Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Griffin, John 1762 ************************************************ 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: Tommy Colbert clycolbert@aol.com June 20, 2011, 7:32 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1762 Griffin, John, will date 23 Mar 1761, proved Sep Ct 1762; In the name of God Amen... I John Griffin of Edgecombe County... being sick & weak in body but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given to god therefore... I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian manner... not doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the might power of God... Imprimis I give & bequeath unto my son Lewis Griffin my plantation whereon I now live with 250 acres of land adjoining... in case he should die without lawful heirs of his body I give and will the said land equally among my seven children as follows: Hardy Griffin, Joseph Griffin, Demsy Griffin, Mildred Griffin, Ann Griffin, Mary Griffin and Delilah Griffin, to be divided equally among them, I also give to my son Lewis Griffin a new feather bed & furniture belong to it & five cows and calfs and one horse of the value of 5 pds; Item I give to my son, John Griffin 5 pds VA; Item I give to my son, Joseph Griffin 3 cows & calfs, one bed & furniture; Item I give to my son Hardy Griffin three cows & calfs; Item I give to my son, Demsey Griffin one bed & furniture and one horse of 6 pds value and five cows & calfs and five pds VA currency; Item I give to my daughter Mildred Griffin five cows and calfs and 5 pds VA money; Item I give to my daughter Ann Griffin five cows & calfs & five pds VA money; Item I give to my daughter Mary Griffin five cows & calfs & five pds VA money; Item I give to my daughter Delilah Griffin five cows & calfs & ten pds VA money and all that (rest) of my estate I give equally among my eight children as follows: Hardy Griffin, Joseph Griffin, Dempsey Griffin, Lewis Griffin, Melinda Griffin, Ann Griffin, Mary Griffin and Delalah Griffin and I constitute & ordain my trusty friends (Thomas M?? ) and (Mathew Do ) and my son Hardy Griffin, signed John Griffin (mark), wit William Drake, Jonas Williams, John Williams. Proved by the oath of subscribers and Hardy Griffin qualified as executor. Will Book A, page 74. Abstracted 4-13-06, NCA film C.037.80001, CTC. Additional Comments: Edgecombe County Will Book A File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/edgecombe/wills/griffin2554wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb