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CHATHAM COUNTY RECORDS OF ESTATES 1782-1799, 2 VOL.
Microfilm # 022.50001 NC State Archives Film
Vol. 1 [ 1782-1794]
Some of these wills are actually written, as early as 1776!
I have highlighted the names of actual testators and
capitalized the letters LWT
(Last Will and Testament)
The pg numbers are my numbering because, some pages have none and the ones assigned by the archives are usually, every other page.
Also, please remember, that some deeds and POA (Power of Attorney) documents have a tremendous amount of family information in them (especially sale of slaves.) Slaves were considered real property, not personal property and were inherited, like real estate.
If there was not a disposition of a slave in a will, then there may be a law suit
over the slave's ownership.
Adam, Robert - pg. 9b, of Cumber. Co., NC [sale
of slave- to Murdo McQueen] 27 April, 1793 Allen, Henry - pg. 2b, 3a, [land sale- to Henry Lewis. Lutterloh] 5 Sept. 1791 Allen, William - pg. 106a [ acct of estate sale] not dated Allen, William- pg. 27b, 28a [LWT] 30 Mar. 1786 Alston, William - pg. 59a [Inventory] Aug. 1790 (deceased in Warren Co., NC, Nov. 1789) Alston, Joseph John - pg. 149a [div of slaves of Wm. & Jos. John Alston est.] 7 Jan. 1794 Alston, William - pg. 107b,108ab [acct of estate sale] 24 Nov. 1789 Alston, William - pg. 149a [div of slaves of his & Jos. John Alston estate] 7 Jan. 1794 Alston, William - pg. 37ab, 38a [LWT] 2 Aug. 1789 Alston, Willis - pg. 149a [div of slaves of Wm. & Jos. John Alston est.] 7 Jan 1794 Andrews Eleazer - pg 75a [land survey for partition of estate] returned Feb. 1792 Ashby, David - pg. 13 ab, of Accom.Co.VA [bond for deed w/ Isak Hervay/Hersay]17 Nov. 1792 Ashford, William - pg. 51b [Inventory] 10 Oct. 1784 Ashford, William- pg. 21ab [LWT] 1 Mar. 1784 Ashmore, James - pg. 96a [ acct of estate sale] not dated Ashmore, James -pg. 52b [Inventory] not dated (abt 1785) Baker, James - pg. 136a [ sale of slave to William Douglass] 10 Mar. 1791 Baker, James - pg. 7b, of Orange Co., NC [sale, slave- to John Williams] 7 Dec. 1792 Banks, David - pg. 25b,26a [LWT] 4 Aug. 1785 Banks, David - pg. 54a [Inventory] 14 Sept., 1785 Barnes, Jonathan, Sr. - pg. 142b [sale of slave- to Abigail Barnes, dau.] 11 July 1793 Barnes, Abigail - pg. 142b [sale of slave-from Jonathan Barnes] 11 July 1793 Beavers, Michael - pg. 57a [Inventory] 11 Feb. 1788 Bell, Thomas - pg. 4b [sale, slave- from Edmund Branch] 14 Jan. 1791 Black, William - pg. 134ab [articles of agreement w/ Tackitt, Dillard & Dillard] 19 April, 1785 Blalock, Julius - pg. 3a, [POA- from Samuel Russell, of Randolph Co., NC] 23 Jan. 1792 Blalock, George - pg. 130ab,131ab [acct of estate sale] 8 Dec. 1792 Booker, Daniel - pg. 85a [acct of estate sale] not dated Bracewell, Henry- pg. 23ab, 24a [LWT] 17 Nov. 1784 Bracewell, Henry - pg. 94b,95ab [ acct of estate sale] 8 Mar. 1785 Branch, Edmund - pg. 5b,7a (no pg. 6) [ sale, slave- to Joseph Minter] 22 Dec. 1792 Branch, Edmund - pg. 4b [sale, slave- to Thos. Bell] 14 Jan. 1791 Brantley, John, Jr. [ sale, slave- from Joseph Brantley & Thomas Duty] 4 May 1793 Brantley, John - pg. 137b [survey to settle land dispute] 19 July 1793 returned Aug. 1793 Brantley, Joseph - pg. 9a [sale, slave- to John Brantley, Jr.] 4 May , 1793, w/ Thomas Duty Brasewell, Henry - pg. 52a [ Inventory] 12 Feb. 1785 Braxton, William - [LWT} Original, in NC Archives, only,Made 20 July, 1771- Probated Feb Court, 1773 Brenan, James - pg. 9a, of Fayetteville,NC [ sale, slaves- to John Montgomery] 12 Nov. 1792 Brewer, Oliver - pg. 45b, 46a [LWT] 14 Oct. 1791 Brinkley, Robert - pg. 122b,123ab,124ab [ acct of estate sale] 30 Dec. 1791 Brinkley, Robert - pg. 71b [Inventory] 12 Feb. 1791 Brooks, Daniel - pg. 106a [ acct of estate sale] 8 Oct. 1787 Brook, Isaac - pg. 75a [ land survey for partition of estate] returned Feb. 1792 Browder, Edmund - pg. 53ab [Inventory] 2 June, 1785 Browder, Edmund - pg. 24ab [LWT] 4 June 1781 Burns, Mr - pg. 137b [survey to settle land dispute] 19 July 1793 returned Aug. 1793 Burt, Richard - pg. 41b [LWT] Nov. 1791 Burton, Peter - pg 4a, [sale, slaves- to James Lindsey] 10 Aug. 1792 [w/ Rich.Whitehead] Cain, Elisha - pg. 148b [sale of slave-to James Cain, of SC] 29 Dec. 1794 Cain, Elisha - pg. 15a [ sale, horses- from John Griffin] 22 Jan. 1785 Cain, James, of SC - pg. 148b [sale of slave-from Elisha Cain] 29 Dec. 1794 Carraway, John, of Moore Co., NC - pg. 14a [sale, slaves- to John Montgomery] 3 Jun 1786 Cate, Charles - pg. 52b [Inventory] not dated (abt 1785) Cavenah, David - pg. 10b,11a [survey w/ Jeptha Freeman & Andrew Hartsfield] 21 Aug. 1792 Cavener, Aquilla - pg. 84ab [ acct of estate sale] 3 Sept. 1784 Caverna/Cavenah, Aquilla - pg. 49b,50a [Inventory] 7 Aug. 1784 Clark, Alexander - pg. 86b, 87ab [acct of estate sale] 7 Jan, 1785 Clark, Alexander - pg.50b, 51a [Inventory] 1783 Clark, Will. - pg. 4ab [deed of gift, of slave- to dau. Ann Stedman] 2 Feb. 1792 Clark, Phebe - pg. 149b [gift of slave- to gr.dau. Phebe Mott, dau. Of Jos. Mott] Feb. 1794 Collins, William - pg. 39b [LWT] 6 Jan. 1791 Cook, Ephraim - pg. 11b [sale, slave- from Peter Sinclair] 7 Jan. 1776 Copeland, William, Sr. - pg. 43b,44a [LWT] 11 Nov. 1789 Cotton, Seth - pg. 8ab [sale, slave- from John Rollings] 23 Nov. 1792 Craton, Thomas - pg. 72b, 73a [Inventory] Aug. 1791 Crutchfield, Henry - pg. 56ab [Inventory] 13 Nov. 1787 Crutchfield, Henry - pg. 28ab, 29a [LWT] 22 Dec. 1786 Darden, William - pg. 56a [Inventory] Aug. 1787 Davis, Zachariah - pg. 77b [Inventory] 10 Mar. 1791, returned May 1792 Derden, William - pg. 106a [ acct of estate sale] 1 Nov. 1787 Dillard, William - pg. 134ab [articles of agreement w/Tackitt,Black & Dillard] 19 April, 1785 Dillard, Zachariah - pg. 134ab [ articles of agreement w/ Tackitt, Black & Dillard] 19 April, 1785 Dixon, Caleb - pg. 60b [Inventory] not dated (abt. 1790) Dixon, Caleb - pg. 91ab,92ab,93ab,94a [ acct of estate sale] not dated Dowd, John - pg. 76a [ Inventory] returned May 1792 Drake, Brittain - pg. 132a {acct of estate sale] 18 Oct. 1788- 15 May 1793 Drake, Britton - pg. 104ab [acct of estate sale] 2 Dec., 1786 returned 7 