Notes:

(Research):Jun Court 1775
GRAND JURY IMPANELED: THOMAS CHADWICK, ZEPHENIAH PINKHAM, ROBERT WHITEHOUSE, EBENEZER HARKER, SILVANUS DIXON, JAMES DIXON, DANIEL WILLISTON, DAVID RUSSELL, JOSEPH BELL, LEVEN TAYLOR, JOHN MEADOWS, JACOB MEADOWS, BENJAMIN DAVIS AND AMNON JONES.

Jun Court 1775
DEED OF SALE FROM THOMAS CHADWICK ESQ, LATE SHERIFF, UNTO WILLIAM BORDEN FOR ONE THOUSAND AND SIXTY ACRES OF LAND ON GALES CREEK, SOLD BY VIRTUE OF HIS OFFICE AND PROVED BY THE OATH OF DAVID RUSSELL, AND ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

Mar Court 1776
DEED OF SALE FROM DAVID RUSSELL TO WILLIAM MORINE FOR FIFTY ACRES OF LAND IN THE SAID COUNTY PROVED BY THE OATH OF VALENTINE WALLIS, ONE OF THE SUBSCRIBING WITNESS THERETO AND THAT HE SAW JOHN SHEPARD WITNESS THE SAME AND ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

Sep Court 1778
DEED OF SALE FROM THOMAS BRITTON TO VALENTINE WALLIS FOR TWO HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND PROVED BY THE OATH OF DAVID RUSSELL A SUBSCRIBING WITNESS THERETO WHO ALSO SWORE THA THE SAW SAMUEL OSTEEN WITNESS THE SAME AND ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

Sep Court 1778
DEED OF SALE FROM BENJAMIN TANNER TO JOSEPH MOTT FOR ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND PROVED BY THE OATH OF DAVID RUSSELL A SUBSCRIBING WITNESS THERETO WHO ALSO SWORE THAT HE SAW NATHANIEL BURNAP WITNESS THE SAME AND ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

Mar Court 1780
THE COURT APPOINTS DAVID RUSSELL AND WILLIAM FRESHWATER PATROLS FROM BROAD CREEK TO HADNOTS CREEK.

Sep Court 1780
DEED OF SALE FROM NEWEL BELL AND WIFE UNTO GEORGE NELSON FOR TWO HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND IN SAID COUNTY AND PROVED BY THE OATH OF DAVID RUSSELL AND ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

Sep Court 1781
THIS COURT APPOINTS WILLIAM HEATH AND JOSHUA DENNIS PATROLS FROM DENNIS' FERRY TO THOMAS CANADAYS. JONATHAN HIBBS AND EDWARD CULLEY FROM THENCE TO SOLOMON SHEPARD ESQ. DAVID RUSSELL AND ISAAC HILL FROM THENCE DOWN THENECK INCLUDING JOHN MELSONS.

Sep Court 1782
DEED OF SALE FROM JOHN MELSON TO WILLIAM HATCHEL FOR APIECE OF LAND ON PETTIVERS CREEK PROVED BY THE OATH OF DAVID RUSSELL AND ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

Sep Court 1782
DEED OF SAME FROM WILLIAM HATCHEL TO JOHN MELSON FOR APIECE OF LAND ON THE WEST SIDE OF PETIVERS CREEK PROVED BY THE OATH OF DAVID RUSSELL.

June Court 1783
THE COURT APPOINTS DAVID WALLACE ESQ, ASA BISHOP AND ADAMGASKILL ASSESSORS FOR THE HUNTING QUARTER DISTRICT, ALSOENOCH WARD, JAMES HARKER AND JOHN FULFORD FOR THE STRAITSDISTRICT. ALSO JOSEPH BELL, ROSSITER SIMPSON AND DAVIDCOOPER FOR THE TOWN DISTRICT. ALSO ELI WEST , DAVID BELL AND DAVID RUSSELL FOR THE WHITE OAK DISTRICT. ROBERT READ,ELIJAH SHEPARD AND WILLIAM ROBERTS FOR BOGUE SOUNDDISTRICT.

June Court 1783
DAVID RUSSELL, ACCORDING TO THE DEDIMOS TO HIM DIRECTED,HATH APPEARED INTO COURT AND QUALIFIED ACCORDING TO LAW AND SUBSCRIBED THE TEST ACCORDINGLY TOOK HIS SEAT.

