Re: Charity Benton married Moses Knight
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In reply to:
Charity Benton married Moses Knight
6/13/01
Dorothy,I beleive that this is the same Charity Benton.
EDGECOMBE CO, NC Estate Records: No (155):KINDRED CARTER, Bill of complaint against ABSOLOM BENTON’S Estate (no date){see answer below 1820} by ALLEN KNIGHT of Alabama Territory, ELIJAH WARD and PHEREBY his wife of Georgia, and JAMES S. BENTON of Edgecombe Co..,stating the dec'd. died in 1777, leaving a will of which JAMES KNIGHT and
CARY WHITAKER were executors but are now both dead.WILSON WHITAKER was exr. of the said CARY WHITAKER. In his will he bequeathed
certain Negroes to his daughter CHARITY KNIGHT, being a life estate for her
lifetime and the lifetime of her husband MOSES KNIGHT, with reversion to their
children.Record indicates both CHARITY KNIGHTand MOSES KNIGHT were dead, leaving heirs: (1) ALLEN KNIGHT, (2) PHEREBY, wife of ELIJAH WARD, (3) JAMES BENTON, and (4) POLLY wife of WILLIAM CORRBIN of Tennessee, who has already received her share. WILSON WHITAKER had not allotted any other shares as there were several children who predeceased said CHARITY and MOSES: (5) SALLEY PACE, of Georgia, who left a son JAMES
PACE and others whose names were unknown, (6) ELIZABETH NICHOLSON,who is dead leaving an only child SALLY M. NICHOLSON, a minor with her gdn. THOMAS NICHOLSON of Halifax Co.This petition requested that all shares of the Negroes be allotted to the heirs.