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HODGES, JAMES (1758)

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Will of James Hodges

2 Feb 1758

Pasquotank County

In The Name Of God Amen, the Second Day of February, one thousand, Seven Hundred, fifty Eight. I, James Hodges, of Pasquotank, North Carolina, being very Sick & weak in body but of Prefect mind & Memory, thanks be therefore given unto God, Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to Dye, do make and ordain this my last Will & testament, that is to say, Principally and first if all, I give & recommend my Soul, into the Hands of god that gave it ; and my Body I Recommend to ye earth to be Buried in decent order, at ye Discretion of my Executors.

Item. I give & Bequeath to my Son, Josiah, that Plantation & Islands on the N. E. Side pasquotank River Bridge to him & his heires for ever.

Item. It is my Will & Desire that if my loving Farther, Joseph Hodges, as Willed any part or Parcel of his Estate to me, I humbly beg him to give & Bequeath it to my well beloved Son, Jams. Hodges, Jun., to him & his heires for Ever, & farther, it is my desire yt my loving Brothers, Joseph & Stephen Hodges shall collect all my Debts on the Great Bridge Books, and to Pay all my Just Debts that I owe in Norfolk & theire Lawfull Commissions.

Item. I give & Bequeath to my Son, Willis Hodges, wt. over Rush of my Book debts, if any Remaining, to him & his Heires for Ever.

Item. I Give and Bequeath to my loveing Son, Samuel Hodges, Negro boy named Peter, to him & his Heires for ever.

Item. I also give a bequeath to my Loveing Son, Willis Hodges, Negro boy Named Sam, to him, & his heires for Ever.

Item. I give & bequeath to my well beloved Wife, my writing Desk & bigest ovel Table, my Painted Chest & Seal Skin trunck, one Set of Silver Teaspoons & Tong’s, & all my Pewter I brought Out of Virginia, Two Frying pans, five Iron pots, & all ye Plantation utensiels, & Sufficiant of household Meat to Support ye Family untel New years day, & fat.

It is my Will that my Estate shall Pay for ye Building of a New Kitchen, w’th one small Brick Chimney in room of the old wood Chimney. And farther, I give & Bequeath to my loveing wife all Small Furniture, such as Earth’nware & Coopers, &c., and ten old chairs and Six red Do., & one Safe Bought of Timothy Hickson, one Iron Chafeing dish, & all ye aforsd. mentioned, to her and her Heires for ever. likewise desire that none of my Children shall lay any Clame to any Part or parcel, or any part, of my Wifes Estate that she was Posest of before I married her.

Item. I give & Bequeath to my Loveing Son, James Hodges, my lot of Land & Marsh on the west Side of the road going to the Great Bridg accord’g to ye bounds that Thomas Manning formerly held by, & give him my Storehouse standing by brick hous formerly belonging to Mr. Charles Sweny, and I give him my Roan horse called Rock, & a dark bay Horse wch. I had in Swop of Solomon Timple, & my Riding Sadle and housing.

Item. I give, bequeath to My loveing Wife, the use of my Negor Woman call’d Phebe, tell my Son, Portlock attains to the age of Twenty one years, and then the sd. negro Phebe & her increase to return to ye sd. Portlock & his heires for Ever. I likewise give him ye Horse I bought of David Cook, Call’d Bali, to be sold by Ferebe Hodges & the Money Laid out in Goods to support ye sd. Portlock.

Item. I give & Bequeath to my well beloved Wife, my horse call’d Dultage, to her & her Heires for ever, & the use of Sam & Peter tell my two Sons, Willis & Josias Hodges comes to Lawful age; & it is my desire that my two sons, Josias & Willis Hodges, shall not in any wise disanul my part of the sd. Clause before mention’d.

Item. I Give & bequeath to my daughter Kesiah Curlin, Negor girl call’d Sarah, & one feather bed & furniture, spining wheel, pewter, one chest deiiver’d to her when Marri’d, in full of her Portion, to her & her heirs for Ever.

Item. I give & Bequeath to my Daughter, Molly, the Negro Girl clll’d Rachel, to her & her heirs for Ever.

Item. I give & bequeath to my Daughter, Frances Hodges, one negro Girl Call’d Hannah, to her & her Heirs for Ever, I likewise give to ye use of my wife, ye use of the two Negro Gerles Hannah & Rachel, tell my two Children, Molly & Frances Hodges Comes to Lawful age.

