Will, NC, Craven, Solomon Griffin 1766




         The Last Will and
        Testament of SOLOMON
        GRIFFIN Dec’d proved
          April Court 1766

            Letters Issued

        Recorded in the Clerks
       office of Craven County

      CHRISTOPHER NEALE C. I. C.

       Father of MOSES GRIFFIN

WILLIAM CARROWAY, Executor Qualified




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                      Will, NC, Craven, Solomon Griffin 1766

North Carolina
Craven County

In the name of God, Amen.

I SOLOMON GRIFFIN of the county & province aforesaid though low and weak in body,
yet of a perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for it, therefore calling to
mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to
die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament, that is to say:

PRINCIPALLY AND FIRST of all I recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it
and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like
manner. And touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me
with I give and dispose of in the following manner:

ITEM I give and bequeath to my daughter ALIE GRIFFIN one negro man called CESAR and
one feather bed and furniture, one horse called Spark, one mare called Fancy, one
cow and calf and heifer, one linen wheel, one “wholing Leto” and two dishes, two
plates and half a dozen spoons to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my son SOLOMON GRIFFIN the plantation whereon I now
live beginning at the lower corner, running up the creek for one hundred and thirty
acres and thence to back line of the patent, one mare colt to him and his heirs
forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my son JESSE GRIFFIN one hundred and thirty aces of
land joining his brother SOLOMON’s and running up the creek for the content thence
to the back line and one mare yearling to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my son MOSES GRIFFIN one hundred and thirty acres of
land joining his brother JESSE, it being the residue of the patent and on mare
yearling to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I leave sixty five pounds, when received of WILLIAM HOLLOWAY to buy a negro
GAIL, and the said negro GAIL together with all the residue of my estate, both real
and personal to be equally divided between my three sons, SOLOMON [GRIFFIN], MOSES
[GRIFFIN] and JESSE [GRIFFIN] when SOLOMON comes to age twenty one years.

I do hereby ordain and appoint my daughter ALIE GRIFFIN and DANIEL VENDRICK and
WILLIAM CARRAWAY Jr. executors of this my Last Will and Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of
February one thousand seven hundred and sixty six.

SOLOMON GRIFFIN

Signed, sealed, published and decared by the said SOLOMON GRIFFIN to be his Last
Will and Testament in the presents of us, the subscribers.

WILLIAM CARRAWAY
JOHN VENDRICK Jr. {his mark}
SARAH STREET     {her mark}




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                      Will, NC, Craven, Solomon Griffin 1766

April Craven Inferior Court 1766

Present, His Majesty’s Justices

The within Last Will and Testament of SOLOMON GRIFFIN was exhibited into open court
and proved by the oath of JOHN VENDRICK, one of the subscribing evidences thereto,
who swore that he saw the testator sign, seal, publish and declare the same to be
and contain his Last Will and Testament, and that at the time thereof he was of
sound, disposing memory and that he also saw WILLIAM CARRAWAY and SARAH STREET sign
as concurring evidences with him thereto.

Also at the same time WILLIAM CARRAWAY and DANIEL VENDRICK, two of the executors
within named, qualified as such agreeable to law.

Ordered that Mr. Secretary have notice that Letters Testamentary issue thereon
accordingly.

CHRISTOPHER NEALY, C. I. C.

[Wife is SARAH BRYAN d/o JOHN BRYAN and ALICE MACQUE]




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