June Court 1783
THE COURT MET ACCORDING TO ADJOURNMENT BEFORE LEWIS WELCH, WILLIAM THOMSON, JOHN EASTON, JAMES PARRATT, JAMES HARKER, DAVID COOPER, ELI WEST, DAVID RUSSELL AND MALACHI BELLESQS JUSTICES.

FEBRUARY COURT 1802
THE COURT ORDERS THAT THE LAWS OF CONGRESS WHICH ARE SENT TO THE COUNTY OF CARTERET BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER (VIZ) ONE SET TO LODGE IN THE OFFICE AND CARE OF THE CLERK OF THE COURT OF SAID COUNTY. ONE SET IN THE HANDS OF DAVID RUSSELL ESQ, ON BOGUE SOUND, ONE SET IN THE HANDS OF JOSEPH BORDEN ESQ ON NEWPORT, ONE SET IN THE HANDS OF DAVID WALLACE ESQ ON PORTSMOUTH, ONE SET IN THE HANDS OF ELIJAH PIGOT ESQ ON THE STRAIGHTS, AND ONE SET IN THE HANDS OF ASA BISHOP ESQ ON HUNTING QUARTER.

AUGUST COURT 1802
DAVID RUSSELL RETURNED THE LIST OF TAXABLES OF WHITEOAKE DISTRICT. DAVID WARD RETURNED THE LIST OF TAXABLES OF BOGUE SOUND DISTRICT, WILLIAM FISHER RETURNED THE LIST OF TAXABLES OF TOWN DISTRICT, RICHARD WHITEHURST RETURNED THE LIST OF TAXABLES OF STRAITS DISTRICT, ASA BISHOP RETURNED THE LIST OF TAXABLES OF HUNTING QUARTER DISTRICT AND JOHN WALLACE RETURNED THE LIST OF TAXABLES OF PORTSMOUTH DISTRICT.

NOVEMBER COURT 1802
THE WILL OF WILLIAM HILL WAS EXHIBITED INTO COURT AND PROVED BY THE OATH OF DAVID RUSSELL, HE AT THE SAME TIME MADE OATH THAT HE SAW HABAKUK RUSSELL AND WILLIAM RUSSELL SIGN THE SAME WITH HIM AS WITNESSES. AND WILLIAM HILL, SON OF SAID WILLIAM HILL DECD, THE EXECUTOR THEREIN NAMED, QUALIFIED AND LETTERS ISSUED. AND THE SAID WILLIAM HILL PRAYED AN ORDER TO SELL THE PERISHABLE ESTATE OF HIS TESTATOR TO ENABLE HIM TO PAY HIS DEBTS, WHICH WERE GRANTED.

David — Unknown Bell. [Group Sheet]

David married Anna Read Abt 1775, Carteret County, NC. Anna (daughter of Robert Read, Sr. and Esther Whitehurst) was born Abt 1758, Carteret County, NC; died Abt 1789, Carteret County, NC. [Group Sheet]

1. Sarah Russell was born Abt 1778, Carteret County, NC; died Abt May 1836, Carteret County , NC.
2. Esther Russell was born Abt 1780, Carteret County, NC; died Aft 1830.
3. Habakkuk Russell, Sr. was born Abt 1782, Carteret County, NC; died Abt 1840, Carteret County, NC.
4. William Russell was born 25 Dec 1785, Carteret County, NC; died 13 May 1848, Jackson County, IL.
5. Anna Russell was born Abt 1788, Carteret County, NC; died Bef 1850, Carteret County, NC.

David married Tabitha Hill Abt 1789, Carteret County, NC. Tabitha was born Bef 1765; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(Research): March Court 1732 (Carteret County, NC)
RICHARD WHITEHURST AND SAMUEL CHADWICK CAME INTO OPEN COURT AND MADE OATH UPON THE HOLY EVANGELIST THAT THEY SAW JOSEPH WICKER MAKE AN ASSIGNMENT OF A PATENT TO HABAKUK RUSSELL CONTAINING 320 ACRES LYING UPON NEWPORT SOUND, LIKEWISE A DEED FOR THE SAME AND ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

September Court 1737 (Carteret County, NC)
HABAKUK RUSSELL CAME INTO OPEN COURT AND ACKNOWLEDGED A CERTAIN DEED OF SALE TO WILLIAM WILKINS CONTAINING 320 ACRES OF BOGUE SOUND WHICH DEED BEARS DATE OF THE 3RD DAY OF JANUARY 1735 AND ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

