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 P
Pace, John. Mar. 25, 1726-27, Aug. Court 1727. Wife,
sons John, William, and George, daughter Elizabeth, daughter Mary Melton, wife.
Witness, John Brent.
Paget, Edward. Feb. 28, 1717-28, Apr. 18, 1728. Wife
Margaret, brother Samuel.
Pagett, Edward, of Chowan. Feb. 28, 1727-28. Wife
Margaret; brother Samuel and wife
Executors.
Palin, Thomas, of Pasquotank. Aug. 1, 1733. Sons
Henry and Thomas, daughters Ann, and Mary wife of John Ross, wife Susanna,
daughter Mary Glaister.
Palmer, Robert. Oct. 5, 1740. Wife Mary Ann, sons
Robert, Benjamin and Joseph, grandson Robert Pendleton, grandson Thomas
Pendleton, granddaughter Nancy Pendleton, grandson Evan Jones, daughter Sarah,
wife of Thomas Pendleton. Pasquotank. Oct. Court
1740.
Palmer, Thomas. Jan. 31, 1720. Son Thomas, daughter
Mary Palmer.
Pareot, Jacob. Nov. 3, 1738, Nov. 18, 1738. Wife
Martha, children Mary and John; Wm. Fleeetwood and Edward Razor Executors.
(Bertie)
Parish, John. Oct. 14, 1738, Mar. 24, 1739. Wife
Margery, granddaughter Ann Barclift, son John, daughter Anne Barclift, grandson
John Barclift.
Parish, William. Jan. 26, 1735-36, probated Aug.
Court 1736. Daughter Sarah, wife Mary.
Parker, Henry, of Craven. Son Henry Green. Feb. 27,
1733-34, Sept. 17, 1734.
Parker, Peter. Sept. 1, 1716, Apr. 22, 1720. Eldest
son John, sons Thomas and Joseph, daughters Mary and Ann, wife
Elizabeth.
Parris, Thomas, of Edenton. Apr. 13, 1728,
20th Apr. 1728. Thos. Parris in Great Britain, son George, son-in-law
James Palin, daughter-in-law Christian Palin, wife Susannah, son Richard;
William Williams and wife Susannah
Executors.
Patchett, John, of Chowan. Mar. 19, 171-11. Wife
Elizabeth, son John, land betwixt my father-in-law and Henry Bonner, three
daughters. Witness; John Jones, David Jones, Wm. Tanner; father-in-law
Executor.
Patnal, John. Feb. 12, 1711-12. Cousin William
Busten, son of my brother Thomas Busten, cousin Thomas Busten, brother Wm.
Patuall.
Patterson, Robert. June 14, 1717, Feb. 15, 1721.
Wife Janet, daughters Elizabeth and Janet, godson Jno. Parks, son of John and
Elizabeth Parks, Andrew Ross, son of Andrew Ross, of Nansemond County, Virginia,
only son John Patterson.
Payne (alias), Mrs. Mary Sutton, of London. Son
William, son Michael, daughter Sarah Amelia, daughter Mary Caroline
(Chowan).
Payne, Peter. March 18, 1754, April Court
1755.
Pearce, Robert, late of Exeter, England. My wife
living with John Harris at Exon in Devon, Great Britain. Probated 3rd
Tuesday July 1729.
Pearson, Peter. Mar. 15, 1735, probated Apr. 21,
1735. Sons Jonathan, Nathan, sons Peter, John, daughter Rachel, daughter Mary,
son Bailey.
Pendleton, Henry, of Pasquotank. Mar. 18, 1727-28,
Apr. 18, 1740. Daughter Elizabeth Woodley, wife of Thomas Woodley, daughter Mary
Brothers, wife of John Brothers, daughter Sarah Reding, wife of Joseph Reding,
daughter Ann, wife of Thomas Davis, grandson Henry Pendleton, son Thomas, son
John.
Pendleton, Thomas. Feb. 21, 1732, April Court 1732.
Daughter Ann Knight, sons Thomas, Joseph, George and Timothy, wife Sarah,
daughter Elizabeth; sons Thomas and Joseph Executors.
