John Lillington^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1687 - 1723  (36 years)

• Name	John Lillington  [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Birth	14 Jun 1687	Perquimans, North Carolina, British Colonial America   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1723	Lillington Cemetery, Rocky Point, Pender, North Carolina, United States   [3, 4]
  Death	02 Jul 1723	Bath, North Carolina, British Colonial America   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I312684223293	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Governor Alexander Lillington,   b. 1643, Barbados d. 11 Sep 1697, Perquimans, Carolina, British Colonial America (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Cooper,   b. 1659, Perquimans, North Carolina, British Colonial America d. 29 Mar 1694, Perquimans, North Carolina, British Colonial America (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Family ID	F1882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Porter,   b. Abt. 1689, Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, Colony
  Family ID	F2441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Is this the same couple? Edward Moseley, and wife Ann, to Robert Fendall. Whereas Henderson Walker by his last will did give all the rest of his estate, real and personal, to his wife Ann, doth convey to said Fendall, tract of land whereon I live. 650 acres; January 6, 1706-7. Test, Jno. Lillington, Sarah Lillington. source: https://archive.org/details/northcarolinahi00hathgoog/mode/2up The North Carolina historical and genealogical register, Vol 1, pg. 99. sources http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/perquimans/wills/lillingt498wl.txt Perquimans County NcArchives Wills.....Lillington, Alexander 1697 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bath/wills/lillingt499wl.txt Bath County NcArchives Wills.....Lillington, John 1723 John Lillington's will JOHN LILLINGTON'S WILL. IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, John Lillington, of the County of Bath, in North Carolina, Gent., being Sick and weak of Body, but of Sound & perfect mind & memory, and Calling to mind the Sertainty of death and not knowing when it may pleas the Lord to call me out of this life, do make, appoint and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament, in maner and form following, that is to Say, after My Just & lawfull Debts are paid. Impr's. I give bequeath & Devise unto my Loveing wife, Sarah Lillington, three of my negro slaves, Named, Shippy & Jupiter, two men; and marya, a woman, to her proper use forever. Item, I give, bequeath & Devise unto my Son, Alexander, one Thousand Acres Land being the one moiety of this parcel of Two thousand Acres of land whereon I now live, to be held of him, his heirs or assignes in fee simple forever. Item, I give and Devise to my said Son, two of my Negro Slaves, Named Danger & Jack; also Tenn Cowes with Calves by their Sides, and Six Sowes and a Boar, and Six Ews and a Ram, all to be likely and good, and a pair of hand mill Cullen Stones, and my large Family Bible, all to be delivered to my said Son, by my Executors hereafter named, when he shal attain to the age of Twenty one years, for his proper use forever. Item, I give, bequeath & Devise unto my Eldest Daughter, Elizabeth, one of my Negroe Slaves Named Roas, a wench; also Ten likely good Cowes with Calves by their Sides, and One Feather Bedd, bolster and Pillow with a sute of Curten & Vallens, to be delivered to my said Daughter by me Exetrs.hereafter named, when she shall attaine to the age of Twenty one years or day of marryage, for her proper use forever. Item, I give, bequeath, & Devise unto my Daughter, Mary, one of my Negro Slaves Named Judy, a Guirl; also Tenn Cowes with Calves by their sides to be likely & good; and one Feather Bedd, bolster & Pillows, with a sute of Curtains & Vallens, to be delivered to my Said Daughter by my Exec'tr hereafter named, for her proper use forever, that is to say, when she shall attain to the age of Twenty one years or day of Marryage. Item, I give, bequeath & Devise unto my youngest Daughter, Ann, one of my Negroes Named moll, a Guirl; also Tenn likely good Cowes with Calves by their Sides, and a Feather Bedd, bolster and Pilloes with a Sute of Curtains & Vallens, to be Delivered to my said Daughter by me Exesrs. hereafter named, when she shall attain to ye age of Twenty one years or day of Marryage. Item, I give, bequeath & devise al the rest & Residue of my Estate not before mentioned and given (the better thereby to Inable my sd. wife to bring up my sd. Children in Schooling &c.) unto my afsd. Loveing Wife, for her proper use forever. And lastly my will and desire is, that all my lawfull debt be paid out of the profits arriseing by the labour of my slaves before nominated & given, and that they be kep together under the Care and ordering of my said Wife, and so to remaine untel all my debts be fully paid & discharged thereby. I do hereby nominate and appoint my Loveing wife, Sarah Lillington, Maurice Moore, John Porter and John Bap'a. Ash, to be my Exers., Joyntly or Severally to doe and Execute all and every part of this my last will and testament. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal, this 19th day of March, Anno. 1721/2. JOHN LILLINGTON (Seal) Signed, Sealed & Delivered, inpresents of us: PAT. MAULE. SAMUELL COOPPER. the mark of JOHN I TRANTER NO. CAROLINA. BEAUFORT AND HYDE PRECINCTS, SCT. At a court held for the said Precincts, at Bath Towne, on Tuesday ye 2d. July, 1723 Pres't..........? Esqr. His Majesties Justices. The Last Will and Testam't of Mr. John Lillington, dec'd, was by the Exors. therein named, Exhibited in this Court and proved by the oaths of Sam'll Cooper & John Tranter, two of the Witnesses thereunto, who also deposed yt they saw Patrick Maule, the other Witness evidence the same.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, The North Carolina historical and genealogical register, Vol. 3, by James Hathaway. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, The North Carolina historical and genealogical register by Hathaway, James Robert Bent, 1831-1904, [from old catalog] ed; Ray, Worth Stickley, 1877- [from old catalog] ed Publication: date [n.d.] Publisher: Edenton Collection: americana Book: from t. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree. [S1173462472] FamilySearch.org, Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FD2-TY2J : Tue Apr 01 16:56:16 UTC 2025), Entry for John Alexander Lillington. [S1173462873] FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, Births and Christenings, 1866-1964, "North Carolina, Births and Christenings, 1866-1964", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRQ3-P12M : 12 February 2020), John Lillington, 1687.