March Court 1737/38 (Carteret County, NC)
WILLIAM WILKINS, ONE OF THE EVIDENCES OF A CERTAIN DEED OF LAND GRANTED BY CULLEN POLLOCK TO HABAKUK RUSSEL, CAME INTO OPEN COURT AND MADE OATH UPON THE HOLY EVANGELIST THAT HE SAW THE SAID CULLEN POLLOCK SIGN, SEAL AND DELIVER A CERTAIN DEED OF LAND CONTAINING 360 ACRES LYING ON BOGUE SOUND UNTO HABAKUK RUSSELL, SAID WILKINS ALSO MADE OATH THAT HE SAW ELIZABETH BELL, ANOTHER EVIDENCE , SIGN HER NAME TO SAID DEED AND ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

March Court 1741/42 (Carteret County, NC)
HABAKUK RUSSELL APPOINTED CONSTABLE FOR THE WEST SIDE OF NEWPORT RIVER AND ORDER THAT HE BE FORTHWITH QUALIFIED.

June Court 1742 (Carteret County, NC)
HABAKUK RUSSELL PRODUCED A DEED FROM CHRISTIAN REED FOR A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LYING ON NEWPORT RIVER IN THIS COUNTY UNTO THE SAID RUSSELL AND WILLIAM WILKINS, ONE OF THE EVIDENCES MADE OATH THAT HE DID SEE SAID REED SEAL AND DELIVER THE SAME AND THAT SILVANUS STEVENS DID EVIDENCE THE SAME AND BY THE COURT ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

December Court 1742 (Carteret County, NC)
HABAKUK RUSSELL CAME IN OPEN COURT AND ACKNOWLEDGED A DEED UNTO DAVID SHEPARD ESQ FOR FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN ACRES OF LAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NEWPORT RIVER AND BY THIS COURT ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

December Court 1745 (Carteret County, NC)
MR JOSEPH WICKER AND WILLIS PRESCOTT, EVIDENCES, MADE OATH TO A DEED SIGNED BY RICHARD WHIDBY AND HANNAH HIS WIFE TO HABAKUK RUSSELL FOR FIVE HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND IN CARTERET COUNTY, THE SAID LAND CALLED BARTRAM'S POINT AND BY THIS COURT ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED. (Hannah Whidby was the daughter of Gov. William REED, she was born about 1705).

March Court 1745/46 (Carteret County, NC)
GEORGE READ MADE OATH AS EVIDENCE TO A DEED SIGNED BY HABAKUK RUSSELL UNTO MOSES PRESCOTT FOR 250 ACRES OF LAND ON BOGUE SOUND AND SAID READ DECLARED THAT HE ALSO SAW JOHN WILLISTON EVIDENCE THE SAME AND BY THIS COURT ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

September Court 1746 (Carteret County, NC)
HABAKUK RUSSELL MADE OATH THAT HE HATH IN HIS FAMILY FIVE WHITE PERSONS.

December Court 1748 (Carteret County, NC)
GEORGE READ, ONE OF THE EVIDENCES, MADE OATH TO A DEED SIGNED BY HABAKUK RUSSELL UNTO VALENTINE WALLIS JR FOR 180 ACRES OF LAND IN CARTERET COUNTY AND THAT THE SAID READ SAW VALENTINE WADE EVIDENCE THE SAME AND BY THIS COURT ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

June Court 1750 (Carteret County, NC)
HABAKUK RUSSELL ACKNOWLEDGED A DEED UNTO THOMAS TOWNLY FOR 100 ACRES OF LAND ON BOGUE SOUND AND ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

March Court 1752 (Carteret County, NC)
GEORGE MCKEAN ESQ MADE OATH THAT HE SAW THOMAS CUMIN AND SARAH HIS WIFE SEAL AND DELIVER A DEED UNTO THOMAS AUSTIN SR FOR 400 ACRES OF LAND ON WHITE OAK RIVER, AND THAT HABAKUK RUSSELL AND JANE LEWIS WERE PRESENT AS EVIDENCE AT THE TIME.

March Court 1753 (Carteret County, NC)
GEORGE MCKANE ESQ MADE OATH THAT HE SAW HABAKUK RUSSEL SIGN AND SEAL A DEED UNTO WILLIAM PRESCOTT FOR 144 ACRES OF LAND ON BOGUE SOUND AND THAT HE ALSO SAW HENRY MCKANE AND JOSEPH RUSSELL EVIDENCE THE SAME AND ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED.