Item. I give & bequeath to my Son in Law, Joseph Stokely, my new Survey over ye River on ye N. E. side Pasquotank River, I give him Cash to Purchase a grant for ye sd. Survey of Land, to him & his heires for Ever, & I desire that my Exe’or er Executors to take out the grant Soon after my decease.

Item. I give & bequeath to my Daughter, Miriam Hodges, one Negro Girl call’d Nan, to her & her heires fur Ever.

Item. I give & bequeath to my loveing Son, James Hodges, my negro man Call’d Boatswain, to him & his heires for Ever.

Item. I Give & bequeath, & it is my Will & desire, that my Brother, Joseph Hodges, Pay to Colo.. Robert Tucker, thirty Pound wch. I owe him upon Balce. of old Bond, & ye Joint Bond Brother Joseph Hodges & I ower ye sd. Robert Tucker, in Part of Eighty five Pounds that Brother Joseph Hodges owes to me, & uppon Settlem’t wn. I was Last in Virginia in December last; & I further desire, that my loveing Brother, Joseph Hodges, shall Com in here & take all ye Invoics that is in PardonShip between him & I, at Spraules, Newtons, Atchison, & Sum them up & see wt. the Amounts is, & then go to ye sd. Sproules, Newtons & Atchison, & take true Copys of what we have Paid in company & see if I fall in Debt to pay it, giveing me Credit for ye one half of all ye money he pays away of mine, in my Old Book list; all ye Moneys that can be got in, Brother Joseph Hodges must have one half & ye other half to my well beloved Wife, Miriam Hodges in Concideration of Supporting & Schooling ye Children, & after my beloved Wife, Miriam Hodges & Brother Joseph Hodges & Mr. Andrew Miller, Merch’t, if any remains to be Equal Divid’d between my two Sons & Daughters, Lamb, Portlock, Molly & Frances Hodges.  

Item. I give & bequeath to my loving Wife, Side Saddle & my longest Gun, Some wite &nd Brown Sugar Bought of Capt. Headly and Part of a Barr’! Molasses.

Item. I give & bequeath my short Gun I brought from Virginia, to my Son, Lamb Hodges, & one pair of hand Mill Stones being now in Possession of Solomon Temple.

Item. I further give strict orders that no Person or Persons shall Pretend to make Publick vandue of any Part or Parcel of my before Mentioned Estate, under Penalty of one hundred Pounds, proc. Money.

Item. I give & Bequeath to my loving Wife, Mariam Hodges four teather hds and furniture I brought out of Virginia, to her & her heires for ever.

Item. I give to my Daughter, Molly Hodges, three new Black Chairs, & one small Ovel Table, to her & her heires for Ever.

Item. I give & bequeath to my daughter, Frances, three new black chaires, & one Square Table.  I do hereby appoint my real friend, Colo. Robert Murdon, & ferebe Hodges, my whole & Sole Exccutors of this my last Will & Testament, And 1 (to hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disanul all & every former testaments, Wills, Legacies & bequests & Exers., by me in any ways before bequest, and Exeeutors by me in any ways before named, Willed, & bequeathed, Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & Seal, the day & year aboveWritten.

James Hodges, (Seal)

 

Signed, Seal’d, published, Pronounc’d & Declared by the sd. Jams. Hodges as his Last Will & testament in ye Presense of us ye Subscribers:

 

Test.

John Harris, Jurat. ]

Daniel Koen.        ]

John J. M. Murden.  ]

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North Carolina, Pasquotank County. March Court, 1758

Present his Majesties Justices:

Theses may Certify that John Harris, one of the Evidences to the within will, Appeared in open Court and Made Oath on the holy Evangelist, that he was present and James Hodges, sign, Seal, publish and declare the within to be and Contain his last will & Testament, and that he was at that time of Sound & disposing memory, and that he also saw Danial Coin & John Murden, the other two Evidences, Sign their names thereto at the same time. Then appeared Joseph Hodges, Exe’r in Virginia and was duly Qualified. Ordered that the Honle. Richd. Spaight Esq., Secretary, have notice that Letters may issue.

Test. Thos. Taylor, Clk. 

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HIXON, TIMOTHY JR. (1781)

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Will of Timothy Hixon (Jr.)

25 October 1781

Book HIK, page 495

Pasquotank County, NC. 

