Edgecombe County, NC - Barnes-Bolton-Thomas Wills ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABSTRACTS OF THE WILLS OF EDGECOMBE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 1733 - 1856 BARNES, PEGGY Mar. 2, 1816. Aug. Ct., 1816. Bk. E, p 143. Daus: SUSANNA THOMAS, SALLY TARTT. Son & Exr: ARCHELAUS BARNES, all residue of property sold and equally divided between son and 2 daughters. Gr. chil: TEMPA THOMAS, PEGGY THOMAS, POLLEY R. THOMAS, 10 L each. Exr: ICHABOD THOMAS. Wit: JAMES BARNES, JOHN BRANTLEY. BOLTON, RICHARD Apr. 27, 1787. Feb. Ct., 1789. Wife: FERIBY (with small children); Son: RICHARD, land bought of WILLIAM DANIEL; Son: JOHN, land and plantation bought of ABSALOM CASSWAY; Dau: MARY, land bought of AMERSON money; son: ISAAC, land received of LEONARD LANSTON, in fork of Panter Branch; Son: LUKE, land N. W. side Main Road leads from Contentony to Tarboroy Town; Dau: ELIZABETH WARD, money also cattle at JAMES BARROW'S exr: JAMES BARROW, MARMADUKE BRANTLEY. Wit: JOHN SINGLETON, JR., ELIZABETH BRANTLEY. 1818 ....$300. Dau: FANNY, negro man, furniture, bridle, saddle dressing table, etc. Son: THOMAS, 2 negroes, horse., bridle, saddle, gun, small house with brick chimney, pair wheels, cart, furniture, cow, etc., large red chest. Dau: SALLY, 1 negro, bed and furniture. Sons: COFFIELD, AUGUST, JOHN R. and HENRY, 1 negro each. Balance, after debts paid, to be equally divided. Exr: BENJAMIN COFFIELD, SEN'R, EXUM LEWIS, SAMUEL BRANTLEY, DAVID BRADLEY. Wit: ELIS BRYAN, MOODY PORTER, DAVID BRADLEY, THOMAS, MARY May 29, 1802. Aug. Ct, 1802. daus: ELIZABETH BARNES, saddle, horse; CHRISTIAN SIMMS, sorrel mare; SALLY DEW, sorrel mare, and furniture, etc; POLLY BRANTLEY, 1 negro and furniture etc.; gr. dau: MOLLY BRANTLEY, furniture; dau: CHARITY WATKINS, 1 negro, etc.; gr. dau: MOLLY WATKINS, bed and furniture; gr. son: HILLIARD THOMAS, Brandy still, reversion use until my ensuing crop of liquor is distilled; gr. son: JONATHAN THOMAS, my whipsaw, cross saw, etc.; gr. son: EASON THOMAS, 6 sitting chairs, walnut table, desk, reserving use to his mother until he comes of age; gr dau: NANCY THOMAS, bed and furniture; gr. dau: POLLY THOMAS, my sugar Cannister and Tea Kettle, etc.; dau: spice mortar, flax Hackle, glass Cannister, large Pewter dish; gr. dau: ELIZABETH ROUNTREE, Pewter Basin, Dish and Plate, etc.; gr. dau: TREASIA ROUNTREE, flax wheel, pewter Basin, etc.; gr. dau: SALLY ROUNTREE, woollen wheel, pair of cotton cards; gr. son: LEWIS ROUNTREE, sorrell, colt; gr. chil: POLLY, WILIE, ELIZABETH, LEWIS (OR LOUISE), TREASEA AND SALLY ROUNTREE, $150 cash to be divided among them. Stock of cattle, hogs, etc. be fattened, sold, divided between my daus: ELIZABETH BARNES, CHRISTIAN SIMMS and SALLY DEW. Negro man Samuel to be sold, debts of deceased son JONATHAN THOMAS be paid; gr. dau: POLLY DEW, pine chest. Exr & Sons-in-law: JOHN DEW, WILLIAM WILKINSON, Wit: JOHN HORN, JACOB HORN, EDWARD PITTMAN. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #1922 James Singleton warrant dated 9 Nov 1756 to John Haywood to survey 640 acres in Edgecombe Co, joining WILLIAM BRANTLEY and both sides of Goses Swamp. Back of Doc reads 252 acres to be returned to Johnston Co 12/12/1758 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Ken Brantley ___________________________________________________________________