The following items are from the estate records of Talbot Williams of Craven County. Click here to read the will of Talbot Williams. Inventory and account of Sales of the property of Tabbert Williams decd. sold by Joseph Williams Exector. May 22nd 1830 Articles...
Below, I've transcribed the will of Talbot Williams of Craven County (Will Book C, p. 192). Talbot was married to Nancy Gardner. They were originally from Maryland but came down to North Carolina sometime before 1780. They had the following children: William Williams...
I have transcribed the will of my sixth great-grandfather Thomas Whitford below. His sons named in the will are William, Martin, Thomas, and John. He also had two daughters not named here. One was married to Mitchell STILLEY and the other was married to William...
The following document was found in the Craven County Estate Records dated 1779. Based on the information I have, this John SPIER (or John SPEIR) was born 1 Feb 1741, probably in Edgecombe County, and died 2 Feb 1770 in Pitt County or Craven County. He married...
The following is from Beaufort Orphans — 1808-1828. Willoughby Moore and this particular Moore family were listed as "Other Free" in the Beaufort County census. In 1810 Willoughby's household also lists one slave. North Carolina ) Beaufort County) In the name of God...
Below, you'll find WHITFORD court minutes, deeds, wills/estate references, and other similar information for your researching convenience. In the meantime, if you want to browse through a well-researched WHITFORD family tree, please check the website of one of my...
The following is a transcription of the will of Nathaniel Giles, my sixth-great-grandfather, from Johnston County, North Carolina. In the name of God Amen I Nathaniel Giles of Johnston County in the State of North Carolina being in tolerable health and of perfect mind...
I began collecting data about my fifth great-grandfather Jeremiah Heath around 20 years ago. Sadly, I did not do a great job of documenting my sources for where I obtained data, but still, I have so much about him in my notes that I think I should post it here and...
The following is a transcription of the Will of Moses Prescott of Carteret County (1751). There are several interesting things about this family, but one that is not revealed in this document is that Moses's wife, Mary Russell, was the daughter of William Russell and...
The following is a transcription of the Last Will & Testament of Thomas Austin of Craven County. Thomas Austin's wife was Mary [Last name unknown] and his daughter was Martha. He names his grandchildren as Thomas Austin and Saletha Easlick. North Carolina...
When doing genealogical research, it's important not to just rely on will abstracts. If you do, you're liable to miss some important information. The good folks who do will abstracts for various county genealogy books undertake an enormous task in trying to extract...
Below are documents relating to the estate of my fifth-great-grandfather Martin Whitford of Craven County. Martin was born in 1734 and lived through both the French and Indian War, as well as the American Revolution. He married Mary Purifoy and they had the following...