State-Wide, NC - Index to Grimes Wills & Inventories TESTATORS: Adams, Abraham ...................... 7 Allen, Eleazar ...................... 8 Allen, Sarah ........................ 9 Arderne, John ....................... 13 Arenton, William .................... 19 Ashe, John Baptista ................. 15 Bailey, David ....................... 20 Baker, Henry ........................ 23 Barclift, John ...................... 25 Barrow, William ..................... 29 Batchelor, Edward ................... 30 Bates, Henry Lawrence ............... 34 Bell, Thomas ........................ 36 Benbury, William .................... 38 Bennet, John ........................ 39 Blackledge, Richard, Sr. ............ 41 Blount, Benjamin .................... 49 Blount, Edward ...................... 51 Blount, Elizabeth ................... 52 Blount, James ....................... 53 Blount, John ........................ 56 Blount, John ........................ 60 Blount, Thomas ...................... 63 Blount, William ..................... 65 Blunt, James ........................ 55 Bond, John .......................... 67 Bond, Vinyard ....................... 70 Bond, William ....................... 73 Bonner, Henry ....................... 74 Bonner, John ........................ 76 Bonner, Thomas ...................... 78 Boone, James ........................ 79 Boozman, Ralph ...................... 82 Boyce, William ...................... 83 Boyd, Thomas ........................ 85 Bryan, Ann .......................... 87 Bryan, Edward ....................... 89 Bryan, Hardy ........................ 92 Bryan, Simon ........................ 97 Bryan, William ...................... 98 Bryant, John ........................ 95 Bundy, Benjamin ..................... 99 Butler, John ........................ 101 Calloway, Caleb ..................... 104 Carr, William ....................... 106 Carruthers, John .................... 112 Cartwright, William ................. 107 Casewell, Matthew ................... 122 Caswell, Richard .................... 118 Chancey, Edmund ..................... 114 Clifford, Thomas .................... 124 Collins, John ....................... 125 Conway, Mary ........................ 127 Corbin, Jean ........................ 134 Cotten, John ........................ 129 Cotten, John ........................ 132 Courtney, Robert .................... 136 Craven, James ....................... 139 Crisp, Nicholas ..................... 142 DeRossett, Moses John ............... 144 Dobbs, Arthur ....................... 145 Douglass, James ..................... 148 DuBois, John. ....................... 150 Dudley, Christopher ................. 154 Duckenfield, William ................ 161 Duckinfield, Nathaniel .............. 155 Duncan, Alexander ................... 163 Durant, George ...................... 165 Durant, George ...................... 167 Eagles, Richard ..................... 168 Eaton, William ...................... 171 Eborn, Henry ........................ 177 Eborn, Nathaniel .................... 180 Eden, Charles ....................... 176 Eubanks, George ..................... 182 Evans, Barwell ...................... 182 Evans, Richard ...................... 184 Falconer, Thomas .................... 186 Fendall, John ....................... 188 Figures, Bartholomew ................ 189 Fonvielle, John ..................... 192 Fortsen, Mary ....................... 196 Francks, John Martin ................ 197 Fry, Thomas ......................... 200 Goodlatt, Alexander ................. 201 Grainger, Caleb ..................... 202 Gray, John .......................... 207 Green, Farnifold .................... 210 Griffin, Edward ..................... 212 Grist, Richard ...................... 214 Hardy, John ......................... 465 Hare, Edward ........................ 216 Harrell, John ....................... 219 Harrell, John ....................... 222 Harrington, Humphrey ................ 226 Harris, John ........................ 225 Harvey, Thomas ...................... 228 Harvey, Thomas ...................... 230 Hassell, John ....................... 251 Hatch, Anthony ...................... 233 Haywood, John ....................... 234 Hecklefield, John ................... 236 Henley, Peter ....................... 237 Heritage, William ................... 239 Hill, Harman ........................ 247 Hill, Isack ......................... 249 Hodges, James ....................... 253 Holebrough, Joseph .................. 256 Hoskins, Thomas ..................... 