Occupation

Occupation: Justice of the Peace
Date: 1776
Place: Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Occupation: General Assembly
Place: North Carolina, USA
Residence

Residence:
Date: 1790
Place: Cumberland, North Carolina, USA[23][24][25]
Residence:
Date: 1800
Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA[26]
Residence:
Date: 1810
Place: Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Revolutionary Patriot

ATKINS, ICA SR Ancestor #: A003584

Service: NORTH CAROLINA
Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: CIRCA 1730 SURRY CO VIRGINIA
Death: POST 11-23-1796 CUMBERLAND CO NORTH CAROLINA
Service Source: CLARK, STATE RECS OF NC, VOL 19, P 129; VOL 23, P 993
Service Description: 1) JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, 1776; MEM OF GEN ASSEMBLY, 1783[27]

Will
Cumberland County, North Carolina
23 Nov 1796

In the name of God, Amen. I, Ica Atkins sen'r, Planter, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executor, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I will receive the same again, by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, demise, and dispose of the same in the following manner & form:

First I give and bequeath to Anne Atkins my dearly beloved wife enduring her natural lifetime four Negroes to wit, one fellow Peter one Wench Bet, [ditto] Dorcass & one girl Chloe & one half of my stock of hogs and cattle together with one half of all my household furniture & two head of Horses to have and to hold enduring her said natural lifetime--

Also I give to my Daughter, Sarah Robinson, twenty shillings together with all that she ever had from me.

Also, I give unto William Rand formerly a husband of my Daughter Elizabeth dec'd five shillings and I give unto my grandson Abraham Rand son of my daughter Elizabeth dec'd fifteen shillings--

Also I give unto the heirs of my daughter Nancy Parker dec'd twenty shillings together with all that she ever had from me in her lifetime--also I give unto my grandson Ica Parker son of my daughter Nancy Parker dec'd Two Hundred Acres of Land called the Murdocks Creek Land

Also, I give unto my son LewIs Atkins One Hundred pound to be paid him within four years by my Executor, together with what he hath already had from me-- also, I give unto my grandson Ica Atkins son of Lewis Atkins Three Hundred & Ninety Acres of Land on the waters of Hector's Creek called the Mill Stone land--

Also, I give unto my son Ica Atkins Jun'r fifty Pounds to be paid him within two years by my executor. Together with one Negro boy Lightfoot and what other articles he hath already had from me which said boy he has now in possession

Also, I give unto my son John Atkins three Negros to wit, one boy Charles One girl Chloe which he is to have at his mother's decease and one girl called Little Cate and one small island on the south west side of Cape Fear River just above my ferry containing about twelve acres. Together with what he hath already had from me

Also, I give unto my son Richard Atkins one cow and calf and one featherbed

Also, I give unto my daughter Gracie Stevens & her heirs lawfully begotten of her body four Negroes, to wit, One wench Bet one boy Skipper one girl Tidy and & girl Dinah together with what other things she hath already had from me

Also, I give unto my well beloved son James Atkins whom I likewise constitute, make and ordain the sole executor of this my last will & testament all my all my outstanding debts and the other half of all my stocks of cattle hogs & horses & household furniture & every other thing I now possess together with one Negro wench Dorcass and the other part of the stock after the decease of Anne Atkins my wife by him freely to be possest & enjoyed. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disannul all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies, bequests, and executors by me in any wise before named, willed, and bequeathed. Testifying and confirming this, and no other, to be my last will & testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of November A.D. One thousand seven hundred & Ninety six 1796

Ica Atkins SEAL

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said Ica Atkins Sen'r as his last will & testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names Israel Folsom George Folsom Alfred [his mark] Anders

[Note:] Ex. qualified[28]

Research Notes
John Atkins and this Ica must be brothers. Another Ica must be John's son. There is an NPE in there, so it will be difficult to sort out.

DAR says: Ancestor Comments: 1) EL-ICA ATKINS SR A003584 AND LEWIS ATKINS WHO MARR MARY MOLLY NORTHINGTON 2) ARE NOT CHILDREN OF THIS PATRIOT. ( John Atkins) SEE DATACF 2/2015.

Isaac was born about 1730. He passed away about 1803.