Cotton-NC-1794

Will of Joseph COTTON; Halifax Co., NC, 1794

From: _Genealogical Abstracts of Wills 1758 through 1824
Halifax County, North Carolina_, Margaret M. Hoffman, The
Roanoke News Company, Weldon, N.C., date unknown:

JOSEPH COTTON
Will #501  pg. 238
9 Dec. 1794  Feb. Ct. 1795

... daughter LUCY RUSSEL 4 shillings
... ELIZABETH JACKSON daughter of my last wife negroes etc.
and if she dies without heirs her legacy to go to my sons
JOHN COTTON and RICHARD COTTON
... grandson JOHN SIMMONS negroes etc.
... remainder of estate to be divided between my 2 sons JOHN
and RICHARD brothers of SARAH CLAYBOURN SIMMONS and sons of
my last wife when the sd. RICHARD is 18 and if JOHN and
RICHARD die under 18 the legacy to go to survivors

Wit.: PENELOPE WHITAKER, JAMES JONES, MILES CROSS
Extrs.: CARY WHITAKER, ROBERT WARD and JOHN CARTER son of my
last wife


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