Person:Jacob Carpenter (15)

Will Transcript

I, Jacob Carpenter of the county of Lincoln and state of North Carolina, being of sound and perfect mind and memory (blessed by God) do this twenty first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three, make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following that is to say.

1st I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Catherine Carpenter the one third part of the land I now live on including the mansion house and outbuildings for her use and mantenance for and during her natural life. I also give and bequeath her a negro girl named Uley for her use and ?dower?. During her natural life and at her death the sd negro Uley together with her increase (if any) to be set up at sale to the highest bider amongst my children and the money arissing from sd sale to be equally divided amongst them. I give to her the yearly choice of two cows and calves out of six hereafter to be named to Jonas Carpenter, for her use and suport during her natural life two beds with furniture, all her wearing apperal, a large chest, one half of all the kitchen and drasser furniture, her sadle and bridle.

2nd I give and bequeath to my son Jonas Carpenter the tract of land I now live on together with all the lands I hold adjoining the same containing about two hundred and forty acres on beavrday creek also one other tract of ninty six acres on the mountain branch to him and his heirs and assigns for ever, he giving and yelding to my wife Catherine Carpenter a decent mantenance during her life agreeable to the foregoing part of ths instrument. I also give him two negroes vz. Sesar and Selvey together with their increse for him and his heirs foreever, his choice at my death of two.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Wikitree.com.

   Jacob Zimmerman was born in 1734 in Germany. He married Catherine Ramsour around 1759. He died May 3, 1807 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.[1]
   
   From Wikipedia: German names were regularly anglicized with immigration. Surnames were often translated, so in this case, Zimmerman would become Carpenter.[2]
   
   Note: Jacob Carpenter signed his last name "Zimmerman", which is German for Carpenter.[3] However, he used the last name Carpenter when he joined the military in North Carolina.
   
   https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Zimmerman-409

2.   Find A Grave.

   Jacob (Zimmerman) Carpenter
   Birth 1734
   Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
   Death 3 May 1807 (aged 72–73)
   Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
   Burial
   Jacob Carpenter Cemetery
   Crouse, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
   
   Jacob was a pioneer of Indian Creek,North Carolina born 1734. His wife is Katherine Ramsour who was a daughter of Deitrich Ramsour also a pioneer. He was a Patriot of the American Rev.
   
   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63716422/jacob-zimmerman-carpenter