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ASA CARTWRIGHT (1823 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

ASA CARTWRIGHT

September 5, 1823

In the name of God Amen! I ASA CARTWRIGHT of Camden County and State N. Carolina being sick in body but of sound and perfect mind & memory (blessed be God) do this 5th day of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand, Eight Hundred & Twenty Three, make and publish this my Last Will & Testament in manner following—that is to say—

Item. I give & bequeath unto my Sister NANCY CARTWRIGHT the part of the plantation I now live on to include the house beginning at the main road GIDEON CARTWRIGHT’S line, thence a straight course to the back line in the swamp for her part to bind on the Island road to her & her heirs forever.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my Nephew ASA GIBSON the Southern part of said plantation adjoining BRITTAIN JONES and others to him & his heirs forever, also one states musket.

Item. I give & bequeath unto ANDALINA MELINA and ALEXANDER GIBSON all of my lands lying on the Great Island to be sold when ALEXANDER GIBSON arrives to the age of sixteen years old and the money to be equally divided between them— the said Island to be rented out until that period for the support of said children—to them & their heirs forever.

Item. It is my desire that all my moveable property indoors and out of every kind and crop now growing to be sold, and all of my just debts paid out of the money arrising from said sale. If there should be any balance remaining after paying my just debts for it to be equally divided between my Sister NANCY CARTWRIGHT and JACOB GIBSON to them & their heirs forever.

Lastly I hereby make and ordain my worthy friend STEPHEN MERCER Executor of this my Last Will & Testament in witness whereof I the said ASA CARTWRIGHT have to this my Last Will & Testament set my hand & seal this day & year above written.

ASA CARTWRIGHT seal

Signed, sealed and declared

In presence of us who were

Present at the time of signing

& sealing thereof

WILSON B. WEBSTER

SIMEON BURGESS

State of North Carolina

Camden County

November T. 1823

The Last Will & Testament of ASA CARTWRIGHT dec’d was exhibited & proved in open Court by the oath of WILSON B. WEBSTER one of the subscribing witnesses thereto. The Executor therein named refusing to qualify. Ordered that the Will be Recorded.

Test.

M.S. LEWIS CLK.

Will Book C

Page 23

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

 

THOMAS ETHERIDGE (1824 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

THOMAS ETHERIDGE

June 14, 1824

 In the name of God Amen. I THOMAS ETHERIDGE of the State of North Carolina Camden County being very weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that give it and my body I recommend to the earth, to be buried in decent christian burial, at the descretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

I lend unto my beloved Wife CHLOE ETHERIDGE the plantation whereon I now live together with all the buildings thereon except the house that I moved up to my dwelling house which I give to my Son THOMAS ETHERIDGE but his Mother is to have the use of it until he comes with age or marries, also Twenty Thousand of my new ground and that to be rented out for his support, with the privilege of rail timber and fire wood raising of stock etc. Also I give my Wife my bay horse Bird and sorrel mare Floreelesh, one riding chair and harness, my set of tables, three feather beds & furniture, twelve setting chairs, one bureau, one blue chest one beaufat & all the crockery, all the table and tea spoons one loom and harness wasping bars and screw, one spining wheel & one woolen ditto, one iron pot, one tea kettle, one dutch oven, one creeper, one sow and pigs, ten head of hogs, two candlesticks all of the above articles her first choice, fifty barrels of corn, thirty bushels of wheat, twenty five ???? of coffee, one hundred weight of sugar, one set of knives and forks, my spring back bible, drseys hymn book and my watch, one small trunk, one pair pot tramels & 1 pair of pot hooks, two axes, two hoes her choice, one negro woman Phoebe, one man Joseph, two cows and calves the sheep that is now on hand, one horse cart and harness, one plough and harness all my fire dogs irons, one pair of tongs and shovel, all her choice, one hand mill, all the winder curtains, two meat tubs to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son JOHN ETHERIDGE ten dollars to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son JOSIAH ETHERIDGE ten dollars to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son SETH ETHERIDGE one hundred dollars to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son WILLIS one hundred dollars to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son WHITFIELD ETHERIDGE one hundred dollars to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter POLLY ETHERIDGE the land and plantation on the North side of the road called the Casey Plantation, containing by estimation twenty one acres more or less, one bed and furniture, one wheel one green chest to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my ACHSAH ETHERIDGE one negro boy Demsey one feather bed and furniture, one wheel one chest to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter MIRIAM SMITHSON One Hundred dollars in full for her portion of my estate to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son THOMAS ETHERIDGE the land and plantation whereon I now live containing about seventy eight acres also my juniper swamp containing seventy eight acres formerly the property of JOSEPH JONES dec’d sold by a decree of the Court of equity and one colt by the name of Boxer to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath the following negroes namely Penny, Peter, Mary, Aaron, James and Jemimah to be equally divided between my three Daughters namely HENRETTA, NARISSA and CHLOE, when the eldest arrives to the age of twenty one or either of them marries, then the said negroes and increase to be equally divided between the above said Daughters or any part of them surviving to them and their heirs forever.

