Duplin County, NC - Will & Estate Records

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HEIRS OF RACHEL DAVIS

Abstract of the Will of Rachel Davis - Duplin County

WILL of Rachel Davis - 27 Nov 1828 - to my brother Windal Davis, Sr.; Zachariah Davis; 
sisters Elizabeth Dobson, Jane Davis; brother Windal's oldest son Samuel; grandchildren 
of Susannah Stanley - all get l/6 part of money from sale of my property; also to Mary 
Williams, Ann Circy Leary and her heirs; heirs of Catherine Taylor; Alcy Albertson's 
heirs; Nancy Lawson's heirs; heirs of Malachi Davis; and to Susannah Stanly's adopted 
children - all get 50 cents each

The following record is from Duplin County, N.C. Equity Minute and Execution Docket, 
stack file number C. R. 035.314, page 87, N. C. State Archives. The actual list of the 
heirs is on a separate piece of paper attached to the page which makes one wonder if this 
was added later.

Rachel, the daughter of James and Catherine Blythers/Blylor ? Davis actually lived in 
Lenoir County according to the census although several transactions can be found for her 
in the Duplin Records including her Will. Some of the spouses of her sisters are known - 
Janet or Jane never married and lived in Lenoir County, Alsey married an unknown 
Albertson and probably lived in Duplin County, Nancy married an unknown Lawson and 
probably lived in Lenoir County, Ann Civil married Cornelius Leary and lived in Lenoir 
County, Elizabeth (Betsy) married Hezekiah Dobson and lived in Duplin County, and 
Catherine (Catey) married John Taylor and lived in Lenoir County. In addition she 
probably had a sister Mary who married an unknown Williams and lived in Lenoir and 
had no heirs, and a sister Susannah who married an unknown Stanly and had no heirs. 
She may have also had a sister who married Richard Prescott and moved to Georgia but 
they had no heirs. Both Mary and Susannah were deceased when Rachel died.

At a Court of Equity held for the County of Duplin on the fourth Monday in March 1849 
the Honorable William H. Battle Presiding the following Rules and orders were made  
Zachariah Davis and others   Ex Parte    Petition for Sale of Real Estate.

Heirs of Rachel Davis dec
Janet Davis
Zach Davis - Christian, James H., Sarget, Malachi, John, Zachariah, Polly, Thomas, 
Charity, Benjamin, Betsy
Windal Davis - Samuel, John, James, Windal, Polly, Sally, Nancy, Betsey
Malachi Davis - Malichi, Katey, Alsey, Betsey
Alsey Albertson - Polly, Kitty
Nancy Lawson - Christopher, David, Betsey, James
Civil Leary - Job, Suckey, Stanley
Betsy Dobson - James, John, Perry, Sally, Alcey
Catey Taylor - Serena, James, Windal, Edwin, Winnie, Betsey

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