PARKER five Shillings Sterling
and also to my daughter RACHEL DIXON five shillings sterling and like wise to my daughter ELIZABETH PARKER five shillings sterling
Item- I give to my lawfull wife ANN PARKER after the payment of my just debts one third of my lands, goods and chattles during her widowhood and if never married the same to continue hers during her natural life and all the rest of my stock and house hold furniture to be equally divided among all my Children that are living at the time of my decease only those that were excluded with five shillings I do order that all my land shall be sold and equally divided between my three youngest sons to wit, SAMUEL, ELIJAH and GEORGE when they come of the age of which I chose my son SAMUEL PARKER and JOHN BADGET my whole and sole executors to this my Last Will and Testament which I charge with the payment of my debts & legacies
As witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this third day of June One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Eight.

JONATHAN PARKER ("X" his mark)

Test
THOMAS HOWEL
JONATHAN BADGETT
ELIZABETH HOWEL ("X" her mark)

Granville County
August Court 1788

This Will was duly proved by the oath THOMAS HOWEL and JONATHAN BADGET and ordered to be recorded then SAMUEL PARKER and JOHN BADGET qualified to said Will as Executors.

Teste
A. HENDERSON CC

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Will of ELIZABETH PRIDDY- 1820
Granville County Wills 1816-1821
Will Book 8, Pages 335-336

In the name of God Amen I ELIZABETH PRIDDY of the State of North Carolina and Granville County being of sound a disposing mind & calling to mind the uncertainty of this life do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament and I therefore appoint my loving friend SHIM COOKE SENR Executor of this my last Will and Testament.
I give and bequeath unto my loving son JOSEPH PRIDDY, HANNAH and CLARENDER her child them and their increase to him and his lawful heirs forever and one feather bed and furniture.
& I give and bequeath unto FANNY ROGERS & NANCY CALLEWAY PRIDDY & HINTON BALL and to the first child of MOLLY BRAGG & BEDY PRIDDY's first child, all the residue of my property which I have or may have hereafter to be equally divided among the five grand children. Now in witness whereof I here do asset my hand and seal in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred & thirteen this twenty six day of April.

ELIZABETH PRIDDY ("X" her mark)

Witness
RICHARD WOODS
SHEM COOKE

State of North Carolina
Granville County
February Court April 1820

The execution of the foregoing last will and testament of ELIZABETH PRIDDY deceased was duly proven on oath in Open Court by RICHARD WOOD one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. At the same time came forward SHIM COOKE named as executor in said Will and duly qualified as such.

Witness
STEP. K. SNEED Clk

The Inventory of the Estate of ELIZABETH PRIDDY deceased included five Negroes:
HANNAH, CLARENDA, SUSANNA, PLEASANT and ROBERT.

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Will of ROBERT PRIDDY-1759
Granville County Unrecorded Wills 1749-1771

In the name of God Amen I ROBERT PRIDDY of Granville County & Province of North Carolina being of perfect & sound memory do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following, to wit, first I bequeath my Soul to God that gave it trusting in the merits of my ever blessed Saviour Christ for a remission of all my offenses and my body I comit to the Earth to be decently buried at the Discretion of my Executors herein after named and as for such worldly Estate which it hath pleased God to commit to my stewardship I give & disposes of the same in manner following that is to say,
Imprimis. I give and bequeath unto my son ROBERT PRIDDY & to his heirs ad assigns forever four hundred & forty acres of land situate on the South side of Tar River on both sides of Middle Creek in Granville County it being part of a tract of six hundred & forty acres I lately purchased of MR. WILLIAM KINCHEN JUNR the said four hundred & forty acres to included the plantation where my said son ROBERT now lives.
Item. The other two hundred acres part of the before mentioned six hundred & forty acres I give & bequeath unto SUSANA PRIDDY & PATIENCE PRIDDY my granddaughters & both daughters of my daughter ANNE. To them my said granddaughters their heirs & assigns forever & to be equally divided between them.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my son GEORGE PRIDDY the plantation whereon I now live together with two hundred & twenty four & a half acres of land adjoining including the said plantation, it being one majority or half part of the whole tract I lately purchased of WILLIAM CHAVERS, the s'd plantation & land I give to my s'd son GEORGE his heirs & assigns forever.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my son WILLIAM PRIDDY and to his heirs & assigns forever his two hundred twenty four & a half acres of land the other <folded & torn> of the ???? land whereon I now live.
Item. I give & bequeath to my son ROBERT PRIDDY his heirs Ex'rs & Admrs. forever <torn> boy called ROGER and my Negro girl called AMEY together with her increase <torn>
Item. I give & bequeath unto my son WILLIAM PRIDDY his heirs Ex'rs, Admrs. forever my <torn> man called JACK.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my son GEORGE PRIDDY his heirs, Ex'rs, & Admrs. forever my <torn> woman called DOLL, together with her future increase.
Item. I give & bequeath to my son THOMAS PRIDDY Twenty pounds Virginia money to <torn> paid him out of the money due to me in Virginia from JOHN JONES.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my granddaughters CHARITY PRIDDY, MASS PRIDDY & KENDISH PRIDDY (Orphans of my son HARLOW PRIDDY decd) each & every of them ten pounds proclamation money to be paid unto each & every of them respectively as they shall come of age or marry and if it shall happen that any or either of them should die before she or they shall come of age or marry, my will isthat the survivor or survivors shall enjoy the ten pounds I give to the deceased to be divided share & share alike and if they should all die before they come of age or marry then the whole thirty pounds to return to my Executors.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter ANNE CHAVERS wife of GIBBY CHAVERS five shillings sterling.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my friend & neighbour HENRY JONES my cart & wheels.
Item. All the residue & remainder of my personal Estate, except only the money due to me in Virginia from JOHN JONES of Louisa County, I desire may be equally divided among my son ROBERT PRIDDY, my son WILLIAM PRIDDY, my son GEORGE PRIDDY & my three grandaughters to wit CHARITY PRIDDY, MASS PRIDDY & KENDISH PRIDDY orphans of my son HARLOW PRIDDY dec'd.
Item. I appoint ordain & constitute my well beloved sons ROBERT PRIDDY, WILLIAM PRIDDY and GEORGE PRIDDY to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby declaring this and none other to be my last Will & Testament revoking all other Wills that may have been by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand seal the second day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine.

