John TALLMAN

   Another name for John was John TOLMAN.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Will: proved 1833, 1832, Onslow County, NC. JOHN TALLMAN WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 1

In the Name of God, Amen. I, John Tallman, of the county of Onslow
(illegible) (illegible) (illegible) considering the uncertainty of life and
being of sound mind and memory, blessed be almighty God for the same, do make
and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following.
First I resign my soul to the power of almighty of God who gave it and my body
& remains to the earth to be buried at the discretion of my executors
hereinafter named. My worldly estate I give and devise of as follows.
ITEM I lend unto my beloved wife Cassandra Tallman a part of the plantation
where I now live during her natural life. It being the part whereon the house
now stands, and also about half of my plantation where I now reside, which I
shall hereafter leave to my daughter Hannah, beginning at a cypress on the
swamp at side of creek (illegible) and running up a stream through the field,
a strait line right out to my other line by estimation supposed to contain
about thirty acres in all which said lands to have and to hold unto her my
said beloved wife during her natural life. I also lend unto my beloved wife
during her natural life two beds and furniture, also five cows and calves and
their increase during her natural life. Also all the rest of my household and
kitchen furniture, during her natural life, all of which said furniture at the
death of my wife to be equally divided between my three daughters, Cassandra
Tallman, Hannah Tallman and Elizabeth Tallman only (receiving?) their beds and
furniture out of the furniture before mentioned that I now intend to give my
three daughters. And I also lend unto my wife all of my plantation tools
during her natural life. Also I lend unto my beloved wife my two riding
creatures during her natural life. Also I lend to her the use of my stocks of
hogs except three sows and pigs.
ITEM I give unto my daughter Cassandra Tallman the ballance of my lands that I
have not heretofore willed, it being the part adjoining of Barber lands to her
during her natural life and then to go to her heirs lawfully begotten of her
body if any, and if she has no heirs, for it to return back to my daughter
Hannah. I also give my daughter Cassandra one bed and furniture, one sow and
pigs and seven head of cattle and their increase, four cows and calves & one
heifer, also (a spinning?) wheel, all to have and to hold during her natural
life.
ITEM I also give unto my daughter Hannah at the death of her mother the lands
that I have (above?) lent to her mother during her natural life. At the death
of my daughter Hannah, the lands that I have left her to go to the heirs
lawfully begotten of her body if any, and in case of (failure?) of such heirs,
then to return to Cassandra Tallman, also five head of cattle, consisting of
two cows, a yearling and one heiffer, also my bed and furniture, & one sow and
pigs, and increase of all of her said stocks.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Tallman one hundred and
fifty acres of land, more or less, lying on Starkey's Creek, near the (head?)
on the south side of said creek, to have and to hold during her natural life,
also one bed and furniture and five cows and calves, two heifers and their
increase and five sows & pigs and their increase, all of which said property
to have and to hold during her natural life.
ITEM I give unto my grandson (Tray or Lacy?) Tallman twenty dollars to be paid
him when he comes of age, to be paid by my three daughters, Cassandra, Hannah,
and Elizabeth.
ITEM I give unto my daughter in law (Hester?) Tallman five shillings.
ITEM I give unto my daughter (Nancy?) Tallman five shillings.
ITEM I give unto (Luanna or Lucinda?) Eastman, my grand daughter, twenty
dollars to have and hold when she comes of age by my three daughters
Cassandra, Hannah & Elizabeth Tallman. It is also my will and desire that the
property that I have already lent wife and what I have not heretofore given
away, at the death of my wife, it be equally divided among my three daughters
Cassandra Tallman, Hannah & Elizabeth.
I leave my wife and daughter Cassandra Tallman executors.
Signed sealed and published and ordain by the said testator as and for his
last will and testament in the presence of us and who at his request in his
presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names in
witness this April 30th 1832.

(Testators)
Mitchell Barber
Council (Tailor?) Sr.
(James?) T. Barber

(signed) John Tallman

proved (Jan.?) Term 1833

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John married Cassandra GIBSON, daughter of William GIBSON Sr. and Mary Anne YATES, on 20 Jun 1794 in Onslow County, NC. (Cassandra GIBSON was born ca. 1775.)