The correct address for posting to this list is [email protected] Thanks for sending the wills! David On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Ray and Claudia wrote: > This is the will of Richard Gillespie, son of James A. Gillespie, > grandson of Thomas Gillespie Sr. > He was born in 1766 in Rowan County, N.C. and died December 8, 1830 in > Salisberry, S.C. > Will: made 'while in a low and infirm state of body' on October 7, > 1830. Wife Nancy, the home plantation while a widow, and later to my > son James A. Sons: James A. (wants him to live on the home plantation), > the negroes Casper, Sam, Parker, Andy and Esther, the land next Abel > Cowan's old field & old school house. Next my son Thomas Gillespie > which I had bought of Issac Gillespie, the land next--Irvine bought of > Thomas Gillespie, the land bought of William Dancy, the land bought of > Lidia Wallis; Thomas C., negroes Vardy, Peter. > Joseph G., negroes Mingo, Hecter, Eady & Ford. William L. (under 16 > years of age) $300, negroes Randolph & Abner. Daughters: Nancy Cathy > Gillespie (under age) $600, negro Clary. Flora Pamela (under age) > $600. Thomas McCoy Gillespie is now living on the land I bought of him > & his wife, so he may remain upon it if he pay in crops. My wife gets > the Foster tract, the Knox tract, the Graham tract, the Locke tract & > the Cowan tract, also negroes Ceaser, Harry, Alfred, Alsay & Mary. > Exers. sons JosephG. & James A. Witnesses: William ?ar?er, Samuel Kerr > & Abel Cowan. > > At the time of the will: > Richard, 64 > Agnes, 48 > Nancy, 19 > Thomas, 12 > Flora, 10 > James, 16 > Joseph > William, 6 > > Slaves: > Ceaser, Harry, Alfred, Mingo, Hector, Edy, Ford, Sam Parker, Andy, > Hardy, Peter, Randolph, Abner, Alsey, Mary, Clary, Esther, Delsey, > Caroline, Margaret > [email protected] ---- David W. Morgan --- Honolulu Hawaii Beckham Co OK ------ http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbeckha/ BASSETT-L mailing list -- http://www.efn.org/~dmorgan/ GILLESPIE-L mail list - http://www.nyx.net/~damorgan/