Hi to all, sorry I left out the sate that Duplin & Sampson Counties are in it's North Carolina. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Purdy To: southard@interpath.com Cc: Carroll-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 1:49 PM Subject: Will of Alexander Carrell Lura, I am sure we have chatted in the past regarding our Carroll line, Mine being Jesse Carroll & Mary Rachel Gavin; John Carroll and Ann "Nancy" Hollingsworth; John Durham Carroll & Zilphia Chesnutt; Martha Jane "Mattie" Carroll & Thomas Fryar all of Sampson & Duplin counties, Mattie Carroll Fryar and Thomas Absalom Dutton of Egypt, Effingham Co.GA.. Merv. & I just returned from a 3 month RV trip to the east and I found the following information in the Sampson library. Sampson County Wills 1784-1900 Carrell, Alexander 25 Feb. 1827 probate date not found Wife Lucey Carroll - Feather bed & furn.; household & kitchen furn.; livestock; all tools, during her lifetime Daughter: Rebekah Carrell - prop. given to my wife, at her death Daughter. Phanney Bridges - $1.00 Son, Weslie Carrell - $1.00 Son, Reason Carrell - $1.00 Daughter, Marayann 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 Wit: Daniel Williams, Nathan Williams, Thomas Maxwell * NC State Archives signed Alexander Carrell * indicates the location of Will Also on the same page is Jesse Carrell, Sr. 10 Mar 1802 prob. 13 Nov. 1808 John Carrell 22 May 1814 prob. 16 Aug 1814 John Carroll, Sr. 12 Jan. 1761 prob. date not found Lewis Carroll 16 July, 1872 prob. 16 Nov. 1872 Raiford Carroll 8 Sept. 1848 prob. Nov. Ct.1858 Sarah Carroll 14 Dec. 1849 prob. May ct. 1855 Notice the name is spelled Carrell, also my Jesse Carroll is also spelled Carrell Let me know if this is any help. Jackie Purdy, Shingle Springs, CA.