Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Griffin, John 1761
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Written: 1761

	Griffin, John will, 23 March 1761, proved Sept. Ct. 1761, "In the name 
of God"... I, John Griffin, Edge. Co. "being sick and weake in body but of 
perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God"... "give and recommend my 
soul into the hands of God that gave it" ... "decent Christian burial" ... to 
my son, Lewis Griffin my plantation whereon I now live with 250 acres of 
land, but in case he should died without lawful heirs of his body, I give the 
lands equally among my seven children as follows, to wit Hardy Griffin, 
Joseph Griffin, Demsey Griffin, Mildred Griffin, Ann Griffin, Mary Griffin, 
and Delilah Griffin, to be equally divided between them; I also give to my 
son Lewis Griffin one new feather bed and furniture belonging to it and five 
cows and calves and one horse of the value of five pounds; I give to my son 
John Griffin five pounds Virginia currency; I give to my son Joseph Griffin 
three (possibly five)cows and calves and one bed and furniture; I give to my 
son Hardy Griffin three cows and calves; I give to my son Demcey Griffin one 
bed and furniture and one hours of six pounds value and five cows and calves 
and five pounds Virginia money; I give to my daughter Melender Griffin five 
cows and calves and five pounds Virginia currency to be raised and levied out 
of my estate; I give to my daughter Ann Griffin five cows and calves and five 
pounds Virginia currency; I give to my daughter Mary Griffin five cows and 
calves and five pounds Virginia currency; I give to my daughter Deliliah 
Griffin five cows and calves and ten pounds Virginia currency; the rest of my 
estate I give equally to my eight children as follows (to wit) Hardy Griffin, 
Joseph Griffin, Demcey Griffin, Lewis Griffin, Melender Griffin, Anne 
Griffin, Mary Griffin, Delilah Griffin; executor my friend Thomas (Mann), 
Mathew Drake and my son Hardy Griffin, signed John Griffin (J), wit. William 
Drake, (Jun.), Jonas Williams, (Jun.), John Williams (Jun).  Abstracted NCA 
film C.037.80001, Edge. Co. Will vol A, page 134, CTC, 6-17-03.


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