Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Wilkinson, Joshua 1817
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Written: 1817
Recorded: 1818

	Wilkinson, Joshua, will; date of will 29 Oct. 1817, date proved Aug. 
Ct. 1818, “being of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God”... son John 
Wilkinson one negro man named Carey and one negro child, the first live born 
which my negro woman Rachel shall have after the sealing of this instrument 
and my part of the water grist, saw and boelling mill across Town Creek 
together with all the property I have heretofore delivered to him; to my 
daughter Sarah Morris, one negro woman named Sal and one negro girl named 
Milley together with all the property I have heretofore given her; to my 
daughter Mary Dun one negro girl named Mint and one negro girl named Matilda 
together with all the property I have heretofore given her; my daughter Edith 
Knight one negro girl named Tempy and one negro girl named Betts together 
with all the property I have heretofore given her; my son Charles Wilkinson 
the land whereon he now lives being the land I bought of John Bonner on the 
south side of Kokey Swamp (Cokey), one negro boy named Isaac and one negro 
boy named Adam together with all the property I have heretofore given him; to 
my son Benjamin Wilkinson the land and plantation I bought of Guarralelus I. 
Killebrew on the north side of Kokey Swamp (Cokey) adjoining the land I gave 
my son Charles Wilkinson, one negro boy named Jerrey and one negro boy named 
Jack, one horse bridle and saddle, now called his by the name of Jock, one 
bed bedstead and furniture, one cow and calf or yearling, one yoke of oxen 
and my still; to my son, Joshua Wilkinson the land and plantation I bought of 
Walker Knight except the highland lying on the south side of the Cypress 
Pocoson and dam branch down to Ballihack Swamp also the land and plantation I 
bought of Jesse C. Knight also 93 acres of land I bought of Jesse C. Knight 
decd, and two acres of land I bought of Micajah Mayo on the east side of 
Ballihack Swamp, one negro man named Luke and one negro boy named Fred, one 
mare colt, bridle and saddle now called his, one bed bedstead one cow and 
calf or yearling; to my son Silas Wilkinson the land and plantation whereon I 
now live with all the rest of my lands and plantations not otherwise disposed 
of, one negro boy named Tom and one negro boy named Harrey, one bed, bedstead 
and furniture, one cow and calf, and $75 in money; to my grandson, Joel 
Whitfield, $250 in money; to my grandson Benjamin Whitfield $250; to my 
granddaughter Albenath Whitfield, one negro girl named Dianner; I lend to my 
well beloved wife, Mildred Wilkinson during her natural life or widowhood a 
certain neck of land lying on the east side of a certain branch adjoining the 
lands of Robert Cherry, William Worsley and my executor to build a frame 
house, twelve feet by sixteen feet with a brick chimney to be built on said 
land at the expense of my estate, also lend to my wife during her life or 
widowhood, one negro man named Hercules, one negro woman named Rachel, a mare 
by the name of Parrott, my riding chair and harness, the bed and bedstead and 
furniture I now sleep on, one cow and calf, her choice of two sows and pigs, 
one beehive (other personal items including 12 gallons of brandy “each year 
if the orchard makes it”, it is my further desire that my wife, Mildred shall 
have the small room of the house I now live in together with ground 
sufficient for garden and cotton patch until the above hose is built and also 
the use of a field known as the Newground Field for the term of three years 
after my death and provisions for her and Negroes for one year; the rest of 
estate to be sold and proceeds divided among all my heirs, executors John 
Williams, Benjamin Whitfield, Charles Wilkinson, signed Joshua Wilkinson, 
wit. Frederick Mayo, William Worsley.  Abstracted and copied from original in 
NC State Archives, 1-27-01, CTC.


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