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JUDITH GREGORY (1754 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

JUDITH GREGORY

October 21, 1753

In the name of God Amen I JUDITH GREGORY being very sick and weak but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to almight God for it do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testement in maner and form as followeth that is to say furst I recommend my soul to God that gave it and my body to the earth to be buried at the discracion of my Exc…hereafter menthened——–

Iom. I give and bequeath to my well belove Son ISAAC GREGORY my new Desk

Iom. I give and bequeath to my beloved friend MARY LOYED one cow and cluf and one three year old hefer and two head of sheep and all my gees and one new coten gown and three head of yong cattel of two years old apeas.

Iom. I give and bequath all the rest of my estat that shall beleft after my lawfull debts be paid to be equally devided betwose my four children ISAAC, DEMSEY, MARY and LOVEY except my waring cloath to be equally devid between my two Daughters MARY and LOVEY.

And likewise I ordain and constute and apint my well beloved Brother JOSEPH MORGEN to be my whole and sole Executer of this my Last Will and Testement as witness my hand and seal this 21th day of October 1753.

JUDITH GREGORY seal

Sined sealed and published

In presencce of us

WM. BURGESS

JOHN EVERIGIN

SAM. SCOTT

As it happened to be forgoten in the body of my will to order the desposhal of my childern of mak this adishon my will and desir is that my exec.t take these of my children ISAAC, DEMSEY and MARY and keep them and there estates tel thay arafe to full age or marry and likwise my desir is that my beloved Daughter issies WILL Son have my Daughters LOVEY and my will is that my children may not be removed nor suppeted to Chase Gardens as witness my hand and seal

North Carolina

Pasquotank County

January Court Anno Dom 1754

Present His Majesties Justices 

???? that WILLIAM BURGES Esq. Appeared in open Court and made & oath on the Holy Evangelist that he was present and saw JUDITH GREGORY sign seal publish and declare the within to be her Last Will and Testament, and that she was then of sound and disposing memory and that he also saw JOHN EVERIGIN and SAMUEL SCOTT, the other Evidoneois(?) sign their names thereto at the same time then appeared JOSEPH MORGAN Exer. And Relinquished his right to MARK GREGORY thereupon it was ordered that MARK GREGORY have the Admin. with Will annexed ??? security in one hundred pounds proclamation money declared that the Honorable JIMPS(?) MURRAY Esq. Secretary have ???? that Letters issue dated at the Clerkes Office the 12th day of January 1754

Test: Tho. Taylor.

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

LAMB, JACOB JENNINGS – (d. 1954)

Jacob Jennings Lamb——–July 22. 1954——–Jacob Jennings Lamb 83, died today at 1;10 am. after  a lingering illness at the home of his daughter, Mrs. pearl Hastings, in Camden.    He was the son of Lempel and Elizabeth Richardson Lamb and the husband of  the late  Maggie Brown Lamb. He was a member of Sawyers Creek Baptist Church.   Survivors are six daughters, Mrs. John D. Seymour of Belcross, Mrs. George Williams, Mrs. Laura Hodges, Mrs. Pearl Hastings, and Mrs. Morris Upton of Camden.  Mrs. Hazel Scott of Elizabeth City;  three sons—- Judson Lamb of Elizabeth City, Clarance lamb of Jacksonville, FL. and Horace Lamb of Camden. 24 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted  by the Rev. Paul  F. Burke, pastor of Merry Hill Baptist church at the Toxey , Berry and Lynch funeral home, Saturday at 2;30 . burial will be in the new Hollywood cemetery

Contributed by: Linda Mansfield