Elizabeth (Hayes) Lusk (1714 - 1770)

Born 1714 in Tryon, Polk, Colony of North Carolina

Wife of James Lusk — married [date unknown] in Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1770 at about age 56 in Tryon, Polk, Colony of North Carolina

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Biography

Born 1714 Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA. 1714 Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA. Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 1714

Died 07 OCT 1770. Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA. 07 OCT 1770. Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA. Found multiple copies of death date. Using 07 OCT 1770

WILL OF ELIZABETH LUSK ** STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. In the name of God, Amen. The Seventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy. I, Elizabeth Lusk, of the county of tryon, widow, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God, Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principly and first of all I give and recomend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I recomend it to the earth to be intered in a Christian like and decent manner at the descretion of my Executors and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and bequeath and dispose of the same in the following manner and form ... . Imprise I give and bequeath to my beloved son Robert Lusk one young gray horse... Item I give and bequeath to my beloved son Samuel Lusk twenty bushels of corn now in the hand of Hugh McClellan.
Item - I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Elizabeth McCleland a black gown and a mantle. Item - I give and bequeath to my son-in-law Hugh Whiteside a roan colt. Item - I give and bequeath unto my beloved son daughter Margret Whiteside one woman's saddle. Item - I give and bequeath unto my beloved son James Lusk all and singular the remainder of my estate real and personal. My son Robert Lusk and son-in- law Hugh Whiteside before mentioned I consitute and appoint my Executors of this my last will and testament and do hereby utterly disalow, revoke, and disannul all and every other former testaments and wills and Executors by me in any wise before this named. Signed, sealed an delivered in presence of us -- Samuel Neely - Dorcas Wharey Marha Workman ---- (Elizabeth Lusk).

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