257 Hunter, Isaac ....................... 258 Hyrne, Henry ........................ 261 Isler, William ...................... 265 Jenore, Joseph ...................... 268 Johnston, Gabriel ................... 269 Johnston, Samuel .................... 272 Jones, Frederick .................... 273 Jones, James ........................ 277 Jones, William Harding .............. 278 Knight, Lewis Alexander ............. 279 Lawson, John ........................ 280 Lear, John .......................... 281 Leydon, Francis ..................... 283 Lillington, Alexander ............... 289 Lillington, John .................... 287 Little, William ..................... 289 Lovick, John ........................ 291 Low, Emanuel ........................ 295 McCulloch, Henry .................... 304 McKenzie, John ...................... 305 Mason, Roger ........................ 297 Maule, John ......................... 299 Maule, Patrick ...................... 301 Maule, William ...................... 303 Moncrief, John ...................... 307 Moor, Thomas ........................ 312 Moore, Roger ........................ 309 Moseley, Edward ..................... 313 Nicholson, Samuel ................... 320 Oliver, Frances ..................... 321 Ormond, Wyriot ...................... 323 Paine, John ......................... 324 Parker, Francis ..................... 326 Pfifer, John ........................ 328 Phenney, George ..................... 331 Pilkington, Seth .................... 335 Pilson, Grace ....................... 332 Pollock, Cullen ..................... 336 Pollock, George ..................... 341 Pollock, Thomas, Sr. ................ 343 Pollock, Thomas ..................... 348 Porter, John ........................ 350 Porter, John ........................ 352 Porter, John Peyton ................. 353 Porter, Joshua ...................... 355 Porter, Mary ........................ 357 Porter, Nicholas .................... 361 Pugh, Prances ....................... 362 Reading, Churchill .................. 366 Reading, Lionel ..................... 368 Redding, John ....................... 370 Riddick, Joseph ..................... 371 Rieussett, Peter .................... 373 Robertson, James .................... 375 Robisson, Susanna ................... 375 Rowan, Matthew ...................... 377 Ryan, Thomas ........................ 379 Salter, Edward ...................... 384 Sanderson, Richard .................. 390 Scarbrough, Macrora ................. 393 Scollay, Elizabeth .................. 399 Scollay, Samuel ..................... 401 Shepard, David ...................... 403 Shine, Daniel ....................... 406 Skinner, Richard .................... 407 Slade, John ......................... 411 Slade, Samuel ....................... 412 Slocumb, Samuel ..................... 414 Snoad, John ......................... 415 Snoad, Henry ........................ 419 Sothell, Seth ....................... 421 Springs, Aron ....................... 423 Swann, Samuel ....................... 425 Swann, Samuel ....................... 427 Swann, Thomas ....................... 429 Toms, Francis ....................... 430 Turnbull, James ..................... 433 Walker, Henderson ................... 436 Warren, Abraham ..................... 437 Watkins, Thos. ...................... 438 Watkins, William .................... 439 Weeks, Bingman ...................... 441 West, Thomas ........................ 442 Whitehurst, Thomas .................. 443 Whitmell, Thomas .................... 445 Wickliffe, William .................. 447 Williams, Thomas .................... 449 Williams, William ................... 451 Winright, Ann ....................... 453 Winright, James ..................... 455 Woods, James ........................ 458 Woods, James ........................ 458 Worley, Lovick ...................... 461 Yates, William ...................... 462 BURIAL GROUNDS: Allen, Sarah ........................ 12 Caswell, Richard .................... 118 CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND RELIGIOUS USES, BEQUESTS FOR, BY: Bennet, John ........................ 39 Duncan, Alexander ................... 164 Harvey, Thomas ...................... 231 Innes, James ........................ 265 Paine, John ......................... 325 Rieusett, Peter ..................... 374 Walker, Henderson ................... 436 Winright, James ..................... 456 EDUCATIONAL (see CHARITABLE, etc. PURPOSES) FAMILY PICTURES DEVISED BY: Jones, Wm. Harding .................. 