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Note: s Co., 1810. Will filed there. Wife, SUSANNAH (probably Ward). Place and date of m. unknown, issue 11 in all, if the three main references are all included. Alexander is mentioned by one. James, Jesse, Moses and Jacob by two others, but only Moses and Jacob appear in the will of E. S. B. It is therefore assumed that the other sons got their inheritance (as did the older daus.) and struck out to find their fortunes in other parts. The issue is being numbered herein but no claim of accuracy is made.
2. In the will of E. S. B. all of the daus. are mentioned, also three sons-in-law, but the identity of their wives is not clear. The sons in law were James Huggins, Samuel Westbrook, and Elijah Koonce. The last three daus. mentioned seem to have been unmarried at the time the Will was made. The parents of E. S. B. lived in Craven Co., Enoch Ward lived in the neighboring county, of Carteret; the last child mentioned in his will was "Susannah". (1750). In Ga. an Enoch Ward, (also mentioned in his father's will), is found to be neighbor to Jacob Blackshear, the youngest son of Susannah and Elisha Stout B. Jacob named a son Enoch, which name had not formerly been in the Blackshear Family. The grandson of Jacob married Caroline Ward, indicating that the Wards and the Blackshears continued to be neighbors in Ga. as well as in N.C. No marriage bonds have been found for either Susannah Ward or Elisha Stout Blackshear.
3. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA : IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN
JONES COUNTY
I, Elisha S. Blacksher of the County and State aforesaid being rather infirm in body, but in perfect memory of mind, do make and ordain this to be my last will & testament in manner and form following.
1st. Imprimis, I lend to my wife Susanna Blacksher (during her life or widowhood) my black Horse called Jack and all my household & kitchen furniture (except two beds & furniture) also one third of all my corn, meat and other provisions.
2nd, I will & bequeath to my two sons Moses Blacksher & Jacob Blacksher all my wearing clothes only, they having had their proportionable part of my Estate.
3rd. My three daughters, Rebecca, Susanna & Agnes have received their proportionable of my Estate also.
4th. I give & bequeath to my daughter Nancy my negro man named Toney and my young horse called Ball, to her & her heirs and assigns for ever.
5th. I will & bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth all my sheep. 6th. I will & bequeath to my grand daughter Susanna Huggins my black horse called Pal, and one bed & furniture.
7th. I will to my grand daughter Nancy Koonce one bed and furniture. 8th. I give to my three sons in law, James Huggins, Samuel Westbrook & Elijah Koonce all my carpenter & plantation tools.
9th. I give & bequeath to my daughter Temperance all my stock of cattle and hogs and the other two thirds of my crop and provision with all other articles of my property not otherwise mentioned also all that I lent my wife at her decease, to her &
her heirs and assigns for ever.
10. I will & bequeath to my three daughters, Elizabeth Nancy & Temperance to be equally divided between them after paying all my debts and necessary expenses all my money in hand and all thats due me on notes or accounts.
And Last of all, I constitute make and ordain Benjamin Fordham Sen. & Samuel Westbrook my soul Executors to this my last Will and Testament, and uteraly disallow and revoke all and every other will in any will before named.
Ratifying and confirming this to be my last Will and Testament, in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 11th of December 1808.
ELISHA S. BLACKSHER (SEAL) Signed & pronounced by the said Elisha S. Blacksher in presence of us who in his presence and in presence of each other hereunto set and subscribe our names.
Isaac Brown (SEAL)
Samuel Westbrook (SEAL)
Elijah Koonce (SEAL)
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA : COURT OF PLEAS &
JONES COUNTY : QUARTER
NOVEMBER TERM 1810 Then was the aforegoing last will & Testament of Elisha S. Blacksher, dec., duly proven in open court by the oath of Isaac Brown & Elijah Koonce two of the subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded at same time the executors therein named qualifying
as such agreeable to law. Ordered that Letters Testamentary issue accordingly.a true copy from the original filed in the Clerks office of
Jones County.
Atest: H. BRYAN CSC On Record In Will Book A.Pages -- 325 & 326
Cit. Will of Alexander Blackshear, Also Ref “History and Genealogy of Jones County”
4. The foregoing notes are extracted from "Blacksheariana" by Perry Lynnfield Blackshear, published in 1954 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Note: 1. son of Agnes and Alexander Blackshear. Lived in Craven and Jones Counties in N.C.D. Jone
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