Will
of Jonathan Knight, Senior
Recorded in Will book 7. p. 80.
Granville County, North Carolina
In
the name of God amen, I Jonathan Knight Senior of the State of N. Carolina
&
County
of Granville, being in a ---(bad or loe?) state of health though of a Sound
mind and
memory
doth make and ordain this my last will and Testement in manner
and
form following to wit.
First:
I lend unto my loving wife Judath Knight all the land the East side of the road
bound
as follows beginning at a white oak on the bank of the Tareriver above the
bridge
running South with the road as it now stands to where the line crosses
the
east to middle Creek thence down the sd creek to the mouth thence up
the
river to the first beginning, also three negroes to wit., Jim, Nell & Peter
and
one mare caled (sic) Bedford, also all my household & kitchen furniture
together with
my
stock of hoggs, cows & plantation utencils(sic) during her natural life,
and after
the
death of my wife, I give unto my daughter Sarah W. Roffe all the ------(Estate?)
lent
my wife except the negroe boy Peter to her & her heirs & assigns
forever.
Item:
I give unto my son John Knight all the land lying on the left side of the ----(road?)
-----(where?)
now
lives bounded as follows, to wit. beginning at a white oak on the bank of the
tar river
above
the bridge, running up the -------(meanders?) of said river to Nailings corner
thence ----
with
Nailings line to the main road, thence North with the road as it now stands
to
the first beginning to him his heirs & assigns forever.
Item:
I give unto my grandson Jonathan Knight son of John Knight all the ---(land?)
lying
on the East side of middle creek bound by Thos. Person's line & Tarr river
&
sd
creek to him his heirs & assigns forever.
Item: I give unto my son Woodson Knight two
hundred & fifty nine acres
of
land whereon my said son now lives in Mecklingburg County Virginia and
one
negroe man Jacob to him his heirs & assigns forever.
Item:
I give unto my son William Knight five shillings besides what --(I?)
have
allready (sic) given him to him his heirs & assigns forever.
Item:
My will & desire is that after my death that all my estate not
given
away in this my last will & testement be sold at the descression (sic) of
my
executors hereafter named & the money arising therefrom after paying
my
just debts be equally divided between Elizabeth Amis, Rachel Dejarnet,
Judath
Amis, Polly Amis, Jonathan Knight & John Knight to them their
heirs
& assigns forever.
Item:
My will & desire is that after the death of my wife the negroe
boy
Peter, lent my wife be sold at the descression (sic) of my Exrs (sic) & the
(money?)
arising
therefrom to be equally divided between Elizabeth Amis, Rachel
Dejarnet,
Judath Amis, Polly Amis, Jonathan Knight & John Knight to (them?)
their
heirs & assigns forever.
Item:
I do hereby appoint Jonathan Knight and William Amis Exrs. (sic) (of?)
this
my last will & testement & do revoke all other wills heretofore made
by
me in witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed
my
seal the 24th day of October 1807.
Jona'th Knight (seal)
Wm.
Walker
James
Richards
Nelson
Nailling
State
of N. Carolina
Granville
County November Court -- --
1809
The
foregoing last will & testement of Jonathan Knight Senr. was duly (proven?)
in
open court by the oaths of Wm. Walker & James Richards two of the
subscribing
witnesses
to the same & ordered to be recorded.
At the same time William Amis
named
as Executor of said Will refused to qualify --- --- (as such?) wherefore
Jonathan
Knight also named as Executor came into court & qualified (as?)
such.
Witness
(can't read clerks signature)
Transcriber
Notes:
Jonathan
Knight, Sr. b. ca 1721 Virginia d. bef Nov. 1809 Granville County, NC. was the
son of John Knight and Elizabeth Woodson of Lunenburg County Virginia. Jonathan
married Judith Woodson February 24, 1757, Goochland Parish, Goochland County,
Virginia. Their son John Knight b. ca 1760 Granville Co., NC. above mentioned
in his will married Martha Montague March 29, 1788, in Oxford, Granville co.,
NC.
We
are unsure of the year John Knight moved from Grandville Co, NC to Tennessee,
but he was a resident of Jackson County, TN, when he purchased 188 acres of
land in Smith County Tennessee, on the North side of the Cumberland River, from Ellis B. Beasley on November 17,
1815. John paid $600.00 for this land
on Defeated Creek that bordered the land of Miles West, John Reeves & Jonathan
Beasley.
The
Deed was witnessed by Miles West & Shadrack Moore. Recorded in Smith County Deed Book E. page
351.
Shortly
after Martha's death, John Knight made a deed of gift to his children for this
same 188 acres of land on Defeated Creek, and 7 slaves, in December of 1838.
On
February 1, 1839 the heirs of John Knight divided the land and the 7 slaves
that were gifted to them by their father. The heirs were Thomas Latane Knight,
William Montague Knight, Henry M. Knight, Ellis E. Knight, Caty (Catherine Knight) - Ramsey (husband
unknown), Charlotte Knight - Smith (wife of Daniel Smith) and (Martha)
"Patsy" West (Wife of Robert West) Recorded in Smith County Deed book
P, pages 119 through 121.
Martha
Montague was b. ca 1758 VA and died September 09, 1838, Smith Co. TN. John Knight October 19, 1843, Smith Co. TN.
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