In the name of God Amen I Timothy Hixson of Pasquotank County & State of North Carolina being very sick but of sound & disposing mind & memory, and calling to mind the uncertainty of this mortal life, do make and ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, That is to say——

I bequeath to my son John Hixson (after payment of my just debts & c) all my lands & tenements, goods & chattles Rights & Credits(?) of what nature or kind whatsoever  If he should die without heir lawfully begotten in that case I bequeath my land to the son of Joshua McPherson four Negroes Jupiter, Ceaser, Tom & Rose to be equally divided amongst the daughters of the said Joshua McPherson, I bequeath to my Brother In Law John Swann two Negroes John & Tarliken & if he should die without heir lawfully begotten, then I Bequeath the said Negroes John & Tarliken  to the heirs of the said Joshua McPherson to be equally divided amongst them, & I bequeath to the heirs of David Nichols deceased, Patience & Toney Negroes to be equally divided amongst his four children. Lastly I constitute and apoint my friends Jonathan Herring Esquire, my Brother In Law Joshua McPherson & my Brother In Law John Swann Executors of this my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 25th day of October 1781—

Timothy (X) Hixson  Seal

his mark

 

Signed Sealed Published and declared  by the above named Timothy Hixson to be & contain his Last Will & Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto set our names as witnesses in the Presents of the Testator and each other

Christopher Wright

Ambrose Knox

James Hall

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Transcriber’s note: Timothy was the brother of Courtney Hixon who married Joshua McPherson. Joshua and Courtney McPherson were the parents of Lydia McPherson who married Isaac Stokely.

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DELAMARE, STEPHEN (1732)

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WILL OF STEPHEN DELAMARE (1707-1732) 

2 October 1732   

Pascotanke Precinct

From: NC State Department of Archives and History,

North Carolina Wills 1663-1789 – Vol. VIII, p 31

 

No : Carolina Ss

In the name of God Amen I Stephen Delamare of Pascotanke precinct in Albemarle County & province aforesd being sick & weak of body yett (blessed be almighty God) of Sound & perfect mind and memory and knowing that it appointed for all men to dye in order to the Settling of my Temporall affairs do make this my last will & testemt Revoaking Disalowing and makeing voide all other and any former will or wills & Testaments by me heretofore made & publish this to be my only last first & principall I will that all my Just Debts wch in Right or Conscence I owe to any person be well & truly paid by my Exetrix hereafter named and my body to be Decently buryed in a Christian like manner and after such Charge deducted & paid I give & dispose of ye remaining part of my Estate in manner following (that is to say)

I give and devise and bequeath unto my nephew Joseph Stockley son of my sister Ann Stockley widdow the plantation whereon I now live ye wch I bought of John McKeell Containing by Estimation Two Hundred Seventy four acres be it more or less:  unto him the said Joseph Stockley his hsyrs & assignies forever

Item:  I give and bequeath unto my Cozon Edward Mayo the use Labour & Service of my Negro man Abraham for & dureing the space of seven years next Ensueing my death & if the said Negro shall then be liveing at the end of ye Seven Years I give and bequeath him ye said Negro unto my nephew Isaac Stockley ye eldest Som of my sister Ann Stockley & to his disposall forever after

Item:  I Give and bequeath to my Sister Ann Stockley widdow the use labour & Service of my Negro man Arron for & dureing the Term & time of Seven years next Ensueing my death & after the said seven years is Expired & the said Negro Arron be then liveing my Desire & will is that he shall be free, & att his own Dispossall in recompanse for his good and faithful service to me heretofore X – see below

Item:  I give and bequeath: unto my brother francis delamare on Young Maire if he shall Come & Demand the same and all the Rest of my Estate of what kind or Nature soever it be whether Reall or personall I Give Devise and bequeath unto my Loving Sister Anne Stockley her heyrs and assignies forever whome I do hereby Nominate & appoint my whole & sole Executrix to this my last will & Testament and in Wittness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & seal this Second day of Oct: Anno Dem 1732

X – Item:  I Give and bequeath to my Sister Ann Stockley my Doeskin? and all the rest of my household goods & I give and bequeath tomy Neace Mary Stockley the Daughter of my sister Anne Stockley Excepting one bed & its furniture to which I give tto my Nephew Isaac Stockley aforesaid

Item:  I give unto my Cozen Edward Mayo all my wareing Cloths Excepting one yellow broad cloth Coat a pr of Leather britches & a pr of yearne Stockings wch I give to my Negro Arron. (this item out of place, should be below the first X)

Signed Sealed published & Declared y the said Stephen Delamare as his last

will & Testamt in presence of   

Steph Delamare (wax seal)

Harral Bly, Samuel Reding, Jno Palin             proved

 

Pascotank Prect. Court Oct 1732 – the above will was proved in open Court by ye oaths of Harrall Bly

 

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From the John A. Clark, Jr. Collection No. 427, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. For research and study only.

