MISC INFO

Nancy Ann Koontz, born 1 Jun 1822; married Alfred Franklin Pickett.

Duplin Deeds

Sampson - Duplin Deeds

Anson NC Deeds

Enc. Am Quaker Genealogy p 686 Jan 24, 1821 Simeon Pickett son of John & Hannah, Chatham Co married Martha Reynolds, daughter of Frances & Margaret Reynolds of Randolph Co

Anson Co NC Wills & Estates pg 37-38 Will of Wm Terry, mentions daughter Martha Pickett

William Pickett, High Sheriff of Randolph Co to December [court] term of 1785.

http://www.thekingsmeadow.com/EdwardWELBORN.htm

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/williamsburg/fraternal/masons/1717-1774.txt

Anson Co Marriages: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/marr/Anson.txt

Some Notes: I find a James and William Pickett listed in the 1792-1793 Richmond CoSheriff''s Tax Book.The following Picket''s are listed in the 1784-87 NC census book. But somecounties are missing.All of these are in Duplin Co: Henry, James, Margaret, Sherrod, Simon,Solomon, Wm, and Wim. (2)In Richmond Co there is one James Picket.I find a James and William Pickett listed in the 1792-1793 Richmond CoSheriff''s Tax Book**WILLS ON THIS PAGE**

Martin Pickett, Anson Co NC
Martha Pickett, Anson Co NC
James Pickett, Anson Co NC
Mourning Pickett, Rockingham Co NC
William Terry, Anson Co NC

1795/1798 - Anson Co NC - Wills
Will of James Pickett, Anson Co NC, 1795 / 1798

Donated to me by: Sarah SharplessPickett, Robards, Gibson

Note - Thornton W. Mitchell''s "NC Wills: A Testator Index,1665-1900" notes this will was filed in 1798.
(Copy received from NC State Archives)

State No Carolina -- 15 Sept. 1795 Anson Co --In the Name of God Amen.I James Pickett of the Co aforesaid being weak in Body but of soundmind & memory thanks be to Allmighty God for the same, but calling to mindthat it is apointed once for all man kind to die, Do make and ordain thisto be my Last Will and Testament.

[Illegible] and first of all I give [three illegible words] and commitmy soul to God who gave it me and my body to the earth from where it came,and as to my worldly property I dispose of them in the manner andform following

--First I lend to my loving wife Martha Pickett two hundred acres of landbeing the upper part including the plantation where Wm Roberd now livesalso (those?) my 2 Negroes named (Candass?) & Jacob to be by her enjoydduring her natural life and at her death the said Jacob to descend to myson Martin Pickett and Candus to be disposed of as my wife shouldthink proper.

--2nd I give to my daughter Mary Robards this my negro girl [illegible] Annyto her my sd daughter and to the heirs of her body forever and in caseshe should die leaving no issue then the said negro Any to descend to mydaughter Franky Hannah Pickett and to the heirs of her body forever.3ly I give to my son Martin Pickett those my 3 Negroes named David, Milly& Jane which said negros are at this time in his possession to be by himInjoyd forever.

--4ly I give to my son Joseph Pickett those my 4 Negroes named Suckey andher 3 children Sam Jane & Ralph to be by him Injoyd forever.

--5ly I give to my son Wm. R Pickett those my 3 Negroes named [illegible]and her 2 children (Iube - - er ?) & Frank to by him injoyd forever.

--6ly I give to my daughter Franky H Pickett those my 2 Negros name Amy &(Ennys?) to her the said Franky Hannah and to the heirs of hir body forever.

--7ly I give to my 3 sons Martin Joseph & Wm R Pickett all my lands to beequally divided amongst them in quantity and [illegible].Brought over

--8ly I give all my stock of every kind together with my house hold furnitureof every kind, to be equally divided between my wife Martha Pickett andmy 3 children to wit Joseph Wm R & Franky Hannah Pickett and to be by themenjoyed forever. I [illegible] I give to my 3 sons Martin Joseph & Wm RPickett One Negro man named Ned a black smith by trade together with thetools and that the profits arising from said negro be equally dividedamongst them.

--9ly I give all the residue of my property that has not been mentionedabove to my 5 children Mary Robards, Martin, Joseph, Wm Raiford Pickett anddaughter Frank H Pickett to be equally divided amongst them.

