Johnston County, NC - Will of John Newsome (abstracted) ~~~~~~~~~~ Will of John Newsome (abstracted) 3 May 1790 Prob. June Ct. 1790 Wife Patience- 200 ac. land where I now live; household furniture; livestock, during her lifetime; Negroes Hannah & Jacob, during her lifetime Daughter Zilphia- Negro girl Suckey Daughter Sarah- Negro girl Jinne Son Joel- Negro boy Lunden Daughter Martha- Negro girl Silve Daughter Elizabeth- Negro boy Ned Daughter Bethana - Negro girl Rose Negro Sam to be sold and money equally divided between all my children. Remaining livestock, household furniture, money, still, to be divided equally Son Joel- Remaining land not mentioned Daughter Bethana- land & Negroes lent to wife after her death Exec: Joel Newsom, Patience Newsom Wit: Hardy Williamson, Jonathan Barthlemua __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Tammy Tyner