[BOLD:] The Archdale Precinct of Bath County NC was renamed as the Craven Prc of Bath Co in 1685. [:BOLD]. William Toler Sr^1,2 son of Thomas Toler and Dorothy Appling was born in 1720 in North Carolina.¹

[BOLD:] The Craven Precinct of Bath County NC was renamed as Craven Co in 1739. [:BOLD].

William Toler age 19 married Anna Hannah Parker age 19 daughter of George Parker and Elizabeth woGeorgeParker in 1739 in North Carolina.

Johnston Co NC was formed on Jun 28, 1746 from Craven Co. Records for many of the very early years are not available. The earliest available tax record is 1784.

C. 1754, William received a land patent of [m] on the in Neuse River & Beaverdam Branch, Johnston Co, North Carolina,.

Dobbs Co NC was formed in 1758 from the eastern part of Johnston Co. In 1779 the western part of Dobbs Co became Wayne Co. Dobbs was dissolved in 1791 and Glasgow and Lenior Co's were formed. Most of the early records of Dobbs Co were destroyed when the Lenoir Co Court House was burned in 1878.

In 1769 William Toler owned acres in the tax list for , Dobbs Co, NC.^2,3

In 1769 William Toler owned Demcey Toler and brother William Toler Jr were living together. acres in the tax list for , Dobbs Co, NC.⁴ Demcey Toler and brother William Toler Jr were living together.

Wayne Co NC was formed in Nov 21, 1779 from the western part of Dobbs Co and Dobbs was dissolved. William was a Witness at Death of William Toler on Oct 21, 1785 in Wayne Co, NC.¹ He. [:CR:]NOTE: There are several different opinions in the ancestry.com community as to the parents of this William Toler. My research to date has not resolved this.This is probably due to the fact that there were several William Tolers in early NC records.

1769

Bertie Co NC tax list : William Tollor.

Dobbs Co NC tax list: William Toler

Dobbs Co NC tax list: William Toler Jr.

1783

Duplin Co NC tax list: William Tolar

1784

Sampson Co NC tax list: William Toler

Bladen Co NC tax list: William Toler

1786

Granville Co NC tax list: William Tollan

Wayne Co NC: the will of William Toler was probated.

William Toler Jr was the son of William Toler Sr. The 1769 Dobbs Co NC tax list identifies Demsey Toler as the brother of William Toler Jr thus documenting that Demsey was also the son of William Sr.

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The will of William Toler was probated in 1786 in Wayne Co, NC...⁵

Anna Hannah Parker¹ was the daughter of George Parker (1680-1734) and Elizabeth woGeorgeParker (1685- ). She and William Toler had the following children: