Sampson County NcArchives Wills.....Blackman, Joab April 9, 1819
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Written: April 9, 1819

Will of Joab Blackman

To beloved wife Susanna Blackman and her heirs forever all the horses, cattle, 
sheep, hogs, geese, corn, top and blade fodder, peas, potatoes, bacon, feather 
beds and their furniture, household and kitchen furniture, farming tools, 
money due her by notes or accounts, cash in hand arising from her separate 
estate and all the Negroes that belonged to her at the time I intermarried 
with her and their increase, every species and description of property to 
which I became entitled by our intermarriage together with twenty bushels of 
wheat and barrel of brandy, both to be raised from the first crop after my 
decease as my former home plantation
To grand daughter Betsey Ann Cox six Negroes known by the names of Mourning, 
Charles, Nancy, Sam, Lavina and Silvy and their increase, one feather bed 
which said Negroes and bed are now in the possession of her husband Moses Cox, 
one hundred and fifty six and one quarter acres of land whereon she and her 
husband now resides
To grandson Joseph John Cole the lands below the following boundaries and 
above and adjoining to Abraham and Elias Gainey's lines, corner of mine and 
Bennet Hills standing, old Beaver dam, Esther Blackman, Beaverdam Swamp, Lundy 
Lee, near six hundred acres together with eight Negroes known by the names of 
Yellow Belly, Patience, Peter, Crissy, Jinny, Jerry, Levin and Cabo, also one 
sword which formerly belonged to his father, six silver table spoons, fourteen 
tea spoons, one pair of silver sugar tongs, one silver tumell, the silver 
plate to be safely kept by my executors until he arrives of age of twenty one 
years, wearing apparel
To grandson Blackman Cox a parcel of land which I purchased from Bennet Hill 
lying above and north of the above designated land bequeathed to Joseph John 
Cole, also all the dwelling houses together with a piece of land and both 
pieces supposed to contain near five hundred acres
To grand daughter Ann Cox the land I purchased from William Fellow known by 
the name of Fellows Place containing two hundred and fifty six acres and a 
quarter
To grand daughter Susanna Cox land which I purchased of Owen Thornton 
containing two hundred and thirty one acres
To grand children Blackman Cox, Ann Cox and Susanna Cox to be equally divided 
among then when the said Blackman Cox Negroes known by the names of Abraham, 
Tilley, Amey, Dick, Short Belly, Boyte, Sim, Milly, Abner, Cherry, Amerit, 
Madison and Barny and their increase, Negroes hired out until said children 
arrive to the age of twenty one years, should either of grand children die 
before arriving of age, survivors to equally divide mentioned Negroes
For love and affection I have for them I bequeath to Elizabeth Fail and 
Fleming Fail orphan children four hundred acres of land in Sampson and 
Johnston, whereon Jones Sills now resides and man named Radford, also two 
hundred and fifty (paper torn) of my estate and if they die before reaching to 
age the property divided between my grand children
All property remaining after the above divisions to be sold and the money and 
interest together with cash in hand, monies due to be divided among grand 
children
I appoint worthy friends Alexander Fleming and Alexander Burton executors
Witnesses: King Lam?, L Eldridge
No other information 


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