June Court 1753 (Carteret County, NC)
GEORGE MCKEAN ESQ, EVIDENCE, MADE OATH TO A DEED SIGNED BY JOSEPH LOWEL UNTO HABAKUK RUSSELL FOR ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND ON BOGUE SOUND AND THAT HE ALSO SAW MARY MCKEAN AND ELIZABETH WALLIS EVIDENCE THE SAME AND ORDERED TO BE REGISTERED AND THAT HE SAW THE SAID LOWEL SIGN THE RECEIPT ON THE BACK THEREOF.

June Court 1754 (Carteret County, NC)
GEORGE MCKEAN ESQ PRODUCED AN INSTRUMENT OF WRITING SIGNED BY HABAKUK RUSSELL, AND LANCASTER LOVITT, ONE OF THE EVIDENCES MADE OATH THAT HE SAW THE SAID HABAKUK SIGN AND SEAL THE SAME AS HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT AND THAT HE ALSO SAW BENNY STATEHAL AND SAMUEL JORDEN EVIDENCE THE SAME AND THE SAID MR MCKEAN AND GEORGE READ, EXECUTORS THEREIN APPOINTED QUALIFIED AS THE LAW DIRECTS.

Habakuk — Ann. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(Research):Princess Anne County, VA
Will of William Hillyard (DB1, p. 84)
Barbados. In the name of God amen. I Wm. Hillyard of Princess Anne County in Virginia, Marriner lying very sick & weak but of a perfect sound mind & memory praise be to the Lord for it but considering the frailty of all mankind doe make ordain this present instrument or writing to be my last will & testament in manner & forme following: Imprimis I doe give up my soul unto the mercifull hands o almighty God my saviour & redeemer, hoping that the merits of his blessed son most holly Jesus he will pardon & forgive all my sins. My body I doe recommend to my mother from whence it come to be buried at the descretion of my exes. Hereafter named. Item I doe give & bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Mary Hillyard during the time of her widowhood after my decease all my plantation situate lying on the eastern shore on the aforesaid County of Princess Anne in Virga. Aforesd. containing by estimation two hundred acres of land together will all houses, edifices, & buildings thereon erected & built also my stock of hogs, sheep, & meat cattle & horses thereon remaining & being at the time of my decease & also one negro man or slave by name Jack after my decease but if it should soe happen that my said wife should intermarry with any other person in the time of her widowhood then it is my will & desire that my sd. Plantation together with all my personal estate be duely run out & appraised & equally to be devided in three equal parts (viz) the one third part to be & remaine to my sd. Wife during her naturall life & noe longer and after her decease to be & remaine to my son & daughter in law William Russell of the sd. County of Princess Anne planter & Anne Russell of the sd. County spinster & to their heires forever to be equally divided between them. Item and as to the other of the two third parts of my estate as shall be then remaining I doe hereby give & bequeath the one third part unto my son-in-law William Russell to be & remain unto him & his heirs forever and the other third parte of my estate I do hereby give & bequeath unto my sd daughter-in-law Anne Russell to be & remain to her & her heires forever. But if it shall happen that my sd son-in-law William Russell or my sd. Daughter Russell or either of them should happen to die without issue then I doe give my sd. Estate as aforesaid unto the survivor or survivors of them lawfully begotten or to be begotten of either of their bodyes to be & remain to them & to their heires forever. Item & lastly I doe nominate & appoint my true trusted & well beloved friends Capt. Abraham Oyfield of the Island of Barbados marriner & also Mr. Thomas Beard of the same Island Cooper to be my exec. in trust & to take care of my concerns both by consignment & also on my proper acct. which I have & shall ___ behind one at the time of my ____ in the aforesaid Island & also I doe hereby nominate & appoint my trusted friends Mr. Henry Woodhouse & Mr. Lemuell Phillips both of the county of Princess Anne in Virga. Aforesd. in the absence of my aforesad exec. to be my exec. in trust there to see this my said will duely executred & performed in manner & forme aforesd. In testimony hereof I doe hereunto set my hand & seale this twenty eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred & ninety four.

