The
Trivettes of
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||||| Introduction |||||
The Earliest
Trivettes ||||| North
Carolina Political Boundaries ||||| Whose Child Is Whose?
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||||| How Do You Spell
Trivette? ||||| Sorting Out
the William Trivettes ||||| Trivettes in the Civil War |||||
||||| Descendants of John and Richard Trivette ||||| What Was It Like
As An Early Trivette? |||||
|||| What
Happened To Nathaniel C. Tribet?
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Solomon Jones’ Will
I have not seen the original will, which is kept in the
North Carolina State Archives in
Date: 1 March 1804
Date Received: 10 Sept 1987
In the name of God Amen, I Solomon Jones of Rowan County and State of North Carolina Being sick and weak of Body but of sound and perfect sense and memory; thanks be To God for the same, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die…..Do make constitute and ordain this my last will and Testament on manner and Form as followeth, principally and first of all I recommend my soul to God that gave it, and my body to the earth to be Buried in a decent Christian like manner at the Discretion of my friends that survive me and as touching such estate as it has pleased God to bless me with, I give Demise and dispose of the same in the following manner…..
First I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth, one bed and furniture one wheel, one cow saddle, one Sorrel mare.
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ruth Jones twenty five pounds current money. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Nancy Jones twenty five pounds current money. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret Jones twenty five pounds current money. My will and desire is that the land and plantation whereon I now live should remain in the possession of my beloved wife until her discease then to be sold at the discretion of my executors, and equally divided between my children;
My will and desire is that my tract of land laying on howarers branch on the waters of Dutchmans creek containing three hundred acres should Be rented, put annually for five years from the date of this my last will and testament and the money it fetches to be equally divided among my children and at the execution of five years as above mentioned said land to be sold and equally divided among my children….
My will and desire is that all my movable property which I have not willed to my beloved wife should be sold by public sale at the discretion of my executors and after all my just debts are paid; to be distributed to make each ones portion afore mentioned the remainder to be divided equally between my beloved wife and all my children and their heirs forever….
Lastly I nominate and appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth Jones, Nathan Walles, and Peter Glasscock executors of this my last will and testament; hereby revoking all former wills and testaments by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this first day of March one thousand eight hundred and four.
Signed sealed and Acknowledged in the presence of: Ransom Powell, John Powell.
(signed) Solomon Jones
Tis my will and my desire that my step son John Tribbet should have all my wearing clothes, to be given to him at my decease in addition to this my present will before the witness aforesaid; Ransom Powell, John Powell