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   Joseph Edmundson<br>Birth name: Joseph Edmundson<br>Also known as: JosephJoseph Edmondson<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Jan 15 1668 - Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America<br>Marriage: Spouse: Priscilla Graves - 1716<br>Death: Aug 4 1743 - Craven, North Carolina, British Colonial America<br>There seems to be an issue with this person's relatives. View this person on FamilySearch to see this information.<br>  Additional information: LifeSketch:JOSEPH EDMONDSONAbstract of NC Wills by J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, Will dated 4 Aug 1744 with no probate date. Page 110. afterwards to go to NC as deeds are recorded in Craven County, NC: "NC, Craven Co. Register of Deeds, Deed book 2, page 603-634. is wife...Gift of 290 acres unto James Green. Then came Capt. Richard Graves and acknowledged unto Joseph Edmundson & heirs and assigns, conveyance for 270 acres of land and it is registered in Book A."Nelson of same county, 100 acres more or less. Begin at Fork of Creek taht divides "White Hall Neck and Smith's Neck", being part of a tract containing 900 acres, granted by Wm. to James Keith and by said Keith to Joseph Edmondson and John Carroway. Viz: To said Edmondson 100 acres and John Carroway 801. In presence of us: Rich'd Lovett, Nichs. Routledge. Recorded 19 June 1742 - Edward Griffith.dmondson of Craven County in North Carolina being weak in body but of perfect memory Thanks be unto God, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say primarily and first of all, I recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a Christian manner at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldy Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form:son a negro girl named Hannah with all her increase to him and his heirs forever and also I give to him my said son John edmondson one feather bed and furniture also one gun.ueath to my son Thos. Edmondson one feather bed and furniture and one gun and 2 cows and calves, male and female and to have them at the age of 16 years and also one negro boy named Lick to him and his heirs forever.ge of 16 years.recellow (Priscilla) Edmondson, my negro wench called Bess, with all the rest of my goods and chattels, money, owes debts or anything that may be called mine, moveables or unmoveables whatsoever to her during her life or till the date of marriage. ly, the first to my son James Edmondson, the next to my daughter Mary Edmondson, the next to my daughter Precillow Edmondson and in case the said Negro Bess shall fail to breed so that the children or any of them shall fail to have a Negro child as aforesaid my wife, Precilow Edmondson, shall pay to each of my children, when they come to the age of 16 years, one hundred and fifty pounds of current money of this county and Provonce in lew of thereof to be paid out of my Estate. shall be equally divided among her children equally, that is to say, John Edmondson, Thos. Edmondson, Jas. Edmondson, Mary Edmondson and Precillow Edmondson and also I constitute, make and ordain my well beloved wife, Precillow Edmondson and my son, John Edmondson Together, my whole and sole Exors. of this my last Will and Testament, all and singular, my goods and chattels, moveable & immoveable, to me belonging, Frankly to be possessed of and enjoyed and I do hereby utterly disavow, revoke and disanull all other Will, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. onan obvious error in transcription. The original will which is in the NC Department of Archives & History in Raleigh, NC plainly shows 1744. The original Will is badly discolored and parts of it are unreadable. We are fortunate to find the transcription in the Secretary of State's office.jamin who dies in 1726 who marries a Margaret Underwood while Ted Miller list the other.* However in Joseph's Will he names Priscilla as his wife.ndson of ye County of Essex....... my whole estate not divided of by this my Will, be equally divided amonst my six sons, JAMES EDMONDSON, JOSEPH EDMONDSON, WILLIAM EDMONDSON, BRYAN EDMONDSON, THOMAS EDMONDSON AND JOHN EDMONDSON and lastly I do hereby ordain and appoint my well beloved wife MARY EDMONDON and my beloved son JAMES EDMONSON Excrs of this my last Will proved Tuesday ye 20th day December 1715, this above Will of THOMAS EDMONDSON was submitted and proved by ye oaths of Mary Edmondson and James Edmondson, the Executors therein named who both agreed it to be all in the writing of ye sd Thomas Edmondson, dated and is recorded.

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• Birthday January 15, 1668
• Day of death August 4, 1743

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