AVERY, JOHN
October 27, 1740. Probate not dated. Wife: JANE. Other legatees: MARTHA SMITH, AGNES SLADE, THOMAS, WILLIAM and SAMUEL SMITH (sons of John), LYDIA (wife of Benjamin Russell), ELIZABETH and DORCAS SMITH, JOHN SMITH, DARCAS WORLDLY, JAMES AVERY, GILBERT MACKNARY, KEZIA HADLEY, ELIZABETH (daughter of Uriah Collins), FOSTER JERVIS, LYDIA CATHRIGHT, JAMES AVERY. Executors: JOHN SMITH and FOSTER JERVIS. Witnesses: URIAH COLLINS, WILLIAM SILVESTER, WILLIAM GIDDENS. Clerk of the Court: WILLIAM BARROW.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 13)
BAILY, JOHN
July 23, 1749. March Court, 1758. Daughter and Executrix: MARGARET BAILY. Friend: THOMAS BARLOW (son of Elizabeth Kelly). Witnesses: THOS. LOACH, JOHN SMITH, WM. CARDING. Clerk of the Court: STEPHEN DENNING.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 14)
BARLOW, ROBEBT
November 24, 1751. March, 1752. Legatees: FOSTER JERVIS, DINAH SMITH, MARTHA SMITH, HANNAH MCNALLIN, WILLIAM SILVESTER. Executor: WILLIAM SILVESTER. Witnesses: BENJA. RUSSELL, JOEL BARTON. Clerk of the Court: FRAN. EGLETON. Courthouse at Woodstock town.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 19)
BARROW, JOHN
August 23, 1748. September Court, 1748. Brothers: ZACHARIAH BARROW ("my house and plantation"), MOSES, THOMAS, GEORGE, FREDERICK. Sisters: ANN DOWNING, REBACA BARROW. Executor: JOHN BARROW (uncle). Witnesses: NATHANIEL EBORNE, JOHN HARVEY, THOMAS SIMONS. Clerk of the Court: THOMAS LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 20)
BARROW, WILLIAM
January 8, 1715. October 23, 1716. Sons: WILLIAM, JOHN, RICHARD (manor plantation, 1400 acres), SAMUEL, JOSEPH, JAMES (1000 acres land on Broad Creek). Daughters: ANN and SARAH BARROW. Wife: ELIZA. Executors: ELIZA (wife) and WILLIAM (son). Witnesses: THOS. BONNER, THOS. MARTIN, JOHN COSTER. Will proven before C. GALE, Chief Justice.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 21)
BARROW, WILLIAM
April 25, 1746. Sons: JOHN, THOMAS ("my manner plantation"), GEORGE, MOSES, ZACHARIAH and HEDRICK (to the two latter sons "land lying on Jacks Creek"). Daughters: REBEKAH BARROW and ANNE
DOWNING (wife of WILLIAM DOWNING). Executors: JOHN BARROW (brother), JAMES COLES (son-in-law), JOHN SMITH. Witnesses: NATHANIEL EBORNE, HENRY EBORNE, REBEKAH EBORNE, MARTHA EBORNE, JOHN BARROW. Clerk of the Court: THOMAS LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 21)
BELL, COBNELIUS
August 26, 1729. December Court, 1729. Sons: CORNELIUS ("third part of my land"), GEORGE ("one third part of my land"). Daughter: MARY. Grandson: JAMES NEVEL. Friend: JOHN LATHY BELL. Executor: CORNELIUS BELL (son). Witnesses: EDWD. HADLEY, THOMAS TULLE. Clerk of the Court: JOHN MATTOCKE.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 26)
BEVANS, RICHARD
1744. Wife: MARY. All the land of the testator is bequeathed "to the Baptism ministers that Coms heare to the County of hide to preach the gospel." Executor: ROBERT SPRING. Witnesses: TIMOTHY ALLEN, PASHE
BARTLETT, NAITHANE DAVIS. Will proven before ENOCH HALL, C. J.i
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 30)
BEVINS, MARY
July 27, 1753. December Court, 1754. Sons: JOHN and ROBERT. Daughters: ELIZABETH, MARY, ANN. Granddaughters: MARY ARTRY, ANN DICKS. Friend: JAMES CHAPMAN. Executors: ROBERT and JOHN BEVINS (sons). Witnesses: ABRAHAM COX, THOMAS MACKWILLIAMS, SARAH MATHERS. Clerk of the Court: STEPN. DENNING.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 30 & 31)
BRIGHT, JAMES
March 29, 1735. Wife, Executrix and sole devisee: ANN. Witnesses: GILES WILLIAMS, HANAH ADAMS, RICH'D WM. SILVESTER. Clerk of the Court: JNO. COLLISON.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 48)
CANNON, EDWARD
June 10, 1729. Sons: EDWARD, DENNIS, WILLIAM, HENRY, DAVID. JOHN ("my plantation"). Daughters: MARGARET, SARAH WOODARD, JANE, MARY, OLIF, RUTH. Wife and Executrix: SARAH. Witnesses: JOHN KNOWIS, JOHN LAWHON, RICHARD ABEL. Clerk of the Court: JNO. MATLOCK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 62)
CARTER, HENRY
February 3, 1735-1736. March 9, 1735. Sons: JOHN ("plantation I now live on"), HENRY, SOLOMON, WALTER. Wife and Executrix: MAR- GRET. Executor: JOHN CARTER (son). Witnesses: EDW'D HADLEY, GILBERT MCNEARY, GILD SILVERTHORN. Justices: ROBT. TURNER, SIMON ALDERSON, SETH PILKINTON. Clerk of the Court: JOHN COLLISON.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 64)
COLLINS, URIAH
January 3, 1751-1752. March Court, 1752. Son: HENRY ("house and plantation"). Daughters: ELIZABETH COLLINS and HANNAH COLLINS. Executor and Guardian of Children: TIMOTHY GRADLESS. Witnesses: JGEL BARTRE, RICHARD WOOD. Clerk of the Court: FRANCIS EGLETON. Courthouse in Woodstock town.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 78)
DAVIS, JOHN
December 17, 1751. March Court, 1752. Sons: SAMUEL (plantation on the river side), JOHN. Daughters: TEMPERANCE DAVIS, JEMIMA BALLARD. Wife: SARAH DAVIS. Executors: NATHANIEL DAVIS and THOS. SMITH, Witnesses: THOS. SMITH, JER. SLADE, RICHARD WOOD. Clerk of the Court: FRAN. EGLETON.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 94)
EASTER, ABRAHAM
November 18, 1751. December Court, 1751. Son: JAMES ("choice of two plantations my father left me"). Daughter: MARY EASTER (fifty-three acres of land on Swan Quarter"). Wife: ELIZABETH. Brothers and Executors: JOHN and THOMAS EASTER. Witnesses: WILLIAM CARON, SABBASTIN SILVERTHORN, URIAH COLLINS. Clerk of the Court: THOS. LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 107)
EASTER, JOHN
October 27, 1732. March Court, 1733. Sons: ABRAHAM ("my plantation"), THOMAS. Daughters: SARAH and DINAH. Wife and Executrix: Mentioned, but not named. Witnesses: EDWD. HADLEY.THOMAS GOODING, THOMAS RICHARDS. Clerk of Beaufort Court: JNO. COLLISON.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 107)
EASTER, JOHN
January 17, 1751-1752. March Court, 1752. Sister: LIDA EASTER. Friend: ELIZABETH LOACK. Brothers and Executors: THOMAS and WILLIAM EASTER. Witnesses: JOHN HOUREN, JOHN WINLY, SARAH WINDLY.
