The estate of Jeremiah Hilliard was inventoried 1742 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
(Edgecombe County Inventories and Accounts of Estates, 1733-1753, page 10, pages 37-38, page 79, pages 145-146.)

On 14 May 1743, Joseph Howell, Elias Fort, Robert West divided the estate of Jeremiah Hilliard among his five children and the report was submitted to the Edgecombe County Court under the oath of Joseph Thomas, in right of his wife Mourning Thomas, late the wife of Jeremiah Hilliard.

(Edgecombe County Inventories and Accounts of Estates, 1733-1753, page 10, pages 37-38, page 79, pages 145-146.)

Jacob Hilliard received goods valued at: 275/15/4
Robert Hilliard received goods valued at 280/2/8
Jeremiah Hilliard received goods valued at 271/18/8
Mary Hilliard received goods valued at 236/3/8
Sampson Hilliard received goods valued at 276/16/0

(Southern Gen., Historical Southern Families, Vol. IX, Boddie, pages 91-94.)

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.