EARLY NORTH CAROLINA WILL
ABSTRACTS
1900 North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register
Compiled from the originals in the office of the Secretary Of State at Raleigh, N.C. The later date indicates the day of probate. They are arranged alphabetically by surname. In some cases, county is not named.
SURNAMES BEGINNING WITH M
Mabson, Arthur, of Carteret. Nephew Wm. Cole, each
of my wife’s children by her former husband Mr. Gibble, daughter Elizabeth, wife
of Nathaniel Smith, grandson Walter Smith, daughter Susanna, wife, son Arthur
and his children. March 1748.
Mackley, Henry, of Pasquotank. Feb. 11, 1720, April
Court 1721. Daughter Mary Mackley, son-in-law Martin Miller, wife
Barbary.
Man, Thomas, of Bertie. Nov. Court 1735. Wife
Bridgett, sons John and Thomas, daughters Mary and Bridgett, --- Griffin,
grandson George Williams.
Mand, Thomas. Apr. 17, 1736, Aug. Court 1736. My
children and grandchildren, grandson Mandue Dorothy, granddaughter Priscilla
Dorothy, son William Bunn, daughter
Mary.
Marston, Elizabeth. Jan. 2, 1732, Sept. 11, 1733.
Daughter Mary Marston, alias Hamilton, grandson William Marston Holland,
daughtes Ann and Mourning. (Bath).
Martin, George. Oct. 6, 1734. Wife and children,
brother-in-law Ephraim Vernon.
Martin, Joel, of Bath. Oct. 4, 1715, probated July
3, 1716. Sons John and William, daughter Ann, grandson Joel Martin, grandson
John Woodward, son of Henry Woodward in Virginia, daughter Elizabeth Portney,
daughter Elizabeth Penny wife of John Penny, daughter Mary Woodward, daughter
Frances Davis, wife Elizabeth.
Martin, John, of Pasquotank. Son Nathaniel, daughter
Elliner Bryant, son Joseph, daughter Mary Ann Jessop, daughter Ann, sons John
and Joshua, daughter Jane Morgan, sons-in-law John Morgan and Thomas
Jessop.
Martin, William. Apr. 8, 1735-36, Aug. Court 1736.
Sons Richard Moses, Thomas and John, wife Elsie, daughters Mary and Elise
Martin.
Mason, John Sr., of Hyde. Feb. 15, 1737-38, Sept.
Court 1741. Wife Mary, daughter Mary Jr., eldest son Roger, daughter Margaret,
youngest son Thomas, grandson Mason Tison, granddaughter Kesiah Herrington,
grandson John, son of Roger, Thomas Tison, Clinch
Herrington.
Mason, Joseph. Is dead, no will. Daughter
Skittlethorpe Administrix. May 3, 1702.
Massey, Hezekiah Sr.. Apr. 15, 1727, Oct. 13, 1727.
Wife Elizabeth, daughters Sarah and Lucy, sons Hezekiah, Richard, William and
John.
Matthews, Thomas, of Chowan. Oct. 6, 1732, Oct.
Court 1732. Thomas Waters, grandson Richard Houck, wife
Priscilla.
Mattocks, John. Oct. 12, 1732, Sept. 4, 1733.
Daughters Ann and Elizabeth, wife Mary.
Maudlin, Ezekiel, of Perquimans. Mar. 25, 1732, Apr.
17, 1732. Wife Hannah, sons Jeremiah, Joshua, and
Thomas.
Maule, Patrick. Apr. 19, 1736. Wife Elizabeth,
daughter Sarah, daughter Barbara, daughter Mary; cousins John and Wm. Gray
Executors, son John Maule.
Maule, William. Feb. 21, 1725, Mar. 30, 1726.
Plantation called Mount Golland, wife Penelope Maule, plantation called Scot’s
Hall; brother Patrick Maule Executor and guardian to my daughter
Penelope.
Mayo, Edward. 12th day, 8th
month, 1724, Oct. 20, 1724. Son Edward, daughters Ann, Sarah and Elizabeth, son
Joseph, wife Mary, brother Tomas Jessop
Executor.
McCarty, Timothy, of Chowan. July 15, 1718, probated
same day. Godson William Gullierer, wife
Mary.
McClenden, Deborah. Feb. 28, 1728-29, Oct. 15, 1732.
