Abraham Little (abt. 1720 - 1789)

Born about 1720 in Surry, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Amelia Amy (Llewellyn) Little — married 1742 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1789 at about age 69 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Much remains to be proven about Abraham. The Thigpen Tribe has been oft-quoted that Abraham was married to Amy Llewellyn but proof is hard to find. The list of children provided by that book is also suspect.

Abraham was born in Surry County Virginia. He moved with his parents and family to Beaufort County North Carolina in 1755 and was listed there in the 1755 Beaufort County tax list. William Little, likely his younger brother, was listed with him. ^[1]

Abraham prepared a will in 1785:

In the Name of God Amen I Abraham Little of Edgecomb County in the Province of North Carolina being in Perfect Health and Memory do make this Writing my Last Will and Testament in form and manner as follows Viz.

Imprimis I Give and bequeath to my Loving Wife Amy Little one Negro Wench Named Bose one negro boy named Lewis and one negro girl named Sarah and two Feather Beds and Furniture one horse called Darby and all the Remainder of my Estate Excluding the articles Underneath Given to my Children.

Item I give and bequeath to my son William Little one Hundred and Fifty Acres of Land that he now lives on with one negro Wench Names Rose with all her Future Increase after my life Death also one Cross cut saw and all my coopers tools and also half my still after his Mothers Death

Item I Give and bequeath to my son Frederick Little one negro girl after his mothers decease

Item I Give and bequeath to my son Jesse Little Three hundred acers of land lying in Dobs County Purchased of James Adair one negro Boy Named Lewis after my Wifes Decease one horse named Jack with a bridle and Saddle one Feather Bed and Furniture one Cow and Calf one Ewe and Lamb

Item I Give and bequeath to my son John Little the Plantation I now live on with all the Land I own adjoining to it with one Feather Bed and Furniture one negro Girl named Chany one half of my still after his mothers Decease one filley named Pigeon and Cow and Calf one Ewe and Lamb

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Selah Taylor for one negro Girl named Nancy to her and her Heirs for Ever

Item I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Belsher one negro Girl named Pat to her and her heirs for ever

Item I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Ann Gardener one Negro Boy named Jacob to her and her Heirs for ever

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Gardener one negro Girl named Fillis to her and her Heirs for Ever Likewise one Feather Bed and Furniture after her mothers decease

And I do Constitute and appoint my son William Little and son Jesse Little Executors of this my Last Will and Testament Revoking all other Wills by me made in Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal 13th Day of March Anno Domini 1785. The will was signed by Abraham Little and witnessed by William Little and Acam[?] Little ^[2]

Notes

William's date of birth is unclear. He was likely at least 18 when he married, which supposedly was about 1738^[3], so that would make him born about 1720. However this marriage is in question, and it seems likely William would have been 20-25 when he married.

Abraham was listed in the 1755 Beaufort tax list. ^[4]. With Abraham was William Little. Since they had just moved to North Carolina and perhaps were still in the process, it is possible that Abraham's father William and Abraham were listed together instead of separately as most adult men. Or it is possible that this was Abraham's younger brother William and the senior William was not yet living there full-time?

An Abraham Little furnished supplies for the army during the Revolutionary War. Rev. War Accts. Vol. VII, p. 65, #519, NC State Archives. According to Alice Zell, who file a DAR supplemental on him, pay vouchers #3859 and 3861 prove his service. (NSDAR#539682 Miss Dovey Lentriss Dowdle)^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Donald E. Ratcliff, North Carolina Taxpayers Volume I
2. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Edgecombe > Original Wills, Killibrew, John I - Middleton, S O
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 22 June 2023)
   Frederick Little.
3. ↑ Alice Whitley Smith, The Thigpen Tribe (North Carolina, 1961), p. 231.
4. ↑ Halifax Deeds, 4-400.
5. ↑ Alice Whitley Smith, The Thigpen Tribe (North Carolina, 1961), p. 231.

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