GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS OF WILLS 1758 through 1824
HALIFAX COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
by Margaret M. Hofman
Published by The Roanoke News Company Weldon, North Carolina
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Will #224 pg. 29 JAMES CARTER 7 Mar, 1775 Feb. Ct. 1776
money in Col. Joseph Montfort�s hands to be used for Debts John Roach jacket
etc. DAVID CARTER a coat son WILLIAM CARTER coat, jacket etc. daughter
CHARITY CARTER bed, furniture etc. and I likewise conferm the Wording to be
good respecting my Wife (name not given) wrote last October son THOMAS CARTER
a great coat residure of estate to be sold for the Benefit of all my younger
children (names not given)
Wit.: James Amos
Extr.: (Not given)
Probate indicates ELIZABETH CARTER widow of the deed, entered into bond and
qualified as extr.
Will #224 pg. 30 CORNELIUS CARTER 9 May 1775 Feb. Ct. 1776
son WILLIAM WHITAKER CARTER all my estate real and personal the negores to
be kept on the plantation under an overseer to raise Stock father (name no
given) 1 negro should son died without heir his part to be sold and money
arrising to be equally divided between my sisters: CRISSE CARTER, JANWY
CARTER and MOLLY CARTER son to go to school from age 9 to 16.
Wit.: John Whitaker, James Jones, Jr., CRISSE CARTER
Extrs.: good friends John Witaker and Robert Ward
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Will #239 pg. 57 ELIZABETH CARTER 3 Oct, 1776 Aug. Ct. 1777
estate to be sold and the money put to the following uses: son DAVID CARTER
5 pounds when he comes of age sons THOMAS CARTER, WILLIAM CARTER and JOHN
Roach and daughters CATHARINE Thursby, MARY Kays, Alandis (?) ROACH,
CHRISTIAN Megs and ELIZABETH ROACH 1 shilling sterling each residue of money
to my daughters CHARITY and JANE CARTER.
Wit.: Henry Joyner, Bridgman Joyner
Extr.: William Montfort
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Will #589 pg. 307 ROBERT CARTER 25 Dec. 1797 May Ct. 1798
wife SARAH CARTER land I now live on for her life and at her death I give it
to my son JACOB CARTER wife all personal estate
Wit.: Edward Montfort, James Shine, WILLIAM CARTER X his mark
Extrs.: son ROBERT CARTER and son-in-law Peter Tuttle
Will #593 pg. 310 JACOB CARTER 25 May 1798 Aug. Ct 1798
wife NANCY CARTER use of my whole estate and her death or marriage it is to
be divided between my 2 children: HOLLY CARTER and REBECCA CARTER
Wit.: Edward Montfort, JESSE CARTER X his mark, CHARLES CARTER X his mark,
STERLING CARTER X his mark
Extrs.: (not given)
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Will #722 pg. 443 John Mallard 4 Feb, 1804 Aug. Ct 1805
land and plantation whereon I now live and stock etc. to be sold and money to
be applied to the raising of my children: James Mallard, Jacob Mallard,
John Mallard, Thomlon (?) Mallard, Caty Mallard and Polly Mallard.
Wit.: JESSE CARTER X his mark, STARLING CARTER X his mark
Extr.: WILLIAM CARTER
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Will #788 pg. 500 WILLIAM CARTER 17 Mar. 1810 May Ct. 1810
lend wife DEANITIA CARTER negroes etc. for her widowhood or life and at her
decease it to go to: WILLIAM CARTER, THEODERICK CARTER, JOSEPH CARTER, and
FRNCIS CARTER lend wife land where on Francis Coley now lives joining
William Pike and Wood J. Hamlin containing 50 acres daughter MARY SAWYER
negroes and at her death the sd, negores to go to her children (names not
given) daughters MARTHA BAKER, NANCY BOSTON (?) and LUCY PIKE negroes each
and to daughters� children (names no given at death of the sd. Daughters son
FRANCIS CARTER land whereon He now lives which I bought of Mark Rickman and
Nathan Rickman, negroes etc. grandson WILLIAM CARTER son of FRANCIS and
grand daughter LOUISA JONES CARTER and grand daughter POLLY HARRIS and
grandson BELFIELD N. CARTER 1 negro each THORNTON MALLARD son of JOHN
MALLARD decd. 1 colt
Wit.: Wood J. Hamlin, JESSE CARTER X his mark, BENJMIN CARTER X his mark
Extrs.: son FRANCIS and Wood Jones Hamlin