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Surnames: CAIN,DREW,BRYAN
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Will#64 pg.88 WILLIAM CAIN 1 May 1762 Sept.Ct. 1762
granddaughter MILDRED DREW my land and if she dies without heirs the same to go to my
daughter PRISCILLA DREW'S (?) next child and if she bears no more the same to go to
JESSE DREW JESSE DREW cattle wife REBECKAH feather bed,furniture etc. remainder of
estate to be equally divided between my wife and JESSE DREW
Wit.: JOSHUA BELL, RICHARD WILLIS,THOMAS KENT T his mark
Extr.: JESSE DREW
Will# 822 pg.525 THOMAS DREW..18 May 1806 Feb.Ct. 1812
sons JOSHUA DREW and SOLOMON DREW land and negroes each daughters ANN BRYAN and MARY
BRYAN negroes etc. each SARAH CAIN'S grandson JAMES CAIN the son of WILLIAM CAIN 150
acres more or less WILLIAM CAIN son of SARAH CAIN 200 silver dollars EZEKIER HOPKINS
150 acres in Martin Co. residue of my estate to be sold and money divided between my 4
children
Wit.: DREW BRACEWELL x his mark, THOMAS JOHNES
Extrs.: CHARLES KING and MICAJAH HOPGOOD
Will#853 pg.549 JAMES CAIN 28 Aug 1809 May Ct. 1814
son JOSEPH CAIN lands etc. son JOSEPH'S children (names not given) piece of land in
Martin Co. formerly belonging to my son JOHN CAIN son JOHN $50.00 son JAMES 88 1/2
acres whereon JAMES C. MORRISS now liveth son LEVI CAIN land joining THOMAS DREW and the
road son ELIGA CAIN the land I purchased of THOMAS WATTSON, joining WATSON and HOPGOOD
lend wife PRECILLA CAIN negroes, etc. and the land whereon I now live for her life and at
her death the sd. land to go to my son ASALL CAIN daughter MARY BRYAN 1 negro daughter
Elizabeth (last name not given) 1 negro and at her death the sd. negro to go to her 2
children RUTH and WILLIAM (last name not given) daughter CHARITY (last name not given)
1 negro and at her death the sd. negro to go to her children (names not given) grandson
JAMES HARRELL and daughter ANNA CAIN (?) negroes each
Wit.: THOMAS WEATHERSBEE, JAMES C. MORRISS
Extrs.: sons ELIGA and ASALL and THOMAS WEATHERSBEE
I included all three will abstracts because all of these people seem to tie in together.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CHARITY CAIN PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
I spelled the names the way they are in the book by Margaret M. Hofmann "GENEALOGICAL
ABSTRACTS OF WILLS, 1758-1824 HALIFAX COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.
SUSAN IN SC