(Pasquotank)
Perkins, David. Mar. 22, 1733, Apr. 26, 1733.
Daughter Elizabeth Worseley, daughter Mary Putnell, D. Africa Harvey, daughter
Ann Jones, daughter Rebecca Perkins, sons James and Jonathan, daughters Sarah
and Dorothy.
Perry, Jeremiah. 8th Oct. 1694. Christian
Blount, daughter of Thomas Blount.
Peyton, Robert, Bath. Jan. 8, 1733, Sept. 10, 1754.
Sons Thomas, Robert and William, son Ambrose, wife Mary, daughter Sarah Peyton,
daughter Dorothy Porter, speaks of land to Benjamin Payton’s
line.
Peyton, Robert, of Bath. 8 ---, 1739. Sons Benjamin,
Thomas, Robert, William, and Ambrose, wife
Mary.
Phelps, Jonathan. Dec. 4, 1732, Jan. 23, 1733. Sons
Henry and Jonathan, daughter Elizabeth, child in “esse”, brother Samuel
Phelps.
Phelps, Samuel, of Perquimans. Apr. 21, 1728, July
Court 1728. Sons Jonathan and John, grandfather Joseph Smith, sons William and
James, wife; son Jonathan and brother Jonathan
Executors.
Pheney, George. Jun. 3, 1736, Jun. 23, 1737.
Elizabeth Kirk, formerly Houghton of London, my wife Penelope Pheney, child in
“esse”, my nephew Joseph Harrison.
Phillips, Daniel, of Currituck. Probated July 12,
1726. Sons Michael, James and Daniel, daughter Mary Duke, daughter Margaret, son
Benjamin, son Samuel, wife Abigail, our children, wife Executrix. Witnesses;
John Marshall, Wm. Scott, Andrew Duke.
Speaks of land bought of John Boon on the cliffs of
Maryland.
Phillpot, John. Sept. 19, 1694. John Lawson, son of
Nathaniel, wife’s grandson, wife Mary, son-in-law William
Woolard.
Pickerin, Richard. Jan. 1, 1739-40, Feb. Court 1740.
Rebecca Snell, Ann Snell Jr., James Snell, Roger Snell Executor. (Bertie
County)
Pierce, John. Oct. 9, 1726, Feb. 9, 1726-27.
Children Mary, Copeland, Elizabeth, Thomas, Hannah, child in “esse”, their
grandfather Chapman, brother-in-law Peter Jones, wife Sarah
Pierce.
Pierce, Joseph, of Perquimans. --- 19, 1736, Oct. 8,
1736. Son Thomas, daughter Meriam, wife Alice, daughter Rebecca, brother Thomas
Pierce, brother-in-law Peter Jones
Executor.
Pierce, Thomas. 11th day, 12th
month, 1732. Sons Thomas and John, wife Mary, son John’s three children,
daughter Mary Jones, grandson Thomas Pierce, granddaughter Mary, son Joseph,
daughter Sarah, son-in-law Peter Jones. Probated Mar. 30, 1732.
Pike, Samuel, of Pasquotank. Aug. 5, 1719. Wife Jean
Pike, son Samuel, daughter Susannah, son Benjamin, daughter Ann, son John; wife
Executrix.
Plato, Thomas of Pasquotank. Mar. 23, 1735.
Daughters Martha, Susanna and Mary.
Plowman, John. July 1, 1721, Sept. 8, 1721. John
Plowman, infant son of Mary White, Jno. Plowman Ashley, Jno. Plowman White,
cousin Mary White, good friends Nicholas Crisp and Isaac Hill
Executors.
Pollock, Cullen. Aug. 13, 1749, probated June Court
1751. Wife Frances, sons Cullen and George, nephews Cullen and Thomas, sons of
my brother Thomas, daughters Martha, Mary, Frances and Elizabeth, brother Col.
Thomas West, Dr. Wm. Cathcart, Robert West and Stevens Lee
Executors.
Pollock, George. Pct. 18, 1736, probated July 29, 1738.
Brother Cullen, nephews Cullen and Thomas, brother-in-law Col. Robert
West.
Pollock, James. Feb. 23, 1700. Bilah Blount, Wm.