Clerk of the Court: FRANS. EGLETON.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 107)
EASTER, MOVY
November 4, 1751. December Court, 1751. Sons: ABRAHAM, JOHN, WILLIAM and THOMAS. Daughters: LYDIA EASTER, MARY EASTER, ANN and SARAH EASTER. Executors: JOHN and THOMAS EASTER (sons). Witnesses: JOHN MASON, JACOB TULE, ANN JASPER. Clerk of the Court: THOS. LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 107 & 108)
EBURN (or EBORNE) ,ELIZABETH
May 23, 1745. June Court, 1751. Sons: LITTLETON, HENRY, NATHANIEL. Daughters: ELIZABETH MACKNICOL, REBECCA JONES, ANN JONES. Granddaughter: MARY STEPHENS. Executor: HENRY and LITTLETON EBURN (sons). Witnesses: EDWARD DAVIS, ELISABETH BELL, WM. HARRIS. Clerk of the Court: THOS. LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 108)
EBORN, HENRY
October 20, 1732. March Court, 1732. Matchepungo in Hyde County. Sons: HENRY ("my plantation"), LITTLETON (land on Broad Creek and plantation Pantego; one negro). Daughters: MARY EBORN, RHODA LAYSON, ELIZABETH EBORN, ANNE JONES and REBECKER DEEDAN. Other legatees: NATHANIEL EBORN, son of HENRY and ELIZABETH EBORN (land between George Mixon and William Cambal on Matchepungo Creek); SALATHYEL LAYSON, son of EVENS RHODA LAYSON. Wife and Executrix: ELIZABETH. Executors: WILLIAM BARROW, NATHANIEL EBORN and THOMAS SMITH. Witnesses: GEORGE MIXON, ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON, CHARLES JOHNSON. Clerk of the Court: JNO. COLLISON.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 108 & 109)
EBORN, LITTLETON
April 13, 1758. June Court, 1758. Brothers: AARON EBORN ("my dwelling plantation"), JAMES EBORN, WILLIAM EBORN. Executors: WILLIAM BOYD (brother-in-law), WILLIAM EBORN. Witnesses: WM. HARRIS,
MARTHA EBORN, WILLIAM MACNORAL. Clerk of the Court: STEPHN DENNING.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 109)
EBORN, NATHANIEL
October 1, 1753. March Court, 1754. Sons: JAMES ("My plantation and one negro"), LITTLETON (plantation on Matchapungo Creek); WILLIAM (land on Matchapungo Creek adjoining HENRY EBORN, "holden by a bond in the hands of THOMAS, GEORGE and ZACERIA BARRAH, "and 1 negro), AARON (land on Matchapungo adjoining THOMAS BARRAH, and one negro) . Daughter: ELIZABETH EBORN (one negro). Wife: REBECCA. Executors: JAMES and LITTLETON EBORN (sons). Witnesses: ISRAEL WINDLY, ELIZABETH WINDLY, JOHN HOUREN. Deputy Clerk: STEPHEN DENNING.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 109)
EBORNE, REBEKAH
October 30, 1754. June Court, 1738. Sons: LITTLETON (Executor), WILLIAM and AARON. Daughter: ELIZABETH EBORNE. Witnesses: GEORGE BARROW, ZACHARIAH BARROW. Clerk of the Court: STEPN. DENNING.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 109
FOREMAN, JOHN
September 25, 1744. December Court, 1744. Sons: CALEB, JOHN FYDINGS FOREMAN, ALEXANDER, WILLIAM, JOSHUA, JOSEPH, LAZARUS (plantation on North side of Pongo Creek). Daughters: CHARITY LUCAS, DOROTHY KIPPS. Wife and Executrix: MARGARET. Witnesses: THOS. LOACK, ELIS LOACK, JOSHUA FOREMAN. Clerk of the Court: THOS. LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 124)
FOREMAN, JOHN TIDINGS
April 1, 1758. September Court, 1758. Wife and Executrix: MAR- GARETT. Brother and Executor: SANDERS FOREMAN. Nephew and Executor: JOHN FOREMAN (son of SANDERS). Witnesses: WM. DUNBARR, SAMUEL DUNBARR. Clerk of the Court: STEPHEN DENNING.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 124)
FOSCUE, JOHN
November 18, 1751. March Court, 1752. Sons: MOSES ("my mannor plantation"); JOHN, WILLIAM. Daughters: MARY and LYDIA FOSCUE. Executors: WILLIAM SLADE and ABIGAIL FOSCUE (wife). Witnesses: SIMON FOSCUE, MARY HAMILTON, URIAH COLLINS. Clerk of the Court: FRAN. EGLETON.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 125)
