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ELIJAH B. PERRY PLANTATION

 Franklin County, North Carolina

 Elijah Boddie Perry  (1789-1846) was the son of Joshua Perry (ca 1747-1807) and Mary Boddie (1771-1838; dau/of Nathan Boddie & Chloe Crudup). Joshua Perry was a soldier in the Revolutionary War who left a sizable estate in Franklin County in a will dated 1807, and shows returned to June Court 1811. Elijah had a very large plantation which apparently included several houses as indicated in his Will. Elijah was married in 1818 Warren Co. to Lucy Barker Williams (1798-1864; dau/of Henry Gustin Williams & Lucy Tunstall). His father, Joshua Perry, was the son of Joshua Perry (ca 1733-1792 Warren Co., NC) who was one of the original 7 Perry Brothers.

The 7 Original Perry Brothers were:
William Perry (ca 1717-aft 1807) Franklin Co.
John Perry (ca 1720-1796) Franklin Co.
Francis Perry (ca 1723-1813) Wake Co.
Nathaniel Perry (ca 1726-1790) Franklin Co.
Jeremiah Perry (1731-1777) Bute Co.
Joshua Perry (ca 1733-1792) Warren Co.
Burwell Perry (ca 1735-1803) Franklin Co.

In the Will of ELIJAH B. PERRY, dtd Oct. 1843 & Dec. 1844; Franklin Co. Will Book M, Pages 75-76
Slaves given to wife, LUCY B. PERRY:

Book M, Page 85-

An Inventory of the Personal Property of Elijah B. Perry, deceased which came into the hands of his Executor Jan. 9th 1846.
(List of Slaves)
No. of Servants given to MRS. LUCY B. PERRY:
LEWIS & PHILLIS, DAVY, ELLEN, JESSE & AMY, ISHAM, AMY, MOSES, DIANAH, EMILY, MATILDA, WILLIAM, LESTER, LUCK, ANNAKY

No. of Slaves given to JOSHUA PERRY in the lifetime of deceased and companied by the will:
PETER & CHAMPION, JACOB, SALLY, SANDERS & FANNY, SANDERS, BARBARA, AMY, MARY, ZYLPHA, NEPTUNE, ORANGE, MENERVA, NED, TILLER, LUCY & CHINA, WILLIAM, CAROLINE, PENNY & WASHINGTON. ISHAM, YORK, PHILIP, NORPHLET

No. of MRS. LUCY P. CLANTON's servants given to her in the lifetime of the dec'd & companied by the will:
WASHINGTON & NANCY, WILLIAM, NUTTY, HASTY, SAM, JAMES, ABBY, BARBARA, LUCY, ABBE's CARY, SAM, HAPPY, PATSY & PETER. (15)

No. of Servants given to SAMUEL PERRY:
ALLEN & FANNY, SUCKEY, BENJAMIN, HENRY, HARDY, THOMAS, DICK, JUDY, EASTER, EDMOND, JERRY, VINY, BETSEY, ABRAM, CHINA, ISAAC, LYDIA. (18)

No. of MARY B. PERRY Servants:
LEW & EMILY, MARGARET, JOSEPH, DINAH, POLLY, JIM, ALFRED, GUY, NED, RHODY, PLEASANT, LUCY, SEALY(?), JERRY, SUSAN, DOLLY, ESTER, LONDON. (19)

No. of GREEN PERRY's Servants:
JOHN & CLARY, KATE, JOHN LECY, CHARLES, JERRY, VAN, ISHAM, MARY, MARIAH, JOE, DARCY, ROSE, ABBE, GID, ADAM, MATHEW, LEWIS, LEVI, LYDIA. (20)

No. of Servants left subject to payments of debts:
MARTHA & REBECCA, ROSE, JOE, ABSOLEM, PRISCILLA, ELIJAH, MOURNING, PRUMMER, WILLIE, TILLER, CHERRY, VIOLET, HARRIET, MIRANDA, LUKE, TROMPER. (17)

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Slaves from the Will of JOSHUA PERRY, 1807 (Father of Elijah B. Perry)
Franklin County, Will Book C, Pages 216-217:
 

From the Estate of JOSHUA PERRY, d. 1807, Slaves were divided up between his children after they were all of full age.  Following Slaves allotted to ELIJAH B. PERRY, in July 1818:

(See Estate of Joshua Perry, 1807 for full details & transcriptions)

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Slaves from JOSHUA PERRY (ca 1733-1792) one of the original 7 PERRY BROTHERS. He was father of Joshua Perry, d. 1807, and the grandfather of Elijah B. Perry.
Will of JOSHUA PERRY, Warren Co, NC-1792
Will Book 6, Page 225

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