On a trip to the NC Archives some time ago, I copied some Sampson County, NC will abstracts. Someone had asked me for these, so I thought I would share with the list. I am still behind in fulfilling requests some of you. I'll try to get to them. Remind me if I don't. The abstracts come from page 21 of: SAMPSON COUNTY WILLS 1784 - 1900 abstracted by Elizabeth E. Ross, 396 Little Creek Church Road, Clayton, NC 27520 I'm afraid I failed to get the publisher and copyright date. * * * * CARRELL Alexander 25 Feb. 1827 prob. date not found Wife Lucey Carrell - feather bed & furn.; household & kitchen furn.; livestock; all tools, during her lifetime -Daughter Rebekah Carrel - prop. given to wife, at her death -Daughter Phanney Bridges $1.00 -Son Weslie Carrel - $1.00 -Son Reason Carrell - $1.00 -Daughter Maryann Tedder - 2 yr. old heifer -Daughter Betsy Ann Royall - 1 heifer Rem. prop. to wife during life, then to daughter Rebekah Carrell Exec: Wife Lucey Carrell, Hardy Royal signed Alexander Carrell Wit: Daniel Williams, Nathan Williams, Thomas Maxwell * NC State Archives CARRELL Jesse Sr 10 Mar. 1802 prob. 13 Nov.1808 Wife Rachel Carrell - -Son John Carrell plant. where he now lives 295 ac. -Son Jesse Carrell old plant. whereon I formerly lived 355 ac., negroes Dick Ben; feather bed & furn.; I mare; livestock -Son Thomas Carrell - 356 ac. land on upperside of Stuarts Ck. adj. my Mill Br., negroes David, Jean & Aban; feather bed & furn. -Dau Mary Collins - negro girl Missey(sic) -Dau Priscilla Carrell - negro woman Doll; livestock; feather bed & furn.; cotton wheel & cards -Son Joseph Carrell - plant. whereon I now live 355 ac. on Peacock Br.; negroes Hal, Willis & Rose; Mill; still; rem. livestock Jesse (I) Carrell Exec: sons John Carrell, Jesse Carrell Wit: John Carrel, David Chesnutt, Alexander Chesnutt * NC State Archives CARRELL John 22 May 1814 prob. 16 Aug.1814 Wife Rachel Carrell - my land; livestock; household furn.; working tools -Son Raeford Carrell - I horse, saddle, bridle & gun After wife's death, prop. to be divided amongst my children. [none named] Exec: Rachel Carrell John (X) Carrell Wit: Hiram Blackburn, Raiford Carroll * NC State Archives CARROLL John Sr 12 Jan. 1761 prob. date not found Wife Mary Carroll - my whole est., lands & utensils, during NL or widowhood, except such things as I mention -Son John Carroll - plant. whereon I now live & all appurtenances after death of his mother -Children John, Joseph, Dorcas & Rachel Carroll - all moveable est. to be equally divided between my children -I bay horse Gallant, to be sold & money equally divided Exec: wife Mary Carroll, son John Carroll signed John Carroll Wit: Dempsey Benton, John Beaker, Henry Hollingsworth * Deed Ek. 3 pg. 124, Register of Deeds, SampsonCo Ct House [only] CARROLL Lewis 16 July 1872 prob. 16 Nov. 1872 Wife Eliza Carroll - during NL or widowhood, all land where I now live; all livestock; plant. & farming tools; household & kitchen furn.; crops; notes -Son George W Carroll all land above the road adj. AB Carroll -Son William Carroll part of land adj. GW Carroll, W Gregory & BW Gunn -Son C Tate Carroll land adj. W Gregory, Wm Matthews & Wm J Carroll -3 youngest sons Geo W, Wm J & Cornelius G Carroll - I bed & furn each. -2 daus Rebecca P Merriman & Moriah A Southerland to be equally divided - rem. personal prop. after death of wife -Rem. children Mary B Croom, Rachel C Royal, Frank M Carroll, James L Carroll & Amma B Carroll - I have given & devised to them already Exec: sons Franklin M Carroll, James L Carroll signed Lewis Carroll Wit: Archibald Matthis, Wm S Matthis * NC State Archives CARROLL Raiford 9 Sept. 1848 prob. Nov. Ct 1858 Wife Sarah Carroll - negroes Calvin, Rachel, Maria, Adaline & child Ann, George, Chany, Jack, Isaac, Bob, & Charles; after death of wife, sd negroes unto children begotten of her body, Eilzabeth, Thomas E, Stephen P. & Junius P Carroll equally divided. The land & plant. where I reside ea 450 ac. BS Big & Little Coharre, after death or marriage of wife; household & kitchen furn.; livestock. Exec. to sell lands at public sale & proceeds to be equally divided among 5 sons, David, Thomas, Stephen & John 0 & Junius *Location of Will p.21 Raiford's will must be continued on the next page. This is all that I got. I do not have the book. Lura