{"id":404,"date":"2009-07-24T23:14:51","date_gmt":"2009-07-25T05:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ncgenweb.us\/onslow\/?page_id=404"},"modified":"2009-07-24T23:14:51","modified_gmt":"2009-07-25T05:14:51","slug":"will-abstracts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/onslow\/will-records\/will-abstracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Abstracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Various Onslow County Will Abstracts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ahier, John <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Will written 11 Jan 1744\/45.\u00a0Probated October Court 1746. \u00a0Son: William.  Daughter: Elizabeth Ahier.\u00a0Wife and Executrix: Elizabeth.\u00a0Witnesses: Stephen Howard, Stephen Howard Jr.\u00a0Clerk of the Court: Will Hedges. &#8212; Submitted by <a href=\"mailto:timraper@lyntegar.com\">Tim Raper<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Averitt, Nathaniel<\/strong> &#8211; Will written December 4, 1755.   Probate not dated.   Sons: John, Arthur, Benjamin Nathaniel, Ephaly Averitt.   Son-in-law: Jonathan Ennett.   Daughter: Nancy Averitt.   Executors: Stephen Lee, John Milton and Captain John Ashe.   Witnesses: Nathaniel Knott, Elizabeth Carey, John Hunt.   Clerk of the Court: Will Cray &#8212; submitted by <a href=\"mailto:timraper@lyntegar.com\">Tim Raper<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Barefield, John<\/strong> &#8211; John Barefield, New River, 1742, Onslow Co., NC  November 24, 1742.   Son: Luke.   Daughters: Mary Edwards, Sarah Jones, Rose, Judith.   Wife and E xecutrx: Elizabeth.   Witnesses: James Barfield, Richard Johnstoun, John Quarlay.   No Probate. &#8212; submitted by Tim Raper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Barnes, Joseph<\/strong> &#8211; July 4, 1755.   Son: Hezekiah (land and plantation).   Wife: Ann.   Executors:  Ann Barns (wife) and Jonathan Mettow.    Witnesses: John Chapman, Margaret Morton.   Clerk of the Court: Will. Gray. &#8212; submitted by Tim Raper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biddle, Jacob<\/strong> &#8211; Will written February 24th 1755\/56.   Probated April Court 1758.   Sons: Jacob (\u201ca pease of land lying on the North side of the Branch that  runs by plantation and binding on John Simon\u2019s Branch\u201d), Isaac.   Wife: Anne.   Grandsons: William Biddle (son of Isaac), Isaac Biddle (son of Isaac).   Other legatees: Abram Simson, Anthony and Jacob Charlescraft.   Witnesses: Samuel Peirson, William Gibson, James Atkins.   Clerk of the Court: William Cray, Court House on New River. \u00a0&#8212; submitted by Tim Raper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bishop, George <\/strong>&#8211; Will written December 20th 1743.   Probated September Court 1743.   Brothers: Staoakley (325 acres land in Onslow Co.), James Sidbury (\u201cone  Indian man\u201d), Woodman Stoakley Sidbury.   Sister: Bettie Dudley.   Cousin: Bishop Dudley, Ester Dudley, Comfort Sidbury, Moses Sidbury.   Mother: Elizabeth Bishop.   Father and Executor: George Bishop.   Other legatees: Jane Morgan, Morgan Morgan Jr..   Witnesses: Rice Rice, Morgan Moregan, James Smallwood.   Will proven in New Hanover Court.  James Smallwood, Deputy Clerk. &#8212; submitted by Tim Raper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gourley, Dr. John<\/strong> &#8211; Onslow, Jan&#8217;y 2nd, 1746-47; Jan&#8217;y 7th, 1747-48. &#8212; Mother Elizabeth, if alive; brother Georg Gourley, \u00a0sisters Grizzle and Mary, Sam&#8217;l Johnston Exr: 40 (pounds) to buy Bibles and New Testaments for the poor children on New River; nephew John Gourley. \u00a0Test: James Glenn, Geo. \u00a0Coheenaw. \u00a0&#8211; (Source: Haywood, Martha Helen, Hubert Haywood, Mary Hilliard Hinton, and E. E. Moffitt.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=9IMUAAAAYAAJ&amp;source=gbs_navlinks_s\" target=\"_blank\">The North Carolina Booklet. Great Events in North Carolina History<\/a><\/span>. Raleigh: Capital Print. Co. [etc.], 1901)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Various Onslow County Will Abstracts Ahier, John &#8211;\u00a0Will written 11 Jan 1744\/45.\u00a0Probated October Court 1746. \u00a0Son: William. Daughter: Elizabeth Ahier.\u00a0Wife and Executrix: Elizabeth.\u00a0Witnesses: Stephen Howard, Stephen Howard Jr.\u00a0Clerk of the Court: Will Hedges. &#8212; Submitted by Tim Raper. Averitt, Nathaniel &#8211; Will written December 4, 1755. Probate not dated. 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