WAKE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - John Grant Rencher - 1812
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Note:  Will Abstract and Inventory from Abstract of Wake County Will Book 10 
1811-1812.

John Grant Rencher was born in Drogheda Ireland in 1750.  He was educated at 
the University of Dublin, and was an attorney.  John was in the U.S. by 1775, 
in time to participate in the Revolutionary War in Pennsylvania.  He 
eventually settled in Wake County.


RENCHER, JOHN GRANT            Will May 1812 p 234

In the name of God amen.  Wife NANCY and afflicted son GEORGE: for
natural life of both all estate personal and real of every kind and 
nature; sell two tracts of land in Chatham Co. on Swamp Creek 
containing 250a.; sell Negro blacksmith BEN but not the tools.  Son
NELSON:  Sins tract of land in Orange Co; livestock.  Dau SARAH:
horse; furniture; livestock.  Son UMSTEAD: tract of land called
Scoggins tract; lOOa. to be taken from the Jenkins tract; horse;
furniture; livestock.  Son DANIEL G: 200a. of of my Belor tract
adjoining JESSE GEORGE, SOLOMAN GEORGE, JORDAN, and ABNER GEORGE;
furniture; livestock.  Son ABRAHAM: 2OOa. of Belor tract beginning
where son DANIEL's tract begins; horse; livestock; furniture; tools.
Son WILLIAM: after decease of his mother and brother GEORGE: residue
of lands; livestock; tools.  ISAIH JOHNSON, orphan boy: at age 21,
horse and tack; suit of cloths; furniture; farm tools; and $50 if he
behaves himself to my wife.  Two free born mulattoes now living with
me should they continue after my death with my wife and obedientuntil 
they arrive at the age of 21: $25; suit of clothing; farm
tools.  After death of wife and son GEORGE divide all remaining
estate among children.  3 Apr 1812.       Jno G Rencher

RENCHER, JOHN G dec'd Inventory May 1812p 269
Including legacies taken 16 Mar 1812 by NANCY RENCHER ex:
Negroes:   BEN (blacksmith), SQUIRE, ESTHER, JENNY, LUCY, SYLVIA;
livestock; household goods; books; farm tools; books accounts of:

ANDERSON CLEMENTS     THOMAS FERREL       ISAAC HICKS      JACOB PEELOR
SOLOMON WILLIAMS      WM DILLIARD         RUBEN EVANS      MOSES GUESS
JOHN WEATHERSPOON     ARCHD RIGSBY        ROBT ALLEN       JAMES COPLEY
DAVID BRASFIELD       THOS BROWNING       MARY WAYNE       GEO CARRINGTON
DENNIS S BRADLEY      JOHN SHEPHERD       ISAAC HOLDING    THOS FOWLER
JONATHAN GEORGE       CHARLES ROE         THOMAS MORRIS    ALSEY BURGESS
JOHN ROBERTS Sr       WM P MANGRUM        GEO TEASLEY      HENRY EVANS
CHARITY ROBERTS       EWEL WATTS          SAMUEL PEAK      JOHN TILLY
JESSE HOWINTON        DENNIS GRADY        DAVID VICKERS    WM DOWNS
JAMES HUCKABEE        ROBERT FORT         JOHN NICHOLS     WILLIAM DELK
JOHN N RENCHER        AARON SUGG          DAVID DELK       AARON HOLDEN
SAMPSON BRADLEY       JOHN GREEN          JOS ROSS         THOS STEEL
THOMAS FERRELL        ROGER HANCOCK       WM BROWNING      JOHN A KING
ABSALOM ALSTON        WILLIAM HOUSE       ZACH HERNDON     JOHN MAY
JACOB BLEDSOE         JACOB BLEDSOE       ARCHD CARROLL    JORDAN EVANS
WILLIAM FERREL        JNO MARS            JAMES RAINEY     JOHN TOMPSON
MARGRETT CASSO        JAMES BROWN         WM ALLEN         JOHN MAY Sr
SOLOMON GEORGE        GEO HERNDON         SAMUEL PEALOR    ISAIH MARCOM

judgments etc:

WESTWOOD A JONES      SETH PERKINSON      D S BRADLEY       GEO TILLY
CONSTABLE BLAKE       THOS BROWNING       W SCOTT           ROBT ALLEN
CONSTABLE BILBO       JAMES HORNER        ICA BLAKE