278 INVENTORIES: Bartram, William .................... 469 Bartram, William, Jr. ............... 471 Bird, Valentine ..................... 472 Blackledge, Richard ................. 475 Blinn, Daniel ....................... 476 Brice, William ...................... 478 Bryan, Ann .......................... 478 Bryan, Edward ....................... 478 Bryan, William ...................... 480 Creecy, Levy ........................ 481 Corbin, Mrs. Jean.................... 482 Dobbs, Arthur ....................... 484 Eagles, Richard ..................... 486 Eustace, Dr. John.................... 490 Francks, Martin ..................... 494 Gray, John .......................... 498 Hecklefield, Jno. ................... 499 Hill, Harman ........................ 500 Isler, Christian .................... 501 Johnston, Gabriel ................... 501 Kennon, William ..................... 507 LeBlane, Peirre ..................... 507 Lovett, Richard ..................... 508 Maule, John ......................... 513 Milner, James ....................... 514 Nelson, Thomas ...................... 522 O'Brian, Darby ...................... 525 Pilkington, Seth .................... 525 Pollard, James and Ann .............. 529 Pollock, Cullen ..................... 531 Porter, John Peyton.................. 534 Porter, John Swann .................. 534 Reed, James ......................... 537 Sanderson, Joseph ................... 542 Sanderson, Richard .................. 543 Shepard, David ...................... 544 Shepard, David, Jr. ................. 547 Shepard, Jacob ...................... 548 Shine, Daniel ....................... 553 Simpson, Charles .................... 555 Snoad, Henry ........................ 557 Additional .................... 559-560 Sothell, Seth ....................... 560 Vail, Jeremiah ...................... 561 Watkins, William .................... 564 West, Sarah ......................... 566 Wetton, William ..................... 569 Wilson, Caleb ....................... 567 Winright, James ......................574 Worsley, Jno., Jr. .................. 576 JEWELY (see PLATE and JEWELRY): LAND ENTAILED BY: Adams, Abraham ...................... 7 Barclift, John ...................... 26 Bennet, John ........................ 39 Blackledge, Richard ................. 45 Blount, James ....................... 54 Blount, John ........................ 56 Blount, John ........................ 61 Blount, Thomas ...................... 64 Boozman, Ralph ...................... 82 Bryan, Edward ....................... 89 Dudley, Christopher ................. 154 Duckenfield, Nathaniel .............. 155 Durant, George ...................... 166 Eaton, William ...................... 173 Green, Farnifold .................... 210 Hardy, John ......................... 466 Harrington, Humphrey ................ 227 Harris, John ........................ 225 Harvey, Thomas ...................... 228 Heritage, William ................... 240 Hill, Isack ......................... 249 James, Turnbull ..................... 434 Jones, Frederick .................... 274 Knight, Lewis Alexander ............. 279 Lear, John .......................... 282 Moseley, Edward ..................... 313 Porter, John Peyton.................. 353 Porter, Joshua ...................... 355 Pugh, Francis ....................... 364 Ryan, Thomas ........................ 381 Sanderson, Richard .................. 390 Shepard, David ...................... 404 Skinner, Richard .................... 408 Swann, Samuel ....................... 425 Swann, Thomas ....................... 429 Toms, Francis ....................... 431 Williams, William ................... 451 Worley, Lovick ...................... 461 LIBRARIES OR BOOKS BEQUEATHED BY: Allen, Sarah ........................ 11 Blackledge, Richard ................. 43 Collins, John ....................... 125 Craven, James ....................... 140 Durant, George ...................... 167 Falconer, Thomas .................... 186 Hare, Edward ........................ 217 Hatch, Anthony ...................... 234 Hyrne, Henry ........................ 263 Innes, James ........................ 265 Johnston, Gabriel ................... 270 Jones, Frederick .................... 275 Jones, Wm. Harding .................. 278 Lillington, John .................... 287 Little, William ..................... 289 Lovick, John ........................ 292 Moseley, Edward ..................... 317 Pollock, Thomas, Sr. ................ 345 Salter, Edward ...................... 388 Scollay, Elizabeth .................. 