William Raiford

Family

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.8.William2 RAIFORD (Matthew * (John)1) was born Abt. 1735 in Edgecombe Co., North Carolina,and died 1798. He married (1) Mary BRYAN. She was born 16, and died Unknown.

He married (2)Unk. wife. She died Unknown.

Notes for William RAIFORD: Married 1) Mary ??? 2)??? (11 known children). Will dated 1792, proved 1798.

Children of William RAIFORD and Mary BRYAN are:

• +31i.Phillip3 RAIFORD, born in North Carolina; died Abt. 1807.
• +32ii.William N. Bud RAIFORD, born in North Carolina; died Abt. 1807.
• 33iii.John RAIFORD, born in North Carolina16; died Abt. 1760 in Dobbs Co., North Carolina16. Hemarried Sarah; died Unknown.Notes for John RAIFORD:Need to check on this one as a son also since he was appt. J.P. abt. 1756.
• 34iv.Needham RAIFORD, born in North Carolina16; died Unknown. He married Mary WARVERJanuary 21, 1856 in Perry Co., Alabama16; died Unknown.
• 35v.Apsilla RAIFORD, born in North Carolina16; died Unknown.
• 36vi.Patience RAIFORD, born in North Carolina16; died Abt. 180416. She married William JohnCOLEMAN; born 16; died Unknown.37vii.Elizabeth RAIFORD, born in North Carolina16; died Unknown. She married John BEAL July20, 1812 in Southampton Co., Virginia16; died Unknown.+38viii.Anne RAIFORD, born Abt. 1759 in North Carolina; died Abt. 1795 in North Carolina.
• +39ix.Jethro RAIFORD, born Abt. 1765 in Anson Co., North Carolina; died Abt. 1834 in Greene Co.,Alabama
• .+40x.Robert RAIFORD, born Abt. 1770 in North Carolina; died Abt. 1817 in North Carolina.
• +41xi.Isaac "I. C." RAIFORD, born Abt. 1781 in North Carolina; died Unknown.

Will

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Will of William Raiford
Wayne County, NC Wills & Inventories, Book B, p. 196

State of North Carolina Wayne County

In the name of God amen. I Willm Raiford of the State & County aforesaid being in sound & perfect mind & memory, praise be given to Almighty God for his kind mercy, do make and ordain this my last will & testament manner and form following That is to say first and principally I desire to commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my body I committ to the Earth to be decently buried at the descretion of my Executors hereinafter named and what worldly goods & estate it hath pleased the Lord to bestow upon me I give and dispose as followeth, First my will and desire that my Exects not the Sheriff do sell as much of the property as they think best to pay my debts.

Item I will that my wife do have the manner plantation during her life or widowhood, the negroes and [illegible] with other [illegible] [illegible] for (plantation ?) [smudge] [smudge] six cows & calves, twenty head of hogs suitable for the (life?) of her support, with the sheep [illegible] [illegible]. After the death or marrying another man, then (for the ? forsake?) Plantation & all the lands & improvements thereunto belonging to be sold by the excts and not by the sheriff at publick sale giving such (excts?) as they may see (cause?), and the money put to [illegible] to school the heirs that is to say John, Jethro, Wm, (Bud? Beed?), Needham, Isaac, the five younger sons and in case my wife should be deliverd of the one is now expected in the woomb if a son to heir as equal part with the other five above named which is to say the above mentnd plantation and all old & new (pattant?) land that there is [illegible] for, as they come of age to receive their part & if either or a! ny of them depart this life under age for the other brother or brothers living so heir his or their parts, to him or them his or their heirs or assigns forever, and if a daughter lawfully begotten of her body to share an equal part with the rest, Hereafter to be mentiond.

Item My will is that after the death or marriage of my wife that [illegible] the Negroes belonging to my property be sold by my exets and not by a sheriff, in my family, if any, and (not?) (out?) except its be the [illegible] of my heirs or assigns. I will that the Negroes if convenient might have their choice to chose which of my sons or daughter they will, so that they may be equally divided [illegible] that the rest of my movable estate between my sons & daughter to them and their heirs forever.

And lastly I do hereby appoint my brother Philip Raiford and Needham Whitley Wm Farmer Needham Whitfield Lewis Whitfield, to be my whole & sole Executors of this my last will & Testament & I do revoke, disannul and make void all former wills & Testamts heretofore by me made In witness where I have here unto set my hand & affixd my seal this 6th of May [smudge] [smudge] [smudge]

William Raiford

In the presence of us John Crawford + Needham Whittley + Philip Raiford

NOTE: Thornton W. Mitchell’s North Carolina Wills - A Testator Index, 1665-1900 says will filed in 1798.

Source: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/wayne/wills/raiford1798.txt

Updated from MyHeritage Match via sister Drusilla Raiford by SmartCopy: Sep 7 2014, 22:09:46 UTC

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 10 2019, 18:29:35 UTC
• Residence: Wayne, North Carolina, United States - 1790
  • Reference: FamilySearch Record - SmartCopy: Jul 12 2019, 13:44:11 UTC