Person:John Carraway (10)

Personal History

Death and Probate

In his will dated 23 October 1794,^[1] John Carraway of Cumberland Co., North Carolina, bequeathed to his wife Margaret, during her life, six negroes, the manor plantation containing 360 acres, livestock, tools, and furniture. He bequeathed to his son Thomas three pieces of land containing a total of 550 acres, two negroes, and all of the estate previously bequeathed to Margaret after her decease; Thomas was to take care of his father's debts. He also bequeathed to his son William one piece of land on the east side of Black River containing 150 acres and four negroes, and to his grandson John, William's son, he bequeathed one piece of land on the east side of Stewart Creek containing 200 acres. He bequeathed to his son John one negro, £150 to be paid by Thomas, and three cows and calves. He bequeathed to his son James five pieces of land containing about 700 acres, three negroes, a feather bed, and livestock. He bequeathed to his son Charles two pieces of land containing 420 acres, two negroes, cooper's tools, three cows and calves, a feather bed, five sows and pigs, eleven year-old hogs, and pewter plates. His wife Margaret and son Thomas were appointed executors. The will was probated in 1795 in Cumberland Co.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} North Carolina. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Cumberland County). Wills, 1757–1869. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1941)
   FHL 18680; Will of John Carraway.

   Digital image in DGS 7639609, images 335–338 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GW-T1G2 : accessed 21 Sept. 2018).
   
   The will of “John Carraway of the County of Cumberland and State of North Carolina,” dated 23 Oct. 1794, bequeaths to wife Margaret, son Thomas, son William, grandson John (son of William), son John, son James, and son Charles; exor. wife Margaret, son Thomas; wit. Abel Moore, Alex McAlester (his mark?), William Holland.

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} State Archives of North Carolina, Discover Online Catalog
   record ID 5200.29.198; Mitchell Will Index, Cumberland County, Will of John Carraway, 1795.

   This entry says that there is not a recorded copy of the will. The original will is in the North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.