Rachel (Egerton) Harris (1732 - 1823)

Born 9 Jul 1732 in Bertie County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1823 at about age 90 in Warren County, North Carolina

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Biography

Documents

Last Will

State of North Carolina and county of Warran

I Rachel Harrass of the county and state of For Said nowing that all persons have to die Do make this my Last will and testament with the help of god Item 1th I give to my Daughter Salley Mealer one large Iron pot and one large puter Bason Item 2 I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Bobbitt one Falling Table and my side saddle Item 3th I give to my Daughter Patience Bobbitt on painted chest and one pare of fire tongs and our grideon Item 4th I give to my Daughter Nancy Eagerton one walnut chest and one looking glass Item 5th I give to my Daughter Cherity Cockley one spice mortar Item 6 I give to my daughter Prisila Cimbrel one Pine chest and one small trunk and the Right of which to be in her, her life and to dispose of as she think proper Item 7 I give to my sun Simon Harrass one small jug Item 8 I give to my sun Wilmont E. Harrass one feather bed and furniture Item 9 I give to my sun Bedford Harrass ten shillings to hime and his heires for ever Item 10th I wish all the Balance of my Property sold by my Executors and all the money culected by them and be equally devided between all my children Except my sun Bedford Harras and his hears whal I have left ten shillings in full of there part of my estate for ever Item 11th it is my will and Desire that the money going to my Daughter Prisila Cimbrell be hers so that she may Dispose of it as she may think proper and I wish my sun and law John Bobbitt and John Mealer to administer of my estates and settle the same Item 12th I wish all my cloths to be equally devided between my six Daughters this 8 Day of September 1818 I acknowledge this to be my Last will and testiment in Presents of

Beny Hill C.H. Bobbitt

Signed with the mark of Rachel Harris

June 1 Warren County Court 1823 The execution of this last will and testament of Rachel Harris decs. Was proved in June Court by The Oath of C.H. Bobbitt a subscribing witness hereto and on motion BR lea Drake cncll

Sources

• John Egerton Book of Sermons, Affidavit by Sarah Myrick Parker

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to William Harris for creating Unknown-208152 on 20 Aug 13.