SOURCE: Beaufort County North Carolina Will Abstracts 1720-1868 Page 465 Original Date: 7 Dec 1831 Probate: Term 1832 Richard Buck's will. oath of Nathaniel Harding. Ransom Buck qualified executor. Wife: unnamed loan of estate during widowhood. Son: Edward, $75.00 if he remains and assists his mother until 21 years old. Son: Ransom, my Nathan Nelson tract of land. If wife remarries balance of property equally divided amongst: my wife, my son Ransom, my son Allen, my son Richard, my son Burton, my daughter Winefred and my daughter Sophia, my daughter Sally, my daughter Elizabeth. Executor: my son Ransom Sighned by mark. Witness: Henry Harding, Benj Harding and Nathl. Harding. Remarks: Also recored Orphan Book B p 148