Aaron Lambeth

When the Revolutionary war broke out many people had mixed feelings. Aaron like a lot of the men from Craven county joined the loyalists and fought for British. Most of these men fought for the British loyalists or Royalists. They endured many hardships, for their loyalty to England,they had their land, business', and money conficated. Their wives and families had to plea to the court for mercy so they would not starve. They were also forced to denonce their husbands so they could keep their land. Once the war was over most of these men were forced to leave America A lot of the men moved to Canada, or the Caribbean as Aaron did, some even returned to England,

I am including the Will of Aaron Lambeth that I found in the Lambert/Lambeth family of North Carolina, written by Mary Norton Doggett and Sophie Stephens Martin pages 25 & 26, do to it's importance.

Though Aaron's Will does not spell out who his brothers and sister were by name. By going through court papers from Craven and Guilford county the authors of the book were able to piece them together. " The will of Aaron Lambert, 1803: (Old Wills, L.72. F.38)
Archives of Jamaica.

"I, Aaron Lambert of the Parish of Hanover in the county of Cornwall of Island of Jamaica Planter hereby make and constitute by these presents my last Will and Testament, In the first place I give and Bequeath unto my nephew Longfield Cox (Cort?) my bay Horse Saddles and Bridles and military Accoutrements, Item I give and bequeath to Frances Fogo(Fogs?) a free woman of colour my Black Horse and all my wearing apparel. Item I give and bequeath to my nephew Councel Lambeth (SIC) and my niece Clarissa Lambeth the children of my late Brother Benjamin Lambeth of the state of North Carolina the sum of two hundred pounds Jamaica currency being six hundred Dollars to each of them and the remainder and residue of my property I give and bequeath to the Children of my brothers and sisters to be equally divided among them share and share alike that is to these who may be alive at the time of my decease it is my particular request that my Negroes may be continued at Williamsfield Estate until all my debts are full paid then to be sold for the best advantage for the purpose above mentioned and I hereby give full power and authority to my executors hereafter mentioned to sell and dispose of all my slaves to and for the aforesaid purposes. And Lastly I nominate and appoint my nephew Councel Lambeth before mentioned together with the Hon. John Mowatt of the parish of St. James and William Leslie of the parish of Hanover Merchant to be my executors to carry into effect the before mentioned bequests, In confirmation of the within, I hereby put my name affix my seal this twenty first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two" Notes from Mrs., E. S. Capstick (genealogist) who copied this will in February, 1972:

"it may be of interest that in the list of taxable properties in our possession, dated 1922, Williamsfield, in Hanover, contains about 230 acres, is valued at just over £600 and was used for a "grazing Pen;' I.e. cattle."