Duplin-Sampson County NcArchives Wills.....Brown, Edward May 12, 1784 ************************************************ 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: Donna Newman centavo@lserv.com October 22, 2011, 8:32 pm Source: Will Abstract Written: May 12, 1784 Recorded: April 1784 Source: William L. (Bill) Murphy, "Genealogical Abstracts, Duplin County Wills 1730-1860" (Rose Hill, North Carolina: Duplin County Historical Society, 1982), 21. Copied exactly as written in the above source with my additions in [] 72. BROWN, EDWARD (CR.035.801.2/A-16) 12 May 1784 - April Court 1784 son ARTHUR 225 acres on East side of Great Cohery part of a purchase I made from JOHN SAMPSON and part of a purchase from JOHN TURNER in the Whole Six hundred & twenty acres adj. my Land, JOHN TURNER, SIMON TURNER, JOHN SAMPSON, a branch, a Larger branch, a larg marsh Branch, the head of Reedy Branch, Great Cohery Swamp & mouth of the Dividing Branch; son SHERROD 225 acres on the North Side of the Marah [probably Marsh] Branch Joining EDW. TOOLE'S Land; wife PRUDENCE land & Plantation on the South Side of marsh Branch & at her Discease to my son SHERROD With my still; son SHERROD Stock of Cattle in the Care of JOHN SIGGRIST, 1 Puter Dish, 1 Bason, 6 plates; dau. SUSANAH 1 Feather Bed & Furniture, 6 Puter plates, 1 puter Dish, 1 puter Bason; dau. MOURNING 1 Stock of Cattle in the Care of WILLIAM SMITH & another In Care of AMOS RUNNELS to be Divided between daus. SUSANAH & MOURNING; residue of estate to wife During her Natural Life and then Devide between SHERROD, SUSANAH & MOURNING; dau. JEMIMA STEPHENS 20 shillings extrs: friend HARDY STEPHENS, sons ARTHUR & SHERROD wit: FLEET COOPER, WILLIAM [his "mark"] BUTLER, WRIGHT RYALL signed: Edward Brown Additional Comments: CR.035.801.2 denotes the county record number for the original wills at the NC State Archives; A-16 denotes the Will Book and page number. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/duplin/wills/brown2946wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb