1785 Andrew LONG (planter) (other surnames mentioned: SLADE, JENNETT, LEARY) ******************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Transcribed from the original by Kathryn Coombs These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Return to the NCGenWeb Archives Table of Contents http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm#NC ****************************************************************** Will of Andrew Long, Tyrrell Co, NC, 1785 Source: "Tyrrell County Wills, 1729-1811" 206. ANDREW LONG, planter 21 Jan 1785. Weak of body. I lend to my wife ANN LONG during her widowhood my plantation where I now live with all my livestock, household goods, & negroes. To my son JAMES LONG my land and plantation called John LONGs, 1/2 of my land called Marked Popler, 1/2 the Juniper & Cypress Swamp. To my son WILLIAM LONG 1/2 the land & plantation where I now live, all my plantation called the Cove Plantation, & 1/2 my land called the Marked Popler, & 1/2 of the Juniper & Cypress Swamp. To my (relationship omitted) ELIZABETH LONG 1 negro boy Mackling. To my daughter Mary LONG the child my negro woman Nan "now goes with," 1 cow & calf. To my daughter ANN SLADE 1 shilling sterling &, if my negro woman Nan should have another child, then to this sd daughter. To my son JAMES LONG 1 negro boy Lew, 1 cow & calf. To my son WILLIAM LONG 1 negro boy Dave, 1 cow & calf. To my 2 children ELIZABETH & MARY LONG my 2 negroes Punch & Nan when they marry or at the death of my wife ANN LONG. Residue of my estate to my 4 children JAMES, WILLIAM, ELIZABETH, & MARY LONG to be divided at the death or remarriage of my wife ANN. ------ Executors: my wife ANN LONG, my 2 sons JAMES & WILLIAM LONG. (signed) ANDREW LONG Wit: Abraham Jennett; Joshua Leary. Probated Jul Term 1785 before Mackey, CC