Transcriber’s note: Stephen Delamare was the great uncle of Sarah Stokeley of the Davis-Stokely line.

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BURGES, ANN (1822)

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Will of Ann Burges, 15 February 1817,

Book M, Page 356,

Pasquotank County, NC;

Proved in September term of Court, 1822. 

State of North Carolina

In the name of God amen. I Ann Burges of the County of Pasquotank calling to mind the certainty of death & the uncertainty of time thereof do make and ordain this my  Last Will and Testament in manner & form as follows to wit-

Imprimis-I give and bequeath unto my son Jno. Burges the money he owes me also one bed and  furniture to him & his heirs Forever. Also one cow and calf to  him and his heirs forever.

Item. – I lend the use of the land I bought at my son Robert Murden’s sale to Polly Murden her lifetime and no longer & at her death or marriage to my three grandchildren Isaac, Jeremiah, and Nancey to them and their heirs forever.

Item. – I give the remainder of my property to William G. Burges to him and his heirs forever. 

I do hereby nominate and appoint my trusty friend Daria Davis Executor to this my Last Will and testament revoking all other wills heretofore by me made owning this & this only to be my last will & testament this 15th day of February 1817.

Signed sealed and delivered

in the prescence of

Edmd. Sawyer

Frances Sawyer

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State of North Carolina )

Pasquotank County       )    September Term 1822

The Last Will and Testament of Ann Burges dec’d. was exibited & proved in open court by the oath of Fanny Sawyer one of the subscribing witnesses thereto. Ordered that the will be recorded.

Test.

Will. T. Muse, Clk.

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Transcriber’s note: Ann was the wife of Jeremiah Murden, died 1790.

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WOOD, JOSEPH (1822)

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Will of Joseph Wood

Dated 22 November 1822;

Proved December term of Court 1822

Pasquotank County, North Carolina

  

In the name of God amen

I Joseph Wood of the State of North Carolina and County of Pasquotank being sick and in a low state of health but thanks be to God I have my perfect sense and under standing and wish to dispose of my worldly estate in the following manner. Viz. That is to say first of all I give to my loving wife Sally Wood my White Horse and Riding Chair and one bed and furniture , and the Boafat and furniture and one chest and one lining wheel and my negro man Tony.

 

Item the 2nd————- I give to my Son William Wood one half of the Plantation I now live on and wish it divided by a line beginning on Malachi Smithson’s line and running across to Miles Smithson’s line and William to have the half the house stands on and also one half of the swamp I bought of John Smithson that is the half adjoining  the land.

 

Item the 3rd I give to my Son Spence Wood the other half of this Plantation and the other half of the Swamp that is the half adjoining Possum Quarter Landing and thirteen acres of the land I bought of Willis Davis and Enoch Winnbory beginning at Isaac and Archibald Frews corner and running down to David Frews corner so as to contain thirteen acres.

 

Item the 4th I give to my Son John Wood the remainer part of that tract of land and the piece I bought of Willis Davis adjoining of it together with the piece I bought of Andrew Halstead.

 

Item 5th I now leave the land I bought of Asa McCoy and the small piece I bought of John Halstead twenty five acres more or less with all my chattel and moveable property to be sold and I give my Daughters Mary Wood, Elizabeth Wood, Polly Wood, and Sally Wood, and Partheny Wood all thirty dollars each. Then after paying my just debts I wish the balance of my estate to be equally divided among all my Daughters say Nancy Whitehurst, Susanna McPherson,  and Mary Wood, Elizabeth Wood, Polly Wood, Sally Wood, and Partheny Wood.

 

This I make and ordain to be my Last will and testament and do appoint my wife Sally Wood, Elliott Whitehurst and Alson McPherson as my Executors to it this the twenty second day of November 1822.

