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 1724 - 1784 (60 years)
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Henry Carraway |
| Born |
1724 |
Princess Anne Co. VA  |
- Family Data Collection - Births about Henry Carraway
Name: Henry Carraway
Father: John Carraway
Mother: Margaret Keeling
Birth Date: 1724
City: Princess Anne
State: VA
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Male |
| Died |
01 Apr 1784 |
Goldsboro, Wayne Co. NC |
- Family Data Collection
Name: Henry Carraway
Death Date: 1784
City: Goldsboro
County: Wayne
State: NC
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| Notes |
- CENSUS RECORDS
North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Name: Henry Carraway
State: NC
County: Dobbs County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1769
Database: NC Early Census Index
LAND RECORDS
Source: Car(r)away Family News Vol 2, #2, pp 15, 17,18, 19, 20, 21.
Index to burned deeds of Johnston Cty, NC Bk 5, p75 shows a deed to Henry Caraway from Aaron Smith (his brother-in-law).
Henry received a land grant on 9 Nov 1764 in Dobbs Cty, NC, 100 acres the S/sd of Neuse River on Caraway Creek.... Entered 15 Apr 1763. (Bk 18, p102 Dobbs Cty, NC)
1769 Alphabetical List of Taxables, Dobbs Cty, list Henry Caraway and son, Barrot, 2 polls. (Barrot may or may not be Henry's son, he could be a nephew as his Will does not list a Barrot. Or Barrot could have died before the will was written.)
21 Feb 1775 Henry Caraway and John Caraway witnessed the sale of a negro boy named Ned from John Oates to Adam Caraway for 30.06.00 pounds.
29 Feb 1780 Henry Caraway purchased 75 acres for 1500 pounds from Hardy Newsom. (Bk 1, p1 6 , Wayne Cty, NC)
On 9 Mar 1780 Henry Caraway out of special love and tender affection which I have and do bear my beloved son John Caraway.....140 acres... S/sd of Neuse River....(Bk 1, p17 #14 Wayne Cty, NC)
MILITARY RECORDS
The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge - American Revolutionary War Fought near Wilmington, North Carolina on February 27, 1776 Victory went to the North Carolina Patriots over Southern Loyalists
Dobbs Militia
Carraway, Henry
WILL AND PROBATE
In the will of Henry Carraway, dated 20 Feb 1784, he mentions his wife Elizabeth and his eight children: Zilpha, Mary Ann, John, Elizabeth, Civil, Molly, Eve and Adam. (bk. A-7, p.14 , Wayne Cty, NC)
WILL OF HENRY CARRAWAY:
As recorded in Wayne County, NC Wills, Book A-7, 1776-1805, p.14.
WILL OF HENRY CARRAWAY:As recorded in Wayne County, NC Wills, Book A-7, 1776-1805, p.14.
In the name of God Amen. I Henry Carraway of the State of North Carolina and county of Wayne being very sick and weak in body but of a sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for it, but calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for ALL men once to die do constitute, make and Ordain this my last will and Testament in the following manner VIS:
Principally and first of all I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it me, and my body I recommend to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors, hereafter named nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Might Power of God, and Touching such Wordly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I do give and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
First my will and desire is, that all my just debts and funeral charges be cleared and discharged.
Item - I (Leave) to my beloved wife Elizabeth Carraway the use of all my plantation lands and tenements and like wise the use of all my estate both real and personal during her life or widowhood--and after her death or widowhood I desire that the Negro wench named Doll and all her increase, since she has been in my possession I leave to so(?) and the money arising there from to be equally divided amongst my eight children Vis: Zilpha, Mary Ann, John, Elizabeth, Civil, Molly, Eve and Adam.
Item - I give and bequeath to my son John Carraway after his mother's death or widowhood, the plantation whereon I now dwell with all the land belonging thereunto on the east side of Carraway's Creek to him and his heirs forever.
Item - I give and bequeath to my son Adam Carraway all of my lands and tenements on the west side of Carraway Creek and one negro boy named Ned to his and his heirs forever...and in case the said Adam Carraway should died before he arrives at the full age of 21 years then my will and desire is that the said land and negro may be sold and the money arising there from to be equally divided amongst the rest of my children.
Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Eve Carraway one negro boy named Sam to her and her heirs forever..and in case she the said Eve should died before she marrys or arrives at the age of 18 years...then my will and desire is that the said negro shall be sold and the money arising there from be equally divided amongst the rest of my children...and all the rest of my estate that I have not yet bequeathed (after?) my wife's death or widowhood I leave to be equally divided amonst four of my children vis: Sevil, Molly, Eve, and Adam.
Item - I do appoint my loving wife executrix and my friends Doc and Richard McKinne Executors to this my last will and testament. And I do hereby utter revoke Disannul and make void all and every other former will or wills heretofore by me made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 20th day of Feb anmo domini: One thousand seven hundred and eighty four (1784).
Signed Henry Caraway (seal)
Signed, seald, Declared and pronounced by the testator as his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names. Joseph Slocump - Mary Slocumb; Sevil Carraway (signed with an X)
The inventory of the Estate of Henry Caraway 19 Jun 1784 was signed by Elizabeth Caraway and Andrew Bass. (CR 103.518.1 Vol 4, p70, Wayne Cty, NC)
The 1786 Tax List from Journal of NC Genealogy, Vol 8, #1, p940 for Wayne Cty, NC shows Elizabeth Caraway with 176 acres, 1 poll and no slaves.
The 1790 census Wayne Cty, NC census p149, lists Elizabeth Caraway with 1 male under 16, 3 females and 5 slaves.
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| Person ID |
I12110 |
Master File |
| Last Modified |
24 Jun 2014 |
| Father |
John Carraway, IV, b. 1702, Princess Ann Co. VA , d. Aft 1769, Davie, Wayne Co. NC (Age 68 years) |
| Mother |
Margaret Keeling, b. 1702, Princess Anne Co. VA , d. 1742, Dobbs Co. NC (Age 40 years) |
| Married |
06 Mar 1722 |
Wayne Co. NC |
| Family ID |
F7152 |
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