William GILREATH
1753 - Abt 1836 (82 years)-
Name William GILREATH Born 28 Apr 1753 Warren County, North Carolina 
[1] Gender Male Reference Number 2877 Will 06 Sep 1834 Wilkes County, North Carolina - William Gilreath's Will
Wilkes Co., NC . Will Book 4 Page 202
Written 6 Sep 1834, Proven May 1836
May Sessions 1836
State of North Carolina
Wilkes County
In the name of God Amen I William Gilreath of the County & State aforesaid being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory blessed be God, calling to mind the uncertainty of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make ordain & publish this my last Will and testament in the manner & form following to Wit.
1st I give and bequeath unto my Son Hilliar H Gilreath all my Lands and Tenements together with all my farming utensils, also one Horse Creature One Feather Bed bedstead & furniture and also my negroe boy David now about fourty years old and all other property of which I may die seized and possessed of which is not herein after particularly divided to my other Children to him & his heirs forever.
2nd I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha my negroe Girl Emily now about eighteen years of age during natural life & at her death Emily & her increase to go to my two daughters Rebecca & Susana Triplett, to them Their heirs forever I also give & bequeath unto my daughter Martha One horse Creature to be Selected by her out of my Stock at the time of my death, also Two Cows of her choice, Six head of Sheep also One feather Bed bedstead & furniture to her & her heirs forever
3rd I give & bequeath to my Son Henry Gilreath the feather Bed bedstead & furniture I allowed for my son Hugh to him and his heirs
4th I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Hiram H McCoy the bed bedstead & furniture I allowed for my son Hiram to him & his heirs
5th I give & bequeath to my daughter Delilah McCoy the bed bedstead & Furniture I lent her to her & her heirs
6th I give & bequeath whatever debts may be due me or mony on hand at the time of my death after deducting my funeral expenses to be divided equally between my several Children then living or their heirs and my Grandson Hiram H McCoy Share & Share alike
Lastly I nominate and appoint my sons Hilliar H Gilreath & Henry Gilreath Executors to this my Last Will and Testament hereby ratifying & Confirming the Same & utterly revoking and disallowing all other Wills heretofore made by me declaring this and no other to be my Last Will & Testament, In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & affixed
my Seal this 6th day of Sept'r 1834
Signed Sealed & published in presence of William Gilreath
S H Patterson Jurat
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May Session 1836
The execution of the written will was duly proven in open Court
by S H Patterson & ordered to be recorded. Thw two Executors named duly
sworn T e
Wm Mastin Clk
Died Abt 1836 Wilkes County, North Carolina - William's will was proven in the May Court, 1836.
Person ID I2877 Bennetts of Pittsylvania County Last Modified 29 Jun 2014
Father William GILREATH, Sr., b. Abt 1730, Granville County, North Carolina , d. 06 May 1795, Newberry County, South Carolina (Age ~ 65 years) Mother Mary ARRINGTON, b. Abt 1731, d. Aft 1795, Greenville County, South Carolina (Age ~ 65 years) Married 1751 North Carolina Married 1751 Granville County, North Carolina 
Children8 children Notes - [William2.FTW]
REFN17202
Family ID F28 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah JONES Married Y [2] Children 1. Delilah GILREATH Married: Charles MCCOY (1815)2. Martha GILREATH, b. Abt 1785, Wilkes County, North Carolina 3. Hardy Jones GILREATH, b. 15 Sep 1788, Wilkes County, North Carolina , d. 06 Sep 1868 (Age 79 years)Married: Nancy Harriet GREEN (1817)4. Hilliar H. GILREATH, b. Abt 1790, Wilkes County, North Carolina , d. Abt Aug 1854, Wilkes County, North Carolina (Age ~ 64 years)Married:5. Rebecca GILREATH, b. Abt 1795, Wilkes County, North Carolina Married: Joel TRIPLETT (1831)6. Susan GILREATH, b. Abt 1800, Wilkes County, North Carolina Married: John J. TRIPLETT (1827)Family ID F819 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- William Gilreath's Will
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Notes - Gilreath, William. S6888 NC Line appl 30 Oct 1832. Wilkes Co., NC & sol. live there at enl, sol was b. 15 Nov 1755 in Bute Co. (now Warren Co.) NC, sol mentioned Alexander Gilreath but no relationship was stated, sol's son Hilliar H. was of Wilkes Co. in 1833. (Source: Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Wol. II: F-M, Abstracted by Virgil D. White, p. 1360)
- The will of William Gilreath names six children, Martha, Hilliar H., Henry, Rebecca, Susan, and Delilah. In the 6th bequest of his will, William Gilreath leaves the remainder of his estate not given in previous bequests, to all his children living at the time of his death and to his grandson, Hiram H. McCoy, to be divided equally among them. This leaves a possibility that William had other children not specifically named in his estate. This is in fact the case. Evidence shows that Hardy Jones Gilreath of Greenville County, South Carolina is a son of William Gilreath. Hilliar H. Gilreath, a proven son of William Gilreath, died intestate in Wilikes County, North Carolina about 1856. Hilliar outlived his wife and died without issue, therefore, his estate was divided into five equal share and distributed to his siblings. The distributees of this estate were Rebecca Triplett, John J. Triplett (husband of Susan), the heirs of Henry Gilreath, the heirs of Delilah McCoy, and Hardy J. Gilreath. Hilliar's sister, Martha, is not mentioned and must have died without issue before Hilliar. The final account of the estate of Hilliar Gilreath, dated 9 May 1872, shows $41.84 paid to Hardy J. Gilreath. Similarly, the last return for the estate of Hardy J. Gilreath, dated 25 May 1872, shows that it received $41.85 from the estate of Hilliar H. Gilreath (Greenville County, South Carolina Estate Files, Apartment 29, File 13). All of the distributees of the estate of Hilliar Gilreath, except Hardy J. Gilreath, are children who were named in the will of William Gilreath. Therefore, this researcher concludes that Hardy Jones Gilreath is the son of William Gilreath.
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