Edgecombe County, NC - Will of David Coffield ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will of David Coffield Jun 3, 1817 Feb. Ct. 1818, page 180 Wife: Elizabeth 6 Negroes being all Negroes I ever rec. from her, horse, colt, sorrel, gigg horse, best harness, 5 cows and calves, also lend thru widowhood 8 Negroes, land necessary for Negroes to cultivate, including houses etc where I now live. Robert Pittman has charge of working Negroes Julia McDaniel: leave in trust to her 3 Negroes, mare and saddle and bridle provided she marries with consent of my Exrs. Sons: Spier, William and John lands on Fishing Creek to be divided each to have a Negro woman and children of equal value. All property reverts to sons at the end of widowhood of wife. EXRS: Guardians of Children Robert Pittman, Bennett Barrow, James Benton Witness: Alexander Cotton, William Dancy __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Linda Ayres ___________________________________________________________________