FOSCUE, SIMON
November 11, 1751. December Court, 1751. Sons: RICHARD, BELL (my mannour plantation), SIMON, WILLIAM, LUKE, JOHN. Daughters: MARY SILVERTHORN, SARA SANDERSON, BARRARIE BAILEY. Executors: LUKE, JOHN and BELL (sons). Witnesses: URIAH COLLINS, ABRAHAM EASTER, COMFORT RUE. Clerk of liie Court: R. LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 125 & 126)
GIDDINGS, WILLIAM
November 10, 1757. March Court, 1758. Sons: THOMAS, JACOB, JOHN. Daughters: AGNIS, LIDEA and DARKIS GIDDINGS. Wife and Executrix: FRANCES. Executor: JOHN SLADE. Witnesses: TIMOTHY GREEN, BENJAMIN SLADE, KEATREN LEATH. Clerk of the Court: STEPHN DENNING.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 133)
GUNTER, JOHN
March 28, 1722. July Court, 1725. Executor and sole legatee: JOHN ODEN. Witnesses: THOS. OLDNER, THOMAS WARSLEY, CHAS. ODEN. Clerk of the Court: JNO. SWANN.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 145)
HADLEY, EDWARD
January 22, 1740. June Court, 1743. Wife and Executrix: KEZIAH. Witnesses: GILBERT McNARY, NATHANIEL TULE, JONATHAN BELL. Clerk of the Court: WM. BARROW.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 145)
HARVEY, JOHN
February 26, 1759. June Court, 1759. Sons: JOSHUA, RICHARD, JOHN MARK HAKVEY, ARTHUR. Daughters: MARY MARTIN, REBECCA HARVEY. Wife: FRANCIS. Grandson: JOHN HARVEY (house and lot in Woodstock). Brother: RICHARD HARVEY. Executors: RICHARD and JOHN MARK HARVEY (sons).Witnesses: STEPHEN DENNING, WILLIAM WEBSTER, JOHN WRIGHT. Clerk of the Court: STEPN. DENNING.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 155)
JASPER, SAMUEL
March 29, 1752. March Court, 1753. Sons: SAMUEL ("all my land"), WILLIAM, JONATHAN and ISRARL. Daughters: HANNAH LEATH (her children KEZIA and JOHN), ANN JASPER, MARY JASPER, LYDDELA JASPER. Wife: ANN. Executors: WILLIAM and JONATHAN JASPER (sons). Witnesses: ROGER MASON, JR., JOHN SLADE, JR., DORCAS LEATH. Clerk of Court: THOS. JORDAN.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 184)
JOHNSON, JOHN
September 1, 1756. March Court, 1757. Son.- WILLIAM. Daughter: CATHERINE. Wife and Executrix: SARAH. Witnesses: JOHN JENNETT. THOMAS JONES, ABSALOM JONES. Clerk of the Court: STEPHEN DENNING.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 188)
JONES, DAVID
January 9, 1753. March Court. 1753. Sons: MORIS. THOMAS, CHRISTOPHER and ABRAHAM (to these four is devised land in Currituck County), RICHARD ("plantation I now live on"), CORNELIUS, SOLOMON (125 acres of land on Strohorn's Neck). Daughters: ELISEBETH MASON, ANN. Executors: ELIZABETH JONES (wife), THOMAS and MORRIS JONES (sons). Witnesses: SAMUEL SELBY, WILLIAM SELBY, SARAH JONES. Clerk of the Court: THOMAS JORDAN.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 190)
JONES, DAVID, SR
September 25, 1756. March Court, 1757. Sons: MORRIS ("my dwelling place"), DAVID, ABSALUM. Daughter: ELEZEBETH JONES. Executors: MORRIS and THOMAS JONES (brothers). Wife: ELEZEBETH. Witnesses: BENJA. MASON, EDWARD SPENSER, ABRAHAM JONES. Clerk of the Court: STEP'N DENNING.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 190)
JONES, MORRIS
September 25, 1756. December Court, 1756. Son: HENRY ("my dwelling plantation"). Daughters: ELESEBETH, MARY, ANN, NEOMY and SARAH JONES. Wife: MARY. Executors: THOS. JONES (brother), HENRY GIBRS, JNR. Witnesses: BENJN. MASON, EDWARD SPENSER, SOLOMON JONES. Clerk of Court: STEPHEN DENNING.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 195)
