Halifax County, NC - Will of COTTON, Henry-1785 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jennifer SURNAMES: COTTON, PULLEY, WESTON, BARNES, BISHOP, DAVIS, RUTLAND HENRY COTTON 11 March 1785, May Court 1785 daughter Elizabeth Cotton plantation whereon I now live and the adjoining tract of 200 acres more or less formerly belonged to Benjamin Pulley and should she die before she comes of age I give the sd. plantation to James Weston and the sd. adjoining tract to Jeremiah Weston ... wife Sarah Cotton and daughter Elizabeth negroes each ... brother James Cotton razor etc. Wit: Bart Barnes, Lucy Bishop (X her mark) Extrs: Thomas Davis, Shadrack Rutland and John Bishop. ============================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==============================================================