EARLY NORTH CAROLINA WILL
ABSTRACTS
1900 North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register
Compiled from the originals in the office of the Secretary Of State at Raleigh, N.C. The later date indicates the day of probate. They are arranged alphabetically by surname. In some cases, county is not named.
SURNAMES BEGINNING WITH T
Tanner, Walter, of Perquimans. Aug. 15, 1713.
Daughter-in-law Elinor Ateway, wife Elizabeth
Tanner.
Tarkinton, William, of Tyrrell. Sept. Court 1748.
Wife Ann, sons John, Joishua, Benjamin, Joseph, William and Zebulon, daughters
Sarah, Anne and Joanna.
Taylor, Ebeneezer. Apr. 21, 1711. Wife Agnes, sister
Mary Tripe, cousins Samuel and Eliner Cross, brother and sister Walker, brothers
Samuel and Benjamin Taylor, Benjamin Taylor, son of my brother Edward Walker,
brother-in-law Gavin Sowden.
Taylor, Edward. Dec. 3, 1710. Dec. 3, 1710.
Daughters Dorcas, Sarah, Ann, wife
Sarah.
Taylor, John. Mar. 19, 1715-16/ Wife Martha, each of
my children; son John, Henry, and William Conner
Executors.
Taylor, Lemuel Sr., of Perquimans. Sons Lemuel and
William, wife Jean Taylor. Nov. 3, 1719, July 12,
1720.
Taylor, Nathaniel, of Bertie. Apr. 3, 1734, May
1734. Wife Jane.
Taylor, Robert, of Pasquotank. Wife Ann, also
Executrix. Sept. 17, 1700.
Taylor, Thomas, of Currituck. Aug. 20, 1734, July 6,
1736. Sons Thomas and Edward, wife Easter, son-in-law Cornelius Jones, grandson
John Taylor, daughter Elizabeth wife of Cornelius Jones, daughter Sophia wife of
Peter Payne, daughter Sarah wife of Jeremiah Stephens, granddaughter Easter
Stephens, daughter Bridgett wife of Samuel Jarvis, daughter Bethia, grandson
Benjamin son of Edward Taylor, grandson Ezekiel
Payne.
Temple, William. Dead without a will. Robert Temple
and wife next of kin. 1696.
Thomas, Barnaby. Oct. 5, 1737, Dec. 11, 1735. Son
Elisha Thomas, child in “esse”, brother-in-law John Dawson, wife; brother
Phillip Thomas Executor.
Thomas, Joseph. 9th day, 1st
month, 1728, Mar. 18, 1727. Brothers James and John, mother Damaras
Ratliff.
Thomas, Joseph. Dec. 10, 1735, Feb. Court 1736.
Eales Thomas, son Joseph, sons Michael, and Luke, son
James.
Thomas, Morgan. Feb. 19, 1709. Cousin James
Morgan.
Thomas, Tyler, of Bath. Friend John Jordan. June 25,
1722, July Court 1722.
Thorogood, Francis, of Bath. June 8, 1714. Wife
Anne, children Francis, Adam, Sarah, Anne and Early, daughter Rose, by a former
wife. Apr. Court 1716.
Thorp, Richard, of Currituck. July 12, 1720, Nov.
20, 1720. Wife Mabel.
Tomlin, John. July 27, 1719. Son William, wife,
brother William.
Tomlinson, John. 14th day,
20th month, 1697. Wife Elizabeth, son John, daughter Elizabeth, son
William, daughter Mary, two daughters
Reading.
Toms, Francis Sr. 6th day,
10th month, 1709. Wife Mary, sons Francis and Joshua, daughter
Priscilla Nicholson, daughter Mary married Gabriel Newby, grandson Francis
Newby. Witness, Wm. Boyd, Matthew Albertson, John Stepney, father-in-law John
Nicholson to daughter Priscilla wife of John Kinsey, and John Nicholson
now.
Toms, Francis. Sept. 5, 1729, Oct. 7, 1729. Daughter
Mary Newby, their son Francis Newby, N. Newby, daughter Elizabeth Phelps,
daughter Priscilla Jones, daughter Margaret Toms, daughter Pleasant Winslow,
wife Rebecca, son Francis; wife and son-in-law Nathan Newby
Executors.
Toms, Joshua. Mar. 4, 1701-02, Apr. Court 1732. Wife
Rebecca, son Foster, daughters Sarah and Hannah, daughter Meriam Sutton,
son-in-law Christopher Sutton, grandsons Joshua and William
Sherro.
Toms, Mary (widow), 1st month,
30th day, 1713, Jan. 15, 1717-18. Vesty Lewis, Rachel Lawrence,
Elizabeth, daughter of my brother William Nicholson, Joseph Glaister, and wife
Mary, Executors.
Took, James, of Pasquotank. Apr. 19, 1720, Apr. 22,
1720. Sister Joanah Scott, James Took Scott, daughter of my sister Joanah,
cousins Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah Scott, cousin James Took, cousin Mary Ricks,
brother John Scott, Thomas Commander, son of Thomas, James, son of
Thomas.
Torksey, Phillip. July 18, 1727, July 26, 1727. Son
William Torksey, son Robert Morgan, son Henry Hamman, son John Torksey, son
Edward Faircloth, son Robert Torksey; wife and Robert Torksey
Executors.
Townsend, John. Aug. 10, 1737. Brother’s youngest
daughter Ann Townsend, brother William
Townsend.
Trotter, William. 28th day,
1st month 1729, Dec. 16, 1729. Daughter Dorothy, sister Elizabeth
Trotter, sister Elizabeth Newby, wife
Mary.
Trueblood, John. Oct. 28, 1734. Wife Sarah, eldest
son John, eldest daughter Elizabeth, daughter Miriam, sons Fisher and
Daniel.
Trumbull, Simon. Is dead without a will. Ann
Trumbull Administrix. 6th Jan.
1706.
Trumbull, Thomas. Son William, daughter Sarah, three
other children, wife Elizabeth. Oct. 22, 1733, Nov. 8,
1733.
Tucker, Robert, of Currituck. June 3, 1719, Apr. 12,
1721. James Martin…(illegible)…, wife Mary
Martin.
Tully, Jane, of Pasquotank. Aug. 4, 1729, Oct. 11,
1732. Mary Rodes, Daniel Rodes, grandson David
Boles.
Turberville, Richard. Dec. 4, 1725, May 16, 1726.
Eldest son John, second son Francis, third son William, forth son Walter,
daughter Elizabeth, grandson Daniel Colson, granddaughter Mary
Colson.
Turner, Henry, of Henrico County, Va. Jan. 17,
1712-13. Son Abel, daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Hannah, Jane, and Ann, wife
Patience.
Turner, Richard. 27th day, 3rd
month, 1719, Apr. 4, 1719.
Son-in-law William Bastable, granddaughter Hannah Bastable, grandson
Samuel Newby, daughter Elizabeth Newby, Bridgett
Newby.
Turner, William, of Little River, Perquimans. Oct.
28, Oct. 28, 1696. Son William, daughter Sarah, son John, wife
Katherine.
Tyler, Moses, of Bladen. June 20, 1762, Aug. 9,
1762. Sons Needham, Owen, and Moses, daughters Penelope, Elizabeth, Christian,
and Lucretia, wife Sarah.
James R. Baker, Jr.