Caswell County North Carolina
Will Books 1777-1814
Katharine Kerr Kendall
1979
[pg 6][Book A 1780-1781; March Court 1781]
126 Sales estate of Thomas Wisdom. Buyers: Thomas Yates, Martha
Wisdom, Baze Newman, David Culbertson, Larkin Wisdom.
[pg 25][Book B - 1788; April Court 1788]
228 Estimate of debts paid for estate of Thomas Wisdom. Paid to
James Watkins, William McCraw, Thomas Carson, James Turner,
Marmaduke Stanfield, Isaac Reaves, David Blair. By Martha Wis-
dom, adm. Payments to John Graves, William Shelton.
[pg 47][Book C 1794-95; January Court 1795]
106 Letter of Attorney: James Wisdom to Brother Larkin Wisdom to
recover estate due from Francis Wisdom decd. of Pittsylvania
County, Va. 6 Jan 1795. Test: William Rainey JP, John McMullen.
[pg 47][Book C 1794-95; January Court 1795]
106 Letter of attorney: Sarah Wisdom and Martha Wisdom to Brother
Larkin Wisdom to recover from estate of Francis Wisdom their
decd. grandfather of Pittsylvania Co. Va. such property now in
possession of Dr. Crawford Williams. 26 Jan 1795. Test: James
Robinson.
[pg 54][Book C 1797; January Court 1797]
200 Sales estate of James Smith by D. Dickie adm. Sales to:
Sarah Smith George Farley Benjamin Warren
David Dickie James Greer Sol. Smith
William Culbertson James Currie John Atkinson
John Dickie George Eubank Aquilla Compton
John Hightower William Howard William Warren
Thomas Jackson Larkin Wisdom William McMan
Samuel Motheral
[pg 56][Book C 1797; October 1797]
248 Larkin Wisdom's ear mark for his stock "A carap and underkeel
in each ear."
[pg 61][Book C 1798; July Court 1798]
327 Sale estate of Buckner Wall to:
John Whitlow Nancy Wall John Whitlow
Larkin Wisdom William Whitlow Jesse Whitlow
Daniel Malone Lewis Ashburn
By John Whitlow adm.
[pg 63][Book C 1798-99; January Court 1799]
355 George Farley - Will - w. 30 Nov 1798. Wife Catherine; daughter
Parthenia Farley; if Parthenia dies before she comes of age,
land to go to brothers John Farley and Henry Farley; brothers
and sisters; sister Mary Farley. Exec: wife, Henry Burton, and
David Mitchell. Wit: H. Burton, Mary Farley, Martha Wilson,
Kesiah Burton, John Wisdom.
[pg 67][Book C 1799-1800; January Court 1800]
423 Sale estate of George Farley by H. Burton and Catharine Farley,
exec. Buyers:
Catharine Farley William Mansfield Bayly Byrd
Thomas Neely Henry Fuller Jeremiah Brooks
David Mitchell James Warren James Birk
Abraham Holsonback Thomas Barnett William Stewart
Henry Burton Hackley Warren Alexander Wiley
John Wisdom
[pg 82][Book D 1802-1803; January Court 1803]
135 Sales estate of Thomas Simmons decd. after the death of Pris-
cilla Simmons by Thos. Simmons exec. Sales to:
William Moore Thomas Yancey Thomas Gooch
Zephaniah Tait James Yancey John Jones
Thomas Compton Bartlett Estis James Birk Sen.
Aquilla Compton Fanny Gooch James Wisdom
William Jopling John Love John Yancey
William Farrar Benjamin Sewell Milner Bennett
Jacob Graves Alex Murphey James Birk Jun.
[pg 85][Book D 1803; April Court 1803]
160 Inv. estate of Thomas Langley decd. taken on 3 Feb 1803 by
Mary Langley adm.
Accts. due to Thomas Langley for 1802-3 from:
Allen Burton James Wisdom Matthew Tanner
Robert Donaldson John Westbrook James Richmond
Thomas Roberts James Nelson Daniel McGillvery
Abner Wisdom John Waterfield
[pg 87][Book E 1803; July Court 1803]
8 Allotment for one year to widow and family of Thomas Langley.
Commrs. Gabriel Lea, James Nelson, Abner Wisdom, Joseph Dameron.
[pg 91][Book E 1804; January Court 1804]
48 Acct. of property and sale of estate of Thomas Langley taken
18 Aug 1803. Sales to:
Mary Langley Johnson Birk John Hightower
Abner Wisdom David Thomas Jun. Benjamin Warren
Thomas Johnson Mordecai Burgess William Whitehurst
Jesse Womack William Brooks Joseph Chandler
Moses Langley John Waterfield William Brandon
Joseph Langley Thomas Turner Elizabeth Roberts
James Nelson William Turner Thomas Jackson Sen.
