David W. Morgan wrote: > > 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/ > > ==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== > Thomas Gillespie - Naomi Thompson > Isaac Gillespie - Mary Ann McGuire > Lydia Gillespie - James Durham -- That's My Line. What's Yours?