July 1787 Drake, Brittain - pg. 55b [Inventory] Nov. 1786 Dunkin, George - pg. 19a [LWT] 10 June 1778 Dunkin, John (of Lex.'tn Co., SC) - pg. 133ab,134a [claim on estate of Gunters] 12 Dec. 1789 Duty, Thomas - pg. 9a [sale, slave- to John Brantley,Jr.] 4 May, 1793, w/Joseph Brantley Edwards, Thomas - pg. 53a [Inventory] not dated (abt 1785) Edwards, Thomas - pg. 96b,97ab [acct of estate sale] not dated Edwards, Edward - pg. 39a [LWT]15 Aug. 1790 Ekman, Adam - pg. 75b, 76a [Inventory] returned May, 1792 Ekman/Eakman, Adam/Addom - pg. 42ab [LWT] 3 Sept. 1790 Evans, Aaron - pg. 99b,100ab,101a [acct of estate sale] not dated Evans, Aaron - pg. 54ab [Inventory] not dated (abt 1785) Fields, Henry - pg. 85b [Inventory] 21 Jan. 1785 Fields, Henry - pg. 51a [Inventory 2 July 1784 Fike, James - pg. 74a [Inventory] returned Nov. 1791 Freeman, Jeptha - pg. 10b,11a [survey w/Andrew Hartsfield & David Cavenah] 21 Aug. 1792 Gaines, Pendleton - pg. 60a [Inventory] returned Nov. 1790 Gaines, Pendleton - pg. 114a [acct of estate sale] not dated Gayle, John - pg. 142a [sale of slaves-to George Williams] 20 Feb. 1793 Glosson, Joseph - pg. 86ab [ acct of estate sale] Glosson, Joseph - pg. 50a [Inventory] not dated 1784 Graves, Thomas - pg. 72a [Inventory] 28 Jan. 1791 Graves, Thomas - pg. 138ab [acct of estate sale] not dated Griffin, John - pg. 15a [sale, horses- to Elisha Cain] 22 Jan. 1785 Groce, Francis - pg. 5ab [sale, slaves- from Joshua Groce] 3 Jan. 1793 Groce, Joshua - pg. 5ab [sale, slaves- to Joseph Johnson & Francis Groce] 3 Jan. 1793 Gunter, Isham - pg. 133ab,134a [claim on his estate by John Dunkin& Lucy, wf.] 12 Dec. 1789 Gunter, Samuel - pg. 133ab, 134a [claim on his estate by John Dunkin & Lucy, wf.] 12 Dec.1789 Gunter, John - pg. 133ab, 134a [clain on his estate by John Dunkin & Lucy, wf.] 12 Dec. 1789 Gupton, Vincent - pg. 116ab [acct of estate sale] 26 Feb. 1791 Gupton, Vincent - pg. 71a [Inventory] 2 Jan 1791 Hackney, Joseph ( the elder) - pg. 2b, [land sale- to Henry Lewis Lutterloh] 8 Jan., 1793 Hadley, Jeremiah - pg. 26b,27ab [LWT] 28 Oct. 1786 Hadley, Jeremiah - pg. 56a [Inventory] May 1787 Harper, Travis - pg. 120b,121ab [ acct of estate sale] 1 May, 1792 Harper, William - pg. 119b,120a [ acct of estate sale] not dated Harper, Travis - pg. 77ab [Inventory] 7 April, 1791, returned May 1792 Harper, William - pg. 79b,80a [Inventory] 28 Dec. 1792, returned Feb. 1793 Harrington, Thomas - pg. 13b,14a [sale, slaves- to James Jones Sr. w/ Higdons ] 17 Aug. 1785 Harris, Edward - pg. 57b [Inventory] May 1788 Hartsfield, Andrew - pg. 10b,11a [survey w/ Jeptha Freeman & David Cavenah] 21 Aug. 1792 Hayes, Sarah - pg. 129a [Inventory] 18 May, 1792 Henderson, James - pg. 75ab [Inventory] 3 Oct. 1791, returned Feb. 1792 Herren, Philip - pg. 125ab [ acct of estate sale] 29 Nov. 1789 Herrin, Phillip - pg. 58b [Inventory] Nov. 1789 Herrin, Elizabeth - pg. 59a [Inventory] May 1790 Herrin, Elizabeth - pg. 126a [acct of estate sale] 25 May, 1790 Herrin, Edward - pg. 107a [ acct of estate sale] 27 June 1788 Hervay/Hersay, Isak - pg.13ab [bond for deed w/ David