I have fowarded the following wills by Edmund Chancey, 
and two of his descendents,(or perhaps brother) William 
and William. 

Since these are not actual copies of an original, they of course are suspect. 
If you decide not to include them because of this, I understand.
 
Robert Chancey

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CHANCEY, EDMUND.   Pasquotank County.
March 15, 1753. July Court, 1754. Grandsons: EDMUND CHANCEY, Son
Of STEPHEN ("eastermost part of my plantation"), EDMUND CHANCEY, son
OfJACOB ("middlemost part of my plantation"), EDMUND CHANCEY, son of
ZACHARIAH("my Sand Hills land"). Sons: DANIEL (a riding horse, saddle
and bridle, dozen spoons, pair of brass scales, large Bible and three young
horses); ZACHARIAH (one shilling "sterling money to cutt him off from my
rail and personal Estate because of the Wickedness that he committed in
my House in the time of my Absence"). Daughter-in-law: RACHEL CHAN-
CEY (16 barrels of corn, 450 lbs dried meat, 3 gallons fatt, "my wheat
patch,
all my black pepper and all my flax and wool and one half of my sweeten-
ing"). Granddaughters: MARY and HANNAH CHANCEY. To JAMES FUR-
BUSH is bequeathed book "No Cross, No Crown." Children of Daughter
RUTH:JOHN BAKER, MARY DeGRAFINRED, BLAKE BAKER, SARAH, RUTH
and ZADOCK BAKER. Executor: JOHN BAKER. Witnesses: ROBT. HALL,
WM. SWANN. Clerk of the Court: THOs. TAYLOR.

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CHANCEY, WILLIAM.   Pasquotank County
April 18, 1736. May 13, 1736. Father: WILLIAM CHANCEY. Brother:
JEREMIAH CHANCEY. Sisters: ANN BOYD, ELESABETH SUTTON, MARY CHAN-
CEY, DEBORAH CHANCEY. Cousins: JOSEPH SUTTON, DEBORAH SUTTON,
JOHN SYMONS. Executors: JEREMIAH CHANCEY, JOHN BOYD (brothers).
Witnesses: JOE SYMONS, MARY LOWRY. Will proven before W. SMITH, C. J.

Donated by:  Robert Chancey

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CHANCEY, WILLIAM.    Pasquotank County.
July 17, 1746. August 4, 1749. Daughters: ANN WHEEDBEY, MARY
COMMANDER, DEBORAH BALEY. Grandsons: WILLIAM CHANCEY ("planta-
tion whereon I do now live"), WILLIAM BOYD, WILLIAM CHANCEY COM-
MANDFR, JOSEPH SATTEN, THOMAS BOYD. Granddaughters: DEBORAH SAT-
TEN, ELIZABETH BOYD, WINEFRED BOYD, ANN BALEY, MARY BALEY.
Executors: JOSEPH BALEY and JOSEPH COMMANDER (sons-in-law). Wit-
nesses: WILLIAM BROTHERS, DARCUS BROTHERS, ROBERT LOWRY. Will
proven before Gov. GAB. JOHNSTON at Eden House.

Donated by:  Robert Chancey

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WILL OF Lemuel Forehand
-Source- Original Will

Will of Lemuel Forehand 
31st Jan 1808
Died  7th Feb 1808

In the name of God Amen and as it is appointed for man to die I Lemuel
Forehand knowing the fraility of nature and that I being of sound mind and
memory and as trusting worldly --------- affairs in the first place I
desire to committ my soul unto God that gave it and my body unto dust from
whence it came desiring my executator  to have it buried in a Christian
Manner and as ------ worldly goods I Lemuel Forehand of the county of
Pasquotank doth make this my last will and desire and in first place
leaving all my just debts to be paid and the remainder of my estate I give
and desire unto my beloved granddaughter ?Lovey? Williams all my estate
parshally and inaparshally in ?doses? and without at the age of twenty one
or marriage and that if she the said Lovey should dee without coming to the
age of twenty one or marriage I give and bequeath to my grandsons Thomas
Williams, ?----? Temple and Nancy Forehand my granddaughter all my affore
gifted property leaving ?----?Jones to be my ?-----? And soul
execuator?---------------------------------------------------------------To
this my last will and testament and disannulling and revoking all other
wills made by me before and further say that this as above is my last will
and desire in writing whereof I do swear unto and set my hand and seal this
31th Jan 1808.

