Audrey, does your book of wills in Edgecombe Co, NC, have the wills of 1)Jacob Pope d 1772; 2) William Pope (his father) d 1749, and 3) John Woodard d 1765? John Woodard was the father of Mary Woodard who married Joshua Lee.. Thank you for looking. Mary in CA

All of these names except Mary are in the book and after I rest I will do some work for you. Were your LEES from Johnston Co, NC? Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Winn Mcfarland" <bmcfarland2@webtv.net> To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [SC] Re: DELOACH families from VA-NC-SC > Audrey, does your book of wills in Edgecombe Co, NC, have the wills of > 1)Jacob Pope d 1772; 2) William Pope (his father) d 1749, and 3) John > Woodard d 1765? John Woodard was the father of Mary Woodard who married > Joshua Lee.. Thank you for looking. > Mary in CA > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Thank you RootsWeb for all the genealogy resources you have given us! > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Source: Edgecombe Co, NC Abstracts of Wills, 1733-1856 by Williams and Griffin "WOODARD, John Parish of St Mary's Feb 11, 1765. July Ct, 1765. Wife: Margaret, plantation I live on, 2 Negroes, during widowhood, reversion of plantation and Negro Sam to son: Elijah; son: John, 1 still and 1 Negro, after wife's decease; dau: *Mary LEE, 1 Negro and lend use of Negro her lifetime, then to gr. Dau: Margaret BROWN, dau of Mary LEE to have said Negro Hannah; son in law and dau: Leonard LANGSTON and wife, Ann, lend use of 2 Negroes, lifetime to gr. Daus: Sarah and Elizabeth LANGSTON; son in law and dau ?: James HOLLAND and Sarah his wife, for life, the use of Negro Rose then to gr. Son: John HOLLAND, forever; son & extr: Thomas, horse and L 5 Proclamation money. Wit: Stephen COBB, James BARNES, John DREW." "LEE, Joshua Mar 29, 1767. Apr Ct, 1774. Wife: Eleanor LEE, I lend personal and real estate. At her decease to my dau & Extx: Mary, wife of Thomas POPE. Sons: John LEE, Joshua LEE, 5 S each. Daus: Sarah, Elizabeth, Ann and Naomy, 5 S each. Have had equal parts already. Gr. Dau: Ann WATSON, cow and calf, yearling heifer, all hogs marked with a swallow fork in ye right ear and half moon under same. Bed I now lie in and furniture. Wit: Benjamin BRAND (?), Charles LEE, David LEE." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey Pool" <aep@madnet.net> To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [SC] Re: DELOACH families from VA-NC-SC > All of these names except Mary are in the book and after I rest I will do > some work for you. > > Were your LEES from Johnston Co, NC? > > Audrey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Winn Mcfarland" <bmcfarland2@webtv.net> > To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:04 AM > Subject: Re: [SC] Re: DELOACH families from VA-NC-SC > > >> Audrey, does your book of wills in Edgecombe Co, NC, have the wills of >> 1)Jacob Pope d 1772; 2) William Pope (his father) d 1749, and 3) John >> Woodard d 1765? John Woodard was the father of Mary Woodard who married >> Joshua Lee.. Thank you for looking. >> Mary in CA >> >> >> ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== >> Thank you RootsWeb for all the genealogy resources you have given us! >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Virus warnings are not welcome on this list. > Remember when writing a query, to always put in DATES & LOCATIONS > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Here is a deed that was already in my files; will work on the wills later. Audrey Edgecombe County, NC, Abstracts of Deeds, 1732-1758: Pg 191. Jacob POPE of Edgecombe Precinct, planter to John SIKES of Edgecombe Precinct, planter 16 May 1737 12 pounds 16 shillings silver money 340 acres more or less on the north side of Tar River, joining William POPE and the south side of Swift Creek as by patent to the sd. POPE 21 June 1730. Wit: J. EDWARDS, Sampson POPE Reg. Edge. Prect. May Ct. 1737 T. Kearney D.C. Ct." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Winn Mcfarland" <bmcfarland2@webtv.net> To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [SC] Re: DELOACH families from VA-NC-SC > Audrey, does your book of wills in Edgecombe Co, NC, have the wills of > 1)Jacob Pope d 1772; 2) William Pope (his father) d 1749, and 3) John > Woodard d 1765? John Woodard was the father of Mary Woodard who married > Joshua Lee.. Thank you for looking. > Mary in CA > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Thank you RootsWeb for all the genealogy resources you have given us! > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >