Eighth Generation

252. Roger* BADGETT⁸⁶⁰ was born between 1710 and 1730 in Granville City?, , NC.¹³¹⁰ He signed a will on 11 Dec 1780 in , Granville Co., NC.¹³¹¹ "In the name of God Amen. I, Roger Badget of the county of Granville & State of North Carolina being in health of body & of perfect mind & sound memory, but calling to mind that it is a (plan?) by the allmighty(sic) creator for all mortal men once to die therefore I am willing that what it hath pleased God to bestow on me as to my temporal good, I give & bequeath as followeth, & my soul I recommend (sic) into my Saviors hand, who redeemed it with his precious Blood & my body I recomend to the ground to be buried at the discresion (sic) of my Executor hereafter named.

I promise & I give & bequeath unto my wife Elizabeth Badget during her natural life, my land & plantation wheron I now live & after her death I give the same to my Daughter Rachel Goss. I also give & bequeath to my sd wife: one feather bed & furniture, three cows & calves, one mair (sic) & saddle, fifteen hogs, one desk, three chairs, two wheales, one linen, one woolen and giot & rack, one dish, three plates, two basons, one frying pan, one table, one sifter, four sheep & fifty pounds of Virginia money, two pairs of card, one box (of) Iron & pe(w)tor, one hachet (sic) to her.

Item: I give & bequeath to my two daughters, viz: Molley Badget and Rachel Goss, all the remainder of my Estate of stock and household furniture to be equally divided between them.
Except John Badget five shillings, Elizabeth Russil one shilling, Lucy one shilling & my other sons five shillings apiece & lastly I do nominate and appoint my two sons: John Badget & James Badget to be Executors to this my last will & testament, dismissing and revoking all other formers wills by me made heretofore in testamony hereat. I have ratifiyed this to be my last will and no other signed, seal'd, published published, pronounced to be my last will this 8th of February 1780, and in presence of
James Langston, jurat his
Charles Jones Roger R Badget (seal)
Peter Badgett jurat mark

Be it known to all men by these presents that I Rodger(sic) Badget of the county of Granville & state of North Carolina have made & declaired my last will & testament in writing bearing date the eight of february 1780, I the sd Roger Badget by the present codicil do ratify & confirme my sd last will and testament Except that I do by these presents remove & discharge my two sons John & James Badget from being my Executor and do hereby Nominate & appoint my son in law, Sherman Gos & Thomas Gos in their roome & stead to be Executors to my sd will and my will & meaning is that this Codicil be adjudged to be a part & parcel of my last will and testament & and that all things therein mentioned & contained with this alteration be faithfully & truly performed and as fully and apr(o)p(r)e(t)lly in Every respet as if the same were so declaired and set down in my sd last will and testament witness my hand this 11th day of december 1780 his
Roger R Badget
signed in the presence of mark
James Langston jurat
her
Jean J Langston
mark

Granville County NC(?) Aug Court AD 1781-
This Will was duly proved by the Oaths of
James Langston & Peter Badget. And also
the codicil to the said Will Annex'd Was proved
by the Oath of James Langston, esq. which was
Ordered to be recorded. Then Shearmon
Goss & Thomas Goss qualified as exceutors
to the said Will
Teste.
Reuben Learcy."
He died in Aug 1781 in , Granville Co., NC. Owned land in Bertie Co., NC in 1749. Paid taxes in Granville in 1770.

253. Elizabeth*44⁸⁶⁰ was born before 1725. She signed a will before 1781 in , Surry Co., Va.¹²⁷⁵ She died after 1781. Children were:

	i.	Rachael BADGETT.
	ii.	Molly BADGETT.
	iii.	Elizabeth BADGETT.
	iv.	Lucy BADGETT.
	v.	John BADGETT860 was born in 1740 in Chowan Co., NC. He died in Nov 1810 in Chowan Co., NC.
126	vi.	James* BADGET.
	vii.	William BADGETT was born on 23 Jul 1762 in , , NC.1312 He appeared in the census in 1800 in Granville, , NC.1313