Abel Trueblood

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Notes taken from "The Trueblood Family in America" by Bula Trueblood Watson, copyright 1964.

"...Abel Trueblood was chosen overseer 8-4-1757, probably of the Trueblood MM; and again on 7-17-1771, overseer of the Symons Creek MM. On 11-18-1772, he, with Caleb Trueblood, Joseph Henley, Aaron Morris, Sr., and Josiah Bundy, was named to attend the Court Martial. (The object of the Court Martial is not known - - John Lancaster?)

In 1754, Abel Trueblood was on the Tax List as paying poll for one white person and 1 black person. In 1779, he is listed with the Quakers on the Tax List for Pasquotank County: "...3 tracts: 380 acres...Amt. of Assmt. & rated property: 2007 (pounds). In the 1790 Census, Abel Trueblood has no slaves. the colored poll of 1779 was no doubt a freedman. In 1799 Tax List, Abel Trueblood, Sr. has "120 acres, no free polls, no black polls, Tax: 0 pounds; 3 shillings; 2 pence." He is not mentioned in the Census of 1800 as by this time he had moved to the vicinity of Little River in Perquimans County.

Will and Last Testament of Abel Trueblood ...to Caleb Trueblood (my son)...land I bought from Joseph Smithson and land I bought from Job Cartwright joining land of my brother Josiah Trueblood then along Josiah's line (on Nobby Creek) to where it joins the Tully's line containing one hundred fifty acres...

...to my son Joshua Trueblood my water mill and utensils belonging also Land and Plantation where he now lives bounded as follows: beginning at a Cypress tree standing near the road between his house and the house where I now dwell from thence along the road to the middle of the swamp to land that belongs to heirs of Thomas Morris (dec.) then binding down said Morris's to my Mill Creek then up said creek to my Mill Dam then a straight course to first station...also land I bought from Daniel Trueblood lying south end of my Mill Dam also the land on east side of body road being a part of a piece of land contained in my patent to him and his heirs...

...to my son Edward Burroughs Trueblood the house and land where I dwell now...beginning at a Cypress tree standing between my house and my mill house then up the mill pond to the middle of the branch to head west course to middle of land then straight course to mulberry tree standing near the meeting house then along the line to head of swamp to where the main road crosses then down the main road to a cypress the first station...

...to my son Abel Trueblood all the remaining part of Land I bought of Thomas Trueblood...also land I held in my new patent on the north side of the new road... ...to daughters Naomi Trueblood, Anne Trueblood, Abigail...moveable estate divided... ...to my wife the use of the home & Land I now dwell on...the use of fifty acres of the lower end of Tulle Land...one fourth part of Water Mill during her life... .................................................................. pg 8, 9
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Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy [p.93] BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS page 121 Abel Trueblood d. 9-29-1807, aged 85 yrs. 4 mos.