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| Will of John G
Grisset, 1858 Contributed by Jim Lang Brunswick County, North Carolina  |
| Brunswick County, North Carolina Will Record
Book, Page 17 (Spelling, punctuation and grammar exactly as written.) John G. Grisset, 28 Sep 1858 I, John G. Grisset, a resident of the County and State aforesaid now in my eightieth year, do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit Item I I direct that my body be decently interred in the family graveyard at the Ivy plantation where Isaac Generette now lives. Item II I give and devise to Geo W Gause, son of Wm R Gause, Fifty acres of land, to be laid out so as to include the plantation where Wm R Gause now lives, to him the said George W Gause, his heirs and assigns forever Item III I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Sarah Ann Grisset, one bedsted one feather bed and necessary furniture therefore also Fifty dollars in money to be paid her by my Executors hereinafter named Item IV I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Martha M Kethan, now the wife of Moses M Kethan, the sum of Five Dollars, to be paid to her by my Executors hereinafter named Item V All the rest and residue of my lands, tenements and hereditaments not herein before described, consisting in part of my homestead Danford? B? Sunimon? and Stosepan Island tracts of land. My negro slaves Virgil Shade and Joe, my horses, cattle, hogs and stock of every kind, with all my household and kitchen furniture - I give and devise unto my grandson John B Gause, his heirs, Executors, administrators and assigns absolutely no fee Simple forever, hereby declaring that it is my will and desire, that my grandson John B Gause foresaid Shall enjoy the residue of my estate aforesaid Item VI I hereby declare, nominate
constitute and appoint my trusty friends John St Brook and Robert M
McRackin as my Executors to carry into effect this my last Will and
Testament, in accordance with the tenor hereof, and with the laws of
the State of North Carolina - Hereby utterly revoking all other wills
by me at any time made (Signed) John G Grisset Signed, sealed and declared in our
presence by John G Grisset to be his last will and Testament who in his
presence and at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses (Signed) D R Bennett |
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