Published pronounced Declared
Signed & Sealed in presence of
JNO. BOWIE
PRISCILLA JONES
MARY ANNE JONES

ROBERT PRIDDY

At a Court held for Granville County 18 December 1759.
This Will was proved by the oaths of JOHN BOWIE & MARY ANNE JONES two of the subscribing witnesses thereto, which on motion was ordered to be certified & at the same time the Executors therein nominated were qualified according to Law.

Teste.
DAN'L WELDON CC

Note: Parts of pages of this will are torn

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Will of HUDSON RAGLAND, 1820
Granville County Wills 1816-1821
Will Book 8, Pages 334-335

In the name of God Amen I HUDSON RAGLAND of the County of Granville and State of North Carolina being weak in body but of strong mind do make constitute and ordain this my Las Will and Testament.
Item 1st - I give and bequeath unto SALLY RAGLAND daughter of EVAN RAGLAND one Negro Boy named EDMOND to her & her heirs forever.

Item 2nd- I give and bequeath unto ELVIS RAGLAND son of EVAN RAGLAND, one Negro girl named LETHEY to him and his heirs forever.

Item 3d- I give and bequeath unto WILLIS RAGLAND son of EVAN RAGLAND one Negro girl named HONOR to him and his heirs forever

Item 4- I give and bequeath unto MADISON RAGLAND son of EVAN RAGLAND one short gun chest and clothes.

Item 5- I give and bequeath unto PENELOPE NUMAN's child that is said to be mine five hundred dollars to him and his heirs forever.

I appoint JOHN HARE and THOMAS D. RIDLEY my lawful Executors.
December 20th, 1819.
HUTSON RAGLAND

Signed and acknowledged in the presence of
JOHN BLUNT
JOHN BARKER
WILLIAM RAGLAND JUN'R ("X" his mark)

State of North Carolina
Granville County
February Court A.D. 1820

The execution of the foregoing last will and testament of HUTSON RAGLAND dec'd was duly proven on oath in open court by JOHN BARKER, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto who also swore that he saw JOHN BLUNT and WILLIAM RAGLAND JUNR. the other subscribing witnesses sign the same as suchh by the special request of the Testator on motion it is ordered that the same be recorded. At the same time THOMAS D. RIDLEY named as one of the Executors in said Will, came forward and duly qualified as such.
Witness
STEP. K. SNEED, Clk

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Will of FRANCES RICHARDSON- 1825
Granville County Wills 1824-1828
Will Book 10, Page 99

In the name of God Amen I FRANCES RICHARDSON of the County of Granville and State of North Carolina being of sound mind do make and ordain this my last will and testament. Viz-
First. I lend to JOSEPH TAYLOR SEN'R all my property of every description in trust for the benefit of my sister SARAH HAYS to remain in her possession during her natural lie and then to be disposed of among her children as she may think proper except my feather bed which I give to my niece FRANCES HAYES.
Secondly. I wish MRS. ANN LEWIS and ISABELLA HINTON each to retain some article of my wearing apparel as a testimony of my affectionate regard for them.
Lastly I appoint JOSEPH TAYLOR SEN'R my sole executor.
Signed and executed this 25th October 1825.

Witness
WM V. TAYLOR
WILLIS LEWIS

State of North Carolina
Granville County
February Court A.D. 1826

It appearing to the Court that publication had been made in pursuance of the order of last Term relative to the probate of the foregoing paper writing purporting to be the Nuncupative Will of FRANCES RICHARDSON dec'd and no cause having been shown by the next of kin the same was duly proven on oath in Open Court by WILLIS LEWIS & WILLIAM V. TAYLOR the subscribing witnesses thereto and on motion ordered to be recorded.
Witness
STEP K. SNEED Clk

State of North Carolina
Granville County
August Court A.D. 1826

JOSEPH TAYLOR SEN'R who is named as an Executor in the foregoing last will and testament of FRANCES RICHERSON deceased came into open court and duly qualified as such.
Witness
STEP. K. SNEED Clk

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