Written in Presence of William Stanley
?Suzannah? Cartright(her mark)

Recorded in Book  M 
folio 196 & 197

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PETITION FOR LAND - 1802 (image) Plain Text below:

State of North Carolina                                    December Term 1802
Pasquotank County 

           To the worshipful Justices of the County Court of Pleas and
Quarters   ------?----- for the County aforementioned
           The Petition of Christopher Cartwright and Mary his wife,William
(?nowdor )and Sarah his wife Benjamin Foreman and Joseph Foreman late of
the said county desceased died (?inturiate?) seized and possessed -----
----  ---- tract of land lying and being in said County appraised
containing about thirty acres which ------ to your petitioners Mary,Sarah
Benjamin,(?Nancy? ) and four other children.Namely (?Clankey?),Robert,James
and Nancy as tenants in Common And your petitioners further show that they
are desirous of obtaining a partition of the said land and humbly pray that
------ ---- ----- ------ James White ,Nathan (?Obieman?),John (?---?) and
Hugh Knox may be appointed to divide the same agreeably to the directions
of the acts of the General Assembly in ------ care made and provided And
your petitioners also ------ that the four youngest children namely
Clarkey,Robert,James and Nancy are infants under age and have no guardian
they therefore pray that some decent  ----- may be appointed by the
worshipful Court ----- that Justice is  ------- to them in the partition of
the said land And your partitioners as in ?duty

                                                       

             ?-----------------?for the petitioners

Hugh Knox appointed as guardian ---
For the infants ?said?


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WILL OF JOSEPH FOREHAND

In the name of God Amen.  I Joseph Forehand of the County of Posquotank,
being very sick at present but of sound __________ mind & memory and
calling to mind the mortality of the body and that it is appointed for all
men to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament, in manner &
form following to wit first of all I recommit my soul to God who gave it
and  __________ such worldly goods as has pleased God to bless me with I
dispose of in the following manner.
Item - I give & bequeath to my beloved daughter Nancy Forehand $400 that is
now owing to me for the sale of my lands, the said $400 to be laid out in
lands by my Executrix and Executor hereafter mentioned as soon as
convenient and the land when so purchased the deed of conveyance to be
taken in the name of my said daughter Nancy to her and her heirs forever---
Item- It is my will & desire that my beloved wife Keziah Forehand shall
have the use of the above mentioned land, when purchased during her widowhood
Item - I give & bequeath to my daughter Nancy one desk two featherbeds &
furniture to her & her heirs forever.
Item - It is my future will and desire that as much of my property be sold
as will pay my just debts and the residue or remainder be divided between
my wife Keziah forehand & daughter Nancy.
Two thirds thereof to my wife Keziah and the one third to my daughter Nancy
to them & their heirs forever
Lastly - I nominate and appoint my beloved wife Keziah Forehand Executrix
and my father Lemuel Forehand Executor of this my last will & testament
with full power and authority to lay out in lands at their descretion the
$400 given to my daughter Nancy - & when so purchased the deed of
conveyance to be taken in my said daughter Nancy's name- revoking all other
wills by me heretofore made and ratifying this & only this to be my last
will & testament - In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal
this 23rd day of Nov 1807.

