Ann Williamson, who lived in what was then far western Nash County, made out her will in November 1807. Its bequests included three enslaved people — woman named Pat and Rachel and a boy named Arch. (Bartley Deans was a witness.)

We examined Williamson’s estate here.

Will of Ann Williamson (1807), North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.