Granville County Wills- S

Granville County Wills- S

Will of JOHN SEARCY- 1787
Granville County Wills
Will Book 2, Page 1
These were Transcribed & Contributed by David Tudor

In the name of God amen I John Searcy of Granville County in the State of North Carolina being of sound mind & memory do make Constitute & ordain this my last will & Testament first I will that all those Debts I Justly owe be forthwith levied out of my Estate and paid
Item I Give & bequeath to the representatives of my Son William Searcy Dec’d five Shillings &c to my son John & Bartlett & my Daughter Mary Reardon & my Daughter Susanna Hayes also Good five Shillings proclamation money each
Item I Give the rest of my estate both Real & personal to be Equally Divided Amongst my four following Children VIZ'T Elisabeth Reuben Sarah Linsey & Richd Searcy to them & their heirs & assigns Forever. & lastly I appoint Reuben Searcy & Richd Searcy Executors of this my last will & Testament In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & seal this 15th day of March anno dom 1783

John Searcy (his mark)

Signed Sealed published & Declared
by the Said John Searcy to be his
last will & Testament in presence of
Asa Searcy
Dennis Reardon
Thomas Searcy

Granville County Sct February Court - A D 1787
This last Will was duly proved by the oath of Dennis Reardon
and Ordered to be Recorded Then Reuben Searcy qualified as
Executor to the said Will

Teste
Reuben Searcy

This transcription 06 July 2025 by D. Tudor, Stanford, KY and I hold it to be faithful to the original will of John Searcy Sr. of Granville County, North Carolina which can be viewed https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GW-YPWD?view=fullText&lang=en&groupId=

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Unpublished Original Will of Elizabeth Searcy of Granville County

In the name of God amen I Elisabeth Searcy of Granville County in the State of North Carolina being Sick and weak
In body but of Sound [and] disposeing mind and memory thanks be given to almighty God for the same do by these presents Constitute [and] appoint this to be my last will [and] Testament in Manner following Item I give [and] bequeath to my Natural
Son William Hargravess Searcy my oldest Cow [and]her yearling
Item I give and bequeath to my Natural Son Joseph Moore one Heifer my knife [and] fork [and] frying pan
Item If my natural Son ozwald Towns Should live to come in from Kentucky I then give him one heifer [and] if he should not come in then the same to go to my Natural daughter Martha Tuder [and] the other young Cow [and] calf together with my feather bed [and] furniture my pot [and] wareing apparel And I hereby appoint my said Son Joseph Moore [and] John Tudar
My executors of this my last will [and] Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand [and] Seal this 20th day of February A D 1784
Elizabeth Searcy ("X" her mark)

Signed Sealed published [and] declared
by the said Elisabeth Searcy to be
here last Will [and] Testament in
presence of
John Tuder
Henry X R Rardon

Notes:

We are not certain of the year that Elizabeth actually died. There is no evidence in the above will that it was proven where written. Additionally, there is a second female in the 1810 census for John Tudor age above 45, which could very well be Elizabeth living with her only daughter, Martha, also age above 45, in Kentucky. –G.R.Tudor
An Elisabeth Searcy signs as witness to a marriage bond as late as Dec of 1784 also Son in Law John Tuder (Granville Marriages box 17 img 680 and 681)
John and Martha Tuder will arrive in Kentucky in 1785 in what will be Madison County joining brother Oswald and Searcy relations already there.
Richard Searcy (b.ca,1767) son of Bartlett Searcy and Lucy Searcy lived in John Tudor’s household in Madison Co, KY, 07-xx-1787. Photocopy of loose records from the Granville Co, NC Courthouse. –Terry Searcy

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