Princess Anne County, VA (DB1, p. 408)
Russell & Bell deed to Bodnam
To all people to whom these presents shall come know ye that we Wm. Russell & Willm. Bell both of ye Government of North Carolina planter for ye valuable consideration of thirty pounds sterling to us in hand paid and secured by good causion before the signing & sealing hereof wherewith we acknowledge our selves well satisfied contented & paid doe acknowledge to have alienated bargained sold & delivered unto Thomas Bodnam of ye County of Princess Anne in ye Government of Virga. plantr. one parcel of land containing by estimation two hundred and fifty acres be it more or less the said lying & being in ye County of Princess Anne & bounded as followeth Southerly one Geo. Morse lands, Easterly Edwd. Cooper & Jno. Woodhouse land Northerly on Willm. Moors land formerly Peter Crashleys & Westerly on Edwd. Cannons & Timothy Dennis land it being a parcel of land ye Mr. Willm. Hillyard bought of Joel Martin & by ye sd Hillyard given to me ye sd William Russell & my sister Ann now ye wife of ye abovesd. Willim. Bell as by ye last will & Testamt. Of ye sd. Hillyard may more at large appeare at being dated ye 28th of June one thousand six hundred ninety four to have & to hold ye abovesaid two hundred and fifty acres of land be it more or less to him ye sd Bodnam his heires Extr. Admes. Or assinges forever with all houses orchard, gardens, waters, & marshes & all other appurtenances profitts and commodities thereunto belonging or by any meanes appertaining to ye same we the sd Wm. Russell & Willm. Bell binding ourselves our heires Extr. Admes. & assignes in a general warranty to he ye sd Thomas Bodnam his heires Extr. Admes or assignes shall from time to time and at all times forever hereafter hold possesse & enjoy the abovesaid bargained premises without ye molestation of us ye subscribers hereby declaring that we have good right and lawful authority to signe and seale this present deed of sale. In Witness whereof we ye subscribers Willm. Russell & Willm. Bell have hereunto set our hands and fixed our seales this 7th day of 7ber in ye year of our Lord 1703
Signed Willm. W. Russell and Will Bell
Witnessed by John Richason and John Meidon (or Meldon)

Princess Anne/Acknowledged in open Court by Wm. Russell ye 5th 8ber 1704 & ordered to be recorded. I the wife of Willm. Bell have and do by these presents relinquish all right title and interest to ye above specified land according to ye above deed with all appurtances…..

Jul 1707: Mrs. Margaret McBride against Wm. REED, Wm. BRAY, and Wm. RUSSELL for assault and insolence which occurred in Pasquotank Precinct. [NC Higher Court Records, Vol IV, p. 370]

Jul 1708: Thomas Blitchenden against Wm. Russell. No further information. [NC Higher Court Records, Vol IV, p. 409]

1708 William Russell appears in a deed in Currituck Precinct, NC (no specifics, appears in list entitled "Persons Mentioned in Currituck Precinct Deeds Prior to 1725")

28 Jul 1713 (Minutes of General Court of NC)
Coll Wm Reed: by Edwd Moseley his attorney Comes to pr?s his Suite agt Wm Russell in a plea of the Case and Saith the Deft Stands Justly Indebted to the plt in the Sume of Twenty pounds Seventeen Shillings & Three pence and the Deft was Called & Came not whereupon the plt by his attorney afsd prayed an attachmt agt the Estate of the Deft wch is Granted. Coll William Reed by Edwd Moseley his attorney: Comes to pros his his Suite agt Wm Russell in a plea of Tresspass and Saith: that the Deft the last Day of June or begining of July anno Dni 1711 by force & armes &c: the plantation or Inclosed Ground or pasture of him the sd plt in Coratuck prcinct Did Breake & a Six year old Bull therefound belongen to him the plt of the price of fforty Shillings Did Take kill & Carry away: and other harmes to him Did Doe: &c: and the Deft was Called to answr thereunto but Came not whereupon the plt by his attorney afsd prayed an attachmt agt the Defts Estate wch was Granted

29 Mar 1714: William Russell of Corratuck Precinct, 431 acres on Cape Hatterass Island joining ye sound and Col. William Reed (William Reed was born c1667 and was Governor of NC from 1722 to 1724. He died Dec 11 1728 in Pasquotank County, NC). [ Province of North Carolina 1663-1729, Grant 632, p. 220]

Nov 1714 William Russell appears on Currituck County Tax and Militia List.

