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MAJOR BELL (b. 1813) Family Bible

Bible bought January 25, 1879
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MAJOR BELL

Major Bell and Margaret Sawyer were married 23 Jan 1831.

Major Bell and Susan Frances Cartwright were married 11 April 186?

 

Children:

  • John the son of Major Bell and his wife Margaret was born December 18, 1831.
  • Sarah Ann the daughter of Major Bell and Margaret was born 14 March 1834.
  • Elizabeth the daughter of Major Bell and his wife Margaret was born 24 January 1836.
  • Mary Ann the daughter of Major Bell and his wife was born 14 Sept 1838.
  • Christian the daughter of Major Bell and his wife Margaret was born 5 January 1840.
  • William the son of Major Bell and Margaret was born 14 May 1842.

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  • Margaret the wife of Major Bell died 6 April 186?.
  • Sarah Frances Shepherd died 28 July 1932.
  • Margaret the wife of Major Bell was born 13 February 1806.
  • Sarah Frances Bell the wife of  Major Bell was born 19 Oct. 1847.
  • Alexander P. White and Christian Bell were married 8 July 1856.
  • Christian was the only child to live to be grown.
  • The funeral services of Captain Alexander P. White will take place at his late residence on Lawrence Street at 2 o ‘ clock P. M.  Friends and acquaintances of the deceased are respectfully invited to attend. Elizabeth City, N. C. 20 Feb 1882.

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  • Dempsey Cartwright the son of Isaac Cartwright and Susannah his wife was born 30 July 1809.
  • Sholvin Cartwright the son of Isaac Cartwright and Susannah his wife was born 18 April 1810.
  • Elizabeth Cartwright the daughter of Isaac Cartwright and his wife Susannah was born 19 August 1813.
  • Kiddy Cartwright the daughter of Isaac Cartwright and his wife Susannah was born 25 January 1816.
  • Simeon Cartwright the son of Isaac Cartwright and his wife Susannah was born 20 August 1819.
  • Mathias Cartwright the son of Isaac Cartwright and his wife Susannah his wife was born 21 August 1822.
  • Isaac Cartwright the son of Mathias Cartwright and Ann his wife was born 29 November 1776.
  • Susan Cartwright was born 23 March 1831 and deceased 1 Oct. 1868.
  • Sholvin Cartwright was born April 18, 1810 and deceased 5th day of March 1869.
  • Davis Cartwright the son of Isaac Cartwright and Meriam his wife was born February 1803.
  • Jesse Cartwright the son of Isaac Cartwright and Meriam his wife was born 11 June 1805.

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H. C. Wood and Elizabeth Sawyer were married 1860.

H. C. Wood and Elinda Harris were married January 1871.

H. C. Wood and Margaret Ann Morgan were married 21 Jan 1894.

Henry Clay Wood was born November 16, 1836.

Elizabeth Sawyer the daughter of Nicholas Sawyer and his wife Elizabeth was born 18 July 1843.

Elizabeth Weeks mother of Henry Clay Wood departed this life February 4, 1880 aged 64 years 25 days.

Henry Clay Wood departed this life about 12 o ‘ clock Friday night May 23, 1913 aged 76 years. 

Source: North Carolina Bible Records – Compiled by Wilma Cartwright Spence and Edna Morrisette Shannonhouse (1973).

HAMON D. BELL Family Bible

H. D. BELL Family Bible 

  • Samuel Bell, the son of H. D. Bell and Martha Bell, his wife, was born 25 July 1839
  • Wilson Bell,  the son of H. D. Bell was born 7 Nov 1837
  • Isaac Bell,  the son of H. D. Bell was born 21 May 1842
  • Howard Pinckney Bell,  the son of H. D. Bell was born April 1844.
  • Elizabeth Bell the daughter of H. D. Bell and Martha Bell, his wife was born 10 April 1848
  • Mary Bell,  the daughter of Hamon D. Bell was born Sept. 1850.
  • H. D. Bell’s Book, A. D. 1850, age 52 years.

 

Source: North Carolina Bible Records – Compiled by Wilma Cartwright Spence and Edna Morrisette Shannonhouse (1973).

 

THOMAS GREGORY (1740 Will)

The Last Will and Testament of

THOMAS GREGORY

April 10, 1736

In the name of God Amen. I THOMAS GREGORY of Pasquotank Preseink for North Carolina Planter. Being ??? perfect mind & memory Thanks be given unto God almighty. Calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that its appointed for all men once to die do make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament that is to say ??????? first of all I give & recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave to & for my Body I recommend to ???? to be buried in a Christian like desent manner ????? descretion of my Executor nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. & as touching such worldly estate whorwith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner following.