                                              

Signed and sealed in the presents of  

Joseph Wood  Seal

his X mark

 

Signed and sealed in the presents of

Leml Jinnings                                  

Joseph Sharber

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WILLSON, SARAH (1754)

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Will of Sarah Willson 2 January 1754, Pasquotank County, NC North Carolina }

In the Name of God Amen, I Sarah Willson Pasquotank County } of the County and Province afsd. being vary sick & weak in body but perfect mind and memory thanks be to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all once to dye, I do make this my Last Will and Testament. Principally and first of all I recommend my soul in ye hands of God that gave it me and my body to be buried in a decent manner at the descretion of my Executor nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall revive ye same again by the hand of Almighty God that gave it me and as ___ such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I do give and bequeath and dispose of in the following manner and form—-

Primis Item I give and bequeath to my son William Willson one shilling sterling money to be raised out of my estate.

Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Rebeckah Furbush one shilling sterling to be raised afsd.

Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah D_______ one shilling sterling to be raised as afsd. as afsd.

Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Benjamin Willson one garl called Vilota also one feather bed and furniture & one chist with two draws in ye bottom & one safe one horse R__ 4 _ows.

Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Thos. Wilson one Negro boy called Easop & one feather bed and furniture & one of ___ chist that was bought of ye Dutchman & one Mair and increase forever called Flye & four ewes—one small gilt trunk.

Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Elesabeth Bartlet (Barclift) one negro wench called Hagar.

Item It is my will and desire that my son Benjn and my son Thos. shall have the ___ of the rest of my estate that I have not given away until Benjn and Thos. Willson both arrives to ye age of twenty-one years and then according to their father’s will to be equally devided. I also leave my afsd. two sons Benjn. and Thos. Willson to be my Executors of this my Last Will and Testament and I do revoke disanull all other or former wills gifts or grants whatsoever by me before made allowing this to be my Last Will and Testament and it my will and desire that if the Worshipfull Court disalows of my two sons being my Executors that they may have ye choosing of one their selves or a guardian to do and act for them as witness of my hand this Second Day of Jan 1754.

Sarah Willson seal

(signature)

 

Signed sealed and delivered

in the presence of us

These words interlined before signed and also I ___ ye ___ Negro Hagar to my son Wm Willson till my son Thos. Willson is of age ———those words writ before signed and delivered.

William Barnard

Saml Lowrance

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BROTHERS, JOHN (1762)

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The Last Will and Testament of

JOHN BROTHERS

1762

In the name of God Amen. I John Brothers of the County of Pasquotank and living in the Parish of St. Johns being weak in body but of perfect memory God be thanked for the same do make this my Last Will and Testament in maner and following first I recommend my Soul to God my body to the Earth there to be buryed in such maner as my Executors here after to be named shall think fit and as touching such worldly Estates as God has blessed me with I give and dispose as followeth  

Imprimis I give and bequeath two my loving wife Ann Brothers one feather bed and furniture thereunto belonging the ? that I have and no more.

Item I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Elizabeth Commander the wife of William Commander my negro woman called Dina to her and her property forever but my will is that the first child that the aforesaid negro woman have that live to be one year and half old I give to my son Drew Brothers forever.  Furthermore I give to my aforesaid daughter Elizabeth Commander one bed and furniture the bed she now have and two cows and calves and two yews and lambs and one iron pot and one tea kettle and no more.

Item I give and bequeath to my loving son Malachi Brothers my negro man called Tom and my negro boy called Coger and one Riding Mare and saddle, them that is usually called his and four sows and twenty three pigs and one bed and furniture and two cows and one yearling to him and his eyre forever.

Item I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Mary Brothers my negro woman called Ciller her own eyre forever – but my will is that if she the said Ciller have a child to live to be one year and half old before the aforesaid Dina that the child so living I give to my said son Drew Brothers forever. 

Item I give and bequeath to my loving son Drew Brothers one half of my land that I bought of Edmond Chaney upon one main swamp the lower moyt part to him and his eyre forever and my negro man called Jack and one sow and six pigs.

Item I give and bequeath to my loving son William Brothers the other half of my land that I bought of Edmond Chaney but my will is that if my son William Brothers dies with out heir lawfully begotten that his part of the land fall to my son Drew Brothers.  I likewise give to my son William Brothers one negro girl called Hanah but my will is that if my son William dies without heir that then the negro Hanah be equally divided amongst my three children Mary, Phereby and Sarah Brothers.

Item I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Phereby Brothers one negro girl called Charey to her own proper eyre forever.

Item I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Sarah Brothers one negro girl called Jenny two her own proper eyre forever.

Item I give and bequeath to my loving son Miles Brothers one negro boy called Sawney and one girl called Cloe and forty five pound Virginia money to him and his own disposal forever. 

