Below, I have transcribed the last will and testament of Thomas POLLARD of Craven County. There is additional material after the actual will, but it is not transcribed. It can be viewed in the images below, though. Thomas POLLARD, Last Will and Testament First...
This article relates to Stephen AVERY (Stephen AVERITT) of Craven and Beaufort Counties, husband of Nancy GARDNER and later Nancy Ada FOY, and father of Nancy, Enoch, Allen, Lewis, Noah, William, Patsy, Julia Ann, Susan, Pollie Ann, and Nancy Augusta AVERY, all of...
(This article was originally posted April 10, 2014. I've found new information since then, however, so I'm updating it. I've also transcribed much of what's found in John MILLS's estate records folder. Please note, there are a few pages mixed in erroneously— pp 5-10 —...
The following is a deed for the sale of a parcel of land from Isaac GARDNER to John CHAPMAN of Craven County. This Indenture made this the twenty fifth day of March in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty Between Isaac GARDNER of the State of...
Below I have transcribed a deed from my 4th great-grandfather John HOLMES to Church CHAPMAN of Craven County. In the deed, John HOLMES is selling his wife's (and by extension, his) interest in four slaves who were originally the property of David AVERITT, but who were...
Below I have transcribed the will of David Averitt, my 5th great-grandfather. His children by his first wife were: Elizabeth "Betsy" AVERITT m. Thomas ANDERSON Enoch AVERITT m. Leta McINTOSH Selah AVERITT m. John HOLMES He later married Sarah "Sally" BUTLER, daughter...
I found the following while browsing through the Craven County Estates, wills, 1786, 1794, 1858, 1869-1921 (p. 352-353) at FamilySearch. It interested me because my 5th great-grandfather is James McIntosh of Craven County (abt. 1765-1837) and I've wondered if William...
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...
A growing list of Eastern North Carolina counties now have their deeds and other records online. From now on links to all of the following Register of Deeds databases can be found via the Research Databases link in the top menu of this site. Interestingly,...
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...