Item. My will and desire is that all the remainder of my estate both real and personal that I have not already given away be sold at six months credit excepting my lands that to be sold in a credit of six, twelve and eighteen month credit, and after paying all of my lawful debts my desire is that the balance if any be equally divided between my five Sons namely JOHN, JOSIAH, SETH, WILLIS and WHITFIELD ETHERIDGE to them and their heirs forever.

And I also nominate and appoint my Brother RICHARD JARVIS my whole and sole Executor to this my Last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this the Fourteenth day of June, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Four

THOMAS ETHERIDGE seal

Witness present

ISAAC M. HERRINGTON

JEREMIAH ETHERIDGE

Camden County Court

August Term 1824

This Last Will and Testament of THOMAS ETHERIDGE dec’d was exhibited and proved in open Court by the oaths of ISAAC M. HERRINGTON and JEREMIAH ETHERIDGE subscribing witnesses thereto. And RICHARD JARVIS the Executor therein named appeared and qualified according to Law. Ordered that the Will be recorded & letters Testamentary issue.

Test.

M.S. LEWIS CLK

By A.C. EHRINGHAUS

Will Book C

Pages 40-42

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

 

Chowan Baptist Female College – 11 July 1870

Monday July 11, 1870

The North Carolina Standard Newspaper

Raleigh, N.C.

The Daily Index

North Carolina Items:

Chowan Baptist Female College;

The commencement exercises of the above institution, located at
Murfreesboro, N.C., took place last week.  Rev. A. McDowell is the
principle. Quite a number of distinguished Baptist ministers were present,
among them Rev. Drs. Wingate,  Toy, T.G. Jones, J.H. Mills and others.  The
annual sermon was preached by Rev. T.G. Jones, of Norfolk, and the annual
address was delivered by Rev. T.G. Toy, of Greenville, SC.  The following
young ladies graduated, viz,:  Miss M.O. Spright, of Gates county; Miss
Annie Newsome, of Hertford county; Miss Susie A. Spencer, of Camden county;
Miss Arvo H. Moore, of Murfreesboro; Miss Sallie E. McDowell, Murfreesboro;
and Miss Rosa O. Beale, of Hertford county.

Contributed by: Marianne Nichols Ordway

WILLIAM GREGORY (1752 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

WILLIAM GREGORY

November 24, 1751

North Carolina

Pasquotank County

In the name of God Amen. I WILLIAM GREGORY of the County a foresaid being in good health and perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God there fore I do this day in the twenty year of reign of our souverign Lord KING GEORGE ye —- and in ye years of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty one do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament in form and manner as following that is to say

Imprimis. I commend my soul into ye hands of almighty God who gave it me and my body to the earth from whence it came in hopes of a joy full resurrection through the ???? of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and as for the worldly estate where with it has pleased God to bless me with I disspose here as follows

Item. I give and bequeath to my Grandaughter ANN GREGRORY Daughter of WILLIS GREGORY and ELISABETH his Wife and to her the heirs of her body lawfully begotten and if she die without issue of her body the same to return back one hundred acres of land a plantation called Hownens(?) Jonring(?) upon North River Swamp as the trees are marked one hundred acres more or less and if she dies with out heir of her body lawfully begotten the said land to return to my Son DEMPSEY GREGORY.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Grandaughter ANN GREGORY Daughter of WILLIS GREGORY and ELSABETH his Wife one negro woman named Hannah and one negro boy named Jephry(?)

Item. I leave the said land and ??? in the cear of my Son MARK GREGORY tell she come at age or marries

Item. I give and bequeath to my Son MARK GREGORY one hundred acres of land joyoing upon North River Swamp be the same more or less and to his heirs lawfully begotten of his body and if he the aforesaid MARK GREGORY die without heir then the said land return to my Daughter AFFIAH GREGORY the said land joining on JAMES GREGORYS line and as the trees are marked a long DEMPSEYS GREGORYS line where my Brother RICHARD GREGORY formerly did live.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Son MARK GREGORY three negroes namely one negro man named Daniel one negro woman named Phillis, one negro boy named Simon the said Negro woman having a young child named Sue for my Son MARK to keep tell it is six years of old and then to deliver to whom I shall give it hereafter the said negroes Daniel, Fillis and Simon to him the said MARK GREGORY and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and if no heir of his body to my Daughter AFFIAH GREGORY.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Daughter AFFIAH GREGORY Fifty acres of land a place named Jonekin Town and Fifty joining upon JAMES GREGORY’S and the Widow TREWBLOODS and CORNELIUS KELFS and MARK GREGORY’S and DEMPSEY GREGORY lines as the trees are marked out be the same more or less

