Probate, NC, Edgecombe, William Bryant 1761

Edgecombe County

This day came before me THOMAS FOXHALL aged thirty seven years old and being
first sworn on the holy evangelist saith that on yesterday some few hours
before WILLIAM BRYANT died he heard him say that he gave to his son SMITH
BRYANT a piece of land lying on Fishing Creek and below the road that Crosses
at his landing.

    Beginning at a Mulberry tree just below the landing and running
    along the road to the back line and down the said line to the creek.

And he gave to his son ARTHUR BRYANT a piece of land.

    Beginning at the road at the Gallon Hill on the cove and running up
    the cove to the mouth of the pine Pacosan branch and up said branch
    to the back line then along that line to the old road then down the
    said road to the Gallon Hill.

And he gave his son WILLIAM BRYANT the plantation whereon he then lived and a
part of the land thereunto belonging.

    Beginning at the mouth of the crooked swamp and running up the swamp
    to a spring at the fork then a straight course to the back line at
    the pine Pacosan then down the Pacosan branch to the cove and down
    the cove to the said road and down the road to a Mulberry tree at
    the creek just below the landing,

after the death of his wife, SARAH BRYANT.

And he gave to his son BRITTIAN BRYANT [Brittain Bryant] a piece of land lying
on the upper side of the Crooked swamp.

Beginning at the mouth of a branch opposite to the Briney old field and
running a straight course to a parcel of dead pines on the Murtle branch all
the land that lies below that line down to the creek and swamp aforesaid.

Also he gave all his land that lies below the Crooked swamp that he had not
before disposed of to his son JOHN BRYANT – and all his land that lieth above
the Crooked swamp above the land he gave to his son BRITTIAN, he desire to be
sold.

And all the rest of his estate he gave to his wife Sarah Bryant for to raise
his children on and further saith not.

Certified aforesaid on this 15th day of May 1761.

BENJAMIN HART




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                 Probate, NC, Edgecombe, William Bryant 1761

North Carolina   ]
Edgecombe County ]

September Inferior Court 1761

The written nuncupative will of WILLIAM BRYANT, deceased, being proved before
BENJAMIN HART, Esq., by THOMAS FOXHALL was exhibited and THOMAS FOXHALL being
called & sworn saith that he heard, the same is admitted to have heard, the
said WILLIAM BRYANT pronounce the said will as is … on motion of SARAH BRYANT
… JAMES SMITH for her Security who … acknowledged for that surveyors
certificate is granted her for PP & letters of administration with the will
annexed on the estate of said WILLIAM BRYANT

Test JAMES HALL, D. C. P.




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