Dobbs County, NC - Court Records

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Grace Williamson Turner

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Annette Roebuck <aroebuck@hotmail.com>

Secretary of State Papers
Court Records
S S 312

North Carolina

The Deposition of Priscilla Allen of Dobbs County Widow being of full Age & duly 
Sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God. 

This Deponent deposeth & sayth, That her late husband Andrew Allen of Dobbs 
County departed this Life on Saturday the thirteenth instant, after having made 
& executed his last Will & Testament in writing & thereof made & appointed Jacob 
Vanfelt & Gilbert Kerr of the said County Executors of this Deposent Executives; 
that in about an hour after the decease of the said Andrew, William McTyer & Col. 
Abraham Shepard, came to the dwelling house of this Deponent, wherein the said 
Andrew then lay dead, and stayd & waited in and about the said house, until about 
ten of the Clock in the night of the same day, on or about which time, the said 
William McTyer aided & assisted by divers Negroes some whereof belonging to the 
said Abraham Shepard & others to one James Adaen (line missing) Priscilla, the 
said Abraham Shepard at the same time counseling advising & assisting the said 
William McTyer in Seizing taking &  carrying off the said Negroes as aforesaid

                                                   her
                                          Priscilla X Allen
                                                   Mark

                                          Witness Fred Jones
Sworn to before me this
2nd day of November 1762
Chas Berry
								
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