Item. I give and bequeath to my Daughter AFFIAH GREGORY three negros namely one negro man named Died, and one negro woman named Nan and one negro garl named Venes.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Daughter AFFIAH GREGORY one gray mare named Dimond to her and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten for ever and it she die with out heir of her body then the same to return to my Son MARK GREGORY.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Son DEMPSEY GREGORY one Hundred acres of land ?????? MARK GREGORY line and my Grandaughter lines ANN GREGORY and down the Indian line out back.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Son DEMPSAY GREGORY three negros namely one negro girl named Jeney and one negro boy named Charles and negro boy named Daniel and the first colt that Black Flanders brings and raises to be one year old and two year old heiffer that he clames and two sows and piggs to be delivered to him at twelve year old to him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten for ever and if he the said DEMPSEY GREGORY die with out heir of his body the said plantation to return to my Son ISAAC GREGORY and the negros and chattels to be equally divided between my two Daughters MARY and LOVEY.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Daughter MARY GREGORY One Hundred acres of land laying in Broad Creek in the fork of Jacobs Swamp going by the name Broad Creek and down the main road and then a long ????? line and down to a corner tree of my Grandaughters ANN GREGORY.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Daughter MARY GREGORY one young negro woman named Vilet and her increase and the first horse coalt that my dark brown mare called Venes & bridle her Son’s(?) puter with when she comes at age or marris and one two year heffer that she clames the said land which I give to my Daughter MARY GREGORY is One Hundred acres be the same more or less as the trees are marked out to her and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten for ever and if she the said MARY GREGORY my Daughter die with out heir of her body then the said land of One Hundred more or less to my Daughter LOVEY GREGORY and the negro woman Vilet and her increase and movabels to be equally divided between ISAAC, DEMSEY, and LOVEY GREGORY.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Daughter LOVEY GREGORY Two Hundred and Twenty acres of land then runing through my woodland pasture joining on CORNELIUS KELFS line then running a strait corse as the trees are marked to the Indian line then down the Indian line to a corner at the main road ???? as the trees is marked down JACOB GREGORYS line to the said plantation called Brettenl—

Item. I give and bequeath to my Daughter LOVEY GREGORY one young negro woman named Barbara and her child and one young cow and calf and the first colt of the white mare that is had of Barnard the premises to her and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten for ever and if she die with out heir the said land to my Daughter MARY GREGORY and the said negros to be equally divided between ISAAC, DEMSEY and MARY GREGORY.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Loving Wife one Bond Servant woman Lyda during the time of her servetud and in crease of the said bond woman during time of there servetud.

Item. One negro man named Seasar during the time of her life and after wards to be sold and the money to my Son ISAAC GREGORY and one negro man named Sam during the time of her widow hood and the Bond woman that I have desposed of to return she and her ????? to my Son ISAAC GREGORY ——-(to dark to read)

Item. I give and bequeath to loving Wife one horse named Jack, one bank(?) horses —————(to dark)called Hazard one bay ???? mair one brown mare called ???

Item. I give and bequeath to my Loving Wife my riding horse called Jessum and all my hoggs sowing two sows and piggs for my Son ISAAC GREGORY the hoggs and horses to pay my debts with

Item. I give and bequeath to my Loving Wife ten head of sheep taking the first choice out of the flock.

Item. I give to my Wife two part of my household goods and the remainder part to be equally divided amon all my children that is now alive and if they cant agree among themselves to devid the said houshold goods they must chuse two men to do it for them.

Item. I give and bequeath all my stock of cattle to be equally devided between my Wife and all my children.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Son ISAAC GREGORY my Plantation where on I now live containing by estimation Two Hundred and Eighty acres joining on my Daughter LOVEY GREGORYS line up strate to the Indian Town line and as the Indian Town line goes to JONTHIN JONES then joining upon EDWARD JAMESES line then down to Ivey Neck a corner tree of CORNELIUS JONESES then down as the ditch goes to Ivey Point to a corner tree.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Son ISAAC GREGORY one negro man named Sam at the day of my Wifes marrage or death. Item (One negro boy named Seasar of age sixteen and one negro garl named Sarah and one young mare named Flander and my gun and saddle and bridle and my new beaver hatt and two likely young sows and piggs

Item. I give and bequeath to my Daughter MARY GREGORY one young negro girl named Sue.

Item. I will that my Loving Wife shall have her Lifetime one half of my Plantation whereon I now live and half the horse—(?) thereon.

Item. What land and negros I have given to my Son ISAAC I give to him and his heirs lawfully begotten for ever and if he die with out heir of his body lawfully begotten the land to my Son DEMSEY GREGORY and the negros to be evenlly divided among the rest of my children.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Son MARK GREGORY all my wearing cloathes also I do nominate and appoint my Son MARK GREGORY and my Daughter AFFIAH GREGORY and my Loving Wife JUDITH GREGORY my whole and soul Exors. To this my Last Will and Testament and do hereby revoke make null and void all other wills and testaments heretofore by me in any wise maid ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have here unto sett my hand and affixed my seal this 24th Day of November Anno Dom 1751.

