James Biggs

1753 - 1789  (36 years)

• Name	James Biggs  [1]
  Birth	21 Feb 1753	, Beaufort, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Sep 1789	Martin, North Carolina   [1]
  Notes	From original on microfilm. WILL OF James Biggs Signed 24 Jun 1789 Martin County Will Book I, page 152 In the name of God, Amen. I, James Biggs, of the County of Martin and State of North Carolina, being in perfect mind and memory, but very sick, and knowing that it is appointed for man once to die, do give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and my body to be buried in a decent Christian manner at the discretion of my executors, and, as touching these worldly things that it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, dismiss and dispose of the same in the following manner and form: Item, I lend unto my loving wife, JEMIMA Biggs, during her natural life and widowhood all the whole of my estate, for the use of her and my children and at the death or marriage of my wife for the whole of my moveable estate to be equally divided between the whole of my children. Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter ELIZABETH Biggs seventy-five acres of land lying in the County of Martin on the north side of the Carter's Branch and seventy acres of land in the fork of the Bear Grass Swamp, likewise one hundred and thirty three acres joining of Reddick's line, to her and her heirs forever. Item, I give unto my daughter MARTHA Biggs ninety-five acres of land in the county aforesaid, beginning at a pine near WILLIAM Biggs' fence, running along a line of marked trees to the back swamp to a pine corner tree about ten steps off the lower end of the (mass?, map?), thence up said swamp along my old bounded lines, to her and her heirs forever. Item, I give unto my daughter RHODA Biggs my plantation beginning at a pine near WILLIAM Biggs' fence, thence along a line of marked trees to the back swamp to a pine about ten steps below the (marsh?, mash?), thence down the swamp along my old bounded lines to the first station, to her and her heirs forever. My will and desire is that the money that Hunter owes me to go for the purchasing of a Negro according to our contract, and that my executors fix a price and that they, my executors, sell as much of my moveable property as shall pay the remainder, and at the death or marriage of my wife, for the Negro to be equally divided among all my children. I appoint my loving friends JESSE Cherry and WILLIAM Biggs, SR., whom I make and ordain as my sole executors of this, my last will and testament, and I do hereby disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other will, beque(st) and testament, legacies and executors by me before in any wise willed or bequeathed, testifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of June, 1789. Signed, sealed and published to be my last will and testament. /s/James Biggs {seal} In presence of us subscribers: Kedar Biggs Joseph Biggs Jr. Jos. Lilley Martin County Sept. Court [Year, if entered, is missing due to a tear in the page.] (--) the afor(egiven?) instrument of writing was proved to be the last will and testament of Jas. Biggs (dec'd?) by Kedar Biggs, a witness thereto. Ordered recorded. Test.: Thos. Hunter, CCt.
  Person ID	I21584	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	Joseph Biggs,   b. Abt 1720, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia d. 20 Nov 1784, Williamston, Martin, North Carolina (Age ~ 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Eastwood,   b. 15 Feb 1729, Tyrell, Beaufort, North Carolina d. 1768, Williamston, Martin, North Carolina (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1748	Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia   [1]
  Family ID	F08653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jemima Cherry,   b. 1756, Tyrrell, North Carolina d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	Abt 1779	Martin, North Carolina   [1]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Biggs,   b. Martin, North Carolina d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Rhoda Biggs,   b. North Carolina d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elisha Biggs,   b. Abt 1780, Martin, North Carolina d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Job Biggs,   b. 1780, Martin, North Carolina d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Martha Biggs,   b. 25 Apr 1783, Martin, North Carolina d. 12 Apr 1860, Williamston, Martin, North Carolina (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Eli Biggs,   b. Abt 1784, Martin, North Carolina d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Jesse Biggs,   b. 1790, Martin, North Carolina d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F09900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S004013] nicolebiggs_1, Biggsyoung, (May 2000, Ancestry.com).