Pipkin Family Association

NC Archives - Duplin County Wills 1730-1860 by Bill Murphy

Dunkan, William, 7 Oct 1806, Oct Term 1806

To son Edmond 250 acres on both sides of No East including the plantation I bought of Joel Sasser and between George Dunkan and John Kornegay

To son Jacob 250 acres of land and plantation on which he now lives joining John Kornegay near the foot way that crosses George Kornegay's plantation he bought of Jesse Reaves, the corner of the Bass land, the N E Pecoson

To son Isaac 250 acres on the south side of the No Et at the mouth of a branch that makes out of Thunder Swamp Pesocon adj James Johnston, the Gray patent now belonging to Francis Oliver

To son Stephen the land I bought of William Harris

To wife Anne residue of land including the plantation I live on for her natural life and then to be equally divided between my three youngest sons Lewis, Joseph and John Charles, also Negroes Jim, Charles, Mary and Hannah, three feather beds and firniture, one desk, two chests, two tables, six sitting chairs, the bofat and firniture, kitchen firniture, 6 cows and calves, my lill mare and 2 year old horse colt, one riding chair and harness, 40 head of hogs, 100 barrels of corn and she to raise and school my youngest children in their minority

To daughter Elizabeth Bourden Negro Lucey and all the other things I have given her which I estimate at $200

To daughter Rocksellary Chrry [Cherry?] Negro Jenny and about $200 worth of other property which she has received

To daughter Catharine Pipkin Negro Dina, all the other things I have given her which I estimate at $140

To daughter Anne Negro Tener, 1 feather bed and firniture

To daughter Sarah Negro Harry, 1 feather bed and firniture

Son Edmund has received of me what I estimate at $140

Son Jacob has received of me what I estimate at $150

Executors: wife Anne, eldest son Edmund
Witnesses: Fran. R. Oliver, John Roberts, William Dunkan Junr

October Term 1806
Then was the within will proved in Court in due form of Law by the oaths of Francis Oliver and John Roberts two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and at the same time Edmund Dunkan one of the Executors named in the said will came before the Court and Qualified as such according to law. Ordered that letter issue accordingly - Test Wm Dickson CC

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Duplin County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 1805-1809 by Lenora H. McEachern

21 Apr 1807 - Inventory of Estate of William Duncan, dec'd, rendered by Edm'd Duncan, Adm'r; ordered recorded.

11 Jul 1807 - Appointed Anna Duncan Guardian to her son Isaac Duncan, a minor, she gave bond of £1,000; ordered she take his estate into possession.

27 Jul 1807 - Account of Sale of Estate of William Duncan, dec'd; exhibited, ordered recorded

17 Oct 1808 - Appointed Anna Duncan Guardian to Sarah Duncan, a Minor, she gave bond of £500; ordered clerk file said bond and that she take her Estate into possession etc.

Duplin County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 1809-1811 by Joyce Jones Franks

17 Oct 1809 - Lamuel Cherry is appointed Guardian to Stephen Duncan and has given bond in the sum of two hundred fifty pounds according to law. Ordered that he take his estate into his hands.