Ashby, of Accom.Co.VA] 17 Nov.1792 Higdon, Daniel - pg. 13b,14a [sale slaves- to James Jones Sr. w/ Harrington] 17 Aug. 1785 Higdon, Phillip - pg. 11ab [sale, slave- to James Jones, Sr] 3 Jun 1784 Higdon, Charles - pg. 13b,14a [sale, slaves- to James Jones Sr. w/ Harrington]17 Aug. 1785 Hightower, Austin - pg. 18b [LWT] 6 Feb. 1782 Hill, Thomas - pg. 137b [survey to settle land dispute] 19 July 1793 returned Aug. 1793 Hobson, William - pg. 143a [sale of pers prop-to McMath, James] 13 Nov. 1793 Hobson, William - pg. 135a [sale of slave to Lewis Parker] 16 Feb. 1693 Hogwood, William - pg. [acct of estate sale] 5 Oct. 1782 Hudgins, Gabriel - pg. 117ab [ acct of estate sale] not dated Hudson, Isaac - pg. 12b,13a [sale, pers. prop.- from Wm. Hudson] 27 Nov. 1792 Hudson, Wm. - pg.12b,13a [sale, pers. prop- to Isaac Hudson, of Wake Co., NC] 26 Nov. 1792 Hunter, Margaret - pg. 73ab [Inventory Nov. 1791, returned Nov. 1792 Hunter, Margaret - pg. 39b, 40a [LWT] 9 Nov. 1791 Jean, Jesse - pg. 126b,127a [ acct of estate sale] not dated Jean, David - pg. 107ab [acct of estate sale] 10 Mar. 1787 Jean, Jesse - pg. 74a [Inventory] 14 Nov. 1791, returned Nov. 1791 Johnson, Joseph - pg. 5ab [sale, slaves- from Joshua Groce] 3 Jan. 1793 Jones, Aaron - pg. 42b, 43a [LWT] 11 Mar. 1792 Jones, John, Sr. - pg. 115a [sale of prop.] Jan. 1790, rec. 11 Aug. 1790 Jones, John - pg. 114b [acct of estate sale] 27 Feb. 1790] Jones, John - pg. 15b [POA to James Stewart- sale, land to Pyland extrs] 1 Dec. 1783 Jones, James, Sr.- pg. 13 b,14a [sale, slaves- from Harrington & Higdons] 17 Aug. 1785 Jones, Aaron - pg. 119ab [ acct of estate sale] not dated Jones, John - pg. 109a [acct of estate sale] 27 Dec. 1790 Jones, John Sr. - pg. 59b [Inventory] taken 16 Dec. 1789, returned Aug. 1790 Jones, James Sr. - pg. 11ab [sale, slave- from Phillip Higdon] 3 Jun 1784 Jones, James S./L. ? - pg. 136b [Inventory] 4Nov. 1792, returned Aug. 1793 Kemp, Richard - pg. 34b, 35a [LWT] 11 Sept. 1779 Kennon, Richard - pg. 137b [survey to settle land dispute] 19 July 1793 returned Aug. 1793 Kennon, Richard - pg. 135b [sale of slave to Samuel Stewart] 13 Nov. 1792 Kidd, Henry - pg. 57a [Inventory] 14 Feb. 1788 Kilby, John - pg. 10ab [ sale, real & pers. prop.- to Peter Smart] 26 May 1792 Kinchen, William - pg. 83b [Inventory] 15 June, 1784 Kinchen, William - pg. 103ab, 104a [acct of estate sales] 1 Dec. 1786 Knott, Mary - pg. 7a [deed, slaves- to son, John Queen] 9 Aug. 1790 Lasater, Thomas - pg. 53b [Inventory] not dated Lasater, William - pg. 50b [Inventory not dated ( abt. 1784) Lasater, William, Sr. - pg. 16ab, 17a [LWT] 4 Jan. 1784 Laseter, William - pg. 80b, 81a [ acct of estate sale] 26 June 1784 Lassater, Thomas - pg. 98b,99a [ acct of estate sale] 23 Sept. 1785 Lawrence, Patrick - pg. 150a [sale of slave-from John McDaniels] 3 Nov. 1792 Ledbetter, John - pg. 54b [Inventory] 9 Aug. 1785 Ledbetter, John - pg. 26ab [LWT] 1 Dec. 1785 Ledbetter, John - pg. 46a [LWT] 8 Nov. 1791 Lightfoot, Henry, Esq. - pg. 115b,116a [acct of estate sale] not dated
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