SUMNER, JOHN - Chowan County.: April 18, 1754. January Court, 1755. Sons: SAMUEL ("plantation whereon I now live"), WILLIAM (land bought of JOSEPH and GRIGORY STALLINGS and JOHN KNIGHT, and three negroes), JACOB (land on west side of Orapeak Swamp known as Kilmaney, six negroes), JOSEPH (land at Tar River bought of ABRAHAM ODUM, and five negroes), MOSES (land bought of WILLIAM WEBB in Bertie County, and four negroes). Daughter: ELIZABETH BATTLE (four negroes). Wife and Executrix: ELISABETH (nine negroes). Witnesses: JOSEPH JONES, JOHN BENTON, SR., JASEN CAMPBELL, ROSANNA RIDDICK, JETHRO BENTON. Clerk of the Court: WILL HALSEY. Impression of coronet on seal.[1]
Children with wife Elizabeth:
Note: John is the name used in this man's will, not William
The abstract of John's will does not include the names of enslaved persons, but he had a large number of them divided between his children.
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