1820 Marshal Degg lived in McRae Twp, Anson County, North Carolina in a household with males: 1 (under 10), 1 (10 thru 15), 1 (16 thru 25), and 1 (45 and over); and females: 1 (under 10) and 1 (26 thru 44). [1]
1830 Marshall Diggs lived in Anson County, North Carolina in a household with free white males: 1 (15 thru 19) and 1 (60 thru 69); and free white females: 1 (10 thru 14), 1 (30 thru 39), and 1 (50 thru 59); and 13 slaves. [2]
1840 Marshall Diggs lived in Anson County, North Carolina in a household with free white males: 1 (15 thru 19) and 1 (60 thru 69); and free white females: 1 (40 thru 49) and 1 (60 thru 69); and 23 slaves. [3]
1850 Marshall Diggs (age 78, born in Virginia) lived in Sandy Point, Anson County, North Carolina, in a household with Lydia Diggs (age 77), Biddy Diggs (age 33), and Mouring Evans (age 14). [4]
1843 The will of Marshall Diggs was dated April 19. [5]
… I Marshall Diggs of the County of Anson … do this 19th day of April …
In the first place, I give and bequeath to my wife Lydia Diggs the tract of land I purchased of Samuel Curtis ? as the houseplace during her natural life, except fifty or sixty acres hereinafter devised in trust to my daughter Briley? Strickland, also the following negro slaves already? her natural life viz Peter Jun, Aur, Patience and Bill, and at her death the said negro slaves to be decided as my sons Marcius? and Riley Diggs and Brooks Hinson shall see proper, but if any of my negros here in ? let given and bequeathed to my children should die in the lifetime of my wife then the place of the negro or negress so dying is to be supplied out of the negros left to my wife for her lifetime.2nd I give devise and bequeath to my son Thomas? Diggs and his heirs all the lands I purchased of John Taylor Kuarinn? as the Clark? lands also the Caluera of the Walton lands beginning at the Ferry and ? … a corner of the lands I purchased of Walter L Leak …
3rd I give devise and bequeath unto my son Riley Diggs and his heirs all the lands I purchased of Walter L Leak …
4th I give and bequeath to my son Elisha Diggs a negro woman Nancy …
5th I give devise and bequeath unto Thomas Diggs Riley Diggs and Brooks Hinson in trust for the sale and separate use and ? of my daughter Biddy Strickland and for and during her natural life so as not to be subject to any of the debts … control or liabilities of her husband Mathew Strickland the following …
7th I give and bequeath unto Thomas Diggs Riley Diggs and Brooks Hinson in trust for the sale and separate use and benefit of my daughters Biddy Strickland and Sarah McAlister as not to be subject to … control … of their husbands Mathew Strickland or John McAlister … but should William Hailey son of my daughter Sarah McAllister or Henry Leroy Strickland or either of them ever return to this county again and be desirous of remaining their part … it is my will … that they shall have four hundred dollars or if either of my said sons Thomas or Riley should pay the said sim of four hundred dollars to my said grand children William Hailey & Henry & Leroy Strickland then my said sonsThomas & Riley or whichever one of them shall pay …
8th I give and bequeath unto Thomas Diggs Riley Diggs and Brooks Hinson in trust for the sale and separate use and benefit of my daughter Lucy Ann Liles as not to be subject to … control … of her husband Sandford Liles …
9th I give and bequeath unto Thomas Diggs Riley Diggs and Brooks Hinson in trust for the sale and separate use and benefit of my daughter Cynthia Evans as not to be subject to … control … of her husband William Evans …
10th I give and bequeath unto Thomas Diggs Riley Diggs and Brooks Hinson in trust for the sale and separate use and benefit of my daughter Edny? Hailey as not to be subject to … control … of her husband Isaiah Hailey …
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Lastly I nominate … my sons Thomas Diggs and Riley Diggs and my worthy friend Brooks Hinson executors of this my last will and testament. Marshall Diggs.exhibited at the January term 1854 as the will and testament of Marshall Diggs.
1850 Lydia Diggs (age 77, born in North Carolina) lived in Sandy Point, Anson County, North Carolina, in a household with Marshall Diggs (age 78, born in Virginia), Biddy Diggs (age 33), Mourning Evans (age 14). [6]
[1] United States Federal Census, 1820, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, C-72, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].