400 Swann, Samuel ....................... 427 Winright, James ..................... 456 NEGROES (see SLAVES and NEGROES) PLANTATIONS: Adderson's Island ................... 123 Arden of the Hill ................... 315 Ashewood ............................ 16 Atkins Banks ........................ 240 Aunt Sarah's ........................ 208 Back Ridge .......................... 123 Ballards ............................ 95 Bartrom's Point ..................... 404 Batts' Grove ........................ 143 Bayes' .............................. 74 Bell's Gift ......................... 434 Black Rock .......................... 348 Bowser's ............................ 173 Brak Oake Land ...................... 433 Brick House ......................... 140 Breffit's Island .................... 123 Brin's .............................. 74 Broad Creek ......................... 178 Butterwood or Irwin's ............... 315 Cabbin Neck ......................... 63 Cain's Place ........................ 330 Canecarora .......................... 343 Chinpin ............................. 197 Christopher Wolbert's Old Place ..... 328 Clagister's ......................... 431 Clur ................................ 315 Collenn's Creek ..................... 248 Conahoe ............................. 269 Cooper's ............................ 314 Crany Island ........................ 343 Crickets or Manuel's ................ 348 Cumboes ............................. 173 Deaded Woods ........................ 338 Faulk's Point ....................... 228 Fendals ............................. 143 Fendell's ........................... 408 Folek's Pint ........................ 231 Folly ............................... 21 Fort Barnwell ....................... 241 Gards Island ........................ 434 Garrison, The ....................... 353 Goshan .............................. 66 Goshen .............................. 58 Goulds .............................. 173 Great Quarter, The .................. 348 Gum Swamp ........................... 465 Halfe Way House ..................... 338 Halfe-Way House ..................... 343 Handcocks ........................... 42 Hardings Plantation ................. 353 Harrow .............................. 240 Hendersons Folly .................... 465 Holes, The .......................... 225 Holes' .............................. 74 Holley Neck ......................... 99 Horse Meadow ........................ 291 Hunting Quarter ..................... 22 Hughes .............................. 173 Image, The .......................... 431 Irwins or Butterwood ................ 3l5 Jennings Neck ....................... 240 Jones' .............................. 74 Jno. Fryers ......................... 126 Judys Branch ........................ 169 Kendalls ............................ 309 Kits Neck ........................... 98 Lillingtons Quarter ................. 285 Lilliput ............................ 12 Little, The ......................... 110 Little Town ......................... 23 Log House ........................... 123 Manuels or Crickits ................. 348 Morerts ............................. 111 Matthews Point ...................... 36 Maultbys Point ...................... 309 Meeting House Lands ................. 328 Mount Calvert ....................... 386 Mount Galland ....................... 303 Mount Misery ........................ 309 Mount Pleasant ...................... 404 Mush Island ......................... 175 New Abbey ........................... 295 New Bern ............................ 343 New Germany ......................... 89 New Hyrnham ......................... 261 New River Banks ..................... 16 Nottingame Point .................... 210 Old Boz Neak ........................ 73 Old House, The ...................... 379 Orton ............................... 310 Pagetts ............................. 140 Paradice ............................ 90 Paupoy Ridge ........................ 298 Petifers ............................ 409 Piners .............................. 68 Piney Point ......................... 21 Point Pleasant ...................... 265 Point Pleasant ...................... 393 Pollucks Bever Dam .................. 95 Possum Quarter ...................... 269 Quarter, The .................... 229-231 Rayborns ............................ 173 Reads Neck .......................... 404 Red Banks ........................... 123 Rich Levels ......................... 433 Rose-field .......................... 343 Salmon Creek ........................ 