Item. I having forgot to put in this my Last Will and Testament my Debts that is due to me which I give and bequeath to my Loving Wife all of my Debts and all my corn that is now housed for to pay the debts which I oe. Added to this before before seignd.

WILLIAM GREGORY

His “O” Mark

Signed sealed and pronounced

And declared by the said

WILLIAM GREGORY

As his Last Will and

Testament in the presence of

JOSEPH JONES

JOHN RADING

North Carolina Pasquotank County

April County Court 1752

Present His Majesties Justies

These may co?tess that the within Will was proved in Open Court by the Oaths of JOSEPH JONES and JOHN REDING Subscribing Evidones thereto in due form of law, and the within JUDITH GREGORY Exectrix was qualified as the Law directs.

Test. TAYLOR

Letters signed June 27, 1752

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

 

SALLY HATHAWAY (1822 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

SALLY HATHAWAY

May 9, 1822

In the name of God Amen! I SALLY HATHAWAY of the County of Camden and State of North Carolina being weak in body but sound in mind & memory blessed be Almighty God for the same do make & publish this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following viz.

First. I give & bequeath unto my Nephew JAMES HATHAWAY Son of NATHL. & ANGELICA HATHAWAY my bureau to him his heirs & assigns forever.

I also give & bequeath to my Sister ANGELICA HATHAWAY all my crockery ware to her her heirs & assigns forever.

I also give & bequeath to my Sister NANCY BELL, one hundred dollars to her heirs & assigns forever.

I lend to my Sister NANCY BELL my negro boy Jerry during her natural life & at her decease I give and bequeath him to JAMES HATHAWAY, HORATIO N. HATHAWAY & the child which my Sister ANGELICA is now pregnant with—in case of the death of either the sd. JAMES, HORATIO, or the said child which my said Sister is now pregnant with, for the said Jerry to go to the survivors to them their heirs or assigns forever.

I also give & bequeath to JAMES HATHAWAY, HORATIO N. HATHAWAY & the child which my Sister ANGELICA is now pregnant with Five Hundred dollars to remain in the hands of my Sister MARY BELL & to be laid out in clothing & educating them at her discretion or to remain in her hands, until they arrive at the age of Twenty One Years & in case of her death to leave it with some person she may think proper, to be laid out in the manner they may think proper, either in clothing & educating them or to retain in their hands until the said JAMES, HORATIO & the child which my Sister ANGELICA HATHAWAY is now pregnant arrive the age of Twenty One Years, in case of the death of either for it to go to the survivors.

Lastly. I give & bequeath to my Sister MARY BELL all the rest and remainder of my property both personal or real including the place HORATIO N. WILLIAMS bought for me formerly the property of SILAS JONES to her & her heirs and assigns forever she paying all my just debts.

And I hereby nominate, constitute, make and appoint my Sister MARY BELL Executrix & my friend HORATIO N. WILLIAMS Executor to this my Last Will & Testament revoking all & every other Will or Wills or Testaments heretofore by me made & acknowledged this & this only to be my last. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the ninth day of May Anno Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty Two.

SARAH HATHAWAY seal

Her x mark

Signed, sealed and acknowledged

In presence of

CALEB G. HOMER

JAMES W. DUKE

Camden County Court

August Term 1822

The foregoing was exhibited in open Court & proved to be the Last Will & Testament of SARAH HATHAWAY by the oath of CALEB G. HOMER a subscribing witness thereto. And at same time MARY BELL and Executrix & HORATIO N. WILLIAMS an Executor therein named appeared & qualified as an Executrix & Executor thereto in due form of Law. Ordered that Testamentary letters issue.

Test.

M.S. LEWIS CLK.

Will Book C

Pages 10, 11

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

 

LEMUEL JONES (1825 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

LEMUEL JONES

July 1, 1824

In the name of God Amen, I LEMUEL JONES of the State of N.Carolina and the County of Camden being of sound mind and memory and calling to mind the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, do make this my Last Will and Testament in way and manner following to wit.

Item. I give and bequeth unto my beloved Wife MARY one bed and furniture her choice, one beaufatt and crockery which it contains, two hogs her choice and one cow and calf her choice, to her and her heirs forever. I also leave the use of negro Phipe to her during her natural life.

Item. I give and bequeth unto my Son JOSIAH JONES the plantation which I bought of SAMUEL TUMBLIN and also seven acres of the wood land atched to the land where I now live to be set of from the North end of this tract of land to him and his heirs forever, with the exception of two and fifty dollars to be paid out of said lands to my Daughter CHLOE JONES to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeth unto my Daughter BETSEY JONES the plantation whereon I now live and negro Dhiue(?) reserving the use of her to my Wife to her and her heirs forever with exception two hundred and fifty dollars to be paid out of said lands to my Daughter CHLOE JONES to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I leave the residue of my estate not allready given away to be sold for six months credit and after paying of just debts the balance I give and bequeth unto my Daughter CHLOE JONES to her and her heirs forever.

I also nominate and apoint my son JOSIAH JONES and my friend READING BROCKETT Executors to this my Last Will and Testament, This 1st day of July 1824.

