Wills & Estate Records

Will of John Wiggins of Craven County (1803)

Will of John Wiggins of Craven County (1803)

I'm trying to figure out who's who for all of these Craven County Wiggins. I don't descend from them (that I know of), but I have them in many collateral lines. Specifically, I'd love to figure out how John, Edmund, George, and Samuel Wiggins fit together. (I know...

Research Hodge Podge – Part 1

Research Hodge Podge – Part 1

I've been researching a bunch of different things lately and I'm trying to compartmentalize them into a handful of posts that might be helpful (and easily accessible) in the future. This will be the first in a series of random items for random families I've spent time...

Estate of Joseph Morris (1791) – Craven County

Estate of Joseph Morris (1791) – Craven County

The following is a transcription of the estate papers for Joseph MORRIS (1791) of Craven County. It is believed by many researchers that Joseph MORRIS was the father of Katie Anna MORRIS (or Katie Ann MORRIS) who married Benjamin LANCASTER of Craven County. State of...

Mystery: Who is Mary Fornes?

Mystery: Who is Mary Fornes?

Alright, we have yet another mystery on our hands. I'm hoping some of you might actually have some pieces of information that can fill in the blanks for me. Below are two deeds from Pitt County. The first item below is a deed in which Mary FORNES gives land to her...

Will of Elias Stallings (Perquimans County), 1778/1785

Will of Elias Stallings (Perquimans County), 1778/1785

Below I'm transcribing the will of Elias Stallings of Perquimans County in an effort to better understand the relationships between the Rountrees, the Stallings, and the Wallaces (whatever they may be). Some researchers claim all of Elias Stallings' children were born...

Will of Thomas Rountree (Chowan County) – 1748

Will of Thomas Rountree (Chowan County) – 1748

In trying to make sense of the connections between the Rountree and Wallace families, I'm finding I need to dig deep into the available documents. It appears there is some erroneous information on Ancestry and other sites relating to Thomas Rountree, his children, and...

Early Rountree (Roundtree) Items – Mostly Chowan County

Early Rountree (Roundtree) Items – Mostly Chowan County

The following items are pulled from the North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 1, 2, & 3. I've only chosen items that predate 1800, as my own research focus related to the Rountree family is in the early 18th century. Feel free to add more...

Will of William Wallace of Martin County (1775)

Will of William Wallace of Martin County (1775)

After reading through the brilliant genealogy work of Pam F. Bennett at Ancestry.com on our shared Mills line, I am very interested in the Wallace family, who she suspects is the family of which Keziah, wife of Nasby MILLS of Pitt County, belongs. She suspects that...