JORDAN, JOHN
December 31, 1719. Son and Executor: JOHN. Daughters: MARGARET, wife of JOHN FOREMAN; MARY JORDAN. Witnesses: PETER MCDULE, THOMAS TYLER, ISAAC CHABANAS. Original missing. Recorded in Book 1712-1722, page 219.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 199)
LEATH, JOHN, SR
April 9, 1750. June Court, 1751. Sons: THOMAS and SAMUEL (100 acres land), CHARLES and PETER (plantation bought of RICHARD LAMBIRTSON), JOHN. Daughters: SARAH, FRANCES, DORCAS, CASIA, MARY and CATHERINE LEATH, HANNAH HODGES SLADE, ELIZABETH SLADE. Executors: JOHN and CHARLES LEATH (sons), AARON TISON. Witnesses: AARON TISON, ROGER MASON, JUNR., WILLIAM RICHARD JASPER. Clerk of the Court: THOS. LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 210 & 211)
LEATH, JOHN
November 10. 1751. March Court, 1752. Sons: SAMSON ("my manner plantation"), JOHN. Daughters: LYDIA and KEZIAH LEATH. Wife and Executrix: HANNAH. Executors: AARON TISON and JONATHAN JASPER. Witnesses: GEORGE BELL, JONATHAN JASPER, ANN JASPER. Clerk of the Court: FRANCIS EGLETON.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 211)
LEATH, RICHARD
May 10, 1749. Daughters: AGNES and RACHEL LEATH. Wife and Executrix: MARY. Witnesses: HEZEKIAH SLADE, BENJAMIN JEWELL, MARY JEWELL. Clerk of Court: THOS. LOACK. Testator describes his stock mark as being "crop and under bit and a hole Left Eare, the right under bit and over bit."
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 211)
LEIEMONT, RICHARD
February 24, 1752. March Court, 1752. Daughters: AMELIA WEBSTER (plantation on Jordan's Creek commonly known by the name of LODOWICK MARTIN'S plantation), WILLIELMA LEIRMONT (one plantation on Jordan's Creek called Margaret Jordan's Fork), MARGARET LEIRMONT (land known as Hunt's Point). Executors: WILLIAM WEBSTER, THOMAS JORDAN and THOMAS SMITH. Witnesses: ROGER MASON, DINAH SMITH, THOMAS REW. Clerk of the Court: FRAN. EGLETON.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 213 & 214)
MCCARTY, BAILEY
March 1, 1751. June Court, 1751. Devisees and legatees: LEAH ANDERSON, BENJAMIN CLEAVES, BAILY COLLINS. Brother: DENNIS MCCARTY (land on Great Neck in Currituck). Wife and Executrix: ELINOR. Executor: THOMAS SMITH. Witnesses: THOS. SMITH, WILLIAM SMITH, JEREMIAH SLADE. Clerk of the Court: THOS. LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 227)
MCCARTY, DENNIS
April 26, 1758. June Court, 1759. Wife and Executrix: MARY. Other devisee: ABELL HUDSON (one hundred acres of land on Oyster Shell Creek). Witnesses: LUKE FORTESCUE, RACHEL MASON, MARTHA BEETY. Clerk of the Court: STEPHN. DENNING. ,
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 227)
MCNARY, GILBERT
March 11, 1746-1747. June 2, 1747. Son: WILLIAM. Daughters: MARY and JANE. Wife: ELISABETH. Executors: JOHN SMITH, SR., and JOHN SMITH, JR. Witnesses: WM. SPEIR, THOMAS ALLEN, AARON TISON. Clerk of the Court: THOS. LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 235)
MANDOVEL, JOHN
September 31, 1751. March Court, 1752. Sons: SAMUEL and JOHN (a plantation to each). Daughters: ELIZABETH, REBECKAH, DINEY. Wife and Executrix: ELIZABETH. Executor: LITTLE JARMAN. Witnesses: STEPHEN MANDOVEL, LITTLE JARMAN, JOSEPH GURGANUS. Clerk of the Court: FRAN. EOLETON.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 236)
MARTIN, WILLIAM
November 12, 1744. December 4, 1744. Daughter: ELIZABETH MARTIN. Wife and Executrix: MARY. Executors: DANIEL BLIN (merchant in Bath) and ALEXANDER FOREMAN. Other legatees: EDNE and RICHARD MARTIN. Witnesses: Jos. TART, Jos. HOLLOWELL, THOMAS PARTREE. Clerk of the Court: THOS. LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 240)