LEMUEL JONES seal

His x mark

Sign’d sealed in the presence

Of Witness

THOS. TILLETT jurat

ELIJAH S. STAPLES

JOSIAH JONES qual’d

Pd. 3 of

Camden County Court

February Term 1825

This was exhibited in open Court and proved as the Last Will and Testament of LEMUEL JONES dec’d by the oath of THOMAS TILLETT a subscribing witness thereto in due form of law, and JOSIAH JONES one of the Executors therein named appeared and qualified as Executor thereto. Ordered that letters Testamentary issue

(Note: no clerks name given)

Will Book C

Page 44

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

 

WILLOUGHBY JONES (1822 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

WILLOUGHBY JONES

August 16, 1822

The nuncupative Will of WILLOUGHBY JONES dec’d. made & declared in his Last sickness in his own habitation & dwelling house—-wherein he had resided for several years previous to his death. In the presence of JOHN FERRELL and DANIEL TUTTLE, who was both specially required to bear witness thereto by the Testator himself on the night of the Sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty Two, which was reduced to writing on the 19th day of the above stated month.

In words as follows which was spoken by the said Testator aforesaid in the presence of the afore named persons who was specially required by the testator to bear witness of the same—-namely.

It is my will & desire that my beloved Wife shall have all my estate of every denomination whatsoever, after paying all my just debts,

Also It is my wish and desire that my worthy friend JOSEPH BROWN should take my business in hand & see to it as I think he is most best acquainted with my affairs the same being published and declared by the said WILLOUGHBY JONES the testator as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who was present at the time of the testator making declaration thereof.

Test.

JOHN FERREL

DANIEL TUTTLE

Camden County Court

November Term 1822

The within was exhibited in open Court & proved as the nuncupative Will of WILLOBY JONES dec’d. by the oaths of JOHN FERRELL & DANIEL TUTTLE the subscribing witness thereto in due form of Law in motion Ordered to be Recorded.

Test.

M.S. LEWIS CLK

Will Book C

Pages 12, 13

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

 

JOHN TRUEBLOOD (1734 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

John Trublood

October 28, 1734

In the Name of God Amen This twenty eighth day of October one Thousand seven Hundred and thirty four, I JOHN TRUBLOOD of ye Precinct of Pasquotank in No Carolina planter, being very sick & weak in body but of perfect mind and memory Thanks be given to almighty God therefore, calling to mind the mortality of my body and owing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain his my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of god that gave itt and for my body I commend itt to the earth to be buried in a Christain like and Descent manner att the Discretion of my Executrix Nothing doubting but att the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of god and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased god to bless me in this life I give and devise and dispose of same in the form and following Manner.

Imprimis, I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife SARAH TRUBLOOD my negro woman nam’d Hannah and her increase and the first child my negro girl Phillis bear that arrive to the age of two years to her and her heirs for ever and my bed I usually lye on and a rug and two blankets & one pair of sheets and bolster and a young Horse I bought of RICHARD GREGORY name Prince and bridle ??????? & her heirs for ever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Eldest Son JOHN TRUBLOOD my Maner plantation containing three Hundred acres of land and one hundred acres of land more or less lying on the North Branch of Arronnus Creek known by the name of Cretches old field made over by Deed by HENERY CRETCH & BENJAMIN CRETCH to him and his heirs for ever. Further I give and bequeath unto my Eldest Son JOHN TRUBLOOD my negro man nam’d Calle to him and his heirs for ever and I give and bequeath unto my Son JOHN TRUBLOOD the fourth child my negro Phillis bar ye ??? att the age of two years & my pair of Cart wheels, and all my shoemakers tools & carpenters tools and my young ??? gray horse named Spark and my saddle it is called my Son JOHNS saddle and a good bridle and two young cows & two young calves, and four young ewes and a young Ram and twenty hogs of one year old, and my narrow striped bed tick and bolster, and 1 ??? filled with new goose or duck feathers, and my best Juniper chest & one new iron pott holding eight gallons and a pewter bason that holds one gallon and a ??? middle sized pewter dish called a stewed (?) in sat (?) dish & two dozen (?) of new pewter spoons and my biggest gun, and one Bible called my Son JOHNS Bible, and a new book called The Pecretary Guide(?) & two new chairs, and my best white rug a pair of good new blankets and apair of new sheets, & two pair of my best leather breetches, and my broad cloth coat, and my best Druggett Coat and vest, & my best hat, and my best druggett britches and my two good shirts made of seven eights linen.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my Eldest daughter ELISABETH TRUBLOOD my young horse named Diamond and my side saddle & bridle and the second child my negro girl Phillis bears if lives att (too dark to read) two years to her and her heirs forever, and once (large section of page torn, covering 2 to 3 lines)