Ward.
Pollock, Thomas. Apr. 16, 1732, Jan. 20, 1733. Wife,
son Cullen, son Thomas, son George, Mrs. Elizabeth
Dickson.
Pollock, Thomas. Aug. 8, 1721, probated Aug. Court
1733. Bertie County. Daughter
Martha, wife of Thomas Bray, sons Cullen, Thomas and
George.
Pollock, Thomas. June 8, 1709. Sons Cullen, Thomas
and George, daughter Martha; Deed of Gift recorded in Secretary of State’s
office, Raleigh, N. C.
Pool, Solomon, of Pasquotank. July 30, 1739, Jan.
Court 1740. Wife Grace, sons Joseph, Solomon, and Jacob, daughter
Sarah.
Pope, Edward, of Pasquotank. Wife Sarah Pope. Jan.
26, 1721-22, probated Apr. 21, 1722.
Pope, Richard, of Pasquotank. Jun. 23, 1701.
Daughter Ann, so Edward, daughter Mary, wife
Ann.
Porter, John. July 3, 1712. Wife Mary, sons Edmund,
John and Matthew, son-in-law John Lillington and wife Sarah, daughter Elizabeth;
wife and son John Executors. Probated 3rd Aug.
1713.
Porter, Joshua. Jan. 17, 1733, probated Sept. 4,
1734. Son John Peyton Porter, cousin John Fry, cousin Anne Lillington, wife
Dorothy Porter, cousin Elizabeth Fry, brother Edmund Porter, brother-in-law Dr.
Patrick Maule and Seth Pilkinton.
Porter, Mary. Dec. 1, 1718. Sons John and Edmund,
daughter Elizabeth, son Joshua, daughter Sarah Lillington, grandson John Porter,
granddaughter Sarah Porter, granddaughter Mary Lillington, granddaughter
Elizabeth Lillington, granddaughter Sarah Lillington; my sons
Executors.
Powell, George, of Bertie. May Court 1736. Sons Kader, George, Lewis and
Moses.
Powell, John. Feb. 20, 1723-24. Wife Ann, sons John
and Brook.
Poyner, Joseph. Aug. 19, 1712, Feb. 27, 1721. Wife
Elizabeth, sons William and John, daughter Margaret
Poyner.
Pratt, Job. Dec. 27, 1736, Jan. Court 1737. Son
John, John Wilkins, Joshua Pratt and Luke Gregory to divide estate, wife,
brother Joshua.
Pratt, John. Nov. 4, 1740. Wife Christian, child in
“esse”.
Prescott, Aaron. Feb. 24, 1709-10, July 12, 1720.
Sons Moses, Aaron, John and William, daughter
Dinah.
Prescott, William, of Beaufort. Oct. 13, 1755. Son
Thomas, wife Amy.
Prescott, William, of Craven. Mar. 17, 1749. Wife
Mary, sons Aaron, Moses, John, William, and Richard, daughter Mary,
granddaughter Elizabeth Prescott, son
Job.
Price, Thomas. 1689.
Wife.
Pricklove, Samuel of Perquimans. Jan. 20, 1702-03.
Wife Peninah, sons Samuel and Francis.
Pritchard, Herbert, of Edgecombe. Feb. 23, 1738,
probated Sept. 23, 1738. Sons John, William and
James.
Pugh, Francis, of Bertie. Jul. 5, 1733, probated May
Court 1736. Wife, son John, son Thomas, child in “esse”, if sons should die then
their interest to go to their sisters; wife, Col. Robert West and John
Montgomery Executors.
Pugh, John, Bertie. Wife Hannah, brothers Theophilus
and Daniel Pugh, son John. Apr. 14, 1740, Aug. 5,
1740.
Purser, Robert. May 10, 1733. Sons Richard, James,
and Benjamin, Robert Purser.
Puryer, John. Jun. 26, 1725. Walpolia Gilbert, wife
of John, at her death to John Simons and John
Waxdale.
Putnell, William. Dec. 17, 1733, Mar. 29, 1734.
Brother John Worrell, brother Thomas Worseley, son Aaron, wife Mary, son
John.
James R. Baker, Jr.