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Privileges for Joe.
There was sentiment in both [Wilmington and Fayetteville] in favor of granting slaves special privileges. Joe, the slave of Phillis Dennis of Fayetteville, provides a good example of a person in...
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Bury me by my mother.
In the name of God Amen, I Jesse May alias Jesse Clark being of sound mind & memory recollecting at the same time the mortality of man & that all must die sooner or later have made this to be...
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The partition of Robert Aldridge’s estate.
On 4 July 1902, dower laid off and partition made of Robert Aldridge‘s land as follows: Dower — Eliza Aldridge received 53 acres on a run of Stoney Run Branch. Lot No. 1 — Mathew W. Aldridge received...
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Twelve acres lying east of the cross fence.
State of N. Carolina, Wayne County, March 31st 1884. Know all men by these presents that I Itey Simmons being of sound mind and frail in body, knowing the uncertainty of life, and the certainty of...
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Burnett shares his estate.
In the name of God, Amen, I David Burnett of the County of Cumberland & State of North Carolina being of Sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life do...
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Dempsey Reid’s estate settlement.
Inventory of the Estate of Dempsey Read dec’d taken 21st May 1850 Cash on hand at the time of his death Twenty five 85/100 dollars $25.85. One Note on Council Best for four 80/100 due the 4th April...
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I give as a legacy.
This Dec. the 28 1911 State of N.C. County of Wayne I Adam T. Artis of aforesaid State and County being of sound mind considering the uncertainty of life I hereby constitute and declare this to be my...
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Being in a slow state of health.
In the Name God Amen I Tamsey Gandy of the County Wayne and State of North Carolina being in slow State of Health but of Sound mind and memory blessed be god for the Same Calling to mind the certainty...
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Tools and poultry.
State of North Carolina, Wayne County } I, Zilphy Wilson, of the County and State, aforesaid begin of sound mind and memory, but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence to make and...
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William Burnett’s estate.
William Burnett died 2 May 1881. His estate was opened in May 1881 by administrator A.K. Smedes and, at final account, was valued at $1049.84. Items removed from the rooms Burnett kept over J.N....
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Notice of estate.
NOTICE. The subscriber having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of John Jackson, deceased, a free man of colour; all persons indebted to the Estate are requested to make payment immediately and...
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I ordain that my wife and seven children shall be free.
In the name of God, amen, I Abraham Jones of the County of Anson in the State of North Carolina, farmer, being very Sick and weak in body, but of Perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God;...
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Each shall have possession during his or her lifetime.
Be it remembered that I Zion Reid of Wayne County in the State of N.C. being of sound mind and memory, but being well aware of the uncertainty of this life, do hereby make this my last Will and...
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It was for their own good.
Troublesome Escheats. … A free negro had a daughter, the slave of another. He bought her, and she then became the mother of a boy. The woman’s father died without kin and intestate. His child and...
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The plantation where Indian Bet lives.
State of North Carolina, October the 1 Day 1777 In the Name of God amen I Samuel Woodland of the County Tyrrel and State aforesaid being weak in body but of Sound Memory (blessed be god) Do this Day...
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An equal share being $8.75.
State of N. Carolina, Warren County } In obedience to an order to us directed from the worshipful the County Court of Warren November Term 1844, we the undersigned commissioners appointed to divide...
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He was business first, last and all the time.
State Fair Entries. The following are some of the entries in the First Department: THOROUGHBREDS. … Moses Simmons, Cleveland, Gelding “Frank Greyson.” … Plain Dealer, Cleveland OH, 11 September 1863....
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Her brother has the deed, unless he destroyed it.
State of North Carolina, To the Sheriff if Wayne County } Greeting – You are commanded to summon Wm. Burnett to be and appear before the Judge of Probate of Wayne County at the Court House in...
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The predicament.
As we have already noted, according to the laws of the colonial period, illegitimate children acquired the status of the mother, and this ruling explains the predicament of John Oggs’ children. Oggs...
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They are non-residents.
State of North Carolina, EDGECOMBE COUNTY. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, AUGUST TERM, 1853. Obedience Lassiter vs. Silas Lassiter Morrison Artis and wife Sally and others, Petition for Dower. IT...
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