Daniel Malone Jun. Jacob Graves James Richmond
Samuel Motheral Daniel Hightower Charnal Hightower
Bartholomew Dameron Sen.Charles Gordon John Yancey
Matthew Tanner Jun. Staples Malone William Forrest
James Wisdom James Birk Sen. Daniel McGillivery
Richard Maleer Henry Burch Frances Brandon
Benjamin Suit Jesse Morton Alexander Wiley
Robert Martin Lot Egman Joseph Carney
Jordan Whitlow William Oen Thomas Miles
Lewis Shepherd Larkin Wisdom Thomas Bowan
Matthew Tanner Sen. David Haddock James Burress
John Graves Jun. Lewis Wisdom Nancy Roberts
William E. Fox Thomas Jackson Daniel Darby
William Evans David Burton
Jeremiah Samuel John Langley
By Mary Langley adm.
[pg 92][Book E 1804; January Court 1804]
71 Second sale of John Lea on 16 Nov 1803. Sales to:
James Wisdom William Parker John Lea Sen.
Jesse Carter Mary Hipworth James Lea
Bart Dameron Isaac Jackson Jeremiah Lea
Lott Egman Free Robin Watkins Benjamin Lea
Robt. Dameron Thomas Lea Capt. John Graves
Nicholas Coils Ephraim Nowel Frances Lea
James Peterson Elisha Evans William Winters
John Johnston John Long Hearndon Lea
Thomas Peterson
[pg 104][Book E 1806-1807; October Court 1806]
287 Insolvants for 1805 {74 names including John Wisdom}
[pg 107][Book E 1807; July Court 1807]
342 Mordecai Burgess - Will - w. 10 July 1807. Wife Mary;
son Joseph is under age; my 3 sons; my 6 children: Elinor,
Elizabeth, William, John, Joseph, and Jenny. Exec: John Lang-
ley and wife Mary Burgess. Wit: Joseph Langley, Abner Wisdom.
[pg 110][Book E 1808; January Court 1808]
384 Sale property of Mordecai Burgess to Thomas Burton, Mary Burgess,
Larkin Wisdom, John Price, John Langley, David Brandon, David
Haddock. By John Langley and Mary Burgess exec.
[pg 117][Book F 1809-1810; December Court 1809]
99 Sales property of William Terry to Nancy Terry, Reuben Jones, Wil-
liam Brumit, William Hughes, Samuel Evans, John Buttery, Abner
Wisdom, George Houston, Thomas Matthews, Jeremiah Broughten,
Rollin Terry, et. al.
[pg 126][Book F 1812; April Court 1812]
276 Sales estate of William Muzzall on 25 & 26 Feb 1812. Sales to:
Nathaniel and Joseph Muzzall, James Barnwell, Richard Arwin,
Thomas Compton, William Currie, Thornton Malone, Thornton Banes,
James Rudd, Samuel Greer, Henry Turner, Thomas Coleman, Robert
and David Barnwell, William Fitch Jun., Polly Muzzall, Alsolem
Lea, Nathaniel Norfleet, James Yancey Jun. bought 2 dozen marbles
for 12 1/2 ›, Jonathon Terrell, John Roan, Robert Faucett, Miles
Wells, James Bird (Stiller), Caswell Tait, Abraham Villines, James
Vaughan Sen., Barzillai Graves Sen., Richd. and Charnell High-
tower, Robert Scott, Christopher Thomas, Salley & Betsy Muzzall,
Abner Wisdom, William Jopling, Jepthah Parks, Hasten Bartlett,
William Turner, et al.
[pg 129][Book F 1813; January Court 1813]
335 Sales estate of John Hightower decd sold 5 Nov 1812. Sales to:
Agness Hightower, James Nelson, Eppy Moore, John Jackson:
Daniel, Devereu, James Hightower; John Thomas, Alexander Wiley,
Abner Wisdom, Barnett Kemp, Elijah Morton, Nicholas Thompson,
Joseph Langley, et al. By Daniel Hightower adm.
[pg 132][Book F 1814; January Court 1814]
404 Sales estate of Phebe Lipscomb taken 4 Nov 1813 by John and Joseph
Richmond adm. Sales made at plantation whereon she died.
Among buyers: {43 people including Abner Wisdom}
[pg 139][1784 tax list Gloucester Dist]
Wisdom Martha 150 - 1 - 0
Wisdom Larkin 0 - 1 - 0