Johnston County, NC - Will of Richard Pearce (abstracted) ~~~~~~~~~~ Will of Richard Pearce (abstracted) 20 Nov. 1790 Prob. Nov. Ct. 1790 wife Sarah-100 ac. land where my house stands; 1/2 profits of still; 1/2 profits of orchards; 2/3 livestock; household furnishings; Negroes Dick, Abel, & Clo during her lifetime son Simon- land & items lent to wife during her lifetime son Ephraim- 5 shillings son Richard- 5 shillings son Phillip- my desk son John- blacksmith tools daughter Ann Runnels- 5 shillings daughter Martha Nichols- 5 shillings grandson Alexander Godwin- 5 shillings son Everett- 100 ac land in Johnston County on Skull Meadow Branch held by grant #594 daughter Unity Pearce- 200 ac land on Moltons Branch held by grant # 641; household furniture; livestock son Simon- 950 ac land;remainder of stock; household furniture not mentioned; 1/2 still; 1/2 orchards; & remaining parts of estate Exec: Everitt Pearce, Simon Pearce Wit: James Watkins, James Johnson, Wilet Watkins __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Tammy Tyner ___________________________________________________________________