1. Tyrrell County North Carolina Wills 1812 - 1900, by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., page 24 - 25:
103. ASA(x)ETHERIDGE O 21 Jan 1817 Apr Ct 1817
"very sick"
Wif OLIF - all my land except that in the Stafford patent during her widowhood & all my children to be kept together on sd land; negroes to be hired out are man Cusey, girl Rachel, boy Obed, girl Lilley. Son WILLIAM - the Stafford patent. Daughter SALLEY ETHERIDGE wife of Silas Etheridge - bed & furniture, linen wheel, girl Citty, & after her death to her 2 sons DANIEL & ASA ETHERIDGE. Daughter FANNEY ETHERIDGE - bed & furniture, linen wheel, chest. Daughter ELIZABETH ETHERIDGE - bed & furniture, etc. Daughter PATSEY ETHERIDGE - bed & furniture, etc. Daughter OLIFF ETHERIDGE - bed & furniture, etc. Daughter POLLEY ETHERIDGE - bed & furniture, etc. Daughter BRITTANY ETHERIDGE - bed & furniture, etc. After wife's death, boy Obed to daughters FANNEY & BETSEY ETHERIDGE, & Lilley to daughters PATESEY & OLIFF ETHERIDGE. Other legacies and provisions.
Ex. friend Jesse Alexander
Wit. Tho Weatherly, Eliz(x)Weatherly