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BARNARD Family Bible – (EDMUND BARNARD born 1792)
PHILLIP TORKSEY (1755 Will)
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
February 25, 1755
North Carolina Pasquotank County
I PHILLIP TORKSEY being very sick and weak of body but of perfet sence and memory thanks be to God for it do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in maner form as followeth that is to say first I recominend my soul to God that gave it and my body to the earth to be buried at the descreution of my Exect. Hereafter mentioned.
Itom. I give and bequeth to my beloved Brother —— TORKSEY one two year old hefer.
Itom. I give and bequeth to my beloved Brother JOHN TORKSEY one two year old heiffer.
Itom. I give and bequith to my beloved Cosen MAIGIL(?) REED(?) one negro boy Daniel at the decese of my Wife to her and her haire for ever.
Itom. I give and bequeth to my well beloved Wife (blacked out) of my estate both rail and pal?????.
And I appint and ordain my beloved Wife ELIZEBETH to be my whole and sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and do utterly disannul all other Wills by me made and acknowledge this to be my Last Will and Testament as witness my hand and seal this twenty fifth day of Feb. 1755. Elizbeth and ???? was underlined before sined.
PHILLIP TORKSEY seal
Sined seled and published
In presence of
W. BURGES
ABEL GALLOP jurat Exe. Qualifed
His “A” Mark
Benjeman Torksey
His X Mark
North Carolina
Pasquotank County
June Court Anno Dom 1755
Present His Majesties Justices
These may Cortesie that Abel Gallop one of the Evidonce to the within Will appeared in open Court and made Oath that the said PHILLIP TORKSEY sign seal publish and declard the within ??????? this Last Will and Testament and that the said PHILLIP TORKSEY was at that time of sound and disposing memory and that —– said the other evidonce sign ????? ???? Then appeared ELIZABETH TORKSEY Executrix and duly qualified as the said ?????? that the Honorable Henry McCullock(?) Esq. Secretary Notary(?) that letters ?????????
Test. Thos. Taylor
PHILLIP TORKSEY WILL
Letters issued
30th of June 1755
in Pasquotank County
Copied from NC State Archives
Probate of Wills
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse
SAWYER BOOK A
Camden County, North Carolina
BOOK A
page 13. John Sanderlin of Pasquotank…110 pds. to Joshua Sawyer… tract of land situated on N.E. side of Pasq. River bounded as follows…Brockett’s corner tree at head of swamp,..Wright’s line, Faircliff (Faircloth?) line.. 50 a. of land that Thomas Faircliff gave to Edward Faircliff..afterward belonging to William Bray then conveyed to John Sanderlin. Nov.6, 1775. Witts. Adam Forbes and Thomas Rhoades.
15. Joshua Sawyer Of Pasquotank for 40 pds. to Joseph O’Daniel…..50 a. tract N.E. side of Pasq.River….Mouth of a branch that forks out of a Beaver Dam and up branch to Abel Gallop’s line to Charles Britians corner to 1st station. Oct. 15, 1775..Camden Court 1777
16. Joshua Sawyer of Pasq. for 100 pds to Thomas Upton of Pasq….tract of land on the N.E. side of Pasq. River…granted by Bailey Needham to Cornelious Jones….butted and bounded as was divided to Thomas Needham by his brother….all that part except 5 a. that was conveyed to Phillip Torksey. The remaining land contained by and in begining at the river binding said Torksey’s line to Abel Gallop’s line to a corner pine of Joseph ? to 1st station. 70 a. Oct 18, 1775
23. Sept. 15, 1777….Robin (Robert) Gray of Camden to Silvanus (Sylvanus) Sawyer for 100 pds. a tract of land begining at a gum in Luke Lamb”s Mill pond thence W. Nw. course to Joseph Sawyer’s line thence along line to the branch thence to Creek Swamp, then binding the Mill pond to the 1st station. witts. James Sanderlin & Cornelious Sawyer.
24. Sept 11, 1777…Robert Gray to Corneilous Sawyer for 100 pds…..land begining at the branch along Creek Swamp to a branch joining Sill’s (Sylvanus) line & Lisha (Elisha) Sawyer’s branch. witts. James Sanderlin& Silvanus Sawyer
33. Sept 10, 1777..Robert Gray & Mary Gray for 50 pds. to Joel Sawyer…tract of land, N.E. side of Pasq. River joining Tull Sawyer’s line, Joseph Jones line to River Swamp. It being the same tract that Nathaniel Gray Pattened. 50 a. . witts. Jeremiah Leake, Maxey Leake and Thomas Gray.