14 Sandey Run .......................... 110 Sand Hills .......................... 355 Scotts Hall ......................... 303 Springfield ......................... 239 Springfield ......................... 343 Springfield ......................... 348 Springfield ......................... 393 Smiths Hammock ...................... 403 Snows Neck .......................... 404 Stump Island ........................ 16 Ticers Rich Land .................... 66 Ticers Rich Neck .................... 58 Tower Hill .......................... 147 Town Point .......................... 295 Townleys Point ...................... 404 Trewhetts Old Place ................. 44 Turkey Point ........................ 16 Wallins ............................. 138 Walnut Hill ......................... 120 Whitehall ........................... 404 Whitemarsh .......................... 314 Wilkersons Point .................... 344 Windleys ............................ 143 Youngs .............................. 173 PLATE AND JEWELRY BEQUEATHED BY: Allen, Sarah ........................ 11 Andrews, John ....................... 14 Ashe, John Baptista ................. 17 Barclift, John ...................... 27 Batchelor, Edward ................... 30 Bates, Henry Lawrence ............... 34 Blackledge, Richard ................. 43 Blount, John ........................ 59 Blount, Thomas ...................... 64 Blount, William ..................... 67 Bond, William ....................... 73 Bonner, John ........................ 77 Boyce, William ...................... 84 Boyd, Thomas ........................ 86 Carruthers, John .................... 112 Conway, Mary ........................ 127 Craven, James ....................... 140 Crisp, Nicholas ..................... 143 Dobbs, Arthur ....................... 146 DuBois, John ........................ 150 Durant, George ...................... 167 Eden, Charles ....................... 176 Fonveille, John ..................... 195 Frank, John Martin .................. 197 Grainger, Caleb ..................... 203 Hare, Edward ........................ 216 Harvey, Thomas ...................... 229 Harvey, Thomas ...................... 231 Hecklefield, John ................... 236 Henley, Peter ....................... 237 Heritage, William ................... 246 Hill, Harman ........................ 248 Hodges, James ....................... 253 Holebrough, Joseph .................. 257 Hoskins, Thomas ..................... 258 Hyrne, Henry ........................ 262 Johnston, Gabriel ................... 270 Jones, Frederick .................... 274 Little, William ..................... 291 Lovick, John ........................ 292 Maule, Patrick ...................... 301 Moseley, Edward ..................... 318 Pilkington, Seth .................... 334 Pilson, Grace ....................... 332 Pollock, Thomas, Sr. ................ 345 Porter, Mary ........................ 357 Ryan, Thomas ........................ 379 Scarborough, Macrora ................ 393 Scollay, Elizabeth .................. 400 Snoad, John ......................... 417 Snoad, Henry ........................ 419 Swann, Samuel ....................... 426 Swann, Samuel ....................... 427 Walker, Henderson ................... 436 Williams, Thomas .................... 449 Winright, Ann ....................... 453 Winright, James ..................... 457 RELIGIOUS USES (See CHARITABLE, etc., USES) SLAVES BEQUEATHED BY: Allen, Sarah ........................ 11 Arderne, John ....................... 14 Ashe, John Baptista ................. 16 Bailey, David ....................... 20 Baker, Henry ........................ 23 Barclift John ....................... 25 Batchelor, Edward ................... 30 Bates, Henry Lawrence ............... 34 Bell, Thomas ........................ 37 Blackledge, Richard ................. 42 Blount, Elizabeth ................... 52 Blount, John ........................ 60 Blount, Thomas ...................... 63 Bond, John .......................... 68 Bond, Vinyard ....................... 71 Bond, William ....................... 73 Bonner, Henry ....................... 75 Bonner, John ........................ 77 Boone, James ........................ 79 Boyd, Thomas ........................ 85 Bryan, Anne ......................... 87 Bryan, Edward ....................... 90 Bryan, Hardy ........................ 92 Bryan, Simon ........................ 97 Bryant, John ........................ 95 Bundy, Benjamin ..................... 100 Butler, John ........................ 