Bertie COUNTY NC 1775 Chowan County Wills Sarah ELLIS NCArchives April 2002 Cathy Hart Farris Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Cathy Farris cfarris@mail.pacific.net http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm This will is from Chowan County...however it ties to my Aaron ELLIS. The names include: Sarah ELLIS, her daughter Morning SKEETO, her Cousin James BOYD, her cousin Frances SKEETO, the son of Joseph SKEETO, her friend Jacob JORDAN, Silas WHITE jurat, James WON?WARD and Elizabeth WOND?WARD? I would really love to have information on any of the above names. How can Morning SKEETO be her daughter and Frances SKEETO be her cousin?? Also, below the will is some other information on Aaron ELLIS who states that Morning SKEETO, so this Sarah ELLIS must be his mother. Does anyone have more on these ELLIS and SKEETO relationships? Thanks, Cathy 1775 Chowan County Wills Sarah ELLES NCArchives April 2002 Cathy Hart Farris Will is typed by me Verbatim as far as I can read it. To find out more on the relationship of this Sarah ELLIS to Aaron ELLIS, I am combining records on this page with the data found to search for answers. 1775 Sarah ELLIS Will Chowan County NC Recorded in Book A page 61262 Jas NORFLEET Cl Wheare as I Sarah ELLIS of Chowan County, North Carolina being weak of body but of Sound and Perfect mind and memory and noing the uncertenty of time in this world Do make and ordain this to be my Last will and testament in manner and form as follows- First It is my will and Desire that all my just Depts and burial expences first Debts ?? by my Executor hear after named--- Secondly I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Morning SKEETO five Shillings and Starling and No more which I give unto her and her heairs for ever---- Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my Cosen James BOYED Seven Negroes namly Bety, Sinth, Cat? Dav Mercco? Peter and Demecy all which I give unto him and his heairs forever. Forthly I give unto James BOYED all my land and Plantation during my Daughter Morning SKEETO's life and after her her/ De??? to my Cosen Frances SKEETO the son of Joseph SKEETO which I give unto him and his hearis for ever--- Fifthly I give and bequeath to my cozen James BOYED all the Remainder Part of my hole Estate that Can Be Found all both Fincel and Personnly Which I given unto him and his heairs for ever--- Sixthly and Last I Constitute and appoint my Coxen James BOYED and my friend Jacob JORDAN my whole and Sole Executors to this my Last Will and testament in manner as above said in Witness whearof I have hear unto set my hand and set this Seventh Day of December 1775. Sarah ELLES her mark seal Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presents of Silas WHITE Jurat James WON? Elizabeth WOND? WARD? her mark cathy 1775 Sarah ELLIS Will Chowan County NC Recorded in Book A page 61262 Jas NORFLEET Cl Wheare as I Sarah ELLIS of Chowan County, North Carolina being weak of body but of Sound and Perfect mind and memory and noing the uncertenty of time in this world Do make and ordain this to be my Last will and testament in manner and form as follows- First It is my will and Desire that all my just Depts and burial expences first Debts ?? by my Executor hear after named--- Secondly I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Morning SKEETO five Shillings and Starling and No more which I give unto her and her heairs for ever---- Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my Cosen James BOYED Seven Negroes namly Bety, Sinth, Cat? Dav Mercco? Peter and Demecy all which I give unto him and his heairs forever. Forthly I give unto James BOYED all my land and Plantation during my Daughter Morning SKEETO's life and after her her/ De??? to my Cosen Frances SKEETO the son of Joseph SKEETO which I give unto him and his hearis for ever--- Fifthly I give and bequeath to my cozen James BOYED all the Remainder Part of my hole Estate that Can Be Found all both Fincel and Personnly Which I given unto him and his heairs for ever--- Sixthly and Last I Constitute and appoint my Coxen James BOYED and my friend Jacob JORDAN my whole and Sole Executors to this my Last Will and testament in manner as above said in Witness whearof I have hear unto set my hand and set this Seventh Day of December 1775. Sarah ELLES her mark seal Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presents of Silas WHITE Jurat James WON? Elizabeth WOND? WARD? her mark cathy In the Bertie County NC Estate Papers for Aaron ELLIS: 1769 June 869 Court An Inventory of the Estate of ARON ELLIS was Exhibited into court on oath by Catherine ELLIS and on motion ordered to be recorded. from Bertie County Records of Estate 1734-1788 Vol II Loose Estate Papers by Gammon: 1769 202 Aaron ELLIS adm grtd Catherine ELLIS 28 June 1769. Division of estate 20 Sep 1771 between 1. Catheron ELLIS and 2 Ezekial WIMBERLY as gd for Celey ELLIS. Inv undated by the admrs. Acct of sale of property of dec'd which belonged to Selah ELLIS, heir at law 14 Oct 1771. Buyers: Jethro KITTRELL, Henry LEE, Thom MIERS, Charles AVERET, Thom HOUSE, Ezekiel WIMBERLY, Dave BOYD. Ezekiel WIMBERLY filed a gdn acct for said Celia ELLIS Feb 1775 mentioning money paid to Ezekiel WIMBERLY, Noah HINTON, John JOHNSTON, Lemuel RIDDICK, Catherine ELLIS and also mentioning negros Charles and Simon. Division of estate Feb 1775 between Celia ELLIS, heir at law and Ezekiel WIMBERLY who had purchased the shares of Mary ELLIS and Morning SKEETO, sisters of the said Aaron ELLIS Comment: Selah EDWARDS,? Celia ELLIS? Knowing the names of the sisters of Aaron could lead to some other avenues. The abstractor made a mistake, the handwritten copy which I have says Selah ELLIS NOT Selah EDWARDS... I discovered this Jan 2001...cathy Dave BOYD may be a lead. Barnaby BRYANT sold land to Edward and Abigale BOYD abt 1754.