Phillis bear (torn) to it age of two years, to her and her heirs for ever, and a new testament, a two new chairs, and my woolen wheel and my linen wheel, and a pair of flyers and two new quills being the wheels her mother usually spun on to her and her heirs for ever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my Daughter MIRIAM TRUBLOOD my horse called Courage, and my riding saddle and abridle and the third child my negro girl Phillis bears that live to the age of two years; and my best feather bed and bolster and my rug ye I wove my self with shage of white & black twisted together, and two blankets made of cotten & wool, and one pair of home spun tare sheets, one new pewter bason holding agallon and a new middle sized stew meat dish, and one seven gallon iron pot, and my piece of cloth called ginmons containing ten yards, and my Juniper chest I keep my writing in and three young ewes & two young (?)eathers, and two young cows and calves, and twenty yearling hogs, and fifty bushels of Indian corn & two dozen of new pewter spoons, and my Loom, and seven pair of goose and ???? and their shackles and all my harness belonging thereto, and the eighth child my negro girl bear that live to ye age of two years, and anew testament to her & her heirs for ever and I give to my two Daughter ELISABETH and MIRIAM TRUBLOD my negro man named Nate(?) to them and their heirs forever. And further I give to my Daughter MIRIAM two new chairs, and my new linen wheel and anew pair of flyers and two new quills and my new wollen wheel ???? of sander lings(?) make and a good three gallon stone jug and a good Bee hieve with a good stock of bees in itt and my bedstead and a good bed ????? made by WM. LABRON and one half gallon stone mugg.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son FISHER TRUBLOOD one hundred acres of land known by the name of Ive Neck held by deed from GRIFFITH JONES Senj. And Twenty acres of land binding on the sound(?) held by ???? from WILLIAM CRETCH to him his heirs and assigns forever and fifth child my negro girl Phillis bear that live to the age of two years to him & his heirs for ever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my Son DANIEL TRUBLOOD the sixth child my negro girl Phillis bear that comes to ye age of two years, and two young ewes and two young geathers(?) and a ram two young cows and calves and my least gun to him and heirs for ever.

If in case my well beloved wife SARAH TRUBLOOD be with child I give and bequeath unto itt five pounds current money of N. Carolina, and further I give to my Son JOHN TRUBLOOD my plow sheer and colder, itt being new and good and a three gallon stone jugg and my grindstone and a good stock of bee hiev in good order and one pint glazed mugg and one bed stead and bed cord to him and his heirs and further I give to my Daughter ELISABETH TRUBLOOD one stock of bees and hieve in good order and one three gallon stone jugg and one pint glazed mugg and her Mothers ????? Looking glass.

Further I give unto my true beloved Wife SARAH TRUBLOOD my negro girl named Phillis and all ye rest of my moveable estate further my will & desire is that my wife SARAH TRUBLOOD must Cause to suckle and nurse cause my negro girl Phillis to suckle or nurse the above mentioned negro which are unborn on her own cost and charge till they come to ye age of two years,

If in case either of my three children which I had by my first Wife JOHN ELISABETH & MIRIAM should be first before they (torn) to age and possess their Estates or Estate then the survivor of these my three children, JOHN ELISABETH & MIRIAM should possess their equal part of the Deceased estats or estate. And if either of my two young sons FISHER and DANIEL should die before they come of age and possess their estates the longest liver shall possess and enjoy the deceaseds part of ye estate and iff both these my two youngest Sons FISHER and DANIEL shold die before they come to age to possess their estates the surviour of my children shall inherit and possess the Deceaseds estates or estate.

Item: I give to my well beloved Wife SARAH TRUBLOOD and my beloved Daughter ELISABETH TRUBLOOD ???? I likewise constitute & ordain my only Executrixes to this my Last Will and Testament and I do appoint and ordain my beloved Brother ABEL ROSS and JARVIS JONES both of ye above mentioned precinct my Trustees of my children and their estates or estate (faded out) shall be stricky(?) Executed and fulfilled according to law. My will and desire is if y Eldest son JOHN TRUBLOOD may be Free att the age of sixteen years, butt not to make any bargains without the consent of my Trustees before mentioned and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former Testaments wills Legacies, requests and Eecutons by me in any ways before this time, named willed and Bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming this & no other to be my Last Will and Testament in Wittness Whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal the day and year above written.

JOHN TRUEBLOOD

Signed sealed and Delivered in

The presence of us

JOHN SAULS

WILLOUGHBY PRICE

DUGLESS ROOD

 

Pasquotank SC

At a Court began & held for said Precinct at the Court House in Broomfeild the 14th day of January An Domi 1734

Present His Majesties Justices

These may Certifie that JOHN SAULS & WILLOUGHBY PRICE two of the subscribing Evidences to the within Will appeared in open Court and made Oath on the Holy Evangelist that they were present & saw JOHN TRUEBLOOD sign seal & declare the within to be & contain his Last Will & Testament and that the said JOHN TRUEBLOOD was then and that time of sound & disposing memory and that they also said DUGLESS ROOD the other Subscribing Evidence Sign his name thereto at the same time.

