Misc. Data of the Wise Family
Transcribed by Dennis Wise
From Records of Onslow County, North Carolina, Deed Book K (1774-1778), page 262:
53-Nov. 13, 1776.
- Archibald Gillespie to Ezekial Wise for 5 pounds a part of four acres which I bought of Sylvanus Weeks near the town of Bogue at the mouth of Whiteoak River, whereon sd. Wise now lives. Wts. Geo. Harrison, Christian Free.
54-Nov. 13, 1776.
- Archibald Gillespie to Ezekial Wise for 5 pounds a part of the lot bought of Sylvanus Weeks whereon Wise now lives. Wts. Geo. Harrison, Christain Free.
From Records of Onslow County, North Carolina, Deed Book S (1793-1795), page 449:
40-June 28, 1788.
- Lydia Gillespie, executrix of estate of Archibald Gillespie, deceased to John McCuller and Adam Scott of Swansborough, N. C., for 25 pounds 3 and ¾ths acres on Spring Marsh at Richard Wallace’s line and at lot formerly owned by Ezekiel Wise, now Adam Scott’s, which land is part of a lot left by will of Theophilus Weeks, deceased, to his son, Silvanus, and by him to Archibald Gillespie. Tests: John Carmalt, James Gillespie,……Howarld.
From Records of Onslow County, North Carolina, Deed Book T (1795-1796), page 452:
50-Dec. 31, 1791.
- Daniel Rogers to Thomas Wise for 100 pounds 40 acres joining hull Jones’s land. Tests: Samuel Wise, Benej. Taner.
From Records of Onslow County, North Carolina, Abstracts of the Wills, page 1385:
- 142-Wise, Thomas. Mar. 30, 1807-June, 1807. To wife Mary; sons Mathew, Selby H., Thomas, and Ezekuel; daughters Hannah Bell, Elizabeth Wise, Sarah Tanner. Exrs: wife Mary Wise and son Selby H. Wise. Tests: Daniel Rogers, William Howard, Sarah Owens.
Text of Thomas Wise will from Clerk of Onslow County, North Carolina, mailed to my home 13 August 1999:
SOUTEY WATERS AND EZEKIEL HENDERSON QUALIFIED JULY TERM 1805
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From Records of Onslow County, North Carolina:
- 141-From the court of Jones Co. to the sheriff of Onslow a demand for sale of property of Lemual Wise against debt to Wm. H. Connor sold to James Frazer. June 6, 1825. Tests: David Ketcham, Levi Arnold.
From 1850 Census of Barbour County, Alabama:
# 218 Farmer ($400)
WISE, Ephriam 50 m SC
Ann 35 f NC
Nancy 17 f Ala
William (Farmer) 16 m ”
Martha 13 f ”
Ezekiel 10 m ”
John 5 m ”
Maria 3 f ”
Infant 1/12 m ”
# 299 Farmer ($1,600)
WISE, Ezekiel 53 m NC
Winneferd 45 f Ga
James (Farmer) 15 m Ala
Thomas 10 m ”
Lemuel 14 m ”
Mary 12 f ”
Edward 7 m ”
Amanda 3 f ”
BULLOCK, Isabella 76 f Md
PRICE, Caswell 22 m Ga