--10ly I do ordain constitute and appoint my loving wife Martha Pickett myExecutrix and my son Joseph Pickett and Martin Pickett & James Terry mybrother in law executors to this my Last will and Testament.

Jas Pickett
{seal}
Signed Seald & acknoledged in the presents ofGilbert Gibson (Jurate?)(Martha? Martine?) her M mark Gibson


Anson July Court (of?) [98?] then this will was duly proven by GilbertGibson a witness thereto & orderd to be recorded.
TestWm Johnson Clk
[Back of page]Jas Pickett Will [illegible] of the first martin
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1803/1809 - Anson Co NC - Wills
Will of Martha Pickett

Donated to me by: Sarah Sharpless

Pickett, Robards, DeJarnett, Gibson, Covington Will of Martha PickettAnson Co NC, WB 2, p. 127
(Copy received from NC State Archives)

In the name of God Amen--
I Martha Pickett of Richd Co in the State of NC being inCommon state of health and sound mind & memory do make & ordain this this[sic] my last will & Testament in manner & form following that is to sayImprimo I give and bequeath to my well beloved daugh-ter Polly Robardsmy Negroe Woman Candace during her natural life and at my daughters deathand the said Negroe Woman Candace is to have her freedom forever.

And lastly I give and bequeath to my four beloved children Martin Pickett,Joseph Pickett William R. Pickett & Frances H DeJernett the whole balanceof my estate without any reservation whatever to be equally divided bymy executors share and share alike.

I constitute and appoint Martin Pickett Joseph Pickett & William PickettExecutors to this my last will and Testament revoking all others heretoforeby me made Martha Pickett {seal}

Signd Seald and acknowledged in Presence of the subscribing witness andat the request of the Testatrix this 25th of May 1803.
Gilbert Gibson
Mourning (her M mark) Gibson
Mathw Covington[Back of page]Martha Pickett Will

NC Anson Co Januy Court 1809


Then the within will was exhibited in open court & provd by the oaths ofGilbert Gibson and Mourning Gibson witness hereto and ordered to berecorded.

(Tod?) Robinson Clk
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Feb 13th 1834 - Anson Co NC
Will of Martin Pickett
Donated to me by: Sarah Sharpless Will Book B, p. 39

I Martin Pickett do make and ordain this instru-ment my last will andtestament, that is to say, my will and desire is that my whole Estate both real and personal shall be equally divided betwean my beloved wife Winey (Wincy?) Pickett and my three children, viz. Eliza Pickett, Martha Pickett, and William Martin Pickett, and I constitute and appoint my wife Winey (Wincy?)Pickett and Absalom (Myres?) my Executors to carry this my last Will and Testament into effect disannulling all others the day and year above writen & subscribed to by my self in the presence of the witnesses,Martin Pickett {seal}
Robt (I? J?) [unreadable] + JuratZachariah McDaniel +Jurat
J. M. (I? J?) Ingram

As a codicil to the above will I hereby authorize my Executor & Excx tosell any part of my real or perso-nal estate that they may think properfor the purpose of paying my outstand-ing debts or for any other purposethey may think adviseable for the benefit of the estate.

Signed & Sealed this 7th February A D 1834 Martin Pickett {seal}
Witness present (J? T?) D. Parke + Jurat Wm P Ingram


State of NC } Court of Pleas & Quarter Sess
Anson Co} October Term 1834

Then this will was exhibited in open court and was duly proven by Robert(I? J?) Steel & Zachariah McDaniel the subscribing witnesses. And thecodicil was duly proven by Thomas D. Parke the subscribing witness thereto whereforethe will & codicil was ordered to be registered.[illegible] Clkby (_ ?) D. Boggan (D. C. ?)Registered in Book B page (29 ? 39?)
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1775 - William Terry -- Will
Anson Co NC, Will Book 1, page 37
(copy received from NC State Archives)

Donated to me by: Sarah Sharpless
In the name of God Amen. I William Terry of Anson Co beingvery sick & weak in mind but in perfect mind & memory thanks beunto God Calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that itis appointed for all men (one?) to die do make & ordain this my LastWill & Testament that is to say Principal-ly & first of all I give &recommend my soul unto the hand of Almighty God that gave it & mybody I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian burialat the Discretion of Executors nothing Doubting but at the GeneralResurrection I shall receive the same again by the might power of God& as Touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God tobless me in this Life I give devise and of the same in the followingmanner & form.

