Person:John McCubbin (1)

Will of John McCubbin - Book A.P. 84
State of North Carolina
Rockingham County
May Session 1809

The written last Will & Testament of John McCubbin was duly proved in open
court by the oath of Wm. Barbor - ordered to be recorded. P. Galloway.

I, John McCubbin, of the Co. of Rockinham and Sate of N..C., being in a low
state of health of body, but sound in mind, do make this my last will and
Testament, and first my will is that all my debts to be paid, do give and
bquesth to my loving wife all my whole estate during her natural life or
widoehood (sic). It (sic) she should marry, then she is to have the use of
the plantation during her life and at her death, my will is that all my
whole estate to be equally divided amongst all my children that is now with
me, except one cow and cal to my daughter, Elizabeth Bloyd.

Item: I give to my daughter, Lydia, a black colt whenever she calls for it,
and I do hereby constitue, ordain ana appoint my loving wife, and james
Robertson, the who and sole executors of this my last will and testament,
and witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, affixed my seal, this 24th
day of April in the year of our Lord, 1809.

John McCubbin (seal)

Test: Wm. Barbour. Wm. (his x) Harrison

THE BLOYD FAMILY HISTORY
By Ruby McCubbin Bradem.

[This is an excerpt of the Bloyd History as written by Cora Poteet, Mass. born 16 November 1867 and believed to be taken from records of the family as written by her mother, Mary Katherine Bloyd, born 22 December 1845, and her mother's sister, Ruby McCubbin Bradem.]

William Bloyd, a sailor and a native of Scotland, married Miss Barsheba Lord and came to America and settled in Maryland. They lived there some years and then moved to NC. and lived there until 1806.

They then came to Green County, Ky. He had the first sater mill for corn built that was ever put up in Green Co. It was built by his son-in-law, Mr. McMurtry.

John McCubbin and his wife, Sapho Lunnon settled in NC. Their daughter Nancy McCubbin, married William Bloyd's son, Stephen and they came to KY in the fall of 1806. Their son John Bloyd, was born 22 April 1807.