Greetings list, If anyone has access to Edgecombe County Will Abstracts, I would like to get the abstract from the will of Peter Knight (written 1809). I am trying to figure out who his children were and who received which slaves. Thanks, ---Karmella Haynes __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com

Abstracts of the Wills of Edgecombe County North Carolina 1733-1856, 1956 by Ruth Smith Williams and Margarette Glenn Griffin, page 195 "KNIGHT, PETER May 9, 1809, Nov. Ct., 1811. Bk. E, p 25. Wife and Extx: ANN, I lend plantation I now live on reversion to son: PETER EPPS KNIGHT, 1 negro wench, cattle, sheep, stock, furniture, loom and weaving gear, poughs, cart, puter dishes, basons, 12 spoons, etc. Son & Exr: JESSE, tract of land bought of JOHN HODGE, also 73 A I took up adjoining same. Son: ARTHUR, tract bought of JAMES JONES, another tract bought of BENJAMIN PIPPEN, tract adjoining JAMES ADAMS and my own land. Son & Exr: JOHN, tract of land lying on Fishing Creek, bought of JOSEPH HART. Son: WILLIS, I lend plantation bought of ALLEN HARDY during his life, reversion to his son, JORDON KNIGHT. Dau: LUCY BATTS, 2 negroes. Son: CHARLES, plantation bought of ELIAS FORT, also tract I took up adjoining BENJAMIN BATTS and 1 negro. Dau: MARY LAWRENCE, 1 negro. Son: PETER EPPS KNIGHTA, 110 A tract of land bought of JAMES HOWARD, and 1 negro boy. Dau: ELIZABETH KNIGHT, negro. WALKER KNIGHT'S 5 youngest chil: JAMES, MARTHA, SISLEY, JOHN and CHARLES KNIGHT, 25 Pounds each. Wit: DAVID LAWRENCE, JAMES WEEKS" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karmella Haynes" <kh_art@yahoo.com> To: <NCEDGECO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 10:58 AM Subject: [NCEDGECO] Re: NCEDGECO-D Digest V01 #23 Greetings list, If anyone has access to Edgecombe County Will Abstracts, I would like to get the abstract from the will of Peter Knight (written 1809). I am trying to figure out who his children were and who received which slaves. Thanks, ---Karmella Haynes