Nash County NcArchives Wills.....Taylor, Christopher 1808 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tommy Colbert clycolbert@aol.com June 23, 2011, 9:55 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1808 Recorded: 1822 Taylor, Christopher, Nash Co. Will file, CR.069.801.8, 31 May 1808, proved Nov. Ct. 1822; I Christopher Taylor of Nash Co, being of sound and perfect mind and memory– 1- beloved wife Mary Taylor, land and plantation where I now live, beginning on the north side of Tar River at a ( ) nearly against the mouth of the Two Pole Branch and then nearly a north course to a pine on the straight path ( ) the head of the short branch then nearly the same course to a pine the back line against the head of the pocoson then west to a red oak my own corner then south 154 poles to my old line then west a long said old line to Tar River then the said river to the beginning, containing 400 acres, two negroes, Jack and Luce, feather bed and furniture, $75 to buy a horse, stock and furniture; 2- to my loving daughter, Zilpha Brantly- five shillings sterling; 3- to my beloved son Miles Taylor, 250 acres joining Henry Atkinson's line, four negroes, Patience, Alse, Sarah, Amos, one feather bed and furniture, 100 pounds VA. money, stock; 4- to my beloved son William Taylor- 350 acres land on the east side of the first tract aforesaid, eight negroes, Lidd, Isaac, Black Pegg, bed and furniture; 5- to my beloved daughter Tempy Taylor three negroes , Nicey, Mary, Elvey, bed and furniture; 6- son Merry Taylor land and possessions lent to my wife during her life or widowhood, three negroes, Agg, Dave and Yellow Pegg; 7- personal property lent to wife to be divided equally between my children Miles Taylor, William Taylor, Tempy Taylor and Merry Taylor; signed Christopher Taylor; executor wife Mary Taylor, Wilson Taylor, Jr.; wit. (Wlsn) Taylor, John Poulan, Jr., Henry W.H. Poulan, Drewry Taylor. 12-10-99 CTC. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/nash/wills/taylor1954gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb