Craven-Jones-Lenoir County NcArchives Wills.....Watson, Joseph 1833 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Martha M. Marble http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00022.html#0005285 February 23, 2010, 6:03 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1833 WILL OF JOSEPH WATSON Found in NC Supreme Court Case #4387 posted on the Craven, Lenoir and Jones County Archives sites. One item in this Will was found in case #6946 as was the information regarding the husbands of Teresy and Susan Watson but the complete Will was found in this case and gives the rest of Joseph Watson's children. I have been unable to identify the husbands of the other daughters from the 1850 Census of Lenoir and Craven Counties. My thanks to Victor Jones for his assistance in reading a couple of the names that were difficult to decipher In the name of God, Amen I Joseph Watson of the County of Lenoir and State of North Carolina Being of perfect mind and Memory blessed be God for the Same and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die do this Twenty ninth day of October in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and thirty one do make and ordain my last Will and Testament in the following Man, that is to Say First I Recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God and my Body to be buried at the Discretion of my Executor, and as if or the Worldly property it has pleased God to bless me with I Give and Despose of in the following manner viz Secondly, I leave to my beloved Wife Casandra Watson During her natural life or Widowhood the lands where on now I live, one Bay mare by the name of Pigeon and her increase, all of my stock of Cattle and after the Marriage or arrival to twenty one years of age of my Two Daughters Teresy and Susan Watson then my Wife to Give to each of them a cow and calf One Negro Woman by the name of Lucy to My wife, all the stock of Hogs that I now posses except one gang, also one Bed & furniture. Thirdly I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Beneter ??? Moore ???, two negroes she is now in possession (this marked through) by the of Jo. And Lucy Which two Negroes she is now in possession of as for the other property she has had her part Fourthly, I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Rigdon B. Watson, Two Negroes known by the name of Hannah and Caroline, as for the other property he has his share Fifthly I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Fanny Heath Two Negroes by the name of Rose and Phillis And their increase to her and the Lawful heirs begotten Heirs of her Body as for the other property she has her part Sixthly I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Julia Daughety two Negroes by the name of Ben and Vensus, and their increase to her and her Lawful begotten heirs of her body as for the other property she has had her part Seventhly, I give and Bequeath unto my Son John A. B. Watson, the Lands whereon I now Reside, after the death or marriage of his Mother Two Negroes by the name of Reuben & Silvie One mare by the name of Randy one gang of hogs in the pecoson one Bed and furniture to him his heirs and assigns forever Eightly I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Tereacy Watson two Negroes by the name of Sam and Dinah and their increase to him and the Lawfull Begotten heirs of her Body Ninthly, I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Susan Watson three Negroes by the name of Poll, Hagas and Jim and their increase to her and the lawfull Begotten heirs of her Body also fifty six acres of Land Lying on the Juniper Swamp and adjoining the lands of James Cox, Amos Rhem & others Tenthly, all the property not before specified such as household and kitchen furniture farming utensials & c I Desire may be equally divided Between my Wife and my Son John and all that I have him tofore loaned to my Wife I desire at her death of Marriage for the Same to be equally Divided Between John, Teresy and Susan Watson. Also I Desire that if either of the aforesaid heirs John, Tersey and Susan Should die without lawfull issue of their Body their property may be Equally divided between the young surviving heirs as aforesaid viz John Tersey and Susan Lastly I nominate constitute and appoint My Beloved Wife Casander Watson and John A. B. Watson as Executors to this my Last Will and Testament Declaring this and this only to be and contain my last Will in Testimony whereof I the testator have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and date first herein written Signed Joseph Watson Signed Sealed published and declared by the Testator to be and contain his last Will in presence of P. Hardee Probated July Term 1833 on the oath of Pinckney Hardee. John A. B. Watson qualified as Executor, Lewis C. Desmond, Clk Enrolled in the Clerk's Office July 12th 1833 A true copy made April 6, 1846, W. C. Lofton, Clk End of Record JOSEPH WATSON DAUGHTERS NOTE: Possible daughters From Rebecca Hill Julia Watson's husband was probably named James Daughety. Fanny Watson's husband was probably named Jesse Heath. A death certificate for James Lafayette Daughety (born 13 December 1846, died 10 September 1922 in Sand Hill Township of Lenoir County) gives his father as James Daughety and his mother as Julia Watson. There is also a death certificate for the above James Lafayette Daughety's son, commonly known as Fate Daughety. His death certificate refers to him as James Lafayette Daughety, Sr. (born 2 December 1888, died 20 December 1959 in Lenoir County) and gives his father as James L. Daughety and his mother as Harriet Oglesby. His surviving spouse was Bertie Ada West (his second wife, the daughter of Edward Ross West by his first wife, Susan Catherine Kilpatrick). Edward Ross West's parents (per his death certificate) were Kenion West and Teresa Watson. His first wife, Susan Catherine Kilpatrick appears to be the granddaughter of Alexander Kilpatrick and Susan Watson; her father was Edward Kilpatrick. His second wife, Julia Emma Heath, was the daughter of John A. B. Heath, whose parents were (per his death certificate) Jesse Heath and Francis Watson. As for the other Watson daughter mentioned in the will and transcribed as Beneter ??? Moore ???: Without a clearer name for her, this is a little more difficult to unravel, but perhaps something will turn up. The Needham Moore who bought at the estate sale of David Evans on 5 April 1845 is possibly of interest. Rebecca Hill From Paula Baker - Basheba/Bareba Moore b. 1793 living with Roscoe/Rascoe Moore in Lenoir in 1850. End of Record In the Craven County marriage bonds, Groom: Hardy Moore Bride: Boneta Watson Date: 06/24/1816 Bondsman: John Moor Groom: Rigdon B. Watson Bride: Mary Hooten Date: 02/12/1829 Bondsman: Reubin Clark This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 5.2 Kb