Ordered that the Secretary have Notice hereof that Letters Testry issue theron as the Law Directs

By Order JOS. SMITH A Cur.

JOHN TRUBLOODS

WILL

Tres. Iss. 12th Nov. 1735

R.G.(?) DS

Recorded

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

 

CHRISTOPHER WHITEHURST (1824 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

CHRISTOPHER WHITEHURST

November 9, 1824

North Carolina

Camden County

Personally came JOHN A. JONES and DOZIER PERKINS before me GEORGE FEREBEE one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the County of Camden on this 9th day of November 1824 & being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God saith that they heard CHRISTOPHER WHITEHURST (who departed this life on the day & date above) say that it was his will & desire that OLLA PROVERB should have his estate real & personal of every description during her natural life & after paying all his just debts. And then deponents further say that they heard CHRISTOPHER WHITEHURST frequently say that it was his wish that the said OLLA PROVERB should have his estate during her natural life in health at different times.

JOHN A. JONES

DOZIER PERKINS

His x mark

Camden County Court

November Term 1824

This non cupative will of CHRISTOPHER WHITEHURST dec’d was exhibited & ordered recorded.

Test.

M.S. LEWIS CLK

Will Book C

Page 43

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

 

SAWYER BOOK B and C

Deed Book  B

page   6. Jan. 20, 1779 John Sawyer to James Johnson…John Sawyer here unto moving….for 500 pds. 10 a. of land & swamp…north side of Sawyers Creek. witt. Samuel Ferill & Thomas Perkins
39. Jan. 9, 1779 … Dempsey Sawyer Admins. of the estate of Theophilious Gregory…..to Richard Gregory..part of a tract of land that Theo…bought of Davis Grandy & in will that the land be sold. …..for 150 pds the land near the head of Sawyers Creek Sw binding James Sawyer, Malachi Grandy, Philip Gregory…50 a. witt. Joseph Morrisette & Isaac Seborn
44. Barbara Powell to Stephen Sawyer..1,000 pds 50 a. bounded by John Peddnick, Dempsey Burgess, John Griffin, George Ferill decs., John Gilbert, Henry Miller, Joseph Jones and me, Barbara Powell. Jan. 5, 1779

 51. Tully Sawyer & wife Ruth to Willis Sawyer for 100 pds , land on the Mill Dam prong of Arranuse Creek ..containing 51 a. begining at a willow by the well in the head of a branch near the house and running near north 1/4 mile thence S.E. to Ivey Neck then to the branch…
115. Oct. 9, 1779 Lewis Sawyer to Jacob Sawyer for 1,000 pds. 40 a. binding Ferills pocosin, Ross line to Solly’s line…
172. Feb 7, 1781 Willis Gregory to James Sawyer 10,000 pds. State money, 50 a. land in North River Swamp bounded by Noah Gregory…
176. Dempsey Sawyer, Sheriff of Camden County to Dempsey Burgess March 12, 1781. Goods, chattel,tenements & lands of Thomas McKnight late of said County. (McKnight was a Tory during the Rev. War. He left the county and went back to England.) Mc Knight’s land …on the public road in the neighborhood of the Down River Chapel. bounded by the road, John Wright, Brockett, Torksey….60 a. tract of land formerly sold by Peter Brown to said Thomas McKnight. 1,000 pds…..
186. May 29, 1781 Macke Morgan & Ann, his wife , to Thomas Sawyer.. for 200 Spanish Milled dollars  40 a. given to Ann by her father Joseph Humphries…
187 Caleb Grandy Jr. to Thomas Sawyer, Feb. 20, 1781..Tract of land that said Caleb Grandy Jr. bought of Jesse Godfrey called the New Survey on North River. Bounded by James Dauge, Caleb Dauge…..to Ezekiel Sanderlin that he bought of John Humphries, Thomas Sawyer, Joseph Mercer & Peggy Nash.
192. June 17, 1781 – William Burgess to Richard Sawyer for 72 pds. 58 1/2 a. ..tract sold by Dempsey Burgess to Costain Barco & by Barco to William Burgess.
211. June 17, 1781 Richard Sawyer Jr. to Lemuel Crain alias Linton for 60 pds. 37 a.. The land conveyed by Jarvis Jones to Richard Sawyer…… .