MASON, JOHN
February 15, 1737-1738. September Court, 1741. "In New Currituck," Sons: ROGER, THOMAS ("my dwelling plantation"). Daughters: MART and MARGRET MASON. Grandsons: MASON TISON, JOHN MASON. Other legatees: THOMAS TISON and CHARLES HARRINGTON. Wife and Executrix: MARY. Witnesses: SAMUEL JASPER, JOHN TULE, THOM. STETON CROMWELL. Clerk of the Court: H. BARROW.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 240 & 241)
MASON, JNO., SR
January 9, 1751-1752. March 1, 1752. Sons: MOSES ("my dwelling plantation"), JOSHUA ("land on Roes Bay"), JOHN, JR. (land at Swan- quarter Bay). Daughters: CHARITY, ANN and AGNES MASON. Father: ROGER MASON. Brother: ROGER MASON, JR. Wife and Executrix: CATH- ARINA. Executors: ROGER MASON, JR., and THOMAS MASON, JR. Clerk of the Court: FRAN. EGLETON.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 241)
MASON, ROGER
April 14, 1752. September Court, 1752. Son: ROGER (100 acres of land and one-half estate). Daughter: DORCAS. Wife and Executrix: SARAH (200 acres of land on Contentney). Executors: BENJAMIN and THOMAS MASON. Witnesses: THOMAS EASTER, HANNAH LEATH, SOLOMON CARTER. Clerk of the Court: FRANCIS EGLETON. Coat of arms on seal.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 241)
MASON. ROGER
December 23, 1754. June Court, 1756. Sons: BENJAMIN ("Gailars Hammocks and the upper old field"), THOMAS ("land up Roes down to the Great Bridges"), JOHN and ROGER MASON. Grandsons: CHRISTOPHER MASON, ROGER MASON, JR., DAVID MASON (land called the paupoy ridge), MOSES MASON. Granddaughter: SUSANNAH MASON. Wife: MARY. Executors: BENJAMIN and THOMAS MASON (sons). Witnesses: JOHN TULE, JEAN TULE, JACOB TULE. Clerk of the Court: STEPHEN DENNING.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 241)
PORTER, JOHN
November 20, 1750. December Court, 1751. Sons: WILLIAM and JOHN ("land whereon I now live including the Houses and plantation"). Daughter: PATIENCE PORTER. Wife: ELISABETH. Executors: THOMAS and JOHN SMITH. Witnesses: THOMAS and MARY SMITH, MARY RHODES. Clerk of the Court: THOMAS LOVICK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 295)
SILVERTHORN, Gilford
April 5,1737-1738. March 7, 1737. Sons: John, Sabastin (Executor). Daughter: Mary. Wife and Executrix: Mary. W,tnesses: Roger MASON, Nickles BOOTY, John MASON. Clerk of the Court: J. MARDNER.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 337)
SILVERTHORN, Sabastin
December 22, 1751. March Court, 1752. Son: John ("my manner plantation"). Daughters: Lydia, Mary, Agnes and Sary SILVERTHORN. Wife and Executrix: Mary. Executor: Benjamin MASON. Witnesses: Roger MASON, Jr., Jonathan BELL and Mark REW. Clerk of the Court:' Francis EGLETON.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 337)
SINCLAIR, Samuel
January 3, 1755. January 7, 1755. Daughters: Ann, Catherine, Frances and Lucie. Grandchildren: William and Ann THOMAS. Wife and Executrix: Elisabeth. Executors: John STARKIE and Stephen LEE. Sawmill and land to be sold for debts. Witnesses: Samuel SWANN, Thomas LOVICK, Will MONAT. Proven before Arthur DOBBS.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 340)
SLADE, Hezekiah
January 10, 1752. March Court, 1752. Son: Jeremiah. Daughters: Dinah and Rebecca. Wife and Executrix: Sarah. Executor: Benjamin JEWEL. Witnesses: Thos. SMITH, Benjamin SLADE, James HAMILTON. Clerk of the Court: Francis EGLETON.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 342)
SLADE, John
