Craven County NcArchives Wills.....Carraway, Thomas 1769 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Guptill sguptill@mindspring.com May 21, 2016, 12:17 am Source: N C Archives Written: 1769 CARRAWAY, Thomas 1769 Sick and weak in body but perfect in mind and memory Son John CARRAWAY: 50 ac on Smith Cr, being the land he now lives on for his life, then to his son Thomas and his heirs forever. Son Nathaniel CARRAWAY: 75 ac of land being the land he now lives on and divided by a line between him and his bro John to him and his heirs forever Son Richard CARRAWAY: Land I now live on (described; house and half of the home property) after the death of his mother; if he dies without issue, the land to fall to my son William CARRAWAY and his heirs forever. Son William CARRAWAY: Other half of home property, borders Powell’s Cr including Whitaker Island; if he dies without issue, the land to fall to my son Richard and his heirs forever. Son John CARRAWAY: Negro boy Charles. Also to John after death of his mother Negro woman Grace. Son Richard CARRAWAY: Negro man Ben and Negro woman Assa to maintain him and his mother during her life, and her decease to Richard and his heirs forever. Son Thomas CARRAWAY: Negro boy Isaac to him and his heirs forever Son Nathaniel CARRAWAY: Negro boy Simon to him and his heirs forever Son William CARRAWAY: Negro boy Abram to him and his heirs forever Daughter Amy COLLINS: 3 shillings proclamation money and the negroes that she has now in her possession to her and her heirs forever Daughter Mary SAUNDERS: 3 shillings and Negroes she has in her possession Daughter Dinah SQUIRES: Negro girl Tamer to her and her heirs forever, and if she should die and leave none of her children alive at her death, then Tamer and her increase to fall to sons then alive, equally divided. Daughter Elisabeth BROOKS: Negro girl Easther, with same provision about heirs as Dinah Grandson Edward CARRAWAY: 50 ac of land on ES of head of Trent Cr Swamp to him and his heirs forever Grandson John CARRAWAY: 50 ac on WS of head of to him and his heirs forever Horse plows, hoes and axes to use of wife Mary CARRAWAY and sons Richard and William. Same with cattle and hoggs Sons John and Thomas CARRAWAY: 3 head of sheep Wife Mary CARRAWAY: Remainder of sheep for her life, then divided between sons Richard & William CARRAWAY Son Richard: Large square table and dovetail chest after death of his mother Son William: Large chest after death of his mother Remainder of furniture to wife Mary, and at her death, equally divided among sons Richard, Nathaniel, and William CARRAWAY. Executors: Sons Nathaniel and William CARRAWAY March ____ 1766 Witnesses: James CARRAWAY, Ann CARRAWAY, Joseph CARRAWAY Probate: Dec 1769 Additional Comments: Carraway wills Craven County CR.028.801.17 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/craven/wills/carraway915nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb