Thomas Coor

 

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Thomas Coor    
Born: Abt 1723 Nansemond County, VA   Thomas Coor, Jr is old enough in 1746 to be acquiring land in Nansemond County, VA. Therefore born before 1725
     
Died: 1794 Wayne Co., NC   TRANSCRIPTION OF WILL OF THOMAS COOR II (written and probated 1794, from Wayne County records in State Archives)  See copies of will below.

In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Coor Senr. of the County of Wayne in the State of North Carolina being weak in body but of sound mind and memory Blessed be God do this 6th day of February 1794 make and publish this my Last will and Testamen In manner and form following that is to say I lend to my Beloved Wife Rachel Coor the Land and plantation whereon I now Live During her Widowhood or Life and the Rest of my Land she is not to be charged from toward her support during her widowhood and that she is not to convey none of my lands to the prejudice of my children. And I lend all the rest of my personal estate to my beloved wife Rachel Coor during her widowhood or life and that she shall have No Leave to sell none of my Estate without the consent of my Executors
Item/. I give to my beloved son Henry Coor two hundred acres of land between Edgerton's land and Holmes's where his plantation is and one negro woman Cate and one girl Bun. The old cross saw and all the carpender tools to him and his heirs for Ever.
Item/ I give to my beloved Son Fleet Coor three hundred acres of land that I first patent in the Roundabout and one Negro woman Modd and one Fellow Corah and one small girl kid one shotgun and one whipsaw and my Books of all kinds to him and his heirs For Ever.
Item/ I give to my Beloved son Thomas Coor Junr. Two patents of Land containing one hundred and seventy six acres more or less it Lies Between Henry and Fleet Coors Land and on the Percoson Branch and one Negro Woman Nan and her child Nin to him and his Heirs for Ever and the first colt that my mare Fremikin Brings to be alive.
Item/ I give to my beloved Son William Coor my Old plantation whereon I now Live and all the Land in the old patent containing two hundred acres more or less an Entry of one Hundred acres on the South side of Neuse River and two small negros Sook and Simon and my Blacksmith Tools and Hand-Millstones and all the Rest of my personal Estate not expressly given to the Rest of my children to him and his Heirs for Ever.
Item/ I give to my Beloved Daughter Mary Ballard and Ezekiel Ballard one shilling sterling.
Item/ I give to my Beloved Daughter Averilly Coor one Feather Bed and Furniture.
I give to my Friend Tabitha Pender one Feather Bed and Furniture.
I give to my Beloved Friend Grace Pender one Feather Bed and Furniture.
I give to my Friend Elizabeth Pender one Feather Bed and Furniture.

I give to my Beloved Daughters and Friends herafter named six hundred and forty acres of Land in the [Meadows toward Jernigan?] to be equally divided between Tabbitha Pender Grace Pender Elizabeth Pender Mary Ballard and Averilla Coor by my Executors to them and their heirs for Ever.

I desire my just debts to be paid by my executors herafter to be named and that the Sheriff shall have nothing to do with my Estate, and I appoint my Friend John Coor Pender Henry Coor and Fleet Coor my Executors of this my last will and Testament in further testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and seal this Day and year above written.

Signed and pronounced as my my Last will and Testament in presents of

J C Pender  Thomas Coor (seal)
Henry Wiggs (his mark)

FATHER

Thomas Coor

MOTHER

Margaret

WIFE

Rachel

CHILDREN

1. Averilla Coor

2. Fleet Coor

3. Henry T. Coor

4. Mary Coor

5. Tabitha Coor (possibly a niece and adopted daughter)

6. Thomas Coor

7. William Coor

 

Will page 1
Will page 2
Will page three with signature

Thomas Coor was a Patriot and rendered material aid in the Revolution.


His two sisters, Elizabeth Coor and Grace Coor, each married a man named Pender and seem to have become widowed at an early age and Thomas Coor stepped in helping to raise their children.  The son of Grace Coor, John Coor Pender, is often referred to as his adopted son.  When John C. Pender wrote his will in 1814 he referred to Fleet Coor as his "brother".  However, when Fleet Coor wrote his will in 1804 he referred to John C. Pender as "friend". 

Note that in this will, Thomas Coor refers to Tabitha Pender as "friend" even though in later documents it is confirmed that she was his daughter. 

On January 1, 1803 the executors of her father's estate made a distribution of "the land belonging to the daughters (and "friends") of the Sd Dec'd. 

No 1 for Grace C Pinder
No 2 for Tabitha C Pinder  "at a pine at the lightwood not Branch John & Grace C Pinders corner."
No 3 for Avarilla Ward "at the Lightwood for John & Tabitha C Pinder Corner"
No 4 for Elizabeth c Pinder "at a water oak in the gibble pond land Ward corner"
No 5 for Mary Ballard

 
Division of land to daughters of Thomas Coor, Sr 1803