September 6, 1743. December Court. 1743. Sons: John ("the plantation whereon I now live"), Benjamin (land bought of John SMITH Cooper), Hezekiah and William Hodges SLADE (land bought of Francis BANKS). Daughters: Mary (wife of Benjamin JEWEL), Sarah and Kezia SLADE. Stock marks of children are as follows: Wm., "under square ye left ear"; Benjn., "crop & an under bit and one slit in the Right ear"; Sarah, "under square the right ear". Wife and Executrix: Abigail. Witnesses: Richard LEATH, William WILKINSON, Uriah COLLINS. Clerk of the Court: William BARROW.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 342)
SMITH, John
December 17, 1748. March 7, 1748. Sons: William (lands on Matchapungo River and Slades Creek), Thomas, James, Benjamin, John (plantation to each), Samuel (lands known as Mouse harbor). Daughters: Martha and Elizabeth. Wife and Executrix: Mary. Witnesses: Jonathan JASPER, Catherine JASPER. Uriah COLLINS. Clerk of the Court: Thos. LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 345& 346)
SMITH, John
March 20. 1772. Sons: Joshua, Thomas and Stephen SMITH (land and negroes), John (one negro). Grandson: John SMITH. Executors: Stephen, Joshua and Thomas SMITH (sons). Witnesses: Samuel DAVIS, Thomas Mack WILLIAMS, Abigal SLAID. No probate.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 346)
TART, Joseph.
June 19, 1748. September 6, 1748. Sons: Nathan and Joseph. Daughters: Mary McNEALE and Tabitha TART. Wife and Executrix: Sarah (plantations in Hyde and Beaufort). Executors: Richard NEWMAN and Richard LEIRMONT. Witnesses: William MORE, Jacob CONER, Rd. LEIRMONT. Clerk of the Court: Thomas LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 371)
TULY (or Tulle), Thomas
December 3, 1740. June Court, 1741. Sons: Thomas, John, NathanIel and Anthony TULY. Daughters: Mary LEITH, Sary TULY, Elizabeth Easter, Rachel Juel. Wife and Executrix: not named. Witnesses: Edw. HADLEY, Foster JONES (or James), Ezekiel RICHARDS. Clerk of the Court: W. BARROW.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 381 & 382)
WEBSTER, John
December 25, 1773. April 6, 1774. Sons: Richard, Samuel, James and Henry. Daughter: Mary. Wife and Executrix: Lydia. Executors: Samuel SMITH and Willm. PORTER. Witnesses: John MAHKDORY (?), Richard CAPPS. Proven before Jo. MARTIN.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 396)
WEBSTER, William
October 16, 1745. February 3, 1745. Son: William (plantation and two negroes). Wife and Executrix: Ann. Grandchildren: John ThoroGood WEBSTER and Ann WEBSTER, children of James WEBSTER, deceased (one negro girl to each). Witnesses: John WEIGHT, Lodwick MARTIN, Thomas LOACK. Clerk of the Court: Thomas LOACK.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 396)
WHITE, John
April 7, 1724. April Court, 1726. Wife and Executrix: Sarah. Witnesses: Robert PEYTON, Patrick MAULE. Clerk of the Court: Thomas JONES. Executrix qualified before Samuel SLADE. Coat of arms on seal.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 402)
WHITE, Sarah
January 6, 1726. April Court, 1727. Legatees: Benjamin Mordicke (plantation on Machepungo River), Elizabeth Montgomery, John Snoad, Jr., Ardley Thorowgood, Sarah Bell (Executrix). Witnesses: G. Haliday, William Webster. Clerk of the Court: Thomas Jones.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 403)
Wood, Thomas
July 19, 1740. December Court, 1740. Sons: Scarbrough (plantation), Richard, Abraham and Isaac. Daughters: Rachel and Sarah WOOD. Wife and Executrix: Naomi Witnesses: Uriah COLLINS, LemUel WHYN, Martha WHYN. Clerk of the Court: W. BARROW.
(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 421)
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