101 Calloway, Caleb ..................... 104 Carruthers, John .................... 113 Cartright, William .................. 110 Chancy, Edmund ...................... 114 Caswell, Richard .................... 118 Collins, John ....................... 125 Cotten, John ........................ 132 Cotton, John ........................ 129 Corbin, Jean ........................ 134 Craven, James ....................... 140 Crisp, Nicholas ..................... 143 Dobbs, Arthur ....................... 146 DuBois, John ........................ 152 Dudley, Christopher ................. 154 Duncan, Alexander ................... 163 Eagles, Richard ..................... 168 Eaton, William ...................... 171 Eden, Charles ....................... 176 Eborn, Henry ........................ 178 Eborn, Nathaniel .................... 180 Evans, Barwell ...................... 182 Evans, Richard ...................... 185 Figures, Bartholomew ................ 189 Fonvielle, John ..................... 192 Frank, John Martin .................. 197 Grainger, Caleb ..................... 202 Green, Farnifold .................... 210 Griffin, Edward ..................... 212 Grist, Richard ...................... 214 Hardy, John ......................... 466 Hare, Edward ........................ 216 Harrell, John ....................... 219 Harrell, John ....................... 222 Harvey, Thomas ...................... 230 Hassell, James ...................... 252 Hecklefield, John ................... 236 Henley, Peter ....................... 237 Heritage, William ................... 240 Hill, Harman ........................ 247 Hodges, James ....................... 253 Hoskins, Thomas ..................... 258 Hunter, Isaac ....................... 258 Hyrne, Henry ........................ 262 Isler, William ...................... 265 Johnston, Gabriel ................... 269 Johnston, Samuel .................... 272 Jones, Frederick .................... 273 Jones, Wm. Harding .................. 278 Lear, John .......................... 282 Lillington, John .................... 287 Little, William ..................... 289 Lovick, John ........................ 291 Low, Emanuel ........................ 295 McKenzie, John ...................... 306 Mason, Roger ........................ 297 Maule, John ......................... 299 Maule, Patrick ...................... 301 Moore, Roger ........................ 310 Moseley, Edward ..................... 315 Nicholson, Samuel ................... 320 Oliver, Frances ..................... 321 Ormond, Wyriot ...................... 323 Pfifer, John ........................ 329 Phenny, George ...................... 331 Pilson, Grace ....................... 332 Pilkington, Sarah ................... 334 Pollock, Cullen ..................... 336 Pollock, Thomas, Sr. ................ 344 Pollock, Thomas ..................... 348 Porter, John ........................ 350 Porter, John ........................ 352 Porter, John Peyton ................. 354 Porter, Joshua ...................... 355 Porter, Mary ........................ 357 Porter, Nicholas .................... 361 Pugh, Francis ....................... 362 Reading, Churchill .................. 366 Reading, Lionel ..................... 368 Riddick, Joseph ..................... 372 Rowan, Matthew ...................... 377 Ryan, Thomas ........................ 379 Salter, Edward ...................... 384 Sanderson, Richard .................. 390 Scarbrough, Macrora ................. 393 Scollay, Elizabeth .................. 399 Shepard, David ...................... 404 Shine, Daniel ....................... 407 Skinner, Richard .................... 409 Slade, Samuel ....................... 412 Snoad, John ......................... 416 Springs, Aron ....................... 423 Swann, Samuel ....................... 426 Swann, Samuel ....................... 427 Swann, Thomas ....................... 429 Toms, Francis ....................... 431 Turnbill, James ..................... 433 Walker, Henderson ................... 436 Watkins, William .................... 440 West, Thomas ........................ 443 Whitmell, Thomas .................... 445 Wickliffe, William .................. 447 Williams, Thomas .................... 449 Williams, William ................... 451 Winright, Ann ....................... 453 Winright, James ..................... 455 Woods, James ........................ 458 Yates, William ...................... 462 _________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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