1715 William Russell appears on Currituck County Tax and Militia List

Corrytuck May ye [21th 1716]
Then Receved of James Browne three pound [thirteen] Shillings & Sixpence by order of John Whedbee it being due for thirty Six days Servis and a Cow and a Quarter of Beef, Receved per [me] Wm. (his W mark) Russell

1716 William Russell appears on Currituck County Tax and Militia List


1717 Administration of Estate of Wm. Russell
William Russell. Dead without a will; his widow Sarah Russell Administratrix; Dec. 28, 1717. This is from The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, edited by J. R. B. Hathaway in 1900. Vol. 1, p. 71:

William married Margrett Bell Bef 1706. Margrett (daughter of John Bell and Margrett) was born Abt 1680; died Bef 1717, Currituck County, NC. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(Research):28 May 1673: Thomas and William Russell among headrights claimed by Richard Bonne of Lower Norfolk County, VA [Cavaliers & Pioneers] NOTE: Is this Thos. Sr. and another Wm. not found yet or is this Thos. Sr.'s sons Thos Jr. and Wm?

15 March 1675/6
Virginia Land grant to Sarah Russell, Lower Norfolk County, for 70 acres in Curretuck

Dated 12 Jun 1681, Proven 15 Jun 1681
Will of Mathew Brinson of ye parish of Linhaven in ye County of Lower Norfolk, VA
"bequeath unto Thomas Russell Jr. ye Sone of Thomas Russell of ye fresh ponds in ye parish of Linhaven in ye County aforesaid, after myne and my wifes decease I do will and bequeath unto him my plantation whereon I now live being a divedent of one hundred acres adjoining to land of John Axtel.. in case ye sd Thomas Russell should dye before me..and Eliz my wife then unto his sister Mary Russell ye daughter of Thomas Russell Sr."
Codecil dated 14 Jun 1681: "unto my beloved brother Jno. Brinson ...one hundred acres of land [Abstract of Norfolk County Wills " p. 78 & 79.]

20 April 1684
Virginia Land grant to Thomas Russell, Lower Norfolk County, for 70 acres in Curretuck

Thomas married Mary Walston Abt 1668. Mary (daughter of Thomas Walston) was born Abt 1650; died Aft 1696. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(Research):Princess Anne County, VA (DB1, p. 64)
Newton deed to Morse
George and Francis Newton to Capt. Francis Morse 200 acres called Surry Plantation which I bought of Thomas Griffin, formerly given to Mary Russell late wife of William Hillyard by her brother William Walstone and sold to me 16 Sep 1689 and land formerly belonging to William Basnet and sold to William Shreefs and by will to his wife now wife of Thomas Moore and sold to me 16 Mar 1691 for 200 lbs. sterling and another tract called Piney Island. Wit: Francis Sayer, Joell Cornick, Malachy Thruston.

Princess Anne County, VA (DB1, p. 105)
Inventory of Wm. Hillyard
Numerous items listed.
Signed Mary M. Grandy
Sworn to be a true Inventory by Mary Grandy now the wife of Thomas Grandy late wido & relict of Wm. Hillyard decd. to the best of her knowledge except some few things she disposed of in the time of her widowhood & if any more come to her s knowledge to give a true acct. of it this 7th Nov 1696

Notes:

(Research):Abstract of the Will of John Bell
Currituck Precinct, April 16, 1706; no probate date
Chowan County Miscellaneous Papers
C. 024.99002
Vol. 1, p. 33

In the Name of God amen...Sixteen Day of Aprill anno Dom 1706...
I John Bell of the Precinct of Corahtuck in North Carolina...
Sick and Weak in body...
I Give and bequeath to Margrett My Dearly beloved wife...all my personal estate...to be by her used...at her free will...during her naturall life...except half to my children hereafter named. Son William Bell...one third of estate remaining after wife's decease...one Ewe with all her increase. Daughter Margrett Russell...the other third part...one Ewe and all her increase. Desire that if wife should marry, she and her husband should remain upon my now Dwelling Plantation during her Naturall life but if she and her husband live somewhere else, she's only to take with her a third part of his personal estate, the remaining two thirds to be divided between my two children aforenamed.
Executrix: wife Margrett
(Signed) John Bell (seal)
Witnesses: William Parker, Jane (her mark) Wicker, Edwd. Taylor
The will was proved by widow Margrett Bell with the oaths of Mr. Wm. Parker,
Mrs. Jane Wicker and Mr. Edwd. Taylor before Jos. Wicker, CC, but no date is given.

John — Margrett. Margrett died Aft 1706. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

possbly Margaret Norton

(Research):Per http://www.nortonfamily.net/sc-marion-horry-norton.htm Margrett wife of John Bell was Margaret Norton, daughter of William Norton and his wife Margaret. William Norton was from Nansemond County, VA