_Robert CUSHMAN _____+ | _Thomas CUSHMAN _____| | | | |_Persis LEWIS _______+ | | |--Thomas II CUSHMAN | | _Thomas HAYWARD _____+ | | |_Alice HAYWARD ______| | |_Bethia BRETT _______
_George David GODFRY _+ | (1640 - 1688) m 1666 _Jonathan GODFREY ___| | | | |_Hannah ______________ | (1646 - ....) m 1666 | |--Ruth GODFREY | | _Thomas MAYO _________+ | | |_Mercy MAYO _________| | |_Barbara KNOWLES _____+
_Joseph Birge HAVILAND _+ | _George Maltby HAVILAND _| | | | |_Mary FREDENBURGH ______+ | | |--Holmes Birge HAVILAND | | _William PHELPS ________ | | |_Olive Sophia PHELPS ____| | |_Jane A. PARSONS _______
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Military: Enlisted June 6, 1776 as a foot soldier in Captain
Adam Alexander's Company and fought in the battles of Guilford
Courthouse and King's Mountain. He also Furnished supplies and
money to the Continental Army. Listed as "Major" Howell after
his death.
His will reads as follows:
In the name of God, Amen. I, Joseph Howell of Edgecombe Co,
being sick and weak of body, but of good sense and memory, this
tenth day of January, 1749, do make this my last will and
testament in the manner following: First, I bequeath my soul to
God that gave it, and my body to the earth from whence it came,
and as for my worldly goods I dispose of in the manner
following, that is to say:
"Impris: I give and bequeath to my loving wife, Margaret, my
Negro woman Mooland, and her increase forever, the labor of my
Negro girl, Jude, during her widowhood, the use of the old
plantation for her life with all apurtenances there unto
belonging, and also the still.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son, Joseph, my Negro man, Jack,
and my Negro girl, Jude, after his mother's death, and her
increase forever, the plantation I now live on with two hundred
acres of land and all appurtenances thereunto belonging to the
old plantation, with three hundred acres of land and
appurtenances there unto belonging after his mother's death, and
desire he may be of age eighteen and receive his estate.
I give and bequeath to my son, Thomas, my Negro man, Dick, my
Negro boy, James, the plantation that goes by the name of
'Raton's' with four hundred acres and all appurtenances there
unto belonging, and a tract of land lying and joining on
Herrick's Creek, containing three hundred acres with a grist
mill standing thereon and all the appurtenances there unto
belonging, and desire he may be of age at eighteen and receive
his estate.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter, Mary, my Negro girl,
Hannah, and her increase forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter, Murphrey, my Negro
girl, Mann, and her increase forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter, Martha, my Negro girl,
Nool, and her increase forever. After all my debts are paid and
legacies herein, the remainder of my estate of what nature or
kind whatsoever, to be equally divided at the discretion of my
executors, between my wife and five children, and I hereby make
and appoint my loving wife and son, Joseph, Col. Dawson, Samuel
Ruffin, Thomas Howell, and Joseph Henderson, full and sole
executors of this, my last will and testament, hereby revoking,
dismantling and making void all former wills and bequests by me
made and declaring this only to be my last will and testament
where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and year
written.
J. Howell (Seal) Signed, sealed and acknowledged in presence of:
Joseph Williamson, James Barron, Thomas Barron
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_Robert JONES _______ | _Robert JONES _______| | (1770 - ....) m 1796| | |_Mrs. JONES _________ | | |--Mary JONES | (1818 - 1849) | _David BARTON _______+ | | (1744 - 1815) m 1771 |_Violet BARTON ______| (1775 - 1850) m 1796| |_Hannah HILL ________+ (1754 - 1829) m 1771
_Matthew PARKER _______ | _Washington Lafayette PARKER _| | (1832 - 1917) m 1853 | | |_Mary Isabella ISACKS _ | | |--Samantha Georgianna PARKER | (1854 - ....) | _John TUBB ____________ | | |_Martha Ann TUBB _____________| (1835 - 1909) m 1853 | |_Salla MALONE _________
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No children 83 when she died
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_Joseph II SILVESTER _+ | _Joseph III SILVESTER _| | | | |_Hannah BARTLETT _____+ | | |--Joseph IV SILVESTER | | _Elisha HOLMES _______+ | | |_Mercy HOLMES _________| | |_Sarah BARTLETT ______+
_William Benjamin SMALL _+ | _William Leonard SMALL ____| | | | |_Mary Ann LANDERS _______+ | | |--Ernest L. SMALL | | _Joseph MCCLELLAN _______+ | | |_Louisa Adaline MCCLELLAN _| | |_Martha WRIGHT __________+
Date of Import: Oct 24, 2000