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Leonard Loftin 1670
Born: Bet 1654 & 1670, VA
Died: 11 Apr 1720, Cravens Precinct, Bath/Albermarle Co, NCLeonard Loftin was one of at least two children born to Cornelius Loftin (1642 - 1735), the other being Cornelius Loftin (1675 - 1736).
Leonard (1654) left Pennsylvania and moved to North Carolina in 1688. Leonard married Elizabeth (Unknown). [Six of the seven children born to Leonard and Elizabeth survived their parents and were progenitors of a large family, some of whom have become prominent in the life of the nation, notably Tom Loftin Johnson, Mayor of Cleveland, North Carolina; Judge George Rountree of WIlmington, NC, and a long list of clergymen. Loftins have made significant contributions to their nation and occupied positions of importance throughout the country, especially in North Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, Missippi and Texas.]
Leonard lived in Chowan Precinct, near Albermarle Bay on the Yeopin River, form 1688 until 1715-16. After losing his wife in 1716, Leonard sold his plantation to a Colonel Thomas Pollock and moved to the Craven Precinct of Bath County, not too far from Kingston, NC, where he died some four years later in 1720.
Surviving Leonard were his children, Cornelius (25), Leonard (23), Benoni (15) and three girls, Jane, Joyce and Dorcelly. These children are mentioned in the Will left by Leonard on file in the Office of Secretary of State, Raleigh, NC.
The Will of Leonard Loftin
Leonard Loftin
In the name of God amen: I Leonard Loftin Esq., of Cravens Precinct, County of Bath and Province of North Carolina, being very sick and week of body, but of sound mind and perfect memory, thanks to the Almighty God for ye same, Do make this My Last Will and Testament in manner and form following.
I give and Bequeath my Soule into ye hand of Almighty God my maker to receive ye same again through ye meritorious death and suffering of Jesus Christ, My Redeemer in full pardon of all my sins and my body I commend to ye Earth from whence I came, to be buried in Christian Burial att ye direction of my executors; hereafter named. It is my mind and will that all debts and funeral expense be first paid.
In primis: I give and bequest and devise unto my loving son Cornelius Loftin, ye plantation that he now lives on containing two hundred and twenty acres of land to be enjoyed by him and his heirs for ever.
I give and bequeath to my loving son Leonard Loftin, ye plantation on which I now live containing eighty acres of land to be enjoyed by him and his heirs forever.
And I give and bequeath and devise unto my loving son Benonia a black ball faced mare with her and her issue from ye date hereof to be enjoyed by him and his heirs forever, and bequeast to my son Benonia Loftin to take one gunn, and he is to have his choice of my gunns.
I give and bequeath to my daughter, Dorcellay, one young black ball faced mare, and I give and bequeast ye first mare-colt to my daughter Janie's mare brings to my daughter Joyce, all of which are to be enjoyed by them and their heirs forever. I give my daughter Dorcellay, the bed she lyes upon and all ye furniture belonging to ye bed and I give her also ye largest silver pudon dish and ye bason and ye smallest iron pott, ye spinning wheels and all belongings to ye same.
I give and bequeast all my male stock of what kind soever to be equally divided betwixt my son Cornelius and my son Leonard to have equal share and proportion of ye same to them and their heirs forever, and I give unto my sons Cornelias and Leonard Loftin all ye rest of my personal property to be equally divided betwixt them and their heirs forever.
And further it is my mind and will if my son Cornelius Loftin and my son Leonard Loftin do purchase a certain parcel or tract of land known by ye name of Little John's and ye said land make over and give to my son Benonia at their own proper care and charge, and so be if my sons Cornelius and Leonard shall miss purchasing ye aforesaid land for my son Benonia, I hereby further oblige them to purchase some other parecel of land in Neuse River which shall be judged as good as ye aforesaid land, which said land being for ye use of my son Benonia and his heirs forever.
Be it my mind and will if my son Cornelius (illegible) take my daughter Janie and her stock and lawful power to bring her up and (illegible) until she shall arrive at ye age of sixteen years all ye increase of her stock both male and female to be laid out for ye best advantage of my orphant and it is my will and mind that Cornellas have ye (illegible) of my daughter Joyce until she shall arrive at ye full age of sixteen years and all her stock, cattle of what kind soever, and I give all ye male kind of ye said of her stock unto him ye said Cornellas until she shall arrive at ye age of ten years, and after ye said orphant to have both male and female.
And it is my mind and will that my son Leonard have full charge of my son Benonia until he shall arrive at ye age of eighteen years to take care of his stock of cattle of all kinds male and female to run on for ye use of ye orphant and I do hereby constitute and appoint my loving sons Cornellas and Leonard Loftin to be as joint Executors of this my last will and testament by me made. Revolving all other wills and testaments by me made and this to stand in full force.Hereunto I have set my hand and seal in witness the 11 day of April Anno Domini 1720 Signed, sealed, and delivered in ye presence of us. William X Hancock
Caleb Metcalf
Anne X MetcalfProved in Craven Precinct Court Caleb Metcalf Clk. Ct.
The 1720 Will of Leonard Loftin lists the following Children:
Cornelius Loftin
Leonard Loftin
Benonia Loftin
Dorcellay (Priscilla) Loftin
Janie Loftin
Joyce LoftinSOURCES The Loftin Chronicles courtesy of Ron Loftin
5 Windsor Drive, Conroe, Texas 77304If you have photos or additional information about the Loftin family, please contact me.