--Item I give to my Daughter Martha Pickett one negro named Tom andTwenty pounds prock.

--Item I give unto my son James Terry all my Lands by him freely to bepossessed & Enjoyed also one negro man named Bob.

--Item I give to my Daughter Mourning Coleman one negro boy namedShaper.

--Item I give to my Daughter Margarett Smith one negro Girl namedJude.

--Item I give to Elizabeth (Hellams?) one cow & calf one feather bed &furniture then after my lawfull Debts is paid I Lend all the rest of myEstate unto my wife Mary Terry During her natural Life & after herDecease sixty pounds to be Raised out of the Estate and Equally Divedbetween my three Daughters Martha Mourning & Margarett & the Restto be Equally Divided amongst the four chil-dren above mentioned Towit

Martha James Mourning & Margarett.

Lastly I appoint my son James Terry & my wife Mary Terry Executorof this my Last Will and Testament & I do hereby utterly Disallowrevoke & Disannul all & Every other former Testament In witnesswhereof I have set my hand and seal this (6 ?) day of September onethousand seven hundred & seventy five

Wm Terry {seal}


Signed Sealed in presents ofJohn Coleman
Wm Roberts
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Will of Mourning Pickett -- filed 1803 -- Richmond Co NC
(Copy received from NC State Archives)
Donated to me by: Sarah Sharpless

This is the last will and testament of me Mourning Pickett / widow / of the Town of Rockingham and State of NC. I will and [illegible] that all my just debts, funeral expenses, and the charges of proving this will, and carrying it into effect be fully paid by my executors hereinafter named as soon as conveniently can be after my decease.

I give and bequeath to my worthy friends Walter Leak of this place and William Terry of the Town of Sneedsborough & State aforesaid their heirs executors & administrators and assigns all my estate both real & personal to which I am in any manner entitled at my decease to hold the same to the said Walter & William their heirs executors & administrators. Upon trust [illegible] [illegible] that they the said Walter Leak & William Terry or the survivor of them or the heirs executors or administrators of such survivor do & shall with all convenient speed after my decease take into their custody & possession all my estate both real & personal aforesaid & when any part thereof may be in the possession of others that they sue for or otherwise (recover?) & take possession of the same. And Upon Trust that as soon as the said Trustees are in possession of my personal estate and of any part or the whole of the [illegible] or profits of my real estate, that they will apply the whole of the same to the (hole?) & [illegible] use & benefit of my loving daughter Sally Childs wife of Thomas Childs of Montgomery Co And my will is that he shall not intermeddle - therewith neither shall the same be subject or [illegible] to his [scratched-out] [illegible] debts or engagements. And the (receipt?) of the said Sally Childs [illegible] with her proper [illegible] shall be a good and sufficient discharge for as much of the (rents?) & profits of my real estate or for so much of my personal estate or the profits thereof as shall be therein acknowledged or [illegible] to be received. And Up-on Trust Also that the said Walter Leak & William Terry trustees as aforesaid will by such good & sufficient (conveyance?) or [illegible] as [illegible] shall advise convey or otherwise (assure?) all or any part of my real estate either for years, for life, or in fee simple to such person or persons as the said Sally Childs (may?) by deed or deeds duly executed or by her last will & testament or any writing purporting to be her last will & testament (executed?) [illegible] to the [illegible] of this [illegible] direct (limit?) and appoint, [illegible] [illegible] her present or any future [illegible].

And I nominate & appoint the said Walter Leak, William Terry and my loving son James Picket of the Co of Richmond & State aforesaid the executors of this my last will & testament. And I hereby revoke all other & former wills by me made ratifying & confirming this only as my last will & testament.

Witness my hand and seal this day of

Mourning (M) Pickett {seal}

Signed sealed published & declared by the Testatrix to be her last will & testament in presence of us

Wm Robards
Wm Leak
[Back of will]

Mourning Pickets Will
1803
Transcribed

NC
Richmond Co
March Session 1803


Then the within Will was proven in open court by the Oath of William Robards. Ordered to be registered.

Eli Terry Clk.

Note: There is no date of signing on the will.

