Notes:

Birth:
Bladen

James married Athalia ADAMS on 23 Dec 1828 in Laurens County, Georgia. Athalia (daughter of Levin ADAMS and Winifred EDWARDS) was born on 19 Mar 1813 in Pitt County, North Carolina; died on 11 Dec 1890 in Dooly County, Georgia; was buried in Wallace cemetery, Dooly County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth Frances LOCK was born on 20 Oct 1829 in Georgia; died on 01 Oct 1896 in Dooly County, Georgia; was buried in Wallace cemetery, Dooly County, Georgia.
2. James Jackson LOCK was born in 1831 in Pinehurst, Dooly Co., Ga.
3. Mary Winnifred LOCK was born in 1833 in Pinehurst, Dooly Co., Ga; died after 1880 in Dooly County, Georgia.
4. Martha Ann LOCK was born in 1835 in Pinehurst, Dooly Co., Ga.
5. John B LOCK was born in 1837 in Pinehurst, Dooly Co., Ga; died after 1880 in Laurens County, Georgia.
6. Joseph T. LOCK was born in 1839 in Pinehurst, Dooly Co., Ga.
7. CSA William Benjamin LOCK was born on 03 Jan 1845 in Pinehurst, Dooly County, Georgia; died on 16 Oct 1923 in Dooly County, Georgia; was buried in Mars Hill Baptist Church cemetery.

James married Mary NOBLES on 21 Dec 1826 in Laurens County, Georgia. Mary was born about 1810; died before 1828 in Laurens County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ The Bellflowers of Laurens County is a legal record of the doings of my ancestors in Laurens County Georgia. By Robert A. Belflower <<>>

March 1838 Plaintiff was Leonard Lock, Sr. Defendant was Thomas Lock. Trover and conversion. Witnesses were W. Baker, H. Bellflower, Summer Adams, Levi Adams, M. G. O’Neal. Subpoena Docket 1828 - 1846, pages 39 - 40.

NOTE 2./ SLAVEINFO-L Archives <>
Subject: Lock(e)s of Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia

Leonard Lock(e) of Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia owned two slaves, possibly the entire family, by the names of David, also known as Dave, and Betsey. They were husband and wife.
In court documents for Laurens County 1847: Leonard Lock Sr gave to his son William Lock of Laurens County, a 45 year old Negro woman named Betsey.
In court documents for Laurens County 1838: Plaintiff Leonard Lock. Defendant Thomas Lock. Plaintiff alleged that he had been possessed, on June 25, 1938, of a Negro man by the name of David, called Dave. Said Negro man had been appropriated by the defendant, to the great loss of $1500.00 value
of the Negro man.


Birth:
Bladen

Leonard married Frances UNKNOWN about 1805 in Cumberland County, North Carolina. Frances was born in 1780 in North Carolina; died after 1860 in Laurens County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Bladen

Leonard married Rebecca COOPER about 1765 in Bladen County, North Carolina. Rebecca (daughter of BenjaminSr COOPER) was born about 1748 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died about 1804 in Cumberland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE1./ NORTH CAROLINA STATE WIDE - BIBLES - Bible Records held by the North Carolina State Archives: Lock Family, 1747-1801 found at <<>>
list of Bible Records held by the North Carolina State Archives. Fuller descriptions of the contents of each file are available through the State Archives' MARS data access system. The MARS I.D. number is listed beneath each Bible Record entry Lock Family, 1747-1801(400.1.1.1309)

NOTE 2./ North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1660-1790 <>

Name Location Will Date Probate Date
Thomas Lock Bladen County 29 Aug 1739 19 Dec 1739
Will: Wife and Executrix: Susannah. Sons: Benjamin, David and Leonard. Joseph (land on Northwest River). Daughters: Elizabeth Bartram, Mary Lock. Witnesses: Thomas Wier, Peter Wallson, Willis Hughes. Proven before Gab. Johnston at Brompton. Original missing. Recorded in Book 1738-1753, page 123.

NOTE 3./ Bladen County Boundaries
A section of New Hanover County was broken off in 1734 and named Bladen. Bladen covered a very large area at this time. Listed here are the dates that other counties were formed from Bladen.
1750 Anson
1752 Orange
1754 Cumberland
1764 Brunswick
1787 Robeson
1808 Columbus

NOTE 4./ ABSTRACT OF NORTH CAROLINA WILLS COMPILED FROM ORIGINAL AND RECORDED WILLS IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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LOCK, THOMAS.

Bladen County.

August 29, 1739. December 19, 1739. Wife and Executrix: SUSANNAH. Sons: BENJAMIN, DAVID and LEONARD. JOSEPH (land on Northwest River). Daughters: ELIZABETH BARTRAM, MARY LOCK. Witnesses: THOMAS WIER, PETER WALLSON, WILLIS HUGHES. Proven before GAB. JOHNSTON at Brompton. Original missing. Recorded in Book 1738-1753, page 123

ThomasSr married Sarah THOMAS on 07 Mar 1712 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sarah was born in 1688 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died about 1717 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]