DEEDS Book C  

Pg.   4. Joshua Sawyer for 50 pds. gold to Joseph Godfree (Godfrey)….N.E. side of Pasq. River. A tract pattent to Joseph Guilford..beginning at a branch before Joseph Godfree’s door thence up the branch to Nathan Bell’s line..to Thomas Smith thence down into Beech Neck to Robert Harrison’s line. Dec. 31, 1781
  8. Dec 28, 1780 Authur (Arthur) Sawyer to John Hammon for 500 pds 50 a… Beginning on the western side of Sawyer’s Creek thence to… it being all the southern part of the land agreeable to the last will & testament of John Sawyer Jur. decs.(Pasq. Will Book HIK p. 391 Aug. 1771) witt. Caleb Grandy & Phillip Morgan
12. Willis Gregory & Mary his wife, 200 dollars species to Coston Sawyer land bounded by Peter Dauge, north to swamp & North River then up river opposite a hickory to James Sawyer’s line thence to Peter Dauge’s line 150 a. ..being part of a larger tract formerly belonging to Mark Gregory. witt. Thomas Nickols & Peter Dauge (Dozier)
13. Coston Sawyer & wife Rhodah for 200 pds. to Willis Gregory…beginning in..branch of Mill Dam Swamp between James Sanderlin’s line & mine to William Humphries land & Thomas Nickols land to a line tree by a pole bridge it being part of a larger tract formerly belonging to Joseph Jones & by him conveyed to John Jones by deed March 7, 1782
18. Joshua Sawyer for 25 pds. to Nathan Bell, tract of land granted to Joseph Guliford. Beginning at a maple in Cabin Neck Branch down to Joseph Godfree’s line..to a line formerly belonging to William Anderson now Thomas Smith’s line and Robert Harrison’s corner 20 a. Dec. 12, 1781 witt. Asa Burgess, Joseph Godfrey & Isaac Godfrey
22. May 18, 1782, Thomas Sawyer to Luke Lamb for 100 pds. 90 a. head of Sawyer’s Creek. Beginning at..oak by edge of a branch to Amon Grandy’s ditch at the old Road, thence westerly as the ditch runs to a corner tree of Richard Sawyer’s pattent. Thence a southerly course to a pine that was formerly Willis L. ?..mans line. witt. Isaac Lamb & Benj. Brown
20. June 27,1780 Isaac Gregory to Dempsey Sawyer for 50 pds 178 a. land near the head of the east prong of Aranuse Creek. witt. Joseph Gray & John Gray
49. Coston Sawyer for 50 pds. to Peter Dauge 30 a. formerly belonging to Willis Gregory and conveyed by him to Coston Sawyer 1783..?
  57. Authur Sawyer to Caleb Grandy Jr. Aug. 1, 1783 for 60 pds. 50 a. high ground & swamp bounded by James Johnson’s on the southwest binding Johnsons land that he bought of John Sawyer Jr. deces. then east binding the land laid off for Millar Sawyer, orphan of John Sawyer Sen. deces. to the creek. Then up the creek & swamp binding Luke Lamb & the old causeway …& Caleb Grandy’s deeds they had from Thomas Perkins. Thence west to Authur & Millard Sawyer’s line….witt. Caleb Gregory & John Hammond.
  81. Feb. 17, 1783 Joseph Sawyer to Ammon Grandy for 50 pds. 65 a. beginning near the ditch on the Lake Road binding Williams line on a Easterly course to Humphries line then binding John Murden pattent…witt. Caleb Grandy Jr. & Levi Sawyer
  82. March 15, 1782 (COURT HOUSE DEED) Thomas Sawyer & Margaret Sawyer, his mother to Lemuel Sawyer, Isaac Gregory, Dempsey Burgess, Caleb Grandy & Joseph Jones …..a plot of ground to build a Court House, prison, and stocks for the county. witt. Thomas Humphries Cornealious Gray
  90 Sylvanus Sawyer to Edward Upton, Jan. 4,1783 for 50 pds ….being the land I bought of Robert Gray, 100 a. begining at a sweet gum on Luke Lamb’s Mill pond then binding on Benjamin Brown’s line to a line of marked trees to Joseph Sawyer’s line thence down to the creek swamp…Sylvanus Sawyer, wife Mary Sawyer
  98. March 18, 1769 Pasquotank Co. Sylvanus Sawyer exect. to the last will & testament of Col. Griffith Jones deces. to Isaac Gregory.Whereas the said Griffith Jones by his will…dated Oct 27, 1766 to sell the estate & divide among his seven children. Exectors appointed Sylvanus Sawyer & Samuel Swan…..Samuel Swan being deces. on the 18, Mar. 1769…did expose to public auction…land known by the name of Ivey Neck 50a. bounded by Jacob Jones line close to the side of a beech ridge up line to swamp to Isaac Gregory’s line…the land Griffith Jones deces. bought of William Hughes. witt. Charles Grandy & Mirriam Sawyer
99. Sept 24, 1782 Caleb Sawyer to William Perry, 60pds 25 a.  .. mouth of a branch that forks out of a bever dam & up branch to water oak. witt. Lodwick Williams & Coston Sawyer
121. Lemuel Sawyer Grant Aug 18, 1783 – 28 a. beginning at an old cypress a small distance below River Bridge at the riverside thence running south to Relfs pattent to Jonathan Hearrings house thence sw thence back to river.
127. Richard Sawyer Grant – 475 a. Beginning at River Swamp bounded by James McDonald’s grant…John Murden to Jennings Ridge west to Thornton Gray’s line thence binding Joshua Parrisho’s Grant ..thence back to McDonald’s old pattent….Oct. 27, 1784

Abstracted and Contributed by: D. G. Owens