ABSTRACTS OF THE WILLS OF EDGECOMBE COUNTY, 
NORTH CAROLINA 1733-1856

By Ruth Smith Williams and Margarette Glenn Griffin; Published by Dixie Letter 
Service, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, c 1956.

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Those identified with a  lineage are mentioned 
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Page 89

CRISP, JESSE (SR.)
	Dec. 30, 1829.  Aug. Ct., 1831.  Bk. F, p 129.
Having sometime ago given away all my property but a remnant, to my chil., I 
now dispose of said remnant as follows:  Sons: Exr: SPIER, negro boy, 
SPIER to keep my old Negro man, Bristow and maintain him as long as he 
lives; dau: ELEANOR BENNET’S heirs, negro girl; dau: NANCY BENNETT,
of Tennessee;  Wit: JOHN W. CRISP.



CRISP, JESSE
	Sept. 8, 1836.  Feb. Ct., 1837.  Wife: ELIZA, life or widowhood, all my 
lands and plantations, 2 negroes, gray mare, 1 mule, 2 sows, cow and calf,
household and kitchen furniture.  My chil: NANCY ANN, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 
and ELENDER CRISP, my negro woman TABITHA Junior, and her two chil. 
Newbern and Wilson, and property I have lent to my wife, at her decease; 
Exr: Friends, BENJAMIN WHITFIELD, JOHN MOORING.  Wit: BENONI M. 
WILKINSON, THOMAS BEST.



Page 90

CRISP, SAMUEL (SR.)
	June 10, 1829.  Nov. Ct., 1829.  Wife: (unnamed), 2 negroes to wait 
on her, reversion to son JESSE provided he care for negroes and not sell to 
pay his indebtedness.  JESSE & SAMUEL to take care of mother; all land to 
be divided between JESSE & SAMUEL and they to have apple mill and grist
mill.  The following children already given their part of estate by deeds of gift 
made 1822: WM. FRANCIS, THOMAS, WHITLEY, REDDEN, MARY ODOM 
of Tennysee; SARAH WHITLEY, of Tenn; ELIZABETH WHITEHERST, 
FANNY NELSON, LYDA WEATHERBY, PATSY NELSON.  Exr: Sons-in-law:
JONAS NELSON, KINCHEN NELSON.  Wit: SPIER CRISP, JOHN W. CRISP.

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CRISP, THOMAS
	 July 12, 1825.  Aug. Ct., 1825.  Wife: REBECCAH, 4 negroes, lend 
house and plantation, stock, utensils for widowhood or life, reversion to children: 
POLLY, NANCY and JORG, SAMUEL, JESSE, LYDA, SINDA RILEY CRISP, 
and child my wife may have within 9 mo of my death.  Exr: JONAS NELSON, 
FREDERICK MAYO.  Wit: BENJAMIN WHITFIELD, JESSE CRISP.



CRISP, WILLIAM
	Aug. 25, 1819.  Nov. Ct., 1819.  Bk. E, p 230.  Wife: (unnamed), 
lend all estate during widowhood.  If she should marry I lend her part of land, 
2 negro women her natural life; reversion to children (unnamed).  Exr: 
RODERICK CHERRY, THOMAS CRISP.  Wit: SPIER CRISP, SAMUEL CRISP.

 
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Transcribed & submitted by Gloria Odom, Oct. 1997.   
I have xerox copies of pages transcribed here.  
Book researched was in Orange Co. Public Library, Hillsborough, NC.


IDENTIFIED LINEAGES:

CRISP, Jesse (Sr.)
CRISP, Jesse

CRISP, Samuel (Sr.) has been identified as the son of William CRISP [and second 
wife Frances (___)] who died in 1783, Martin Co., NC; Samuel Sr. is father of Mary 
CRISP who married James ODOM, Jr. of Pitt Co., NC and Wilson Co., TN - 
Gloria ODOM's direct ancestors.

CRISP, Thomas
CRISP, William