Will 78 pg 118 Samuel Perkins 13 December 1764 February Court 1765
to my daughters Mary Perkins and Sarah Perkins and my son Jeramiah Perkins Cattle … my wife Mary Perkins … son-in-law John Purvis to son Jeramiah my Maner Plantation whereon I now live at age 21
Extrs: my well beloved Mary Perkins, Bryant Daughtrie and Robert Peele
Wits: Joseph lassiter, Joseph Pender (?), Moses Purvis X his mark
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Will 101 pg. 57 Robert Cobb 14 October 1765 November Court 1767 lend wife Mary cobb use of negroes during her widowhood and then sd. negroes to go to son Jesse Cobb and son John Cobb when sd. John is 21 to my daughters Jane, Selah and Beau (?) Cobb and my sons Stephen, Robert and Jesse Cobb one negro each to sons Absalom and John Cobb and daughters Priscilla and Sarah Cobb negroes each after wife’s decease, the sd. negroes to be divided by John Deberry, Henry Deberry, Peter Deberry and Abraham Stevenson lend wife Mary use of plantation and all my land during her widowhood son Absolom the land whereon I now live son John the land and plantation I purchased of Arthur Stevenson lend wife remainder of estate and at her death the same to go to my sons John and Absalom
Extr: my wife Mary
Wits: John Deberry, Henry Deberry, Joseph Strickland X his mark
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Will 172 pg. 253 Robert Peel 1 January 1782 September Court 1782 unto each of my 5 children Robert and Isaac Peele, Elizabeth Bryant, Mary Hollowell and Sarah Newsom whatever they are already possessed of out of my estate all my negroes and their increase to have their freedom if ever the Laws of the Land should admit of their having that privileage, until which time my five children should have 2 negroes and profit of their labor to my son, David Peele, and my son in-law Cornelius Outland and my daughters, Judith, Rachel and Celia Peele (?) – six negroes and their increase – to y daughter Abba Jennet (?) one horse etc. to my son David Peele, my daughters Judith Cox and Abba Jennet and Son-in-law Cornelius Outland all they have in their possession out of my estate unto my 2 grandchildren Joel and Charity, the son and daughter of my son Jeremiah Peele 100 pounds Va. money in gold and silver Coin the plantation whereon I now Lie to be sold and money remaining after debts are paid to go to my children Judith Cox and Abbe Jennet only excepted
Extrs: Thomas. White and Richard Jordan
Witnesses: Benjamin Jordan, John Hilliard, Bryan Daughtry, Joseph Jordan
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Will 201 pg. 298 John Lashley 16 September 1777 March Court 1778
to my wife Rebecca Lashley . . . two daughters Nancy lashley and rebecca Lashley to my son William Lashley … my land at Peach (sic) hill Creek
Extrs: Owen Myrick and James Fletcher
Wits: John Fletcher, John Johnson, John Myrick
page 55
Will 245 pg. 363 James Wood Sr. 27 December 1785
… land and plantation joining which I bought of Robert Peele, containing in the whole 425 acres … and 250 acres joining Robert Peele and James Dickinson…
page 67-68
Will 310 pg. 438 Mitchell Walthrop 1 September 1791 1 September 1791 December Court 1791
to my daughter Mary Floyd … to my wife (name not given) … son Grafton Walthrop and the other half to son John Walthrop…
Extrs: my son John and John Patterson
Wits: Joseph Patterson, Martha Patterson, Ann Pike X her mark
page 88
Will 387 pg. 59 John Narsworthy 1 July 1789
my Dear wife Ann Narsworthy to son John Narsworthy the plantation and land I bought of Robert Peele (?) excepting the part deeded to Henry Daffin 4 April 1787
page 96
Will 418 pg. 120 Marmaduke Norfleet 28 June 1774 March Court 1775
I Marmaduke Norfleet of the province of North Carolina and County of Northampton beings upwards of seventy four years of age . . . to my daughter Judith Baker land and plantation whereon Joshua Fletcher now lives on the east side of Cypress swamp in Edgcomb Co. and is the land I bought of William Roundtree and should my sd. daughter die without issue, the sd. land to go to my son Reubin to Judith . . .
page 118
Will 521 pg 255 John Peele 29th day of the first Month 1799 March Court 1804
to my loving wife Mary Peele . . .
other Cobbs in this book, also Edmund, John, Martha, Mary, Thomas Peele, Morris Peale, Pierces
BYU Library
F262.N7
H63
1975
by Margaret M. Hofman