Imprimis. I give & bequeath unto my Son NATHAN GREGORY his heirs & assigns for ever all my manner plantations where I now dwell & half of a certain tract of land containing two hundred & sixty seven acres lying on ye head of the Eataron(?)(Edenton?) Branch of Arronuse Croock on ye NE side of Pasquotank River ??? ye’s County aforsd. As more fully appoint(?) by ye pattent afore?? To be equally divided between my Sons NATHAN & SAMPSON without hurting one another after my dis??? & ??????? Son NATHAN should die without issue ye aforsaid manner plantation with it go two hundred & sixty seven acres should fall to my Son SAMPSON & his heirs forever. ???? Son SAMPSON should die without issue the aforsaid tract of land shall fall to my Son JACOB & his heirs for ever.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son JACOB aka JOB after my diseas my negro man Tonsy.

Item. I also give & bequeath —— my Son RICHARD GREGORY five shillings current money to RICHARD by my Executors (can’t make out rest ink has bled through)

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son WILLIAM GREGORY five shillings current money to be paid by my executors herein after mentioned—

Item. I also give & bequeath ???? my Grandson FREDZICK GREGORY five shillings current money to be paid by my executors herein after mentioned.

Item. I give & bequeath after my deseas unto my Son JACOB GREGORY, ELISABETH GODFRE, JOB GREGORY, SAMPSON GREGORY, NATHAN GREGORY, PRISILLARY GRAY all my moveable estate to be equally divided after my desseas to the above mentioned—–

Item. I do also constiute & ordain my well beloved Son JACOB GREGORY with my Son JOB GREGORY to be my only and sole Executors of this my Last Will & Testament Disallowing & disannuling all other former wills ratifying & confirming only this to be my Last Will & Testament In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this tenth day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & thirty Six

THOMAS GREGORY His “T” Mark

Signed sealed published Pronounced & declard in Presence of us The day & year above written

JOHN BELL

JO. ROBERTS

JOHNN BEERCOCK

June 23d 1740

Came befor me JOHN BELL & made oath that he saw THOMAS GREGORY sign seal & publish the above as his Last Will & Testament that he was of sound mind & memory at that time & that JOHN ROBERTS & JOHN BEERCOCK signd as witnesses thereto at the same time. JACOB GREGORY took the oath appointed by Court to be taken by Executors.

Will Probated June 30, 1740

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

(Transcribed as written, including errors in spelling and grammar.)­­­

 

WILLIAM BARCOCK (1731 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

WILLIAM BARCOCK

March 5, 1730-1

In the name of God Amen the fifth day of March 1730/1. I WILLIAM BARCOCK of the precenct of Pasquotank in the province of North Carolina Planter, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God, therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to dye 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 God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors 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 where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give & demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

Imprimis. I give and bequeath unto my Son THOMAS one hundred acres of land to be layed of at ye esterd end of my island to him and his heirs and assignes for ever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son WILLIAM a two year old hefer is be delivered to him with in six months after my desese and ye first foll that the black mare hath or bringeth I like ways give unto my Son WILLIAM.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son DANIEL One Hundred acres of land laying and joyning on my Son THOMASES hundred before menchened and a three year old hefer to be delivered to him when at ye full age of twenty one years.

Item. I give unto my Son PETER One Hundred acres of land joyning on my Son DAN’L. hundred called Popler Pare of Palinstine millstones and a three year old hefer and a gun to be delivered when of full age of twenty one years.

Item. I give unto my Son JOHN One hundred acres of land called the Bectree Neck and a three year old hefer when at the full age of twenty one years.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son JOSEPH the plantation I now live on containing One hundred and fourty acres of land to him and his heirs and assignes for ever and a sorel mare and a two year old hefer and my hunting gun.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son LUKE a two year old hefer.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter ANN a three year old hefer to be delivered unto hir when at the full age of sixteen years and my iron skilet

Imprimis. I give and bequeath to JANE my dearly beloved Wife all my houshold goods and stock debts and moveable effects together with hir lifetime on ye plantation whare on I now live (which I have bequeathed to my Son JOSEPH after the deces of my Wife) and I do like ways make and appoint my loveing Wife my Sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament and I do here by utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former testaments wills legacies and bequeths and Executors by me in any ways before made willed and bequeathed. Ratifing and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year above writen.

The mark of WILLIAM “wb” BARCOCK

Signed sealed published Pronounced and declared by The said WILLIAM BARCOCK as his Last Will and Testament in the Presence of us the subscribers

JAMES FORBES His mark

REBECA FORBES Her “R” mark

JOHN BELL

Pasquotank July 1731 The within Will was proved in open Court by JAMES FORBES and REBECA FORBES Evedence there to

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

(Transcribed as written, including errors in spelling and grammar.)­­­