1792 7TH of JUNE, NOV CT. 1794 PHILIP RAWLS- {D/260} 7 JUNE 1792 NOV CT 1794 To HENREY RAWLS- half my land where I now live, also cow calf. to JONES RAWLS {Son of HENREY RAWLS} -mare, bed, cattle, etc., to PHILIP RAWLS- the other half of my land, also cow, yearling, etc. to ALICE RAWLS- cattle, linning wheel, pewter basin, to my sister CHARITY RAWLS- bed, cattle, linning wheel, for her lifetime with reversion at her death to EDAH RAWLS, remaining estate to HENREY RAWLS, Eexecutors: HENREY RAWLS, and PHILIP RAWLS Wit: JOB UMPHLET, WILLIAM {X} MORRIS, JOSIAH RAWLS {Note: PHILIP RAWLS was the brother of WILLIAM & HENRY RAWLS, he was leaving his property to his nephews and nieces. the JONES RAWLS {son of HENRY} was the JONAS RAWLS, JR. listed in various records, he is most likely the JONAS that married SALLY MOORE in 1801} 1795 19TH MARCH, MAY ct. 1795 will of JOHN WILLIAMS {D/294} 19 MAY 1795, MAY CT 1795 Wife ANNE WILLIAMS- land my manor plantation , bed, horse, etc., during her widowhood. Son ETHELRED WILLIAMS- reversion of my manor plantation, also coopers tools, gun, etc., daughter MARY WILLIAMS- bed, loom, chest, my remaining pewter, etc., Daughter RACHEL WILLIAMS- bed, cow, calves, pewter, etc. my remaining estate is to be divided between my three children. executors: Son ELTHELRED , JOSEPH GREEN, Wife wit: JAMES WILSON, GEORGE {X} WILLIAMS, HERBERT PRITCHARD, MARIAH RALLS 1795 5th OCTOBER, AUG CT. 1796 JUDAH {X} HIGGS {D/340} 5 OCT 1795, AUG CT 1796 To my son ELISHA HIGGS and my daughter JUDAH HIGGS- all my cattle. Son ELISHA- bed, Daughter JUDAH- bed. I have already given a share of my estate to my children WILLIAM HIGGS, JOHN HIGGS, JACOB HIGGS, REUBIN HIGGS, MILLY PEELLE, PRISCILLA RUTLAND, MARY YOUNG, ELIZABETH HIGGS, and SARAH HOLLAND. Executors: friends JAMES HARRELL, JOSEPH HORNE, Son, ELISHA HIGGS Wit: JACOB HIGGS, PHILIP RAWLS, HENRY {X} HARRELL 1796 4th of February, NOV CT 1796 CHARLES DUNNING {D/348} Being sick and weak in body... wife CELIA DUNING- HER THIRD PART OF MY HOUSE AND PLANTATION FOR HER LIFETIME OR WIDOWHOOD, BUT IF SHE MARRIES this shall be rented out until my son ELI DUNING is twenty-one. Wife -negro ADAM. Son EXUM DUNING- the new entered land. half the land I now live on, also negro JACOB Son ELI DUNING- remaining part of my land, also negro HANNAH, bed, pot, my remaining estate to be sold by my executors friends ABNER PERRY, SAMUEL DUNING, JUNR., JOHN ASKEW, Wit: ABNER PERRY, SAMUEL DUNING, JUNR., JONAS RAWLS, HOSEA RAWLS, THOMAS CONNER. 1798 NOVEMBER CT Nov ct 1798 BERTIE co., at Nov ct 1797, the exctrs of WILLIAM JORDAN decd sued JAMES {B.} JORDAN of said county, Nov ct 1798 jurors: JOHN RHODES, HENRY RHODES, EPHRAIM WESTEN, JOSIAH RAWLS, DAVID COFFIELD, THOMAS CHURCH, WILLIAM SMITHWICK, JOHN HARLOWE, ISIAH SMITH, JOHN PENDER, THOMAS E. HARELL, SOLOMON PENDER Defendant appealed gave bond with ROBERT ARMISTEAD & BENJAMIN WILLIAMS securities 1800 20th September Will of HOSEA RAWLS In the name of god amen I HOSEA RAWLS of the county of BARTEE in the state of NORTH CAROLINA being of perfect sound mind and memory thanks be given to allmighty god for the same but calling to mind the mortality that attends my body and that it is appointed for all men once to die I do hereby make constitute and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows viz: first of all I commend my soul into the hands of allmighty god that gave it hoping through the merits dear to and possesion of my saviour jesus christ to have the full and proper ___? and condition of my sins and my body I commit to the earth to be buried in a decent and christian like manner at the descretion of my executors hereafter named as _? worldly estate as it hath pleased allmighty god to bestow on me I give and bequeath in manner and form as follows, first my will is that all my just debts and funeral charges shall be fully paid and discharged- item first I give unto my mother REBACAH RAWLS all my wrights and tittels of all my stocks of all my cattle ,horses and hougs and all I pursess within and without to live on as she need as long as she lives after her death then to be divided equally between LEVY RAWLS and JOSIAH RAWLS and JONAS RAWLS. I do hereby appoint my brother JOSIAH RAWLS and JONES RAWLS my hole and soull executors of this my last will and testament and ___? all other wills and testaments by me befour made and acknowlege this to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hearunto set my hand and seall this 20th day of September eighteen hundred HOSEA RAWLS JEREMIAH BRUCE DUNING BRUCE State of NO. CAROLINA, NOV term 1800 BERTIE county the last will and testament of HOSEA RAWLS decd was proved in open vcourt by the oath of JEREMIAH BRUCE one of the subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded GEORGE GRAYCEE BOBBY RAWLS BIG SPRING, TEXAS