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A Few Wills & Estates, 1749-1795
Posted by: Marta Johns(t)on Patterson (ID *****4456) Date: November 30, 2008 at 10:23:56
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Vo. XIX, p. 38
Will of ROBERT MC CORKEL
Of Anson County
To children ARCHABL MC CORKEL & ROBERT MC CORKEL ye plantation I now live upon also a tract on ye East side Cataba adj. Andrew Nott (sic), when of age..to wife (not named)..200 A on watters of Cain Creek..James Mc Corkel (seal), Wit: John Crocket, --White.


Vol. XXIV, p. 42:
Will of ANDREW PICKENS
William Davis and my wife NANCY, Exrs..plantation I now live on, 551 A, 300 A to son ANDREW, and rest to son JOSEPH.. to son JOHN PICKENS, 10 pounds sterling after five years..to son John, a meare..to daughter JEAN, a black mear..4 Nov 1756..Andw Pickens, Wit: Robert McClenachan, John Pickens.


Vol. XXVI, p. 17: Nov. 1750
Will of JOSEPH REED
Being very sick..to wife one riding horse..to son WILLIAM REED, 400 A near Cutawba River.my plantation I now live on to my wife..John Brandon & John Nesbet, Exrs..Joseph Reed, Wit: John Arledge, Joseph Cate, John Raily. Proved July Ct. 1751. Letters granted 6 April 1752.


Vol. XXVI, p. 74:
Will of CHARLES ROBINSON
Of Anson County,
Being very sick..29 Dec. 1754..son CORNELIUS as soon as he shall arrive at full age to make title to land already sold to Adam Readen in Va. & received the money in trust for his mother..two daughters SARAH & ELIZABETH MOORMAN, tract known as Disons tract..to wife SARAH ROBINSON, plantation where I now dell..wife Sarah, Charles, & Towsend Robingson, Exrs..Charles Robinson, Wit: Wm. Downs, John Sloan, James Denson (J).


Vol. XXX, p. 7:
Will of THOMAS SPROT
Of Anson County,
Week in body..my son JOHN CLARK, a 5 pound sterling.to daughter MARY BARNET s5 ..to daughter ANN BARNETT..to daughter JEAN NEEL, s5..to daughter SUSANNAH POLK, s5 to my only son THOMAS, plantation on Twelve Mile Creek..to daughter MARTHA, plantation on Sugar Creek..wife (not named)..Andrew Sprot and Thomas Polk, Exrs..15 Jan 1751..Thomas Sprot, Wit: William Barnet, James Sprot, Jas: Campbell.

Page 149

pp. 17-18
Will of JENNET MC LEOD of Anson County
Nephew NORMAN MC LEOD, gold cloth and linen
2 Feb. 1772
Jennett Mc Leod, John McLeod

Page 19:
Will of JOHN HUSBANDS
Of Anson County
Wife TABITHA, whole of my moveable estate..12 Oct 1773..John Husbands, Wit: William Blewett, Joseph Martin, William Thomas.
Anson April Court 1774, Proved by William Blewitt & Wm. Thomas, Tabitha Husbands, Exr. qualified. J. Auld Clk.


Page 20: Will of WILLIAM LOVE
Of Anson County
To my loving and Eaged (sic) Father all the Entrys of Land which I have made in my own name..John Clark told me that he paid for surveying of four tracts..7 May 1753..William Love, Wit: Robert Love, Benjamin Love.
(The Eaged Father mentioned in the will is apparently one JAMES LOVE whose will is recorded in Charleston, S.C. Wills, Vo. PP, pp. 291-292. James Love names sons THOMAS, JOHN, and JAMES, and a daughter JEAN and a son-in-law Adam McCool. The will is dated 8 Apr 1760, and executors were qualified 2 May 1760. The tracts granted to William Love are in present Union and Chester Counties, S.C.)


Page 21: Will of JOHN GILES
Of Anson County
Unto PHEREBY POOL alias Giles, daughter of Jere Pool, late of Waccamaw, my young Negro wench BESS.. to wife MARY, all estate real and personal..wife Mary and Hezekiah Russ, Exrs..5 July 1766..John Giles, Wit: Thomas Dickson, Charity Dickson.

Page 22: Will of CHARLES MORRIS
Leatt of Virginia and at present a Residenter (sic) of Anson County, am sick in body..to wife ELIZABETH all goods and Chattels in the province of Virginia and in Carolina..27 Dec 1774..Charles Morris, Wit: John Morris, Samuel Russ, Wm Leey (Lecy?).


Page 23: Will of GEORGE INGRAM
Of Anson County
Sick in body..land purchased of Cornelius Robertson, 300 acres and 180 acres that William Leek is to make a right to, equaly between my four children, JOHN INGRAM, TABITHA INGRAM, JESSE INGRAM, & NANCY INGRAM..the boys to have their part at 21, the girls at age 18..John Walters (Watters?), Exr. and Humphrey Rogers to assist him..2 Aug 1775, George Ingram, Wit: John Burn, Charles Turner, Rebecca Leyton. Proved by James Burn Oct. Ct. 1775, John Auld, Clk.