Item my will is that the residue of my whole movable Estate be equally divided between my six children Mary, Drew, William, Phereby, Sarah and Miles Brothers to be at their eyre forever.

Item I nominate and appoint my loving son Malachi Brothers my whole and sole Executor to this my Last Will and Testament utterly revoaking disannulling and making void all former wills and testaments leages and ? to if any formerly by me made ratifying alowing and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament in witness where of I have here unto set my hand and fixed my seal this twenty fifth Day of  February in the year of our Lord Christ 1762.

John Brothers seal

In presence of

Elizabeth Griffin

her X mark

 

Mary Crocker

her X mark

 

Patrick Pool – Jurat 

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North Carolina

Pasquotank County

April Court 1762

Present His Majestries Justices

This may certify that Patrick Pool on evidence to the wish and will appeared in open Court and made oath on the holy Evengalist that he was present and saw John Brothers sign seal publish and pronounce who will to be and contain his last will and testament and that he was at that time of sound and disposing memory and that he also saw Eliza Griffin, Mary Croker sign their names there unto at the same time.  Then appeared Malachi Brothers Exc. and was duly qualified proved that the honorable Richard Speight Esqr ?? have notice the letters may? issue.

Tho. Taylor Clk.

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BROTHERS, RICHARD (1795)

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The Last Will and Testament of

RICHARD BROTHERS

1792-1795

State of North Carolina

Pasquotank County

In the name of God Amen I Richard Brothers Planter of the State of North Carolina & County of Pasquotank being weak in body but of sound disposing mind & memory but calling to mind the mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men once to die do make & ordain This my Last will and Testament first I Recomend my Soul to God who gave it and my body to the Earth from where it was taken to be buried in a desent and Christian like manner at the Directions of surowing? friends and as touching such worldly good as it hath pleased God to bless me with I dispose in the following manner.

Item I give and bequeath unto my two sons Jobe and Henry Brothers my land and Plantation whereon I formely lived to be devided in the following maner begining at mouth of a branch caled the Cunue branch and running up the midle of said to the main road I give that part that I formally lived on to my son Henry and the other part of my land it being called the North side of the said branch I give to my son Jobe to them and their heirs forever.

Item I give to my daughter Susan Tadlock five shilings.

Item I give to my daughter Lovey Trueblood five shilings.

Item I give and bequeath my daughter Debro White five shilings.

Item I give to my son Samuel Brothers five shilings.

Item I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph Brothers the land that I bought of Thomas Humphries formely the Property of Coventon Brothers also will appear by the Record to him and his heirs forever. But if my son Joseph should die without heirs of his body Lawfuly begotten then I give the aforesaid Land to my son John Brothers to him and his heirs forever.

Item I give and bequeath unto my two sons Richard and John Brothers the Sypress Swamp I bought of Andrew Brothers also will appear by the Record to them and their heirs forever.

Lastly I leave the use of all the Remaining part of my Estate to my Loving Wife Debro Brothers during her Natural Life and after her decease the above Legese? of any remaining to be equaley devided between my five children my sons Richard & John & my daughters Marey & Ann & Becky Brothers to them and their heirs forever.

I do Pronounce and Declare this to be my Last Will and Testament Disunuling and Revoking all other Wills gifts legases ? bequeaths Whatsoever no ?ing and appointing my wife Debro Brothers & my son Jobe Brothers, my son Henry Brothers to be my Executors to this my Last Will and Testament for witness whereof I do hearunto set my hand 30 Day of Juley in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Two.

Richard Brothers (seal)

his x mark

 

Signed Sealed in the Presents of

John Pendleton

Thomas Brothers jurat

Richard Madkins

his x mark

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Pasquotank County March Term 1795

Present the Worshipped Justices

This may Certify that the within Last Will and Testament of Richard Brothers deceased was exhibited in Open Court by Jobe Brothers one of the Executors therein named and was proved by the oath of Thomas Brothers in due form of law at the same time the said Jobe Brothers appeared and was qualifyed by taking the oath by law prescribed ordered that the Will be Recorded and Letters Testamentary Issue.

