Benjamin married Zilpha SULLIVAN on 26 Jul 1808 in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Zilpha was born on 22 May 1792 in Brunswick County, North Carolina; died before 1842 in Brunswick County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary LOCK was born on 19 Jul 1811 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died on 11 Dec 1895 in New Orleans, LA.
2. Elizabeth J LOCK was born on 06 Nov 1813 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died on 07 Apr 1867.
3. John Roots LOCK was born on 28 Jan 1816 in Bladen Co., Wilmington Dist., NC; died on 28 Jan 1883 in Kilmichael, Montgomery County, Mississippi; was buried in Flowers Cemetery, Montgomery County, Mississippi.
4. Zilpha Ann LOCK was born on 18 Aug 1818 in Bladen County, North Carolina.
5. Samuel Berry LOCK was born on 08 Nov 1820 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died on 20 Aug 1852 in Allison Wells, Madison County, Mississippi.
6. Alfred Moore LOCK was born on 01 Dec 1823 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died on 05 Feb 1875 in Madison County, Mississippi.
7. Emily Fletcher LOCK was born on 30 Jan 1826 in Bladen County, North Carolina.
8. AndrewSr Jackson LOCKE was born on 13 Nov 1828 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died in in Carroll County, MS; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Carroll County, MS.

RS married Mary ROOTS before 25 Apr 1785. Mary (daughter of Roger ROOTS and Mary UNKNOWN) was born about 1760 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died after 1799 in Brunswick County, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1660-1790
Name Location Will Date Probate Date
Benjamin Lock Bladen County 25 Apr 1756 - Jan 1757
WILL: Son: John ("my land"). Wife: Miriam. Executors: Neil Beard (father-in-law) and John Lock (brother). Witnesses: Thomas Thems, Daniel Beard, Elizabeth Lock. Clerk of the Court: Thos. Robeson.

NOTE 2./ Early Records, Vol VIII, Wills, 1756-94 <>
Will of Benjamin Lock, 25 Apr. 1756. wife-Merian: Ex: father (in-law?)Neil Beard, brother John Lock. Wit: Thos. Thems, Daniel Beard, Elizabeth Lock. Probated in Bladen Co

NOTE 3./ The Hougham/Huffam Family Tree Dec 2004
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5 Aug 1823: County of Bladen Deed book 11, p. 179: Griffith J. White, Sheriff, to Benjamin Lock, executor of Wm. Yearly...lands adjoining Richard French, Thos. Brown, pat. by Owen Brady and conveyed to Robt. Dowey and by him to Jas. Dowey and from him to Hudnell Huffum and by him to his two sons James and Solomon Huffum and by will to Solomon to his sister Ann Huffum...Benjamin Lock became the highest bidder for $20 for the life estate of the said Yearly. 5 Aug 1823

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. {Benjamin is named here in his fathers will [RAM]}

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

Benjamin married Meriam BEARD about 1747 in Bladen County, North Carolina. Meriam (daughter of Neil BEARD) was born about 1726 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died before 1772 in Bladen County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ ABSTRACT OF NORTH CAROLINA WILLS COMPILED FROM ORIGINAL AND RECORDED WILLS IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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April 25, 1756. January Court, 1757. Son: JOHN (“my land”). Wife: MIRIAM. Executors: NEIL BEARD (father) and JOHN LOCK (brother). Witnesses: THOMAS THEMS, DANIEL BEARD, ELIZABETH LOCK. Clerk of the Court: THOS. ROBESON.

LOCK, THOMAS.

Bladen County.

Roger married Mary UNKNOWN. [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 Susanah UNKNOWN about 1717 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Susanah was born about 1697 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died after 1739 in Bladen County, North Carolina; was buried in Bladen County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]