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Note: h Carolina, USA in 1790. He owned a 795 acreplantation with slaves on Sandy Creek in Granville County, NorthCarolina, USA. John Dickerson gives 100 acres to daughter, Elizabeth, for natural loveand affection, on June 3, 1755. WILL OFEMANUEL FORKNER *IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. Be it known to all men that I, EmanuelForkner, Of Iredell County in the state of North Carolina, USA, being inperfect mind and sound memory, and calling to mind the uncertainty ofthis life and it has been pleased to god to bestow some small benefits ofthis life to me, I do dispose of them as followeth, I do this my lastwill and testament in manner and form, the following items: I give untomy beloved wife, Elizabeth Forkner, My land and three Negroes, Eliza,Carry and Molly, and all estate of whatsoever kind I am possessed withuntil her death. I give unto my daughter, Anne, one shilling currency ofthis state. To my son, Moses, I give one shilling currency. I give untomy son, Aaron, one shilling currency. I give unto my son, John, oneshilling currency. I give unto my son, Ford, five pounds currency. I giveunto my son, Hardy, one shilling currency. I give to my daughter,Temperance Ball, one shilling currency. I give to my son, Shugar, oneshilling currency. I give unto me son, Francis, at my wifeÕs decease, MyNegro boy, Cary and one-half of my Negro winch, Eliza and my land andworking horses. I give unto my daughter, Elizabeth, at my wifeÕs decease,one-half of Negro winch, Eliza and her girl, Nelly and their riding marecalled Celcia. I do appoint that if either of my children, Frances orElizabeth, should die without heir, that this estate will fall to theother. I do appoint and ordain this my last will and testament and I dolikewise appoint my wife executrix and my son, Frances, executor. Givenunder my hand and seal this twenty-eighth day of July in the year of ourLord one-thousand seven-hundred and ninety-seven. Emanuel Forkner X /s/ John Thomson X /s/ Wineford Dickerson X DEED TOEMANUEL FALKNER November 27, 1760 Granville County, North Carolina, USA. Thos Child forLord Granville for King George II grants 695 acres of vacant land toEmanuel Falkner lying on Sandy Creek and John Dickerson's line. was born Abt. 1718 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland8, and died 1798 in Iredell County, NorthCarolina, USA The 8 October 1754 roll of Colonel William Eaton's Regiment of North Carolina Militia (Volume 22, North Carolina, USA State Records) listsEmanuel Falkner and William Falkner in Captain John Glover's Company; Emanuel Falkner, William Falkner and Samuel Falkner in Captain Sugan Jones'Company, and Francis Falkner and Emanuel Falkner in Captain Andrew Hampton'sCompany. James Falkner reports that Emanuel Faulkner fought in the American Revolution. He was a Minute Man in the Cape Fear area. 25 Sep 1777: Court House Record - "John Gilliam to Joseph Mangum, 80 Acres on SS Courthouse Prong of Sandy Creek adj Joseph Mangum at County Road to William Howels Branch on WS William Howel and adj Manuel Forknerwhere Aron Forkner now lives, including land where said Gilliam nowlives." 13 Sep 1774: Court House Record - "Emanuel Forkner to Howell Mangum, Planter, both of Bute Co. for 80 Acres on SS Court House Prong of Sandy Creek, adj to Joseph Mangum at the County Road to mouth of William HowelsBranch on WS Plantation of William Howel including the plantation onwhich Martin Dickerson lived." Col. William Eaton's militiaregiment Granville Co,NC --roll taken 8 Oct1754-- NOTE: This muster roll [found in Vol. 22 of the North Carolina, USA StateRecords] is generally considered to be the first true accounting of all able-bodied men inGranville County. Those men in this regiment are believed to range in ages from young (teens) to mucholder (perhaps even some grandfathers!). Relationships were not noted, but no doubt bothfathers and sons are among them. You will note the great number of "juniors" on the muster roll.Care should be taken not to "assume" relationships, as most likely there are cousins, fathers, sons,brothers, and possibly grandsons listed. Captain Sugan JONES's Company (140 men): James MOSELY, Lieut 1. Francis WALKER, senr. 2. Wm WOOD 3. Miles JONES 4. Denis LINDSEY 5. Aaron FUSSELL 6. Benjamin WARD 7. Shirley WATLEY 8. John BURFORD 9. John THORNTON 10. Wm BECKHAM 11. Wm WHEELER 12. Robert WHITAKER 13. Robert DAY 14. Abraham GREEN 15. John GREEN 16. John GIBBS 17. Theophilus GOODWIN 18. Theophilus GOODWIN, Jr. 19. Thomas GOODWIN 20. John GOODWIN 21. Edward THOMAS 22. Benjamin COWHERD 23. James WHITE 24. John GANT 25. John GANT, Junr. 26. William GANT 27. Isham GANT 28. John COLLEY 29. Richard HALCOMB 30. John HALCOMB 31. Joseph HALCOMB 32. Henry THORNTON 33. Benjamin HALCOMB 34. Roger THORNTON 35. George BLEDSOE 36. William BLEDSOE 37. Joshua PERRY 38. William RICHARDSON 39. John BOYD 40. Thomas ZACHRY 41. John ZACHRY 42. William DICKERSON 43. Thomas FUSSILL 44. Arthur CROCKER 45. John WOOD 46. Jacob CROCKER 47. Reuben LAWSON 48. Absalom WELLS 49. Thomas BECKHAM 50. Henry WEAVER 51. William WATERS 52. Thomas PUTNAM 53. William CHEEK 54. Robert CHEEK 55. Williamson LILES 56. Benjamin THOMSON, Jr. 57. John THOMSON 58. William THOMAS 59. Emanuel FALKNER 60. William FALKNER 61. Simon BECKHAM 62. John RAINWATER 63. James RAINWATER 64. Lewis BRANTLY 65. Joseph BRANTLY 66. John BRANTLY, Junr. 67. Hopkin WILDER 68. John WATSON 69. Thomas COOPER 70. Browning WILLIAMS 71. Hezekiah TERRELL 72. Francis STROTHER 73. James RAY 74. William UNDERWOOD 75. William WATLEY 76. Shirley WATLEY, Junr. 77. Henry JENNINGS 78. Moses SMITHY 79. Thomas HARRIS 80. William GIBBONS 81. Allan MONTJOY 82. Lawrance KERWIN 83. William SMITH 84. James PETTY 85. Thomas PETTY 86. Lawrance STROTHER 87. Charles LILES 88. Thomas COOK 89. William VINSON 90. James BARNET 91. William BECKHAM, Junr. 92. Ephraim ESTRIGE 93. Aaron SHERARD 94. Thomas WOOTEN 95. George WOOTEN 96. Daniel WOOTEN 97. Robert VASSER 98. Richard PINNEL 99. John PINNEL 100. Joshua PINNEL 101. William SAUL 102. Thomas SING 103. William WILLIS 104. Thoams MARTIN 105. Atkins McLEMORE 106. James TALBOT 107. Joshua YARBRO 108. Thomas SALE 109. Jeremiah WOOTEN 110. John WOOTEN 111. James WOOTEN 112. Thomas DELANY 113. John MOSELY 114. Thomas CRAB 115. John PERSONS 116. Richard PARSONS 117. Joseph MARTIN 118. William MARTIN 119. Arthur WATSON 120. John Serug ASKEW 121. Henry BREWER 122. William TAKEWELL 123. William HALLEY 124. Simon TAYLOR 125. Ambrose BEARDING 126. Samuel FREEMAN 127. Jeptha TERRELL 128. John TERRELL, Junr. 129. John DEBORD 130. James MORRIS 131. Thomas MORRIS 132. Joseph HARRIS 133. John STANFIELD 134. Benjamin RICE 135. Robert CLARK 136. Thomas CARTER 137. John BURDOCK 138. Thomas TURNER 139. John DEER 140. George UNDERWOOD "Not all information in this family tree has been verified." Much has been gleaned from the internet. Due to time constraints not all sources have been cited. Sorry. I do this to share. I am not a professional. All corrections are welcome. This
Note: Migrated with 3 brothers to North Carolina, USA in the 1740's. He was inWarren County, Nort
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