Test

Recorded 29 June 1795

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CARTWRIGHT, ISAAC (1776)

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The Last Will and Testament of

ISAAC CARTWRIGHT

1774-1776

State of North Carolina

Pasquotank County

In the name of God Amen I Isaac Cartwright of Pasquotank County, province of North Carolina being weak in body but of sound and perfect memery thanks be to almighty God & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following that is to say I give and bequeath my soul to almighty God hoping for everlasting salvation thro our Lord Jesus Christ. My body to the grave to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named and as for such worldly goods as it hath pleased God to Bless me with in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in manner & form following Viz Imprimis;

For the first place I lend unto my beloved wife Elizebeth Cartwright all my hole Estate both Real & Personal During her widowhood or Natural life, then to begiven as followeth viz.

Item I give & bequeath to my son Caleb Cartwright part of the Plantation whereon I now live viz all that setuate on the southward side of a branch -?- ing out of Raymond’s Creek which runs through the Plantation. Begining at a Gum in the fork of the branch a straight course to a pine in the back line together with all the appurtenances there unto belonging to him & his heirs forever.

Item I give & bequeath to my two sons Jesse Cartwright & Isaac Cartwright the remainder part of my Plantation & Land whereon I now live as followeth viz, that part I now live on together with all appurtanances there unto belonging to my son Jesse Cartwright to him his heirs forever and the remainder which is laid off by a line begining at a red oak standing at the Creek Swamp thence to a hickory standing in the Plantation from thence to a mark white oak in the back line to my son Isaac Cartwright together with all appurtanances there unto belonging to him & his heirs forever.

Item I give and bequeath to my son Asa Cartwright the lands I bought of Henry B. Bray & Joshua Hareson together with all appurtanances thereunto belonging to him & his heirs forever.

Item I give to my foure sons Jesse Cartwright, Asa Cartwright, Caleb Cartwright & Isaac Cartwright my Plantation & Land on the great ?? land to them & their heirs for ever – that is to say the said land to be equlely dev’d among them.

Item I give & bequeath to my son Asa Cartwright my negro girl Phebe after the marge or death of my wife to him & his heirs forever.

Item I give & bequeath to my son Caleb Cartwright my negro girl Hannah after the marige or death of my said wife to him & his heirs forever.

Item I give & bequeath to my five children to wit, Isaac CartwrightSAAC, Elizebeth Cartwright, Mary Cartwright, Lydia Cartwright & Dinah Cartwright my negro wench Sarah & her increase after the marige or death of my said wife to be equilley devided among them if my said wife marries or dies before my daughter Dinah Cartwright comes to age the said negro or negros not to be devided till the said Dinah comes to age to them & their heirs forever.

Item I give & beq.th to my Grand Son Thos. Wright one cow & calf.

Item I give & bequeath to my Grand daughter Amey Wright one ewe & lamb.

Item I give & bequ.th to my Grand daughter Rhoda Wright one ewe & lamb.

Item I give & bequeath to my four daughters Elizebeth Cartwright, Mary Cartwright, Lydia Cartwright & Dinah Cartwright to each of them Tenn pounds prock a peace to be paid to them at the decease of my said wife or day of marrage also one feather bed each.

Item I give & bequeath to my two sons Jesse Cartwright & Isaac Cartwright my Still to Equally devided between them of use onely excepted for my two sons Asa Cartwright & Caleb Cartwright to distill their own Liquors.

Item I give & bequeath to my two sons Caleb & Isaac Cartwright one feather bed a piece.

Item I give & bequeath to my two Daughters Elizebeth & Mary Cartwright one desk a piece.

Item I give & bequeath to my two daughters Lydia & Dinah Cartwright two cases and bottles a piece.

Item I give & bequeath to my six children to wit Caleb Cartwright, Isaac Cartwright, Elizebeth Cartwright, Mary Cartwright, Lydia Cartwright & Dinah Cartwright one cow & calf a piece after the marredge or death of my said wife to them & their heirs forever.

My will & desire is that my eight children Jesse, Asa, Caleb, Isaac, Elizebeth, Mary, Lydia and Dinah Cartwright shall have all the residue of my Estate Equailely devided among them the aforesaid Eight children at the death or marige of my said wife to them & their heirs forever.

I also costitute & appoint my three sons Jesse Cartwright, Asa Cartwright & Caleb Cartwright Executors of this my Last Will and Testament & hereby utterly revoaking & disalowing all other will or wills Testament or testaments & Ratifing & confirming this & no other to contain my last will & testament. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand & fixed my seal this thirteenth day of August, one thousand seven hundred & seventy foure. 

Isaac Cartwright   (Seal)

 

Signed Sealed Published & Deliv.’d by the above named Isaac Cartwright to be his last will & testament in presence of us underneath Subscribed.

