Return to Tyrrell Co Wills Introduction & Table of ContentsIn the name of God amen: I, John Warrington of the Count afforesaid being weak in body but in perfect mind and sound memory and calling to mind that it is one appointed for all men to die, I therfore recommend my soul to God that gave it and my body to be buried in a decent Christian like manner and as touching my worldly goods in the manner and form as follows.
First - I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Thomas Warrington all the lands and plantation whereon I now live being at the mouth of a small gut and up said gut beginning on Melsons line at a corner marked gum and there along a new line of marked trees across part of Joseph McCemes tract taking off said tract about five acres with a straight line to a corner gum thence South East or there about down to Hunts Creek then down sd. Creek the sveralwater courses until it intersects Little Allegator thence home to the place of beginning likewise one part of Juniper Swamp of about twenty five acres laying up Whipping Creek Lake with all the privileges thereunto belonging to the aforesaid Warrington his heirs and assigns forever ---
Secondly - My Will and desire is that the three negroes hereafter mentoned together with survey other articles agreeable to two former Deeds of Gift by John A. Warrington and Zachariah Hunnings made to Sally Warrington and Polly Warrington that the whole should be divided as follows that is to Sally Brooks formerly Warrington formerly one negro man named Abner also tht my negro man named Mingo and his wife name Jinny be set off to my daughter Polly Hunnings and all the remaining part of and residue of mentiond in the aforesaid two deeds of Gift after my deceased to be equally divided between my two daughters Sally Brooks and Polly Hunnings to them their heirs & assigns forever.
Thirdly and lastly - I leave my well beloved son Thomas Warrington my whole and sole executor of this my last Will and Testament to act in and upon the whole to the free intent and meanings of this my last Will as much as if it were present. And I do hereby disanual and revoke and deny all other Wills or Wills heretofore might have been made by me or for me and so confirm and constitute the within to be my true intent and meaning as my last Will and Testament whereunto I have set my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight.
John Warrington (Seal)
Jno. Warrington
Salathea (his -x- mark) Simpson
George (his -x- mark) Oxley
April Court 1798 appears on flyleaf.
Minutes
Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
July Session 1798
The last will and testament of Col. John Warrington was introduced in open court and proved by the oath of Thomas Warrington one of the subscribing witnesses ordered to be recorded.
Personally appeared in open court Thomas Warrington and quallifyed executor to the last will and testament of John Warrington deceased according to due form of law.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.55), Box 55
Warrington, John, 1799
Execution dated 23 Apr 1799 and issued 21 May 1799 in the amount of 71 pounds, thirteen shillings, against the goods & chattels, lands & tenements of Phillip Hunnings which John Warrington's executors recovered against him for debt.
Execution dated 23 Apr 1799 and issued 21 May 1799 in the amount of 189 pounds, eleven shillings, against the goods & chattels, lands & tenements of Phillip Hunnings which John Warrington's executors recovered against him for debt.
Bail bond dated 25 Apr 1799 in the amount of seven hundred and fifty pounds current money for Phillip Hunnings to appear in court as required by the Sheriff concerning the judgement obtained agaist him by John Warrinton's executors at April Term 1799.
Transcriber's Notes:
Tyrrell County marriage bonds show the marriage of Salley Warrington to Jacob Brocks of Hyde Co. on 7 Jan 1793, Col. John
Warrington security.
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