Page 24-25: Will of SAMUEL SNEAD
Of Anson County
Son ISRAEL SNEAD, land where he now lives, to be a straight line from Thomas Moormans land..son DAVID SNEAD, 100 A adj. Francis Clarks land..to son PHILIP BURFORD SNEAD, 100 A adj. my sons ISRAEL and DAVID..to son WILLIAM SNEAD, the land I live on adj. to Israel, David and Philip, adj. John Coales..that Daniel Burford made to him..son DANIEL SNEAD the remainder of tract I live on adj. John Coales, John Snead, my fathers and Frances Clarks also my land at Huwarry adj. Thomas Cresses land..to daughter ANN CROSLAND, sl. sterling..my three daughters CATY, PATTY & BETTY SNEAD 500 A called Colemans pasture..land on Marks Creek where John Lec lives to be sold..to wife TEMPERANCE SNEAD, all the rest of my estate..to granddaughter TEMPERANCE CROSLAND..Daniel Snead and James Cotton, Exrs..14 Mar 1775. Samuel Snead, Wit: Charles Medloc, Jrat, Nicholas Green, Dempse Grant.


Pp. 26-27: Will ow WILLIAM RATLIFF
Of Anson County, planter
Wife SUSANNAH RATLIFF, my manor plantation..14 A purchased of Stephen Thomas to sons WILLIAM AND ZACHARIAH RATLIFF..to son THOMAS RATLIFF, 5 pounds sterling..two sons JOHN & JAMES RATLIFF, 300 A on long branch of Joneses Creek..son ROBERT CLOTHEIR RATLIFF, 200 A on Island Creek adj. land formerly taken up by James Liles..unto Elizabeth Curtis, 30 pounds sterling..friend William Thomas, son of Philemon Thomas & Mr. Robert Thomas, Exrs..10 Feb 177. William Ratliff, Wit: Thomas Dickson. G. Jefferson, Samuel Curtis.


Pp. 28-29: Will of JOHN RYLE
Of Anson County
Weak of body..to my son JAMES, one negro MARK..to daughter ELIZABETH one negro MOLL..to son JOHN one negro HANEY..son WHITMILL..son LARKIN..daughter MARY..to six children each one bed and furniture..to son JAMES, a shot gun..wife (not named), Extx..8 Jan 1777..John Ryle, Wit: Wm. Remey, Henry Plear, Hannah Hutchins. Proven by Wm. Remey Jan. Ct. 1778.


Pp. 29-31: Will of JOHN PRESLER, SNR.
Of Anson County, Haberdasher
To wife MARY..daughter ELIZABETH MANGS, s2..son JOHN PRESLER..daughter MORGAN..daughter ANN NONALS (?)..daugher MARY BLASLEY (?)..daugher SUSANNAH PRESLER..son ANTHONY PRESLER, 150 A on landes Creek, paying his younger brother WILLIAM 50 pounds sterling..son ELIAS PRESLER, 150 A on Lanes Creek, paying his younger brother LEVI, 50 pounds sterling..son ELIAS PRESLER, 150 A on Lanes Creek, paying his younger brother LEVI, 50 pounds sterling & letting his mother live on the land..daugher JANE PRESLER..son WILLIAM PRESLAR..6 Dec 1777, John Pressler, Wit: Sampson Hough, John Presler, Proved by both witnesses, Jan. Ct. 1778, John Auld, Clk.

Pp. 31-32: Will of PRISCILLAH MC PHERSON
Of Anson County
Weak in body..son SHADRACH DENSON, all land..granddaughter BETSEY DENSON..son SHADRACH, Exr..23 Mar 1778..Priscillah McPherson. A true copy, Thos Wade, Clk.


Pp. 32-33: Will of JOHN HAYMES
Of Anson County
28 Sept 1779
Wife RUTH HAYMES, 8 negroes..Daugher BETTY ANN HAMOCK, 7 negroes..daugher CHARITY THOMAS..to son (?) WILLIAM HAMES, s 5..wife Ruth Hames, friends William Hammock and William Best, Exrs..John Haymes, Wit: David Jameson, James Jameson, Wm Hammock. Proved by David Jameson Oct ct 1784.


Pp. 33-35: Will of JOHN LEE
Of Anson County
Weak in body..wife ELIZABETH..son RICHARD..son ANTHONY, the lower part of my land..to son JOHN..daughter ELIZABETH, one note on Richard Yarbrough..Richard Lee, Exr..10 Sept 1778..John Lee, Wit: Robert Lee, Richard Lee.


Pp. 35-36: Will of JAMES ROPER
Of Anson County
Being very sick..to daugher MARTHA ROPER, 300 A where I formerly lived on Long Creek, in Montgomery County..daugher LUCY ROPER, 200 A on Long Creek, patented by William Hogan, also 100 A adj. William Taylors line on Long Creek..to son GREEN ROPER, plantation where I now live, 300 A, purchased of Colo. Dry..to daugher MARY ROPER, 200 A on Davids Creek, surveyed by Moses Hall..to son WILLIAM ROPER, 200 A patented by William Hildreth on Cedar & 200 A on the Ridge surveyed by George Davison, & the mill..to daughter SUSANNAH ROPER, 400 A on Buffelow surveyed by Colo. Davidson..to wife (not named), 50 A of the land where I now live..wife and John Lilly, Exrs.17 Aug 1781. James Roper, Wit: Vann Swearingin, John Johnson, Dennis McClendon.


Pp. 37-38: Will of WILLIAM TERRY
Of Anson County
Being very sick and weak in body..daughter MARTHA PICKETT, one negro and 20 pounds sterling..daugher MOURNING COLEMAN, one negro..daughter MARGARET SMITH..to Elizabeth Hellams (no realtion stated)..wife MARY TERRY..four children MARTHA, JAMES, MOURNING, & MARGARET..son James and wife Mary, Exr..6 Sept 1775..Wm Terry, Wit: John Coleman, William Roberts.

Pages 126 & 127
Anson County, North Carolina
Deed Abstracts, 1749-1766
Abstracts of Wills and Estates, 1749-1795
By Brent H. Holcomb, C.A.L.S.
Baltimore
Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc.
1980




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