Robert Burfoot

John Cartwright

Isaac Cartwright (his x mark)

 

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North Carolina

Pasquotank

March Inferior Court of Pleas 1776 

Present His Majestres Justices 

There may Qualifye that the ?? will was proved in open Court in due form of Law by the oath of John Cartwright one of the subscribing witnesses whereto, at same time Jesse Cartwright one of the Executors Qualifyed by taking the oaths by Law appointed – ordered the ?? have Notice ordered Recorded, orderd.

Demsey Burges

March 1776

Another Ex.r Qualifyed March 1777

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Contributed and transcribed by Frances C. Griffin

(Transcribed as written, including errors in spelling and grammar.)

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PRITCHARD, JAMES B. (1883)

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The Last Will and Testament of

JAMES B. PRITCHARD

March 23, 1883-May 9, 1883

 

In the name of God Amen.

I JAMES B. PRITCHARD being at this time of sound and disposing mind and memory do make publish and declare the following to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and annulling all others heretofore made by me.

First: I give to my Wife LOUISA for and during the period of her natural life, all my personal and real estate of whatever kind and description.

Second: I give and bequeath to my Daughter POLLY and my Son JAMES all my personal property household and kitchen furniture that maybe remaining after the death of my Wife LOUISA.

Third: I give and bequeath to my Son JAMES after the death of my Wife LOUISA , the tract of land whereon I now reside together with a tract of land which I purchased of Ephraim Harris and Timothy Black and is known as the “Clark Land”

Fourth: I give and bequeath to my Daughter POLLY after the death of my Wife LOUISA the tract of land known as the “Sexton Land” said to contain about Thirty Two acres.

Fifth: I give to my Grandson BERTRAM PRITCHARD after the death of my Wife LOUISA, the tract of land in Perquimans County lying on the Cove Road and known as the “Gilbert Land” and said to contain Forty Nine and One Half acres.

Sixth: I give and bequeath to my Grand children ANNA E. PERRY and LAURA PERRY the sum of Ten dollars each, to be paid in the following manner Ten Dollar to ANNA E. PERRY by my Daughter POLLY and Ten dollars to LAURA PERRY by my Son JAMES.

Seventh: I give to my Daughter HARRIET ANN MILLER the sum of Three Hundred Dollars to be paid in the following manner: One Hundred Dollars by my Daughter POLLY and Two Hundred Dollars to be paid by my Son JAMES.

Eighth: I hereby nominate and appoint my Son JAMES PRITCHARD to be executor of this my Last Will and Testament, This March 23, 1883.

JAMES B. PRITCHARD

 

Signed in the presence of and at the request of JAMES B. PRITCHARD whose name appears above and also in the presence of each other.

ARTHUR PRITCHARD

W.F. PRITCHARD

 

State of North Carolina

Pasquotank County

In the Probate Court

  A paper purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of JAMES B. PRITCHARD deceased is exhibited before me the undersigned Judge of Probate for said County, by LOUISA PRITCHARD widow, of the said deceased and the due execution thereof proven on oath & examination of Arthur Pritchard and W.F. Pritchard, the subscribing witnesses thereof who being duly sworn doth depose and say and each for himself saith that he is a subscribing witness to the paper writing now shown him purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of JAMES B. PRITCHARD that the said JAMES B. PRITCHARD, in the presence of these deponents subscribed his name at the end of the same paper writing which is now shown as aforesaid, and which be on date of the 23rd day of March 1883. And the deponent further saith that at the time when said testator subscribed his name to the said Last Will as aforesaid and at the time of the deponents subscribing his name as an attesting witness thereto as aforesaid the said JAMES B. PRITCHARD was of sound mind and memory, of full age to execute a Will, and was not under any restraint to the knowledge information or belief of this deponent.

And further then deponents say that the executor named in said Will and the 8th clause thereof is not of full age, being only about Sixteen years old.

Arthur Pritchard  seal

W.F. Pritchard  seal

Severally sworn and subscribed

This 9th day of May 1883.

J.P. Overman

Judge of Probate

 

Now therefore it is considered that the said paper writing is proven in due form of law, and it is adjudged that the same and every part thereof is the Last Will and Testament of JAMES B. PRITCHARD deceased, and it is ordered that the same be recorded

J.P. Overman

Judge of Probate  

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Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

(Transcribed as written, including errors in spelling and grammar.)

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