Bute County Record Book 2

BUTE COUNTY RECORD BOOK 2

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215 (A) Will of EPHRAIM GUFFEY. Dated 11 March 1778. Recorded May Court 1778. Legacy to daughter ELIZABETH. Remainder, including land, to Wife, not named, during widowhood, and, at her death, to LUCY & SUCKEY (relationship not given). Witnesses: JOHN RICHARDS, WILLIAM RICHARDS.

215 Administrator's Bond in Estate of DAVID YOUNG, dec'd., dated 12 May 1778, to Governor RICHARD CASWELL. ANN YOUNG, Administrator. Wit: THOS. MACHEN. Securities: CHARLES DARNALL, THOMAS JONES. Recorded May Court 1778.

217 Inventory of Estate of DAVID YOUNG, dec'd. ANN YOUNG, Administratrix. Dated 12 May 1778. Recorded May Court 1778.

218 Inventory of Estate of DANIEL COLEMAN, dec'd. Taken 11 May 1778. UNITY COLEMAN, Executrix. Recorded May Court 1778.

220 Inventory of personal Estate, goods, & Chattels of THOMAS DICKERSON, dec'd. MARY DICKERSON, Widow & Administratrix. Recorded May Court 1778.

221 Administrator's Bond in Estate of CHARLES WORTHAM, dec'd., dated 12 May 1778. JOHN WORTHAM, Administrator. Bond to Governor RICHARD CASWELL. Security: WILLIAM WORTHAM. Wit: THOMAS HALL. Recorded May Court 1778.

223 Inventory of Estate of CHARLES WORTHAM, dec'd. JOHN WORTHAM, Administrator. Recorded May Court 1778.

224 FANN(E)Y HALL to ALLAN LAVE of Brunswick Co., Va. Sale of three negroes, dated 18 December 1777. Wit: JOHN MOSELEY, JOHN LAVE. Rod. May Court 1778.

224 Will of WILLIAM PERSON. Dated 1 March 1778. Recorded May Court 1778. Wife MARTHA PERSON. Daughters: SARAH VAUGHAN, MARTHA PERSON, & MARY PERSON. Son WILLIAM PERSON to have land on Foster's branch, Lickhole branch, adjoining JOSEPH HARRIS, JOHN EGERTON, WILLIAM PARKS, Reedy Creek. Son THOMAS PERSON to have land on Little Fishing Creek including a mill place where WILLIAM MARCUS is overseer & tract on Butterwood Swamp in Halifax Co. Son BENJAMIN EATON PERSON to have land adjoining that devised to wife and son WILLIAM & Wife's land at her death. Wife to educate WILLIAM, THOMAS, MARY, & BENJAMIN EATON PERSON. Sons to have their part of Estate when 18 years old and daughters when they are 18, or marry. If all three sons die without issue their legacies to revert to THOMAS PERSON, THOMAS EATON, CHARLES RUST EATON, & JOHN FALCON, equally. Executors: Wife MARTHA PERSON, THOMAS PERSON, CHARLES RUST EATON, JOHN FAULCON, THOMAS EATON. Witnesses: JETHRO MOUNGER, MATHEW HARRIS, JOHN FALLCON.
Codicil, dated 25 March 1778. Lands my father gave my now dec'd. brother BENJAMIN PERSON & in case he died without heirs to me & my heirs to be equally divided between my three sons WILLIAM, THOMAS, & BENJAMIN EATON PERSON. Wit: MATTHEW HARRIS, JETHRO MOUNGER, JOHN FAULCON.
Codicil, undated. Horses to daughters SARAH VAUGHAN, MARTHA PERSON, & MARY PERSON and horses to sons WILLIAM, BENJAMIN EATON, & THOMAS, the latter to have hoggs & cattle on Fishing Creek Quarter. Wit: LUCRETIA FALLCON, JETHRO MOUNGER, JOHN FALLCON.

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