Category: Wills & Estate Records

The Muddle that is John Vendrick, Sr.

by Becky Sumrell | Feb 27, 2021 | Articles, Craven County Genealogy, Pamlico County Genealogy, Wills & Estate Records | 0 |

The Reverend Joshua Kocherthal baptized John Vendrick in New York on 25 Aug 1710 (The Book of...

Is Harriet Morris a relative of Laban Morris?

by Sara Whitford | Jun 6, 2019 | Articles, Beaufort County Genealogy, Craven County Genealogy, Miscellaneous Records, Mysteries, Pitt County Genealogy, Wills & Estate Records | 3 |

(This article was originally published July 25, 2018. It was most recently updated June 6, 2019.)...

Brick Walls: Jesse P. Vendrick, Sr.

by Becky Sumrell | May 20, 2019 | Articles, Craven County Genealogy, Mysteries, Wills & Estate Records | 0 |

My 5th great-grandfather, Jesse P. Vendrick, was probably born in Craven County circa 1760. The...

The Brother-in-Law Conundrum

by Becky Sumrell | May 9, 2019 | Articles, Beaufort County Genealogy, Carteret County Genealogy, Craven County Genealogy, Deeds, Grants and Patents, Mysteries, Wills & Estate Records | 0 |

The word “brother-in-law” is becoming the bane of my research. In earlier times, the...

Joseph Gaskins and Mary Coleman?

by Becky Sumrell | May 3, 2019 | Craven County Genealogy, Mysteries, Wills & Estate Records | 2 |

I was reading through some court records yesterday, when I came across this entry dated 9 Dec...

Which Gatlin married Mary Johnson, sister of Richard, Elizabeth & Esther?

by Becky Sumrell | Apr 30, 2019 | Articles, Craven County Genealogy, Mysteries, Wills & Estate Records | 0 |

On 26 Apr 1796, Richard Johnson of Craven County, wrote his will (Will Book B, pg. 13), making...

Will of Garrett Nelson (Beaufort County), 1856

by Sara Whitford | Apr 28, 2019 | Articles, Beaufort County Genealogy, Craven County Genealogy, Wills & Estate Records | 0 |

The following is a transcription of the will of Garrett Nelson of Beaufort County, dated 15 May...

Deed naming the children of James Lewis of Beaufort County, 1824

by Sara Whitford | Jan 20, 2019 | Articles, Beaufort County Genealogy, Deeds, Grants and Patents, Wills & Estate Records | 0 |

The following is a transcription of a deed conveying the land that was inherited by the children...

Secretary of State Wills – Craven County (Quick index with direct links to NCDCR)

by Sara Whitford | Jan 16, 2019 | Articles, Craven County Genealogy, Wills & Estate Records | 0 |

For your convenience, here’s a quick index in both order by surname and regular order (for...

Update on the William S. Morris family of New Bern

by Sara Whitford | Jan 13, 2019 | African American Ancestry, Articles, Craven County Genealogy, Special Categories, Wills & Estate Records | 0 |

Nearly five years ago I published a post for a will I had stumbled upon for a William S. MORRIS of...

Did you know all of these new records were at FamilySearch? I’ve got all of the links right here!

by Sara Whitford | Jan 1, 2019 | African American Ancestry, Apprenticeship Records, Articles, Bastardy Bonds, Deeds, Grants and Patents, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Marriage Records, Research Databases, Special Categories, Wills & Estate Records | 0 |

FamilySearch has been steadily putting a ton of North Carolina records on their site that...

The John Holmes – George Fisher Connection

by Sara Whitford | Dec 28, 2018 | Articles, Beaufort County Genealogy, Deeds, Grants and Patents, Mysteries, Wills & Estate Records | 0 |

Was John HOLMES of Beaufort County the son of George FISHER of Craven County? If not, what was...

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