Granville County NcArchives Wills.....Davis, Richard 1760
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Source: Microfilmed Copy Of Will
Written: 1760

Richard Davis 1761 Granville County, North Carolina
Will abstract

This will was extremely difficult to decipher because of the handwriting and 
imaginative spelling.  Fortunately, I discovered that someone else had already 
done the hard work, not only of fully transcribing the will and related 
documents, but of analyzing its import and providing some context for the 
contents, here (provided with the owner's permission):

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tmark/RichardDavisWill.html

What follows, therefore, is just an abstract of the will, to serve as a quick 
reference and to point the way to the much more thorough and informative 
treatment linked above.  





In the name of God amen.  I Richard Davis of Cariline County.... [Richard 
apparently wrote the will while still living in Caroline County, Virginia and 
then dated, signed and had it witnessed after moving to Granville County].

Item - lends to wife (not named) all real and personal estate during her 
widowhood; if she remarries this is to be divided equally among his children.

Item - lends to daughter Keziah Devnport a slave named Lucie and her increase, 
all to be given after Keziah's death to her bodily heirs.

Item - lends to daughter Patience Tynes a slave named Judy, and if Judy has a 
child this child to be given to his granddaughter Levinah Davis.  Lends to 
daughter Patience a slave named Isbel, if Isbel has a child the child to be 
given to his granddaughter Jeriah Tynes.  Slaves Judy and Isbel to be given to  
bodily heirs of Patience after her death.

Item - lends to daughter Sophia Yancy a slave named Ann, after Sophia's death 
to be given to her bodily heirs.

Item - lends to daughter Judy Davis a boy named Mericah.  Daughter Judy to live 
with whichever of her brothers and sisters she prefers and after her death, the 
boy Mericah to go to that sibling.

Item - gives to daughter Judy Davis the bed whereon she now lies.

Item - gives to son Augustine a slave named Wiser toward maintaining the 3 sons 
of Richard's deceased son Gideon, and gives to Augustine and his heirs a slave 
named Winser.

Item - gives to son Cyrus and his heirs a slave named Doll.

Item - gives to son Solomon Davis and his heirs a slave named Peter.

Item - slave Myner to be sold to highest bidder among Richard's children but 
not to be sold outside of family; designates how the proceeds from this sale 
are to be distributed/used for Gideon's three sons.

Item - ten pounds to be paid to son Absolom Davis "for land I now live on" as 
Absolom has had his part in land.

Item - Gives the land and plantation where he now lives to grandson Richard 
Davis and his heirs.

Item - all other estate "houses stof stock catel hogs and hors flesh" to be 
valued and sold but not until after his wife's death.  Designates that the 
money over and above that he previously stipulated for Gideon's three sons and 
Absolom be equally divided between daughter Jeriah Terry, son Zachariah Davis 
and Mary Consolea (?).  Designates that the county court "shall not be 
consarned" with his will, only put it on the record.  Names sons Augustine and 
Absolom Davis his sole executors.

Date signed 16 June 1760? (looks to be written in same hand but possibly added 
later)

Signed (in same hand that wrote the will)

Richard Davis

Witnesses:  
William Upshaw
Thomas Upshaw
William "W" (his mark) Holly

Granville County November 1761, proved by oath of William Upshaw

Absolom and Augustine Davis qualified as executors

Feb Ct 1762, further proved by oath of William Holly



 

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