65. Oct 18, 1777 James Sanderlin, wheelwright of the county of Camden& Joshua Sawyer, planter of said county for 100 pds..100 a. pattened by Thomas Taylor and bounded by David Spence’s corner at the river side thence along line to Joseph O’Daniel’s line to 1st station. witt. Henry Forbes, Joshua Burnham & Rebecca Curlin.
67. Joshua Sawyer, planter to James Sanderlin, wheelwright , for 110 pds….tract of land bounded as follows…begining at a pine formerly Brockett’s corner near the head of the swamp…thence to Wright’s line..to Faircliff’s line down to the swamp..to the Run. Being the 50 a. Thomas Faircliff gave in a deed to Edward Faircliff, afterward belonging to William Bray, then John Sanderlin to said Joshua Sawyer togeather with all houses, cleared land and woodland. Oct. 18, 1777
68. Dempsey Sawyer of Pasq. to Joseph Jones of Pasq., May 6, 1773 , for 90 pds…..land that was once granted to James Mc Daniel & by his assigned to Thomas Sawyer & by Thomas Sawyer & Robert Spence conveyed to Caleb Sawyer who died and fell to his son John Sawyer & by John Sawyer conveyed by deed of gift to said Dempsey Sawyer and now sold..to Joseph Jones 100 a. Beginning at a tree formerly Koen and now Ammon Grandy’s corner binding east to a line formerly Richards, thence southerly to a line formerly Edward Williams. witts. William Burgess, James Ferebee
79. Mar.7, 1778, Truman Sawyer planter to Levi Sawyer for 400pds. 50 a. binding Ross’s line to Solley’s thence to swamp. witt. James Sanderlin & Costen Sawyer
80. James Sanderlin, mariner, to Truman Sawyer, planter, for 400 pds. 60 a. N.E. side of Pasq. River . Beginning at a corner known by the name of John Scott’s corner to a beech on the Lakeside binding on a oak at Richards corner to the 1st station…home,garden,orchard…ect…witt. Caleb Sawyer & Costen Sawyer
82. March 7, 1778 Lewis Sawyer,planter to James Sanderlin, marriner for 400pds…tract of land 50 a. N.E. side ofPasq. River on the head of Arenuse Creek. ..It being part of a tract of land formerly belonging to John Winn & conveyed from Howard to Albertson & from Alberson to Williams & from Williams to Sawyer & from C. Sawyer to Lewis Sawyer..and bounded as follows. Begining at a gum in the Milldam Swamp thence to a line of trees that divide C. Sawyer & his son Lewis to a branch on William Humphries line thence to John Jones line to 1st station. signed Lewis Sawyer & Sophyer (Sophia) Sawyer, wife.
88. October 31, 1776 Joseph Relfe of Pasq. to Lemuel Sawyer for 280 pds 150 a. tract on N.E. side of Pasq. River. Begining at John Relefe’s landing on Sawyer’s Creek thence running a small distance down the creek to Joseph Jones line thence binding Jones line a northerly course so as the lane runs to William McCoys corner at Horn Ridge thence easterly to James Ferebee’s line thence westerly along said Ferebee’s Plantation then westward along causeway or road to the foot of a lane then binding the swamp& creek to the landing.
90. Joshua Sawyer & Mary Sawyer, his wife , for 400 pds. to Isaac Gregory…on the fork of Arnuse Creek 150 a. on the main road bounded by Job Sawyer, Dempsey Sawyer’s line near an old field called the “New Ground” thence along branch to the main road at a bridge thence down the main swamp to the mouth of a branch laying where Willie Wilson’s old bridge is, thence running up the eastside of the branch to the main road. Witt. Christopher Snail & Malachi Grandy
91. Malachi Grandy & Dorothy, his wife, of Camden to Joshua Sawyer, a tract of land granted by pattent to Joseph Gilford. Begining at a branch before Jacob Gilford’s door, thence up said branch to pattent line to a lane that was made for William Andrews thence to the pocoson to the branch. 80 a. Feb. 9, 1778. witt. Isaac Grandy & Christopher Snail
107. Joshua Sawyer to Job Sawyer for 60 pds a part of the plantation that fell to said Joshua Sawyer by the death of his father…begining on the road side of Lenard Williams corner to Dempsey Sawyer line to 1st station 15 a. Joshua Sawyer & wife Mary. Oct. 1, 1777 witt. Theophilius Gregory & Joshua Godfrey. 121. Aug. 19, 1778 Charles Grandy to Tully Sawyer 150 pds. ..land that I bought of Samuel Ferill that was formerly the property of Isaac Albertson decs. & the land that was formerly Elias Albertson decs. bounded on the eastmost by Col. Isaac Gregory & on the north by the Mill pond branch and swamp…
123. Coston Sawyer & Rhoda, his wife, to Thomas Nickols for 25 pds…land bounded by swamp near Sawyer’s house to Col. Dauge’s road near William Humphries line. 14 a. formerly belonging to John Jones and conveyed to Coston Sawyer Sept.14, 1778.
Abstracted and Contributed by: D. G. Owens
WRIGHT, THOMAS
Camden County N.C. Deed Book “S” page 326 Division of Land 1826
We the undersigned commissioners being duly gradified have in obedience to the annexed order of the county court of Camden and state of North Carolina this the 3rd day of August AD one thousand eight hundred and twenty six to set apart and divide the lands of Thomas Wright dec’d son of Austin Wright dec’d among his legal heirs in the following manner.
Lot No. 1 to Edmund Barco in right of his wife beginning at a delombardy poplar thence S 50 W one chain, thence N 41 ½ West 2 chains 30 links then N 50 E 1 chain thence S 41 ½ E 2 chains 30 links to the first station containing 37 poles.
Lot No. 2 to Stephen S. Snowden beginning at the corner of the first lot then S 50 W 30 links then N 41 ½ W 3 chains 20 links then N 43 W 1 chain 40 links then S 41 ½ E 1 chain 45 links then S 50 W 1 chain containing 37 poles.
Lot No. 3 to Elizabeth Wright infant of William Wright dec’d beginning at the corner of the 2nd lot N 41 ½ W 320 links then S 30 W 80 links then S 43 E 285 links then N 50 E 60 links to the first station containing 37 poles.
We further order that Lot No. 1 pay over to Lot No. 2 & 3 sixty eight dollars to be equally divided between Staphen S. Snowden & Elizabeth Wright.
Given under hands & seals day & date above written.
Padrick Gallop
Elijah S. Staples
W. Mercer
WRIGHT, THOMAS G.
Camden County, N.C. Deed Book “S” page 275
This indenture made the 19th day of April in the year of AD eighteen hundred and twenty six by and between Thomas G. Wright & wife Elizabeth Wright formerly Elizabeth Gallop of the county of Camden & state of North Carolina of the one part and Joseph Seymore of the county and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that they the said Thomas G. Wright and wife Elizabeth Wright for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars good and lawful money to them in hand paid by the said Joseph Seymore. The receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged that this hath given granted bargained & sold and both fully and freely and absolutely sell alien convey & confirm unto him the said Joseph Seymore his heirs executors administrators and assigns a certain piece or tenement of land situated in the county of Camden laying between Raymonds creek and Pasquotank creek. Being a tract of land that Luke Gallop left to his heirs and joining the lands of Jane Tillett, John P. Wright and also the lands of the said Joseph Seymore containing by estimation six acres. To have and to hold the above named land and tenament with every appenature thereunto belonging in anywise to his purpose and benefit and behoof forever who shall from time to time and at all times hereafter have hold remain occupy posses and enjoy the same free and clear of all manner of incumbrances whatsoever from us our heirs executors administrators and assigns for us and we the said Thomas G. Wright and wife Elizabeth Wright both further consent to and with the said Joseph Seymore to warrant secure and we defend the afforesaid land and tenament from the lawful claim of all persons laying claim thereto the same in any manner or way whatever.
In witnesseth whereof we have here unto set our hands and affirm our seals the day and date above written.
