Wallace / Wallis / Willis 1700s WILL abstracts

Sources:
EARLY RECORDS of NORTH CAROLINA (From Secretary of State Papers) Asbtracted by Dr. Stephen F Bradley, Jr
WILL abstracts of North Carolina (Grimes, 1921)

MAYFIELD, PETER. Albemarle County.
June 13, 1687. October 6, 1687. Goddaughter: ANN LOVE. Wife and Executrix: ANN. Witnesses: JOHN LARANCE, ROBERT Wallis, THO. ROLFE. Proven before SETH SOTHELL.

PEET, WILLIAM.
February 8, 1722-1723. March 12, 1722. "Late of Long Islan in the province of New York." Sole legatee: JAMES BULLIN of Chester, in "Penselvany." Executor: JAMES NEWBI. Witnesses: VALENTINE Wallis, ANN Wallis. Proven before WM. REED.
 
ELLIOTT, GEORGE.  Pasquotank Precinct.
February 7, 1727-1728. April Court, 1728. Daughter: MARY Wallis. Other legatees: JOHN CLARKE, ANN ASKINS, ANN GRAY. Executor: RICHARD GRAY. Witnesses: THOMAS BEDFORD, WILLIAM Wallis, JAMES COLLINS. Clerk of the Court: WM. MINSON.

GRAY, ANN.  Pasquotank Precinct.
March 4, 1731. April Court, 1732. Sons: WILLIAM and VALLENTINE Wallis. Daughters: JANE, MARY and SARAH Wallis, ANN KENNEKUM. Executor: WILLIAM Wallis. Witnesses: JOHN MCKEEL, JOHN BOYD, RICHARD GRAY. Clerk of the Court: H. MINSON.

SWANN, THOMAS.  Pasquotank County.
May 7, 1733. August 9, 1733. Sons: SAMUEL (one plantation), WILLIAM (plantation bought of ROBERT Wallis). "But in case either of my said sons shall sell, alien, mortgage or any other way convey either of ye sd plantations hereby given out of ye name of SWANN then it shall and may be lawful for ye other of my sd sons to reenter and take possession of the same." Daughters: REBECCA and ELIZABETH SWANN (land at Moyock, in Currituck). To each of sons is bequeathed a horse, bridle and saddle. All estate, consisting of negroes, lands, cattle, etc., is given to wife for education of children. Wife and Executrix: ELIZABETH. Executor: EDWARD MOSELEY. Witnesses: BANJA. PRITCHARD, MARY EDWARDS, SAML. WISE. Proven before GEORGE BURRINGTON. Coat of arms on seal illegible.

WILLIS, WILLIAM Beaufort County.
Mar Court, 1742 (before John Forbes)
[Following from EARLY RECORDS of NORTH CAROLINA  VOLUME II: Wills 1737 - 1749 (From Secretary of State Papers) Asbtracted by Dr. Stephen F Bradley, Jr]
planter. "a weak and Low Cndirions of body".  WIFE MARY - my estate during her widowhood; should she marry,  then 1/2 my plantation & negro woman Jane [torn]. Grandson: THOMAS WILLIS - negro boy York, at age 21.  Granddaughter MARY WILLIS - ratify the gift of negro boy [torn] already given.  Granddaughter SARAH WILLIS - negro boy Hagar, at age 18 or marriage.  Granddaughter ELIZABETH WILLIS -female negro child Jane,  at age 18 or marriage.  Ex. wife MARY, son WILLIAM WILLIS, Capt RICHARD EVANS. Wit. STEPHEN HARDING.

WALLIS, ANDREW.  Craven County.
March 18, 1742-1743. Sons: JAMES, ANDREW. Wife and Executrix: MARY. Witnesses: WILLIAM WICKLIFFE, JOS. WILSON, ROBERT JARMAN. No probate.

WALLACE, THOMAS.  Currituck County
January 26, 1746-1747.  April 27, 1747.  Wike and Executrix:  Sarah ("my perriauger").  Daughter:  Barbara Wallace.  Witnesses:  Chris Butler,  Elizabeth Matthews.   Proven before Gab Johnston.

WALLIS, JOHN.  Onslow County.
November 21, 1748. April Court, 1751. Son and Executor: RICHARD. Wife: ELIZABETH. Witnesses: ARTHUR ROYALL, JOHN ROYALL, JOB BROOKES. Clerk of the Court: THOMAS BLACK.

WALLIS, WILLIAM.  Beaufort County.
December 29, 1748. March Court, 1749. Sons: WILLIAM and JOHN (land and negroes). Daughters: LIDIA BOND, ABIGAL DAW (negroes to each). Wife and Executrix: MARY Wallis. Executor: NICHOLAS DAW. Witnesses: PHIL. PRITCHETT, JOHN BENSTED, JEAN BRANNOCK. Clerk of the Court: JOHN ALDORSON.

WALLACE, THOMAS. Chowan County.
October 28, 1750.  January Court, 1750.  Sons: William, Jonathan, John.  Daughters:  Judith and Susannah (lands in Bertie Country) Elizabeth Wallace (land on "the old Soune Neck"), Mary Wallace (land on the east side of the "old Toune Road to Warreck").  Wife and Executrix: Elizabeth.  Witnesses:  Thomas and Timothy Walton. Clerk of the Court:  Will Mearns.
 
WALLIS, STEPHEN.  Craven County.
April 28, 1757. August Court, 1757. Sons: BENJAMIN (lands), ROBERT and STEPHEN (Executors). Wife: SUSANA. Witnesses: BERRY NELSON, SARAH NELSON, JOHN CUMMINGS. Clerk of the Court: PETER CONWAY.
   
SHEPARD, DAVID.  Carteret County.
May 30, 1774. January 13, 1775. Sons: SOLOMON (land on west side of Black Creek bought of LANKISTHUR LOVETT, land on Boague Sound known as Smith's Hammock, land on the head of Broad Creek and three negro men), ELIJAH ("plantation whereon I now live," land on south side of Newport River called Snow Neck, land on Boague Sound known as Bartrom's Point, and four negroes). To two above-named sons is devised land on south side of Newport River known as Read's Neck. To heirs of son JACOB is devised land on Boague Sound called Whitehall, land on Newport River known as Mount Pleasant, and another tract on north side of Newport River, together with one negro man. Grandsons:  DAVID (son of SOLOMON SHEPARD, plantation on Boague Sound at the mouth of Goose Creek, known as Townley's Point, and one negro), JOHN (son of JACOB SHEPARD), SOLOMON and ABSOLOM SHEPARD (to SOLOMON is given a plantation on Boague Sound and three negroes), DAVID WARD, DAVID SANDERS (one negro), DAVID TAYLOR. Daughters: SARAH Wallis (five negroes), REBECKAH SANDERS (one negro), ABIGAIL WARD (six negroes), ELISABETH TAYLOR (negroes). Wife: not named. Executors: SOLOMON and ELIJAH SHEPARD (sons), COL. WILLIAM THOMSON. Witnesses: CORNELIUS CANADY, ELISABETH CANADY, GIDEON CANADAY. Proven before JAS. HASELL.