Godson Joseph Sutton, son Richard
Whedbee.
McCoy, Daniel, of Norfolk County. Sons John and
William, daughter Lydia, wife Christian. Dec. 2, 1731, Oct. 8,
1735.
McCrary, Robert, of Bertie. May 30, 1740, probated
July 30, 1740. Elizabeth Barfield, daughter of Thomas, Mary, Elizabeth,
Priscilla and Sarah Brown, daughters of Thomas Brown, deceased; Thomas Barfield
Executor.
McDaniel, Daniel. Apr. 16, 1734, May 2, 1734. Sons
Archbell and James, daughters Mary, Ann, and Sarah, wife
Sarah.
McKeel, Rebecca, of Bath. Sons Anthony, Thomas, John
and Joseph, daughters Anne and Sarah. May 7, 1729, Dec. Court
1729.
McKeel, Thomas. Dec. 13, 1729, proved Feb. 13,
1729-30. Eldest son Benjamin, two youngest sons Thomas and John, daughters
Elizabeth and Mary.
McKinne, Barnaby Jr.. 13th Oct. 1735-36, probated
Nov. Court 1736. Daughter Patience, Barnaby Lane, son of Joseph Lane, daughter
Mary, Barnaby McKinne, son of William, wife Mary, brother Willliam, Barnaby
Pope, son of John Pope, brother Robert and John McKinne, James Howell, cousin
John Lane.
MeGee (or McGue), Lawrence of Bertie. Apr. 26, 1740,
May Court 1740. My grandchildren born of Dice Bryan my daughter, son Jno. Bryan,
daughter Elice; friend Edward Bryan
Executor.
Merriday, Thomas, of Pasquotank. Wife Elizabeth,
son-in-law Samuel Davis, daughters Elizabeth, Mary, and Sarah. Mar. 1, 1740,
Oct. 1741.
Messler, Carsmear. Oct. 1696, probated May 7, 1697.
Son-in-law Richard Lewis.
Middleton, Henry. Mar. 6, 1738-39, June Court 1738.
Sons James, John and Henry, daughter Mary, wife Martha, son-in-law Elisha
Farley.
Midgett, Matthew. July Court 1735. Eldest son
Samuel, sons John and Joseph, daughters Ann, Catherine, Judy and Dinah Midgett,
sons Matthew and Thomas, wife Judy. (Body’s
Island).
Minge, Edward, of Pasquotank. 27th Jan.
1734-35, Feb. 17, 1734-35. Wife Mary, daughter Mary, half sisters Elizabeth and
Sarah, wife’s father Joseph Jessop.
Molbee, George, of Chowan. Mar. 30, 1719. Son-in-law
Thomas Bagall, daughter-in-law Elizabeth Hartshorne, Ralph Tyler, wife Catherine
Molbee.
Montcrief, John. Wife Mary, youngest son George,
sons Thomas, William and John, daughter Mary. June 22, 1712. Henry McCulloch,
wife Mary.
Moore, James. Nov. 28, 1733, Dec. 11, 1735. Wife
Susanna, son Maurice Moore, daughter Sarah; John Dawson
Executor.
Moore, William, of Perquimans. Feb. 6, 1726-27, Oct.
31, 1732. Sons William, John, Joshua, Samuel and Truman, daughters Jane and
Elizabeth, cousin Robert Bogue, wife Elizabeth
Moore.
Morris, John. 18th day, 9th
month, 1739, Jan. Court 1740. Sons Joseph, John, Zachariah, and Isaac, daughters
Sarah and Hannah, wife Mary.
Moy, John, of Currituck. 3rd Jan. 1735.
Daughter Jane, son John, his grandfather Pieders, wife
Avis.
Moye, Thomas, of Chowan. Mar. 20, 1721-22, May 14,
1723. Wife Elizabeth, sons Thomas and John, William Phillips, my wife’s
daughters Elizabeth and Patience.
Mullen, Jacob. Sons Isaac, Abraham, Jacob, and
Thomas, daughter Hannah. Jan. 1758.
Perquimans.
Mumford, Joseph. No date; wife Ann, daughter
Elizabeth, son Joseph, son Edward. (Onslow
Point).
Muns, Thomas. July 5, 1693. Wife Anne
Muns.
James R. Baker, Jr.