Will of Joseph Thomas
Edgecombe County, NC
W: 24 Oct 1757
P: June Ct 1758
Secretary of State Wills

Dau: Mary my lower tract of land on Pigg Basket Creek, Negro Tony, black walnut chest, etc.
Dau: Priscilla land I bought of John Wootten on Pigg Basket Creek, also a small tract of land on the north side of Pigg Basket Creek, also Negro Jack and black walnut chest.
Dau: Charity tract on Pigg Basket Creek the deed for which has not been taken out of office.
Dau: Morning black walnut chest and all the land on the north side of Peachtree Creek adj. my plantation.
Wife: Mourning Thomas lend use of my plantation where I now live along with all the labor of Negro Caesar for her lifetime with reversion to my dau Mourning.
My Negro man Peneser etc. are to be sold and proceeds divided among my children.
Exec: wife, my brother John Thomas
Wit: Micajah Thomas, William Defnall, Mourning Thomas.

(Edgecombe County Will Abstracts 1732-1792, Golden West Marketing, page 83.)

North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004
Name: William Pridgeon, Spouse: Mourning Thomas
Marriage Date: 13 Nov 1761, Marriage County: Edgecombe
Marriage State: North Carolina
Source Vendor: County Court Records - FHL # 0296815-0296817
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT

Will of Jacob Pope
W: 01 Mar 1770
P: May Ct 1772
Edgecombe County, NC
Will Book A/189

being sick and weak of body
Son: Samson 5 shillings
Daus: Mourning Wimberly, Rebecca Sykes, Mary Surginer five shillings each
Wife: Jane bed and iron pot
Lend wife 1/3 of my land, also 1/3 my apple orchard for her lifetime, widowhood with reversion to my grandson Elijah Pope.
Wife: Negro Frank for her lifetime with reversion to my son Pilgrim.
Rest of estate to son Pilgrim.