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Oct 16 - 16 October 1802 Abraham Belyeu sold 100a on flat fork of Brown Creek adjacent Frederick Bass to Joseph Bridger for $300. Witnesses Joseph Pickett, Ingoe D. Cash. Signed Abraham Belyeu This was land Abraham Belyeu, Sr bought 14 July 1802. [Anson Co NC DB H-2 p436]11

See: http://garrason.com/zccg/garrason/Adonijah/AdonijahXref.htm

References a Henry Pickett, d.~1801, daughter Judith, son James and mentions Hosea in NewHanover.

General Assembly Records; Nov 1833-1834. Box 6.

To the honorable the General Assembly of the State of No. Carolina:We the under assigned Citizens of Duplin Co do pray and Request thatyour Honorable Body would alter and Replace Back our Courts of pleas &Quarter Sessions for Said Co to their former Station from the 4th Monday In February, May, August & Nov, to the 3rd Monday In January,April, July and October.

Jere Sandlin             James Andrew
Gibson Sloan             Wm. Southerland, Jr.      Stewart Henderson
J.H. Pickett             James Lanier              Lewis Brown
James Sandlin            Fdrick Pickett            Wm. Johnston
Henry Brown              Buckner Parker            Henry Sandlin
May(?) M. Padgtte        Wm. Wilkins               John Canaday
N. Hall                  Isham Armstrong           John Biship
David Woodard            Henry Pickett             James Wallace
Elijah Swinson           Lewis Waller              Stephen Wallace
Wm Cottle                Robert Kennaday           David Southerland
A. Jackson               Keanen Murray             Samuel Raines
Edwd. Armstrong          Thomas Lanier             Solomon Southerland
Henry Grady              H. Lanier                 William Pickett
Loftin Quin              Denis Lanier              Wilson Grant
Jese Batts               Haulden Lanier            James Hall
Samuel Southerland       Persall Lanier            Danniel Whaley
John Davis               Thomas Byton              James Brown
John Prickett            Kenan Costun              John Bostick, Sr.
Arthur W. Halso          John Henderson            Othriel Mcanne
Nichodemus Sandlin       Elijah Henderson          Killis Newkirk
Elijah Butler            Hugh Pearce               John Brown
Jacob Lanier             Isham Lanier              Alexander Hines
Jacob Johnson            Riley Sholar              Wm. Pickett, Sr.
Thos. Cole               James G. Lanier           Stephen Rainer
Bryant Marelly           Martin Maning             Riley Davis
David Norman             J. Murray                 Hugh Hunter
James B. Williams        Nathan Murray             Hosey Hunter
Allen Thigpen            A. Maxwell                William Hunter
Joshua Cole              Wm. Pickett               John Mcann, Jr.
Fed Brown                Hezekiah Henderson        Biggs Manning
H. Grant                 Gray Padgett              H.P. Armstrong
Charley Whaley           Joab Fountain             Timothy Murphy
Jacob Brown              John E. Fountain          Jas. H. Jerman
Joh Gale                 Thomas Davis              J. Wilkerson
Bryan Bishop             Wm A. Houston             Thos. P. Hale
Johnathan Brinson        Samuel Sandlin            James Williams, Sr.
Wm. H. Batts             Stephen Brown             Jesse Boyett
Nathan Batts             Mathew Brinson            Benjamin Dickson
Neadham Brown            Joab Padgett              John Lanier Pickett
William Brown            Thos. Howard JP           Wm. H. Rhodes
John Fountain            Benjamin Chason, Sr.      Benjamin F. Grady


In Senate Jany 3, 1834. 
Presented by Mr. Hussey & ordered to be referred to 
Committee on prop. & Grevances 

By order

S.T. Pattersan C.S.

DUPLIN Co NC - MISCELLANEOUS DEEDS.Book 4 A P. 413. Mordecai MOBLEY to William Pickett Sr. 16 April 1804, for 20 pounds 87 1/2 acres beginning at a water oak on the river bank Nicodemus THOMPSON''S corner, to a dividing line across the land so as to include half of 175 acres transferred by Charles GRIMES to Alex MOBLEY & Mordecai MOBLEY, being part of a grant to the said THOMPSON for 350 acres. Witness: William JOHNSON, Arthur MURRAY. April Court 1804.

From: http://www.interment.net/data/us/nc/

Fairfield Presbyterian CemeteryCedar Grove, Orange Co NC

Pickett, Hatch, d. 8 Jan 1919
Pickett, Mary Jane, d. 31 Jan 187
1Pickett, Theresa, d. 9 Sep 1919

Revolutionary Soldiers Duplin & Sampson Co NC