Will of Abraham I TAYLOR
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Re: Will of Abraham I TAYLOR
Re: "..the boundries of Johnston County must have changed & the area he lived in became part of Craven County."
In actuality, it was the opposite. Johnston was carved out of Craven. In 1730 -- when Abraham moved to Craven from Maryland -- it had no western boundary and remained so until 1746 when Johnston was created. In 1754, Johnston lost its southeastern portion (nearest Craven) to the newly-formed Dobbs (which later became Greene & Lenoir).
However, the courts of Craven retained their primacy and heard matters from the surrounding counties. (New Bern was then the capital of North Carolina.)
Abraham's will involved property in and residents of Craven; it seems appropriate for the estate to be settled there.
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In actuality, it was the opposite. Johnston was carved out of Craven. In 1730 -- when Abraham moved to Craven from Maryland -- it had no western boundary and remained so until 1746 when Johnston was created. In 1754, Johnston lost its southeastern portion (nearest Craven) to the newly-formed Dobbs (which later became Greene & Lenoir).
However, the courts of Craven retained their primacy and heard matters from the surrounding counties. (New Bern was then the capital of North Carolina.)
Abraham's will involved property in and residents of Craven; it seems appropriate for the estate to be settled there.
-rt_/)