Benjamin Ratcliff

Abt 1760 - 1851  (91 years)

• Name	Benjamin Ratcliff  [1]
  Born	Abt 1760	Johnston, North Carolina   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	WFT Est 1792 1851  [2]
  Person ID	I0235	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Moses Ratcliff
  Relationship	natural
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F0117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebeckah Bradshaw,   b. Between 1760 and 1767,   d. WFT Est 1791 1854  (Age 94 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1784	Lincoln County, North Carolina   [2]
  Children	1. Benjamin Ratcliff,   b. 1785, Randolph County, North Carolina ,   d. Abt 1850, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 65 years)  [natural]   2. Jerry Ratcliff,   b. 1785, Lincoln County, North Carolina ,   d. WFT Est 1786 1875  (Age 90 years)  [natural]   3. Moses Ratcliff,   b. 1788,   d. WFT Est 1789 1878  (Age 90 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2014
  Family ID	F0116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was born circa 1760 in either Dobbs or Johnston County, North Carolina. He lived in those counties, as well as Randolph County, North Carolina, while growing up. He moved to the frontier after the Revolutionary War, and settled in Lincoln County, North Carolina, where the young man met and married Rebecca. Of Benjamin's children the following married children of Field Bradshaw: Benjamin married Rebecca Bradshaw Michel married Charles Bradshaw Elizabeth married Jonas Bradshaw The Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Ratliff. Not admitted to Record October Session 1790 Admitted January Session 1791 In the Name of God Amen. Feb 14th 1790 I Benjamin Ratley of the County of Lincoln and the State of North Carolina being sick and weak in body but of perfect and sound under standing do Make Constitute and Appoint this to be my Last Will and Testament and as touching my worldly Estate desire to dispose of it manner and form following to wit First I give and bequeath unto my Loving wife Rebekah Ratley one Negro boy named Jesse aged twelve years old during her life and one feather bed and Furniture one gray Mare one Sow and Eight Pigs one Small Steer I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Susanna Haskins five Shillings I give and bequeath unto my daughter Michal Bradshaw five Shillings I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Bradshaw five Shillings I also Give and bequeath unto my son Benjamin Ratley one young Mare I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jean [?dix] five Shillings and I also do appoint my wife Rebekah Ratley and Jonas Bradshaw Executers of this my last will and Testament In witness whereof I have set my hand and Seal this 14 day of Feb 1790 Benjamin (his X mark) Ratley (seal) Josiah Bradshaw Charles Bradshaw

  
  

• Sources

  [S08096] Internet Notes, Bradshaw Wills. posted by Dorothy Bradshaw (Lee_BradshawD@prodigy.net) at http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/ surnames/b/r/BRADSHAW/wills?read=18 [S08096] Internet Notes. Date of Import: Apr 26, 2000