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AUCTION FOR JOSEPH FOREHAND - 1808
        Item	           To     Pounds  Shilgs    Pnc
1	Woollen Wheal     Widow	     -	     3	     -
1	Linnen Wheal	  Ditto	     -	     1	     -
1  Grubing hoe   Daniel Richardson   -	     9	     -
1	Ditto	 Daniel Temple	     -	     2	     1
1 	Plow	 Lowdick Williams    -	    13	     5
1	Iron Pot	 Widow	     -       10	     -
1	Iron Kittle	Ditto	     -	     7        -
1	Dutch Oven	Smith Jones   -	     5        -
1    Lott of wooden ware  Widow	      -	     10       -
1	Pale	        Mark Spence    -      1       -
5   Yearthen plats	Isaac McDaniel	-     1	      -
5   Plats and sugar dish William Wood	-     3	      7
1	Jar	          Widow	        -      2       -
1	Lott of yerthen	  Ditto	        -      8       -
1	Gun	        William Wood	3      12      -
1   Shot punch & Horn  Holowel Williams	 -	2      11
1	Horse Cart	Isaac Stokely	 2	6	6
1	Barrel	        Thornton Gray	 -	7	1
1    Lott of Trumpue	Daniel Temple	 -	3	-
1	Feather Bed	Widow	         5	-	-
1	Chest	         Ditto	         -	10	-
1 	Iron ox Chane	Hewey Pritchard	 -	8	-
1	Ditto	        Ditto	         -	7	6
1	Iron wedg	Sarah Dresser	 -	6	6
1   Meat Bench	    Daniel Richardson	 -	2	6
1	Candle Stick	Widow	         -	-	6
1	Shade	       Joseph Wood	 -	-	9
1	Some Pork	Widow	         7	10	-
1	Some Fat	Ditto	         -	8	-
1	Cow &yearling	Abel Sawyer	5	-	-
1	Red Heffer	James Spence	4	1	-
1	White ditto	? B Sawyer	3	-	-
1	Red Calf	Ditto	        -	15	-
2	Sheep	     Lowdwick Williams	1	1	-
8   Geese first choice	Mark Spence	1	7	-
8   Ditto 2nd Ditto   Bethany Copeland	1	1	-
5	Chears             To widow	-	10	-
1	Sifting box	  Ditto	        -	4	-
1	Ax	          John Thoen	-	2	-
1	Small Trunk	  Mark Spence	-	5	1
1	Drawing Knife	  Isaac Place	-	3	-
1	Pr fine dogs	 Thornton Gray	-	2	6
1	Beaufatt	 Robert Smith	2	3	-
1	Cann	          Smith Jones	-	1	-
1    Pr of stilerges	  Isaac Place	1	-	-
1  Real and winding blades  Smith Jones	 -	-	8
1	Morter              Miles Jones	 -	1	-
1	Loom	            Widow	 -	8	-
1	Hand Saw	    Ditto	 -	4	-
1	Knot mall	   F B Sawyer	 -	4	6
1	Ly Stand	  Isaac Place	 -	6	7
1	Auger	          Smith Jones	 -	-	6
1	Table	           Widow	 -	5	-
1	ditto	         Smith Jones	 -	12	6
1	Dy tub	           Widow	 -	3	-
1	Bee hive	Isaac Place	 -	15	-
1	Ditto	        Miles Jones	 1	6	1
1	Ditto	        Abrem Davis	 -	2	-
1	Mare	       Lemuel Forehand	36	-	-
1	?sarch and sive	     widow	 -	-	6
1	Plane & Crows	  Miles Jones	 -	1	-
2	Barrels of Corn	  John Sawyer	 2	-	4
2	Ditto	      Daniel Richardson	 2	-	-
1	Slay 	     Lawderick Williams	 -	1	1
1	Saddle	           Widow	 1	-	-
			                91	8	8


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Transcribed from the Original
Located in the State Archives, Raleigh, NC
By Ben Askew,Jr


In the name of God Amen.  I Joseph Forehand of the County of Posquotank,
being very sick at present but of sound __________ mind & memory and
calling to mind the mortality of the body and that it is appointed for all
men to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament, in manner &
form following to wit first of all I recommit my soul to God who gave it
and  __________ such worldly goods as has pleased God to bless me with I
dispose of in the following manner.
Item - I give & bequeath to my beloved daughter Nancy Forehand $400 that is
now owing to me for the sale of my lands, the said $400 to be laid out in
lands by my Executrix and Executor hereafter mentioned as soon as
convenient and the land when so purchased the deed of conveyance to be
taken in the name of my said daughter Nancy to her and her heirs forever---
Item- It is my will & desire that my beloved wife Keziah Forehand shall
have the use of the above mentioned land, when purchased during her widowhood
Item - I give & bequeath to my daughter Nancy one desk two featherbeds &
furniture to her & her heirs forever.
Item - It is my future will and desire that as much of my property be sold
as will pay my just debts and the residue or remainder be divided between
my wife Keziah forehand & daughter Nancy.
Two thirds thereof to my wife Keziah and the one third to my daughter Nancy
to them & their heirs forever
Lastly - I nominate and appoint my beloved wife Keziah Forehand Executrix
and my father Lemuel Forehand Executor of this my last will & testament
with full power and authority to lay out in lands at their descretion the
$400 given to my daughter Nancy - & when so purchased the deed of
conveyance to be taken in my said daughter Nancy's name- revoking all other
wills by me heretofore made and ratifying this & only this to be my last
will & testament - In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal
this 23rd day of Nov 1807.

In Presence
Fred Sawyer

sign Joseph Forehand
         (seal)
Lemuel Jordan



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