Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Whittinton, Richard 1761 ************************************************ 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, 7:42 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1761 Whittinton, Richard, will date about Dec 9 1761, proved Mar Ct 1761; December 9th 1761 Then Came before me (Patine Cox) and made oath that Richard Whittinton Late of this county departed this life on the eight of this Instant and some time fefore his Departure (heard) the said Richard Whittinton make a (Virture) Will in the manner following that is to say that all his personal estate might by kept together to raise his children up on only that the money in ( ) Thomas hands might be kept for taking out of land upon Swift Creek which land he gave to his younger son Richd Whittenton. Signed Macajah Thomas. Edgecombe County March Court (1761). The above instrument of writting was exhibited into open Court Macajah Thomas Esq as the Last Will & Testament of Richard Whittenton Decd (which) is allowed as a will and ordered to be recorded. Test (Jams Hall) CC Ct. NOTE: DATE OF DECEMBER 9 1761 IS CLEAR. RECORDED DATE MARCH 1761 IS NOT CLEAR. COULD BE 1762 BUT OTHER WILLS IN SECTION ARE 1761. Will Book A, page 41. Abstracted 3-16-06, NCA film C.037.80001, CTC. Additional Comments: Edgecombe County Will Book A File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/edgecombe/wills/whittint2571wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb