Nicholas Franklin Dilling (1788 - abt. 1855)

Born 1788 in North Carolina, United States

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Died about 1855 at about age 67 in North Carolina, United States

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William Bennett, father of Jane (Bennett) Dilling, executed his will 21 July 1795 in Richmond County, North Carolina. It was submitted for probate at October 1795 sessions of Richmond County, North Carolina, and proved by oaths of the subscribing witnesses John Mathews and Susannah Mathews. The following is an excerpt from Bennett's will.^[1]

I lend to my daughter JANE the wife of HENRY DILLING my negro girl named Hannah during her natural life and after her decease I give and bequeath the said negro girl and increase to my grand children, NICHOLAS DILLING and RACHEL DILLING to be equally divided to them their heirs and assigns forever. Likewise to my grandson NICHOLAS DILLING I give and bequeath the mansion house and plantation on which I live possess and occupy containing one hundred and sixty one acres to him the said NICHOLAS DILLING his heirs and assigns forever. I likewise give to the said NICHOLAS DILLING my young horse named Brittain to him & his heirs forever. I also give and bequeath to my granddaughter RACHEL DILLING One hundred acres of land more or less lying and being in South Carolina, Marlborough County on the waters of Crooked Creek, it being the land I purchased of Abner Broach to her & her heirs and assigns forever.

Lincoln County, North Carolina, Deed Book 32: 52. October Sessions AD 1826. Personally appeared before me Andrew Hoyl, one of the Justices for and in said County, Nicholas Dillen and Rachel Dillen now Rachel Rhoades and made oath in due form of Law that they severally signed their right and title of a certain Negro Woman named Hannah and her increase [Hannah's children] to Polly Dillen her sister now Polly Atkins by a deed of gift, that is all her increase except the four oldest [of Hannah's children], in and about the time that the said Rachel became of the age of 21 years or a few months after which was done at the request of their uncle William Bennet and further say on oath as aforesaid the said deed of gift was given to their Mother Jane Dillen for safekeeping and that they have reasons to believe and do believe that the said deed of gift has been destroyed misplaced or lost so that it cannot now be procured and that they both hereby acknowledge the validity of the Deed of Gift.
[Signed:] Nicholas his X mark Dillen, Rachel her X mark Rhodes
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of October 1826, And Hoyl, J.P.

At the same time and place Jane Dillon also made oath that the above mentioned Negro Hannah was willed to her by her father during her life & then to fall to the said Nicholas Dillon and Rachel Rhodes with her increase and that about three months after the youngest to wit Rachel was 21 years of age, they both signed over the right and title to the said Hannah and her increase except the four oldest to Polly Adkins as aforesaid by a deed of gift and that the said instrument was given into her hands for safekeeping and to put it on record which she neglected and that the said deed of gift is now lost or misplaced so that it cannot be found. [Signed:] Jane her X mark Dillen
Sworn to and subscribed before me, And. Hoyl, J.P.

Lincoln County Court October Sessions 1826. The foregoing affidavits was proved in open court by the oath of Andrew Hoyl, recorded, & ordered to be registered, Vardry McBee, Clerk of Court.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ For the complete transcription, see Richmond County, North Carolina U.S.GenWeb, Last Will and Testament of William Bennett Senior - 1795, contributed Earline Long-Zlotkowski. For the original will see, “North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998,” digital images, Ancestry; citing North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
2. ↑ Lincoln County, North Carolina, Deed Book 32: 52; Dilling - Nicholas and Rachel, Lincoln County Court 1826.