Thomas G. Wright
Elizabeth Wright
May term 1826
The deed of bargain & sale from Thomas G. Wright & wife Elizabeth to Joseph Seymore was exhibited & the execution thereof acknowledged by the said Thomas G. & wife Elizabeth & on motion orderedthat Richard Berry Esquire a member of the court be appointed to take the presents examination of the said Elizabeth Wright as to her voluntary assent thereto who reported that she executed the same of her own free will & accord without and compusion of her said husband. Ordered registered
Registered June 21st 1826 M.G. Lurry clerk
Contributed by: Harry Schoettle
HENRY BRAY, SR. (1833 Will)
Will of
HENRY BRAY, SR.
1833
In the name of God amen I Henry Bray Senr. of the County of Camden and State of North Carolina being weak of Body but of perfect Sound mind & memory Calling to mind the mortality of my Body Kowing [knowing] it is appointed for all men once to die in the first place I Reccommend my body to the Grave to be buried in a decent christain burial & my Sole to God that gave it as touching my worly [worldly] Estate I give and bequath in the following manner Item–I give and bequath unto my Dearly beloved Grand Son Maning bray one Cow and Calf to him and his heirs
Item–I give and bequath unto my last wife children as follows one feather Bed and Furniture one puter Bason one pr of Fire Dogs one Spining wheel one iron Tea Kettle one Coffee mill and chest this I give unto my last wife Mary Brays Children and Grand children that she had before I married her Then the rest of my Estate I give and bequath in the following maner. I give and bequath unto my Six Daughters to be Equily Divided between the heirs thats liveing and the children of them that are dead Viz Each Daughters Children to heir there mothers Shear these are the heirs hereafter named that are liveing, Margaret Torksey, Mary Gallop, Batsheba Forbes, these are the Daughters that are dead that is to Say Abigail Hunings, Sarah Whitehall, Mariam Right [or Kight?] to them and there heirs
Last of all I recomend and appoint my faithful and Trusty Friend Noah Torksey to be my whole and sole Executor of this my Last will and Testament and I the said Henry Bray do disanull all former Wills & Testaments and do Ratify and Confirm this to be my last will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this 30th day of June in the year of our Lord 1833.
Henry Bray
Signed & Sealed in Presents of
Silas Forbes
Alman Moriset
Camden County Court August Term 1833
The Last Will and Testament of Henry Bray Decd. was Exhibited in open court & proved by the oath of Silas Forbes and Judith Gregory subscribing witness thereto & Noah Torksey the Executor therein named appeared and Qualified as Executor thereto. Ordered that Letters Testamentory Issue &c. and that the said will be recorded
Test. C. G. Lamb Clerk
Camden County Record of Wills, Vol. 1833, p. 136-138
NC State Archives microfilm reel #C.018.80001
Contributed and transcribed by Marty Holland
FRANCIS WRIGHT (1826 Will)
Will of
FRANCIS WRIGHT
1826
In the name of God amen. I Francis Wright of the state of North Carolina and county of Camden being sick in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory do make this my last will and testament in manner following.
Item: I give and bequeath unto Caleb Perkins one negro named Judith to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto Jesse Berry one bed and furniture to him and his heirs forever also one large chest.
Item: I give and bequeath unto Frances Berry one new bed and furniture, one chest and all my wearing apparel, one ?, all the ?. all my cotton, ?, flax and spun stuff, ??, and one table, six chairs her choice, one small pot and hook, one skillet, one pair of fine tongs, one ? and lid, all my cooking ?, one case of knives and forks, ? coffee pots, ? ? ? calf, one linen wheel, three pewter basons to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto Jno. W. Berry the remainder of my estate indoors and outdoors to him and his heirs forever.
Lastly: I nominate and appoint my worthy friend Caleb Perkins my executor to this my last will and testament on witness whereof I have signed my hand and seal this first day of March in the year of out Lord one thousand eight hundred twenty six.
Francis (x, her mark) Wright
Signed sealed in presence of Wilson B. Webster and Isaac Gallop
Camden county court, November Term 1826
This last will and testament of Francis Wright was exhibited in open court and proved by the oath of Isaac Gallop one of the ? witnesses thereto in due form of law. No exec appears to quality the said will.
It was on motion ordered to be recorded.
Teste ? ? ? clerk
Contributed and transcribed by Harry Schoettle