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- Craven Co., NC Marriages:
SEARLES Frances DAW Nathan 01/03/1845
SEARLES Mary BARRINGTON James 05/21/1840
SEARLES Nancy EVERENTON John 01/27/1832
SEARLES Sally IPOCK Asa 12/24/1833
SEARLES, Lana WILEY, Azariah F. 10/11/1848
SEARLES, Sarah PRITCHET, Alexander 03/04/1813
SEARLES, Edward HEATH, Sidney 02/04/1841
SEARLES, Edward WILLIS, Sarah 02/26/1818
SEARLES, Francis EVERENTON, Tempe 03/01/1838
SEARLES, Isben PRICE, Lana 05/22/1844
SEARLES, Reuben NELSON, Pamela 01/13/1814
SEARLES, William PEARC, Elizabeth 05/31/1785
SEARLES, Zachariah RICE, Rody 07/09/1844
Francis Searles married Judah or Judith Purefoy*#. Their son Coventon Searles*# was named for Francis's Mother Elizabeth Covington Searles. Coventon*# is a proven Patriot having served in Captain Erhul's Company of Craven County Militia during the Revolutionary War. Lida Archbell Overton*# submitted his proofs to the NSDAR.
The Inventory of Goods and Chattles belonging to the estate of Francis Searls dec'd is dated 20th Day of Jul 1765.
North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
Name: Frances Searles
Probate Date: 1765
Probate Place: Craven, North Carolina, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1765
Inferred Death Place: North Carolina, USA
Item Description: Original Wills, Lee, John - Stanly, James G
Francis Searles will is dated February 16, 1765 and was proved in July Court, 1765. (Excerpts from the Genealogical Research conducted by Mrs. Dewey W. Huggins, Genealogist, Raleigh, at the NC Archives in 1965 states will probated in 1769. The estate records of July 1769 call Juda in fact Judithy.) Lida Overton provided a copy of this will.
North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
Name: Francis Searles
Probate Date: Jul 1769
Probate Place: Craven, North Carolina, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1769
Inferred Death Place: North Carolina, USA
Item Description: Sabistin-Tyer
Table of Contents
Francis left his dearly beloved wife Judah Searles all my whole estate during her widowhood, sons: Covington Searles, Edward Searles, Daughter Winifred Searles with other sons and daughters mentioned, but not named. The Executors were Judah Searles, John Hartley, Witnesses: Martin Whitford, John Thomas, Mary Whitford, C. C. Peter Conway. In a deed dated September 28, 1749, Proven September 20, 1752, Thomas Fisher late of Craven County to Francis Searles of Craven County 105 pounds, 124 acres, at head of Swift's Creek. Witnesses, Robert Peyton, C. J. James Hassell.
This source is from research papers shared by Lida Overton. Francis Searles is also listed on a Militia list for the Spanish Alarm commanded by Joseph Bryan in Craven County belonging to Col. Edward .......... dated October 29, 1755. This service makes his lineal descendants eligible for the Daughters of the American Colonists. Source: (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:39XB-KLT : accessed 2017-01-31), entry for Francis /Searles`/.)
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Abt 1703 - Abt 1765 (62 years)
